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Times-Tribune
The United States

Senator shares his
thoughts as he gears up
for a rematch with Russ
Feingold. See page 3.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015
by CAMEROn BREn
Q&A with
Sen. Ron
Johnson
www.MiddletonTimes.com
The Middleton Common

Council has approved the next
steps for three developments
that will increase residential
density and provide more affordable housing options in
the community, according to
supporters.
The developments include
a complete redevelopment of
Old Middleton Centre with
residential, office and commercial space, a 95-unit apartment building off of
Parmenter St., and a 91-unit
apartment building on the corner of Blackhawk and Pleas-
ant View Roads.

The council approved rezoning to a planned development district and general
implementation plan for the
Old Middleton Centre redevelopment proposed by developer Uptown Middleton, a
sub-tier LCC of T. Wall Enterprises. The proposal includes
205 residential units, 62,000
square feet of commercial and
office space with underground
parking. The project has been
approved conceptually with
$7.7 million in developer financed TIF assistance.
The workforce housing
committee recommended the
city provide $750,000 in TIF
to subsidize 10 units to be re-
served for workforce housing,

contingent on a 50 percent
match in funds from Dane
County Housing Fund.
Middleton Chamber of
Commerce President Bob
VandenBurgt penned a letter
to the city in support of the
proposed redevelopment.
The Middleton Chamber
of Commerce Board of Directors supports the redevelopment of the Old Middleton
Centre property, he wrote.
We know that having an adequate housing supply is critical
to
Middletons
comprehensive efforts to promote and support the develop-
home for
the holidays
Parking or a park?
See MAJOR, page 2
City debates downtown needs

by CAMEROn BREn
Local
company
steps up
to support
conservancy
Newcomb Construction
gives $10,000...
-Page 2
Times-Tribune
Middleton alders are deliberating on whether the city

should purchase the properties west of the Village Green
pub and if purchased whether
the land should be used to create a park, parking lot or
both.
At the site there currently
resides four residential buildings including Wayside Apartments. Developer Terrence
Wall has purchased the properties under contract and will
turn it over to the city for $1.3
million, otherwise he says he
will use it as private parking
for the conceptually approved
redevelopment of Old Middleton Center he proposed.
Planning and zoning director Eileen Kelley presented
the council with the three possible options for the site if the
city were to acquire it.
Option one would be
mostly green space with
stonescape paths and a small
covered stage/pavilion. There
would also be benches, public
art, tables, trees and shrubs.
Option two would be very
similar but includes a much
more costly underground
parking garage beneath the
park providing 23 stalls. This
option would reduce green
space slightly by having a
tunnel, stairway, and elevator
leading down to the underground parking.
Option three is a parking
plaza that could also serve as
a event or public gathering
space. The plaza would feature a decorative brick or
stamped concrete surface with
grass and vegetation tied in.
There would be 35 spaces

when used for parking.
Neither option one or two
would have funds for acquisition, improvements or maintenance readily available.
The city would have to find a
way to finance these options
outside of the approved 2016
budget. Option three would
be an eligible TIF expense.
Alder Kathy Olson expressed the need for green
space in the downtown and
said there isnt much interest
from her constituents in a dual
use parking plaza.
A street can be a dual use
event space according to what
we have right now, Olson
commented. I dont think
people are all that interested
or excited about going into a
parking area. It would only
See PARK, page 6
Town board approves new ski chalet

Project is major upgrade for ski club
by KEvin MuRPHy
Times-Tribune
Construction of the Blackhawk Ski Clubs new chalet

means a modern facility for a
group that otherwise cherishes
the rustic indoor ambiance
that has part of its aprs ski
experience for the past several
decades.
The private ski club, located just west of Pleasant
View Golf Course on Blackhawk Rd., has relied on outhouses as restrooms and not
very pleasant ones, Mark
Torresani, club vice president
told the Middleton Town
Board Monday.
The new 2,100-square foot
West Chalet definitely would
be an upgrade from the existing chalet that nearly burned
down a few years ago, an
event Torresani jokingly
wished had happened.

The town board unanimously approved the proposed $350,000 chalet with
conditions and a caution to
prepare for an avalanche of
requests from non-members
to use it.
You will get more requests
for events at this beautiful facility in such a beautiful setting, said Board Supervisor
See CHALET, page 5
Cindy Herbst is director of Restoring Hope Transplant

House in downtown Middleton.
Photo contributed
by CinCy HERBST
Speical to the Times-Tribune
Since opening Restoring

Hope Transplant House to visiting transplant families nearly
four years ago here in downtown Middleton, we have had
the good fortune to welcome
guests from all parts of Wisconsin, 25 different states and as far
away as Canada and England.
All arrived here at 7457 Terrace
Avenue in search of a second

chance at life through the miracle of transplantation and in the
process, fell in love with the
place we all take such great
pride in calling The Good
Neighbor City.
On behalf of our very grateful transplant family, I would
like to take just a moment to
thank you all this holiday season for embracing so many of
See HOPE, page 6
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MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Newcomb donates $10,000 to Pheasant Branch
Community officially breaks the

Guinness World Record for
Most People Making Smores
Simultaneously at Bonfire Bash
Guinness World Records, registered in London, England, officially confirms that MOM now holds the Guinness World Record for Most People Making Smores
Simultaneously, at the Bonfire Bash on September 5,
2015, a benefit to Prevent Homelessness through MOM,
with 407 people participating. Amy Carlson, NBC15
and Bucky Badger led the countdown and attempt.
While the goal was to set a Guinness World Record,
the most important part of the event is that we raised
funds to help Prevent Homelessness in our community,
said Bret Newcomb, President of Newcomb Construction, the presenting sponsor of the event. We are excited about both now holding the record and the
awareness this event brought to this important issue.
Approximately 25 percent of the kids in MOMs
service area live in poverty and are at risk of becoming
homeless. This past year, MOM distributed over
$100,000 in housing program assistance, which is combined with Case Management and financial counseling,
said Al Ripp, executive director at MOM. Combined
with use of the Food Pantry, the goal is to keep families
stable and in their homes and prevent them from the
stress and instability of homelessness.
Bret Newcomb, as President

of Newcomb Construction
Company, presented the Friends
of Pheasant Branch Conservancy with $10,000 to support
their work in restoring, preserving, and protecting the natural
600-acre area, set aside for passive uses.
The presentation was made
on the site of one of the companys projects, along Deming
Way adjacent to the Conservancy and the Middleton Parks
Department bike trail along the
Pheasant Branch creek on
Wednesday, Dec. 16.
I run it with my colleagues
at least once a week, and I hike
it with my wife and I climb the
hills. My sons Cross-Country
team practices on the trails.
And every time I come out here,
it is better than the last, he ex-
plained. He described it as a
regional gem and noted its incredible value to the extended
community of Middleton and
surrounding areas.
He considers it of great economic and aesthetic value to
many businesses in the area.
Bret cited examples of his own
companys customers buildings
nearby such as Spectrum
Brands, and the new Fiskars
Americas Headquarters now
under construction on Deming
Way in Middleton. It will open
in 2016 and includes environmentally sensitive design features,
and
stormwater
management measures developed in cooperation with the
City of Middleton. These
businesses in the Middleton
Corporate Center take real
value from the Conservancy

and its trails, said Newcomb.
A local real estate developer
shares this view: In a competitive marketplace, the recreational and natural amenities of
the Conservancy have helped us
to attract thousands of jobs associated with such local headquarters as Spectrum Brands,
Fiskars, UW Health, and Mead
and Hunt to name a few said
John Livesey of Livesey Company. And the Conservancy
keeps getting better he added.
Accepting the donation was
Dagny Myrah, President of the
Friends of Pheasant Branch.
She gratefully acknowledged
Newcombs contribution and
his stated hope that others may
feel inspired to consider how
they might support these efforts
in a rapidly developing city,

Myrah said.
We are constantly learning
how important Pheasant Branch
Conservancy is to the residents
and the businesses of Middleton
and Madison, as well as to protecting the natural features, such
as the lakes just downstream.
We have been thrilled with the
Community response to our
programs this year and major
donations like this will help us
every day in our shared work
with the City and the County, as
we face the changes and challenges in the Conservancy,
said Dagny. Our Annual Meeting onJanuary 23at Kromery
Middle School in Middleton
will cap off our 20th year of
preservation, restoration and advocacy.
ment and growth of area businesses and that this project has
the potential to add more multifamily housing to the citys inventory.
However, like city alders and
staff, VandenBurgt has concerns
about shortage of parking in the
proposal. At the last plan commission meeting, Wall agreed to
implement stacked parking to
bump the proposed 380 stalls to
meet the citys code requirement of 530.
The stacked parking will consist of a single lift in some stalls
so that one car can be lifted and
another can park below it.
These spots will be for couples
or singles who use one car more
often. Other stacked parking
stalls will have a rack system
that can be operated with a
smartphone application and will
shift cars up, down, and side to
side to retrieve a drivers car
when needed.
Meadow Ridge Apartments,
proposed by developer Jacob

Klein, will be a 95-unit apartment building on Lisa Lane just
west of Parmenter with a majority of units reserved for workforce housing. The building
will be mixed income workforce housing with 80 percent
(76) of the units income restricted to low to moderate income individuals or families, 20
percent at market rate, and 25
percent of all units targeted
specifically to veterans or disabled people.
Klein applied for and was

awarded WHEDA tax credits
for the project, because of the
proximity to jobs, the citys financial support, and being in an
area with a lack of affordable
housing.
City council also approved
the specific implementation
plan (SIP) for Steve Brown
Apartments 91-unit Brownpoint Reserve to be built on the
northwest corner of the Blackhawk and Pleasant View Road
intersection. The motion
passed unanimously with the requirement that the lighting and

landscape plan go back to plan
commission for final approval,
because of neighbors concerns.
The proposal has been under
fire from neighboring residents
since it was first proposed due
to concerns about the impact the
building would have on traffic
and safety. An independent
traffic study coincided with the
concerns and led the plan commission to reject the initial rezoning request.
Steve Brown Apartments
brought the proposal back and
asked for assistance from the
Cities of Madison and Middleton to secure funding for intersection improvements. Both
cities approved funding in their
budgets. The developer also
met with and plans to continue
meeting with neighbors to ensure everyone can live with the
final outcome.
MAJOR
continued from page 1
A conversation with Ron Johnson

PAGE 3
Earlier this year the Middleton Times-Tribune published a Q and A with Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold;
Now its time for incumbent Ron Johnson, the Republican who unseated Feingold nearly six years ago, to weigh in
by MATT GEiGER
Q:
Times-Tribune
Youre considered a
champion of Conservatism.
Some of Wisconsins more Progressive voters have a negative
impression of that word. What
would you like to say to those
people?
A:
I am proud to represent
all Wisconsinites and I work

hard in the Senate to find areas
of agreement with my colleagues, Democrat and Republican. That practical approach
comes from my business background. I am conservative and
its fair to note that far more
Wisconsinites consider themselves conservative than call
themselves progressive or liberal. Consider the definition of
the root word conserve: To
protect something (especially
an environmentally or culturally
important place or thing) from
harm or destruction. To use
something carefully to avoid
loss or waste.
I believe this 239-year experiment we call America is something incredibly precious, and
must be preserved both economically and environmentally. We have enormous
challenges facing our great nation. We need leaders who have
the integrity to tell the truth and
find real solutions based on the
principles that made America
great individual liberty combined with limited government
close to the governed.
Q: The economy has recov-
ered significantly since the recession, but it has been, to some

degree, a lumbering recovery. What are your ideas for
continued economic recovery?
A:
As a manufacturer who
has started multiple businesses,

I understand the power of a free
market system to produce products and services we all need
and value at the lowest possible
price and highest possible level
of quality and customer service. I also understand it is local
private businesses that create
good-paying, self-sustaining
jobs not big government.
We dont have a choice; we

must compete in a global economy and we can. America is
the worlds largest market its
biggest customer. As a manufacturer, I know manufacturers
want to be close to customers.
All we have to do as a nation is
fully utilize our God-given energy resources while protecting
our environment, reduce the
massive regulatory burden, and
reform our complex tax code to
make American businesses
competitive.
Q: When you initially ran
for office, it was as an outsider

as someone who wanted to
bring a business-like approach
to the federal government. Now
youve been there for six years,
so you are, technically speaking
at least, on the inside. How
have your views and approaches to legislation changed
since you won your seat in
2010?
A: Im still the outsider
Ive never lost the perspective

of a manufacturer and citizenlegislator. Ive certainly gotten
a close look at the dysfunction
in Washington dysfunction
caused by bloated bureaucracies
created and expanded by professional, career politicians
and the resulting depth of our
problems. It has made me more
determined than ever to challenge the status quo and find
real solutions. Washington
needs leaders who have succeeded in the real world of business.
Q: You are chairman of the
United States Senate Committee

on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. In that capacity, when speaking about
tightening U.S. borders, you recently said: [t]heres not one
party that has a monopoly on
compassion . Can you provide some examples of your
partys compassion in the form
of legislation?
A: Americans are compas-
sionate people. But outsourcing

our compassion to the federal
government hasnt work out
very well. The $16 trillion,
government-run War on
Poverty didnt eliminate
poverty. Since the mid 1960s
the number of Americans in
poverty has increased from 29
million to 47 million, poverty
rates have averaged 15 percent
for 50 years, the American family as a foundational institution
has dramatically weakened, and
too many Americans have become trapped in a cycle of broken families, welfare, and
poverty.
On a macro level, I believe the

answer is to devolve power
back to states and communities
where problems are more effectively solved. Proposals to
block grant federal welfare programs back to the states, to be
administered closer to the people we need to help, are the first
step.
One example that required no

legislation is my Senate offices
initiative to connect inner city,
unemployed individuals who
are genuinely seeking opportunity with opportunities that
exist throughout the state. We
are teaming with inner city
churches and providing a weeklong training session and other
support to help those individuals get hired and stay employed.
One example of specific legislation I have introduced is the

Fair Chance Act. This bipartisan bill bans the box for federal government jobs and
federal contractors, giving formerly incarcerated individuals
who want to turn their lives
around a chance at obtaining an
interview and a job, without
being automatically eliminated
because of a prior criminal
record.
Another example is the school

choice program in Milwaukee,
created and protected primarily
by Republicans in our state, but
supported by people of conscience in both parties. For two
decades this program has given
tens of thousands of inner city
children an equal opportunity to
a good education something
they wouldnt have had if
theyd been trapped in failing
schools. I am a proud supporter
of the Milwaukee school
voucher program and the parents who rely on it.
Q: Earlier this year, you
said the U.S. is certainly vulnerable to ISIS. What steps

has the U.S. taken to prevent
that?
Unfortunately, this President
and far too many politicians in
both parties are not serious
about making the hard decisions required to defeat ISIS
and prevent the rise of another
growth.
Sen. Ron Johnson with his family.
group like it. Violent Islamic extremism is a generational threat

and we must rise to overcome it.
A:
Our most basic task in
this mandate is securing the

border. Based on 13 committee
hearings Ive chaired and multiple fact-finding trips Ive
made, the conclusion is inescapable: our borders are not
secure. Determined terrorists
could easily exploit this vulnerability. In spite of President
Obamas clearly stated goal:
degrade and ultimately defeat
ISIS, the recent downing of a
Russian airliner, and terror attacks in Beruit, Paris, and Mali
prove ISIS is not even contained, much less on a shortterm path to defeat.
We must defeat ISIS and Islamic terror organizations wherever they exist. America must
assemble and lead a fully committed coalition of the willing
dedicated to that goal. We must
secure our border, end the practice of sanctuary cities, allow
our military personnel to carry
arms to protect themselves, and
rebuild our military capability
to respond to an increasingly
dangerous world.
To date, the two most significant defensive measure weve

taken against acts of Islamic
Terrorism were the hardening of
cockpit doors on commercial
airliners, and broader sharing of
intelligence and other information across federal agencies and
between federal, state, and local
law enforcement and public
safety agencies.
Unfortunately, much
needs to be done.
more
Q: Tragic mass shootings
seem pretty ubiquitous in America at this point. While everyone

agrees they are horrific, Republicans and Democrats disagree
vastly on how to curb them.
What should the federal government do (or not do) to prevent
these shootings?
A:
When considering any
federal government response or

legislation, the first three questions we should ask are: 1)
Would this have prevented past
tragedies? 2) Will it prevent future tragedies? And 3) Can we

do this and still protect personal
liberty and constitutional freedom?
A significant majority of mass

shootings involve mental illness, a problem for which there
are no easy or obvious solutions. Im always open to reviewing bipartisan proposals
that seek to improve our countrys mental health system, enforce laws already on the books,
and deal with problems like
straw purchases and illegal
firearm trafficking. I have supported bipartisan legislation on
mental health reform, but not
enough Democrats agreed to
move the proposals forward.
Both parties should be able to
agree on fixing our broken mental health system to get disturbed people the help they
need before they do something
tragic.
Q: Your critics often label
you a climate change denier.

What are your views on global
climate change? Can government protect the environment
without hamstringing commerce?
A: I have never denied that
climate change exists it always has and always will. Approximately 20,000 years ago,
vast areas of Wisconsin were
covered by glaciers. Since
mans presence at that time was
minimal, other forces caused
those glaciers to recede. Did
those forces cease to exist?
Climate change exists without

humanitys input but there is no
doubt our activity has an impact
on the environment. We should
all celebrate the EPAs success
in dramatically reducing the
main chemical pollutants it was
established to address in the
1970s. Everyone wants a clean
and healthy environment its a
goal we all share. We also need
to follow the dictates of reason
and balance and avoid policies
that have negligible benefit at
massive economic cost. Technology is still the answer to
long-term environmental protection, and to get that new
cleaner technological innovation we need robust economic
President Obama disagrees and

has pursued policies he knows
will harm economic growth. As
a candidate, President Obama
said that because of his proposed climate policies, electricity rates would necessarily
skyrocket. Thats not good for
Wisconsin families, or for our
economy. We need a strong
economy to be able to afford a
clean environment.
So I will remain skeptical of
any policies designed to artificially drive up the cost of power
and weaken our economy. I will
support a balanced approach to
keeping energy prices competitive and our environment clean.
Q:
Theres great political
polarity in the state right

now. How do you plan to address that?
A:
My approach is to con-
centrate on areas of agreement

that unify us as a nation, instead
of exploiting what divides
us.
Heres the best
example. We share the same
goal. We all want a safe, prosperous,
and
secure
America. Were concerned
about each other. No political
party has a monopoly on compassion. We all want everyone
to succeed, to have the opportunity to build a good life for
themselves and their families. I
am not a professional politician
playing partisan games in
Washington. Im a businessman
and a problem-solver who is focused on results.
Q:
What is your proudest
accomplishment during your

first term in office?
A:
Its quite rare to have a
first-term Senator become a

major committee Chair Im
proud that after only a short
time there, my colleagues
trusted me with the Chair of
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. More importantly, Im proud of the way
Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.)
and I have run the committee
together. By concentrating on
areas of agreement we have
passed 50 pieces of legislation
out of my Committee on a bipartisan basis, and nine have
been matched with bills out of
the House and signed into law
by President Obama.
Perhaps the most visible accomplishment of this bipartisan approach to achieving real results
is the Stillwater bridge finally
being constructed after decades
of delay. My cooperation with
Democrat Senators Kohl,
Klobuchar, and Franken helped
make the bridge a reality.
Should towns be able to opt out of zoning?

PAGE 4
Eight Dane County townships, including Cross Plains,

Dunn, Montrose, Perry, Christiana, Oregon, Pleasant Springs,
and Springdale, wrote a letter to
John Jagler, Chair of the 2015
Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate, to oppose
legislation that would allow
Dane County towns to opt out
of county zoning. A public hearing was held about the new legislation on Thursday, Dec. 10.
The current law gives cities
and villages control over zoning
development while most towns
share authority with the county,

which has veto power. Moreover, Dane County towns have
the ability to approve or deny
conditional use permits, which
is exclusive to Dane County.
Town of Cross Plains Chair,
Greg Hyer, stated, The proposed state law change would
substantially increase Town of
Cross Plains costs for planning
and zoning, create uncertainty
about the rules, provide an opportunity for experienced professionals to structure the rules
in their favor, and discourage
coordinate policies for accommodating growth and roads and
services needed to support that
growth.
Mark Hazelbaker, legal counsel for Dane County Towns Association and board members
Jerry Derr and Tim Roehl, of
the Middleton Town Board,
have lobbied on behalf of the
changes to the zoning to create
more local autonomy to grow
tax bases. Previously, lobbyist
Robert Welch was hired by the
association to push the legislation through by getting it in the
state budget; however, that did
not happen.
Earlier this month, the legislation was introduced before the
Assemblys Committee on
Housing and Real Estate for a
public hearing. At this hearing,
Derr and Hazelbaker declared
that zoning plans are significantly changed before they are

approved as it costs several
thousands of dollars to put a
zoning petition together, and no
one is going to spend that much
money unless they know their
petition will be approved.
In the letter to Jagler, the
towns stated: Perhaps the most
important reason we encourage
you to oppose this legislation is
that is seems to be attempting to
fix a problem that, we believe,
is overstated and quite limited.
Towns enjoy significant benefits from our partnership with
Dane County Zoning, and these
limited incidents [only 13 zoning petitions have been denied
The road to state starts now

for Middletons skiers and
boarders as 2016 looks to be another great season with depth
and talent on the teams and
nearly 70 student athletes, including many freshmen, raring
to go.
We have a very good
group, said snowboard coach
Darrin Kolka. Last year, his
team took second in the WHSARA conference and fourth in
state. I have all these returning
kids on the boys side, with no
seniors, so this year and next are

two big years for us.
Kolka is pleased to be overseeing a full roster of girls this
year, too. Theyre very new,
but the big thing is we now have
our own team of all Middleton
high school girls.
Ski team coach Ray Riddle
said his goal is to have both
boys and girls teams qualify for
the state championships again.
Last year the boys took first in
conference and the girls were
third. Preparations will get un-
derway once the snow - or lack

of it - cooperates.
The weathers been really
hard, as a coach, as a skier, as a
lover of winter. But weve been
doing dry land training in the
meantime.
The ski team returns seven
state contenders from last year:
Olivia Krigbaum, Erika Rader,
Anne Squires, Jack Ronnie,
Zack Whritenour, Max Westhoff and Austin Krantz. Returning skiers Eric Anderson, Alec
Riddle and Alex Kushner are

also expected to make a strong
push for a trip to state. The
snowboard team returns state
athletes Paige Wirth, Charles
Angevine, Alec Johnson,
Campbell Esbeck, Maxwell
Lawrence and John Jones plus
strong contenders Sam Anderson and Jackson Grimm.
by JAnELLE MATHEwS
Times-Tribune
Ski/snowboard teams are ready to compete...
The first meet isJanuary 4at

Tyrol Basin Ski Area at 5:30
p.m.
since 2011] of denial do not

warrant abandoning a wellfunctioning system.
Dane County executive Joe
Parisi is also against this legislation and was surprised that it
came back to the public hearing
as there were so many people
opposing the legislation in the
first place.
We are the fastest growing
community in the state 70 percent of the states population
growth occurs in Dane County
and we need the ability to
manage the manner in which we
grow, Parisi said.
Additionally, he Parisi said
many of those who are pushing
for the change in state law do
not actually live in Dane
County.
The bill, as written, would

only apply to Dane County because Milwaukee County doesnt have any towns, and those
two counties are the only two
above the 485,000 population
threshold set in the bill.
This law change eliminates
an historical shared county and
town responsibility to manage
orderly growth and development. My experience is that
towns have not been able to
work together to agree on uniform seasonal weight limits for
heavy equipment, Hyer said. I
cant imagine a consensus developing on uniform alternative
zoning and planning policies.
A comparable legislative effort made it to a public hearing
last spring, but it failed.
CHALET
Tim Roehl.
The club has not held any
weddings on the property in
years and frowns on events
that are not club-related and
do not involve members, Torresani said.
Current club policy now restricts chalet use to club sponsored events that are in line
with normal activities involving members but decisions are
at the discretion of the board,
he said.
The policy can change
with the changes on the
board, said Town Chair Bill
Kolar, who asked if the new
chalet will prompt a change in
policy.
PAGE 5

Torresani said it would be
something the board will have
to take up.
The club expanded parking
three years ago in anticipation
of building a larger chalet.
The lower parking lot better
serves membership that has
grown over the years and cars
no longer park along Blackhawk Rd. while weekend lessons bring in more traffic.
The new lower lot is unlit
and the board required installation of more lights if the
club wants to occupy the new
chalet by its November target
date.
One light for two parking
lots doesnt meet code requirements, Kolar said.
The board also approved installation of a 5,140-gallon
holding tank instead of a septic system as only seasonal
use is anticipated at the property and the hilly terrain
makes siting a septic field difficult.
The club has two chalets, a
newer upper East Chalet
and an older West Chalet,

which is used mainly for
youth activities.
The existing West Chalet
will be razed and replaced
with a 2,118-square-foot, single-story building with partial
exposed basement. The building will be sided with rough
sawn cedar; the roof will be
rustic steel and asphalt shingles.
We still want to keep the

feel of Blackhawk with a rustic, traditional chalet
heated with a wood stove and
with some sort of heating
plant, Torresani said.
The chalet fund raising effort has reached $250,000 of
its $350,000 goal, according
to the clubs website.
Chalet construction is
scheduled to begin in May
and be completed by October.

Blackhawk does not plan to
conduct a membership drive
in association with the new
chalet, said Joe McCarthy,
club president.
The new building is the
only real change. We want it
to stay the beautiful little ski
club that it is, he said.
The club began making
snow last month so its cross-
country ski team can practice

for upcoming meets.
Blackhawk began as an amateur ski jumping club in the
1940s and added alpine racing, biathlon and cross- country skiing over the years. It
offers programs for disabled
veterans and disadvantaged
youth and mountain biking in
the summer.
PAGE 6
HOPE
our guests in their time of greatest need. Your kindness and

support continues to be a blessing to so many who come to call
Middleton their home away
from home throughout the year.
Thank you all for making
Restoring Hope Transplant
House your gift to the transplant
community we hope you get a
chance to meet some of our
amazing guests and learn more
about their inspiring journeys as
they return the favor by giving
back to Middleton in their own
ways.
MIDDLETON JUST
FEELS LIKE HOME:
All of our early morning
walkers, foodies, avid cyclists,
live music, small town brewery
and safety conscious loving
guests agree that Middleton just
feels like home. While many
are quick to compliment the
charming beauty of the house itself, it truly is the vibrant downtown Middleton area that
PARK
be for designated times when

there is an event. It is not a
gathering spot, it is a parking
lot.
City planning director
Eileen Kelley responded by
explaining that there could be
benches and tables set around
the plaza to make it a more appealing place to gather.
District-wise we are so
short of any kind of gathering
space, park space, compared
to other areas, Olson restated. My constituents
would really like to see something like [option one or two],
they were so happy when it
captures their heart during their

stay.
GUESTS GIVING BACK

TO THE COMMUNITY:
From our guests comparing
notes regarding their favorite
Hubbard Avenue Diner pie,
sampling the many tasty gelato
options at Villa Dolce, everyones favorite burgers at the Village Green, the good folks at
The Free House having the
kindness to move one of our
mobility impaired guests from
Sheboygan to the front of the
line for a table on a very busy
night, heading out to Sofra with
a California family to celebrate
going home cancer free after a
lengthy stay, visiting our good
friends at Vin Santo to enjoy a
home-cooked meal the night before a loved one gets admitted
to the hospital for several
rounds of chemo and radiation,
listening to great live music
with
our
friends
from
Lawrence, Kansas who thor-
was presented. I would like to

see how much parking we really need before we do something like [option three].
I agree with Kathy, that we
need some green space downtown, there is no gathering
place, alder Gurdip Brar
chimed in. Library is the best
thing, but otherwise there is
parking. I think at some stage
we have to make that decision.
Alder Hans Hilbert pointed
out that if the city acquires the
lot with TIF funds it will lose
the potential for future development and increased tax
munity, support him and his

family. Just mercy.
Tom Vandervest
Middleton High School
Principal (1997-2006)
Time for
community
to support
Mezera
A heartfelt
thank you
As classroom teacher and

then principal I have dedicated
myself to helping young people
and faculty reach their full potential, focusing on peoples
strengths and not weaknesses. I
ask our community to focus on
the strengths of Mr. Isaac Mezera. I hired this intelligent, enthusiastic young man over 12
years ago. An excellent English
teacher who had a gift for inspiring students both in the
classroom and on the track. The
article in the Middleton TimesTribune was unnecessarily
graphic, mean spirited, and destructive to this young man. He
has acknowledged his weaknesses and is getting help, now
he deserves mercy as he restarts
his life with his wife and family.
What Mr. Mezera did was
wrong and he has paid the price
of his job and his reputation,
now let us, the Middleton com-
Hanging winter decorations

at the Historic First Lutheran
Church a few days ago I
thought how lucky this historic
church is to have survived. I
considered the many people
who worshipped, visited and
protected this place over the
nearly 150 Christmas seasons
that have passed since its dedication in May of 1866. One of
those people was Gilsie
(Gilsey) Techam (1907-1990), a
retired farmer, and great grandson of one of the early church
members.
Gilses family was one of
many who came to the west
Middleton area from Mecklenburg, Germany.
His great
grandfather Friedrich (Fritz)
Techam (1814-1881), was a
weaver and farmer. On 16 April
oughly enjoy Capital Brewery

nearly as much as their beloved
Jayhawks, to our very first guest
Amy from Green Bay who absolutely adores the BBQ
chicken pizza at the Roman
Candle something that has
since been passed down to several of our guests. We have
even seen entire families make
their way down to raise a glass
in celebration or in loving memory of a loved one. The list
goes on and on. For the vast
majority, this will be the most
challenging journey of their
lives and your outpouring of
support for all of them is proof
positive just how important
Good Neighbors really are.
MIDDLETON GIVING
BACK TO THE TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY:
The overwhelming gifts of
time, talent and materials to
help with our day to day operations and also care for our visiting families has been truly
base. He added that it would

be an easy option for the city
to ensure there is enough parking downtown.
Eileen Kelley explained to
the council that the site could
be used for parking now and
then be converted into a park
in the future if parking needs
were met in another way.
If the city were to acquire
this and put in the parking,
that doesnt preclude five
or ten years from now, if there
is additional parking elsewhere or we see that the needs
are met this still could become
park land, Kelley said. It
1855, along with his wife Elisabeth Fehland (1823-1855) and

five children, the family
boarded the vessel Oder and
sailed from Hamburg. They arrived in New York after a harrowing voyage of nine weeks,
during which they narrowly escaped shipwreck, and made
their way to west Middleton
where Fritz bought two hundred
and forty acres of wild land a
portion of which would be
owned by the Techam family
for the next 138 years.
They had barely arrived in
Middleton when Elisabeth
Fehland died on 17 June 1855
leaving Fritz in a new country,
widowed and the father of five
young children. He set to work
clearing his land, planting and
building a home for his children. Then, in December 1855,
the youngest son, Joachim, just
seven months old when the
family left Hamburg, followed
his mother to the grave. Johann
Frederick Techam (1845-1926),
who would become grandfather
to Gilsie, was just nine years old
when the family arrived in
America. Nine year old Johann
was now a motherless child laboring beside his father to improve their land and care for his
unbelievable since we first

opened our doors.
Our very own Middleton
Lions Club truly embraced this
house and this cause as their
own several years ago and in
the past few years they have
successfully rallied statewide
Lions-Lioness-Leo clubs in collectively joining forces to raise
funds to help us get close to
reaching our very ambitious
goals for remodeling and renovations. The dedication and
work they have put in to unite
an entire state around a cause
that supports families throughout the state has simply been
amazing. Their efforts and so
many others here in the community inspire us on a daily basis.
From the retired tradespeople
who are always so eager to help
to the lady just up the street who
has volunteered to visit the
house on occasion to cut hair
for some of our cancer patients,
to the dear folks who have
opened up their incredible gar-
doesnt preclude if the city

controls it.
Developer Terrence Wall
told the council he will need a
decision by May, because that
is when the contract for acquisition takes effect. He suggested the city use TIF to
acquire the lot and use it as a
parking lot with the plan to
convert to a park at a future
date.
If the city acquires the site
with TIF funds it can only be
used for TIF eligible uses for
the life of the TIF district.
The opportunity is now, if
you dont take advantage of
siblings.
Johann would survive life in
America. In 1872 he would
marry Liesetta Wittenburg
(1850-1895) and father eleven
children including Frederick
(Fred) (1880-1962) who would
become father to Gilsie. A son
and daughter died shortly after
birth in 1890 and 1892. Then, in
1895 Liesetta would die along
with her twin sons, Jessie and
Juneau. Now, fifteen-year-old
Fred was without a mother and
would work the farm with his
father and help care for the family.
In 1905, still working the
farm, Fred married Caroline
(Lena) Schulenburg (18811928) and in 1907 Gilsie was
born. He had two sisters, Bernice (1905-1983) and Luella
(1910 -1987). Gilsie made the
long walk from the farm to attend school in Middleton where
he played basketball, bowled,
and completed the 12th grade.
At home on Shellhorn Hill
eighty-nine of the original two
hundred and forty acres remained in the family name and
there were plenty of chores to
do. Gilsie raised sheep, pigs
and chickens and milked thirty
two cows. Hay was stored
dens to guests to find some

peace and clear their heads, to
the talented ladies at the Senior
Center who regularly drop off
handmade quilts that make such
perfect gifts when comfort is
needed most, to the kind local
cyclists who loaned their own
bicycles to our very active
guests from London and the
countless kind souls who stop
by with food donations on a
regular basis so we can continue
to provide a warm breakfast and
healthy snacks throughout the
day for so many of our guests
who are not only struggling
physically and mentally at this
time but also financially. To
those who give so generously of
their valuable time, incredible
skills and much-needed goods,
we salute you.
RESTORING HOPE THIS

HOLIDAY SEASON:
As a non-profit, we really
need your help during this joyous holiday season of giving.
the opportunity, the opportunity will be lost, Wall said to

the council. I think it would
definitely be a catalyst for additional development in downtown that would create
additional, tremendous tax
base that would far offset the
minor amount of tax base you
have right now.
The council decided that the
parks, recreation, and forestry
commission should weigh in
and make a recommendation
on the use of the space. A motion to defer to that committee
passed unanimously.
loose in the barn. Until 1939

when he bought his first tractor
grain was harvested with horses
and a threshing machine.
Gilsie never married. In
1972 he retired but rented the
farmland to area farmers who
worked the property. His sisters
died in 1983 and 1987 and
shortly after their deaths Gilsie,
now 80 years old was approached by developers and
sold his property. The Holiday
Inn was built shortly after and
today the Marriott Hotel stands
on the site of the original homestead just East of Esser Pond in
Greenway Station.
Gilsies generosity to the
Middleton community and
other charities was great. He
left most of the remaining
$700,000 of his estate to charities and organizations. His gift
of $20,000 to the historic First
Lutheran Church was instrumental in the first renovation in
1989. He also gifted the Middleton Historical Society with
the purchase of the Rowley
House that serves as the museum, the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Americas World
Hunger Appeal, St. Lukes
Church in Middleton, the Middleton-Cross Plains School Dis-
Even when we are regularly at

capacity, the extremely reasonable $35 per night rate we
charge our guests is hardly
enough to offset our regular operating expenses. We depend
entirely on the generous support
of community-minded friends
like you to help us fill in those
gaps so that we can continue to
bring our statewide transplant
community and beyond here to
the Middleton throughout the
year for them to enjoy the many
comforts of home during their
transplant journey.
We thank you for your continued support and wish you all
a very happy holidays!
To learn more about Restoring Hope Transplant House

and how you can support this
downtown Middleton cause,
please visit www.restoringhope.org or call Executive Director Cindy Herbst at
608-831-1726.
Correction:
Last weeks article
about environmental initiatives in the MiddletonCross Plains Area School
District stated that the district disposes of 30,000
pounds of unopened food
and milk cartons.
Actually, each year the
district donates to the
Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) Food Pantry
30,000 pounds of unopened food and milk cartons and whole fruit. This
has been happening for
more than 25 years.
trict, Boy Scout Troops, the

American Lung Association of
Wisconsin, the American Red
Cross, HospiceCare, the Middleton Library board, the Middleton Fire District, the
Middleton Area Emergency
Services, and close family and
friends.
Gilsies ancestors are buried
in both the old cemetery
where the log church was built
and in the cemetery of the historic white church. I think of
their struggles and am grateful
that the church stands to honor
their joys and sorrows, to lives
filled with love, labor and losses
and the hopes and dreams that
life for their children would be
better than their own.
This is the season for giving;
more importantly it is the season to give thanks for what has
been received. To each of you
who have given time, labor,
money and goodwill to keep
history alive, the board sends
sincere thanks and best wishes
for the New Year.
God Bless You, Every One!
Alice Drake
PAGE 7
Middleton Community Orchestra packs the Performing Arts Center!
Photos by Brian Ruppert
Education Foundation hands out 10 grants
The thriving Middleton Community Orchestra (MCO) held its first ever sell out concert last week at the Middleton Performing Arts Center. We had a fantastic group of musicians on stage on
Friday, and we gave a great concert to a full house, said MCO co-founder Mindy Taranto. It was a treat, as always, to collaborate with pianist Thomas Kasdorf, and a blast to play with the MSO
chorus. Stay tuned for more information about upcoming shows.
The MCPASD Education

Foundation handed out 10
grants to five schools as part of
its third fal bus tour on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
Staff members to receive
grants included West Middletons Julie Tofte and Lindsey
Hellenbrand; Sauk Trails Andrea Lindberg and Ann
ORourke; Northsides Raelynn
Bodell, Ami Schmidt and Tracy
Hellenbrand, and the thirdgrade teaching team; Clark
Street Community Schools
Jason Pertzborn; and Middleton
High Schools Kevin Bavery,
Steve Kurr, and Jacquelyn Curran and Melissa Burgos.
The Foundation handed out
more than $8,300 as part of its
fall cycle. That total included a
$1,250 grant from the State
Bank of Cross Plains that focuses on financial literacy. In
addition, Monsanto donated
$750 that was used as part of
the general grant fund.
The Foundation has handed

out more than 50 grants totaling
approximately $36,000 since it
begin issuing grants in 2013.
Every District school has received multiple grants.
Since its inception in 2011,
the Foundation has also raised
nearly $200,000 for its endowment fund though Madison
Community Foundation. If you
would like to contribute to the
Foundations endowment fund,
please visit the Foundations
website. If you would like to
sponsor a grant in 2016,
pleasee-mailFoundation executive director Perry Hibner or
call him at 829-9014
To see photos from the event,
please visit the Districts Facebook page.
The nearly 2-hour yellow bus
tour included stops at all of the
schools. MHS band members
played On Wisconsin in each
of the schools before Hibner
presented each recipient with
flowers donated by Copps and a

certificate.
Our bus tours to announce
our teacher grants is always an
amazing experience, and this
year was no exception, Hibner
said. It is always one of the
highlights of the year. To see the
looks on the students and
staffs faces when we arrive is
priceless.
We are thrilled to be able to
help our wonderful teachers to
transform their innovative and
creative ideas into real-life inspiring experiences for our students with a grant from the
Foundation.
Other Foundation board
members who attended part or
all of the celebration included
Superintendent Don Johnson,
chair Courtney Ward-Reichard,
vice chair Rick Sanders and
treasurer Steph Mueller.
The Foundation received a
record 26 grant applications this
fall. The 10 grants ties for the

most the Foundation has
awarded. Hibner also noted it is
the first time every grant was
funded fully during a cycle.
Tofte received $947 for a
traveling library of books designed for students reading
below grade level in grades 2-4.
Hellenbrand received $500 to
purchase supplies to assemble
break boxes for each classroom in the school. The boxes
will contain sensory items to
help students renew concentration, calm down or re-energize
for better learning results.
Lindberg and ORourke were
awarded $452 to support an
after-school book club for thirdgraders.
Bodell was awarded $1,000
to purchase a bass xylophone
and metallophone. These larger
instruments allow students who
are struggling with the coordination of playing a stringed or
Pilot program will offer local food during winter
Willy Street Co-opis implementing an innovative new program that will provide fresh
local produce at its two area
stores over the winter, as well as
a rare opportunity for area farmers.
The natural foods co-op will
preserve nearly 7,700 pounds of
local produce to offer to customers and use in its own
kitchens over the cold months.
This new program brings
our customers a bit of Wisconsin summer, even as we battle
the elements. And it heightens
our commitment to offer outstanding, fresh local product
year-round, said co-op General
Manager Anya Firszt.
Co-op managers view this
year as a pilot for the program,
a unique case of a retailer working directly with multiple small
farmers to pool their product
and preserve it for winter use,
according to Director of Purchasing Megan Minnick.
Along with providing customers new access to local food
in the winter, the program opens

up a new market for local farmers.
A good portion of the food
weve preserved may have otherwise been wasted in the field,
but we were able to purchase it
and preserve it for winter use,
which is providing revenue that
the farms might not otherwise
have seen and access that our
customers would not otherwise
have had, Minnick said.
Through the program, the coop will offer:
800 pounds of Door County
peaches from Healthy Ridge
Farm of Sturgeon Bay,
processed and frozen at MadisonsFEED Kitchensfor use in
co-op-made pies.
1,500 pounds of organic pie
pumpkins from New Traditions
Homestead
in
Hillsboro,
processed
at
Innovation
Kitchens for use in co-op-made
Thanksgiving pies.
500 pounds of organic broccoli fromCrossroads Community Farmof Cross Plains and
processed
at Innovation
Kitchensin Mineral Point into
16-ounce bags of florets.
1,856 pounds of organic tomatoes
from
Crossroads
and Fazenda Boa Terra of
Spring Green, processed into
quart jars of diced and crushed
tomatoes, and quarts of tomato
juice that the co-op juice bars
are using to develop new
blends.
1,000 pounds of apples from
Healthy Ridge Farm and Ela
Orchards
of
Rochester,
processed at FEED Kitchen for
use in the co-ops Thanksgiving
pies.
2,000 pounds of organic butternut squash from New Traditions Homestead of Hillsboro,
processed
at
Innovation
Kitchens. The squash will be
packed into 5-pound bags for
use in the co-ops production
kitchen, and cubed, frozen and
packed into 16-ounce bags for
retail sale.
The co-op plans to have the
items available for retail sale on
the shelf in January.

Willy Street Co-op has two
area locations, east, at 1221
Williamson St. in Madison, and
west, at 6825 University Ave. in
Middleton.
For more information on
Willy Street Co-op, please
visitwww.willystreet.coop.
CHURCH NOTES
keyboard instrument the opportunity to be a successful part of

the music making.
Schmidt and Hellenbrand are
the leaders of Northside
SPLASH committee and received $500 to purchase supplies for the advisory program,
which was implemented last
year. It is the second consecutive year the Foundation has
provided support for the program.
The Northside third-grade
team received $500 to purchase
books aimed at students reading
signifcantly below grade level.
Pertzborn was awarded
$1,250 from the State Bank of
Cross Plains to support a trip to
New York City, where 17 students will participate in financial seminars to study the stock
market and investments. It is the
third straight year Pertzborn has
been awarded a grant from the
Foundation.
Bavery and the MHS physical education department received $2,000 to allow students
of limited economic means to
participate in off-campus field
trips to ice rinks, golf course
and bowling alleys.
Kurr was awarded $325 to
support a performance of
Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima
by
composer
Krzyszstof Penderecki at a recent MHS symphony orchestra
concert. The students met with
veterans and shared with they
learned from this moving work
in panel discussions.
Burgos and Curan were
awarded $1,000 to support a trip
fo 16 students to Panama in
2016 to learn about rainforest
ecology. The curriculum will
focus on conservation, scientific
practices, service to the community and science applications in
a real-world setting.
PAGE 8
Title dreams
Boys basketball
team in control
of Big 8 race
by ROB REiSCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys basketball team has a banner hanging in the north corner of the
field house where it lists conference championships.
That banner has been lone-
ly for a while, as the Cardinals

havent claimed a Big Eight
Conference title since the
2000-01 season.
Its early, but that 15-year
drought could be ending soon.
Middleton notched the
biggest win of its season last
Saturday, topping 12-time
defending conference champion Madison Memorial, 71-63.
Junior guard Storm Murphy
scored 20 of his 26 points in
the second half, while junior
forward Tyree Eady had 12 of
his 14 points after halftime.

The Cardinals improved to
6-0 both overall and in the
league and lead second-place
Sun Prairie (4-1, 5-1) by 1.5
games. Madison Memorial
fell to 4-2, 4-2.
I think this was a huge
statement win for us, not just
for the Big Eight, but the
state, Eady said. It shows
we can play with anybody and
were up there with the top
See BOyS BB, page 10
Follow Rob
Reischel on
Twitter at
@robreischel
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Tyree Eady and Middletons boys basketball team lead the Big Eight Conference.
Still perfect
Hockey Cards
move to 11-0
by ROB REiSCHEL
Times-Tribune
Steffon Walby wanted to

challenge his team.
Playing a rigorous Big Eight
Conference schedule is one
thing.
But
Walby
Middletons hockey coach

added a pair of solid
Milwaukee-area schools to the
schedule this year to test his
team.
Consider the exam aced.
Middleton
toppled
Cedarburg, 3-1, last Friday. The
Cardinals
then
bested
Homestead, 6-2, last Saturday.
Middleton improved to a perfect 11-0 and has jumped up to
No. 3 in the latest Wisconsin
Prep Hockey top-10.
I am really proud of the
group as a whole, Walby said.
The team chemistry has really

taken off.
The varsity group has really
embraced the JV kids that come
up and play, and they have really
become closer as a group. The
boys are playing hard and they
are playing the game the right
way.
Against Cedarburg, that
meant surviving a red-hot
goalie. The Bulldogs Matt
McCoy made 37 saves, but the
Cardinals had two third period
goals to break a 1-1 tie.
Cedarburg led, 1-0, after the
first period after an even
strength goal by Jacob Temmer.
Middleton tied things with
1:46 left in the second period
when Zach Heidel scored on
even strength goal on an assist
by Jake Livesy.
It stayed that way until the
final 2 minutes of the game,
when the Cardinals scored a pair
of late goals to prevail.
First, Jordan Hylbert had an
unassisted even strength goal

with just 1:26 left to put the
Cardinals ahead, 2-1. Then
Davis Bunz had a short-handed,
empty net goal with just 14 seconds remaining and Middleton
escaped.
Cardinals goalie Tony
Wuesthofen had 13 saves in the
win.
Cedarburg was a very solid
hockey club with a tremendous
goalie, Walby said. Their
goalie was the big difference.
We played a solid hockey
game and found a way to prevail. We certainly knew that we
were going to be tested, and we
were. We played physical and
worked really hard.
Middleton did much of the
same in its win over Homestead.
Casey
Harper
staked
Middleton to a 1-0 lead when he
scored on assists from Colin
Butler and Hylbert with just 2
minutes left in the first period.
See HOCKEy, page 16
PAGE 9
Davis Bunz and Middletons hockey team improved to 11-0 last week.
Middleton KOs Sun Prairie

PAGE 10
by ROB REiSCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys basketball

team is smart enough to understand that rankings truly mean
little. Especially at this time of
the year.
But there is a respect factor
involved. And when Middleton
was unranked last week and
saw Big Eight rival Sun Prairie
jump to No. 6 MHS felt a
little snubbed.
We didnt really like that,
Middleton junior forward
Tyree Eady said. We felt we
deserved to be up there.
So Middleton did something
about it.
In a showdown of Big Eight
unbeatens last Thursday,
Middleton raced to an 18-point,
first half lead and rolled to a
69-61 victory.
Middleton improved to 5-0
overall and 5-0 in the Big
Eight. Sun Prairie slipped to 41, 3-1.
That was a big win for us,
Middleton coach Kevin Bavery
said. Sun Prairies really
good.
Eady finished with a gamehigh 20 points and added two
steals, while junior guard C.J.
Fermanich had 19 points, four
rebounds and two steals.
Junior guard Storm Murphy
added 11 points and four
assists, and Middletons relentless pressure defense helped
force 27 Sun Prairie turnovers.
Middleton raced to a 19-7
BOySBB
teams in the state.

In the last 24 meetings
between
Middleton
and
Madison
Memorial,
the
Spartans were 23-1. The
Cardinals were well aware of
that, and were dead set on
reversing that trend.
We knew that stat coming
in and we really wanted this
game, Murphy said. Coach
(Kevin) Bavery talked about
us being the wolves on the top
of the hill and Memorial wanted to come in here and get us.
We just really acknowledged
that and we were hungry and
really wanted to get this win.
Murphy and Eady were
two huge reasons why the
Cardinals prevailed.
Murphy lost a game of HO-R-S-E to Bavery earlier in
the day, and probably had to
wonder if this might not be his
night. But the Cardinals
dynamic guard shook off a
rough first half and shined in
the final 18 minutes.
Murphy shot 5-of-8 from
the field in the second half
and went 8-of-9 at the free
throw line.
I dont know if Ive ever
met a guy that loves the game
more than Storm does,
Bavery said. He just loves it
so much. I think the thing with
him is people dont realize
how athletic he is and how
much hes changed from last
year to this year.
Eady, the Big Eights leading scorer, shot just 1-of-8
from the floor in the first half.
But he made 4-of-7 shots in
lead behind 12 quick points

from Fermanich and seven by
Murphy. Middletons lead grew
to as much as 35-17 late in the
first half, but Sun Prairie countered with a 10-0 burst and
pulled within 35-27 at halftime.
Sun Prairie went on its run
when Bavery elected to sit
starters Cody Markel and
Fermanich with two fouls late
in the first half.
Clearly a momentum
shift, Bavery said. But with
the lead we decided to sit
Fermanich and Markel and
we told our guys at halftime
that wed rather be up eight
than down eight at half, and to
take the 0-0 mentality with
them to start the second half.
Middleton did exactly that,
but Sun Prairie showed why it
entered the game undefeated
and with a lofty ranking.
Eady erupted for 16 of his
20 points in the second half.
But Sun Prairie wouldnt go
away.
Sun Prairie pulled within
55-50, but Middleton got a pair
of big second half three-pointers by Eady and clutch three
balls from senior guard Kevin
Ripp and junior guard
Daydrian Spears.
Eady also made 8-of-10 free
throws down the stretch, while
junior Jack Smith also made a
pair of critical free throws late.
Sun Prairie has an outstanding group and a couple of
very difficult matchups, so we
knew they werent going to roll
the second half including a

pair of critical three-pointers.
Once I see that first shot
go down, everything just
changes for me, Eady said.
Seeing that first one go
down, I just had confidence in
the next one. That was big.
Middleton had a big second
half after struggling against a
smart, tenacious Memorial
team in the first half.
The visiting Spartans held
Middleton to just 10-of-35
shooting (28.6%), never
trailed, and held a 29-26 lead
at the break. Memorial also
outrebounded the Cardinals,
29-19, in the first half.
They kind of had us playing their game and not the
game we wanted to play,
Murphy said. We would
shoot 3s and we were not
shooting well at all.
So at half, Bavery just
said, Lets run our actions.
Lets slow things down. Lets
get in the lane, kick it, slow
things down, knock down
shots and take our time. So
we did that and things started
going well for us.
Indeed.
Middleton opened the second half on a 7-0 burst and
took its first lead of the night.
Junior guard C.J Fermanich
opened the half with a reverse
layup, Murphy drained a
three-pointer and junior center
Jack Smith scored to give
Middleton a 33-29 lead just
1:40 into the second half.
We just told our guys we
have to trust our actions and
Times-Tribune
photo by Mary
Langenfeld
Middletons
Storm Murphy
(right) attacks
the hoop during
a win over Sun
Prairie
last
Thursday.
over and quit, Bavery said.

They made several runs at us,
but we continually answered.
And although the score got
close a couple of times it never
got to one possession.
WSN Top-10 poll
Rank Team
Record
1. Stevens Point
6-0
2. Germantown
7-0
3. Milwaukee King
6-0
4. Sheboygan North
5-0
5. Middleton
6-0
6. Milwaukee Riverside 4-1
7. Racine Park
8-0
8. Muskego
5-0
9. Arrowhead
4-1
10. Sun Prairie
5-1
we have to follow them
through, Bavery said. And
we hit a couple early shots
that really helped.
No one expected Memorial
to go away, though. Not with a
gritty team led by junior center Chris Knight (14 points, 12
rebounds, five blocks), heady
junior forward Jake Ferguson
(15 points, eight rebounds),
and scrappy guards Billy
Wilson (12 points) and Matt
Caropreso (10 points).
Over the next 11 minutes,
the game featured six ties,
three lead changes and neither
team led by more than five.
Memorials a really solid
team, Murphy said. Really
high basketball I.Q. They
dont try and force a lot of
stuff and theyre just a really
great team.
Middleton trailed, 51-50,
with 4:30 left when it
embarked on a 7-0 run to take
control. Fermanich drilled a
19-footer to start the fun,
Eady made a pair of free
throws and Murphy had an
Dec. 17
Sun Prairie ....... 27 34 61
Middleton ..... 35 34 69
SUN PRAIRIE Black 3 0-0 6,
Hauser 1 1-1 3, Johnson 5 9-9 23, Kerr
4 0-0 8, Ruffin 3 2-3 8, Suchomel 1 0-1
old-fashioned
three-point
play.
The burst lasted exactly 60
seconds, and when it ended,
Middleton had a 57-51 lead it
would never relinquish.
Memorial pulled within
three with 3 minutes
remaining, and trailed, 63-59,
after a rebound basket by
Knight with 1:23 left.
But Murphy found Eady
for a huge basket with 52 seconds left. Then Murphy
drained 5-of-6 free throws in
the final 41.1 seconds.
Murphy is now shooting
82.4% from the line (42-of51) this year.
Tonight was Storms
3, Verstegen 4 1-2 10. Totals 21 13-16

61.
MIDDLETON Bacon 1 0-0 3,
Brunker 1 3-3 5, Eady 5 8-10 20,
Fermanich 7 3-3 19, Markel 1 1-1 3,
Murphy 3 4-4 11, Ripp 1 0-0 3, Smith 22 2, Spears 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 21-32 69.
night, Eady said. He hit

shots. He made his free
throws. Tonight was his night
and he did a great job and put
the team on his back.
Afterwards,
a
giddy
Middleton bunch hung around
the school for nearly an hour,
enjoying the fruits of their
labor.
Bavery shared that pride,
but was also quick to point out
his team has miles to travel.
Its
great
to
beat
Memorial, Bavery said. But
both teams have a long ways
to go and both are going to get
a lot better. Were only six
games in. Weve had some big
games at home and we still
3-point goals M 8 (Bacon 1,

Eady 2, Fermanich 2, Murphy 1, Ripp 1,
Spears 1), SP 6 (Johnson 4, Suchomel 1,
Verstegen 1). Total fouls M 18, SP
25.
have to go on the road to some

really tough places. Right
now, though, were all pretty
happy.
And optimistic they can
update that banner.
Dec. 19
Middleton 71, Madison Memorial 63
Madison Memorial .. 29 34 63
Middleton ..... 26 45 71
MADISON MEMORIAL
Wilson 12, Knecht 7, Weah 1, Goodwan
2, Ferguson 15, Caropreso 10, Brown 2,
Knight 14 Totals 29 12-27 63
MIDDLETON Raffel 5,
Brunker 4, Smith 3, Murphy 26, Thomas
5, Eady 14, Ashford Jr. 4, Fermanich 10.
Totals 25 12-16 69.
3-point goals M 7 (Murphy 3,
Eady 2, Thomas 1, Raffel 1), MM 3
(Knecht 2, Wilson).
Swimmers
top V-MH
PAGE 11
by ROB REiSCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys swimming

team
defeated
Verona/Mount Horeb, 95-75,
last Friday.
The Cardinals 200-meter
medley relay team of junior
Erick Grelle, senior Ethan
Lengfeld,
senior
Jacob
Aegerter and sophomore
Michael Draves finished first.
Middletons 400-meter free
relay team of Aegerter,
Draves, junior John Virnig
and junior Max Hollfelder
was first. And the Cardinals
200-meter free relay team of
senior Zach Carpenter, Virnig,
senior Seth Gutzmer and
Hollfelder was second.
Draves won the 200-meter
freestyle, while Virnig was
third and sophomore Sam
Young was fourth. Junior
Luke Delaney won the 100meter butterfly, freshman

Andrew Lund was second and
Grelle was third.
Aegerter won the 100meter freestyle, while Draves
was first in the 400-meter
freestyle and Delaney was
third.
Lengfeld won the 100meter breaststroke and junior
Tommy McGovern was third.
Freshman Andrew Martin
was second in the 200-meter
IM and freshman Jack Mondi
was fourth. Aegerter was second in the 50-meter freestyle
and Hollfelder was fourth.
Grelle was third in the 100meter backstroke, and freshman Blake Zillner was fourth.
On deck: The Cardinals
are now off until Jan. 8, when
they host Beloit Memorial and
Madison East in a triangular.
Gymnasts
Wrestlers 3rd at invite win opener
Chris Rogers won the championship at 138 pounds at the Battle of the Fox Invite last Saturday.
Cardinals
shine at
Battle of Fox
by ROB REiSCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons wrestlers finished third at the 15-team,

Battle of the Fox Invitational
last Saturday.
Shiocton won the event with
170.5 points, while DeForest
was second at 162. Middleton
was third with 138.50, while
Green
Bay
West/East/Southwest
and
Slinger (128.5) tied for fourth.
Middletons Chris Rogers
finished first at 138 pounds.
Rogers
defeated
Sam
VanStraten of Shiocton, 8-0, in
the finals
Middletons Max Mayhew
finished second at 160 pounds.
Mayhew received a first round
bye, then pinned Ryan Zickert
of Pittsville in 20 seconds.
Mayhew then pinned Mitch
Veverka of D.C. Everest in
3:28 and pinned Trevor Young
of Shiocton in 2:43.
In the title match, though,
Slingers Adam Beine defeated
Mayhew, 9-5.
Middletons
Joseph
Hoffman (113), Joseph Sperger
(120) and Kevin Meicher (132)
all finished third.
Hoffman opened by pinning
Lexi Schroeder of Appleton
East in 57 seconds, then
received a second round bye.
Hoffman pinned Cody Havlik

of Pittsville in 28 seconds, then
lost to Slingers Caleb Ziebell,
14-1. Hoffman then dropped a
7-1 decision to Zak Nelson of
Green
Bay
West/East/Southwest.
Sperger dropped his first
match to Taite Baier of
Appleton West, 6-2, then
pinned Chris Melius of Slinger
in 3:10.
Matthew Grossman of
Pittsville then pinned Sperger
in 1:51 and Sperger was pinned
by Sawyer Theobald of
Shiocton in 3:45.
In the third place match,
though, Sperger defeated
Gabriel Banda of AlmondBancroft/Pacelli, 8-5.
Meicher received a first
round bye, then pinned Tylar
Wagar of Slinger in 1:55.

Meicher won a major decision
over Jake Price of Appleton
North, 8-0, then lost by injury
default to Thomas Severson of
D.C. Everest.
Meicher returned to the mat,
though, and pinned Pittsvilles
Beau Merritt in 3:01 in the
third place match.
Middleton also received a
fourth place finish from Matt
Davey at 220, while both
Irving Perez (heavyweight) and
Caleb Cymbalak (170) finished
fifth.
On deck: Middleton hosted Greenfield Tuesday, then is
at the Bi-State Classic in La
Crosse Dec. 29-30.
by ROB REiSCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons girls gymnastics team opened the season

with a 132.475-121.375 win
over
Madison
East/La
Follette.
Cardinals junior Madeline
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won the
all-around title with a 35.375
score. Sophomore Eleanor
Mackey was third in the allaround (32.550) and senior
Katherine Marshall was fifth
(32.125).
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn finished second overall on the
floor exercise with a 9.0. Both
senior Ellen Cottingham and
Mackey scored an 8.550,
while freshman Jordan Baggot
notched an 8.450.
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won
the vault with a 9.275, while
Mackey posted an 8.40.
Marshall scored an 8.20 and
Dani Aranda scored an 8.075.
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won
the uneven bars with an 8.70,
while Mackey notched an
8.40. Cottingham scored an
8.10 and sophomore Chloe
Young posted an 8.0.
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn also
won the balance beam with an
8.40, while Marshall scored a
7.825. Baggot posted a 7.675
and Aranda scored a 7.450.
On deck: Middleton is
off until Jan. 7, when it hosts
Janesville Craig at 6:30 p.m.
Rolling on
PAGE 12
Girls basketball
team remains
undefeated
by ROB REiSCHEL
Times-Tribune
The holidays should be a

terrific time for Middletons
girls basketball team.
The Cardinals are ranked
No. 1 in the state by both the
Associated
Press
and
Wissports.net. Middleton is a
perfect 6-0 in the Big Eight
Conference and 7-0 overall.
And the Cardinals average
margin of victory is a whopping 24.3.
Middleton kept its dream
season rolling last Friday,
with a 71-28 dismantling of
Madison Memorial.
Our Memorial game was a
pretty good defensive effort
all told, Cardinals coach Jeff
Kind said. We played a lot of
people a lot of minutes and
held them to a season-best
defensive effort of 28 points.
Junior
guard
Alexis
Thomas led a balanced effort
with 15 points, while junior
Carlee Lemirande added 12
points. Bria Lemirande added
eight points and Claire Staples
had seven.
Middleton raced to a 39-15
halftime lead and was never
challenged in the second half.

Offensively, we didnt
have a great shooting night,
but were still able to score
(71), Kind said.We created
a lot of turnovers and I think
our press rotations are getting
better.
Considering the start of
vacation and the tough game
with Sun Prairie (last)
Tuesday,were happy with the
outcome and our position
going into the break.
Middleton will have a 10day break until its next game,
when it meets Germantown
Monday at 5:15 p.m. at the
Franklin Tournament. The
Cardinals will also play
Tuesday and Wednesday at
Franklin.
Germantown will be a
tough draw as they have some
excellent athletes and play a
style similar to our own, so we
expect a fast paced game,
Kind said. We always see a
little more physical play in
that tournament, so well have
a good test of our toughness in
that first game and will see
some very good teams
throughout the event.
Middleton 71, Madison Memorial 28

Madison Memorial .......... 15 13 28
Middleton ......................... 39 32 71
Madison Memorial Rather 1 0-2
2, Sheppard 1 0-2 2, Stewart 1 0-1 2,
Stroud 9 4-5 22. Totals 12 4-9 28.
Middleton Anderson 2 0-2 4,
Flottmeyer 3 0-0 6, Hibner 1 0-0 3, A.
Lemirande 1 0-0 2, C. Lemirande 5 2-2
12, B. Lemirande 3 0-0 8, McDonald 2
1-1 5, Schafer 2 0-0 4, Staples 2 2-2 7,
Thomas 5 3-4 15, Webber 2 0-0 5. Totals
28 8-13 71.
3-point goals MID 7 (Hibner 1,
Lemirande 2, Staples 1, Thomas 2,
Webber 1), MM 0. Total foulsMID
15, MM 14.
Alyssa Lemirande (right) and Middletons girls basketball team are 7-0 this season.
PAGE 13
PAGE 14
VEHICLES
VEHICLES
FOR SALE
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SERVICES
SERVICES
RENTALS
Everson
picks IPFW
MHS softball
star lands
scholarship
by ROB REiSCHEL
Times-Tribune
The process started more

than a year ago.
Videos sent to schools
throughout the country. Talks
with coaches from all corners.
Making campus visits whenever possible.
Last week, Middleton softball standout Rachel Everson
finally saw all of her hard work
both on the field and on the
recruiting trail pay off.
Everson accepted a full
scholarship
to
Indiana
University-Purdue University
Fort Wayne. Everson, a junior
at MHS, will be a freshman at
IPFW in the fall of 2017.
The recruitment process
didnt come easy, Everson
said. I started a year ago having my hitting coach email my
skills video to schools throughout the country. We got a fair
amount of interest, and from
that some coaches came to
watch me play on my travel
team and/or I attended their
camp.
The
IPFW
coach
(Germaine Fairchild) came to a
couple of my games this past
fall and showed interest, and
then I went to their camp so
they could see more of me. It
was a long process, but it all
worked out in the end.
Everson, a center fielder, is
coming off a sensational season
in which she was named first
team all-Big Eight Conference
and was in the discussion for
league Player of the Year honors.
Everson batted .495, which
was the highest among the
Cardinals regulars. Everson
had a team-high 47 hits, led
Middleton with 12 walks, tied
for first with 27 runs scored,
and was second on the team
with 28 RBI. Defensively,
Everson didnt commit an error
all season, had 50 putouts and
two assists.
Former Middleton coach
Cherie Hellenbrand, who
coached Everson in both the
2014 and 15 seasons, had
nothing but glowing praise for
the Cardinals standout.
Rachel lives and breaths
softball, Hellenbrand said last
summer. Her high level of
commitment and work ethic
have taken her to the elite level.
PAGE 15
Middletons Rachel Everson recently accepted a scholarship to Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
What makes Rachel so special

is she is willing to do anything
for the team. She is always
encouraging her teammates
and building team morale.
She is mentally disciplined, she can wait for the outside pitch to travel into the
zone and then takes it to opposite field.For inside pitches she
has quick hands to get through
the zone and hits for
power.The Middleton program
will be fortunate to have her
back for two more years.
Perry Hibner, Middletons
new coach, was thrilled to learn
of Eversons latest achievement and giddy to have her

in the program the next two
years.
Rachel is a joy to coach,
said Hibner, an MHS assistant
in 2015 before landing the head
job this fall. She always wants
to get better. Obviously, she is a
great hitter, but she has worked
very hard to become an outstanding center fielder, too.
Rachel leads by example,
but she is also vocal when she
needs to be, too. She is a great
teammate. Its pretty cool
watching her pump up her
teammates in the dugout.

Everson said she was drawing interest from both Purdue
and San Jose State. In the end,
though, IPFW simply felt right.
Ive been to many camps at
many different schools and
something about IPFW just
stood out to me, Everson said.
I liked the size of the campus
because its not too big and not
too small. I also liked how
things were run there. Coach
Fairchild allows you to have
your own swing, but helps you
with the details.
IPFW is coming off a 3-45
season. But Fairchild, a veteran

coach whos in just her second
year at IPFW, hopes to turn the
program around.
And Everson is optimistic
she can be a big part of an
eventual reversal of fortune.
Ive always hit for a high
average, even this past summer
where Ive faced college level
pitching on my travel team,
Everson said. Coach Fairchild
said she sees me being able to
hit for a high average and being
able to stretch the defense.
HOCKEy
PAGE 16
The Cardinals went ahead, 20, early in the second period on

a Wes Rock goal assisted by
Troy Reifsteck. After a
Homestead
goal,
Butler
answered with a power play goal
at 10:35 assisted by Kouba and
Harper to give Middleton a 3-1
lead.
Homestead refused to go quietly, though, and pulled within
3-2 with just 6:13 remaining.
Down the stretch, though, it was
all Middleton.
Butler scored at 13:24 on
assists from Zach Heidel and

Hylbert to make it 4-2. Preston
Lewis had an unassisted goal
just 41 seconds later to make it
5-2.
Finally, Bunz scored with
just 50 seconds remaining on an
assist from Kouba. Wuesthofen
had another solid game with 23
saves.
Homestead gave us a good
challenge, but ultimately our
conditioning and perseverance
helped us pull away at the end,
Walby said. We were pretty
solid on specialty teams. Tony

Wuesthofen played both games
and really was solid in the pipes.
He allowed us to make mistakes
and made some really timely
saves.
Dec. 19
Middleton 6, Homestead 2
Middleton .... 0 1 2 3
Cedarburg ....... 1 0 0 1
First period: M Harper (Butler,
Hylbert), 14:57.
Second period: M Rock
(Reifsteck), 5:25; H Henry (Driscoll,
Verespel), 8:46; M Butler (Kouba,
Harper), 10:35.
Third period: H Hobbs, pp,
11:47; M Butler (Hylbert, Heidel),

13:24; Lewis (un), 14:05; Bunz
(Kouba), 16:10.
Saves: M (Wuesthofen) 25; H
(McPike) 29.
Dec. 18
Middleton 3, Cedarburg 1
Middleton .... 0 1 2 3
Cedarburg ....... 1 0 0 1
First period: CB Temmer
(Grapatin, Henneberry), 10:18.
Second period: M Heidel
(Livesey), 15:14.
Third period: M Hylbert (Graf),
15:34; M Bunz (Harper) (SH), 16:46.
Saves: M (Wuesthofen) 13; CB
(McCoy) 37.
Jordan Hylbert (23) and Middletons hockey team are rolling.

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Another example is the school

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