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‘Girls’ examines gender and feminism in a digital age
MHS Theatre presents Girls Like That. When a nude photo of Scarlett goes viral, this powerful play highlights the consequences of living in the digital age but also has things to say about gender
equality, friendships, and the state of feminism. Performances will run Feb. 1 –  3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Middleton Performing Arts Center. More information and reserved tickets are available online
at middletontheatre.org. Same day tickets can be purchased at the door before show time. Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Pictured above, Elizabeth Engel (left)
and Selam Cruger (right) prepare for their roles.
Middleton police
staying informed
about ‘Halloween
killer’ release
The Dane County Sheriff’s
Office joins with the Town of
Madison Police, Monona Po-
lice, Middleton Police, and
the Wisconsin Department of
Corrections to inform citizens
of the greater Madison area of
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Photos by Michelle Larson
Red, white and new...
Grape Water brings wine without snobbery to downtown Middleton
BY MATT GEIGER
the impending release of Ger-
Times-Tribune
ald M. Turner, Jr., age 68,
Nicki Prestigiacomo isn’t a
from the Racine Correctional
wine snob. She knows what she
Institution in Sturtevant, WI.
likes, but she certainly doesn’t
Turner, known to many as
follow each sip with imperious
the “Halloween killer,” was
remarks about notes of hibiscus
or hints of dried leaves.
In Prestigiacomo’s eyes,
See KILLER, page 7
more people should enjoy wine,
and doing so doesn’t require
snobbery or pretention.
Company
Her love for wine and her
found guilty love for her hometown came to-
gether recently when she
of stealing opened Grape Water, an innova-
tive new type of self-serve wine
bar at 7466 Hubbard Avenue.
The location, right in the heart
trade secrets
of downtown Middleton, which
BY KEVIN MURPHY is experiencing a major redevel-
opment boom at the moment,
came together quickly - and sur-
Times-Tribune
prisingly easily - for her, as she
Federal jurors last week
left her prior career to try some-
found a Chinese wind energy
thing completely new. It’s the
company guilty of stealing the
result of gumption, a positive
trade secrets of a former Mid-
outlook, and an admittedly
dleton firm.
helpful dose of serendipity.
Theft of source codes, devel-
Prestigiacomo grew up here,
oped and stored on computer
graduating from Middleton
servers located at the former
High School in 1985. Her
American Superconductor,
daughter is a fifth generation
Inc.’s, now AMSC, plant in
Middletonian.
Middleton, has been attributed
The Good Neighbor City has
to the plant on Murphy Dr. clos-
changed drastically over the
ing in 2013. After illegally ac-
years, and she says many of the
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Grape Water utilizes wine dispensers that allow people to pour their own glasses.
See THEFT, page 7 See WINE, page 6
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Photo contributed Photo contributed

Spend Valentine’s Day with Shakespeare StringFever is coming...

Madison Shakespeare Company announces the upcoming premiere of A Valentine’s Affair:
Love Scenes From Shakespeare, directed by Emily Morrison Weeks. The limited run opens Feb- “The World’s First Genetically Modified String Quartet,” StringFever, is coming to the Mid-
ruary 13 at Capital Brewery in Middleton and closes February 14 at the Bartell Theatre in Madi- dleton Performing Arts Center.  StringFever features three brothers and a cousin on brightly
son. colored 5 and 6 string “violectras.”
The production is designed to be date night-friendly, clocking in at about one hour. In addition Brothers Giles, Ralph and Neal Broadbent and their cousin, Graham are four world class mu-
to six scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, the production will feature “Love Sonnets From a Hat,” sicians from England. They play five and six-stringed electric violins, viola and cello in a truly
an improv event in which cast members are challenged to perform a randomly selected sonnet original show. Charisma, humor, energy and a distinctive use of custom-made Violectra instru-
in a style chosen by the audience. ments create an experience that can only best be described as... StringFever! Middleton High
The show focuses on some of Shakespeare’s best-known couples, led by Romeo and Juliet, School Symphony Orchestra students will have an exciting opportunity to work with the Broad-
Benedick and Beatrice, and Antony and Cleopatra. From deeper in the canon, scenes focus on bents during the school day. They will then join StringFever for one or two pieces to begin the
the love between The Tempest’s Ferdinand and Miranda and the title characters from Troilus second half of the show. Come see this dynamic and very unique British string quartet! The con-
and Cressida. The chillingly compelling seduction of Lady Anne by the soon-to-be King Richard cert will take place Tuesday, February 6, 7:00 at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, 2100
the Third rounds out the evening. Bristol Street.
The ensemble includes real-life couple Don Dexter and Mary Dexter, MSC veterans Deanna Tickets are General Admission: $10 online in advance (middletonbandorchestra.org) or at the
Martinez, Mary Elizabeth Wallin, and Ian Hathway, and newcomer Rowan Meyer-Rainford. door.
Annalyse Lapajenko and Jason Compton, performing concurrently in MSC’s production of
Henry the Fourth, make a special appearance.
Tickets are $15 general admission, available now at madisonshakespeare.org/a-valentines-af-
fair. Cops look into shots on Napoli
Madison Shakespeare Company was founded in 2011 to present affordable theater classics to
Madison-area audiences. In February 2018 the company presents Henry the Fourth and A Valen- On January 26, 2018 at 3:57
tine’s Affair. Past productions include As You Like It, Richard the Second, The Tragedy of Mac- p.m., Middleton Police Officers
beth, and Sloshed Shakespeare. The company was named Non-Equity Theater of the Year for were dispatched to the 3600
2017 by readers of BroadwayWorld Madison. block of Napoli Lane for a re-
port of a Weapons Violation.
The original report was a male
suspect had shot at a vehicle
causing the vehicle to crash into
a light pole.  The vehicle was
later recovered a short distance
from the scene and two individ-
uals associated with this vehicle
were identified and inter-
viewed.  Preliminary investiga-
tion into this incident has
revealed the weapon used by
the suspect was possibly a BB
gun.  The suspect in this inci-
dent was described as a black
male with dreads, wearing a Public domain photo

light colored sweater, black
pants and black shoes.  There is
no threat to the public at this
Police believe the weapon fired at a car last week may bave
been a BB gun.
time. 824-7304  or text at  608-824-
The Middleton Police De- 7300.
partment is asking anyone who Members of the Dane
may have information or wit- County Sheriff’s Department as
nessed this incident to contact well as the Madison Police De-
the Police Department at 608- partment K9 unit assisted with
824-7300, tipster line at  608- the call.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Plan commission OK’s Goodwill concept
BY CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Plan Com-
mission last week approved the
conceptual plan and TIF agree-
ment for a Goodwill retail and
collection building proposed at
6280 Century Ave. Goodwill
would remodel the vacant
building currently at the site
adding several sustainable fea-
tures.  is just west and adjacent to this
Director of community de-
velopment Abby Attoun said the
staff were satisfied with the
concept and thrilled about the
sustainability features that
would be added to the 15,440
square foot building making it
LEED certified.
“Our staff is really excited
about the reuse of this building
that has been vacant for more
than ten years,” Attoun said.
“This is a permitted use in the
B-2 zoning district and the
parking standards are being ex-
ceeded by the plan so we have
no concerns from that stand-
point.”  veloper is requesting TIF to
Treysta’s mixed-use development rolls forward
The Middleton Plan Commission at its meeting in the City Hall chambers last week.
BY CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Plan Com-
mission approved a revised gen-
eral implementation plan from
developer Treysta Group for a
multi-building mixed use devel-
opment on 8.48 acres of land at
7622 Lisa Lane. The plan com-
mission previously approved
the plan with several contingen-
cies which led to a vote from
CITY GOVERNMENT
Attoun noted that the
landowner and developer of the
project, Dawn Casper, has an
interest in improving surround-
ing lands as well.
“We will need to see a land-
scaping plan, right now this is
just before you for concept re-
view,” Attoun said. “But one of
the things the developer has
talked about is an interest in
working with the city to im-
prove the conservancy land that
property.”
Attoun said for that reason
she is asking that it be referred
to conservancy lands commis-
sion.
“We’re really excited about
the incorporation of sustainabil-
ity features within the building
like solar, geothermal and they
are also interested in applying
for a LEED certification,” she
added.
If successful it would be the
first LEED certified building in
Middleton that she was aware
of, Attoun said.  parcel.”
Attoun explained that the de-
support the sustainability fea-
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren
the common council to defer it
back to the commission.
The common council previ-
ously approved a conceptual
TIF request totaling
$10,070,165 for extraordinary
costs that would be incurred by
poor soil conditions and adding
sustainability features to the
project which includes 11,000
square feet of retail, a 20,000
square foot market and 263
dwelling units containing one,
two and three bedrooms.
TIMES-TRIBUNE
The Middleton Plan Commission recently approved the conceptual plan and TIF agreement for a Goodwill retail and collection
building proposed at 6280 Century Ave.
tures and  would also provide
the city with an easement for a
pedestrian path.  TIF for the building at all, it’s
Dawn Casper said she was
very pleased with the proposal
as well.
“I’m very excited, it’s been a
long haul getting that great
match for the phase three rede-
velopment of that parcel,”
Casper said. “We are very inter-
ested in working with the city
improving how it looks on the
west and also north side of the
Mayor Gurdip Brar also
praised the proposal. “I think it
Director of community de-
velopment Abby Attoun re-
viewed the history of the
general implementation plan.
is very positive development
and Dawn is not asking for any
for the sustainability features,”
Brar said. “There are so many
other things which she is doing
that are very good… I think it is
a very good situation.”
Plan commission member
David Reed asked if the parking
lot could be made smaller if it
shared some stalls with the
neighboring bank. Casper said
that was not what Goodwill
wanted.
Attoun explained that the
$544,283 TIF agreement would
She explained that the common
council did not grant approval
because there were too many
outlying contingencies.
Attoun said a staff recom-
mendation was to remove the
parking study contingency be-
cause the developer was now
willing to meet full require-
ment. She noted that issues with
design and architecture had
been resolved in the latest GIP
revision.
Treysta Group president
Robin Pharo said she’s been
working with city staff and of-
ficials to address the concerns
raised about design.
“We changed a lot of the
faces to really get some differ-
entiation on that building,”
Pharo said. “We created a whole
new entryway… but we also
created a secondary entry that
really extrudes from the build-
ing and tries to break up and dif-
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be developer financed TIF as-
sistance for and for purpose of
supporting sustainability fea-
tures as well as application and
design costs for LEED certifica-
tion.   he really liked the 35/65 spilt.
“We think that with antici-
pated value upon completion
this would result in a 35/65 split
with 65% of the increment
being applied to support sus-
tainable features and the re-
maining 35% sporting general
projects within the TIF district,”
Attoun said.
Staff still need to review a
project pro forma, Attoun said,
ferentiate the spaces into multi-
ple building locations.”
Pharo asked commission
members for feedback on the
size of the entrances. She said
she prefers a larger entrance be-
cause it makes it feel more open
and inviting, though staff com-
ments called for a smaller en-
trances, but she is open to
either.
The name for the project was
first proposed simply as Market
Apartments but concerns were
raised for safety that the name
is too similar to nearby Market
West Apartments.
“We’re still working on the
name, Pharo said. “Treysta at
the Market is still the leading
contender but we have not final-
ized the name but we will for
the SIP [specific implementa-
tion plan].”
Attoun said if the plan com-
mission was satisfied with the
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but is recommending concept
approval to the plan commis-
sion, finance committee and
common council. 
Mayor Brar commented how
Planning director Eileen Kel-
ley said she is always happy to
see a building reused. 
“The fact that this is a reuse
of an existing building that has
been here for decades, I think
that makes it even neater and it
is a very prominent location,”
she said. The concept plan and
TIF agreement passed the plan
commission unanimously. 
plan and materials they could
approve a recommendation for
the common council. Plan com-
mission member Leif Hubbard
made a motion to do so but it
failed due to lack of a second.
Plan commission member
Cindy Zellars said she would
like to continue to look at mate-
rials and leave options to be de-
termined in the SIP.
Hubbard changed his motion
to approve all features except
for the texture of the exterior
material for recommendation to
the common council. The mo-
tion passed unanimously.
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GEIGER
I’m still waiting for the polit- gle word: “Forward.” As if he Before them, Bill Clinton live into the next century, into a
ical party that embraces the were running against a mad sci- used the word “change” in his distant time when they believe

Counter
by Matt Geiger
Politics
of the
present
Republicans feel they can
only be happy in some distant,
nostalgia-hued past. It’s always
just out of reach. Just prior to
their generation’s surge into
adulthood. I can’t help but sus-
pect that what they are really
yearning for, when they wish
for a simpler time, is actually
childhood. The world was as
grim as ever in 1942, I’m sure,
but today’s senior citizens re-
member it as a safe place where
they rode their bicycles down
the street, chewing bubblegum
to whatever inoffensive bugle
music topped the charts at the
time.
Democrats, on the other
hand, can’t find any peace or
joy until society has blazed for-
ward to some distant, utopian
future, in which everyone is
treated fairly and kindly, and
we’ve all decided that being
dumb and ugly are somehow
admirable traits. This might be
even worse. At least the conser-
vative’s unrealistic dream exists
within the known space-time
continuum. The average liberal
is just moping around thinking
how unlucky they are to live in
a time when we can only cure
most of the diseases, but not all
of them.
present with as much vigor and
enthusiasm as Republicans and
Democrats embrace the past
and the future, respectively.
That’s when Matt Geiger is fi-
nally going to stop slamming
the door in political volunteers’
self-righteous faces. When a
woman knocks on my door to
tell me that things are pretty
good, but not great, and that’s
generally okay with her candi-
date, who will nonetheless work
to make the world more fair and
equitable, that’s when I’ll ask
where I can get a bumper
sticker.
If you don’t believe me, just
look at the last two presidents.
Barack Obama, a Democrat, ran
with a one-word slogan:
“Change.” The general senti-
ment was that, nuanced answers
to complex questions be
damned, anything would be bet-
ter than what we had at the mo-
ment. It wasn’t even a promise
to make things better. Just dif-
ferent. People gobbled it up.
When he ran for re-election, his
official slogan was another sin-
entist with a time machine.
His successor, Republican
and reality television star Don-
ald Trump, ran with a compara-
tively verbose slogan: “Make
America Great Again!” It actu-
ally has an exclamation point,
because of course it does. The
idea seemed to be that things
suck now, but they used to be
fantastic.
The one thing on which the
right and the left seem to agree
is that the present is unaccept-
able. I want to point out the
present is actually the only
thing we have.
Here’s the really wild thing
about Trump’s slogan: it was
Ronald Reagan’s campaign ral-
lying cry 36 years earlier. Re-
publicans were itching to go
back in time so badly they actu-
ally plagiarized their own
words from a generation earlier.
Technically, Reagan’s was,
‘Let’s make America Great
Again.” It’s with a period,
which I’d like to point out is
much classier than an exclama-
tion point.
first campaign. In his second, he
offered to “build a bridge to the
21st century.” Few voters real-
ized it, but the 21st century is a
time, not a place, and it was
coming even if they put a large
gerbil in the oval office. No
bridge needed.
If this keeps up, I know ex-
actly where things are headed.
Republicans will go so far back,
they will start recycling slogans
from the 1800s. “Re-annexation
of Texas and Reoccupation of
Oregon” bumper stickers will
be slapped across the bumpers
of various pickup trucks. Per-
haps in his next campaign Don-
ald Trump will adopt some
variation of Samuel Tildon’s
1876 slogan: “Tilden or Blood,”
which sounds very much like a
Quentin Tarantino movie - and
also very much like something
he would tweet.
Not to be outdone, Democ-
rats will soon be urging us to
elect the gleams in young
lovers’ eyes, offering as a plat-
form that they haven’t even
been born yet, and might well
happiness might be within
reach.
Perhaps, and I’m sure most
people will think I’m crazy for
thinking this, slogans, bumper
stickers, signs, and memes are
not the most nuanced way to en-
gage in a healthy dialogue about
the policy decisions that impact
all of our lives. Perhaps real
progress requires things like
complete sentences and a rea-
sonable give-and-take of com-
plex ideas.
Perhaps your bumper sticker,
yard signs or your tweets make
you feel great, but they don’t do
an ounce of good when it comes
to actually fixing any of the
world’s problems.
Maybe, just maybe, deciding
where we should stand on the
issues requires a little effort, and
a little thought, and a willing-
ness to go beyond hyperbole
and slogans.
Not in some distant past that
never actually existed.
Not in some unattainable fu-
ture.
But right here, now.

How Wisconsin politics have changed... and what to do about it

Thoughts upon retirement by Todd A. Berry, former Wistax president
large. By comparison, Wiscon- tremendous power because they of state legislators were effec- GOP hopefuls compete for a rank voting (where voters rank
sin is relatively small. control the political fate—and, tively reelected, with no No- subset of voters on the right. candidate choices), and adopt-
BY TODD BERRY
Regardless of size, many of therefore, career—of their back- vember challenger, or only a Thus, candidates who win ing Illinois’ discarded use of
these states have the same prob- benchers. They name commit- token minor-party opponent. primaries are committed parti- multi-member districts and
GUEST COLUMN

As I retire after almost 25
years as President of the non-
partisan Wisconsin Taxpayers
Alliance, I can’t help but reflect
on how Wisconsin government
and politics have changed over
the decades. Perhaps the most
significant change that has oc-
curred is the increasingly parti-
san and polarized nature of
dialogue and decision-making
in the public arena.
Part of this is due to the dete-
rioration of our national dis-
course, but part is also due to
Wisconsin being one of about a
dozen states with a full-time,
professional legislature. What
makes us different from most of
these states dominated by career
politicians, however, is scale.
California, Illinois, Massachu-
setts, New York, and Pennsyl-
vania are populous, urban, and
lems: take-no-prisoners parti-
sanship; state budgets that are
often tardy and almost always
narrowly balanced, usually with
gimmicks and timing tricks; of-
ficial financial statements that
show GAAP deficits; and sub-
par bond ratings. Wisconsin fits
the description to a “T,” regard-
less of party in control.
This is not an accident. In
professional legislatures, the
psychology changes: The goal
is to keep one’s job, and that
means getting reelected. Diffi-
cult tax and budget problems
are papered over, pushed past
the next election.
In career legislatures, such as
ours, power becomes increas-
ingly centralized in the hands of
a few party leaders.
Party discipline is strictly en-
forced, and dissension is not tol-
erated. Legislative leaders have
tee chairs and members; they
send bills to committees and de-
termine whether they will re-
ceive serious consideration;
they influence and direct spe-
cial-interest campaign dona-
tions; and, in some cases,
punish uncooperative caucus
members by encouraging pri-
mary opposition
The nature of primary elec-
tions and Wisconsin elections
generally is part of the signifi-
cant change that has occurred in
our politics. In recent decades,
when given the opportunity,
both Democrats and Republi-
cans have “gerrymandered” leg-
islative districts in hopes of
achieving partisan advantage.
The Democrats did so in 1983;
the GOP, in 2012.
The fallout is evident, as the
2016 elections indicate. After
the August primary, about half
Lawmakers need not be ac-
countable to voters if there is no
ballot choice. And lack of ac-
countability is an invitation to
incumbent arrogance, abuse of
party power, and even corrup-
tion.
But the problem with our
elections goes deeper. Because
of how legislative districts are
drawn and because of where
people choose to live, few dis-
tricts are competitive, with seats
regularly changing party hands.
That makes August party pri-
maries pivotal. They are low-
turnout affairs dominated by
true believers and party ac-
tivists, and subject to monied
intervention by special interests.
To win a primary in Democratic
Dane County, a candidate
moves to the far left; to win a
primary in Republican Wauke-
sha County, the reverse is true:
sans, who owe their careers to
single-issue or ideologically
motivated voters. Arriving in
Madison, they have no incen-
tive to work with members
across the aisle, or even mem-
bers of their party from more di-
verse districts. They need only
answer to the few who elected
them.
With the two legislative par-
ties populated with such mem-
bers, the result is to be
expected: partisan bickering,
“gotcha politics,” and inability
to compromise.
Wisconsin’s growing labor
force shortage and transporta-
tion finance impasse illustrate
the adverse effect of career pol-
itics. The argument for a full-
time professional legislature
was its ability to anticipate and
confront emerging challenges.
However, whether the issue is
tax policy, transportation,
changing demography, fiscal
management, school finance, or
higher education, Wisconsin
state government—under both
parties—has been largely un-
able to think long-term and
strategically.
Critique of state government
is easy. Undoing decades of
combative partisan conflict
among career politicians is not.
Regulatory tinkering with elec-
tions or campaign spending ad-
dresses symptoms, but real
change rests on lasting struc-
tural change.
A first step is a nonpartisan,
citizen-driven approach to leg-
islative redistricting. This will
only be effective, however, if
partisan primaries are ended in
favor of all-candidate, cross-
party primaries. Election
changes might also include re-
ducing state restrictions on
minor candidates, instituting
“bullet voting.” The latter
would help elect an occasional
Democrat from Waukesha or
Republican from Madison.
Returning to a part-time citi-
zen legislature is also key but
must involve more than ending
full-time salaries and benefits,
cutting staff, or even instituting
term limits. A citizen legislature
also requires shorter, fixed-
length sessions, and a larger as-
sembly so that districts are
smaller, easier to represent, and
less costly to contest. Commit-
tee work by electronic means
becomes important.
The state senate might also
be reformed to restore the
founders’ vision of the upper
house as a true check and bal-
ance on the lower house. Wis-
consin’s senate has become
mostly a means to prolonging
an assembly career. Electing
senators in the spring on a non-
partisan ballot to a single eight-
year or two six-year terms
might also ensure a more delib-
erative and independent body.
Changing institutional struc-
ture and process might help di-
versify the ranks of professional
legislators and return us to an
era when public service, rather
than a political career, moti-
vated a run for the legislature. It
would also bring back to the
Capitol greater experience in
local government, small busi-
ness, and parenting.
The ideas offered here are not
panaceas but could promote dis-
cussion of how to restore Wis-
consin’s tradition of civil
discourse, mutual respect, and
citizen governance.
The Wisconsin Taxpayers Al-
liance, and its successor the
Wisconsin Policy Forum, does
not engage in lobbying or advo-
cate for specific policies.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018
School board looks at preliminary budget
BY LESLIE AFEAWO
Times-Tribune
Middleton Cross Plains Area
School Board were presented
with the preliminary details of
the 2018-2019 district budget at
the January 22nd school board
meeting.
Director of Business Services
Lori Ames detailed her findings
Facilities planning committee gives board an update
BY LESLIE AFEAWO
Times-Tribune
Middleton Cross Plains Area
School Board were once again
presented with an update from
the Facilities Planning Commit-
tee co-chairs, Luke Francois
and Bob Hesselbein. An update
was provided on the meeting on
Jan. 10, and shared the three op-
tions the FPC would like to
present to the community at
District to host two planning workshops for citizens
The District will host two
community workshops in Feb-
ruary for residents to learn more
about facilities planning.
The workshops will take
place:
Monday, Feb. 5: Kromrey
Middle School, 6:30 to 8:30
p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 13: Glacier
Creek Middle School, 6:30 to
8:30 p.m.
The workshops will be iden-
tical in format. Each workshop
will include a presentation fol-
lowed by opportunities for resi-
dents to ask questions or
provide feedback on possible
options to deal with enrollment
growth at the elementary, mid-
dle school and high school lev-
els. Discussions will also be
held about potential costs for
each of the options currently
being considered.
The presentations will pro-
vide information about recent
and future enrollment growth in
the District along with details
about the work the Facilites
Planning Committee has done
since its first meeting in Sep-
tember 2016.
Members of the FPC will be
BOARD OF EDUCATION NEWS
after a comprehensive review of
the budget development
process, timeline and assump-
tions that will be used for the
upcoming budget.
The budget planning assump-
tions draft predicts an increase
of resident in-district student
enrollment of 141 students. The
District is planning to add five
teachers due to expected enroll-
ment growth.
Ames explained that funding
workshops scheduled for next
month at the Board of Educa-
tion regular meeting on Mon-
day, Jan. 22.
The Board previously ab-
stained from taking a vote but
was in support of the three op-
tions along with holding com-
munity workshops in February.
All three options included an
expansion at the high school to
increase capacity to approxi-
mately 3,000 and an elementary
school at the District-owned site
at Pope Farm.
there to answer questions and
listen to ideas and suggestions
from residents. District repre-
sentatives, along with staff from
Eppstein Uhen Architects and
J.H. Findorff & Son, will also
be on hand. School board mem-
bers Todd Smith, Bob Green,
Linda Yu and Annette Ashley
plan to attend the workshop on
Feb. 5, while Smith, Green,
Anne Bauer and Paul Kinne
plan to attend the workshop on
Feb. 13.
FPC co-chair Luke Francois
said at the Board regular meet-
ing on Jan. 22 the workshops
will include a presentation fol-
lowed by an hour for partici-
pants to rotate and learn more
about the options at each level
and the costs. The FPC will cap-
ture questions, concerns and
ideas and share them with the
Board.
FPC co-chair Hesselbein
noted it is important for FPC
members to listen at the work-
shops and for the community to
know why the facilities plan-
ning process is going on. Board
members suggested time be
spent explaining that extra time
was spent making sure future
TIMES-TRIBUNE
had been earmarked for tempo-
rary classrooms at West Middle-
ton, where enrollment is over
current capacity, until a long
term solution is realized. Other
expenses include paying part of
the salary for a school resource
officer at Glacier Creek.
There was also discussion of
how to remain competitive with
starting teacher salary. Ames
detailed at 2.3 percent staff pay
increase, but Bob Green ex-
Option A included a renova-
tion and addition at Glacier
Creek, which would increase
capacity by 175 students. This
option proved the least popular
of the three but nonetheless was
not rejected.
Option B would add a fifth-
grade wing for 125 students at
the District-owned site at Pope
Farm where an elementary
school would be built. The site
would eventually be a campus
with a K-4 school and a 5-8
middle school.
enrollment data was updated,
explaining operating costs and
letting people know what hap-
pens if a referendum fails.
The District plans to survey
all District households in the
spring. The survey will include
questions related to facilities
planning.
The Board of Education must
decide before September if it
Sat., Feb. 3 • Starting at 1:30pm
Lots of fun and great prizes to win!!
plaining that he worried that the
District may start falling behind
others in the area and if it might
be possible to raise the entry
wage a little at a time.
Ames confirmed the admin-
istration had previously had dis-
cussions on the matter and were
working on ways to remain
competitive against Madison
Metropolitan, Oregon, Verona
and Sun Prairie. She thought
MCPASD’s starting salary (a
Option C would include an
elementary school at the Dis-
trict-owned site at Pope Farm
for 650 students but fifth-
graders would be housed there
until a new middle school with
capacity for 900 students is also
built on the site.
Board members deliberated
about the feasibility of includ-
ing Glacier Creek (option A).
The Luke Francois and Bob
Hesselbein explained that com-
munity response and engage-
ment remains the most
plans to put any referendum
questions on the Nov. 6 ballot.
To learn more, please visit
the Facilities Planning page on
1200 Main Street
Cross Plains
Reservations
Recommended
Call (608) 413-0400
number which does not repre-
sent benefits) of $39,000 was
behind the competition espe-
cially with Wisconsin Heights
plans to get rid of the bottom of
its salary schedule and start new
teachers at $40,000 or more
next year.
The district plans to proac-
tively designate funds to coun-
teract the decreasing grant
allocations the district receives
to fund certain services. In ad-
important factor.
“Explaining to the 75% of
the community that don’t have
kids in our schools why we re-
ally need this is the hardest
part” proclaimed Hesselbein.
Superintendent Mavroulis
said a survey of District resi-
dents would go out in April.
School Perceptions will admin-
ister the survey and results will
be available May 7. He also said
the finance committee meeting
on Feb. 12 will also take a
the District website. You will
find agendas, minutes and sum-
maries for all of the FPC meet-
ings, along with video of the
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dition to the designated funds,
the district has set aside
$500,000 in contingency, in
case budgetary constraints
tighten up in regards to enroll-
ment, special education or bilin-
gual needs.
With $264,048 still unallo-
cated, Ames said another goal
will be to see how money might
be spent money differently be-
cause there may not be enough
to make significant changes.
closer look at the potential costs
of the high school project.
Hesselbein and Francois
noted the community work-
shops will take place Feb. 5 at
Kromrey and Feb. 13 at Glacier
Creek. Each workshop will start
at 6:30 p.m. and last 2 hours.
Francois said they will in-
clude a presentation followed
by an hour for participants to
rotate and learn more about the
options at each level and the
costs.
most recent meetings. A list of
members, along with dates of
prior and future meetings, is
also available.
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McGivern shines spotlight on Middleton

vite the whole community and
make it a real celebration!” said
BY DEB BIECHLER
McGivern.
Executive Producer and Di-
Times-Tribune
narrow the field of options to 12
that will be featured on the
show.
“People might not think that

On Monday, January 22, over
200 people attended the free
community preview screening
of Around the Corner with John
McGivern: Middleton. The
show, produced by Milwaukee
Public Television, is now airing
its seventh season of new pro-
grams that explores what its like
to live, work and play in Wis-
consin communities.
The Middleton episode aired
on Thursday, January 25 at 7:00
p. m. The prime viewing time
is a testimony to the award-win-
ning show’s popularity. In Jan-
uary, the show was added to the
PBS World weekend line-up
and will air nationally every
Sunday afternoon at 12:30.
“Before it airs anywhere else,
we like to celebrate the making
of each episode with the people
who live in that community.
That tradition started with us
gathering the folks who were
kind enough be in the film.
rector Lois Maurer added, “It’s
great for us see people watch
the show for the first time. We
get to gage their reactions, like
whether they laugh at what we
think are the humorous parts.
Everyone who is in the film gets
to have a free DVD of the pro-
gram. It’s a great way to thank
them.”
In addition to Maurer and
McGivern, 12 other people
work on the show. The Content
Producer is the first person to
visit a perspective community.
She walks around the town,
unannounced, to get a sense of
the place and the people, gath-
ering ideas for who and what
might be interesting to feature
on the show.
The next step is to officially
contact someone from the Busi-
ness Improvement District of-
fice and the Chamber of
Commerce. After 35 - 40 ideas
are gathered, the content pro-
the twelve things that we
choose are what they would like
highlighted about their commu-
nity, but the ideas can’t be re-
peats of what we’re showing in
one of the other episodes that
we’re filming during that sea-
son,” explained Maurer.
“Not everything that we film
is used on the show. We come
into the community for four and
a half days and then cut all of
that down to a thirty minute
show,” said McGivern.
Maurer continued, “We never
cut anyone out of the show who
has agreed to talk with us,
though. Someone might be
filmed for 15 minutes, but then
we might only have time for
two of those minutes once we
fit all of the interviews together.
Somebody has to be the fall guy
and make the cuts. That’s me.”
There’s one interviewee in
each episode whose segment
Times-Tribune photo by Deb Biechler

Then we thought, why not in- ducer and executive producer Over 200 people attended the free community preview screening of Around the Corner with
John McGivern at the Middleton-Cross Plains Performing Arts Center.
See TV, page 10

Wine continued from page 1

recent changes are exciting
ones.
“I made the obligatory move
away,” explains Prestigiacomo.
“Only to move back because
Middleton is where it’s at!”
When she decided to leave
her IT job to open a wine bar, “it
had to be in downtown Middle-
ton, because of the way Middle-
ton has changed,” she
comments.
Before opening Grape Water
in late 2017, she had never run
her own business, and she’d
never even worked in a bar. In
some ways, that naïveté
worked to her advantage. With
an abundance of positive en-
ergy, she made things happen
without much fear of failure and
without knowing how many
things can go wrong when you
open a business.
“I had no nightmares,” she
says with a burst of laughter.
And it worked.
She downsized her home to
fund the venture, but it was im-
portant to stay in Middleton.
“To live down here, and to
walk to places, to go to restau-
rants, is just awesome,” she
says.
One thing that makes Grape
Water unique is the type of wine
dispenser utilized. Customers
hand in their IDs, receiving spe-
cial cards in return. Those cards
can be inserted into the wine
dispenser, which neatly and ef-
ficiently pours exact portions of
an array of wines, ranging from
2.5 ounces to 7.5 ounces. The
machines keep each bottle fresh
much longer than an old-fash-
ioned cork, and they allow cus-
tomers to try different styles of
wine in order to discover what
they like.
They also make Grape Water
an intriguing blend of the 21st
century and one of the world’s
oldest beverages.
“The dispensers changed
everything,” Prestigiacomo
says.
Those seeking a rowdy bar
will be just as disappointed as
those who wish to show off
their snooty wine tasting vocab-
ularies. The atmosphere is low-
key, with classic films playing
on a television behind the
counter, and while you are of
course welcome to chat about

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Nicki Prestigiacomo might have seemed quixotic when she left her day job and decided to open
a wine bar in downtown Middleton. But her gamble appears to be paying off, and she’s loving
her new career.
terroir, tannins or whether or not
a wine is “flabby” (flat in taste
due to low acidity) or “con-
fected” (full of candy-like fla-
vors), it’s simply not required.
Here, friends can gather to
enjoy a variety of wines and
good company. It’s a simple
idea that Prestigiacomo thinks
just might be crazy enough to
work.
“I didn’t want, like, a bar at-
mosphere,” she says. “I wanted
a fun place where people could
come and hang out, drink wine,
and not necessarily talk about
what they smell or taste.
The space, which was an up-
scale clothing boutique prior to
its transformation into Grape
Water, showcases different lev-
els, as well the old, sand-col-
ored limestone bricks that make
up the bones of many old Mid-
dleton buildings. White paint,
cozy seating, and even comfy
blankets for chilly days all
make the atmosphere welcom-
ing.
So far, things are going well.
People are connecting, and re-
connecting, at Grape Water.
“One of my favorite things is
the ‘small world’ stories people
come in here with,” Prestigia-
como says. “They are incredi-
ble.”
“The feedback I’ve gotten is
that people like the space,” she
continues.
That’s high praise, in part be-
cause it shows that sometimes
it’s good to jump right in and
follow a dream.
“I think I did the typical mid-
dle-aged thing,” she laughs. “I
looked at myself, at my life,
didn’t like everything I saw, and
realized the only thing I could
change was myself.”
So she did. And she clearly
loves it.
The summer months will be
the business’ first true test, but
early indications are that Grape
Water is a hit.
“What people have been
telling me, and I think what it
said on Google, at least at one
point, was that it’s ‘hip and
cozy,’” she says.
“I like the whole feel of it,”
Prestigiacomo concludes. “I’ve
always liked wine, and I wanted
this to be a place where people
could hang out and not feel in-
timidated.”
Mission accomplished.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

Killer continued from page 1

convicted in 1975 for the murder and
sexual assault of 9-year-old Lisa Ann
French in Fond du Lac. His conviction
later led to the creation of Wisconsin’s
sexual predator law.
Turner was paroled in 1998 to a
halfway house in Milwaukee and then
in Madison, but was subsequently re-
voked in 2002 and returned to prison
for violating the rules of his supervi-
sion, which included possessing
pornography.
Turner’s mandatory release will
occur on February 1, 2018 and he has
expressed interest in moving to the
Madison area. Although it is not
known with certainty that he will come
to Madison and/or Middleton, local
law enforcement felt it was crucial to
inform the public of his plans. Turner
has not identified a permanent resi-
dence and has stated he will initially
rely on local hotels for housing.
On Friday, January 26th, Wisconsin
Attorney General Brad D. Schimel an-
nounced that he filed a petition to com-
mit Turner, to a civil commitment
under Chapter 980. He will be held in
custody until a probable cause hearing
can occur before the Fond Du Lac
County Circuit Court.
If released, Turner will be required
by state law to register as a sex of-
fender and will be monitored with a
GPS ankle bracelet for the remainder
of his life but will not be on community
supervision as he has completed his
sentence.
As a lifetime registered sex offender,
Turner is required to update his infor-
mation, including his address, with the
Wisconsin Sex Offender Registry
within 10 days of any changes and pro-
vide updates to the registry every 3
months.
“It is not the intention of law en-
forcement to create fear or incite vigi-
lantism related to Turner’s possible
presence in the area, but instead to es-
tablish transparency and provide as
much information as possible to the
public,” reads a statement issued by the
Dane County Sheriff’s Office on Mon-
day.

Theft continued from page 1

quiring the source codes, its intellectual property,” said

Sinovel Wind Energy Group, Acting Assistant Attorney Gen-
Ltd., of Beijing, abruptly can- eral Cronan in a prepared state-
celled pending orders and re- ment.  “As…(the) jury verdict
fused to pay AMSC for demonstrates, this type of con-
products it had received. duct, by any corporation – any-
AMSC subsequently laid off where – is a crime, and won’t be
more 700 employees, lost more tolerated.  The Department is
than $1 billion in stock value. It dedicated to helping foster in-
also lost $800 million in prod- novation and growth in our
ucts and services sold or or- economy by deterring and pun-
dered by Sinovel, Assistant U.S. ishing intellectual property theft
Attorney Tim O’Shea said at the from American companies.”
start of the 11-day trial. Blader added:
The theft was traced to a for- “[The] verdict sends a strong
mer employee of an AMSC and clear message that the theft
subsidiary in Austria. He had of ideas and ingenuity is not a
worked to retrofit AMSC soft- business dispute; it’s a crime
ware and electronic controls and will be prosecuted as such.
used in Sinovel’s wind turbines Sinovel’s illegal actions caused
to comply with changes in Chi- devastating harm to AMSC.  I
nese construction codes. commend the efforts of the in-
Instead of continually buying vestigation and prosecution
or licensing AMSC products, team, and reaffirm the commit-
Sinovel contracted Dejan ment of this office to protect
Karabasevic in 2013 to down- American commerce and pros-
load source codes used in ecute those who would seek to
AMSC products. Karabasevic steal intellectual property.”
was not authorized to give Sentencing is set for June 4
Sinovel AMSC’s source codes, before District Judge James Pe-
which amounted to theft of terson when Sinovel faces pro-
trade secrets, O’Shea said. bation and fines totaling
Sinovel doubled Karabase- millions of dollars.
vic’s salary, sent him to Bejiing
and put him up in a luxury
apartment where he completed
transferring propriety AMSC
technology to Sinovel.
Upon his return to Austria,
CHURCH NOTES
Karabasevic was arrested and
cooperated with Austria author-
ities who were investing the
AMSC Austria subsidiary’s
business losses.
Sinovel and its deputy direc-
tor of research, Su Liying, and
its technology manager, Zhao
Haichun, and Karabasevic were
charged in federal court in
Madison in June 2013 with theft
of trade secrets and wire fraud
but Sinovel was the only defen-
dant at trial this month.
Su and Zhao are Chinese na-
tionals living in China, and
Karabasevic is a Serbian na-
tional, who lived in Austria, but
now lives in Serbia.  
The verdict concluded 4 ½
years of work since the indict-
ment was issued and was wel-
comed by U.S. Attorney Scott
C. Blader and other Department
of Justice officials.
“Sinovel nearly destroyed an
American company by stealing
PAGE 8
CP Board mulls Gateway to the Driftless
BY BRENDA SCHULTZ
Times-Tribune
Cross Plains Village Board
met Monday January 22 at 7:00
p.m. with all trustees in atten-
dance to approve items on the
consent agenda, listen to reports
of Village officers, and listen to
a presentation by Mr. Chris
Long on the Gateway to the
Driftless regional branding and
marketing effort.
Village Administrator Caitlin
Stene reminded everyone of the
February 20 Spring Primary.
Ben Swanson, resident, and
State Bank of Cross Plains em-
ployee spoke briefly before in-
troducing Mr. Chris Long,
Administrator of the Gateway
Wildlife Forever to hold meeting on routes
The Wildlife Forever ATV
Club will have an ATV/UTV
Meeting at R & J’s Saloon, 8
American Legion Drive in Ma-
zomanie on Monday, February
Cross Plains Boy Scouts to serve up pancakes Sunday
Sunday February 4th  the
Cross Plains Boy Scouts will be
hosting their annual Super Bowl
Swedish Death Cleaning and more at the library
Swedish Death Cleaning
On Saturday, February 10th
at 2:00 PM, Melinda Gustafson
Gervasi, a Madison attorney
specializing in estate planning,
will be at the library for a dis-
cussion of Swedish Death
Cleaning, a Scandinavian con-
cept designed to encourage peo-
ple to review their possessions,
doing away with the unneeded
and making a plan for loved
Cross Plains
Pharmacy
has moved!
STOP IN AND SEE US!
We look forward to serving
you in our new location,
right next door, in the new
Esser Place building at 1840
Main Street.
Thank you for your
continued support!
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CROSS PLAINS NEWS
to the Driftless regional initia-
tive. Mr. Swanson spoke of this
initiative’s beginnings, in the
final days of the Good Neighbor
Trail project. Those involved in
this project discussed this area’s
rich natural resources and how
best to utilize and capitalize
upon it. Thus was born the non-
profit “Gateway to the Drift-
less” initiative.
Mr. Chris Long spoke of the
completion of the Wolf Run
Trail four years ago sparking a
gathering of representatives
from Mazomanie, Cross Plains,
and Black Earth. Talks were
placed on the back burner due
to the need for a leader. Fast
forward to the present with the
completion of Economic Analy-
ses for all three villages - analy-
ses unanimously pointing
5, 2018.  The meeting starts at 7
p.m. to discuss routes for Ma-
zomanie, Black Earth and Cross
Plains. Terry Askevold and Jim
Wenzler have met with the vil-
Sunday pancake breakfast at
ST. Francis Xavier’s Fellowship
Hall from 8 a.m. to noon.  Price
ones. The idea stems from Mar-
gareta Magnusson’s book, The
Gentle Art of Swedish Death
Cleaning: How to Free Yourself
and Your Family from a Life-
time of Clutter. The discussion
will review the basic premise of
the book and explore how it
connects with estate planning in
Wisconsin. Please call 798-
3881 to sign up! As with all li-
brary programming, this
program is free.
LISA KOSTECKI,
R.PH.
TIMES-TRIBUNE
toward a large amount of out-
door recreation amenities in this
region.
That information, in conjunc-
tion with a location in the fastest
growing county in the state
right next to the fastest growing
city in the state, as well as the
dramatic increase in tourism in
this part of the state has brought
this initiative to the forefront.
This geographical area of the
Black Earth Creek watershed
contains 17 municipalities with
letters of support to the initia-
tive, so far, from the villages of
Black Earth, and Mazomanie,
as well as Wisconsin Heights
Schools.
Long described, in detail, the
planned website designed with
help from Greenleaf Media that
would build community sup-
lage of Mazomanie and are op-
timistic of having a route in that
village.  The Club is also work-
ing on a route into
Arena.  These new routes would
per plate ranges from $6.00 to
$3.00 with children under 5 eat-
ing free.
More Cooking with Huma!
Author, cooking instructor,
and former host of a weekly
cooking show, Huma Siddiqui
is returning to the library for an-
other tasty cooking demonstra-
tion focused on Pakistani
cuisine. On Thursday, Febru-
ary 15th at 6:30 PM, Huma will
demonstrate how to prepare de-
licious Sajji meatballs served
with Mediterranean couscous
and an English
cucumber/tomato salad. This
program is free, but seating is
limited, so call 798-3881 to sign
up for this mouth-watering op-
portunity!
Free Career Assistance
We have partnered with the
Wisconsin Department of
Workforce Development to pro-
vide one-on-one assistance with
job searching, resume writing
and editing, interview skills,
etc. A Job Service representa-
port, consolidate websites relat-
ing to outdoor recreation in this
region, filtered by activity, and
type of facility/amenity, with an
MLS listing page, a jobs page,
lodging, and places to eat.
Each municipality would decide
the content for their respective
website page. This website will
be up and running this spring.
Long concluded his presenta-
tion by asking the Cross Plains
Village board for a letter of sup-
port that will assist the initia-
tive’s efforts in obtaining grants
to further grow, and expand the
reach of Gateway to the Drift-
less region initiative. The Vil-
lage board approved the writing
of a letter of support to the
Gateway initiative.
In other discussions, Ms.
Emily Bahr asked if Cross
connect the villages and be-
yond. The club will accept new
memberships for those who are
willing to be a contributing
member of a club which en-
Tuesday February 13th  the
Cross Plains Boy Scouts will be
hosting an open house for boys
tive will be at the library Feb-
ruary 16th from 10 AM-noon,
so call 798-3881 for your ap-
pointment. Walk-ins are also
welcome.
Open Music Jam
Stop by the library on Thurs-
day nights, 6:00 PM to 8:00
PM, and join other area musi-
cians in a weekly music jam. All
abilities welcome!
Patchwork Folk Art Show
After stumbling upon the
book, Patchwork Folk Art:
Using Appliqué & Quilting
Techniques, at her public li-
brary, local artist, Laurie Bragg-
Valaskey, found her medium.
Laurie uses quilting and ap-
plique techniques to tell her fa-
vorite stories on fabric.
Influenced by both folk and
modern art, Laurie’s fabric art is
inspired by old family photos,
the natural world, and her own
photography. Stop by the library
Knights of Columbus
to host breakfast
On Sunday Feb. 4 at St. Francis Xavier’s Fel-
lowship Hall in Cross Plains, from 8 a.m. to noon,
the Knights of Columbus will serve a Super Bowl
Plains might consider the pur-
chase of a leaf vacuum in the
future.
Nikki Jones spoke briefly to
let the Board know that she is
running for District 28 Supervi-
sor in the Dane County Board
of Supervisors.
Sewer adjustments were
granted to Joshua Richardson of
3003 Shady Circle, and Anne
Esser of 1903 Cross Street. Ap-
proval was given to Michael
Leslie at 65 Berdella Court for
a Keeping of Honeybees Li-
cense, and an approval of re-
quest for proposal for the
Comprehensive Parks, Recre-
ation, and Open Space Plan as
included in the 2018 budget was
granted.
Total disbusements for the
Village for December 20, 2017
forces good riding rules and en-
courages good public connec-
tions between its members and
the general public.  Laws of the
road are enforced on the trails. 
and parents looking for more in-
formation on what the scouting
program has to offer.  The open
and enjoy this journey into Lau-
rie’s world! The exhibit runs
now through March 31st.
Story Time News
Story time is keeping us
moving this winter! Join us on
Tuesdays at 10 AM for Wig-
glers and Gigglers (babies and
toddlers) and on Thursdays at
10AM for Bid Kids Booktime
(preschoolers). And don’t miss
this Thursday, February 1st,
when “Firefighter Freddie” will
be here for a special visit! A
complete story time schedule is
on our website at www.rgpl.org.
1000 Books Before Kinder-
garten
It’s never too soon to start
reading to your child. All chil-
dren from birth to kindergarten
age are encouraged to join this
program. Stop in anytime to
sign up and get a special keep-
sake record book and book bag
for your child. For more infor-
Breakfast. The meal will feature scrambled eggs,
sausage, donuts, beverages, and all you can eat
pancakes.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018
through January 17, 2018 were
$3,068,111.85. The Board then
met in closed session, reconven-
ing to vote on the 2017 per-
formance evaluation for the
Village Administrator/Clerk in-
cluding an increase in annual
vacation accrual to 120 hours
with 40 hours of additional
bonus vacation hours for 2018;
increase in monthly cell phone
reimbursement to $75; and
award a one-time non-base
building merit payment of 2%
for 2018. A motion was made
by Trustee Francois, seconded
by Trustee Brosius, and carried
unanimously by the Village
Board to approve this.
The Board will meet again on
February 26, 2018. The meet-
ing was adjourned.
For more information about
the club or the  February
5th meeting, contact Terry at
Trader’s Bar, 608-588-7282.
house will be from 7 to  8:30
p.m.  at the American Legion
Hall. 
mation, check out our 1000
Books Before Kindergarten
webpage at
www.rgpl.org/1000-books-
kindergarten.
Read to a Dog
Chase, our canine reading
buddy, will be at the library
from 4 to 5:30 PM on Mon-
days, February 26 and March
19. This is a great opportunity,
particularly for reluctant read-
ers, to practice reading skills
with a happy and appreciative
listener. Call the library to re-
serve your 15 minute session!
Tween Book Club (ages 11
and older)
Mark your calendar for Mon-
day, February 26th from 4-5 PM,
when the Tweens will get to-
gether to share some snacks and
their thoughts about the next
Tween read. Please watch our
website for the February book
selection!
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

Photo contributed

Saeman puts Focus on Energy

Dane County’s oldest lumber and building supply dealer is saving energy and money thanks
to an incentive from Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy program.  Saeman Lumber Co. has operated
at the same Cross Plains location for 140 years. Its fourth-generation owner, Bob Saeman, knew
its lighting and HVAC equipment were in need of upgrades. The payback on that investment is
quickened thanks to a $6,966 incentive from Focus on Energy’s Small Business Incentive Pro-
gram. Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) supplies Saeman Lumber’s electric and natural gas
needs. MGE and 107 other Wisconsin utilities partner with Focus on Energy to help eligible Wis-
consin residents and businesses install cost-effective energy efficiency and renewable energy proj-
ects. Saeman worked with two area Focus on Energy Trade Allies, BayBrookes Heating and
Cooling of Sauk City and Nelson Electric of Cross Plains, to upgrade an inefficient HVAC system
and replace outdated lighting fixtures with LED (light emitting diode) technology. Each were fa-
Photo contributed miliar with Saeman’s facilities and the incentive requirements necessary to make the projects
happen.
Since 2001, Focus on Energy information, resources and financial incentives have helped busi-
Colorful fun at the library nesses and homeowners to implement projects that otherwise would not get completed (or com-
pleted much sooner than scheduled). A January 10 gathering at Saeman Lumber celebrated their
energy and cost savings thanks to the recently completed projects.  
The Rosemary Garfoot Public Library had some fun times with scarves and music at its recent
By saving an estimated 6.0 kilowatts (and 22,700 kilowatt hours) of electricity and 60 therms
special storytime with Renee Frey from Musical Pathways.
of natural gas in the first year, Saeman Lumber looks to save approximately $2,900 in energy
costs. The project has the added value of helping to avoid potential future demand charges. In
addition to saving energy and money, the upgrades have improved employee comfort and provide
a higher quality of light. Saeman Lumber Co. is located at 1923 Market Street, near Highway
14 in Cross Plains. 
Focus on Energy helps Wisconsin residents and businesses manage rising energy usage, pro-
motes in-state economic development and conserves natural resources. For more information
on how Focus on Energy can help your bottom line, visit www.focusonenergy.com.

Photo contributed

Chamber welcomes Infinity Salon

Village of Cross Plains and Chamber Board member Lee Sorenson, Salon owners Marihia
Alt, Malinda Alt, Chamber Board President Casey Koenig, and Chamber Executive Director
Amy Hansen. Chamber President Casey Koenig stated, “The Cross Plains Area Chamber of
Commerce congratulates Infinity Salon on their beautiful new venue and thank them for their
Chamber membership.  We welcome Infinity Salon as a member of Cross Plains Chamber of
Commerce, and the business community, and wish them the best as they grow toward the fu-
ture.”
PAGE 10
Busy night for ski/board teams
Slalom brought its unique
tight turn challenges to the
MHS ski and board teams  on
Monday night, with 2 ski races
and 1 snowboard race on icy
and differing courses at Tyrol
Basin Ski Area.  Emelie Gehrke-Kallstromer 4th,
The Boys ski team placed
5th in race 1 and a season best
3rd in race 2.  Junior Nick Ron-
nie posted a 10th and 2nd, senior
Alec Riddle 13th and 12th, and
senior Emery Goeden 23rd and
24th.  Sophomore Henry Har-
tung scored his first WHSARA
points with a 15th in race 2.  The
Girls placed 5th in both races,
with senior Erika Rader leading
with a 14th and 11th, followed by
junior Alexis Stahnke 22rd and
22nd, junior Jazmyn Babler
25th and 23rd, freshman Zoe Bar-
more 23rd and 27th, and senior
Anne Squires 26th and 24th.  team in 2nd, the Girls ski team is
Once again, the Girls board
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join us, and there is
no membership fee.
There may be a
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for certain services
including case
management services,
transportation and
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information contact
the Middleton Senior
Center at 831-2373.
team displayed their domi-
nance, placing 9 boarders in the
top 15 point scoring places for
another team 1st.
Sophomore  Cecelia Jones’
1st led the way, with sophomore
junior Megan Chandler 5th,
freshman Ella D’Orazio 6th and
junior Hannah Laufenberg 7th.
The team is performing so well
another WIARA State title
seems well within their grasp.
Pacing the Boys, who placed 6
in the top 15, to a team 2nd were
senior Alex Andler 4th, junior
Noah Newman 6th, senior John
Jones 7th and freshman Dylan
Veit 10th.
At the season’s midpoint, the
Girls board team is currently
1st in the WHSARA conference,
followed by the Boys board
tied for 4th with the Boys ski
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Absentee Voting for Spring Primary is now open:
By Mail, Fax, or Email - Absentee ballot applications are ac-
cepted until the Thursday prior to the election at 5 p.m.
For the February 20, 2018, Spring Primary, the deadline is Feb-
ruary 15, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. Any requests for ballots to be mailed
should allow enough time for mail transit. A ballot can only leave
City Hall if it is being mailed; you cannot take a blank ballot with
you.
In Person - In-person absentee voting (also known as early vot-
ing) ends on the Friday before the election.
For February 20, 2018, Spring Primary, January 29-February
15, Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. February 16, 2018,
from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please visit the City Clerk’s webpage for more information.
TV
continued from page 6
does not get cut. Every city’s School.
mayor or city administrator gets Peter and Michelle Baltes
exactly 30 seconds to tell why were interviewed about raising
Photo contributed
their community is great. backyard chickens and Scott
Sophomore Henry Hartung training before the race. Mayor Gurdip Brar did the hon- Bachmeier shared the ease of
ors for Middleton. commuting, via Metro Transit,
“It was exciting for me to talk to his job in Madison.
team in 5th. while the board teams will be about this city that I love so A DVD of Around the Cor-
Next up for the ski teams is a competing in boardercross. much and that has been my ner’s Middleton episode was
giant slalom race at Tyrol Basin, home since 1982,” said Brar. donated to the Middleton Public
“It was so hard to get every- Library. It will be available
thing said in just 30 seconds. I sometime in February for
practiced, a lot, but there’s so
much to celebrate and share
about Middleton, that the time
check-out. The show can also
be watched on-line in the Wis-
consin Public Television
is just not enough.” archives.
Interviews at area businesses In addition to his work on
included Electronic Theater Around the Corner, Emmy-
Controls, Springs Window award winning actor John Mc-
Fashion, Morey Airplane Com- Givern has created five one man
pany, Taigu Chinese Restaurant, comedy shows. “I’m not really
Standard Imaging, American a stand-up comic. I’m more of
Girl Doll Hospital, I’m Board, a story-teller with lots of funny
and Natura Clean. stories that are mostly about the
“I really love everything friends and family who are clos-
about doing the show,” said Mc- est to me.”
Givern, “but if I had to chose a McGivern started his career
favorite thing, it would be find- as an actor, appearing in Sheer
Call us to
ing out about the industry. It Madness, one of the longest
arrange
fascinates me.” running, non-musical plays in
Fascinated was the word the world. He joined the cast
your
used by Richard Morey of when the show was in Chicago.
Morey Airplane Company to During that time he regaled the
personal
describe McGivern’s response other actors with humorous sto-
tour!
to the longevity of its employ- ries about his life.
ees. “The director came to me one
“Filming with John Mc- day and said, ‘John, I want you
Givern for Around the Corner
was delightful. He was fasci-
to write a 90 minute comedy
piece with the stories that
nated that Rollie Mack worked you’re telling everybody in the
for my grandfather starting in dressing room. You have a year
1958, and then for my father
and now he works with me,”
and three months to get it
done.’”
said Morey. “Rollie used to be “I did it and called the show
a mechanic and then a flight in- Midwest Side Story. Little did
structor and then ‘the’ charter I know that a crew from Com-
pilot. Now he helps out in the edy Central was in the audience.
shop.” They loved it and brought me to
Sun Prairie HCC
Other Middleton attractions New York and we filmed a
featured on the show include; Comedy Central special.”
228 W. Main St. • Sun Prairie, WI
The National Mustard Museum, For more information on Mc-
608-837-5959 • sunprairiehc.com
Pheasant Branch Nature Con- Givern’s body of work, go to his
servancy, a cricket match at website at
KEVA Sports, and Girl’s www.johnmcgivern.com.
LaCrosse at Middleton High
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11

Sun Prairie
downs MHS
“They are a tough team,”
said Middleton head coach Jeff
BY ADAM HATLEN
Kind. “We played a decent first
half, we hung with them in the
Middleton’s girls basketball
For the Times-Tribune

first half. We just didn’t match

team faced a tough test
their energy in the second
Tuesday night, squaring off
half.”
against powerhouse and Big
Middleton had all the
Eight Conference leader Sun
momentum heading into half-
Prairie.
time, using a late 9-0 run and
After all was said and done,
overcoming 10 turnovers to
third-ranked Sun Prairie
take a 25-22 lead into the
reminded everyone why it is
break.
not only the best team in the the
Haley Dunn had all of her
Big Eight, but also one of the
team-high 11 points in the first
best teams in the state.
half and helped carry
It was a tale of two halves,
Middleton to its halftime lead.
as Middleton gave Sun Prairie
Dunn drained three three-
a first half scare and led at
pointers, including the go-
intermission, 25-22. But visit-
ahead triple with three seconds
ing Sun Prairie capitalized on
to go in the half.
Middleton turnovers, dominat-
Middleton made five firs
ed the second half and rolled to
half three-pointers to Sun
a 58-38 win.
Prairie’s one, which proved to
Middleton dropped to 10-7
be the difference. Middleton
overall and 8-5 in the Big
was also able to overcome 7-
Eight, while Sun Prairie Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
improved to 15-1 overall and
12-0 in the Big Eight.
See GIRLS BB, page 15 Tavi Tanin and Middleton’s girls basketball team fell to Sun Prairie Tuesday night.

Middleton splits a pair

Cardinals Craig runs
down West past MHS
BY ROB REISCHEL BY ROB REISCHEL

Balance. Depth. And simply “Let’s get on the bus.”

Times-Tribune Times-Tribune

overall talent. Really, after Middleton’s

Middleton’s boys basketball boys basketball team played
team had the advantage in all arguably its poorest game of
three categories and routed the year last Saturday, that’s
host Madison West, 87-64, last all that was left to be said.
Thursday. The Cardinals The Cardinals struggled
improved to 9-7 overall and 7- from start to finish and
5 in the Big Eight Conference. dropped a 71-55 decision to
Junior guard Sam Close led the host Cougars. Middleton
the Cardinals with 23 points, fell to 9-8 overall and 7-6 in
highlighted by a 5-of-7 shoot- the Big Eight Conference.
ing night from three-point land. “It seems like once or twice
“We’ve known for a long a season every team has that
time that Sam can shoot, but game that just doesn’t feel
there’s a difference in being right from the outset,”
able to shoot and hunting your Middleton coach Kevin
shot with a shooter’s mentali- Bavery said.  “Saturday  at
ty,” Middleton coach Kevin Craig was definitely one of
Bavery said. “Sam has been those for us.”
taking that step more and more, Senior forward Davis
plus it was his best all around Roquet led the Cardinals with
game as he’s been adding the a career-high 20 points.
element of attacking the basket “Rocky has been steady for
when the defense closes out several games,” Bavery said.
hard to take his shot away.” “His three-point shot has come
Middleton shot a sizzling around to balance his strong
11-of-19 from three-point inside play. He’s been getting
range and connected on 80.0% to the free throw line as well.”
of its free throws. Senior for- Senior forward Brogan
ward Nick Michaels added 18 Brunker came back from a
points, while senior forward three-game absence due to an
Davis Roquet added 14 points. ankle injury and added 12
“We obviously shot the ball points.
very well,” Bavery said. “It was great to have him
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

See WEST, page 17 Davis Roquet and Middleton’s boys basketball team downed Madison West last Thursday. See CRAIG, page 16
PAGE 12 TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Wrestlers
fourth at
Menomonie
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middleton’s wrestlers fin-
ished in fourth place at the
Menomonie Invite last Friday
night.
Clear Lake finished first,
while Baldwin-Woodville,
Wausau West, Middleton and
Spring Valley-Elmwood round-
ed out the top five at the eight-
team meet.
Middleton opened with a
50-24 win over Menomonie.
Joseph Hoffman pinned
Chris Haviland in 3:21 at 138
pounds and Dion Huff pinned
Isaiah Munoz in 1:54 at 195.
Jeremiah Huff notched an
18-10 win over Hunter Deutsch
at 145, while Kevin Meicher
defeated Sam Skillings, 13-1,
at 152. Remington Lockwood
posted a 6-3 win over Jacob
Haviland at 170 and Gavin
Adler edged Sam Thompson,
4-2, at 220.
Hunter Grimm (113), Calvin
Srem (126), Hernan Carranza
(132) and Lesley Neisius all
received forfeits, as well.
Baldwin-Woodville then
defeated Middleton, 38-31.
Jeremiah Huff pinned Joe
Garcia in 1:17 at 145, while
Meicher pinned Dakota
Gartmann in 1:52 at 160. Elliot
Zanon pinned TshaJ-Luag Lee
in 39 seconds at 182, while
Dion Huff pinned Jake Heimer
in 3:02 at 195.
Hoffman posted an 11-2 win
over Landen Lorentson at 138
and Adler notched an 8-4 win
over Adam Malstrom at 220.
Wausau West then defeated
Middleton, 41-28, in the third
place match.
Hoffman pinned Eric
Ottosen in 4:48 at 138, while
Meicher pinned Kyle Kershaw
in 1:08 at 160. Lockwood
pinned Joshua Ouellette in 1:57
at 170, while Jeremiah Huff
edged Nicholas Henkens, 12-8,
at 145.
Dion Huff defeated Travis
Wraggs, 9-3, at 220 and Adler
toppled Timoth Mineau, 14-5,
at 285.
• On deck: The Big Eight
Conference meet is Saturday at
Madison La Follette beginning
at 2 p.m.
160  - Jake Boyette
(Menomonie) over Quinn Calvin
(Middleton) Fall 2:58
170  - Remington Lockwood
(Middleton) over Jacob Haviland
(Menomonie) Dec 6-3
182  - Jaylen Wright
(Menomonie) over Elliot Zanon
(Middleton) Fall 1:04
195  - Dion Huff (Middleton)
over Isaiah Munoz (Menomonie)
Fall 1:54
220  - Gavin Adler (Middleton)
over Sam Thompson (Menomonie)
SV-1 4-2
285  - Andrew Fenton
(Menomonie) over Unknown
(Unattached) Forf
106  - Lesley Neisius
(Middleton) over Unknown
(Unattached) Forf
Match #2 Semifinal
Baldwin/Woodville defeated
Middleton 38-31
120  - Jacek Nickowski
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Karim
Said (Middleton) Fall 0:17
126  - Alex McCray
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Calvin
Srem (Middleton) Fall 3:30
132  - Jordan Bonte
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Hernan
Carranza (Middleton) TF 16-0
138  - Joseph Hoffman
(Middleton) over Landen
Lorentson (Baldwin/Woodville)
Maj 11-2
145  - Jeremiah Huff
(Middleton) over Joe Garcia
(Baldwin/Woodville) Fall 1:17
152  - Bode LaGrander Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Quinn
Calvin (Middleton) Dec 7-2
Elliot Zanon (top) and Middleton’s wrestlers finished fourth at the Menomonie Invite.
160  - Kevin Meicher
(Middleton) over Dakota
Gartmann (Baldwin/Woodville)
Fall 1:52 285 - Double Forfeit 132  - Kongpheng Lo (Wausau (Middleton) over Kyle Kershaw Dec 9-3
170  - Blaine Guthrie 106  - Walker Langer West) over Hernan Carranza (Wausau West) Fall 1:08 285  - Gavin Adler (Middleton)
(Baldwin/Woodville) over
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Hunter (Middleton) Dec 7-3 170  - Remington Lockwood over Timothy Mineau (Wausau
Remington Lockwood (Middleton)
Fall 2:42
Grimm (Middleton) Fall 2:54 138  - Joseph Hoffman (Middleton) over Joshua Ouellette West) Maj 14-5
113  - Tanner Merriman (Middleton) over Eric Ottosen (Wausau West) Fall 1:57 106  - Rachel Trevino (Wausau
182 - Elliot Zanon (Middleton) (Baldwin/Woodville) over Lesley (Wausau West) Fall 4:48 182  - Justin Bonke (Wausau West) over Lesley Neisius
over TshaJ-Luag (Chewy) Lee Neisius (Middleton) Fall 1:36 145  - Jeremiah Huff West) over Elliot Zanon (Middleton) Dec 3-2
(Baldwin/Woodville) Fall 0:39 Match #3 3rd Place Match (Middleton) over Nicholas (Middleton) Fall 3:16 113  - Dejsia Yang (Wausau
195  - Dion Huff (Middleton) Wausau West defeated Henkens (Wausau West) Dec 12-8 195  - Hunter Kniess (Wausau West) over Hunter Grimm
over Jake Heimer Middleton 41-28 152  - Noah Baumann (Wausau West) over Romone McKinney (Middleton) TF 16-0
(Baldwin/Woodville) Fall 3:02 126  - Cameron Schmeiser West) over Quinn Calvin (Middleton) Fall 0:30 120  - Carter Napiwocki
220  - Gavin Adler (Middleton)
(Wausau West) over Calvin Srem (Middleton) Fall 2:40 220  - Dion Huff (Middleton) (Wausau West) over Karim Said
over Adam Malstrom
(Baldwin/Woodville) Dec 8-4
(Middleton) Fall 0:19 160  - Kevin Meicher over Travis Wraggs (Wausau West) (Middleton) Fall 0:37

Jan. 26
Menomonie Invite
Middleton defeated Menomonie
50-24
113  - Hunter Grimm
(Middleton) over Unknown
(Unattached) Forf
120  - Dalton Kadlec
(Menomonie) over Karim Said
(Middleton) Fall 1:37
126 - Calvin Srem (Middleton)
over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
132  - Hernan Carranza
(Middleton) over Unknown
(Unattached) Forf
138  - Joseph Hoffman
(Middleton) over Chris Haviland
(Menomonie) Fall 3:21
145  - Jeremiah Huff
(Middleton) over Hunter Deutsch
(Menomonie) Maj 18-10
152  - Kevin Meicher
(Middleton) over Sam Skillings
(Menomonie) Maj 13-1
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13

SPORTS BRIEFS
Baseball, softball registration
The Middleton Baseball and Softball Commission has on-
line registration open for 2018 summer baseball recreational
and competitive leagues (Boys ages 7-18) and Softball recre-
ational and competitive leagues (Girls ages 6-18). 
MBSC teams are for students that live in the Middleton-
Cross Plains Area School District. Those interested can reg-
ister at MBSCWI.com.

Good Hops
This years “Good Hops” event will be held at the Holiday
Inn on April 7 from 5-9 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for the
Middleton Baseball Softball Commission.
You can support the youth leagues while sampling some
local craft beer, wine, whiskey and appetizers. There will also
be music, 50/50 auctions and a silent auction.
Tickets are available online at www.mbscwi.com.

Cross Plains baseball

Cross Plains baseball program has won nine state champi-
onships, an Ohio Valley Regional championship, and reached
the World Series in the last 20 years.
In addition, many Cross Plains players have gone on to
play at Middleton, Wisconsin Heights, and Madison
Edgewood high schools. More than 20 players have played
college baseball, and countless players who have and still are
playing Home Talent baseball in Cross Plains and surround-
ing communities.
The program is for boys ages 9-18 as of April 30 and who
live in the Middleton-Cross Plains school district. The pro-
gram teaches fundamentals, while challenging players with
camps and tournaments.
Cross Plains plays in the Dane County Babe Ruth League,
which runs from April through July with games starting in
May. To find out more about our program and to sign up
today go to www.crossplainsbaseball.com.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld There will also be an informational meeting Feb. 1 at
Coach’s Club, 1200 Main Street  in Cross Plains. Please see
Michael Draves and Middleton’s boys swimming team finished fourth at their own invitational last Saturday. the website for times of the meeting.
Any questions call Jim Nonn at  608-279-4769  or Stan
Nonn at 608-798-2020.

Swimmers 4th at own invite

Lamers was ninth.
Parkin and Zillner tied for
BY ROB REISCHEL
seventh place in the 100-yard
freestyle, while Young was
Middleton’s boys swim-
Times-Tribune
was fourth in the 100-yard 1:58.67; 3, Kim, Mid, 1:59.30. 50
freestyle, while Owen freestyle — 1, Lundal, MM, 21.83; 2,
Rocke, Nee, 22.29; 3, Comini, Linc,
Roenneburg was fifth. 22.37. 100 butterfly — 1, Weaver, MW,
Drake Demitrios and Jacob 49.79; 2, Lundal, MM, 52.06; 3, A.

seventh in the 100-yard breast-
ming and diving team finished
stroke.
in fourth place at their own
•  JV conference meet:
invite last Friday.
Middleton’s JV team finished
Madison West won the meet
second at the Big Eight
with 434 points, while
Conference JV meet. Madison
Stevenson (Ill.) had 399.
Memorial won the meet with
Madison Memorial (343),
632 points, while the Cardinals
Middleton (320) and Neenah
had 572.
(160) rounded out the top five
Madison West (429),
at the 10-team invite.
Verona-Mount Horeb (187)
“We swam about how we
and Sun Prairie (186) rounded
expected,” Middleton coach
out the top five.
Daniel Lynam said. “You can
Middleton’s quartet of
tell the guys who are starting to
Kevin Grelle, Sam Gessler,
taper for conference are feeling
Nick Hinz and Jack Wilson
good, while everyone else is
won the 200-yard medley relay.
starting to clean up the details
The Cardinals’ 200-yard
in their races. We got hit pretty
freestyle relay team of Ben
hard with the flu recently, and
Collier, Wesley Carpenter,
had over half the team out at
Thomas Griffith and Wilson
one point, so it was relieving to
was second.
see most of them bounce back
And Middleton’s foursome
well from that.” 
of Colin Kalsbeck, Griffith,
Middleton’s 200-yard
Carpenter and Roenneberg was
freestyle relay team of junior
second.
Archer Parkin, sophomore
Wilson won the 50-yard
Nathan Kim, senior Michael
freestyle and Colin Kalsbeck
Draves and sophomore Nate
finished second. Larsen won
Lamers was third.
the 100-yard backstroke and
Middleton junior Blake
Kevin Grelle was third.
Zillner, senior Sam Young,
Carpenter was third in the
Kim and sophomore Forrest
100-yard breaststroke and
Peterson finished fourth in the
Ethan Wildes was fifth. Wilson
200-yard medley relay.
Beckman were also fourth and Wowk, MM, 52.07. 100 freestyle — 1,
fifth, respectively, in the 100-
Stensby, Linc, 47.35; 2, Casey, MW,
48.98; 3, Clark, Nee, 49.08. 500
yard butterfly. freestyle — 1, Draves, Mid, 4:48.27; 2,
• On deck: The Big Eight Martin, Mid, 4:50.85; 3, Gates, Linc,
Conference diving meet is 4:56.81. 200 freestyle relay — 1,
Madison Memorial (Gonring, W. Wowk,
Friday at 5:30 p.m. at
Barth, Lundal), 1:27.61; 2, Madison
Middleton High School. The West (Weaver, Casey, Feller,
conference’s swim meet is Fernandez), 1:27.72; 3, Middleton
Saturday at 1 p.m. at Beloit
(Parkin, Kim, Draves, Lamers), 1:29.32.
100 backstroke — 1, Jekel, MW, 50.45;
Memorial. 2, A. Wowk, MM, 52.75; 3, Weiss, MW,
“I look forward to the con- 54.25. 100 breaststroke — 1, Miller,
ference and sectionals meets,” MW, 58.72; 2, Ng, Linc, 1:00.99; 3,
Feller, MW, 1:01.80. 400 freestyle relay
Lynam said. “There will be a
— 1, Madison West (Jekel, Bensch,
lot of good racing and I think Casey, Weaver), 3:10.69; 2,
we will have a great showing Lincolnshire (Ill.) Stevenson (Comini,
from the Big Eight at state this
Ng, Ross, Stensby), 3:15.38; 3, Madison
Memorial (Barth, W. Wowk, Zwaska, A.
year.”
Wowk), 3:16.78.
Jan. 26
MIDDLETON INVITATIONAL
Team scores:  Madison West 434,
Lincolnshire (Ill.) Stevenson 399,
Madison Memorial 343, Middleton 320,
Cross Plains Baseball Sign-up
Neenah 160, Waunakee 141, Appleton
West/Kimberly 123, Verona/Mount WWW.crossplainsbaseball.com
Horeb 118, Stevens Point 100, La
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Diving — 1, Smith, MM, 403.6; 2,
Attention Players and Parents: Cross Plains baseball is a strong baseball community
Aman-Lavicky, MW, 367.9; 3, Ritter,
with 9 state championships, a Ohio Valley Regional championship, and a trip to the
VMH, 339.45. 200 medley relay — 1,
Madison West (Jekel, Miller, Bensch,
World Series, over the last 20 years. In addition we have had many of our players play
Feller), 1:35.69; 2, Madison Memorial
baseball at Middleton, Wisconsin Heights, and Edgewood high schools. Over 20 players
(A. Wowk, Turgeson, Lundal, Gonring),
1:36.25; 3, Lincolnshire (Ill.) Stevenson
have played college baseball, and countless players who have and still are playing home
(Carollo, Ng, Maya, Song), 1:39.89. 200
talent baseball in Cross Plains and surrounding communities.
freestyle — 1, Weaver, MW, 1:42. 49; 2,
Draves, Mid, 1:44.70; 3, Stensby, Linc,
Our program is for boys age 9 to age 18 (as of April 30, 2018) who live in the Middle-
1:46.81. 200 individual medley — 1,
Jekel, MW, 1:53.19; 2, Ng, Linc,
ton Cross Plains school district or if they do not have a baseball program in their area.

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We teach the fundamentals of baseball, while challenging our players with camps, tour-
freestyle relay team of Lamers,
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and Draves was fourth.
Draves won the 500-yard
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Gymnasts
third at
Memorial
BY ROB REISCHEL
Middleton girls gymnastics
Times-Tribune
team finished in third place at
the eight-team Madison
Memorial Invite last Saturday.
The Cardinals were placed in
the Green Division, which had
the biggest schools based on
enrollment.
Franklin’s co-op team was
first with 147.0250 points,
while Burlington’s co-op was
second (140.40). Middleton
was third at 134.60, Sun Prairie
was fourth at 133.250 and Eau
Claire was fifth at 133.2250.
Middleton junior Jordan
Baggot was ninth on the all-
around competition (34.575),
while senior Chloe Young was
12th (33.80) and freshman
Taylor Engelkes was 17th
(32.050).
Young was fifth on the vault
(9.050), Baggot was seventh
(8.90), sophomore Mara Allen
was 18th (8.50) and sophomore
Kimora Williams was 23rd
(8.40).
Young was 12th on the
uneven bars (8.450), Engelkes
and Baggot tied for 15th (8.20)
and freshman Allie Rice was
24th (8.025).
Baggot was seventh on the
floor exercise (8.975), Young
was 19th (8.50), Williams was
22nd (8.40) and Engelkes was
23rd (8.350).
Baggot was also 13th on the
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was 18th (8.40), junior Ashley
Bindl was 29th (7.950) and
Young was 32nd (7.80).
Middleton also defeated
Janesville Parker, 135.65-
103.33, last Thursday.
Young won the uneven bars
(8.58), the balance beam (9.40)
and all-around competition
(34.98). Baggot won the vault
(8.65) and the floor exercise
(9.250).
Jan. 27
Madison Memorial Invite
Green Division
Team scores: Franklin co-op
147.025, Burlington co-op 140.400,
Middleton 134.600, Sun Prairie
133.250, Eau Claire Memorial/North
133.225, Stevens Point 133.150,
Waunakee/DeForest 132.650, Madison
Memorial 128.950.
Vault — 1, Missiaen, FMOW, 9.400;
2, L. Anderson, FMOW, 9.300; 3,
Cassidy, BUW, 9.200; 4, H. Anderson,
FMOW 9.100; 5, Young, M, 9.050.
Uneven bars — 1, H. Anderson, FMOW,
9.475; 2, Cassidy, BUW, 9.450; Nelson,
FMOW, 9.450; 4, Missiaen, FMOW
9.325; 5, L. Anderson, FMOW, 9.225.
Balance beam — 1, Nelson, FMOW,
9.400; 2, Bronson, BUW, 9.325; 3, H.
Anderson, FMOW, 9.250; 4, Mattoon,
EC, 9.200; 5, L. Anderson, FMOW,
8.925. Floor exercise — 1, Lane, SP,
9.450; Missiaen, FMOW, 9.450; 3; L.
Anderson, FMOW, 9.250; Clemens, SP,
9.250; 5, Cassidy, BUW, 9.150. All
around — 1, H. Anderson, FMOW,
36.875; 2, L. Anderson, FMOW, 36.700;
3, Cassidy, BUW, 36.300; 4, Olivia
Clemens, SP, 35.450; 5, Trent, BUW,
35.150.
Jan. 25
Middleton 135.65, Janesville Parker
103.33
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Vaulting — Baggot, M, 8.65. Bars
— Young, M, 8.58. Beam — Young, M,
9.4. Floor exercise — Baggot, M, 9.25. Kimora Williams and Middleton’s gymnasts finished third at the Madison Memorial Invite last Saturday.
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of-25 (28.0%) shooting in
the first half.
Middleton’s defense was
able to disrupt Sun Prairie’s
offense in the first half, holding
the visiting Cardinals to 9-of-
22 shooting (40.9%).
Middleton also forced 10
turnovers and limited Sun
Prairie to 22 points, its third-
lowest total in any half this sea-
son.
Sun Prairie stormed out of
the locker room in the second
half, though, using a defensive
press and throwing
Middleton’s offense out of
rhythm. Middleton didn’t score
a second-half basket until 5:10
was left in the game, as Sun
Prairie outscored Middleton
25-2 over the stretch.
“(Sun Prairie) picked up a
little bit pressure defensively
(after halftime), and I wasn’t
too happy with how we
responded to the pressure,”
Kind said of the second-half
struggles. “Early in the second
half, they got two offensive
rebounds in a row and they
kicked it out for an open three.
That was kind of a momentum
shifter. We have to make sure
we aren’t giving good teams
like (Sun Prairie) second and
third shots.”
Middleton shot a dismal 4-
of-22 (18.2%) in the second
half and committed 13
turnovers, while Sun Prairie
shot a robust 16-of-24 (66.7%)
and committed seven
turnovers.
Middleton finished the
game with 23 turnovers.
“(Turnovers) have been an
issue for us all season,” Kind
said. “It’s a toughness thing.”
Dunn agreed.
“In practice that’s one of the
things we’ve been working
on,” Dunn said of the
turnovers. “It’s one thing that is
definitely going to need to be
limited once we get into play-
offs.”
Sun Prairie leading scorer
Jayda Jansen (16.9 ppg) had 11
of her game-high 19 points in
the second half.
“We just didn’t get back on
defense,” Dunn said of the sec-
ond-half. “We were giving
them layup, after layup, after
layup. I think we struggled get-
ting back in it after that.”
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turnovers on five of its first
seven possessions in the sec-
ond half and allowed Sun
Prairie to take the lead for
good. Sun Prairie seemingly
capitalized on every Middleton
miscue the rest of the game and
pulled away.
“(Sun Prairie) has a lot of
great shooters, great players.
They’re a tough team to beat,”
Dunn said. “They’re going to
get the boards, get the 50-50
balls. They’re a tough team to
compete against.”
Kind knows his own team
has to toughen up as the season
enters its final month.
“It’s a question of whether
we can do the little things that
makes us a tougher team,”
Kind said. “Grab the rebounds,
grab the loose balls, make sure
our passes aren’t getting
deflected. We have to do those
things and we’re running out of
time to figure it out.”
• Janesville Craig 64,
Middleton 49 — The host
Cougars pulled away in the
second half last Friday and
swept the season series for the
first times since 2005-’06.
Middleton trailed, 29-23, at
halftime, then scored the first
eight points of the second half
to take a 31-29 lead. But the
Cougars went on a 19-9 run to
grab a 48-40 advantage.
Craig, which went 21-of-25
from the free throw line
(84.0%) in the game, pulled
away down the stretch.
Sitori Tanin led Middleton
with 18 points, while Josie
Lemirande added 10.
• On deck: Middleton hosts
Verona on Thursday at 7:30
p.m., then hosts Janesville
Parker on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 30
Sun Prairie 58, Middleton 38
Sun Prairie ………..…… 22 36 — 58
Middleton ………..…….. 25 13 — 38
MIDDLETON — Lemirande 1 0-0
3, Coleman 0 3-4 3, T. Tanin 0 1-2 1, S.
Tanin 3 1-2 7, Dunn 3 2-2 11, Schauer 1
0-0 3, Bursac 2 2-4 6, Staples 0 0-1 0,
Flottmeyer 1 2-3 4. Totals 11 11-18 38.
SUN PRAIRIE — Hilber 4 0-0 9,
Moore 6 4-4 16, Lutes 1 0-0 2, Jansen 8
1-1 19, Rae 1 0-0 2, Baker 5 0-0 10.
Totals 25 5-5 58.
Three-point goals — MID 5 (Dunn
3, Schauer 1, Lemirande 1). SP 3
(Jansen 2, Hilber 1). Total fouls — MID
9 SP 20.
Jan. 26
Janesville Craig 64, Middleton 49
Middleton ………….....… 23 26 — 49
Janesville Craig ……..…. 29 35 — 64
MIDDLETON  — White 0 1-0 1,
Staples 1 2-0 4, Bursac 1 0-0 2, Coleman
1 0-0 2, Lemirande 3 2-0 10, S. Tanin 7
4-0 18, Tanin 1 1-0 4, Dunn 0 4-0 4,
Slottmeyer 1 2-0 4. Totals 15 16-29 49.
JANESVILLE CRAIG — Pierson
4 6-0 16, Dunlavy 4 4-0 13, Parkhurst 2
5-0 9, Elgas 3 0-3 9, Goswick 4 0-0 12,
Fieiras 2 1-0 5. Totals 19 21-25 64.
3-point goals — M 3 (Lemirande 2,
Tanin 1), JC 5 (Pierson 2, Dunlavy 1,
Goswick 2).  Total fouls  — JC 20, M
22. Fouled out — Elgas.
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Halle White (top), Kendall Roquet (20) and Middleton’s girls basketball team lost to Sun Prairie Tuesday night.
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“We’re continuing to had six points and senior for-

rebound the ball pretty well on
the defensive end while attack-
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offensive end.”
Close knocked down four
three-pointers and had 14 first
half points as the Cardinals
took a 54-27 lead at the break.
Michaels added eight first half
points and Roquet had seven.
Middleton stayed red hot in
the second half, as Michaels
drained a pair of three pointers,
while senior point guard Joel
Ticknor, Close and Roquet all
knocked down triples them-
selves.
Senior forward Alan Roden
added eight points, while
Ticknor chipped in with seven.
Junior forward Jake Klubertanz
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“Our bigs are starting to
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whether it’s a score, drawing a
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Bavery said. “We’re still too
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MIDDLETON-CROSS
PLAINS AREA SCHOOL
DISTRICT
District Services Center
7106 South Avenue,
Middleton, Wisconsin
Board Round Table MHS,
Clark Street and 21st Century
eSchool at 5:45 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER REGU-
LAR BOE MEETING AT 7:00
P.M.
The regular meeting of the
Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School District Board of
Education was called to order at
7:00 p.m. by President Bob
Green.
Present: President Bob
Green, Vice President Annette
Ashley, Clerk Todd Smith, Board
Members Anne Bauer, Sean
Hyland, Kelly Kalscheur, Kurt
Karbusicky, and Paul Kinne. Not
Present: Treasurer Linda Yu.
Others Present: Superinten-
dent George Mavroulis,
Assistant Superintendent Sherri
Cyra, Director of Business
Services Lori Ames, MHS
Principal Steve Plank, Clark
Street and 21st Century
eSchool Principal Jill Gurtner,
EUA Representatives Julie
Graham and Chris Michaud,
Matt Premo from Findorff and
FPC Co-Chair Bob Hesselbein
2. RECOGNITION - KOHL
NOMINEES AND PAEMST
NOMINEE
George Mavroulis recognized
the six staff members from the
district that have been nominat-
ed for Kohl Awards. One teacher
was recognized for being
named a PAEMST finalist.
3. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Citizen Comments
None
b. Correspondence/Board
Communication
Annette Ashley mentioned
that the MHS Jazz Cabaret will
perform on January 27. The
MHS Country Breakfast will
occur on January 28.
c. Legislative
Anne Bauer stated that the
board sent out a letter regarding
the CAP credit proposed
changes. Anne also mentioned
that the Governor is looking into
allowing low aid district to possi-
bly increase property taxes to
help their districts.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOVED by Karbusicky SEC-
ONDED by Ashley to approve
the Regular Minutes of
December 11, 2017. Motion car-
ried unanimously, 8-0.
5. SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
a. Upcoming Events and
Updates
George Mavroulis stated that
there is an FPC meeting on
Wednesday, January 10. The
board members will visit
Northside and Sunset Ridge this
Friday. The itinerary for the
State Education Convention will
be distributed to board members
this week. The Education
Foundation had a record break-
ing year. They raised over
$27,000 during the Annual
Appeal.
6. CONSENT AGENDA
MOVED by Karbusicky SEC-
ONDED by Bauer to approve
the following items on the con-
sent agenda: 6.a.1. Approval of
Bills Payable, 6.b.1. Approval of
Resignations (addendum),
6.b.2. Approval of Leaves of
Absence, 6.b.3. Approval of
Staff Appointments (addendum),
6.b.4. Approval of Retirements
(addendum), 6.c.1. Approval of
Foreign Travel - Japan, and
6.c.2. Approval of Wisconsin
School Nutrition Purchasing
Cooperative. Motion carried
unanimously, 8-0.
a. Administrative/Business
Services
i. Approval of Bills Payable
The check list totaling
$4,496,359.96 was approved
under consent agenda. (Exhibit
A)
ii. Approval of Treasurer’s
Report
There was no Treasurer’s
Report to approve.
b. Employee Services -
Certified Staff
i. Approval of Resignations
The board approved under
consent agenda the following
resignations:
Melissa Harrison, temporary
contract 8th Grade English
Teacher at Glacier Creek
Jalateefa Joe-Meyers, Student
and Family Engagement
Coordinator for the District effec-
tive January 5, 2018
Dominique Ricks, temporary
contract Dean of Students at
Glacier Creek effective June 30,
2018
Kate Woerpel, temporary
contract Reading
Specialist/Teacher at West
Middleton
Colleen Young, Dean of
Students at Glacier Creek
ii. Approval of Leaves of
Absence
The board approved under
consent agenda the following
leaves of absence:
Ken Metz, Assistant Middle
School Principal at Glacier
Creek, has requested a leave of
absence effective November 9,
2017 to the end of the 2017-
2018 school year to accept and
assume the position of Interim
Middle School Principal at
Glacier Creek.
Mary Summers Kern,
8th Grade English Teacher at
Glacier Creek, has requested a
leave of absence effective
January 8, 2018 to the end of
2017-2018 school year to
accept and assume the position
of Interim Assistant Middle
School Principal at Glacier
Creek.
Colleen Young, Dean of
Students at Glacier Creek, has
requested a leave of absence
effective January 9, 2018 to the
end of the 2017-2018 school
year to accept and assume the
position of Interim 4K/EC
Principal for the District.
iii. Approval of Staff
Appointments
The board approved under
consent agenda the following
staff appointments:
William Frain, to a 1.0 FTE
Permanent Substitute Teacher
for the District
Melissa Harrison, to a 1.0
FTE temporary contract 8th
Grade English Teacher at
Glacier Creek
Ken Metz, to a 1.0 FTE tem-
porary contract Interim Middle
School Principal at Glacier
Creek
Dominique Ricks, to a 1.0
FTE temporary contract Interim
Dean of Students at Glacier
Creek
Mary Summers Kern, to a 1.0
FTE temporary contract Interim
Assistant Middle School
Principal at Glacier Creek
Kate Woerpel, to a 1.0 FTE
temporary contract Reading
Specialist/Teacher at West
Middleton effective
Colleen Young, to a 1.0 FTE
temporary contract Interim
4K/EC Principal for the District
Colleen Young, to a 1.0 FTE
regular contract Teacher for the
District for the 2018-2019 school
year
Correction
Karen Gaske of the 12/11/17
board agenda was incorrectly
reported as resigning as of the
end of the 2nd semester of the
2017-18 school year. It should
be at the end of 1st semester of
the 2017-2018 school year.
iv. Approval of Retirements
The board approved under
consent agenda the following
retirements:
Jeff Erickson, Biology/PLTW
Teacher at MHS
Joseph Spolar,
Chemistry/Science Teacher at
MHS
Joanne Toennies, Speech
and Language Pathologist at
Elm Lawn
Lynne Wymore, Orchestra
Teacher at Glacier Creek
c. District Consent Items
i. Approval of Foreign Travel -
Japan - March 2018
The board approved under
consent agenda the Foreign
Travel to Japan in March 2018.
ii. Approval of Wisconsin
School Nutrition Purchasing
Cooperative
The board approved under
consent agenda the Wisconsin
School Nutrition Purchasing
Cooperative. (Exhibit B)
7. ITEMS FOR INFORMA-
TION/DISCUSSION
a. School Improvement Team
Reports - MHS, Clark Street and
21st Century eSchool
Principals Jill Gurtner and
Steve Plank presented their
school improvement team
reports. Steve began by review-
ing the MHS data that was
attached to the board packet.
The following items were dis-
cussed during his presenta-
tion: district strategy map goals,
student engagement efforts,
alternative education success-
es, student failing grades data,
interventions for students, NHS
students tutoring other MHS stu-
dents, and data measures for
comprehensive high schools.
Steve thanked UW Credit Union
for the great partnership they
are building with MHS.
Jill Gurtner continued the dis-
cussion by introducing several
of the Clark Street board mem-
bers and Clark Street staff that
were present. Clark Street and
eSchool were presented togeth-
er because they are serving the
purpose of innovation zones. Jill
shared the following items with
the board: staff training and dis-
cussions about blended learn-
ing, student and teacher con-
nections, Wisconsin Digital
Learning Collaborative partner-
ship, assessing quality and inte-
gration, blended learning and
technology, how to use digital
learning to help our struggling
students, increasing ownership
over the students learning, and
creating quality work.
Several board members
asked questions of both princi-
pals.
b. Facilities Planning
Committee Update
Julie Graham and Chris
Michaud from EUA and Matt
Premo from Findorff presented
the current scenario options.
The master plan scenario sum-
mary sheet was reviewed and
explained for the discussion of
the future scenarios. The sce-
nario chart layout was
explained. The group began by
walking through the scenarios
along with the costs. Questions
were asked throughout the
review. Bob Hesselbein joined
the discussion to ask for guid-
ance from the board.
Discussion about the scenar-
ios ensued. A board member
suggested that Scenarios 1 and
2 should be removed. It was
agreed that discussion is need-
ed for the middle level. Several
board members stated that they
would like to see the FPC look at
a third middle school with a
focus on the timing. Cost of the
referendum should be a large
consideration of the board.
8. ITEMS FOR ACTION
a. Possible Action/Decisions
Related to Facilities Options
After the Facilities Planning
Committee agenda item, the
board discussed their thoughts
on the scenarios presented.
MOVED by Karbusicky SEC-
ONDED by Kalscheur to remove
Scenarios 1 & 2 from the
FPC considerations. Motion car-
ried unanimously, 8-0. MOVED
by Smith SECONDED by Bauer
to advise the FPC to reconsider
the three middle school options.
Motion carried unanimously, 8-
0.
b. Approval of Administrative
Contracts for 2018-19
MOVED by Smith SECOND-
ED by Ashley to approve the
Administrative Contracts (8.b)
and Supervisor Contracts (8.c.)
for the 2018-19 school year.
Motion carried unanimously, 8-
0. (Exhibit C)
c. Approval of Supervisor
Contracts for 2018-19
This approval was combined
with Item 8.b.
d. Vote on WASB Resolutions
for State School Board
Convention
MOVED by Smith SECOND-
ED by Kinne to have the board
delegate vote on behalf of the
whole board at the State
Convention. Motion carried
unanimously, 8-0.
e. Resolution Authorizing the
Issuance and Sale of
$1,235,000 General Obligation
Refunding Bonds, Series 2018A
Representatives from
Ehlers reviewed the final bids for
the General Obligation
Refunding. MOVED by
Karbusicky SECONDED by
Bauer to approve the Resolution
Authorizing the Issuance and
Sale of $1,235,000 General
Obligation Refunding Bonds,
Series 2018A. Motion carried
unanimously, 8-0. (Exhibit D)
f. Approval of Godfrey & Kahn
Payment
MOVED by Bauer SECOND-
ED by Hyland to approve the
Godfrey & Kahn Payment.
Motion carried unanimously, 7-0
with Smith abstaining.
9. ITEM FOR INFORMA-
TION/DISCUSSIONa.
WASB Presentation
George and the board
reviewed the presentation for
the WASB Convention. They
made a few revisions and the
board discussed several volun-
teer areas for the presentation.
10. NEXT MEETING DATES
AND ADJOURNMENT
MOVED by Kinne SECOND-
ED by Ashley to adjourn the reg-
ular meeting at 9:49 p.m. Motion
carried unanimously, 8-0.
a. Future Meeting Dates
b. Potential Board Agenda
Items
Cheryl Janssen,
Board Secretary
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Hockey Cards skate to tie
Middleton and Stoughton
skated to a 2-2 tie last
Thursday.
The Cardinals are now 9-9-1
overall and 5-5 in the Big Eight
Conference.
Middleton took a 1-0 lead
10 minutes, 49 seconds into the
game when Jack Baltes had an
even strength goal on an assist
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from Bryce Carey to give the p.m.
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Cardinals a 2-1 lead. The Cardinals then travel to
(11) and
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Middleton’s
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hockey team
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tied Stoughton
convert in overtime. West is in third place in the Big
last Thursday.
Middleton keeper Luigi Eight at 8-3 and is 13-5-2 over-
Pugliese finished with 21 saves all.
and a .913 save percentage. — by Rob Reischel
• On deck: Middleton host-