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A taste of Russia
-See more on page 16
City appears
set to slice
marijuana
fines in half
by CAMeROn BRen
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Common

Council last week approved
the first reading of an ordinance that would reduce
the fines for possession of
marijuana in the Middleton
Municipal Court.
The fine structure would
change and result in cutting
the current fines roughly in
half, but also adds language
for paraphernalia fines.
The ordinance will need to
be approved in a second
reading, but appears poised
to pass soon with the first
reading getting unanimous
approval.
Middleton police chief
Intermarket brings
the flavors of eastern
Europe to Old
Middleton Road
by MAtt GeIGeR
Times-Tribune
It is one sixth of the worlds

landmass. Home to hulking
tigers, behemoth bears, the
greatest novelists who ever
lived, and Peter the Great, who
was the most interesting man in
the world long before that became a beer slogan. It is both
ancient and modern. And perhaps most of all, it is a land of
flavors.
But for all its splendor,
beauty and contradictions, Russia is also more than 5,000
miles away from Wisconsin.
Yet residents here dont have
to venture very far to get a taste
of Russia. In fact, they dont
even have to leave Old Middle-
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
Vladimir native Ekaterina Pronin (right) runs Intermarket,

a small but mighty eastern European grocery store, with her
husband, Alexey.
ton Road.
Nestled in a modest strip mall
sits the little Intermarket grocery store, which could be easily missed by those not looking
for it. But its modest exterior
and small square footage belie a
cornucopia of flavors. Inside,
there are rows of Eastern European foods to rival its big city
counterparts elsewhere in the
country.
There are smoked sprats and
herring, cow berry jam, naturally fermented pickles waiting
See FIneS, page 7
to be plucked from their salty

brine, wild honey, cured meats,
pelmeni dumplings, farmers
cheese, caviar, black rye breads,
buckwheat, chocolates, teas,
brightly painted nesting dolls,
kvass, vodka and brandy.
It is like stepping through a
magical portal into an authentic
eastern European market. Behind the counter, shoppers find
either Ekaterina or Alexey
Pronin, who take turns running
Does anybody not like

George Mavroulis?
See RUSSIA, page 12
People in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School

District are singing the new superintendents praises
by CAMeROn BRen
Times-Tribune
Back to work!
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Cancer impacts personal lives and families, but it can also

have an effect on their careers. Betsy Kennedy knows that
firsthand. Find out how she and other survivors are flourishing in the workplace on page 4.
The Middleton-Cross Plains

Board of Education has unanimously approved hiring current
deputy superintendent Dr.
George Mavroulis to fill the role
of outgoing superintendent Dr.
Don Johnson. Mavroulis has
worked in the district for nearly
25 years and more than half that
time as an administrator. He
will assume his new position
on July 1.
After Johnson announced he
would retire effective June
30 the school board discussed
possible options during a closed
session. Mavroulis informed
the board
he was interested
and was
immediately considered a
great canMavroulis
didate for
J o h n s o n s
replacement, according to
sources within the district.
Mavroulis made his pitch to
board members on why the district should consider hiring him
while speaking on an agenda
item regarding the next steps in
the hiring process at the latest
school board meeting. He gave
a brief history of his career and
how he came into the district
while working as a teacher in

McFarland.
Mavroulis first applied for a
job posting at MCPASD and
was hired as a teacher at Elm
Lawn Elementary, where he
worked for ten years. He was
asked in the fall of 2001 if he
would serve as assistant superintendent starting in the spring
of 2002. He accepted but didnt
want to leave mid-year so he
worked both jobs for a semester. Hes now worked in various
administration roles for 14
years.
Mavroulis highlighted four
qualities that make him a
unique candidate for the posiSee MAVROULIS, page 9
Trip to Mexico puts things in perspective for local doctor

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MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Helping children with congenital deformities
Photos contributed
Dr. Ramzi Shehadi (back row, far right) recently ventured to Chiapas, where he and other medical proffesionals helped children
with congenital deformities.
Its a mission that puts

things in perspective.
That is how Dr. Ramzi Shehadi describes his recent trip to
a small town in the south Mexican jungle.
Shehadi, a plastic surgeon
Aesthetic Surgery Center in
Middleton, traveled to Altamirano in a remote part of the state
of Chiapas near the border with
Guatemala. Dr. Gregory Stroncek, a Madison Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, accompanied
him.
For one week, they helped
more than a dozen povertystricken Mayan children with
congenital deformities.
Shehadi says they operated
on kids born with tumors, Cleft
lips and Cleft palates. The children are from families living in
the jungle, away from mainstream civilization. Because of
a history of repression, their
families do not trust the local
government hospitals.
But those families do trust

the Hospital San Carlos, where
Shehadi and Stroncek performed surgeries and lived for a
week. The facility is run by a
group of nuns from the Order of
St. Vincent de Paul.
Working with the nuns is a
humbling experience and a life
lesson, says Shehadi. What
we do for a week at a time they
do for a lifetime they live a
life of unconditional giving and
love.
Shehadi took his first trip in

2013, but Stroncek has been has
been going for much longer. He
helped start the mission 20
years ago. This year, they both
brought their teenage sons to
show them the needs of people
around the world.
It can help the teens appreciate
how
lucky
and
fortunate they are, living where
they do, it also teaches them the
value of service to people in
need, notes Shehadi.
The feedback the two doctorsreceive is what keeps them
going back.
The appreciation we get
from the parents and families,
the smiles and expression of
gratitude reinforce why we
went into the medical field in
the first place, he adds.
CHURCH NOTES
Walking in someone elses shoes
Photos contributed
8 Miles for Water mimics the almost daily experience of countless people living in poverty.
In the summer of 2013 Craig

and Mara Wyttenbach saw a
World Vision video about
Sabina, a woman from Kenya,
who walked two miles to a
stream filling up with 70
pounds (approximately nine
gallons) of water and walking
two miles back to her village.
She did this twice a day, totaling
eight miles.
After they watched, the
words of Luke 12:48 rang in
their heads: When someone
has been given much, much will
be required in return. After
brainstorming and planning the
first ever eight Miles for Water
event happened about a year
later, Spring 2014.
This year will be the third 8
Miles for Water fundraiser.
8 Miles for Water is a local
ministry and 501(c)(3) in Middleton, founded and led by
Craig and Mara Wyttenbach
who live and work here in Middleton.
During 8 Miles for Water,
participants walk in someone
elses shoes for part of a day. It
mimics
what
almost
When: May 7, 2016. Registration starts at8 am, Event

at9 am. Complete schedule:www.8milesforwater.org
Where:LIFTraining, 8233 Forsythia St. #109 Middleton,
WI 53562
Why: Prevent child disease and death. Lesson water access burden on women and children. Provide hygiene education and sanitation facilities. Opportunity to learn something
yourself.
800,000,000 people experience

daily. Thousands die daily because their water is unsafe.
Every aspect of life work, education, family is affected.
Participants walk to a stream 2
miles away and may carry up to
70 pounds of water back.
Everyone is welcome to participate, walking one or two 4 mile
round-trips, with or without
carrying water or come to watch
and cheer on the participants.
Buckets provided for those
wanting to carry water.
When it comes to huge
numbers like 800 million it is
easy to get caught up with a
number or statistics. However,
these are not statistics. These
are people and people arewho
we are helping, Craig says.

By partnering with World Vision, the money raised from the
first two 8 Miles for Water
events provided clean water for
over 1,500 people. World Vision drilled four wells, two in
Uganda, two in Mozambique.
One of our goals is to invite
people from Middleton and the
Madison area. We ask two questions: Will you participate
onMay 7, 2016? Will you donate any amount? Craig adds.
Every $50 gives one person
clean water for the rest of their
life.
Visit
www.8milesforwater.orgor
call 608-279-3760 to find out
more.
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Survivors in the workplace

PAGE 4
by DeB BIeChLeR
Times-Tribune
The increased success rates

of treating cancers means that
there is an increased number of
cancer survivors returning to
the workplace. Gildas Club of
Middleton, true to their mission,
offers support and strategies to
both the survivors and their employers.According to Kirsten
Norslien, Program Director at
Gildas, there are two separate
angles on survivors returning to
work.
Our mission at Gildas Club
Madison is to ensure that all
people impacted by cancer are
empowered by knowledge,
strengthened by action, and sustained by community, she said.
We do that for more than 2,200
men, women and children including those living with cancer, their families and friends.
First, theres the person who
has the diagnosis and the job,
she continued. Were here to
give that person emotional support and to help them think
through their situation.
Secondly, theres the business side, she continued. We
help employers understand their
legal obligations as well as offer
them a wide range of possible
accommodations and strategies.
Because every person, every
job and every cancer is different, there are different sets of
problems and different sets of
solutions. Trainings through
Gildas Club address the wide
range of circumstances that are

presented in the workplace.
Cancer is in the protected
class of disabilities that allows
workers to keep their jobs.
Cancer survivors who dont
know this hesitate to tell employers about their diagnosis
because they are afraid that they
might lose their job.
It is also difficult for many
survivors to decide whether or
not to admit that theyve survived cancer when applying for
a new job. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in
2008, and then getting a divorce
a year later, Betsy Kennedy
needed to return to the work.
Im too honest, said
Kennedy. I told everyone at
the first places that I applied,
that I was a cancer survivor. I
did not get offered any of those
jobs, but I cant say for sure that
it is because of the cancer that I
wasnt hired.
So, I finally applied for one
and didnt tell, she continued.
I got that job and am still
working there.
Everyone
knows now. But, at this point, I
dont need time off except for
my annual visits to see the radiologist and oncologist.
A cancer diagnosis is difficult
for everyone to hear. But, it is
even more complicated for people who are single or who have
children. Questions of when,
where, how, and what if, can
create unproductive head chatter.
Survivors can learn how to
manage that head chatter and to
be in the present moment,
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Betsy Kennedy, known affectionately as the laughter yoga gal, is an occupational therapist.
She teams up with Gildas Club to teach workshops about life in the workplace after a cancer
diagnosis.
working when they are at work
and being present in whatever
circumstance that they find
themselves in, said Norslein.
But, they also have to make
plans and decisions to put
things in motion as answers to

their questions. We can help
survivors to find that balance. It
is hard work, but we are here to
support them, she continued.
Keeping insurance is crucial
to receiving treatment for cancer. Keeping a paycheck is crucial for almost everyone, but
especially for cancer survivors
who are living alone or who
have children.
For many survivors, however, it is not just about the insurance and paycheck. It is
about normalcy and about continuing as a viable contributor
in the workplace.
Both the employer and employees have needs and rights.

On the one hand there is the
legal as well as moral and ethical commitment to your employee who has supported your
workplace with their knowledge
and talents, said Norslien.
On the other hand, employers need to fill positions to get
the work done, she added.
Norslien advises that employers should not assume that
a cancer diagnosis means that
their employee cant do his or
her job. Using flex time for appointments and sick bank days
donated by other staff are just
two of many ways to create
time for an employee to get
treatment or rest or if thats
what they need.
Some cancer survivors will
need very little if any time off.
So much depends on the type of
cancer and the stage of discovery or treatment.
Other important variables are
the type of job, its physical demands and which shift an employee works. Second and third
shift workers can often make
appointments without taking
time off.
Open lines of communication
and thinking outside of the box
are both important aspects of
creating win-win situations.
Both topics are covered in trainings by the staff of Gildas
Place.
We can do Lunch-andSessions,
offered
Learn
Norslien.
We come into places of employment during lunch time to
work with mangers, co-workers
or both. We also offer sessions
here at Gildas Club. Theres a
Young Survivors Conference in
April that will also cover cancer
and the workplace.
Anyone interested in more
information about sessions for
the workplace can call Kirsten
Norslien, at 608-828-8873.
Their website address is
www.gildasclubmadison.org
Sounds of Nashville at the PAC

Patsy & Hank, Cash, Parton,

Swift: America has long had a
love affair with country music,
country singers and Country
musicians. And Nashville is the
City of American Music.
Now, Live from Nashville
will bring the songs that define
American music to Middletons
own Performing Arts Center.
Live From Nashvilleis an incredible production direct from
Music City that stars singers
and dancers, and a bona fide
band of Nashville musicians,
dazzling staging and costumes:
all designed to celebrate a century of celebrities and treasured
songs from Music City right
here in Middleton!
Musicians, singers, and
dancers bring phenomenal fiddling, fancy footwork, and topflight vocals our way. This
theatrical production is truly extraordinary, a trip through
Americas greatest music the
music she calls her own!
The range of the music
scenes span the history of country music. From its roots with
stars like Jimmy Rodgers and
Roy Acuff to countrys golden
age with Hank Williams, Patsy
Cline, Johnny Cash, and Dolly
Parton through today with stars
like Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum.
Live from Nashville is a song
and dance spectacular; fully
costumed and choreographed in
the tradition that gave Music
City its name a production

that will leave your toes tapping, your adrenalin pumping,
and your memories churning.
The production will be April 16
at 7:30 at the Middleton Performing Arts Center located in
the Middleton-Cross Plains
High School.
Tickets for adults are $35.00,
seniors $30.00, and students
$10.00 and are available at the
Middleton Community Bank,
online at friendspac.org, or by
calling 608-886-3103.
Photo contributed
Live From Nashville will

take place Saturday evening
at the Middleton-Cross Plains
Performing Arts Center.
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GEIGER
Counter
Three
shots
by Matt Geiger
There is a story about a little boy, a

shotgun, and death.
The child goes on a fishing trip with
his father in upper Michigan. One
night, the boys father heads out onto
the dark, still water of a nearby lake to
fish by jacklight. Before he leaves the
tent, he hands a loaded firearm to his
son.
He tells the child to fire three shots
if he faces danger or grows afraid.
After his father leaves, the boy lies
alone in the tent, gazing blindly into
the void of darkness that swallows anyone who ventures into the night after
the sun has made its retreat.
He hears animals crying out. Then,
for the first time in his life, he realizes
with cold horror that someday he will
die. That he must die.
It is a hard, immutable, uncaring
fact.
Out on the lake, his father hears
three gunshots ring out and then fade
away into dreadful silence.
Rushing back, he finds his son
sound asleep in the tent. He will die
someday, but not tonight. And by firing
those shots into the dark void, like the
hooting owl or the barking fox, he has
given voice to his fear and broken the
paralysis that the specter of death can
produce in its future victims.
Death cannot ever be defeated, but it
can be beaten back by those who cry
out. By those who fire their three shots
when the darkness and the stillness are
more than their souls can bear.
These are the types of things you
think about when you are sitting in the
emergency room - that emporium of
hand sanitizer and human misery - with
your toddler in the middle of the night.
This is a narcotic, okay? asked the
nurse, yanking me away from my grim
train of thought.
Great! I responded, looking at the
small, plastic device that was about to
shoot medication up my little girls
nose.
It was a marked departure from my
prior parenting philosophy. I was, in
that moment, a new man. There had

been a Matt Geiger who lived in my
house, wore my clothes and drove my
car. He planned to raise his daughter on
the feeling of sunshine, the pleasant
aroma of sunflowers, and positive sentiments. To treat her injuries with classical music and passages read from
Anna Karenina.
In that moment, in the emergency
room, I, the new me, thought back on
that man as a loveable, nave oaf. As a
person who had a really great beard,
sure, but who had little or no concept
of the outside world.
It had been a long night. Far longer
than the printout we received when our
little girl was discharged from the hospital the following morning. That sheet
of paper suggests that she had been suffering from a brief viral infection that
caused excruciating pain in her hip
joint, and an accompanying fever that
had broken by the time the sun rose.
This is a significantly less dramatic
presentation of the situation than my
initial, fatherly diagnosis, which was
Legs falling off! Head on fire!
The waiting room of an emergency
room is an excellent place to regain
perspective.
On our special night, we were surrounded by an assortment of maladies.
Heart palpitations. An overdose. A suicide attempt. A woman whose forehead
looked like it had collided with a brick
a woman whose facial expression
suggested she had been having a really
great time until the exact moment the
brick arrived. A string of people being
ushered in for blood alcohol and drug
testing. And my little girl, whose condition was surprisingly resilient when
treated by saying: there, there; there,
there over and over again.
When we had woken up that morning, none of us had had any intention
of ending our day in this place, surrounded by blue smocks and wall murals so forcefully cheerful they made it
painfully clear that this was a place
where terrible things happen on a routine basis.
When my daughter lost the ability to
walk, crawl, or even sit up later that
morning, I was content to turn her into
a miniature Hunter S. Thompson. I
would have been happy to put a white
bucket hat on her sweaty little forehead
and a neon tropical shirt on her
splotchy torso. Just as long as we could
get her some drugs. Bring on the drugs,
I thought.
A few moments after receiving the
narcotic, she forgot all about her leg
pain. Sitting up in her institutional
white hospital bed, she began appreciating music on a whole new level.
Swinging her head around at me, she
smiled dreamily and began bobbing
her head to an insurance jingle that was
floating down from a wall-mounted
television.
With the panic receding, I took a
moment to reflect on where we were.
It had been an evening of confusion,
which for me is nothing new. For instance, the part of my brain that understands the difference between a
podiatrist (a foot doctor) and a pediatrician (a childrens doctor) has been
broken for quite some time. So when
the ER doctors briefly mentioned calling in a pediatric surgeon to examine

her hip, I nearly cried out: No, her feet
are fine!
There was also broader confusion.
Why were nature and luck being so
mean to my kid, and by extension to
me?
The next morning, as the sun rose
and chased away our terror, her symptoms vanished. She was fine, and we
headed home to a blissfully normal
morning in our wonderfully mundane
little house in our beautifully banal
small town in Wisconsin.
She is fine, and Im fine, and most
of the people we know are all fine. For
today, at least.
The author of Three Shots, Ernest
Hemingway, eventually ended his own
life with a single, literal shot. I sometimes wish he had found the strength to
fire a few metaphysical shots instead,
perhaps crying out by penning one
more story to help fend off the fear. But
in the end, one shot, from a shotgun,
was all it took to make sure he would
never have to feel dread again.
But for those who fear death, and
even those who will eventually be
overrun by the fear of it and run
silently into its eternal embrace, the
best way to spend our remaining days
is to fire our three figurative shots. To
create paintings, novels, songs, really
good cakes and even silly little stories
about the time we had to take our
daughter to the emergency room. Because those are all our three shots, and
once we fire them we can always sleep
a little better until the sun returns.
L ETTER TO THE E DITOR

Ramsey very troubled by proposed development
To the editor,
I am very troubled by this

massive redevelopment that
doesnt fit in the character of
this neighborhood nor the city.
Let me summarize my concerns:
There are serious concerns
with regard to the conservancy,
watershed, and runoff.
Traffic counts by the DOT indicate theres over 13,000 ADT
at this site.
This would be an extreme intrusion into an established
neighborhood.
This would eliminate the
quality of life this neighborhood
has in connection to the conservancy.
I cant immange a high-rise
not only eliminating the neighborhood views but with a party
deck that not only overlooks the
conservancy but neighbors
back yards.
Considering the size & mass
I would expect the same concerns from neighbors across the
street.
This is all inconsistent with
redevelopment of blighted
neighborhoods.
To allow a mutual use parking for the apartment & conservancy is inconsistence & never
works.
Except for PDD zoning this
could be spot zoning and thats
illegal.
With that said I would like to

give you perfect examples of
city redevelopment that fit the
character of the city and neighborhood they were built in.
Henry Court: This was a

blighted old Mounds Agr. warehouse next to a large parking
lot, the rail road, and multifamily housing. This could have
been multi-family. Instead the
City supported with TIF funds
the creation of what I think all
would agree, extremely nice affordable housing.
Amherst Rd: These were
truly blighted duplexes. I encouraged the city to move the
TIF boundary from Allen Blvd.
to include Amherst Rd. to incorporate this neighborhood blight.
Fortunately the city was able to
purchase these duplexes from
bank foreclosure with city assistance, move the tenants, raze
the property, and through an unprecedented approach advertise
an RFP for redevelopment. A
developer came forward, along
with Habitat for Humanity to
redevelopment with affordable
homes. This could have been
duplexes again or maybe multi
family.
Downtown redevelopment:
To further support my recommendations the downtown redevelopment was handled this

same way. The city purchased
the property, advertised through
an RFP and the results are what
you see today.
Recommendations:
Refer back to the developer
to reduce the size, scope, and
height of this redevelopment
and eliminate the 6th house that
wasnt determined by the city to
be blight.
My preferred recommendation is to have the city purchase
the property from Mr. Klein at
his cost, his documented out of
pocket expenses, and negotiated
commission.
If the city is going to occupy
40% of the land anyway for
conservancy use its not a far
cry to consider purchase this
property.
I would further recommend
the city create an RFP process
much like Amherst Rd. and
downtown for the appropriate
redevelopment.
However, if this does go forward with the developer the city
is still in the drivers seat because Mr. Klein will no doubt

ask for TIF assistance. This is
a balancing situation, what does
the city want and will pay for
and what can the developer deliver, and he has to demonstrate
the need for TIF assistance with
open books.
I want to comment on a committee report in the early 70s.

It was of concern at the time the
city was developing an overabundance of multi -family.
The committee report recommended the city consist of 65%
single family and 35% multifamily. Im not sure how that
fairs today however to allow
blighted neighborhoods to redevelopment into multi-family is
not consistent with city policy,
It destroys the Middleton character of these neighborhoods.
In closing I attended the purchased of the Ed Pocus property
in 1977 that brought the conservancy land north and east of this
property into city ownership. I
also started the negotiations of
the Frederic farm along Pheasant Branch Road. It was a pur-
chase I endorsed to enhance the

city park and open spaces and
enhance the quality of life for
our unique community. I would
hate to see this squandered by
allowing a high rise multi-family that obstructs the view and
esthetics of the city and neighborhood.

Thank you for allow me to
comment in this open form
while Im away.
Dan A. Ramsey
Author to discuss Milwaukee Mayhem

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Author and historian Michael

Prigge will visit the Middleton
Public Library on Thursday,
May 5, at 7 p.m. to discuss his
new book, Milwaukee Mayhem:
Murder and Mystery in the
Cream Citys First Century,
published by the Wisconsin

Historical Society Press.
Prigges book relates the
often violent, sometimes unsavory, history of Milwaukee during its formative years, from the
citys incorporation in 1846
through its transformation into

a major Midwestern metropolis
in the first half of the twentieth
century.
Matthew J. Prigge is a freelance author and historian from
Milwaukee and the host of
What Made Milwaukee Famous, a weekly local history

segment on WMSE 91.7. His
work has been featured in both
local and national publications
and has won multiple awards,
including the 2013 William
Best Hesseltine Award from the

Wisconsin Historical Society
Press.
This author event will take
place in the librarys lower level
Archer Rooms. Copies of the
book will be available for pur-
chase courtesy of Wisconsin

Historical Society Press and the
evening will conclude with a
book signing.
Register online at midlibrary.org/event or by email at
info@midlibrary.org.
At approximately 1:17 a.m.

on Thursday, April 7 Dane
County
Sheriffs
Office
Deputies, Middleton Fire and
Middleton and Waunakee EMS
units responded to CTH K at

Pheasant Branch Road in the
Town of Springfield for a report
of single vehicle crash with
three injured subjects.
The preliminary investigation

indicates a 2005 VW Jetta was
traveling Eastbound on CTH K.
The driver failed to negotiate
the curve at Pheasant Branch
Road, left the road, rolled and

struck a tree causing significant
damage to the vehicle.
The driver, Stephen M. Von
Komjathy III, 23, of Lodi was
conveyed by EMS to UW Hospital and was arrested for OWI

causing injury. Both of his passengers, a 24-year-old male and
a 21-year-old male, received
non-life-threatening injuries
and were conveyed by EMS to
UW Hospital.
Alcohol and speed appear to
be contributing factors.
Crash on County Highway K injures three
Restoration work continues at Bock Forest
Throughout this winter, City of Middleton staff and contractors continued

the harvest and removal of cottonwood
trees at John C. Bock Community Forest in the Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
This work will allow the remainder
of the property to be restored to prairie,
oak woodland and oak savanna. Woodchips generated from the project will
be made available to Bock Community
Gardeners for use as mulch.
Weather and site conditions permitting, City of Middleton staff planned to
start the first phase of the project this
week, cutting and chipping the smaller
trees along the east boundary of Bock
Forest.
The City of Middleton has been
restoring the 19.5-acre property since
2009, in partnership with Dane County,
the Friends of Pheasant Branch, and
the Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources. John C. Bock Community
Forest is the newest addition to the
Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
The restoration work is funded in
part through a grant from the John C.
Bock Foundation, in honor of Al Goldstein, a member of the Friends of
Pheasant Branch who played a key role
in raising the funds to acquire and protect the property.
Last year the restored prairie and savanna at Bock Forest began to come
into its own. Since the prairie and savanna was planted in fall of 2012, the
diversity and abundance of native
plants on the property has been increasing.
In 2015, ecologists observed at least
64 of the species in the seed mixes
sown on the site.
In addition, nearly all the tree planting in the restoration is now complete.
Unlike previous years, native plants
now dominate the restoration, providing food and shelter for wildlife and
FIneS
Chuck
Foulke addressed the Committee of the Whole (Common
Council and Plan Commission)
last May to discuss modifying
city fines and forfeitures, eliminating or reducing cannabis
possession fines, and changing
policing trends and hiring practices. The COW referred the issues to the license and
ordinance committee for review
and recommendation of ordinance changes to the common
council.
The COW discussion was
sparked by a letter from Dane
County executive Joe Parisi to
all Dane County municipalities
calling on them to review and
make changes to ordinances
that disparately impact some socioeconomic
and
racial
groups.
Nearly a year later the license
Next steps for the restoration in 2016 include:
1.) planting the remainder of the

site to prairie and oak savanna, in
areas formerly occupied by cottonwoods
2.) cutting, pulling, and spotspraying weeds, to give the prairie
plants room to grow
3.) transplanting trees and
shrubs from the Bock Community
Garden nursery
4.) conducting prescribed burns,
to promote prairie seedling germination and establishment
5.) partnering with neighbors to
limit spread of invasive species into
the Conservancy
year-round color and interest for Conservancy visitors.
None of this could have been accomplished without the help of dozens
of volunteers, a grant from the John C.
Bock Foundation and assistance from
the City of Middleton, Dane County,
the Bock Community Gardeners, and
dedicated members of the Friends.
A series of work sessions throughout
2015 kept the weeds at bay and gave
the young trees, prairie and savanna
plants room to grow. Concurrent with
the restoration work at Bock Forest,
Boy Scouts and city crews recently
built a 0.3-mile natural surface hiking
trail. The trail starts just north of the
kiosk on Highland Way and meanders
northwest, through the prairie and mature oak woodland.
The route offers an up-close look at
the savanna and oak woodland restoration, and a loop trail in the woodland
provides nice views of the Conservancy wetlands and Fredericks Hill to
the north.
and ordinance committee is

making a recommendation to
the common council to change
the ordinance from the current
fine structure - $175 for first offense, $375 for second offense,
and $750 for a third offense - to
$100 for the first offense, $200
for the second offense, $300 for
a third offense and $500 for the
fourth and subsequent offenses.
The ordinance includes the
same fees for paraphernalia,
which were not included in previous ordinance language.
Each offense includes additional court costs as well. Successful completion of alcohol
and other drug abuse program
can result in a fine reduction.
Though the ordinance refers
only to controlled substances,
city attorney Larry Bechler said
marijuana is the only controlled
Photo contributed
The City of Middleton has been restoring the 19.5-acre property since 2009, in partnership with Dane County,
the Friends of Pheasant Branch, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. John C. Bock Community
Forest is the newest addition to the Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
substance over which municipalities have any authority.

State laws permit certain offenses only to be prosecuted as
criminal acts, for example if
you possessed or tried to sell
heroin there would not be any
right for the municipality to
prosecute that as an ordinance
violation, Bechler explained.
There are some controlled substances and typically it would
be marijuana where state law
expressly allows the local government to prosecute it as an ordinance violation.
Bechler explained to the
council that the ordinance essentially only changes the municipal fines for marijuana
possession and paraphernalia.
So this is simply amending
the bond amounts and deposits
for those cases where we do
prosecute for controlled substances, but we would never

prosecute for something like
heroin or crack cocaine, Bechler said.
In 2014 Middleton Police
charged 54 people with possession of marijuana. Of those, 40
were adults and 14 juveniles, 37
white (69 percent), 10 black (19
percent), 5 Hispanic (9 percent),
and 2 Asian (4 percent).
Regardless of any ordinance
Middleton adopts, under current
Wisconsin law, a first offense of
marijuana possession, in any
amount, carries a misdemeanor
charge and a fine of up to
$1,000 and maximum of six
months in jail. A second offense, in any amount, carries a
felony charge with up to 3.5
years in prison and a $10,000
fine. The state generally lets
municipalities prosecute first

time offenses and amounts
under 25 grams while the state
prosecutes any amount over that
and second offenses.
Middleton resident Casey
Grady has been advocating for
Middleton to align with a Dane
County resolution that dropped
the fine to $1 plus court costs
(around $114) for possession of
less than 25 grams of marijuana. He says he is happy to
see it being reduced but he
thinks it is still far from reasonable in a county that already
passed a symbolic resolution to
make marijuana legal recreationally.
With what the county has
proposed, I dont see why municipalities havent adopted
similar ordinances, Grady
says.
continued from page 1
Grady says he is now working on gathering signatures to

get a referendum that would reduce the forfeiture for private
possession, use, and exchange
of cannabis. He says he doesnt
think the police or council are
talking the 2014 advisory referendum question results seriously enough.
Foulke said he believes the
complete elimination of marijuana fines is worth examining,
but that doing so as a municipality might be problematic.
Im not, my any means, an
anti-marijuana zealot, Foulke
said. But I do think that if you
are going to reduce the fine to
$1, you might as well eliminate
it completely. And I think thats
a discussion that should take
place at the state level.
Sculptures built from food help end hunger

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Sixth annual Canstruction Competition begins April 18

Want to give?
Every year, MOM distributes over 1.3 million pounds of

food to people in the local community. Make an impact on
someones life by giving to the organizations largest Food
Drive of the year. All donations (up to a total of $3,000) will
be matched by an anonymous donor. You can text your donation or you give online atcanstructionmadison.org/fooddrive.
1. Text608-554-4310the amount you want to donate (no
quotes or dollar signs necessary; must be $3 or more).
2. The automated system will send you a link. Click on the
link and fill out the mobile friendly form. Once you complete
the form, your donation will go through.
Community members are invited to attend the 6th Annual
Canstruction Madison event
beginning April 18 at West
Towne Mall in Madison, WI.
Hosted by Middleton Outreach
Ministry (MOM), 23 teams
from businesses, churches,
schools and organizations
around Dane County will build
giant structures made of canned
goods and packaged food and
will compete for awards, but

with a primary goal to help End
Hunger in our community.
This years theme is sCANning the Galaxy.
After the week-long event,
all food is donated to the MOM
Food Pantry, one of the largest
food pantries in the area, serving West Madison, Middleton
and Cross Plains.
The Canstruction Madison
build day is Monday, April 18

from 6am to 9pm, throughout
West Towne Mall. Audiences
can vote for their favorite
canned goods structure from
Tuesday, April 19 to Sunday,
April 24 through Facebook and
Instagram, or at the mall by
picking up a ballot at the Customer Service Center. The
Peoples Choice award, as
well as other honors including
Most Nutritious and Structural Ingenuity, will be given
at the Awards Ceremony on
April 24 at 6:30pm in the mall
Food Court, featuring emcee
Amy Carlson, NBC15.
There will be two structures
built in businesses in Middleton. Lexus of Madison will be
building on Saturday, April 16,
9-5pm, for anyone who wants
to see a preview of what is to
come at West Towne Mall.
Zimbrick Middleton will also
be building in their showroom.
Canstruction Madison not
only brings friends and colleagues together to give back
Date for annual Prairie Chase set
Photo contributed
This June 25, the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy will be hosting its second annual
Prairie Chase Run/Walk event in Orchid Heights Park, Middleton. The event includes a
5K/10K Run on the limestone trail that circles the Conservancy and a 5K Walk which will go off
into the prairie in and around Fredericks Hill.
Last year, they had close to 250 participants 25 of whom were children 18 years or younger.
They hope that we will attract more families with children this year. All children will receive a
free gift included in their race packet. Last year they received an illustrated booklet on birds
which was very popular.
All of this years participants will receive a free t-shirt (up to two per family). In addition,
after the race, they will be hosting a live bluegrass band and giving away free novelty prizes
as well as the usual bagels and bananas. Also, the winners of the mens and womens 5K and
10K run will win a prize. Registration is $45 for a family, $30 for an individual and only $15 for
a student.
None of this would be possible without the generous gifts of sponsors and with the permission
of the Friends partners in conservation & restoration Dane County and the City of Middleton.
Their sponsors so far this year are ATC, Fleet Feet Sports, Harbor Athletic, Fontana Sports and
the Prairie Cafe. They are actively looking for more sponsors so if you are interested, please contact Tom Crozier by sending him an email to development@pheasantbranch.org. To register for
this fun and healthy event, please go to: www.prairiechase.com.
Pictured above, race chair Tom Crozier starting the run with a pheasant call.
while team building, but it is an

opportunity for the community
to see how this friendly competition works to benefit those in
need. Each can is food for families and another step towards
ending hunger, says Al Ripp,
MOM Executive Director.
In 2015, MOM distributed
1.3 million pounds of food to
people in our community. Our
hope is that this event draws
awareness to the need, and also
to the many people and businesses that care deeply about
the well-being of people in our
community.
Canstruction
Madison
competitions have raised over
160 tons of food over the past
five years.
The event also coincides with
a $3,000 donation match to all
financial CanstructionMadison donations. Donations can
be made by texting 608-5544310 (for donations over $3) or
by
going
to
http://www.canstructionmadison.org/food-drive.
Event Details:
6th Annual Canstruction Madison:

sCANning the Galaxy at West Towne Mall
Monday, April 18th6am-9pm(Build)

Tuesday, April 19 Sunday, April 24: Public Viewing and
Voting during Mall Hours (10-9Monday-Saturday, 116Sunday)
Sunday, April 24, 6:30pm: Awards Ceremony (Food Court)
For more details about the
event,
visit:
http://www.canstructionmadison.org/
Canstruction
Madison
2016 is generously presented by
Godfrey & Kahn and Associated Bank.
MOM is a local non-profit
organization that leads a community-wide effort to prevent
homelessness and end hunger
for our neighbors throughout
Middleton, West Madison and
Cross Plains. Through our busi-
ness
partners,
affiliated
churches, area schools, community service clubs, and numerous individuals, we provide
food, clothing, housing assistance, emergency financial assistance, and special services
for seniors. All programs are
provided free of charge to
neighbors in need.
To learn more about the programs and people helped by

MOM, log on to momhelps.org.
Clocks in Motion
percussion quartet
will perform at the
Middleton library
Clocks in Motion, a percussion quartet based in

Madison, will perform at the
Middleton Public Library on
Wednesday, May 18, at 7
p.m. in the librarys lower
level Archer Room.
Founded in 2011, Clocks
in Motions performances include new music from living
composers, classical repertoire from the 20th century,
and experimental sounds
with handmade instruments.
The quartetmade up of
Matthew Coley, Kyle Flens,
Sean Kleve, and Garrett

Mendelowcomprises
a
wide variety of musical styles
and influence including, rock,
jazz, contemporary classical
music, orchestral percussion,
marching percussion, and
world music. Recent and upcoming engagements include
The Stone, Queensboro College, and NYU in New York
City; a performance and masterclass at Iowa State University; the Chicago Composers
Consortium, and the Omaha
Under the Radar Festival.
More information about

the group, including videos
of performances, can be
found at clocksinmotionpercussion.com. Registration
for this event is appreciated:
Online
at
midlibrary.org/events,
by
email
at
info@midlibrary.org, or by
phone at 608-827-7403.
As always, the library
would like to thank the
Friends of the Middleton
Public Library for funding
this special performance.
OBITUARY
FITCHBURG Norma
Kunde, age 92, after a weekend
in the presence of her family
and friends, and with her three
children at her bedside, passed
into the arms of God and the
presence of Jesus, where her
faith became sight, on Mon-
MAVROULIS
tion, saying virtually no other

person could match the knowledge, trust, leadership and heart
he has in the district.
Knowledge because of his
time in the district both as staff
and as a parent. Trust because
he already has a great reputation
in the district and the community. Leadership because of significant
changes
and
improvements to the districts
programs made while he was an
administrator. And heart because he considers the district to
be a second family.
Board member Paul Kinne
asked Mavroulis if he had any
ideas on how the district could
narrow the achievement gap
that persists among students of
different socioeconomic statuses, racial or ethnic background and English language
learners.
Engaging with families as
early as possible and finding out
what things the district is not
doing is what should be focused
on, said Mavroulis. He emphasized the need to embrace equity over equality. He also said
the district should be looking
more closely at how they are
teaching, not what they are
teaching.
Board member Ellen Lindgren said she had numerous discussions with colleagues about
who would replace Johnson and
nearly everyone immediately
pointed to Mavroulis as his successor. She asked him, Does
anybody not like George
Mavroulis?
Maybe someone has walked
away from me disagreeing, but
I dont think anyone has walked
away saying I dont like him,
Mavroulis responded after a robust laugh.
Board member Diane Hornung asked how he would handle the stresses of the position.
He said it is never hard for him
day, April 4, 2016, at Agrace

Hospice Care.
Norma was born on March
21, 1924, to Otis and Sylvia
Worden in Linwood Township
(Portage County), Wisconsin.
She graduated from high school
in Stevens Point and nursing
school at the Mayo Clinic. In
1949, Norma married Donald
Kunde, who was also from the
Stevens Point area. Over the
next 16 years, they lived in Milwaukee and the neighboring
suburb of Brown Deer. Norma
worked as a registered nurse,
eventually taking night shifts
while helping raise their three
young children. This passion for
meeting the needs of others
while doing her best to ensure
the well-being of her family
would become a hallmark of her
life. After moving to the Madi-
NORMA KUNDE
son area in the summer of 1965,

Norma earned her degree in education from the University of
Wisconsin before beginning the
next chapter of her career as a
public health nurse. During her
years with the Dane County
Health Department, she worked
with children as a school nurse,
and provided comprehensive
health care along with an
above-and-beyond level of personal care to homebound patients in rural Dane County that
included delivering food, supplies and Christmas decorations. After she formally retired
from her career as a nurse, she
continued to help friends and
neighbors during times of difficulty amidst the challenges in
her own life. She was a faithful
fan for her children and grandchildren at their games and
events, the queen in her chapter of the Red Hat Society, and
an active senior citizen who enjoyed excursions with her
grandkids, swimming classes
and trips with friends, popcorn,
jigsaw puzzles, dogs, Christmas
trees and Bible study. Norma is
survived by a large and loving
family that includes three children, Neal (Sue) of Verona,
Kevin (Cindy) of Verona, and
Kari (Doug) Willoughby of
Houlton. She leaves behind 12
grandchildren, Ben (Heidi)
Kunde of Oregon; Paul Kunde
of Oregon; Brittany Kunde of
Mandeville, Louisiana; Erin
(Brandon) Courts of Cross
Plains; Kourtney (Matt) Dubay
of Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Jenny Kunde of Oregon; Tyler
Klingberg of Madison; Brock
Kunde of Verona; Megan
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Kunde of Oregon; Valerie

Klingberg of Minneapolis;
Bryce Kunde of Verona; and
Nathanael (Katie) Klingberg of
Las Vegas, Nevada; and greatgrandchildren Maggie (Kesterson) Klingberg, Owen Courts,
Oliver Courts, Max Dubay and
Maecy Courts. Norma is also
survived by a brother, Cliff (Lu)
Worden of Michigan/Florida; a
sister, Janice (Doug) Sorenson
of Cedarburg; cousins; and
many nieces and nephews who
simply called her Auntie. She
was preceded in death by a
younger brother, Neal, in 1944
during the D-Day Invasion; her
father in 1976; her mother in
2003; and her husband, Don, in
1990.
A visitation will be held at
the GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL & CREMATION
CARE, 7435 University Ave.,

Middleton on Friday, April 15,
from 4-6 p.m. This will be followed by a memorial service officiated by Pastor Bill Minser of
Blackhawk Church at 6 p.m.,
and a time of food and fellowship. Burial will be in Sunset
Memory Gardens in Madison.
Normas family wants to thank
all of her caregivers over the
past several years and encourages people to donate to Agrace
Hospice Care, Blackhawk
Church or one of her favorite
charities, Jews for Jesus, in lieu
of flowers. Online condolences
may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson West
Funeral & Cremation Care
7435 University Avenue
(608)831-6761

to make a decision in the best
interest of the school district or
explain why he believes it is.
He added that he is used to most
of the stresses as deputy superintendent.
Mavroulis said he thinks
there is still tension from the
changes that were made under
Act 10 that added stress to the
lives of all district staff, but that
morale is gradually improving.
He noted that he feels the superintendent partly serves as a
caretaker for teachers. He said
staff must have the support they
need to be able to offer the support students need.
Board member Sean Hyfield
asked what Mavroulis would
like to accomplish before he retired as superintendent if he
were hired. He said having a
referendum pass to build new
facilities, improved graduation
rates and expanded personalized learning would be his
goals.
When kids have more control over their learning, they are
more engaged and we dont lose
as many, Mavroulis said.
He said he would like to do
hold listening sessions with
teachers to hear what they expect from him as a superintendent.
Mavroulis also praised Johnson for his work and said that he
learned from the best.
Board president Bob Green
somewhat jokingly asked
Mavroulis why he would want
to take on more work for a
fairly small increase in salary.
Mavroulis said he felt a responsibility to step up to the job because his knowledge would be
beneficial for the district.
The agenda item following
the discussion on the next steps
in the hiring process was to take
possible action on selecting a
new superintendent. Green explained to the board what the al-
George Mavroulis, far right, will take over as the new Middleton-Cross Plains Area superintendent July 1.
ternative would be to hiring
Mavroulis. He said they would
go through the Wisconsin Association of School Boards and
likely spend $30-$40,000 and
devote a lot of time and energy
to the recruiting, interviewing,
and hiring process.
I would really like to make
the motion that we hire George

Mavroulis as our superintendent, outgoing veteran school
board member Lindgren stated.
Thats the best motion I have
ever made.
We already know we have
an excellent candidate, we
would be taking risk and incur
substantial expenses if we were

to go through with a full-blown
search, Kinne said. I think in
this case it is very clear that the
benefits of hiring George without the costs and risks we avoid
by doing it makes the most
sense.
Hornung added that she
File photo
didnt think it would be fair to

bring in other applicants since
Mavroulis would likely be hard
to beat.
What you have in George,
you are not going to find anything better, Johnson said.
You may have some different
great people, but youre not
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Closely,
06/12/2015, $111.40, 4505
Nina Ln, Middleton, WI 53562
Gunderson, Sarah June, 38,
$38.00, 7406 Century Pl, Middleton, WI 53562
Gupta, Anmol, 18, Possession of Controlled Substance,
06/21/2015, $124.00, 4881
Highwood Cir, Middleton, WI
53562
Gupta, Anmol, 18, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
06/21/2015, $0.00, 4881 Highwood Cir, Middleton, WI
53562
Hagen, Brady John, 20,
Theft, 06/18/2015, $313.00,
2635 Amherst Rd., Apt. #3,
Middleton, WI 53562
Haugen, Christine E, 46,
Motor vehicle liability insur-
ance required, 06/26/2015,

$10.00, 1103 N Fairbrook Dr,
Waunakee, WI 53597
Hopp, Eric D, 52, H&R
Property
Adjacent/Hwy,
12/31/2014, $124.00, 9167
County Road A, Mount Horeb,
WI 53572
Hopp, Eric D, 52, Improper
Right
Turn,
12/31/2014,
$111.40, 9167 County Road A,
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
Hou, Xiping, 50, Exceeding
06/12/2015, $124.00, 224 S
High Point Rd, Madison, WI
53717
Hubbard, Teresa L, 64, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/26/2015, $124.00, 5425
Hampton Ct, Madison, WI
53705
Hurner, Randy L, 45, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 07/02/2015, $124.00, 611
Westwynd Ct, Mazomanie, WI
53560 9352
Ibarra Alba, Ismael, 45, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 06/13/2015, $124.00,
4741 Crescent Rd # 10, Madison, WI 53711
Jessen, Michael S, 51, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 06/18/2015,
$38.00, 3700 Parmenter St #
408, Middleton, WI 53562
Joachim, Angela R, 33, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
06/20/2015, $98.80, 1706
Northport Dr Apt 8, Madison,
WI 53704
Jollie, William H, 48, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 06/25/2015,
$0.00, 1805 Saeman St, Cross
Plains, WI 53528
Jones, Blanch E, 57, Vehicle
Registration
$98.80, 521 Northport Dr # 8,
Madison, WI 53704
Jones, Mary L, 70, Method
of Giving Signals, 06/25/2015,
$124.00, 1345 Blue Mounds
St, Black Earth, WI 53515
Jordahl, Adam R, 18, Possession of Controlled Substance, 06/20/2015, $124.00,
5909 Sandhill Dr, Middleton,
WI 53562
Jordahl, Adam R, 18, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
06/20/2015, $0.00, 5909 Sandhill Dr, Middleton, WI 53562
Kagels, David S, 43, Method
of Giving Signals, 06/13/2015,
$98.80, 2157 Middleton Beach
Rd, Middleton, WI 53562
Kang, Jay, 35, Inattentive
Driving, 06/19/2015, $111.40,
1130 Bluebird Trl, Waunakee,
WI 53597
Kang, Sung-Hyun, 22, Failure to Stop For Flashing Red
Signal, 06/15/2015, $98.80,
8550 Greenway Blvd # 214,

Middleton, WI 53562
Karathomas, Ioannis, 30,
Limits, 06/14/2015, $124.00,
3700 Parmenter St Apt 409,
Middleton, WI 53562
Khusro, Fatima Hasan, 29,
Limits, 06/29/2015, $98.80,
6995 Friendship Ln, Middleton, WI 53562
Kinart, Ashley D, 31, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/12/2015, $98.80, 2537
Dahle St, Madison, WI 53704
Klubertanz, Aaron P, 31, Operating vehicle without insurance, 06/14/2015, $124.00,
7121 Century Ave, Middleton,
WI 53562
Kohnmann, Jeremy W, 30,
Method of Giving Signals,
06/24/2015, $98.80, 3041
Melody Pkwy, Cross Plains, WI
53528
Kornell, Christopher R, 19,
Operating While Intoxicated,
05/31/2015, $811.00, 1618
Fordem Ave, #104, Madison,
WI 53704
Sign, 05/31/2015, $0.00, 1618
Fordem Ave, #104, Madison,
WI 53704
Operating With/PAC .08-.099,
05/31/2015, $0.00, 1618 Fordem Ave, #104, Madison, WI
53704
Krull, Bailee J, 24, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/28/2015, $149.20, 2022
Elka Ln # 10, Madison, WI
53704
Lee, Jackson P, 18, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/12/2015, $98.80, 1996
Lewis St, Cross Plains, WI
53528
Lewis, Joan M, 58, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/16/2015, $98.80, 7434
Blazing Stars Dr, Middleton,
WI 53562
Lewis, Shawn P, 40, Non
Registration,
06/20/2015,
$98.80, 2136Th Gtwy N # 40,
Middleton, WI 53562
Little, David R, 51, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/13/2015, $98.80, 5919
Woodcreek Ln, Middleton, WI
53562
Lonetree-Palasz,
Sebastian, 19, Possession of Controlled Substance, 06/16/2015,
$281.50, 2417 Adler Cir, Middleton, WI 53562
Lonetree-Palasz,
Sebastian, 19, Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia,
06/16/2015,
$187.00, 2417 Adler Cir, Middleton, WI 53562
Loughlin, Bre E, 39, Exceeding Zones and Posted Lim-
its, 06/22/2015, $124.00, 2150

Vintage Drive, Fitchburg, WI
53575
Love, Phillip A, 72, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
05/29/2015, $98.80, 10104 Bittersweet Rd, Wausau, WI
54401
Luedtke, Kristina M, 37, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/14/2015, $98.80, 3246
Round Table Way, Cross Plains,
WI 53528
Malaney, Jeffrey D, 48, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/27/2015, $98.80, N5190
Granville Ct, Elkhorn, WI
53121
Marks, Scott J, 47, Motor
vehicle liability insurance required, 06/15/2015, $10.00,
N1167
Redwing
Dr,
Greenville, WI 54942
Marquardt, Nicholas R, 26,
$98.80, 2615 Amherst Rd., #
Martin, Leslie E III, 59, Disorderly Conduct, 04/10/2015,
$124.00, 18 Greystone Cir,
Middleton, WI 53562
Mayfield, Susan M, 63, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/25/2015, $98.80, 313
Pebble Brook Ln, Lodi, WI
53555
Mcmillion, Ivory David, 32,
Possession of Controlled Substance, 06/28/2015, $281.50,
5211 Raymond Rd, Madison,
WI 53711
Sign, 06/28/2015, $98.80, 5211
Raymond Rd, Madison, WI
53711
Operating after revocation,
06/28/2015, $124.00, 5211
Raymond Rd, Madison, WI
53711
Miller, Jesse J, 34, Operating
while Suspended, 06/25/2015,
$124.00, 2609 Pheasant Ridge
Trl # 7, Madison, WI 53713
Miller, Jesse J, 34, Every Vehicle Equipped with at least 2
Headla, 06/25/2015, $86.20,
2609 Pheasant Ridge Trl # 7,
Madison, WI 53713
Molinares, Manuel S, 22,
Sign, 06/18/2015, $98.80, 3953
St Road 19, De Forest, WI
53532
Molinares, Manuel S, 22,
$98.80, 3953 St Road 19, De
Forest, WI 53532
Moore, Shataqua J, 24, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 06/20/2015,
$98.80, 2709 Pheasant Ridge
Trl # 3, Madison, WI 53713
Moran, Joshua L, 38, Non
See COURt, page 11
COURt
Registration,
06/14/2015,
$98.80, 7014 University Ave,
Middleton, WI 53562
Moreno, Krystal M, 20, Failure To Report Accident,
06/08/2015, $313.00, 7144 Tree
Lane, Madison, WI 53717
Moreno, Krystal M, 20, Operating vehicle without insurance, 06/08/2015, $0.00, 7144
Tree Lane, Madison, WI 53717
Murphy, Sandra L, 58, Traffic Control Signal Violation red,
06/24/2015, $98.80, 6727
Shamrock Glen Cir, Middleton,
WI 53562
Muth, David L, 56, Disorderly Conduct, 06/26/2015,
$149.20, 521 Topaz Ln, Madison, WI 53714
Neale, Colton J, 24, Non
Registration,
06/21/2015,
$98.80, 5916 Mayhill Dr,
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Neis, Jeffrey S, 49, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/23/2015, $98.80, 6659
Traveler Trl, Windsor, WI
53598
Nelesen, Jenna N, 20,
Method of Giving Signals,
06/22/2015, $98.80, 5441
Kalesey Ct Lot 21, Waunakee,
WI 53597
Newbury, Sandra P, 51, Non
Registration,
06/18/2015,
$98.80, 1210 Seminole Highway, Madison, WI 53711
Newbury, Sandra P, 51, Operating vehicle without insurance, 06/18/2015, $124.00,
1210
Seminole Highway,
Madison, WI 53711
Niles, Kevin M, 39, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
07/02/2015, $124.00, 124 W.
Main Street, Waunakee, WI
53597
Noles-Seiter, Victoria M, 26,
Limits, 06/20/2015, $124.00,
5052 County Road F, Black
Earth, WI 53515
Nonn, Susan L, 50, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/24/2015, $98.80, 5152
Torino Ct Apt 2, Middleton, WI
53562
Oliveras, Michelle G, 22,
Sign, 06/13/2015, $98.80, 1612
Middleton St, Middleton, WI
53562
Opland, Wade M, 48, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/14/2015, $98.80, 1015
Blue Aster Trl, Middleton, WI
53562
Pearson, Christinna W, 36,
Limits, 06/06/2015, $124.00,
1135 Liberty Blvd, Sun Prairie,
WI 53590
Perna, Michael J, 25, Possession of Controlled Substance,
02/18/2015, $0.00, 2322 Independence Lane, #309, Madison, WI 53704
Perna, Michael J, 25, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
Perna, Michael J, 25, Operating
While
Intoxicated,
Pertzborn-Whiting,
Lisa
A, 47, Exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, 03/14/2015,
$98.80, 1501 Wexford Dr,
Waunakee, WI 53597
Powers, Adelle K, 31, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/12/2015, $98.80, 1665
Hillside Rd, Cambridge, WI
53523
Reynolds, Georgia C, 59,
Auto Following Too Closely,
06/26/2015, $98.80, 5126
Churchill Ln # 4, Middleton,
WI 53562
Richardson, Cindy E, 52,
Limits, 06/15/2015, $98.80,
5754 Highway V, Deforest, WI
53532
Ripp, Kari J, 45, Exceeding
06/12/2015, $98.80, 5959
Cherokee Valley Pass, Waunakee, WI 53597
Rockmore, Jervarious J, 20,
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, 06/18/2015, $124.00, 5337
Century Ave # 7, Middleton, WI
53562
Rockmore, Jervarious J, 20,
Theft, 06/18/2015, $187.00,
5337 Century Ave # 7, Middleton, WI 53562
Rolack, Zendel J, 18, Operating
while
Suspended,
06/22/2015, $124.00, 714 Vernon Ave, Madison, WI 53714
Rolack, Zendel J, 18, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/22/2015, $174.40, 714
Vernon Ave, Madison, WI
53714
Sabel, Jessica L, 40, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/20/2015, $98.80, W3869
Bittersweet Ln, Fond Du Lac,
WI 54935
Sandbergh,
Randall
Ryan, 19, Disorderly Conduct,
06/15/2015, $250.00, 3531
Salerno Ct #3, Middleton, WI
53562
Schlefke, Lonie C, 63,
Motor vehicle liability insurance required, 06/24/2015,
$10.00, 104 W Green St, Fox
Lake, WI 53933
Schlieckau, Jeffrey H, 47,
$38.00, 8415 Airport Rd, Middleton, WI 53562
Shoemaker Allen, Raquel
S, 45, Exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, 06/24/2015,
$98.80, 2564 Branch St, Middleton, WI 53562
Silbaugh, Tammy T, 42, Unlawful Use Of Telephone,
05/28/2014, $0.00, 856 Orchid
Ct, Verona, WI 53593
Skindrud, Robert M, 22, Operating while Suspended,
07/03/2015, $124.00, 3006
Town Hall Rd, Mount Horeb,
WI 53572
Sklare, Scott D, 60, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
05/21/2015, $149.20, 7028 Old
Sauk Rd, Madison, WI 53717
Smith, Sonia J, 33, Operating
after
revocation,
06/21/2015, $124.00, 1866
Fisher St #2, Madison, WI
53713
Sorum, Kathy S, 66, Non
Registration,
05/28/2015,
$38.00, 2928 Patty Ln Apt 1,
Middleton, WI 53562
Stafford, Marissa H, 32, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/28/2015, $98.80, 26
Arizona Cir, Madison, WI
53704
Staley, Carrie L, 43, Non
Registration,
06/23/2015,
$98.80, 2546 Commercial Ave,
Madison, WI 53704
Staley, Carrie L, 43, Vehicle

Registration
$98.80, 2546 Commercial Ave,
Madison, WI 53704
Stueber, Riva M, 21, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/23/2015, $98.80, 2651
Gaston Rd, Cottage Grove, WI
53527
Sullivan, Hannah M, 19,
Possession Of False Identification, 06/18/2015, $187.00, 7696
Almor Dr, Verona, WI 53593
Swenson, Brittany A, 26,
Limits, 06/27/2015, $98.80,
WI 53562
Tagliarino, Antonio L, 47,
Limits, 06/29/2015, $98.80,
7100 Belle Fontaine Blvd #
Tagliarino, Antonio L, 47,
Operating vehicle without insurance, 06/29/2015, $124.00,
7100 Belle Fontaine Blvd #
Tanner, Leila A, 21, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
06/21/2015, $187.00, 402 New
Castle Way, Madison, WI
53704
Tanner, Leila A, 21, Possession of Controlled Substance,
06/21/2015, $281.50, 402 New
Castle Way, Madison, WI
53704
Tecpoyotl Daniel, Salvador, 27, No Drivers License
on
Person,
06/10/2015,
$124.00, 7549 Carrington Dr
Apt G, Madison, WI 53719
Tecuatl Lopez, Jessica, 19,
Operating w/o a Valid Drivers
License, 06/12/2015, $86.20,
535 Moorland Rd., Apt. #102,
Madison, WI 53713
Tierney, Timothy A, 83,
Traffic Control Signal Violation
red, 06/21/2015, $98.80, 6107
Midwood Ave, Monona, WI
53716
Tool, Lynn C, 68, Exceeding
06/28/2015, $124.00, 535 Winnebago, Portage, WI 53901
Turner, Tavarionte D, 21,
Oper M/V by Permitee w/o instructor, 06/10/2015, $124.00,
6325 Pheasant Ln # 40B, Mid-
dleton, WI 53562
Turner, Tavarionte D, 21,
Operating vehicle without insurance, 06/10/2015, $124.00,
6325 Pheasant Ln # 40B, Middleton, WI 53562
Undersander, Dan, 64, Auto
Following
Too
Closely,
06/18/2015, $124.00, 7526 Fox
Point Cr, Madison, WI 53717
Valencia, Pablo R, 22, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/23/2015, $98.80, 2319
Chalet Gardens Rd # 201,
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Valencia, Pablo R, 22, Operating
while
Suspended,
06/23/2015, $124.00, 2319
Chalet Gardens Rd # 201,
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Vandervest, Jason L, 39, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/13/2015, $124.00, 4600
Ellington Way, Middleton, WI
53562
Vue, John, 23, Exceeding
07/01/2015, $124.00, 3301
Portage Rd, Madison, WI
53704
Waggoner, Ted W, 23, Non
Registration,
04/23/2015,
$98.80, 939 Silver Ripple Way,
Deforest, WI 53532
Waggoner, Ted W, 23, Operating vehicle without insurance,
04/23/2015, $124.00, 939 Silver Ripple Way, Deforest, WI
53532
Waggoner, Ted W, 23, Operwhile
Suspended,
ating
04/23/2015, $124.00, 939 Sil-
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ver Ripple Way, Deforest, WI

53532
Walker, David A, 47, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 05/07/2015, $98.80, 7004
Harvest Hill Rd, Madison, WI
53717
Walker, Lawrence D, 55,
FYR while Making Left Turn,
06/08/2015, $0.00, 2464 Parker
Pl, Madison, WI 53713
Wall, Meghan R, 19, Non
Registration,
06/12/2015,
$98.80, 4671 Stonewood Dr,
Middleton, WI 53562
Weber, Daniel F, 27, Speed
Indicator-None-Defective,
03/02/2015, $149.20, 618
David Avenue, Sheboygan
Falls, WI 53085
Weier, Aaron J, 41, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/27/2015, $124.00, 7321
Heather Glen Dr, Madison, WI
53719
Weier, Erica L, 40, Unsafe
Backing
Of
Vehicle,
06/11/2015, $98.80, 7321
Heather Glen Dr, Madison, WI
53719
Westedt, Jacob Paul, 21, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 06/20/2015, $124.00,
WI 53562
Westover, Meredith L, 44,
Limits, 06/26/2015, $124.00,
6641 Boulder Ln, Middleton,
WI 53562
Wethal, Tabatha J, 31, Ob-
structing Traffic, 06/18/2015,

$98.80, 6312 Maywood Ave,
Middleton, WI 53562
Wik, Galen R, 71, Obstructing Traffic, 04/12/2015, $98.80,
518 Garden Street, Eau Claire,
WI 54703
Wiley, Tamme D, 38, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/13/2015, $124.00, 3409
Valley Ridge Rd, Middleton,
WI 53562
Wilson, Julie A, 33, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/27/2015, $124.00, 403 Pinehurst Dr, Waunakee, WI 53597
Wright, Candie L, 20, Operating vehicle without insurance,
06/17/2015, $38.00, 6746
Fairhaven Rd # 3, Madison, WI
53719
Zhao, Rui, 41, Motor vehicle
liability insurance required,
06/13/2015, $10.00, 3434
Dorchester Way, Madison, WI
53719
Ziegler Jr, Robert L, 44, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/28/2015, $124.00, 309
Walnut St, Sauk City, WI
53583
Ziegler, Cheryl L, 47, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/11/2015, $98.80, 4985
Church Rd, Middleton, WI
53562
Zwettler, Kathleen M, 62,
Limits, 06/24/2015, $124.00, 37
S Meadow Ln, Madison, WI
53705.
PAGE 12
RUSSIA
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
the store and looking after their

children, Darya and Dmitriy,
seven days a week.
Ekaterina grew up in the city
of Vladimir, one of Russias ancient capitals, located about
three hours from Moscow.
Alexey spent his early years
1,000 miles to the south in that
vast land.
It was not until they ventured
to the United States, however,
that the couple met, fell in love,
married and opened a grocery
store.
In a way, Ekaterina was
preparing for her eventual move
to the west from an early age.
We had English in school
from, I think, first grade, she

recalls. My mother made sure
I went to the English school. I
think she thought it would help
me in the future.
The school was filled with
the English language, so of
course everyone dreamed of
going [to America], she adds.
When they arrived in Wisconsin, they discovered a dialect that was markedly
different from the British English they had learned in school.
But they adapted, and while visiting Milwaukee one day their
future course was set. There,
they found a market that sold
foods from their homeland. In
Intermarket boasts a vast selection of Russian and eastern European foods. Clockwise from left: cured meats and sausages;
fruit preserves; dairy products including kefer, butter and farmers cheese; frozen dumplings and berries; caviar.
the car, over pretzels on the ride
home, they spoke about how
good it was to taste the familiar
flavors of their youth.
Growing up there were always healthy choices homemade food, she recalls. We try
to do the same thing here. My
mom was always baking.
Those pretzels lit a spark, and
soon they were dreaming up
their own Russian grocery store
closer to home.
I dont even know who said
it first, she remembers. We
did everything together and I
kept saying, Were going to do
this. Its going to work out.
They found the perfect spot
I dont know, I just like this
place, she observes and
opened their doors to the public
in 2009. People, most of them

from eastern Europe in those
early days, poured into the
small space. They had galvanized a thriving community in
the Middleton and Madison
area that they previously did not
know existed.
On the first day one Russian
woman ran in and asked, Are
you really open? Ekaterina
says. We hadnt really advertised, but on that day hundreds
of people came. We didnt
know it would be like that, and
we were afraid we would run
out of everything.
The store became a hub for
people with eastern European
roots. A Russian childcare soon
opened nearby, as did a Russian
massage parlor.
Intermarket also became a

very inexpensive, very accessible little trip to the sights,
smells and flavors of Russia for
those who have never actually
traveled that far east.
The Pronin family still tries
to visit their homeland at least
once each year.
We try to go every summer, Ekaterina says. My parents live in Russia, and its my
responsibility to take the kids to
see them.
For most of the year, however, they live their little version
of the American dream. They
bought a home, where they
grow a wide assortment of
berries, and their children
Skype with their grandparents
each day.
At Intermarket, things are
never boring. Imports tend to
change, and there are always
new products to sample and add
to the overflowing shelves.
Some things might be here
only once, she says. We are
not in charge of that.
We try to keep things from
all over eastern Europe, she
adds. Ukraine, Poland, Latvia
and Lithuania.
If it doesnt taste okay, we
wont sell it, she says with a
chuckle. Thats why we keep
growing.
Intermarket is located at
5317 Old Middleton Rd.
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Pheasant
Branch prairie
will rise like a
Phoenix from
the ashes
Photos by Dale Klubertanz
On Tuesday, March 29, a prescribedburntook place

at Pheasant Branch Conservancy. It was performed by
Quercus Land Stewartship Services and was paid for by
the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy through the
support of its members.
PAGE 17
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Reischel on
Twitter at
@robreischel
Strong start for MHS golfers
Cardinals 2nd
at Wisconsin
Dells Invite
by ROB ReISCheL
Times-Tribune
Its a year of great expectations.

A season of tremendous
hope.
And Middletons boys golf
team showed last Saturday its
ready to live up to the hype.
The Cardinals opened their
season with an impressive performance at the 17-team
Wisconsin Dells Invitational
last Saturday.
Middleton finished in second place at 308, two shots
behind White Bear Lake
(Minn.). Madison Memorial
(311), Forest Lake, Mn. (312)
and Waunakee (315) rounded
out the top five. The first day of
the tournament was cancelled
due to inclement weather.
Middleton like every
other team during this brutal
spring had struggled to get
in practice rounds. But the
Cardinals gave a solid performance on a sunny, 40-degree day
that felt almost balmy.
That was the first time we
played 18 (holes) all year,
Middleton coach Tom Cabalka
said. The kids havent walked
18 and they havent had to concentrate for four-plus hours.
So for the first time out, I
thought it was good. I dont
think they were terribly satisfied with how they scored, but
it wasnt bad at all.
Middleton played without
senior Joey Levin, its typical
No. 2 golfer, who was sick all
of last week. The rest of the

Cardinals all stepped up,
though.
Senior Brady Thomas had a
strong day with a 75 that was
good for a fourth place tie.
Im sure it gave him the
confidence he needs, Cabalka
said of Thomas. He showed
that he can play with some of
the best golfers and be one of
the better players in any tournament.
Senior Emmet Herb carded
a 76 and senior Nils Arneson
shot a 77. Sophomore Andy
Zucker added an 80, while junior Brett Wipfli shot an 82.
Zucker, Wipfli, sophomore
Henry Taylor and others are
expected to vie for the
Cardinals No. 5 spot. So
Cabalka liked getting a firsthand look at two of the candidates.
Thats something youd
like to figure out sooner than
later, Cabalka said. If you
can get your lineup set, it takes
some pressure off of your No. 5
kid.
Hes not looking back and

wondering hows so and so is
playing. It would just take a little pressure off.
On deck: Middleton was
at
the
Madison
West
Quadrangular Tuesday, then is
at the Madison Edgewood
Invitational Monday at Maple
Bluff Country Club at noon.
April 9
Boys golf
WISCONSIN DELLS INVITATIONAL
Large schools
Team scores: 1, White Bear Lake
(Mn.) 306; 2, Middleton 308; 3,
Madison Memorial 311; 4, Forest Lake
(Minn.) 312; 5, Waunakee 315; 6,
Stevens Point 323; 7, Cretin Derham
Hall (Minn.) 328; 8, Sun Prairie 328; 9,
East Ridge (Minn.) 329; 10, Waukesha
West 333; 11, Racine Park 335; 12,
Stoughton 340; 13, Baraboo 347; 14,
Wausau East 349; 15, Marshfield 352;
16, Holmen 396; 17, Beloit Memorial
inc.
Top 10 individuals: OLoughlin,
MM, 71; Delaney, WBL, 73; Hinz, Bar,
74; Thomas, Mid, 75; Bancker, StP, 75;
Forseth, Waun, 75; Herb, Mid, 76;
Oberding, RP, 76; Thomas, StP, 76;
Tuman, WE, 76; Marston, WBL, 76.
Middleton: Thomas 75, Herb 76,
Arneson 77, Zucker 80.
File photos
Middleton seniors Brady Thomas (above) and Nile Arneson (top, left) led Middleton to a second
place finish at the Wisconsin Dells Invite last Saturday.
Baseball Cards top Parker

PAGE 18
Cardinals
impressive in
season opener
by ROB ReISCheL
Times-Tribune
They received a one-hitter

from their ace.
They had a terrific day at
the plate, with 12 total hits,
including three of the extra
base variety.
And their defense was solid
throughout.
Middletons baseball team
kicked off its season in style
last Wednesday, rolling past
host Janesville Parker, 5-1.
The guys played well,
which was good to see,
Middleton manager Tom
Schmitt said. We were pretty
good in all areas.
The Cardinals had a rough
2015, in which they went just
10-16. So Schmitt and his
team wanted nothing more
than to start fast in 2016.
Middleton did that by

excelling in every area.
Senior Alec Morrison was
sensational on the mound,
allowing just one run and one
hit in six innings. Morrison
struck out nine, walked two
and faced just 19 batters
one over the minimum.
He had great command,
Schmitt said of Morrison. He
was able to locate his curveball. He mixed all four pitches
pretty well, and he threw his
fastball in spots and locations
he needed to.
Middletons offense did its
part, as well.
In the third, senior second
baseman Hunter Bindl singled
and stole second. Then with
two outs, Cardinals left-handed hitting catcher Alen Roden
ripped a home run to right
field off Parker lefty Hunter
Van Zandt.
Alans not a workout
freak, but hes a strong, natural kid, Schmitt said. Hes
one of those smart, steady
kids that doesnt get rattled.
Middleton added a pair of

runs in the fourth inning.
Bindl had an RBI single and
Brennan Schmitt had a sacrifice fly.
Then in the seventh, Drew
Finley-Haag had an RBI single that scored Roden.
Bindl worked a scoreless
seventh in relief of Morrison.
It was a good start, but its
just one game, Schmitt said.
We need to keep it going.
scheduled to host Verona
Monday and was at Madison
East Tuesday. The Cardinals
are at Madison La Follette
Thursday at 5 p.m., then host
Sun Prairie Saturday at 2 p.m.
Weve got a lot of good
tests this week, Schmitt said.
We need to get some wins.
survivor and a Middleton

graduate.
Sun Prairies official Bat
Kids will be Connor Killerlain
and Antinique Auston, in
honor of their mothers who
have each fought cancer.
A University of Wisconsin
Badger student-athlete has
also agreed to sing the
National Anthem before the
game.
While the teams are rivals,
Sun Prairie manager Rob
Hamilton and Middleton skipper Tom Schmitt have been
friends for almost 20 years.
This cause is a chance for the
players to compete hard
between the lines, while making a difference in ways that
clearly transcend the baseball
field.
Middleton is honored to
be able to take part in this
event with a team and coach
from Sun Prairie that we

respect, Schmitt said. We
appreciate the health our players have been blessed with
that gives them a chance to be
on the field, and we hope to
make a small difference for
those children who are battling far more than an opposing pitcher. We are also grateful to the community for their
generous support of this
game.
Numerous raffle prizes will
be offered during the game,
including a one-week stay at
an Arizona vacation home,
Vortex
binoculars
and
rangefinder, four Madison
Mallards tickets to the Duck
blind, a golf foursome at
April 6
Middleton 5, Janesville Parker 1
Middleton ........... 002 200 1 5
Parker ................. 100 000 0 1
4-2-2-2, Kouba, rf, 3-0-0-0; FinleyHaag, cf, 4-0-3-1, Morrison, p, 4-03-0; Arias, cr, 0-0-0-0; Tickner, 2b,
0-0-0-0; Belleveau, lf, 2-1-1-0;
Shipley, dh, 4-0-1-0; Ross, 1b, 0-00-0; Ziegler, pr, 0-1-0-0; Bindl, 2bp, 3-1-2-1. Totals: 30-5-12-5.
JANESVILLE PARKER (abr-h-rbi) Bailey, cf, 1-0-0-0;
Birkett, 2b, 3-1-0-0; Yerke, 1b, 3-01-1; Powers, c, 3-0-0-0; Bohlman,
3b, 2-0-0-0; Perkins, ph, 1-0-0-0;
Garvoille,
rf,
2-0-0-0;
H.
Schneider, dh, 2-0-0-0; Van Zandt,
p, 0-0-0-0; N. Schneider, p, 0-0-00; Schaitel, ss, 2-0-0-0; Hendricks,
lf, 2-0-0-0. Totals: 21-1-1-1.
2BMorrison 2, Yerke. HR
Roden. EMiddleton 1, Parker 2.
LOBMiddleton 9, Parker 3.
DPMiddleton 1. SBBindl,
Ziegler. SFSchmitt.
Pitching (IP-H-R-ER-SO-BB)
Middleton
Morrison 6-1-1-1-9-2
Bindl 1-0-0-0-1-1
Parker
Van Zandt 5-9-4-4-1-4
N. Schneider 2-3-1-1-1-1
MIDDLETON 5, PARKER 1
MIDDLETON (ab-r-h-rbi)
Monreal 3-0-0-0; Kelliher, ph, 1-00-0; Schmitt, 3b, 3-0-0-1, Roden, c,
Middleton, Sun Prairie meet

in Strike Out Cancer game
Long time Big Eight

Conference baseball rivals
Sun Prairie and Middleton
will again unite in an effort to
raise money for pediatric cancer research during the
Cardinals Strike Out Cancer
game on Saturday. The conference game will be played at
2 p.m. at Middleton High
School.
The third annual fundraiser
game will benefit the
American Family Childrens
Hospital pediatric cancer
research efforts. In each of the
past two years, these traditional baseball powerhouses
have raised more than
$10,000 during the Strike Out
Cancer games.
Admission to the game is
free, although there is an
opportunity for fans to make a
charitable donation upon
entry, or through an apparel
purchase. Each team will wear
a special Strike Out Cancer
baseball cap to honor those
touched by cancer. The caps
will also be available for fans
to purchase at the game.
Those touched by cancer
will play key roles at the
game.
The first pitch will be
thrown by Middleton sophomore Jackson Pagel, who has
been courageously battling
cancer. Middletons Bat Boy
will be Nicholas Meinholz,
whose brother Matt is a cancer
Bishops Bay, a signed

Shaquille ONeal jersey, several Spectrum Brands products, and numerous local gift
cards.
Fans can donate to their
respective teams by writing a
check to American Family
Childrens Hospital and submitting it to their team coaches at the high school, or by
bringing it to the game.
Questions about the event
or donating by mail can be
directed to Ann Maastricht at
amaastricht5@gmail.com.
File photo
Drew Finley-Haag and Middletons baseball team rolled past

Janesville Parker last Wednesday.
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Girls softball Roster
name
Jessi Nonn
Hannah Edington
Jessica Parente
Katherine Hibner
Bailey Kalscheur
Rachel Everson
Hanna Fisher
Katrina Anderson
Shelby Ballweg
Makenzie Kopp
Molly Trehey
Sara Wettstein
Lauren Banke
Megan Delabarre
Mya Williams
Kalyn Sonday
Amber Maas
Yr.
Jr.
Soph.
Soph.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Soph.
Sr.
Jr.
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Pos.
OF
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C-OF
2B-SS
3B-SS
OF
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OF-C
1B
P-DP
Utility
Utility
P-OF
2B
SS
1B
C-DP
Rough beginning for softball Cards

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Lauren Banke (above), Hanna Fisher (below) and Middletons girls softball team dropped their season opener last Wednesday.
Middleton
routed by
Madison East
by ROB ReISCheL
Times-Tribune
Last Wednesday, Big Eight

Conference athletic directors
voted that outdoor events
wouldnt be played if the wind
chill is 35 degrees, or colder,
two hours before the game or
up to two hours after the start
time.
That rule came 24 hours
too late for Middletons girls
softball team.
The Cardinals dropped
their season-opener, 12-1, at
Madison East last Tuesday in
a game played with wind
chills hovering around 25
degrees and with periodic rain
and sleet. The game was
stopped after five innings due
to the 10-run rule.
No
excuses,
said
Middleton first-year manager
Perry Hibner, who dropped
his first game. East performed well and we didnt.
We struggled in every
area. We didnt throw many
strikes, we werent clean in
the field and we didnt hit the
ball well. About the only highlight was no one was injured
getting on or off the bus.
Middleton actually took a
1-0 lead after -inning.
In the top of the first,
Rachel Everson had a one-out
single and Jessica Parente followed with a hard single up
the middle.
Shelby Ballweg walked on
four pitches to load the bases.
Katrina Anderson then hit a
high pop-up to second that
was
dropped,
allowing
Everson to score.
But Middleton could only
manage two hits the rest of the
way off of East standout
Ayden Romer.
She pitched well against
us the second time we played
East in 2015, Hibner said of

Romer. She has good speed
and moved her pitches
around. But we were too
patient at the plate and took
too many first-pitch strikes
that were great pitches to hit
hard.
Middleton
starter
Makenzie Kopp struggled to
throw strikes. Kopp walked
the first two batters and five
total in the first inning. That
helped the Purgolders score
three first inning runs on just
one hit.
East added a run in the second and struck for two quick
runs in the third to grab a 6-1
lead. Hibner replaced Kopp
with sophomore Lauren
Banke, who hasnt felt well
for the past week.
Banke also struggled, and
by the end of the frame, East
had taken an 11-1 lead.
Madison East has a very
nice team, but we didnt see
this coming, Hibner said.
We have been working hard
and the girls have been doing
what we asked them to do.
The weather wasnt good
and we reminded them the
team that gets on top in difficult conditions has a huge
advantage. We certainly didnt
compete to our abilities.
The Cardinals were Big
Eight Conference co-champions a year ago and have
extremely high hopes again
this spring. Thats why Hibner
was extremely optimistic his
team would bounce back with
gusto.
This group has had a lot of
success over the years, he
said. How we deal with this
adversity is very important.
If we bounce back and
compete the way we need in
order to be successful in the
Big Eight, then it will have
been a great early season lesson. I was very pleased with
how hard we have practiced
and supported one another the
past few days.
scheduled to host Sun Prairie

Tuesday. The Cardinals then
host Madison Memorial
Thursday at 5 p.m. and WIAA

Division 2 juggernaut River
Valley Friday at 5 p.m.
head coach:Perry Hibner

Assistant coaches:Amy Siedschlag and
Rich OConnor
Middletons home games

were expected to be played at
Orchid Heights for now
because Firefighters Park

still wasnt open.
Girls track team wins triangular

PAGE 20
by ROB ReISCheL
Times-Tribune
Middletons girls track and

field team nipped Verona and
rolled past Madison East in a
triple dual last Tuesday.
The Cardinals edged the
Wildcats, 74-67, and notched a
convincing 108-31 win over
the Purgolders.
Middleton
sophomore
Charlotte Sue won the 1,600meter run (5:37.30), while
sophomore Iris Ohlrogge won
the 3,200 (11:48.50).
Senior Lauren Smith won
the 100-meter hurdles (16.15)
and the long jump (16-4 ),
while senior Sara Gaab captured the 300-meter hurdles
(53.71).
Sophomore
Jennifer
McGinnis won the triple jump
(33-4),
junior
Madeline
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn captured
the pole vault (9-0) and senior
Kiara Cruz won the shot put
(33-4).
In addition, Middletons
800-meter relay team of sophomore Autumn Delaney, senior
Abigail Webber, senior Hailee
Milton and McGinnis finished
first in 1:53.25.
Middleton also finished in
16th place at the Wisconsin
State Indoor Track and Field
Championships held at UWWhitewater last Saturday.
senior
Sam
Cardinals
Valentine won the 1,600 meter
run in 5:00.29, outdistancing
runner-up Mason Kalender of
Holmen by more than 12 seconds
(5:12.37).
Betsy
Hathaway was eighth in the
pole
vault
(10-0)
and
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn was 15th
in (8-6).
Middletons
800-meter
relay team of sophomore
Autumn Delaney, junior Betsy
Hathaway, sophomore Jen
McGinnis and senior Hailee
Milton was ninth (1:52.02).
April 5
Middleton Triangular
Team scores: Middleton 108,
Madison East 31; Verona 112,
Madison East 19; Middleton 74,
Verona 67.
100: Mitchell, V, :12.66.
200: Mitchell, V, :26.28.
400: Larson, ME, 1:03.70.
Photos courtesy of Christopher Hujanen
Middletons Betsy Hathaway (above) placed eighth in the pole vault at the WTFA state meet
last Saturday, while Sam Valentine (right) won the 1,600-meter run.
800: Mueller, V, 2:45.20.

1,600: Sue, Mid, 5:37.30.
3,200:
Ohlrogge,
Mid,
11:48.50.
100 hurdles: Smith, Mid,
:16.15.
300 hurdles: Gaab, Mid, :53.71.
400 relay: Verona (Queoff,
Touchett, Guillard, Hei), :53.76.
800 relay: Middleton (Delaney,
Webber, Milton, McGinnis),
1:53.25.
1,600 relay: Verona (Mueller,
Kundirger, Walsh, Mitchell),
4:26.48.
Long jump: Smith, Mid, 16-4.
Triple jump: McGinnis, Mid,
33-4.
High jump: Alkundinger, V, 48.
Pole
vault:
PflastererJennerjohn, Mid, 9-0.
Shot put: Cruz, Mid, 33-4.
Discus: Cruz, Mid, 103-0.
WTFA STATE MEET

At UW-Whitewater
Girls
Team scores: Beloit Memorial
26, Green Bay Preble 22, De Pere
22, Kimberly 21, Whitefish Bay
20, Franklin 20, Kenosha Bradford
18, Richland Center 17, Racine
Horlick 16, La Crosse Logan 16,
Monroe 16, Mount Horeb 14,
Kaukauna 14, Ashwaubenon 14,
Oregon 13, Baraboo 3, Madison La
Follette 12, Stoughton 11,
Middleton 11, West Bend West 11,
Milwaukee DSHA 9, Onalaska 8,
Lakeland 8, West Allis Central 8,
Holmen 8, West Allis Hale 8,
Greendale Martin Luther 7,
Mequon Homestead 7, Reedsburg
7, Verona 7, Fond du Lac 6, South
Milwaukee 5, Kenosha Tremper 5,
Dodgeville/Mineral Point 5,
Slinger 5, Chippewa Falls 5,
Kenosha
Indian
Trail
5,
Luxemburg-Casco 5, Sun Prairie 4,
Cambridge 4, Oshkosh North 3,

Cashton 3, Beaver Dam 2, Colfax
2, Wisconsin
Lutheran
2,
Wrightstown
1,
Madison
Edgewood 1.
Boys track team

wins triple dual
by ROB ReISCheL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys track and

field team won a Big Eight
Conference triple dual last
Thursday.
The Cardinals defeated
Verona, 71-70, and rolled past
Madison East, 127-12.
Cardinals junior Tre Turner
won the 100-meter run in 11.15
seconds, while senior Griffin
Gussel won the 200 in 23.09.
Middleton senior Will Funk
won the 400 in 53.66 seconds,
while freshman Caleb Easton
won the 1,600 (4:40.90).
The Cardinals quartet of
sophomore James Pabst, senior
Randy Hernandez, sophomore
Aaron Richardson and Gussel
won the 800-meter relay
(1:36.07).
And Middletons 1,600meter relay tam of sophomore
Brennan
Martin,
junior
Matthew Leiferman, senior
Eddie Larson and senior Ethan
Lengfeld finished first.
Cardinals senior Jack
Zocher won the pole vault (110). Middleton senior Pace
Balster won the triple jump
(38-10 1/2).
And Cardinals senior Jordan
Schulenberg won the discus
(134-4).
at the Janesville Parker triple
dual Tuesday at Monterey
Stadium.
April 7
MIDDLETON TRIPLE DUAL
Team scores: Verona 119,

Verona 70.
100: Turner, Mid, :11.15.
200: Gussel, Mid, :23.09.
400: Funk, Mid, :53.66.
800: Pedersen, V, 2:10.48.
1,600: Easton, Mid, 4:40.90.
3,200: Manning, V, 9:59.90.
110 hurdles: Herkert, V, :14.72.
300 hurdles: Polk, V, :43.06.
400 relay: Verona (Maka,
Walton, Soko, Andrews), :46.89.
800 relay: Middleton (Pabst,
Hernandez, Richardson, Gosse),
1:36.07.
1,600
relay:
Middleton
(Martin, Leiferman, Larson,
Lengfeld), 3:39.95.
Long jump: Herkert, V, 21-9.
Triple jump: Balster, Mid, 3810.
High jump: Herkert, V, 6-4.
Pole vault: Zocher, Mid, 11-0.
Shot put: Curtis, V, 50-4.
Discus: Schulenberg, Mid, 1344.
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File photo
Tre
Turner
won the 100meter run at
the Middleton
Tr i a n g u l a r
last Thursday.
Middleton picked to nish fth

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Editors Note: The following story is a preview of the

Big Eight Conference compiled by Wissports.net.
2015RECAP
Janesville Craig posted one

of the best seasons in program
history, winning the Big Eight
title by four games before
rolling through the playoffs and
winning a Division 1 state
championship.
Sun Prairie and Janesville
Parker tied for second in the
league, ending a five-year run
as conference champs by Sun
Prairie.
2016FORECAST
1. Janesville Craig
The Cougars had an incredible 2015 season, dominating

the Big Eight Conference and
racing through the playoffs and
winning the Division 1 state
title.
Of course, that was last year,
and 2016 is a new season with
new challenges, including
being the hunted instead of the
hunter. The Cougars have the
potential to keep rolling, thanks
to an outstanding pitching staff
that includes Chase Nyborg,
Nick Cramer, and Evan Spry.
The trio combined to go 15-0
last season, but the team will
still miss first-team all-conference hurler Alex Marro.
A good portion of the offensive production is back as well,
though they do have to replace
three of the four first-team allconference infielders, plus designated hitter J.T. Smithback.
The Big Eight will be as
strong as ever in 2016, but
Craig has the tools to win both
conference and state once
again.
2. Sun Prairie
The Cardinals saw several

streaks come to an end last
year, including five consecutive Big Eight titles and three
straight state championships.
Sun Prairie figures to be back
in the thick of both races in
2016, as veteran head coach
Rob Hamilton brings back a
talented core of players.
On the mound, Marquis
Reuter went 6-3 with a 2.51
ERA last year, but theyll need
B IG e IGht
B ASeBALL
P ReVIeW
to replace three regulars in the

rotation. The batting order is in
better shape, where Reuter, J.P.
Curran and Ben Hauser lead
the way.
3. Verona
The Wildcats feature the

states top-rated player at one
of the most important positions, which is always a good
way to start a season. Senior
catcher Ben Rotvedt is ranked
as the No. 1 prospect in
Wisconsin by both Prep
Baseball Report and Perfect
Game, and rated as the #20
overall player and No. 2 catching prospect in the country by
Perfect Game.
Of course, it takes more
than one player to make a team,
and the Wildcats have talent
throughout the lineup. Senior
lefty Keaton Knueppel is a
returning first-team all-conference selection after going 8-2
with a 2.54 ERA.
4. Janesville Parker
The Vikings tied with Sun

Prairie for second in the league,
just one year after advancing to
the Division 1 state semifinals.
Parker should battle the
leagues heavy hitters once
again.
Senior Hunter Van Zandt is
a three-year standout on the
pitching staff, going 16-4 over
the past two seasons. Jordan
Bailey should join him once
again after a promising freshman campaign that saw him go
4-0 with a 3.33 ERA.
Bailey is also an outstanding
outfielder, earning secondteam all-conference recognition there last year.
5. Middleton
The Cardinals posted an

uncharacteristic 10-16 record a
year ago. But head coach Tom
Schmitt returns almost the
entire roster from a year ago as
Middleton tries to climb the
league standings.
While almost the entire
pitching staff is back, theyll
Alec Morrison and Middletons baseball team were picked to finish fifth in the Big Eight Conference.
need to show improvement

after Middleton allowed 126
runs in 18 conference games,
the second-highest total in the
Big Eight.
6. Beloit Memorial
The Purple Knights continue to move forward under head

coach Ryan Schmitz. Beloit
went 15-12 for a second
straight season, including a 9-9
record in league play.
Experienced pitchers C.J.
Grahn and Miguel Betancourt
will lead the staff, while firstteam all-conference outfielder
Austin Grover and secondteam infielder Kevin Raisbeck
provide the big sticks in the

lineup.
7. Madison Memorial
The
Spartans
showed
improvement a year ago, going
8-10 in the Big Eight after finishing 5-13 the previous season. The challenge becomes
continuing that momentum in a
league loaded with talented
clubs.
Head coach Tim Richardson
will have good depth in the
pitching staff, but not necessarily a lot of varsity experience.
The same goes for the batting
order.
8. Madison East
The Purgolders are a prime

candidate for improvement
after finishing just 6-21 overall
and 1-17 in conference play.
That number could have been
much better, but East lost 11
games by just a single run.
Obviously, the margin for
error is very small, and every
play is important. Head coach
Joel Schneider is hoping an
experienced roster will make
the small plays that turn into
winning plays.
9. Madison West
The Regents went 8-10 in

the league, but finished 17-12
File photo
overall and won a regional title

last season. The lineup will be
a strength, but there are considerable holes to fill on the pitching staff, where Cam Porter is
the only experienced hurler.
10. Madison La Follette
The Lancers finished 10-15

overall a year ago and 5-13 in
the Big Eight. Unfortunately,
La Follette lost its top player
from a year ago, Big Eight
Player of the Year Kian
OBrien.
Lacrosse team drops

opener to Marquette
Despite having to practice

much of the week leading up to
their season-opener inside due
weather,
Middletons
to
lacrosse team was eager to get
outside and start its season
against
perennial
rival
Milwaukee Marquette last
Saturday.
Another fierce battle was
waged, with Marquette coming
out on top, 7-6. The Cardinals
seemed poised to win their
opener, only to see the
Hilltoppers rally with two goals
in the final three minutes.
Despite playing from behind
most of the game, the Cardinals
stormed back with three consecutive goals in the third and
fourth periods and took a 6-5
lead on Mitch Bacons goal on
a feed from Gunner Kunsch
with four minutes remaining.
The elation was short lived,
however, as some late in-game
miscues and penalties allowed
Marquette to regroup and find
the net twice within the last
three minutes. While there was
obvious disappointment in the
ending, MHS head coach Matt
Bock felt it was a game his
team could build on.
For our first game, especially against a great team like
Marquette, we still played well,
even if the scoreboard didnt
reflect a win, Bock said. We
talked as a staff afterwards and
we know what we need to do to
regroup and prepare ourselves
physically and mentally for our

games next week.
Marquette jumped to a 2-0
lead in the first period, before
Middleton was able to orientate
themselves to the competition,
which had played a game
already coming in.
The players were excited
and nervous coming into game
and it showed with missed
passes and ground balls, Bock
said. It was our first game
against a strong team and we
needed to keep our heads on
straight. Once we started to
calm down and get into the
flow of the game, we started to
see the team that weve been
seeing all week show up.
Junior Lane Wahlgren, who
scored four goals in the game,
notched his first late in the first
period and pulled the Cardinals
within 2-1.
Both teams traded goals,
then Marquette found the net
while Middleton was shorthanded with 37 seconds left in
the half and the Purgolders
grabbed a 4-2 lead at the break.
While Bock felt penalties
were an issue in the game, he
also felt there was a silver lining in how the defense responded.
We found ourselves playing a man down a lot more than
Id like, he said. Fortunately
for us, our defense played lights
out and Marquette was only
able to convert about half of
those penalties into a score.

Middletons coaching staff
made some adjustments at half,
and subsequently, the team
played much better in the second half.
We emphasized to the players that they needed to calm
down, slow the ball down and
play our game, Bock said. We
needed to dictate the pace of the
offense, and once we did, we
started to see more opportunities to score.
The teams again traded
goals in the third period and
Marquette built a 5-3 lead.
Then Middleton made its
run by playing solid defense,
getting some big stops by goalkeeper Tyler Dohmeier and the
offense started to move the ball
adeptly.
Wahlgren, sophomore Jake
Hoskins and Bacon scored consecutive goals to give
Middleton a 6-5 lead.
Unfortunately
for
the
Cardinals, they couldnt maintain the lead.
Our guys continued to battle the whole game and not

once did they give up, Bock
said. Our captains kept telling
everyone to keep fighting and
we saw the intensity increase
on the field the second half. We
were winning ground balls and
we were forcing turnovers to
get the ball back on our offensive half of the field.
Despite the loss, Bock is
optimistic that there are some
good things to come for this
group.
We never talk about losses, Bock said. We talk about
learning opportunities and try
to remain positive at all times.
We already have a plan in place
for practices and game preparation next week. If we can work
on the small things, bigger
things will come and we can be
that caliber of team we know
they are capable of.
scheduled to host Waunakee
Tuesday, then hosts Westside
Thursday at 7 p.m.
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File photos
Dan Jin (left), Brian Bellissimo (above) and Middletons boys

tennis team began their season Tuesday with a home match
against Brookfield East.
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WELLNESS
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HELP WANTED
HELP WANTED
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