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Lawmakers Called Back, Lame Duck

Brar Signs Mayors Against Bills Pass, 82 Appointments Made
Illegal Guns Proclamation By Michelle Phillips
Times-Tribune
MADISON–Wisconsin law-
makers were called back into
session last week, planning to
take a vote on whether the state
should give tax credits to paper
giant Kimberly-Clark. Repub-
licans took the opportunity to
present a lame duck package
of bills, which would limit the
power of Governor Elect Tony
Evers and incoming state Attor-
ney General Josh Kaul.
After Republicans met in
private late on Tuesday after-
noon to hash out the details of
the bills, an all-night session
ensued on Dec. 4-5. In spite of
citizens filling the statehouse in
Michelle Phillips-Times Tribune protest, the bills passed. They
Middleton Mayor Gurdip Brar signed a proclamation outlining the Statement of Prin- now await Gov. Scott Walk-
ciples of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, promising to help curb illegal guns on Dec. 5. The er’s signature. He has 10 days
group, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (MOMS), presented Brar with to sign the measures into law,
the proclamation Pictured, L-R: Al Sulzer, Middleton MOMS, Emily Kuhn, Middleton which is expected by the end of
MOMS, Brar, Middleton Police Chief Chuck Foulke, Jennifer Rosen Heinz Wisconsin this week.
MOMS, Doug Clauson, Middleton MOMS and Luke Fuszard, Middleton MOMS. “We were supposed to be
voting on Kimberly-Clark,”
By Michelle Phillips said Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-
safer by getting illegal guns off the streets.”
Middleton). “We never even
Times-Tribune The group is now part of the Everytown for
voted on that. We knew we
MIDDLETON–On Dec. 5, Middleton Mayor Gun Safety coalition along with Moms Demand
didn’t have enough votes going
Gurdip Brar signed a proclamation stating the Action for Gun Sense in America, an activist
in.” He added that the bills were
principles of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group that lobbies for the elimination of illegal
presented for vote at around 4
group of that began in New York City and Bos- guns and sensible gun laws.
a.m. on Wednesday morning.
ton in 2006 by then mayors Mayor Michael Alder Emily Kuhn a member of Middleton
Some of the items included
Bloomberg (NYC) and Mayor Tom Menino
were:
(Boston), with the idea of “making the public See Guns page 6
Attorney General
Lawmakers could opt to hire
an outside attorney in lawsuits,
rather than use the Department
of Justice.
When a settlement is involved
in a case it must be approved
by the legislature or the Joint
Committee on Finance.
Governor
The governor would need per-
mission from the legislature
to make changes to programs
funded jointly by the state and
federal governments.
It prevents the governor from
banning guns at the capitol.
Removes the governor’s au-
thority to appoint members to
the Economic Development
Board.
Early Voting
Shortened early voting period
to two weeks, 24 hours a day.
“Republicans also added that
Evers can’t hire a new Eco-
nomic Development Director
until September of 2019,” Er-
penbach stated.
On Sunday, Evers told Meet
the Press, “I communicated
with him (Scott Walker) on
the telephone a few days ago.”
Evers has called the bills “bad
legislation” and “politics be-
fore people.” He added, “He
has said in other arenas that he
plans to sign this.”
Erpenbach said, “They are
trying to tie the governor’s
hands with more limit to his au-
thority, but I think the attorney
general items are more damag-
ing.”
He added that that Republi-
cans have called the measure,
“leveling the playing field.”
“Then they are saying the last
eight years under Scott Walker
hasn’t worked, either,” Erpen-
bach said.
Rep. Sondy Pope (D-Mt.
Horeb) said the Republicans are
ignoring the will of the people.
“The idea that Republicans
would override the will of over
a million Wisconsin voters is
outrageous. These actions set a
terrible precedent for politics in
our state and flies in the face of
the Republicans’ insincere calls
for bi-partisanship. In addition
to gerrymandering and voter
suppression, the passage of
these bills is yet another shame-
ful chapter in the Republicans’
history of subverting the will of
the people. Wisconsin deserves
better.”
Attempts to reach Sen. How-
ard Marklein (R-Spring Green)
went unanswered, but in a re-
leased statement, Marklein
said, “Despite the misleading
criticism of those who opposed
See Legislature, page 6

City Council Unable to Make Decision on Clark St. Redevelopment

By Cameron Bren
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–After a
lengthy discussion the Middle-
ton Common Council voted
to adjourn at its Dec. 4 meet-
ing before voting on anything
regarding a plan to redevelop
land purchased by the city be-
tween Clark St. Community
School and the Parmenter St.
roundabout.
In November the coun-
cil voted to direct city staff
to continue to work with two
competing developers who’ve
responded to a request for pro-
posals (RFP) from the city to
redevelop the assemblage of
land for its highest and best use.
The RFP also included that the
developer should pay back the
city on its $2.63 million invest-
ment it made with TIF funds
and align with the TIF District
#5 goals.
Planning director Eileen
Kelley explained that a resolu-
tion on the Dec. 4 agenda was
asking looking for approval on
what to ask for while working
with developers and a timeline
for doing so.
Despite city staff saying the
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RFP was sent to more than a
dozen developers, only two
responded both proposing resi-
dential developments; JT Klein
Company and T. Wall Enter-
prises, both prominent develop-
ers in the area and particularly
Middleton.
Klein’s proposal titled Gre-
enway Cross includes 106 units
of one, two and three bedrooms
with approximately 20 percent
of the units set aside for resi-
dents with disabilities or vet-
erans who require supportive
services and whose incomes
are 30 percent of the area me-
dian income (AMI). About 25
percent of the units would be
market rate without income re-
strictions and the remaining 55
percent would be reserved for
individuals and families earn-
ing no more than 60 percent of
the AMI. WHEDA tax credits
along with TIF would likely be
used to subsidize the workforce
housing units.
Wall’s proposal is a choice be-
tween either 17 owner-occupied
townhomes and 87 multifamily
apartment units or 142 multi-
family units. The design would
be determined at a later date
through the planning process.
Wall’s proposal includes
paying the city’s cost for the
land at closing but is request-
ing to keep 100 percent of the
increment generated, while
JT Klein Company’s proposal
asks for the city to provide the
land upfront but keep all of the
increment generated. Klein
would pay remaining debt after
17 years.
Kelley said if the resolution
was approved staff would ask
for all information from de-
velopers by Jan. 2, 2019. Staff
would evaluate and negotiate
and bring results to Jan. 15,
2019 meeting, she said.
Mayor Gurdip Brar asked
city attorney Matt Fleming if
the RFP had any binding ef-
fects. Fleming said the city
could reject an RFP that didn’t
meet the requirements.
Alder Mark Sullivan asked if
the city should rebid the proj-
ect. Fleming said it is not a pub-
lic bidding process, but the city
could restart the RFP process if
it chose to.
Brar said the RFP language
including the land must be paid
for at closing. He said he heard
there were more developers
interested if financing options
were flexible.
Council president Susan
West said there were multiple
requirements in the RFP and
she didn’t think the council
could make a decision on only
one of them.
Brar said proposals cost the
developer a lot of money and
time and that should also be
considered.
Alder Kathy Olson said if
the city was going to be wait-
ing for more information from
the developers then the RFP
should be opened up again in
the meantime. from the council. Mayor Brar
Kelley said in fairness to the voted ‘no’ with his tie-breaking
two developers that did initially vote.
responded and have put in time Olson made a motion reopen
and money and have continu- the RFP. Sullivan seconded
ally updated their proposals, the the motion with the caveat the
council should see what can be council revisit the language.
worked out. Alder Howard Teal sug-
Alder Dan Ramsey said the gested the council come up
city took the money from the with a matrix to weigh aspects
TIF with the intention to pay that are most important to the
it back. Failing to do so would city.
take away from planned future Teal asked Davis if there
TIF projects like the downtown were any timing concerns.
plaza, he said. Davis said if the council fails
West made a motion to to act soon the construction
defer the resolution until the timeline will probably set a lot
language of the RFP could be further back because of align-
revisited. West rescinded the ment with seasons. He said the
motion after Kelley pointed council would need to make a
out the RFP language says the plan for the current tenants on
developer ‘should’ rather than the land to stay longer. Also,
‘shall’ pay for the land upfront, they would need to work out
which was West’s concern. property management contract.
City administrator Mike Alder Emily Kuhn said she
Davis said it is the subjective was saddened by the council’s
opinion of each council mem- choice to delay another poten-
ber as to what is the highest and tial affordable housing project
best use of the land. He said it and a housing project in gen-
comes down to deliberating on eral.
that. Olson said because of the
Richard made the motion to cost of the property it may not
approve the staff resolution fur- be the best fit for workforce
ther which received a split vote
See Council, page 6
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LOCAL
Middleton Endowment Memory Cafe Presents Art Show
Awards Five Grants By Michelle Phillips
Times-Tribune
reciting a poem for us from
memory. We asked him to read
MIDDLETON–The Middleton Endowment Committee (ME) MIDDLETON–The Middle- to the group and he was so
awarded grants of $700 apiece to the Alzheimer’s Association of South- ton Memory Café will host an moved,” Kralapp shared.
central Wisconsin, Gio’s Garden, Middleton Youth Center, Middleton art show at Imperial Garden on Kralapp said when it comes
Police Department, and Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy as Dec. 17, featuring artwork, pri- to Alzheimer’s and dementia,
part of its 2018 fall cycle. marily watercolors, created by creativity is important and the
The grants were announced at the Middleton Chamber of Com- individuals with Alzheimer’s creative part of the memory
merce’s monthly Get Moving Middleton breakfast meeting at the Hil- and dementia. seems to be intact until the
ton Garden Inn on Dec. 6. The Memory Café meeting very end.
The Alzheimer’s Association plans to use the funds for The Music are available for dementia and “We use guided imaging
& Memory Matinee on June 12, 2019. The afternoon concert also in- and relaxation to start with,
Alzheimer’s patients and their
volves the Friends of the Middleton Performing Arts Center. The Larry then ask them to express
caregivers. One of the main
Busch Band will play songs ranging from big band to early rock.
concerns for those with mem- themselves on paper. It’s re-
Gio’s Garden, which is a therapeutic respite program for children
ory issues is isolation and the ally about the process of ex-
with special needs who are six years old and younger, plans to host
five parent support groups from January to June, providing parents and goal of the Memory Café, here pression, the finished art is just
caregivers the resources to network with one another to increase their and in other cities, is to help al- an extra,” she added. “People
personal well-being. leviate that isolation. with these diseases lose their
The Middleton Youth Center, in collaboration with UW Commu- Noreen Kralapp, Dane abilities to communicate but
nity Arts, has developed a new project called Whooopensocker. The County Outreach Specialist for can still express themselves in
creative arts residency program led by UW-Madison professor Erica the Alzheimer’s & Dementia other ways. I’ve worked with
Halverson aims to engage middle school students in the creating and Alliance of Wisconsin, which people in the very end stages
sharing of ideas through writing, improvisation and devised perfor- sponsors the Memory Cafe, and creating art really helps
mance. The hour-long sessions will go for 12 weeks and culminate said creativity is an important them focus.
with a vaudeville-style performance of student stories. piece for the clients, “It offers The art show will feature
The Middleton Police Department plans to use the funds for a new and opportunity for socializ- artist Jennifer Sebastian, who
“dual purpose” K-9. The K-9 will be involved with community rela- ing, peer support and a creative was an artist before diagnosis
tions, officer and citizen safety, tracking, evidence location and narcot- element, including poetry and of Alzheimer’s. Her pieces
ics detection. Officer Howard Statz will lead the new K-9 program. paintings,” she said, and added will include artwork from be-
The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy (FOPBC), along with that the group also has speak- fore diagnosis and throughout
Northside Elementary and Attic Angels Place, will host an intergenera- ers and shares refreshments at the course of the disease.
tional art project in February 2019. The funds will help with bus trans- The art project was funded
their meetings.
portation for students and teachers to Attic Angels Place, art materials, by a grant from the National
She added that there is
postage, publicity and display materials. FOPBC did a similar project
a stigma that is attached to Family Caregiver Support Pro-
diagnosis of dementia and gram (NFCSP), and the show
See Endowment, page 6 Alzheimer’s. “What our orga- will feature 23 pieces by 17
nization has worked toward, as artists. All are watercolor with

Naturally Speaking: Icicles well as many others, is lifting

By Jerry Davis
DANE COUNTY–Icicles
are popular attractions in na-
ture and can be found from
late fall to early spring, de-
pending on conditions.
People drive many miles to
view them, particularly those
hanging along cliffs. Some-
times dyes are added at the
top of the cliff to color the
icicles.
Ample rain all year meant
ground water on slopes was
seeping and eventually came
back to the surface between
rocks on cliffs.
Shapes vary, depending
on several factors, includ-
ing the amount of salt in the
water that comes in contact
with colder air and freezes.
Most icicles have ripples on
their surface, which seem to
come from a small amount of
salt in the water that freezes.
This has been demonstrated
by using extremely pure water
to make icicles and those lack
rippling.
Christmas cards sometimes
take advantage of fresh icicle
displays.
Photo Submitted
The older the icicle, the
more cloudy and unattractive
the ice.
the stigma in the communities
the exception of one collage.
Framing for the show was
also funded by the NFCSP.
in which they live,” Kralapp
said. Debbie Tunison from Debbie’s
She said the Memory Café Frame Garden in East Madison
provides support groups and donated a portion of the fram-
early memory loss programs ing cost for the project.
to clients as well. Meeting of The event will be held from
the Minds, an early memory 4-7 p.m. on Dec. 17. Kralapp
loss program offers things like said the event would not be
tai chi, stretching and creative possible without Karen at Im-
outlets, while support groups perial Garden opening their
give the clients the opportunity doors to the Memory Café.
to share their feelings and how The Memory Café meets
they are dealing with memory from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the
restaurant on the first Friday of
loss.
every month. For more infor-
“It really helps them connect
mation visit alzwisc.org.
where other people can’t. On
Tuesday a gentleman started
Middleton Police Department
to Participate in ‘Drive Sober
or Get Pulled Over’
MIDDLETON–To help deter impaired driving, the Middleton Po-
lice Department will join law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin
during the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday campaign from
Dec. 14-January 1, 2019.
“The goal of these comprehensive law enforcement efforts is to
help make roadways safer for everyone by discouraging people from
making the dangerous and irresponsible decision of getting behind the
wheel impaired,” Sgt. Jessica Quamme said.
Last year in Wisconsin, alcohol-related crashes resulted in 169
deaths and more than 3,300 injuries. Also in 2017, more than 28 per-
cent of Wisconsin traffic fatalities were alcohol-related and there were
24,211 OWI convictions. While alcohol-impaired drivers remain a
concern, a growing problem involves drugged driving; people whose
ability to safely operate a motor vehicle is compromised by legal or
illegal drugs including prescription and over-the-counter medications.
To help combat impaired driving, Wisconsin has:
• Twenty-five multi-jurisdictional, high-visibility enforcement task
forces operating throughout the year all across the state.
• About 3,800 police officers trained in Advanced Roadside Impaired
Driving Enforcement (ARIDE), enhancing efforts to detect and re-
move impaired drivers from the roadways.
• Trained 292 Drug Recognition Experts, among the most in the na-
tion.
There are many ways that citizens can help: Report impaired drivers
to law enforcement by calling 911. Provide as much detail as possible
on the driver, vehicle, and location; If you plan to celebrate, identify a
sober designated driver. Never allow someone else to get behind the
wheel impaired; Download the free “Drive Sober” mobile app from
the WisDOT website below. The app includes a “find a ride” feature to
help locate mass transit and taxi services; Some taverns and restaurants
have programs to provide patrons a safe ride home. Visit www.tlw.
org/ and click on Safe Ride; make sure that everyone in your vehicle
is buckled up–every trip; and watch your speed and eliminate distrac-
tions.
“To help ensure a safe, enjoyable holiday season, we need the coop-
eration of all motorists,” Quamme said.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
School Board Gets Latest on Equity Efforts in District
By Cameron Bren
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–Director of
Equity and Student Achieve-
ment Percy Brown Jr. shared an
update on the equity work the
district has done since the start
of the 2018-19 school year with
the Middleton-Cross Plains Area
Board of Education at its Dec. 3
meeting.
Brown said he’d been working
on a countywide effort to address
racial disparities with the coun-
ty’s initiative called the Dane
County Equity Consortium.
“A group of folks across Dane
County districts are creating an
opportunity to learn from one an-
other, but also taking on the chal-
lenges of inequities across Dane
County in a more collaborative
way,” Brown said.
Each year Brown has overseen
a mentoring program. This year
he said about 45 high schoolers
signed up to mentor elementary
school kids. The focus for the
year has been on building literacy
skills, he said.
Brown is also working on
creating an intramural basket-
ball league, which he said teams
could play between schools and
classes. The goal is to allow kids
to build skills in a sport they’re
interested in without having to
try out for a team with limited
openings.
He said he hired coaches from
within district that are paid a
small stipend from his budget.
Brown said there is a $40 regis-
tration fee which is waived for
students without means to pay.
School board president Bob
Green said that aligns well with
one of the board goals of increas-
ing access to extracurricular ac-
tivities.
While Brown shared some
positive news, he also shared
a report from Propublica titled
Miseducation which identifies
the racial makeup of advanced
placement, discipline referrals
and grade point average at each
school in the district and each
district in the state and country.
Pleasant View Widening to Have
$300,000 Impact on Golf Course
By Kevin Murphy
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–Widening
Pleasant View Rd. will have an
estimated impact of $300,000
on city-owned Pleasant View
Golf Course, according to an
architect’s report discussed
Dec.11 by the Golf Course Ad-
visory Committee.
Adding two lanes to the road
and a pedestrian trail along the
eastern edge of the course will
crowd the fairway and green
of the par 5, 525-yard Lake
Course Hole #2. Encroaching
on the course creates “a sig-
nificant safety issue from errant
golf balls,” to motorists and pe-
destrians, wrote Kevin Norby,
a golf course architect hired to
assess the project’s impact.
Currently, the tee box of
Hole #2 is 217 feet from the
edge of the road pavement and
the green is 155 feet from the
road’s edge. Ideally, at its nar-
rowest part, Norby preferred
having 170 feet between the
road edge and the fairway. A
dense stand of mature trees and
understory vegetation makes
the 155 feet of separation ac-
ceptable, he said.
The data is from the 2015/16
school year. While the Middle-
ton-Cross Plains district demo-
graphics were 74 percent white,
nine percent Hispanic, eight
percent Asian or Pacific Islander,
four percent black and five per-
cent two or more races:
AP course composition was
83 percent white, five percent
Hispanic, eight percent Asian
or Pacific Islander, two percent
black and two percent two or
more races.
Gifted and Talented composi-
tion was 76 percent white, three
percent Hispanic, 16 percent
Asian or Pacific Islander, one
percent black and four percent
two or more races.
Of the 121 out-of-school sus-
pensions given the racial makeup
was 40 percent white, 10 percent
Hispanic, zero percent Asian or
Pacific Islander, 31 percent black
and 18 percent two or more races.
Two students expelled were both
black.
Black students are, on average,
academically 3.7 grades behind
white students. Hispanic stu-
dents are, on average, academi-
cally three grades behind white
students.
Brown said what contributes
to the gap is the fact that Middle-
ton white students are doing bet-
ter than most other white students
in the state, while Middleton’s
black students are behind most
other black students in the state.
Brown said he felt there was
a relation to the out-of-school
suspensions and the achievement
gap.
“If we know that we have a
sub-group or population of stu-
dents that are being suspended in
the way that they are, there is no
surprise why we have the gaps
that we have,” Brown said.
Brown talked about the history
of people of color being criminal-
ized in the country and the state
and said that is also at play in the
district to a degree.
Brown said this year there’s
been an issue with kids in the
hallways during class. He said the
However, the road project
will remove trees and vegeta-
tion along the edge of course
which increases traffic noise
and opens visual sightlines to
the course that don’t exist now,
Norby wrote.
In response, he suggested:
• Building a new green 55 feet
west
• Installing a retaining wall
topped by a six-foot high chain
link fence in an out of bounds
area of Hole #2 above the pe-
destrian trail
• Relocate Hole #3 tees a safe
distance from new Hole #2
green
• Relocate a fairway bunker on
Hole #3 about 50 yards north
• Transplant 50 trees between
the road and golf course
• Build a berm along the course
to visually separate it from the
road
“The bigger the berms, the
better for the scenery,” said
Jeremy Cabalka, the course’s
general manager.
Ald. Mark Sullivan said the
golf course must get what it
needs to mitigate the road’s
impact and the funds have to
come from the road project’s
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pressure of being the only student
of color in a class or student with
a disability and being several
grade levels behind can create an
anxiety that makes those kids not
want to attend class.
He noted that students with
disabilities were suspended twice
as much as students without dis-
abilities.
Brown pointed out the report
looks at districts’ data throughout
the nation. He said it is clear the
racial gaps are not just an issue in
Middleton.
“It is an issue across the na-
tion, but I think with a laser-like
focus and having the right con-
versations and allocating re-
sources to do whatever we have
to do to become a restorative jus-
tice district I think that gives us
our best shot,” Brown said.
Brown said the restorative jus-
tice model has been embedded
into the Clark Street Community
School by principal Jill Gurtner
and that the district already has
a leader that can further imple-
ment it.
Brown shared a research arti-
cle from Stanford University that
looked at how classroom disci-
pline can vary based on race. He
said in many cases black or La-
tino kids could be doing the same
thing as a white student, but end
up getting a disciplinary referral.
Brown said Director of Sec-
ondary Education Laura Love
shared the article with the district
leaders which led to a conversa-
tion. He said they meaningfully
looked at what the district could
do better around discipline and
behavior.
Brown said Middleton has
a chance to learn from the
Madison school district after it
launched a behavior education
plan grounded in restorative phi-
losophy.
“I think they missed the boat
because they launched it without
providing professional develop-
ment or staff across the system in
order to help them better under-
stand what this philosophy looks
like and why they were doing
estimated $20 million budget
or Tax Incremental Finance
District #3.
“We’re not paying for any of
this,” said Sullivan who’s also a
committee member.
The project will probably
also add a storm water deten-
tion pond or two south of the
course’s entrance.
Building a new green and
other work on the course could
See Council, page 6
what they were doing,” Brown
said.
Green asked how the board
could help Brown achieve his
goals.
Brown emphasized that sys-
tems work is very important
right now and that Multi-Tiered
Systems of Support is moving
the District in the right direction.
“I think the beauty of where
we are at as we are looking at in-
terventions and supports related
to academics and behavior, is it
allows us to do the right work,’’
he said. “And I believe we are
doing the right work and moving
in the right direction. We need to
get the groundwork laid and done
the right way.’’
Brown said as long as the
board continues to provide fund-
ing and resources positive results
should come about but it will
likely take three to five years be-
fore the data shows the systems
in place are working.
Superintendent George Ma-
vroulis said the student-family
engagement specialist positions
that Brown oversaw have been
showing success
Green said he’d learned a lot
from Brown about what is going
on, but more updates would help
school board members better dis-
seminate that to the community.
Board member Anne Bauer
said she felt the racial divide
in discipline was an important
piece, but the part of equity the
district wasn’t talking about was
students with limited English
proficiency, low socio-economic
Community Orchestra to
Perform Holiday Concert
MIDDLETON–The Mid-
dleton Community Orchestra
will hold its Holiday Concert
on Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Middleton Performing
Arts Center. Performances
include, Mahler’s “Songs of
a Wayfarer,” Monti’s Czar-
das, “Milhaud’s Le Boeuf sur
le toit,” and Kodaly’s “Hary
Janos Suite” under the baton
of our frequent conductor,
Kyle Knox with guest solo-
ists Naha Greenholtz, violin;
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status, students with special
needs and those that fall into
multiple gap-categories.
“I feel like we don’t get a lot
of information on what are the
efforts specifically for other gap
category kids in terms of equity,”
Bauer said.
Brown responded saying that
is partly his fault but also part
of the structure. He puts an em-
phasis on the gap for black stu-
dents because the conversation
has been avoided in the past. He
noted he is working on LGBT
curriculum but said he does not
oversee special education.
Brown said he knows about 80
percent to 85 percent of students
of color in the district are living
in poverty.
Bauer’s comment felt familiar,
Brown said.
“I can be talking about the
black experience for five or 10
minutes and I will have staff
come back and say what about
this group or that group,” Brown
said. “It is not to exclude any-
body, I just speak on what the
data shows. I don’t see any other
group of kids that are four grade
levels behind another group of
kids.”
Brown made a point that
students with disabilities and
English language learners have
federal funding available while
nothing has ever been provided
for black students which many
are dealing with issues resulting
from a history of slavery and dis-
crimination in the United States.
“Whether you look at it na-
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greatest disparities unfortunately
are centered on race,” Brown
said. “I think the reason is, partic-
ularly in the Midwes, because we
don’t talk about it. If you don’t
talk about it then you cannot act
differently.”
This district has done some-
thing fundamentally different and
is allocating resources, Brown
said. The money has been used to
serve all students, Brown added,
noting that he does not exclude
any students from his work.
Brown said there are students
that fall in the gaps that are not
racial minorities and the district
is serving those kids and includ-
ing them in the equity conversa-
tion.
On a personal level, Brown
said his position was not easy.
“I don’t like coming in here
and talking about how bad it
is for black and Latino kids,”
Brown said. “For me to always
have to bring that conversation
here makes me feel a certain kind
of way.”
Brown said being a black man
always being the voice the infor-
mation is coming from makes
him feel like people don’t want
to hear from him.
Green and other board mem-
bers thanked Brown for his work
and asked that he continue to
provide updates. Brown said he
would include a more detailed
breakdown of the demographics
relating to academics and disci-
pline at a later meeting.
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Opinion
MICHELLE’S and according to open records
laws the documents may only
be withheld during employee
nally. Now we have been told
that they don’t have the time,
staff or competency to perform
We are currently still wait-
ing for this information as well
after filing a separate open re-
proper notice.
The money they are spend-
ing is your money, taxpayer

Musings or employment planning. This

BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Open
Records
Never in my nearly 20 years
as a newspaper editor have I
seen anything comparable to
the likes of the Town of Mid-
dleton’s “government.” I have
put that in quotes because at
best it can loosely be consid-
ered a town government.
For weeks we have been try-
ing to track down information
concerning the resignations
of Town Administrator David
Shaw and Deputy Treasurer
Patti Keichinger, who signed
resignation agreements with
the town just before Halloween.
We have been told we must
file an open records request con-
cerning documents surrounding
the resignations, which we did.
The town has avoided giving up
these documents by saying they
don’t have to release personnel
records or disciplinary actions,
ever. This is simply not true,
means that by law, they will
need to release documents as
soon as they fill those positions.
On Dec. 17, the town board
will consider hiring a town
administrator, if they do, that
should close the employment
planning period and documents
we’ve sought need to be re-
leased.
The next thing we asked for
was email correspondence be-
tween city leaders, board mem-
bers and Shaw and Keichinger
regarding their resignations.
First, we were told we would
have to pay nearly $400 for
their IT person to search re-
cords for two hours. Then we
were told they could do it inter-
the search. Richson has also
said the town conducts busi-
ness in properly noticed meet-
ings and not by email.
The other thing that is trou-
bling is that the town does not
want to give us information
about the candidates they are
considering. In all the towns,
villages and cities I have dealt
with over the years, I have
NEVER had any of them insist
on an open records request to
learn about candidates being
considered for a position. Usu-
ally a municipality, school
board, board of supervisors,
etc. wants the public to know
about the applicants, and, be-
lieve it or not, ask for public
input in many cases.
cords request. We’ve been told
that applicant’s names and bio-
graphical information should be
released sometime this week.
In my talks with an attorney
that specializes in open meeting
laws, we have been advised that
we have three options, pay their
$180/hour fee for an IT search,
sue the town or have the state
Attorney General opine on the
case.
I don’t know what or if the
Town of Middleton has some-
thing to hide, but it certainly
looks suspicious when they
won’t turn over requested re-
cords. Or when they frequently
go into closed session or had to
reschedule the electors meet-
ing because they haven’t given
money, which includes the sev-
erance packages paying Shaw
and Keichinger full salary, pay-
ing the salary of the interim
administrator and, probably for
a time a new administrator si-
multaneously, once their train-
ing begins. Three salaries for
one position.
The last thing that I find to
be troubling as well as ironic,
is that Richson has claimed that
she wants and there needs to be
a more transparent government.
Please let me know when that
transparency begins, or will I
need an open record request for
that, too?

GeiGer in a time when the weather,

disease, starvation and hos-
perhaps an enthusiastic user
of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
were part of our home when
we were children, and there-
I grew up on a farm, with
only a small black and white

Counter
tile bears were already doing One test was to take the urine fore not particularly exciting, television, a much younger
a pretty good job of killing of an accused person, mix it interesting or exotic. I dreamed sister, a few hundred animals
people. I do think we should into a batter, cook the cake in those days of vast, romantic, and a few hundred books to
value teenagers and listen to over what I imagine to be a faraway lands to the west, deep keep me company. Far to the
by Matt Geiger, Editor their ideas about the state of smoky hearth populated by in the country’s vast interior. I east of Wisconsin. Sometimes
the world. But I know a few of black iron pots and pans, then dreamed of “The West”–an I hoped to get on a horse and
Witches safe; not men, not pets, not
even children. For those who
them, and they know literally
nothing about anything (which
feed it to a dog. That’s where
the instructions end, as far as I
untamed idea of a place that
included Wisconsin. In a place
ride west, where I could be
killed and partially eaten by
In 1692, only a few miles struggle, as I do, with math, could be said for many adults, know, so it’s unclear what the like that, the world would be a grizzly bear for no reason
from where I grew up, the just imagine the entire start- as well), so I don’t think we dog is supposed to do next, ex- open and free, I imagined. at all. It seemed more alluring
Massachusetts Bay Colony ex- ing lineup of your favorite should ever kill anyone simply cept wander around wondering When I arrived here, the than being killed and buried in
ecuted two dogs, five men, and basketball team. Now imagine because a teenager said so. why it was fed pancakes, and bison I had hoped to see had unconsecrated ground by an
14 women. killing all of them for alleg- The real tragedy wasn’t also why those pancakes tasted been replaced by Targets and overzealous group of humans
Their alleged crime? Witch- edly practicing the dark arts. black magic, obviously. Nor so tangy. Wal-Marts and Costcos. The for the crime of sorcery. After
craft. That’s how many men died in religious fervor gone too far. The town where I grew up, open space had been trans- all, being ended by members
Their deaths, though tragic, that strange year. Now imagine (There were religious men Ipswich, was so close to Salem formed into subdivisions, iron- of your own species–your own
didn’t do much to nudge the a full carton of eggs, with two and women trying to stop the (which itself was actually a ically named after the things Darwinian team, as it were–al-
average life expectancy–in a additional ones on the side, killings, as well.) The real couple different municipalities they had usurped: A Prairie ways seems more of a bummer
time that can best be described now imagine those are real tragedy was simple: anger. back then, and not situated ex- Ridge Estate that no longer re- than being eaten by a grizzly.
as damp, cold, long on diseases life women with hopes and The tragedy, as always, was actly where the city of Salem sembled a prairie, Fox Hollow As I grew up, my ideas about
and short on firewood and doc- fears and the capacity to feel rage. Those who were angriest is today), that many of my Town Homes devoid of foxes what constitutes an adventure
tors practicing anything other pain and terror. Now imagine thought their rage a righteous friends lived or still live there. or hollows, a Blue Lake sub- changed. I used to think it was
than quackery–significantly killing all of them. That’s how one, and therefore justified. I spent much of my childhood division that sat on the edge of a bison-dung fire and coffee
lower. But it did make for a many women were killed. But even justified rage is a walking the ground on which a body of water now fetid with roasted over it, with yipping
compelling and terrifying nar- When you read the first-hand tragedy, I think. I’ve never terrible deeds were commit- sewage and glistening with the coyotes at my back. Today, it’s
rative about the peril we all accounts of what happened, it’s seen anyone change his or her ted. But that’s the case no slick glimmer of gasoline. more about watching a small
live in when we choose to par- clear that no one was guilty of mind about something because matter where you live, really. Yet my faith in the romance person who looks vaguely like
ticipate in human society. witchcraft, but nearly everyone of how angry someone else I remember walking through a of “The West” remains. I doubt me grow up and start mak-
It’s amazing that so few in the community was guilty of was. graveyard in Florida on a col- the West is a place you can ing little indentations on the
people know any of the details making things worse in some But people tend to think lege fieldtrip, when a fellow ever really reach. I don’t think world. As for what comes next,
of this world-famous string of way. Even the accused, with their level of anger somehow student said: “It’s strange that it’s the kind of place where I can’t say. Because adventure
state-sanctioned murders. The their erratic behavior and in- makes them more right, and we’re walking over dead bod- your wagon train ever really is always just over the horizon.
Salem Witch Trials, and the ability to get along with their the same is true today. It’s ies.” stops moving. The West, to me, Always just out of reach. And
lessons they teach, seem to be neighbors, added fuel to the human nature, and I do it all Our professor, who special- is a place always just over the then, in the blink of an eye, it’s
famous in name only. Any so- fire. The initial accusers were the time. “I’m so mad, I must ized in theology and good- horizon. A place where adven- the past.
cial, political, or moral lesson teenagers, and to this day no be correct!” I think to myself. humored insight, smiled, turous, self-reliant people wear And the past is its own sort
of substance has been washed one knows what really drove Back then, methods for veri- shrugged, and replied: “We’re delightfully soiled top hats or of adventure, too. I realize that
away by the societal whims of them to quiver and shake and fying the veracity of witchcraft always walking over dead bod- bowlers, their bodies nestled now, when I look back, and I
the years between them and us. howl and point the dreaded accusations had the surreal ies.” deep within curly bison-hide or think about the bizarre things
Women got the worst of adolescent finger of accusa- hue of the scientific process Growing up with the cold sheep’s wool cloaks that func- that happened where I grew
it, as was so often the case in tion at innocent people who according to a spectacularly rumble of the Atlantic Ocean tion as jacket, blanket, rug and up, and many bodies over
those times. But no one was they were sentencing to death deranged three-year-old, or at our backs, the Witch Trials funereal cloth. A place where which I have walked in my 39
vastly different cultures some- years. Now, when I think of
times meet face to face, not in those early days in the Mas-
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LOCAL
Packers Grant Helps Madison
Salt & Pepper

Recipe Preheat oven to 350º

Sprinkle the cavity and outside
of the goose with salt and pepper.

BOX Reading Project Provide Books

BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Holiday Main Dishes
During the holiday season, peo-
ple often cook main courses that
they normally don’t make or make
only occasionally. Following are
some recipes to cook your main
dishes to perfection.
Perfect Prime Rib
Boneless prime rib roast
Steak seasoning
Butter
Heat your oven to 550º.
Rub a thin coat of butter all
over the outside or the prime rib,
followed by a generous amount
of steak seasoning. Make sure all
sides are coated. Put in a roasting
pan on a rack, and place in hot
oven. For medium rare, cook the
meat for 5 minutes per lb. (8 min-
utes/lb. for medium) then turn the
oven off. Leave the meat in the
oven with the door closed for 2-2
1/2 hours.
Slice and serve.
Broiled Lobster Tails
6-8 oz. Lobster tails
Paprika
Lemon juice
Melted butter
Turn on the oven to broil.
Place a large, sharp chef’s knife,
across the top of the shell, length-
wise, and firmly push down to
breaking through the shell all the
way to the fins. At the fin base,
pull from the center of the cut out,
horizontally, to break the shell. Pull
the meat out, leaving it attached to
the shell. Place the meat on top pf
the shell and score the meat three
times, lengthwise, starting in the
center.
Spread the tail open and sprin-
kle with paprika. Place eight to 12
inches under the broiler and cook
for 10-12 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine 1/2 tsp.
of lemon juice with every 2 T. of
melted butter, and serve 2 T. with
each tail.
The flesh should be white and firm
with translucency just gone, be
careful not to overcook.
Serve immediately.
Roast Goose
1-10-12 lb. goose
2 oranges, quartered
1 bulb of garlic, cloves separated
Stuff the garlic cloves and oranges
inside the cavity and place the
goose, breast side up in a roasting
pan with a rack. With a fork or par-
ing knife, pierce the skin.
Bake, uncovered for 2 1/2 to 3
hours, or until thigh temperature
reaches 180º. While baking, drain
the grease from the pan as neces-
sary.
Remove from oven, cover with
foil and let rest 15-20 before carv-
ing. Discard oranges and garlic
cloves.
Black Forest Baked Ham
Boneless Black Forest Ham
1-15.25 oz. can of pineapple slices,
juice reserved
3/4 c. brown sugar
Whole cloves
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Preheat oven to 350º
Place pineapple juice, pepper
and brown sugar in a saucepan and
bring to a boil. Reduce heat and
simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Generously, brush the glaze all
over the ham and place in a roast-
ing pan. Arrange pineapple slices Photo Submitted
on the ham and securing with Rowan Childs, executive director and Tom Kobinsky, lead grant writer/development, Mad-
toothpicks. Place a whole clove in ison Reading Project, recently won a major grant from the Green Bay Packers Foundation
the center of each pineapple and that will be used to purchase books for free distribution to underserved children in the
randomly around the whole ham. Middleton and Madison area. Madison Reading Project is a nonprofit organization dedi-
Bake for 10 minutes per lb.,
cated to literacy: coaching parents on how to read to their kids; building a love for books;
reglazing every 15-20 minutes.
Let rest for five minutes, slice and encouraging children to become active readers–all in an effort to close literacy gaps
and serve. among underserved youth.

Letters
School Funding Needs Change
To the Editor:
The recent Letter to the Editor thanking all the folks who helped
get the Middleton-Cross Plains Schools referendum passed, made
me think about the “no” voters.
As a tax-payer, in this school district, and a parent I fully value
and respect our great schools and teachers. I did vote “yes” as I
support education and have a neighborhood full of kids. I also sus-
pect the 40 percent or so that voted “no,” support education too. I
would suggest the bulk of the “no” votes came from residents who
just cannot afford the increase in property taxes (almost $400 per
$200k in valuation).
Who cares about them?
Some may have to eat less than healthy meals, forgo home re-
pairs, skip taking prescriptions or split pills, or keep their heat at
a less than comfortable temperature. I can go on, but you get the
message. Who cares about these good citizens (no doubt mostly
retired and living on a “fixed income”)?
Rapid growth in housing development in the school district is
driving a lot it along with the fact...it’s a great school system. Who
benefits from all the development? Land owners, developers, real
estate investors, real estate agents, etc. What is their responsibil-
ity to help off-set costs due to rising demand of our schools they
create?
Our school funding system needs to be overhauled and perhaps
funded by sales tax dollars or a form of tax that makes sure all pay
their fair share of the costs of providing a great and safe environ-
ment for learning. I would argue it’s not fair for our neighbors
living on a fixed income to suffer due to the demands of our school
district. It’s time to examine a different funding mechanism.
Dean Archer, Cross Plains
it, Girl Scouts helped us find our passions.
Agrace Appreciates Volunteers Girl Scouts taught me that it’s normal to do things I’ve never
Letter to the Editor:
tried, to do things I wasn’t sure I would find interesting. How else
November Hospice & Palliative Care month and Agrace’s 40th
would I know if I liked it? I found people who treated me like an
anniversary year have both drawn to a close, but these celebrations
adult, who praised the complexity and specificity of my questions–
would not be happening without the contributions of thousands of
the questions teachers didn’t always have time enough to answer,
volunteers–over four decades. I’d like to publicly thank them all
who gave me opportunities to help others, who let me lead.
for their service to the community.
That’s why I want other girls to know more about and to try
Back in 1978, it was a group of volunteers who started the non-
Girl Scouts.
profit hospice and palliative care organization we know today as
That’s why I am writing today as a MediaGIRL–a brand-am-
Agrace. They imagined a community where people lived better
bassador for Girl Scouts. Every girl deserves to have the support
with serious illness and died with greater dignity–and they found
system and opportunities that Girl Scouts provides. Every girl de-
a way to make that goal a reality. Forty years later, our volunteers’
serves to know that that support system is available. My hope for
commitment to that mission of compassion is as solid as ever. So
MediaGIRLs is that it raises awareness about the impactfulness
far in 2018 Agrace volunteers have donated more than 60,000
of Girl Scouts. I want to give back what Girl Scouts gave to me,
hours! Most of these hours are spent directly with patients, pro-
leadership opportunities, new friends, diverse and educational op-
viding companionship or giving family caregivers a respite break.
portunities. I want to make the world a better place, where else
Volunteer support is essential to all that we do, for both our pa-
would I start but my own community?
tients and their families. As we celebrate Agrace’s 40th birthday
Girl Scouts didn’t make who I am, it showed me who I could
this Hospice & Palliative Care Month, thank you, volunteers, for
be, and gave me the support I needed to get there. I’m not there
choosing to serve through Agrace. We appreciate you, and we are
yet, and that’s okay, I’m still growing, and learning, and leading.
inspired by all you do!
Girl Scouts is a safe place for that to happen, and it deserves more
Andy Boryczka, Director, Employee & Volunteer Engagement for
exposure. Girls need that safe space to grow, because they are our
Agrace
future. We are our future. So ,if you know
Girl Scouts Rewarding Experience a girl, any girl, please encourage her to join Girl Scouts. I promise
you, she won’t regret it.
Letter to the Editor: Anastasia Leffel, Middleton
I joined Girl Scouts in Kindergarten, around nine to 10 years
ago. It would be hard to imagine my childhood without those mem-
ories of camping trips, hikes, new experiences, meetings, badges, Like Us on Facebook!
and friends. I am so glad I stayed with it, even as our troop steadily
grew smaller, and girls left to pursue other passions. The way I see
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VFW Auxiliary
Holds Toy Drive
at Dec. Meeting

The Wm Sonny Simon VFW Auxiliary 8216

organized a toy drive at their December
meeting, pictured L-R: Sharon Esser, Kathy
Esser (Aux. President), Cami Hill, Melanie
Kleinheinz, Diane Dohse, Terri Kamp, Joan
Poulsen and Marta Bechtol.
Photo Submitted

Endowment Continued from page 2

in 2014 with Sauk Trail Elementary.
Gio’s Garden, the Middleton Youth Cen-
ter and FOPCB have each previously been
awarded grants by Middleton Endowment.
“We were thrilled once again to award
grants to so many great organizations,’’ ME
chair Adrianne Machina said. “It is so re-
warding to be able to fund so many quality
projects. ME continues to make a difference
in the community. I encourage everyone to
participate in our annual appeal as we work
to grow our endowment fund to $250,000.
Your contributions will help us make a greater
impact and provide more and larger grants to
deserving organizations.”
ME was formed in 2007and has awarded
more than $55,000 in grants to nearly 50 orga-
nizations. The ME Advisory Committee usu-
ally considers grant applications twice each
year. ME typically awards grants in the $250
to $1,000 range.
ME is an affiliate fund of Madison Commu-
nity Foundation. Since its inception, ME has
raised $225,000 for its endowment fund. ME
was formally known as the Middleton Com-
munity Endowment until 2015. The organiza-
tion’s motto is “Good Neighbors Doing Good
Works.’’
Besides Machina, other members of the ad-
visory committee include vice chair Shayna
Borakove, Nicole Broyles, Dan Chart, Curt
Fuszard, Perry Hibner, Ryan Mauer, Mark
Opitz, Deb Saeger and Scott Schwendinger.
Golf Continued from page 3
last about 11 months, Norby wrote.
Norby’s report didn’t assess a revenue loss to the course during
construction. Slicing one dollar off green fees was suggested Mon-
day when construction begins in 2021.
The committee disagreed with Norby’s suggestion to transplant
trees added to the course in recent years. He wrote that some were
planted too close to fairways and each other which eventually will
impact the course’s playability.
Cabalka said many of those trees are birches and not the conifer-

Legislature
our work, the legislature simply asserted legislative authority as
part of a balanced, three-branch government, built to check and
balance among the branches. We reigned-in government–not Gov-
ernor Elect Tony Evers and Attorney General-Elect Josh Kaul. I
strongly believe in co-equal branches of government and these
changes enable the legislature to perform our duties as a part of
this system despite the partisan rhetoric that misled citizens and
continues to divide us. So much for civility and cooperation.”
The Republican run legislature also opted to pass 82 appoint-
ments during the lame duck session. “There have been other lame
ducks that approved appointments, but in this case 38 or 39 didn’t
even have a hearing,” Erpenbach lamented. “I used the analogy of
Continued from page 1
it being like stealing towels from a hotel room when you leave. It’s
embarrassing and not something I wanted to be a part of.”
Erpenbach encouraged those who voted for Tony Evers to give
him a chance to prove himself. In the coming session, which begins
on Jan. 7, 2019, Erpenbach said that he expects transportation and
school funding to be two of the issues taken up by lawmakers.
“In spite of these unfortunate events and looming GOP obstruc-
tion, I have full confidence that Governor-Elect Evers will able to
accomplish what the people of Wisconsin elected him to do–make
Wisconsin a better place to live, work and learn,” Pope added.
Erpenbach said this would be a stain on Walker’s legacy. “He
will be remembered for Act 10 and now this,” he concluded.
ous and deciduous species Norby recommended to provide screen-
ing and safety for Hole #2.
Next month, the committee plans to recommend Norby’s report
to the Common Council after he includes a request to use dirt re-
moved near the course’s entrance for berms.
A roundabout is being considered for Pleasant View Rd. inter-
section with Greenway Blvd., and the committee wanted the im-
pact report to be contingent on a location for the roundabout that’s
favorable to the course.
In other action:
The committee shelved plans to expand the clubhouse for a ban-
quet facility after receiving a $1-$1.5 million project cost estimate:
Cabalka reported that year to date, the course had a $524,976 net
operating income minus debt payments.
“It was a very, very good year considering all the rain and the
conditions we had,” he said.

Guns Continued from page 1

Moms Demand Action for Gun
Sense in America, asked Brar to
sign the proclamation in soli-
darity with more 1000 mayors
who have signed the measure,
vowing to keep streets safe
from gun violence.
Kuhn, who first joined the
Madison Moms Demand Ac-
tion for Gun Sense in America
said the Middleton group began
about a year ago with just a
handful of people and has now
grown to 20-25. The organiza-
tion is not just for moms, but
anyone who wants to prevent
gun violence and support sen-
sible gun laws.
She said she felt the need
Warm up to a
to become involved after the
Sandy Hook shooting in 2012.
“As I heard the news about
small children in Kindergar-
ten shot at school, I just cried.
I was invited to a group called
‘Say It to our Faces’ on Face-
book soon after and they asked
us to write our legislators. This
was the first time I did activist
work. They introduced the Ev-
erytown organization to us; we
were all parents. In time, group
members shared ‘Moms De-
mand Action’ information and
it had chapters in each state. In
2016, I co-organized a rally in
Madison for gun safety,” Kuhn
explained and said the Every-
town group shared the Mayors
Against Illegal guns link and
she asked for more information
after the shooting at WTS Para-
digm in September.
Kuhn said upon learning of
the proclamation she decided to
ask Brar if he would be willing
to sign the document. “I asked
the Mayor to sign the procla-
mation to help the community
to continue to move forward
after the active shooter inci-
dent in September. In the days
and weeks after the incident,
the Police Chief stated at Pub-
lic Safety meetings (I am the
Chair) that the citizens reached
out to thank our emergency re-
sponders.” she said. “I believe
we need to continue to do this;
I also believe we need to look at
what we can do as a community
to begin to have conversations
and take steps together.”
Jennifer Rosen Heinz, who is
the head of the Wisconsin chap-
ter of Moms Demand Action for
Gun Sense in America said the
goal of the statewide group is to
change laws that allow guns to
be obtained illegally.
“Since we don’t have a
universal background check
system (which would require
all guns to be bought and sold
through licensed dealers, with
background checks done on
every sale), it’s easy for peo-
ple who otherwise are legally
prohibited from buying guns
to get a hold of them, and we
know that this has dangerous
consequences. For instance,
the workplace shooting which
took place in Middleton was
perpetrated by an illegal gun–
the man who did it was legally
barred from owning a firearm
because of a previous record in
South Dakota. So simply pos-
sessing a gun when one is a
prohibited owner/buyer makes
the gun (no matter what type),
illegal.”
Some of the laws Moms De-
mand Action for Gun Sense in
America hopes to see in place
include:
• Truly universal background
checks on the purchase of
EVERY gun. This includes
closing loopholes and increas-
ing the efficacy of NICS, which
is the national database against
which background checks are
run
• Domestic violence and Red
Flag laws which prevent and
reduce gun violence perpetrated
by at-risk individuals (like do-
mestic abusers) as well as those
who may be a danger to them-
selves.
•Safe gun storage laws which
require guns be stored locked,
unloaded, and separate from
ammunition, and that guns
are not left unattended in cars,
where they have a higher likeli-
hood of being stolen.
Brar said that safety should
be the number one concern
of a city. “It doesn’t matter
where you live or how much
money you have, if you don’t
feel safe, nothing else matters.
Public Safety is absolutely es-
sential” Brar said at the event.
“All around us we have seen
gun violence, but not much in
Middleton, so the shooting at
Paradigm was a shock.”
For more information on
Mayors Against Illegal Guns or
Moms Demand Action for Gun
Sense in America, or to read the
proclamation, visit everytown.
org.

great deal when you

CHRISTMAS TREES
Council Continued from page 1

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Richard said she feels that affordable housing should be part of
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said she disagreed because the RFP talked about TIF District #5
goals.
In the Middleton area, contact Trees up to 14 ft. • Saws provided
Teal made a motion to reject both proposals which failed due to
Tim Brubaker, 608-320-7262 Choose from Fraser, Balsam,
lack of a second.
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Davis said the most significant point of contention was whether
In the Cross Plains area, Fresh Wreaths: $25 the payment had to be upfront. He said that was also the biggest
contact Karin Henning, 608-358-7958 OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9 AM-4 PM • NOV. 24 - DEC. 23 limiting factor in getting proposals. He said without a clear direc-
khenning@newspubinc.com OR BY APPOINTMENT • 608-963-6025 tion on that it would be hard for staff to move forward.
The motion to develop a new RFP with a scoring matrix and ex-
tend leases and property management contracts received no votes
Directions: From Sauk City, south on Hwy. 12 to Herbrand Road,
in favor or opposed when called to question.
or 1 mile north of KP. Watch for signs. Alder Richard made a motion to adjourn. The motion passed
unanimously.
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Orchestras Hold Annual Winter Teas
M I D D L E TO N – M i d d l e t o n
High School (MHS) orchestras,
along with three of the district
elementary schools, West Mid-
dleton, Sauk Trail, and Sunset
Ridge, are excited to be par-
ticipating in the annual Winter
Teas. On Dec. 7, the Symphony
Orchestra made its annual visit
to Sunset Ridge and Sauk Trails
and on Dec. 14, Philomusica
will make its annual Winter Tea
appearance at West Middleton
Elementary School.
The Winter Teas involve the
students inviting their families
to come to school where they
perform music, eat cookies,
have refreshments, and view
student artwork. The MHS
orchestras have been a part of
these Winter Teas for over two
decades, performing holiday
and winter music.
The Winter Teas are a student
favorite, and as Middleton’s
Orchestra Director Steve Kurr
Do Something Good Club
Aims to Improve Community
MIDDLETON–The Do Some-
thing Good Club, which meets
four times throughout the year
at Sunset Ridge Elementary, is a
combination of K-4 graders. The
club takes its name from Channel 3
Charlotte Deleste, who often says,
“Do Something Good.”
This is the second year for the
club which has seen great interest
by students. Both years the group
had to select members through a
lottery with even numbers across
grade levels.
Each meeting time focuses on
a different organization or proj-
ect. Last year projects consisted
of making fleece blankets for
UW Children’s Hospital and St.
Mary’s Pediatrics. Donations were
also collected for the State Street
Homeless Friends. The group also
created posters for the Humane
Society promoting adopting a pet
and made dog toys for the Under-
dog Pet Rescue of Wisconsin. The
group made placemats for a local
memory facility as well.
This year the club met once
and made blankets for the UW
Children’s Hospital. During future
meetings the students will plant
flowers for a local nursing home,
make placemats for a food pantry
MHS Orchestra to Be Featured
on Sounds of the Season
NBC15 visited MHS last Friday to record the MHS Orchestra for this year’s Sounds of
the Season. The orchestra’s performance will air on Christmas Eve at 10 p.m. and Christ-
mas Day at 6 a.m. It will also be available to view online at nbc15.com/features/soundsoft-
heseason within a week after it airs.
Pictured, back row, L-R: Sam Miller and Joseph Choi, front
row, L-R Thomas Kurr and Veronica Kurr.
says, “Our students love the
date and the music–it is like
they are visiting old friends
when we pull the binders out in
Members of the Do Something Good Club at Sunset Ridge
Elementary tie a fleece blanket to donate to the UW-Chil-
dren’s Hospital.
and paint rocks with messages of
kindness. The rocks will be placed
throughout the community for any-
one to take in the hopes of adding a
little sunshine to their day.
Club leaders Kate Gaio, Colleen
Johnson, Wendy Judd and Cindy
SCHOOL
Photo Submitted
the fall.” Everyone is excited to
play this music!
Photo Submitted
Wolfinger said kids find the club
rewarding in many ways and hope
the club inspires them for many
years to think about how they can
do something good.
Photo Submitted
Found Poetry on Display
at Gallery 2000 at MHS
Photo Submitted
MIDDLETON–This month, the Middleton and reframing them as poetry by making changes
High Sschool Gallery 2000 is filled with the po- in spacing and lines, and by deleting text, thus
etry of the incredible student writers in Ms. Ohly
and Mr. Phelps’ Creative Writing classes. Creative
Writing is a semester long English elective for ju-
imparting new meaning. Basically, found poetry
means finding words in books, magazines, news-
papers, and other media and turning them into a
niors and seniors where students write narratives, poem of your own. There are different types of
short stories, and poetry. found poetry, such as blackout poems, headline
Insightful and creative, the poems in the gal- poems, and poster poems, all of which are on dis-
lery are all “found poems”. Found poetry is a type play in Gallery 2000.
of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and Special thanks to Mr. Ludt for his help in mak-
sometimes whole passages from other sources ing this gallery show possible.
MHS Band Performs at UW
Madison’s 2018 Jazz Fest
Photo Submitted
MADISON–On Dec. 1, of Music at Gustavus Adolphus Max Newcomer, Ben Foster,
Middleton High School’s 7 College in Minnesota. Stamps Amanda Roesch, Jonathan
O’Clock Jazz Band, directed by is an active trombonist and Downs, Lucy Croasdale, An-
Doug Brown, performed at the composer-arranger and was drew Stine
2018 UW Madison Jazz Fest. able to work with the bands and Trumpets
The 7 O’Clock Jazz Band spent
the day learning and perform-
ing alongside jazz musicians
give them feedback and advice
on their playing. The Jazz Fest
culminated with a Saturday
Ben Petersen, Rachel Rob-
erson, Alexis Stahnke, Kyra
Ginsberg
from Madison West, Madison
Memorial, and UW Madison.
All players were able to work
evening performance at Music
Hall that featured the three high
school jazz bands along with
Trombones
Jack Ohly, Tyler Huff, Greg
Scheer, Aaron Stettner
with the Jazz Fest clinicians in the UW Jazz Orchestra and Rhythm
ensemble clinics, improvisation Professor Stamps. Charlotte Buck, vocals, Rohan
clinics, and sectional coaching. Middleton 7 O’Clock Jazz Shah, guitar, Althea Wincek,
This year’s guest artist was Band piano, Aaron Brenton, bass,
Dave Stamps, Director of Jazz Doug Brown, director Logan Frey, drums, Jude Fleis-
Studies and Assistant Professor Woodwinds chmann, drums
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Cross Plains Man Creates Piggly Wiggly Makes
Christian Board Game Donations to Food Pantries

Michelle Phillips-Times Tribune

Lance Hill of Cross Plains has created the Christian board game “Wisdom of Solomon.”
This is his second board game and he has a third game in the works. He is pictured with
the new game and his daughter Chloe.

By Michelle Phillips
Times-Tribune
CROSS PLAINS–Lance Hill
of Cross Plains had played the
Christian board game “Wisdom
of Solomon,” created originally
MOLD? WATER DAMAGE?
by Philip du Barry, but wanted
to update the design.
“I reached out to him and
asked if we could revamp it,
and we did,” explained Hill,
who had already created a pre-
vious board game, “Kings of
Israel,” which later became a
video game.
Wisdom of Solomon is a
game of strategy for teens and
adults set in Israel. The players
act as governors and try to ex-
pand their network by building
houses and other structures. The
game is 2-5 player and takes

Madison Property Restoration

Water & Flood Damage Mold Mitigation
about 15 minutes per player to
play.
Hill, a stay at home dad of
five, said he started creating
Reconstruction Fire Damage board games a few of years ago
to keep his mind active. “I de-
cided to start creating games,
•Mold Mitigation •Reconstruction the first one was about ancient
Israel geography,” he said.
•Emergency Service •Locally Owned Wisdom of Solomon took
•Free Inspections •Fully Certified about one and a half years
to design, then Hill started a

608-467-3360 Kickstarter campaign to fund

the production of the game. He
was seeking $10,000 and after a
CALL US – WE CAN FIX IT! month he had $27,000. Once the
money was raised the game was
sent out to be produced and five
WEEKLY months later Hill had it in his
hands. He said he had enough
TIP! money left to do a reprint of the
first game as well.
Oranges May Help Hill said he saw Christian
games as an unfulfilled market.
Prevent AMD “Christian games have a bad
Recent research found that people reputation because there are a
who frequently consume oranges lot of bad ones out there,” he
have a lower risk of age-related said.
macular degeneration (AMD). The LISA KOSTECKI, The former IT consultant said
R. PH. he creates the games in his spare
15-year study followed 2,000 adults
over the age of 50. Researchers found that eating at least time and is currently working
one orange a day lowered risk of AMD by 60% when on a third game, which will be a
compared to never eating oranges. Researchers suggest pocket-sized deduction game. “I
that the beneficial effect is caused by phytonutrients in try to get a game out every two
the oranges called flavonoids. Other phytonutrients, to three years,” he stated.
lutein and zeaxanthin, have also been linked with lower He chose teen and adult as
an age range because these are Photos Submitted
risk of AMD. Sources include leafy green vegetables,
orange peppers, kiwi and egg yolks. the games he likes to play and Lancaster’s Piggly Wiggly in Cross Plains donated a percentage of their Oct. 13 sales
finds most relatable. “As the to food pantries in Mazomanie and Black Earth and Middleton Outreach Ministries
Your locally owned independent Pharmacy
kids get older, I may shift age (MOM). The $600 donations were distributed by Tommy Lancaster in late November.
groups,” he explained and said Pictured receiveing checks, top to bottom: Barbara Blattner, Mazomanie; Pam Gat-
his children range in age from tenby, Black Earth; and Patricia Eldred, MOM.
one to 10.
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Nominate Cross Plains Citizens, Jammin’ Out
Businesses for Chamber Awards
CROSS PLAINS–Nominate your friends
and neighbors for the Cross Plains Chamber of
Commerce Awards. The annual awards include
Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year and Vol-
unteer of the Year.
The Citizen of the Year award is to recognize
individuals who have gone over and above and
made a positive impact on the Cross Plains Area
community through their volunteer efforts and
community service activities. We invite you to
nominate a person you would like to recognize.
Past recipients include Mary “Mutzy” Dahlk,
Lyle “Doc” Esser, Judy Kelter-Ketelboeter, Mike
Roessler, Kathy Esser, Jim Nonn and Richard
(Dick) Dresen.
Do you know a business that: Displays a com-
mitment to this community? Has made a positive
impact on the local economy? Maintains a re-
CROSS PLAINS
sponsible & rewarding workplace environment?
It’s time they were recognized! Please take a
moment to nominate that business. Past recipi-
ents include Ice Age Trail Alliance, Kalscheur
Dodge Chrysler Ram, Cross Plains Pharmacy,
Crossroads Coffeehouse and Esser’s Cross Plains
Brewery.
Now in its third year is the Volunteer award,
which recognizes individuals who have pledged
their time and talents to one of the chamber desig-
nated committees. The second-year recipient was
Jim Beall, first recipient was Annette Koenig.
The recipients of these awards will be an-
nounced and honored at the Annual Chamber
Celebration March 15, 2019. Please see the Cross
Plains Chamber website for nomination forms,
www.crossplainschamber.net.

Events Planned at the Photo Submitted

Bruce Allen and Theran Sievert did some jamming on vibes at a special Cross Plains
Library storytime last week with Music Together teacher, Catherine Olson.

Cross Plains Library YOU’RE INVITED

Fall Storytimes
Join us Tuesdays for Wigglers
and Gigglers (babies and tod-
dlers), and Thursdays for Big
Kids Booktime. Both programs
begin at 10 a.m.
December starts off with two
very special storytimes when
we’ll be welcoming Music
Together teacher, Catherine
Olson. Catherine joins the the
Big Kids on Dec. 6. For more
information please call 608-
798-3881 or check our website
at www.rgpl.org.
The following Thursday, Dec.
13, our Big Kids will meet at
Milestone Senior Living again
for a special intergenerational
program. Our theme this time
will be “Giving”. For more in-
formation please call or check
the website: www.rgpl.org.
Read to a Dog
Chase, our canine reading
buddy, joins us on the third
Monday, Dec. 17, of each
month from 4-5:30 p.m. This is
a great opportunity, particularly
for reluctant readers to practice
their skills with a happy and
appreciative listener. Please
call the library if you are inter-
ested in reserving a 15-minute
session. Check our website for
a story about Chase: rgpl.org/
kids.
1000 Books Before
Kindergarten
You are your child’s first and
best teacher. You can give them
a great jump-start with this pro-
gram that encourages families
to read together. No child is too
young! Stop in anytime to sign
up and get a special keepsake
record book and book bag for
your child. For more informa-
tion, go to www.rgpl.org/1000-
books-kindergarten.
Holiday Crafts for All
Stop by the library or check our
website to see what sort of DIY
crafts will be happening for
you and your kids in Decem-
ber. Make and takes will be a
weekly event!
Tween Book Club
It’s time once again for our an-
nual cookie swap! Find more
information, including the book
selection, on our website.
Carpe Librum
Join us on Jan 31, 2019 at 6
p.m., and start the new year
with Wiley Cash’s gorgeous,
expansive novel, “The Last
Ballad,” about a real-life 1929
North Carolina mill and its
abused workers. Fed-up with
low-paying, hazardous jobs, a
community rallies to join union
organizers to forge a path to a
better life.
After School Lego Club
The final Lego Club meeting
will be Dec. 10 from 4-5 p.m.
The group’s Lego creations are
on display at the library, so stop
by, and take a look. Join the
club by 608-798-3881.
Saturday Morning at the
Movies
Dec. 15 10:30 a.m.
Get your superpower on, wear
your mask and cape, and get
ready for some incredible fam-
ily fun! Check out our website
for more information on what
to expect when you stop by
the Rosemary Garfoot Public
Library Screening Room for
another family movie! Fresh
popcorn will be available for
all who attend.
Morning Movie
Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m.
Our December film is about the
magical journey that led to the
creation of Ebenezer Scrooge,
Tiny Tim and other classic
characters found in the beloved
Charles Dickens Christmas
tale. Based on an inspiring
true story, the film shows how
Dickens mixed real life inspi-
rations with his vivid imagina-
tion to conjure up unforgettable
characters and a timeless tale.
Coffee and treats are ready at 9
a.m. Please call 608-798-3881
to sign up!
Cooking with Huma
The Legacy Open House
Samosas! New 32 Apartment Memory Care Community
Huma Siddiqui is back to teach
us how to prepare that most Tuesday, January 8 from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
popular of Pakistani/Indian ap- DƵƐŝĐLJDŽŶƌŽĞŚĂŵďĞƌdƌŝŽͻƉƉĞƟnjĞƌƐͻdŽƵƌƐ
petizers, the samosa, a delicious
deep-fried pastry filled with
spicy potatoes. She will also
show us how to make Raita, a
yogurt, cumin, and cilantro side
sauce. To try your hand at mak-
ing this perfect comfort food
at 2 p.m. on Jan 12, 2019. Call
608-798-3881 now to sign up.
Space is limited. Ages 16 and
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Sports
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Cards run
by Memorial
Girls basketball team moves
into tie atop Big 8 Conference
BY GREGG HAMMILL
For the Times-Tribune
Evie Coleman wasn’t about
to let a mangled pinkie finger
stop her.
Coleman dislocated the fin-
ger during the volleyball sea-
son and has been playing with
the injury during the girls’
basketball season. In a Big
Eight Conference showdown
against visiting Madison Me-
morial last Thursday, Cole-
man banged the finger several
times before and during the
game and was asked by the
trainer if she just wanted to
stay on the bench.
That was an easy answer
for Coleman.
“She told me at half that I
could sit if I wanted or play
and it was fine,” Coleman
said. “It’s okay, I’ll just tape
it.”
Fortunately for the Car-
dinals, Coleman stayed and
played a huge role in Middle-
ton’s 67-46 victory over the
previously unbeaten Spar-
tans. The junior guard scored
16 points while connecting
on four 3-pointers and helped
form a lethal inside-outside
attack with post players Sitori
Tanin, Hannah Flottmeyer
and Karina Bursac.
“If they want to sag off of
me and help, I have an open
three and, if they’re still on
me, I know Sitori or Karina or
Hannah can finish in the post,
no problem,” Coleman said.
Coleman found out after
the game that she may have
broken the finger and was
headed to get X-rays, but fig-
ured she could play her way
through the injury.
“I’ll probably just tape it,
maybe take like two practices
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
off and keep going,” Coleman
See GIRLS BB page 17 Josie Lemirande and Middleton’s girls basketball team moved into a tie for first place in the Big Eight Conference last week.

Swimmers off to sensational start

BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Middleton and Madison

West were the top two boys
swimming teams in the state
last year.
And early indications are
this year will be much of the
same.
Middleton continued its
terrific start to the season last
week by winning the Brook-
field Central Invite on Tuesday
and the Beloit Memorial triple
dual on Friday.
The Cardinals then had an
impressive showing at the
Janesville Parker Invite last
Saturday, finishing second
to defending state champion
Madison West.
“We have a great attitude
this year, with some really solid
leadership,” Middleton coach
Danny Lynam said. “The guys
are holding themselves with a
confidence I haven’t seen be-
fore and it is having a great im-
pact on their racing. If we keep
this going, I think we can have
another really solid year.”
That was evident during an-
other impressive week.
Middleton won the seven-
team Brookfield Central In-
vite with 456 points. Madison
Memorial was second at 399,
while Brookfield Central/
Brookfield East was third at
346. Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Matthew Gutzmer was key in helping Middleton’s boys swimming team win the Brookfield Central Invite last week.
See SWIMMERS page 16
PAGE 14 TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018
Boys basketball team takes their lumps
Middleton falls to Madison
West, Madison Memorial
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
This was not the kind of
week anyone envisioned.
And now, Middleton’s boys
basketball team has a lot of
work to do to get its season
back on track.
The Cardinals fell to host
Madison West, 79-78, in over-
time last Tuesday. Madison
Memorial then routed Middle-
ton, 60-34, last Friday at MHS.
Middleton fell to 1-3 in the
Big Eight Conference and is
2-3 overall.
“We’re five games in with
mixed results,” Middleton
coach Kevin Bavery said.
“So we’ll continue to work
while looking at making some
changes that fit our personnel
to take advantage of many of
the strengths that we have on
both ends of the court that are
starting to emerge in practices
and games.”
Right now, though, finding
those strengths — and taking
advantage of them — has been
a challenge.
Madison West was coming
off a 4-20 season and many be-
lieve the Regents aren’t greatly
improved. Middleton would
likely disagree.
Cardinals senior guard
Jack Boyle led the way with
20 points, while senior guard
Chadron Thomas and senior
forward Jake Klubertanz both
added 17.
But it wasn’t enough.
West put four players in
double figures and prevailed in
overtime despite four players
fouling out. The Regents also
forced 20 Middleton turnovers,
with several coming at critical
times.
“On paper, this was a game
early in our schedule that many
Madison area fans would pen-
cil in to our win column,” Bav-
ery said. “But we all know that
the game isn’t played on paper.
“West is extremely quick
and aggressive on the ball.
We just couldn’t get big stops
at any point in the game when
we really needed them, and we
struggled against pressure at
critical times.
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“I changed the press attack
a couple of times late, and we
tried to bring help with bigs
screening, but we didn’t quite
click on that aspect. I needed
not to just change the attack,
but the emphasis as it might
have helped eliminate some of
the 1-on-1 pressure aspect.”
Middleton built a 39-33 half-
time lead, but West (2-3, 1-2)
fought back and sent the game
to overtime.
It remained Spandex-tight
in the extra session and the
Regents continued losing play-
ers. But West persevered and
handed Middleton a tough loss.
“Our best attack all night
was going inside to Jake Klu-
bertanz as they didn’t have an
answer for him down low, but
we went away from that at key
times,” Bavery said. “We’re
still struggling to find a true
identity.
“We play hard enough, but
we we’re not reading well on
offense, and we’re reacting in-
stead of dictating on defense.
We will improve in all of those
areas, but so will other teams.
The difference for us will be
taking what is emphasized
in practice in to game night Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
without having to think about
it and just being able to relax Parker Van Buren and Middleton’s boys basketball team will try getting back on track this week.
and play.”
Madison Memorial never
gave the Cardinals a chance to
for solid stretches, but we were That’s where we want to be.” 5, Bergman 0, Caropreso 3 2-2 9, Schae- Madison West ............. 23 39 17 — 79
relax. fer 0, Yu 5 0-0 12, Lewis 0, Jackson 9, MIDDLETON — Thomas 5 5-6
never able to get in sync on the • On deck: Middleton hosts
The Spartans (3-1, 3-1) con- Mitchell 0, Younk 0, Collins 3, Cannon 17, Close 0 2-2 8, Klubertanz 4 9-9 17,
offensive end. Beloit Memorial (0-4, 0-5)
tinued their mastery over Mid- 0, Kerkhoff 0. Totals 20 8-10 60. Boyle 5 6-8 20, Scher 2 0-0 4, Deptula 1
“They took us out of ev- Thursday at 7:15 p.m., then MIDDLETON — Thomas 3, Hel- 2-2 5, Patterson 1 4-4 6. Totals 20 28-31
dleton by rolling to an easy win
erything we wanted to do by heads to Janesville Parker (0-4, lenbrand 1 0-1 2, Close 3, Klubertanz 3 78.
last Friday.
switching ball reversal and 0-5) Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The 1-2 7, Boyle 0, Scher 0 1-2 1, Severn 1 MADISON WEST — Jones 3 2-5 9,
Junior guard Cole Deptula 0-0 2, Deptula 3 2-2 8, Johnson 0, Pat- Patton 1 2-2 7, Reed 5 8-15 18, McCray
then eventually most of our Cardinals then host Janesville
led the Cardinals with eight terson 1 0-0 2, Van Buren 3 0-1 6. Totals 6 2-2 14, Thompson 2 0-0 4, Berry 4 1-4
screens and we never made Craig (3-1, 4-1) Tuesday at 14 4-8 34. 13, Brooks 6 0-2 12, Hansen 1 0-0 2. To-
points, while Klubertanz added
them pay. We have some early 7:15 before taking off until 3-point goals — MM 11 (Ellingson tals 29 15-30 79.
seven.
reads vs. switches, plus a cou- Dec. 27. 1, Bates 2, Brown 1, Caropreso 1, Yu 2, 3-point goals — MID 9 (Thomas
Memorial built a 31-14 half- Jackson 3, Collins 1), MID 2 (Thomas 2, Close 2, Boyle 4, Deptula 1), MW
ple of concepts that we empha-
time lead and was never threat- 1Close 1). Total Fouls — MM 14, MID 7 (Jones 2, Patton 1, Berry 4). Total
size, but we played unsure and Dec. 7
18. Fouled out — Thomas. fouls — MW 28, MID 23. Fouled out
ened in the second half. MADISON MEMORIAL 60,
confused. — Jones, McCray, Thompson, Thomas,
“This one never quite felt MIDDLETON 34
“They moved the ball well Dec. 4 Brooks.
like we were in it,” Bavery Madison Memorial ............ 31 29 — 60
against us and played with the Middleton ......................... 14 20 — 34 MADISON WEST 79,
said. “There were some op- MIDDLETON 78, OT
confidence of a veteran team. MADISON MEMORIAL — Elling-
portunities early, and defen- Middleton .................. 29 33 16 — 78
son 4 4-4 13, Bates 0 2-2 8, Brown 2 0-0
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BY ROB REISCHEL
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Times-Tribune
Baggot, the Cardinals’ only
senior, had a big meet.
There are several newcom-
Baggot won the vault with an
ers to the lineup.
8.90 and was first on the floor
Routines will be perfected.
with an 8.950. Baggot was also
The difficulty level will be
third on the bars (7.850) and
amped up.
fifth on the beam (7.725).
For opening night, though,
“Jordan Baggot is a stand-
Middleton girls gymnastics
out,” Steck said. “She is such a
coach Kari Steck was quite
strong leader on the team.
pleased.
“Between the example she
The Cardinals topped Madi-
sets as a leader, and the ex-
son West, 127.475-122.40 in
ample she sets as a competitor
their first meet of the year last
and athlete, we really couldn’t
Thursday. Senior Jordan Bag-
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got led the way, winning the
really upped her game this year
all-around competition with a
as well, increasing the diffi-
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“I was very impressed with
skills.”
team’s performance,” Steck
Middleton’s underclassmen
said. “I couldn’t be happier or
had a solid meet, as well.
more proud of the way the first
kes was second on the floor
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(7.950), third on the bars (7.90)
and ninth on the beam (7.20).
Freshman Ella Mock won the
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Sophomore Emily Bernd
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Sophomore Allie Rice added
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on the beam (7.90), while ju-
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the vault (7.80).
“I was impressed with the
underclassmen,” Steck said.
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SWIMMERS
Middleton’s 200-yard free-
style relay team of junior
Nathan Kim, junior Calvin
Roberts, senior Owen Roenne-
burg and senior Andrew Mar-
tin finished first. The Cardinals’
quartet of junior Wesley Car-
penter, senior Colin Kalsbeek,
senior Sam Gessler and junior
Nick Hinz were third.
Middleton’s foursome of
Martin, senior Blake Zillner,
junior Forrest Patterson and
junior Nate Lamers won the
400-yard freestyle relay, while
the Cardinals’ quartet of senior
Colin Kalsbeek, Carpenter,
sophomore Joe McNerney and
sophomore Jack Murray was
sixth.
In the 200-yard medley relay,
Lamers, senior Jack Mondi, ju-
nior Nathan Kim and Roberts
were second, while Zillner,
junior Jay Sullivan, freshman
Venden Berge and Roenneburg
were sixth.
Martin won the 200-yard
freestyle and senior Mathew
Gutzmer was sixth. Martin also
won the 500-yard freestyle,
while McNerney was fifth and
Gutzmer was sixth.
Kim won the 200-yard IM,
while Mondi was ninth and
Berge was 10th. Kim also won
the 100-yard breaststroke,
Mondi was third and Berge
was ninth.
Lamers was second in the
50-yard freestyle, while Rob-
erts was fourth, Hinz was
eighth and Roenneburg was
ninth. Lamers was also second
in the 100-yard butterfly, Peter-
son was third and Sullivan was
10th.
Peterson was third in the
100-yard backstroke, Zill-
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Larsen was 10th. Zillner was
fifth in the 100-yard freestyle
and Hinz was 10th.
“We started out a bit tired,
but built some momentum as
the meet progressed,” Lynam
said. “A big turning point in
energy was when Matthew
Gutzmer was able to chase
down and touch out Garrett
McKinnon from Memorial. It
got the guys really pumped up
and you could see it translate
into their swimming. It was
the first time we have won that
invitational in program history,
so it was a great feeling for all
of the guys.”
Middleton then rolled past
Madison La Follette, 139-27,
and toppled Beloit Memorial,
127-43.
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Peterson in the 200 freestyle,
Martin in the 200 individual
medley, Kim in the 100 but-
terfly, Gutzmer in the 100
freestyle, Lamers in the 500
freestyle, Sullivan in the 100
backstroke and Parkin in the
100 breaststroke.
The Cardinals’ 200 medley
relay team of Peterson, Mondi,
Kim and Parkin was first. The
200 freestyle relay team of Par-
kin, Kim, Lamers and Martin
was first. And the 400 freestyle
relay team of Lamers, Zillner,
Peterson and Martin was first.
“Since we had so many back
to back high stakes meets, I
gave the guys who had been
traveling a lot a couple of
their off events and gave some
more opportunities to the guys
who hadn’t swam much yet,”
Lynam said. “It is a fast pool
and we had some good com-
petition, so we saw some good
races and a few PR’s, which is
always fun at this point in the
season.”
Middleton then faced de-
fending state champion Madi-
son West for the first time and
put up a spirited fight at the
Janesville Parker Relays.
The Cardinals, who were
state runners-up last year,
were edged by West, 151-137.
Hononegah (Ill.) (104), Beloit
Memorial (95) and Janesville
Parker (89) rounded out the top
five at the nine-team invite.
“They are a tough team to
compete against because they
have a lot of talented and versa-
tile guys they can spread out,”
Lynam said of facing West.
“We had a few great races,
but just weren’t able to get the
touch outs we needed.”
Middleton’s 400-yard med-
ley relay team of Parkin, Kim,
Peterson and Martin was first.
The Cardinals foursome of
Kim, Zillner, Peterson and
Martin was also first in the 400-
yard freestyle relay.
Middleton’s 300-yard butter-
fly relay team of Roberts, Pe-
terson, Lund and Kim was first.
The Cardinals’ 400-yard
medley relay team of Mondi,
Jacob Beckman, Sullivan and
Berge was second. Middleton’s
300-yard backstroke relay team
of Parkin, Larsen, Roenneburg
and Zillner was second.
Middleton’s 500-yard cre-
scendo relay team of Hinz,
Roberts, Gutzmer and Martin
was second. The Cardinals’
300-yard breaststroke relay
team of Lund, Berge, McNer-
ney and Mondi was second.
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Middleton’s quartet of Parkin,
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411.35; 3, Koller, HA, 358.80. 200
medley relay — 1, Hartland Ar-
rowhead (Braunschweig, Murphy,
Nixdorf, Gibbs), 1:40.17 2, Mid-
dleton, 1:41.28; 3, Madison Me-
morial, 1:43.68. 200 freestyle — 1,
Martin, MI, 1:47.47; 2, Barth, MM,
1:50.45; 3, Gillman, MM, 1:51.75.
200 individual medley — 1, Kim,
MI, 1:56.94; 2, Murphy, HA,
2:04.63; 3, Smith, BCE, 2:04.90.
50 freestyle — 1, Linnehan, BCE,
21.66; 2, Lamers, MI, 22.61; 3,
Gonring, MM, 22.78.
100 butterfly — 1, Nixdorf, HA,
51.48; 2, Lamers, MI, 53.56; 3, Pe-
terson, MI, 53.97. 100 freestyle —
1, Linnehan, BCE, 48.16; 2, Barth,
MM, 49.95; 3, Korabelinikov, BCE,
50.53. 500 freestyle — 1, Martin,
4:52.99; 2, Lustig, GF, 5:03.68; 3,
Drake, MM, 5:05.06. 200 freestyle
relay — 1, Middleton (Kim, Rob-
erts, Roenneburg, Martin), 1:29.85;
2, Madison Memorial, 1:30.47;
3, Middleton, 1:35.58. 100 back-
stroke — 1, Nixdorf, HA, 52.93; 2,
Braunschweig, HA, 55.24; 3, Peter-
son, MI, 55.98. 100 breaststroke —
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1, Kim, MI, 1:02.33; 2, Bell, MM,
1:02.90; 3, Mondi, MI, 1:03.85.
400 freestyle relay — 1, Middleton
(Martin, Zillner, Peterson, Lam-
ers), 3:16.40; 2, Brookfield Central/
Brookfield East, 3:22.08; 3, Madi-
son Memorial, 3:22.99.
Dec. 7
BELOIT MEMORIAL TRI-
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Dual-meet scores: Middleton
139, Madison La Follette 27; Mid-
dleton 127, Beloit Memorial 43;
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Follette 37.
200 medley relay — Middleton
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Dec. 8
JANESVILLE PARKER RE-
LAYS
TEAM SCORES
Madison West 151, Middleton
137, Hononegah 104, Beloit Me-
morial 95, Janesville Parker 89,
Franklin 84, Madison East 71,
Janesville Craig 70, Racine Case 29
RELAY RESULTS
200 freestyle—West 1:28.64
400 medley—Middleton 2:36.02
800 freestyle—West 7:32.73
400 medley—West 3:54.43; 4.
Parker 4:15.49
400 medley—West 3:54.43
300 backstroke—West 2:37.82
500 crescendo—West 4:20.91
200 breaststroke—West 3:08.36
400 freestyle—Middleton
3:16.53; 4. Craig 3:43.99
200 medley—West 1:39.4
300 butterfly—Middleton
2:35.89; 4. Parker 2:56.34
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 17
Evie Coleman and Middleton’s girls basketball team defeated previously unbeaten Madison Memorial last Thursday.
GIRLS BB
said. “I don’t want to sit.”
The 6-foot-2 Tanin domi-
nated inside with 16 points
and 20 rebounds.
“She was cleaning up on
the boards,” Middleton coach
Jeff Kind said of Tanin. “She
was going after the boards
hard. We were talking to-
wards the end of the game
and a coach said, ‘You’ve got
to give Sitori a little break,
she’s getting a little bit tired.’
And I said, ‘Yes, but she’s
getting every rebound that’s
out there and I’d like to keep
her there.’ ”
Middleton also rolled past
Beloit Memorial Saturday
night and improved to 4-1 in
the league and 4-2 overall.
Now, there’s a jogjam atop
the conference as Middleton,
Verona, Madison Memorial,
Madison La Follette and Sun
Prairie are all tied for first
place in the conference.
“We love playing Memo-
rial, we have a lot of friends
playing on the opposing team
and so we were super, super
hyped for this game,” Cole-
man said. “I think we just
came out with a lot more en-
ergy than they did.”
Memorial was playing
without its top player, Leilani
Kapinus, who suffered a knee
injury last week. Kapinus
was averaging more than 17
points per game for the Spar-
tans.
“She’s their best player and
obviously that hurt them a
lot,” Kind said of Kapinus. “It
changes the whole complex-
ion of the game when she’s
out there.”
Without Kapinus, the Car-
dinals enjoyed a 54-36 re-
bounding edge and took 11
more shots in the contest.
“We tried to get into the
post a lot,” Tannin said. “We
did miss a lot of bunnies, but
overall, we got into the post a
lot and that just helped move
our offense a lot more. We got
good rebounds too and I think
our height helped that also.”
Coleman helped the Car-
dinals get off to a fast start.
With Middleton already lead-
ing 5-0 on a free throw by
Bursac, and baskets by Tanin
and Charlotte Dunn, Cole-
man swished two consecutive
3-pointers to push the lead to
11-0 with 16 minutes, 4 sec-
onds remaining in the half.
“She’s one of our better
3-point shooters,” Kind said
of Coleman. “If she gets time,
she’s a pretty good 3-point
shooter.”
The lead swelled to 15-2
on a driving basket by Bur-
sac and a nifty scoop shot by
Kendall Roquet and the score
eventually ballooned to 23-6
after Flottmeyer was fouled
on a putback and converted a
free throw at the 7:43 mark.
Memorial then went on its
own 11-0 run to pull within
23-17 after forcing a flurry of
Middleton turnovers. Maya
White Eagle contributed five
points and Emmoni Rankins,
who scored a game-high 22
points, added four points dur-
ing the spurt.
“We kind of got out of
rhythm when they started
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pressing us and we weren’t
running our press break,”
Kind said. “Then, once we
started running our press
break, we started to get some
shots off the end of it. It was
just a little bit of a composure
thing for a while.”
The Cardinals regained
their composure and were
leading, 31-21, late in the
half, when Coleman took a
pass from Dunn and drilled
an off-balance 3-pointer as
the buzzer sounded.
“I got the ball at the end
of the sideline and I threw it
to Charlotte,” Coleman said.
“She drove baseline, and,
with about two seconds left,
she jump-stopped and kind
of overthrew it because she
was getting double-teamed.
I managed to somehow get a
shot off. I have no idea how it
happened.”
Abby Wilson opened the
second half with a 3-pointer
for the Spartans, but the Car-
dinals went on an 11-1 run
to take control. Flottmeyer
scored a pair of baskets, Cole-
man had a 3-pointer, and Bur-
sac and Josie Lemirande each
scored field goals during the
run. Memorial could get no
closer than 17 points the rest
of the way.
“They say basketball’s a
game of runs and I think we
definitely had a lot of good
runs,” Tanin said. “They
would go on a big run and
their fans would get hyped. It
was good that we got up and
then when they did hit their
runs they weren’t as long as
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we felt them.”
Kind was happy with the
victory, but knows there is
room for improvement.
“We’re happy with (the
win) but there’s more things
for us to work on that we
can’t get complacent about
it,” Kind said.
• Middleton 59, Beloit Me-
morial 31 — The Cardinals
rolled past the Purple Knights
last Saturday.
Dec. 6
Middleton 67
Madison Memorial 46
Memorial .……….…. 21 25
— 46
Middleton……......…. 34 33
— 67
MADISON MEMORIAL —
Daiysha Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Em-
moni Rankins 10-16 1-4 22, Maya
White-Eagle 4-11 1-4 10, Liliana
Garcia 3-8 0-1 6, Brooke Peters 0-2
0-0 0, Charlotte Sweet 1-8 1-2 3,
Reete Thorns 0-2 0-0 0, Abby Wil-
son 1-8 0-0 3, Elle Kinney 1-5 0-0
2. Totals 20-61 3-11 46.
MIDDLETON — Sitori Tanin
8-18 0-2 16, Karina Bursac 3-11
1-3 7, Hannah Flottmeyer 5-10
3-7 13, Evie Coleman 6-18 0-0 16,
Charlotte Dunn 1-2 3-4 5, Kendall
Roquet 1-6 0-0 2, Josie Lemirande
1-5 4-4 6, Megan Schwartz 0-0 0-0
0, Makenzie Hodson 0-1 0-0 0,
Melanie Accola 0-1 2-2 2, Berkley
Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Margo Motiasho-
va 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-72 13-22 67.
3-point goals – MM 3 (White
Eagle, Wilson, Rankins), M 4
(Coleman). Total fouls — MM 15,
M 12.
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Middleton wrestlers top Arrowhead
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Many refer to Hartland
Arrowhead as the University of
Arrowhead.
That’s because the Warhawks
have facilities that are second to
none and dominate sports like
no other school in Wisconsin.
Last Thursday, though,
Middleton’s wrestlers got
the better of Arrowhead.
The Cardinals notched seven
pins and edged the mighty
Warhawks, 42-36, in an early-
season dual meet.
Middleton’s Luis Nevarez
pinned Zachary Fitzgerald
in 1:15 at 106 pounds, while
Hunter Grimm pinned Tyler
Pederson in 1:30 at 113.
Calvin Srem pinned Fynn
Lyons in 2:24 at 132, while
Joseph Hoffman pinned Bohdi
Peterson in 3:32 at 152.
Kevin Meicher pinned Adam
Polczynski in 1:52 at 160,
while at 220, Cole Olmsted
pinned Cayden Murrenus
in 1:55. Middleton’s Gavin
Adler also received a forfeit at
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HARTLAND ARROWHEAD 36
285: M won forfeit. 106:
Nevarez, M, pinned Fitzgerald,
1:15. 113: Grimm, M, pinned
Pederson, 1:30. 120: Mesenbrink,
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Srem, M, pinned Lyons, 2:24. 138:
Kaufman, HA, pinned Hoffman,
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Ross, HA, mdec. Zanon, 11-3. 195:
Pfannerstill, HA, pinned Yanke,
1:49. 220: Olmsted, M, pinned
Murrenus, HA, 1:55.
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Hockey Cardinals split a pair
Libert leads
Madison West
past old team
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middleton’s hockey team
split a pair of games last
week.
The Cardinals skated past
Beloit Memorial, 6-3, last
Tuesday.
Middleton then fell to Mad-
ison West, 2-1, last Friday.
The Regents are coached
by Steve Libert, who along
with his brother Tony, are the
most successful coaches in the
history of Middleton hockey.
From 1993-2014, the Libert
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in fifth place in the eight-team
Big Eight Conference at 1-2.
In Middleton’s win over
Beloit Memorial, Andrew
Chafe, Jack Baltes and Bryce
Schuster both had a pair of
goals. Brooks Kalscheur led
the Cardinals with two assists,
while Bryce Carey, Noah Er-
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Board Agenda for November 19, 2018 -
Meeting Minutes
MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
District Services Center
7106 South Avenue,
Middleton, Wisconsin
Board Round Table Session with Park and Elm
Lawn - 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR BOE MEET-
ING AT 7:00 P.M.
The regular board 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, Treasurer Anne
Bauer and Board Members: Bob Hesselbein,
Sean Hyland, Kelly Kalscheur, Kurt Karbusicky,
and Paul Kinne
Not Present:
Others Present: Superintendent George
Mavroulis, Assistant Superintendent Sherri Cyra,
Attorney Dick Hemming via conference call, EUA
Project Managers Robin Savola and Jackie
Michaels, Principal Monica Schommer, and
Principal Bob Schell
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOVED by Hesselbein SECONDED by
Karbusicky to approve the Regular and Closed
Minutes of November 5, 2018. Motion carried
unanimously, 9-0.
3. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Citizen Comments - None
b. Correspondence/Board Communication
Paul Kinne attended the Harvest Lunch at Elm
Lawn. Anne Bauer volunteered for the Glacier
Creek Book Fair and attended the Sunset Ridge
Harvest Lunch. Kelly Kalscheur visited Park
Elementary last week and volunteered for the
Glacier Creek Book Fair. Kurt Karbusicky shared
how happy he was with the referendum outcome.
He thanked the community and the Yes
Committee. He attended the Fall Play at MHS,
participated in the Park and Glacier visits and
attended the Legislative Committee meeting.
Todd Smith also commented on the referendum
success.
c. Legislative
Todd Smith stated that the Legislative
Committee met on Friday, November 16. They
considered two proposals - special education
funding which provides a 90% reimbursement
rate and grants for teacher certification for teach-
ing dual credit courses. Anne Bauer added that
she attended the WASB Legislative session last
week. She suggested that we have our area leg-
islative members attend a board meeting in the
future.
4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
a. Upcoming Events and Updates
George Mavroulis reminded the board mem-
bers to complete the WASB board survey. He
stated that now that the referendum has passed
the work will shift for administration. George stat-
ed that he will be at the MSAN Governing board
meeting on November 28 and 29. George asked
board members to check their calendars for avail-
ability on December 6. There will be a sports
recognition that evening at the basketball game
during halftime.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
MOVED by Smith SECONDED by Hyland to
approve the following item on the consent agen-
da: 5.a.1. Approval of Bills Payable, 5.b.1.
Approval of Resignations, 5.b.2 Approval of
Leaves of Absence, and 6.b.4. Approval of
Retirement, and 5.c.1. Approve $12,500 Donation
from Sunset Ridge PTO for an Outdoor
Classroom. Motion carried unanimously, 9-0.
a. Administrative/Business Services
i. Approval of Bills Payable
The board approved under consent agenda the
check list totaling $293,240.90. (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 resignation:
Shannon Werbeckes, Temporary Speech and
Language Pathologist at Glacier Creek
ii. Approval of Leaves of Absence
The board approved under consent agenda the
(Schuster), 8:50.
Second period — MW: Baldwin
(Frey, Kohn), 1:35 (pp).
Third period — MW: Baldwin,
14:30.
Saves: Mid 30 (Pugliese); MW
13 (Hedican).
Penalties: Mid 8-16; MW 8-19.
following leave of absence:
Melissa Walz, Elementary Title 1 Resource
Teacher at Sauk Trail
iii. Approval of Staff Appointments
There were no staff appointments to approve.
iv. Approval of Retirements
The board approved under consent agenda the
following retirement:
George Mavroulis, Superintendent
c. District Consent Items
i. Approve $12,500 Donation from Sunset
Ridge PTO for an Outdoor Classroom
The board approved under consent agenda the
$12,500 donation for an outdoor classroom at
Sunset Ridge.
6. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
a. Discussion with Expulsion Hearing Officer on
Process
The board members asked to receive an
overview of the expulsion hearing process from
our hearing officer. Dick Hemming joined the
board via conference call and presented his
responsibilities in the expulsion hearing process.
The board members suggested that they receive
additional information in his report. Barb
Buffington shared that the district is reviewing our
expulsion and suspension policies. Several other
questions were asked throughout the presenta-
tion.
b. Post Referendum - Next Steps
Jackie Michaels and Robin Savola from EUA
shared information on the next steps for the
approved building projects. The goal of the pres-
entation is to give a high level view of what will
happen now and in the future with the projects.
They quickly reviewed the FPC guiding principles
that have been apart of this planning. Kit Dailey
will continue to work with the district throughout
the next four years until the projects are complete.
They explained the phases of the contract. The
board asked questions throughout the presenta-
tion. Sherri previewed some of the design meet-
ings and discussions with representative groups.
c. School Improvement Team Reports - Park
and Elm Lawn
Principals Bob Schell and Monica Schommer
presented their school improvement team reports.
Bob stated that there are strong consistencies
throughout the elementary buildings. The elemen-
tary team is focusing on their improvement
processes, staff, student and family engagement,
equity, collaboration, and high quality instruction.
A responsive classroom is a way to build commu-
nity and the professional learning communities
work on intentional teaching practices. The ele-
mentary level is focusing on collective efficacy.
d. State Accountability Report Cards
Director of Curriculum and Assessment
MaryBeth Paulisse presented the recent district
report cards issued from the State. She stated
that these are just a small snapshot of our
schools. MaryBeth shared some updates and
enhancements that are coming in future state
report cards.
e. Discuss Superintendent Search Process
Assistant Superintendent Sherri Cyra summa-
rized the RFP process for the superintendent
search firms. Administration is recommending that
two firms will proceed to the interview process.
Sherri asked for several board volunteers. Sherri
is planning the interviews for December 4. The
board discussed their ideas on what they would
like from a search firm.
7. ITEMS FOR ACTION
a. Approval of 2019-20 and 2020-21 School
Calendars
Sherri Cyra briefly reviewed the possible six
professional days calendar scenario with the
board. There was discussion about the different
scenarios. The board suggested forming a com-
mittee to review future calendars and profession-
al development scenarios. MOVED by Karbusicky
SECONDED by Smith to approve the 2019-2020
calendar (Option 1) with the shorter winter break
and the six professional development days.
Motion carried unanimously, 9-0. (Exhibit B)
8. NEXT MEETING DATES AND ADJOURN-
MENT
MOVED by Ashley SECONDED by Karbusicky
to adjourn the regular meeting at 9:01 p.m. Motion
carried unanimously, 9-0.
a. Future Meeting Dates
b. Potential Board Agenda Items
Cheryl Janssen, Board Secretary
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