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Village Administrator Chamber Choir Goes on Day of Touring
Resigns, Search for
Replacement Begins
By Rob Westerlund
Times-Tribune
CROSS PLAINS–The Vil-
lage of Cross Plains board re-
convened from a closed session
on Dec. 17 and voted to accept
the resignation letter of Caitlin
Stene, the village administra-
tor and clerk since Oct. 2016.
Stene had previously submitted
her resignation to the village
board on Dec. 4.
The board then took action
to approve the appointment of
current director of Parks and
Recreation, Mike Axon, as the
interim administrator/clerk and
to immediately commence with
the recruitment of a new admin-
istrator. Stene’s last day in of-
fice will be Jan. 4, 2019. Axon
has worked for the village for
Caitlin Stene is finishing up her tenure as the Village of Cross
Plains Administator/Clerk. She said she is grateful for her time
working with the village residents, board, and staff.
3x Rate Increase for Storm Water Utility Fee Proposed
By Cameron Bren
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–The Middle-
ton Common Council discussed
a storm water utility fee in-
crease that will be voted on by
the council Jan. 15, 2019. If ap-
over a decade in his present
role.
Stene, originally from Wood-
bury, MN, will assume the role
of administrative services di-
rector and clerk with the Village
of Waunakee. She expressed
the reason for her departure lay
in her personal and professional
development, a desire to adjust
work/life balance, and did not
in any way reflecting negatively
on the village.
In a village press release,
Stene said, “Thank you to the
residents of Cross Plains, vil-
lage board, and village staff
for allowing me to serve as the
Administrator for over the past
two years. I am proud of the
See Village, page 6
Rob Westerlund-Times Tribune
proved, a referendum question
would be put to voters in 2019
asking to triple the rate from
$15 to $45 per ERU (equivalent
runoff unit) for five years.
The storm water utility board
made the recommendation to
increase the fee to the common
council after reviewing dam-
age estimates in the Pheasant
Branch Creek Corridor from
the August flooding.
Council president and chair
of the storm water utility board
Susan West explained to the
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The Middleton High School Chamber Choir spent the day of Dec. 20 traveling and performing holiday songs for local
audiences. Their whirlwind annual “Tour de Middleton” took them to UW-Hospital, the MARC Center, Holy Wisdom
Monastery, Electronic Theatre Controls, Attic Angel Assisted Living and the Wisconsin State Capitol (pictured above).
council that the board reviewed
costs estimated to be roughly
$3,000,000 beyond regular rev-
enue raised by the utility. The
figure includes what the city ex-
pected to recover from FEMA
and be awarded through grants.
West said to finance the re-
pairs over five years the board
determined raising the ERU
rate from $15 to $45 would
bring in about $600,000 annu-
ally.
The ERU rate is the amount
charged per year to a single-
family house or to each unit in
a duplex or triplex. The amount
charged to other properties is
prorated based on the ERU rate
times and the amount of imper-
vious surface on the site. West
noted that a typical storm water
charge annually in Madison is
$75 or more per single family
house, depending on amount of
impervious surface.
In 2014 Middleton residents
approved a referendum to cre-
ate a storm water utility with 65
percent in favor. West brought
the proposal to the council for
referendum at the time as well.
Ald. Dan Ramsey said he at-
tended the storm water utility
board meeting discussing the
proposed rate increase.
“I think it is a mistake to
take this to a referendum this
quickly,” Ramsey said.
There needs to be a clear idea
of what people are getting for
the increase, Ramsey said. He
added it should also include a
sunset clause.
“If we do not have this
spelled out then you are shoot-
ing yourself in the foot,”
Ramsey said.
“I don’t think it’s been
fleshed out well enough at the
storm water utility board.”
West said the creek corridor
is in need of major repair and
citizens are agitating to have it
repaired. The soonest the city
could go to referendum is 2019,
which means the city could not
collect the revenue until 2020.
Ramsey said he understood
but doesn’t think there is
enough information to persuade
the public to support it. He
pointed to the work the school
district did to develop and pitch
their referendums to voters.
West asked how specific it
should be and said that details
could be hard to indicate.
Ald. Mark Sullivan pointed
out how recently the storm
water utility was created.
“You are asking us to triple
the funding for something that
has only been up and running
for a year and a half,” Sullivan
said.
Sullivan said there was con-
sensus at the outset of the cre-
ation of the storm water utility
that $15 was the appropriate
amount of money to address
major issues over time. He said
it was intended to fund major
projects spanning seven or
more years.
“Why is five years the appro-
priate window,” Sullivan asked.
“Why isn’t it 10 years?”
City administrator Mike
Davis pointed out that the coun-
cil recently approved a contract
with a company that was going
to provide a detailed estimate
of the cost of repairs at the Jan.
15, 2019 meeting. He said the
council will need to vote to add
a referendum to the ballot at the
same meeting.
Ald. JoAnna Richard pro-
posed specific language for the
referendum to ask: “Should the
storm water utility board raise
the current storm water fee
from $15 to $45 for a five-year
period with the fee to return to
$15 in 2024, to fund the Pheas-
ant Branch Creek Corridor and
other storm water features that
were damaged or delayed by
the August 2018 flood.”
Richard asked that the city
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attorney draft the language as a
resolution to be voted on for the
Jan. 15, 2019 meeting.
Mayor Gurdip Brar said that
he would like the city pursue
grants and accept all FEMA
funding before increasing a
utility fee. He said he would
also like to see more details in-
cluded.
West said the city will use
FEMA funds and grants but
there would be more expenses.
Brar said once the report was
reviewed there would be some
metrics.
“You can’t just arbitrarily say
I want $40, why not $90? There
has be some numbers to back it
up,” Brar said. “We just raised
our utility bill by $50 and we
are trying to add another $30.”
Brar said while $80 may not
be a lot for some it could be a
significant amount for others.
Richard made a motion to
defer action to the Jan. 15, 2019
meeting. The motion passed
unanimously.
City attorney Larry Bechler
said he would draft the lan-
guage for the referendum ques-
tion on which the council will
vote.
PAGE 2 TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018
Brar Awarded Moore Inventor
Fellowship & National Science Grant
By Michelle Phillips
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–Former
Middleton resident Victor Brar
has been awarded two physics
monetary grants for his work.
He is an assistant professor at
UW-Madison and learned about
both award thsis fall.
The first award is the Moore
Inventor Fellowship, named
after physicist and Intel co-
founder Gordon Moore, as is
Moore’s law, an observation
that transistors and processors
double every 18 months while
cost is cut in half.
The fellowship seeks inven-
tions that impact the advance-
ment of technology, and Brar’s
invention involves manipulat-
ing an incandescent filament
by notching it to reduce light to
a single color, making it much
more like a laser, but more ef-
ficient and faster.
“You use an electron beam
to cut notches in a pattern. De-
pending on the pattern, it will
emit different colors,” said
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Brar. “Because the light doesn’t
scatter that much, it will go a
further distance.”
He hopes the technology,
which will be used to create
low cost, chemical sensors, can
be used in an agriculture or en-
vironmental settings.
“For example, with precision
ag, it can detect how much fer-
tilizer is in this particular spot,”
he explains. “It can detect how
much pesticide or fertilizer the
crop is emitting and prevent
over use.
“It’s not cost effective for
people to try to monitor these
things themselves.” He added
and said the sensors could also
be used in an industrial setting
and be affordable for all be-
cause of their low-cost produc-
tion.
The Moore Fellowship has
been available for the last three
years, awarding five grants
a year. Brar is the third UW-
Madison professor to win the
fellowship of $825,000 for his
invention, as well as an addi-
tions after. Six weeks following
the accident, McMahon was re-
leased from the hospital – just
in time to spend the holidays
with his family.
“I’m grateful for the donors
who gave me such an amazing
gift – the gift of life,” said Mc-
Mahon. “I was an occasional
blood donor before the acci-
dent. Today, I donate as often
as I can to help ensure others
receive blood when they need
it most.”
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Former Middleton resident and MHS graduate Victor Brar
received both the Moore Inventor Fellowship and a Nation-
al Science Grant this fall for his work in physics. Brar is an
assistant professor at UW-Madison.
tional $50,000 for the univer-
sity.
The second award is the
National Science Foundation
Grant for work in the advance-
ment of quantum physics.
Brar is working on a quantum
computing project that is aims
at reducing the noise in quan-
to give blood and platelets. A
seasonal decline in donations
occurs from Thanksgiving to
New Year’s Day when donors
get busy with family gatherings
and travel. In addition, severe
winter weather can cause blood
drive cancellations and nega-
tively affect the blood supply.
Patients like McMahon can’t
Postage to Increase in January
WASHINGTON DC–The
United States Postal Service
(USPS) will see a rate increase
beginning on Jan. 27, 2019.
The proposed prices, a would
raise mailing services product
prices approximately 2.5 per-
cent. Shipping Services price
increases vary by product. For
example, Priority Mail Express
will increase 3.9 percent and
Priority Mail will increase 5.9
percent. Although mailing ser-
vices price increases are based
on the Consumer Price Index
(CPI), shipping services prices
are primarily adjusted accord-
ing to market conditions. The
new rates are anticipated to
keep USPS competitive while
providing the agency with
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tum computers. He describes
quantum computing as differ-
ent than binary because they
can use fractions of numbers,
rather than just 1 and 0, “Let’s
say I have a table of numbers
and I want to add two to each
one. With a binary system it
must be done individually, but
afford for there to be a shortage
of blood.
Donation events will be held
in Middleton on Dec. 27 from
12-6 p.m. at St. Luke’s Lu-
theran Church, 7337 Hubbard
Ave. and Jan. 12 from, 7:30
a.m.-11:30 a.m. at Blackhawk
Church, 9620 Brader Way.
In Cross Plains, you can
needed revenue.
Rate hikes will include a
five-cent increase in the price
of a First-Class Mail Forever
stamp, from 50¢ to 55¢ cents.
The single-piece additional
ounce price will be reduced
to 15¢. This would actually
decrease the cost of so a
two-ounce stamped letter, such
as a typical wedding invitation,
City to Collect Trees
MIDDLETON–In January,
the City of Middleton crews
will have an unscheduled col-
lection of Christmas trees,
weather permitting. Branches
stacked at the curb will also be
with a quantum computer it can
be done simultaneously,” Brar
explained.
He said that this can help
some algorithms run faster and
break encryptions. Quantum
computing can also help scien-
tists run simulations faster. In
addition, it provides cryptog-
raphy, making it harder to spy
through emails. The technology
is still in its infancy, with just a
couple of prototypes, and Brar
said a commercial version is
still decades away.
As for working out the noise,
Brar is collaborating with IBM
and two individuals from Princ-
eton to try to reduce the noise
which affects storage at 100
milliseconds. Brar said Natalie
DeLeon is tasked with finding
defects in the materials and
the bonds they make, and Bob
Cava will be looking at grow-
ing new materials.
Brar is using a scanning,
tunneling microscope to try to
pinpoint the source of the noise.
“We’re all kind of taking baby
donate Jan. 10 from 1-6 p.m.
at St Francis Xavier Catholic
Church, 2947 Thinnes St.
On Dec. 29 from 10:30 a.m.-
2:30 p.m., at the Verona Public
Library, 500 Silent St.
You can make an appoint-
ment to donate blood and
platelets by downloading the
free American Red Cross
from 71¢ to 70¢. Postcards cost
will not increase and remain at
35¢.
Priority Mail increases are as
follows:
Small Flat Rate Box from $7.20
to $7.90
Medium Flat Rate Box from
$13.65 to $14.35
Large Flat Rate Box from
$18.90 to $19.95
collected during this time, if not
snow covered or frozen to the
ground.
To ensure trees can be col-
lected, please remember to:
• Remove from trees all tree
steps,” Brar said. “The micro-
scope can look at a single atom,
it’s very specialized, so I am al-
ways looking for a way to use
it.”
He said he was pleased to
get the grants. “It’s a chance to
work on something with a little
leeway without working on a
paper. In academics, you don’t
often get to work on these types
of things.”
Brar is a Middleton High
School (MHS) graduate and
has been at UW-Madison since
2016. He said math and science
classes MHS helped prepare
him for a career in physics.
“It’s kind of cool (teaching
physics at UW-Madison), in
high school, I used to work in
the same building as an intern,”
he said.
The National Science Foun-
dation Grant is $1 million, and
two other professors at UW-
Madison received the grant this
year.
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733-2767).
As a special thank-you for
helping meet the urgent need,
those who come to give Dec.
20 through Jan. 6 will receive a
long-sleeved Red Cross T-shirt,
while supplies last.
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Regular Flat Rate Envelope
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stands, lights, tinsel, garland,
ornaments and plastic bags.
• Place trees and brush away
from garbage and recycling
carts, fire hydrants and mail
boxes.
• Wreaths should be discarded
in your brown trash cart. The
wire holding boughs together
cannot be chipped or mulched.
As an alternative, residents may
take their wreaths apart, recycle
the metal, and set out the wood
twigs for yard waste collection
in spring.
Remember that you may
drop off indoor and outdoor
holiday lights for recycling at
no cost through January at:
• Ace Hardware 2540 Allen
Blvd.
• Wolff Kubly Ace Hardware
6305 University Ave.
• City of Middleton Recycling
Center, 4330 Parmenter St.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
MHS Teacher Traveling to Oman, Qatarof food, dress or music.
By Michelle Phillips
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–Middleton
High School social studies
teacher Andrew Hartman has
been awarded a fellowship to
travel to Oman and Qatar over
winter break for a teacher study
program.
This is not the first fellow-
ship Hartman has received to
travel abroad, he has also trav-
eled to Japan, India and South
Korea. No matter where his
travels lead, Hartman’s goal is
to bring back as much of the na-
tive culture to his classroom as
possible. Whether it in the form
Geiger to Tell ‘Astonishing Tales!*’
at the Middleton Public Library
MIDDLETON–Local au-
thor and managing editor of the
Middleton Times-Tribune Matt
Geiger will visit the Middleton
Public Library on Jan. 24, at 7
p.m. to read from his new col-
lection of stories and essays,
“Astonishing Tales!*.”
In this wide-ranging col-
lection, Matt turns his “phi-
losopher’s vision” to topics as
diverse as his own abundant
Neanderthal DNA, parenting,
competitive ax throwing, old
age, and much more. Geiger’s
debut book, “The Geiger Coun-
ter: Raised by Wolves & Other
Stories,” was published in
2016. It won First Prize in the
Midwest Book Awards and was
named as a Finalist in the Next
Generation Indie Book Awards
and the American Book Fest.
He is also the winner of numer-
ous journalism awards.
Copies of Matt’s book will
be available for purchase at the
event and the evening will con-
clude with a book signing. Reg-
istration is encouraged: Online
via the library’s events calendar
at midlibrary.org/events or by
email at info@midlibrary.org
Play Club Discussions
Return to Middleton Library
MIDDLETON–The Mid-
dleton Public Library is
again collaborating with
Forward Theater Company
to offer a different kind of
book discussion called Play
Club. On Jan. 15, 2019 at 6
p.m., staff from Forward The-
ater will lead a discussion of
Simon Stephens’ “Heisen-
berg,” a two-character play
about the consequences of a
chance encounter between
a reserved older gentleman
originally from Ireland and
a rowdy middle-aged Ameri-
can woman living in London
who slingshots herself into
his life.
Michael Herold, a veteran
actor with Forward Theater,
will lead the discussion and
professional actors will act
out scenes from the play. Re-
freshments will be provided.
The Library is billing the
event as “like a book discus-
sion, but for plays!” Regis-
tration is required for this
discussion: Online at midli-
Hartman said he has mostly
heard of the fellowships
through word of mouth and that
most are sponsored by the host
country. He said he received an
email about the Oman/Qatar
trip sponsored by GEEO, the
same company that offered the
India trip.
“I’ve never been to a pre-
dominantly Muslim country
before, so I am interested in
seeing what it’s like and bring-
ing that back to the classroom,”
he said.
One of the things he is look-
ing forward to is the Bedouin
camping experience in Oman.
brary.org/events or by email
at info@midlibrary.org.
Anyone interested may
also register in person at the
Library’s lower level refer-
ence desk and pick up a copy
of the play. Play Club is made
possible by the Friends of the
Middleton Public Library and
a grant from the Beyond the
Page endowment. Forward
Theater will present “Heisen-
berg” in its Wisconsin pre-
mier running Jan. 17-Feb.
3, 2019 at the Playhouse at
Overture Center.
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“Weather permitting, I’m hop-
ing to go into the park and help
the students learn about the
traditional societies of Oman
and Qatar,” he stated, though
supportive in his teaching tech-
niques, he said he doesn’t think
the district will let him bury a
goat to cook in the ground.
“I always tend to bring back
more artifact kinds of things. I
always bring back clothes from
the regions I got to,” Hartman
said.
He said he set up an Insta-
gram account to use when he
takes students on annual trips
but intends to use it as a way for
students to follow his journey.
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“Now I use it for the students,
so they can see the places I
travel and the events that I par-
take in, so when I get back, we
can have meaningful conversa-
tions about what occurred,” he
said.
Conversations usually start
with questions like: What is the
weirdest thing you ate? “I use
that as a jumping off point to
get to the inner nuggets. It leads
to conversations about religion,
war, the big stuff,” Hartman
said.
He said after a bit of culture
shock in India and Cambodia,
he has learned to experience
the culture of other societies. “I
City of Middleton
Property Taxes Due
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ing 2018 taxes. There are 4
ways taxes can be paid:
1. Pay by Mail: City of Middle-
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The City will recognize the
postmark date. Mail post-
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to 2018. Mail postmarked Jan.
31, 2019 will be considered
timely.
2. Pay in Person: Middleton
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really go in with an open mind
and interact with individuals. A
lot of teachers live in a camera,
and I did, too, but then I real-
ized I was just living through
a camera lens,” Hartman ex-
plained.
One of the things that Hart-
man said he always comes back
with and tries to stress to his
students is that people are more
similar than we think. “One of
the things I hope to bring back
is connections with the schools
there,” he included. “People in
other countries want to have in-
teraction with other countries.
Education is more respected.”
Hartman said that he wants
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able during these closures. All
payments dropped off or post-
marked in 2018 will be pro-
cessed as 2018 payments.
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Payments dropped off on Dec.
30, 31 or Jan. 1, 2019, will be
collected from the drop box by
8 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2019, and will
be processed as paid in 2018.
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the students in his classes to be
global citizens, not just citizens
of Middleton. “I want the kids
to get out there and experience
stuff and see the things that
make life great. The impact is
not just these students here, but
also the ones I haven’t taught
yet.
“In education you are com-
peting with the Internet for
their attention, if you aren’t
engaging, you can’t keep their
attention,” he concluded.
Hartman will be on the trip
from Dec. 21- Jan. 4, 2019 and
has promised to share photos
with the Times-Tribune upon
his return.
You will be routed to the Pay-
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Be careful to make online
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account.
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MICHELLE’S two terms. It would seem Pres.
Donald Trump is going to the
new record with three this year.
Musings The government shutdown
in 2013, under Pres. Barack
Obama, and the first Trump
shut down in January 2018
BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS were complete shutdowns.
Under Obama, it and lasted just
at the end of the day on Fri-
day, and the president has pro-
claimed that it may “last for a
very long time.”
I would argue that a par-
tial shutdown doesn’t really
do much I mean, what if the
Homeland Security furloughs
had included airports during
Opinion
This time the shutdown is
different because although the
house and senate passed a stop-
gap bill to fund the government
at the current rate until Feb. 2,
2019, the president refused to
sign it.
It is interesting to me the way
we have manipulated, and con-
begged the president to sign
the Paris Agreement. They are
seeing the effects of climate
change and know if it goes un-
checked, they will be climate
refugees.
As we have moved further
and further away from peace
in the world, we are going to

Shutdown down, but proclaim he is proud

Instead of shutting down the
government for the third time
in a year, perhaps Congress
should do the job it was sent
to do. Represent the American
people, the majority of which
(59 percent) do not want a wall
according to a recent CBS poll.
To think that the government
would shut down over some-
thing so incredibly unnecessary,
something that would be easily
breached, something that the
president proclaimed would be
paid for by Mexico, is uncon-
scionable. It is also unconscio-
nable to think that a president
would not only welcome a shut
to shut it down.
Government shut downs are
a relatively new thing, the first
came in 1977 under Pres. Ger-
ald Ford. That fight was over
a presidential veto of funding
for the Departments of Labor
and Health, Education, and
Welfare, which later separated
to become the Department of
Education and the Department
of Health and Human Services.
Since that first shut down,
there have been others, most of
them have been over funding
in some form. The majority of
these were during the Reagan-
era, eight shutdowns occurred
during Pres. Ronald Reagan’s
over two weeks. That battle
was over the implementation
of the Affordable Care Act
(ACA), or Obamacare. Re-
publicans wanted it delayed,
but then Speaker of the House
John Boehner conceded, and
the 850,000 furloughed gov-
ernment employees returned to
work.
The first of the Trump shut-
downs was over Deferred Ac-
tion for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) in January 2018, the
second, less than a month later
in February 2019 was over di-
saster relief funding for hur-
ricane struck states and Puerto
Rico. It lasted only nine hours.
The current shutdown began
the holiday season? That would
really get people’s attention
if they couldn’t fly and take a
holiday break. This leads me to
my next question: How many
furloughed employees were
already planning a vacation or
had an office closing because of
Christmas/New Year’s?
People don’t like the shut
downs, but they do nothing
about it. Unless it personally
affects them, they remain apa-
thetic. When only 58 percent
of eligible voters turn out for
a presidential election, that
apathy shows. Furthermore, the
choice to be ignorant about how
the government works factors
into the apathy.
tinue to manipulate, immigra-
tion in this country.
The US will let immigrants
in when they feel they need
them, for example during the
construction of railroads and
the industrial revolution. Peo-
ple have always been here ille-
gally, and today most are illegal
because they never went home
after getting a visa to temporar-
ily stay here.
There are going to be more
and more immigrants as climate
change persists and people are
driven from their homes. Island
nations such as the Maldives,
and a coalition of Pacific Is-
lands including Samoa, Tonga
and the Marshall Islands have
see more refugees from war
torn areas or fleeing gang vio-
lence. The world is a global
place now, it is hard to reform
immigration laws that are fair
and compassionate, but it starts
with working together for com-
promise. That includes you, Mr.
President.
Clarification
In the Dec. 13 issue of this col-
umn entitled “Open Records,”
I edited out a paragraph that
included Cynthia Richson first
name, and title of Town Chair
for the Town of Middleton. I
apologize for any confusion this
may have caused.

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In 2016, a group of five Middleton area citizens worked to develop
an endowment for Middleton area public lands. That group included
members of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy.
In 2017, the Middleton City Council established an endowment
to be held as a fund of the Madison Community Foundation. The
endowment’s mission encourages philanthropy and partnering with
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budget resource but is intended to supplement them by addressing
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Understanding the power of partnerships, the Board of Directors
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myriad of possibilities for improving our public lands, if funds are
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Dear Editor:
Dean Archer’s letter in the Dec. 13 issue resonates with me. Like
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increase in our property taxes. I voted ‘yes’ on the recent school
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
Schwarz Named President, How to Maximize Your Gym
CEO of Family Owned Workout and Membership
Insurance Business
PRAIRIE DU SAC–An ac-
tive employee since 1987 and a
co-owner of the company since
1993, Kathy Schwarz has been
named by the Schwarz Insur-
ance Board of Directors as the
President and CEO of the orga-
nization. As an owner she will
lead the 95-year-old company
along with business partner
Seeman Holtz Property & Ca-
sualty, Inc.
Partnering with agencies
across the country, Seeman
Holtz is one of the fastest grow-
ing agencies in the nation with
an expanding presence in the
Midwest. Schwarz clients will
experience additional oppor-
tunities and increased market
share in Wisconsin. Schwarz
feels the core philosophies and
unmatched client appreciation
Seeman Holtz has, will enhance
the Schwarz Insurance client
experience.
Based in Prairie du Sac,
Schwarz Insurance is a full-
service independent insurance
agency administering more
than $100 million in premi-
ums for business, home, auto,
health, life, employee benefits
and agribusiness. The agency is
also a recognized leader in ACA
compliance and education. The
company has branches around
the state, including Middleton.
“I am so grateful that Kathy
will be taking over leadership
of the company,” shares retired
second-generation owner and
Kathy’s uncle, Bob Schwarz.
“Kathy grew up in the business.
She knows the insurance indus-
try from the inside out and is a
great salesperson because she
truly cares about people and
their success. I have absolute
confidence in her!”
Like her grandfather, father
and uncle before her, Schwarz
considers everyone who works
at Schwarz Insurance part of
her extended family.
“I’ve always been proud of
the fact that both employees
and clients stay here forever,”
Kathy says. “The incredible
loyalty makes everyone here
feel like family. I’ve known
these people my whole life.
There are people who have
worked here since I was a teen-
ager. The Schwarz family is
much bigger than the people
who share my last name.”
As President and CEO of
Schwarz Insurance, Kathy
joins a small but elite group of
women business owners and
LIFESTYLES
Ringing in the new year even though people continue different membership plan, or
might be about toasting to to pay for memberships when even just observe outside of
good fortune and reminiscing they are not going to the gym. the studio door to get a sense
with family and friends. But Schedule time at the gym as of what may interest you.
for many people, New Year’s you would any other activity. • Work with a trainer. Gyms
not thinking about the labels
Eve also may be spent thinking If you need motivation to go, employ personal trainers who
that might be placed on me. I
about New Year’s resolutions, enlist a friend to join and get can help novices learn the
prefer to look for what unique
gifts and perspective each per- many of which may focus on you to attend. ropes. New members can rely
son brings to the table.” getting healthy and fit in the • Do something you love. on personal training sessions
As Schwarz examines new year ahead. Gyms cater to so many dif- to familiarize themselves with
ways to meet the needs of the According to CreditDonkey, ferent workout experiences a gym’s equipment and the
people and the businesses they a financial resource that helps these days that gymgoers need proper techniques to employ
serve, she hopes to grow the people save money and make not worry about getting bored when using that equipment.
company and hire additional savvy financial decisions, the with their fitness routines. Start Trainers also can play key
employees. health club industry is valued out with an activity you enjoy supportive rolls in members’
“My philosophy has always at around $27 billion in the doing, or experiment with dif- workouts, helping to keep cli-
been to hire the smartest, most United States. Globally, health ferent activities until you find ents motivated on those days
sincere people I can find,” says clubs produce close to $75 bil- one that you find enjoyable.
Kathy Schwarz lion in revenue every year. And You may be allowed to sample
Schwarz. “I like to take the best See Gym, page 6
leaders in this country. Accord- of our corporate values to sup- that industry appears unlikely classes without paying for a
ing to AmericanProgress.org, port adaptations to the business to slow down anytime soon, as
women hold only 14.6 percent
of executive officer roles and
only 4.6 percent of Fortune 500
with modern ideas and technol-
ogies. I will never give up face-
to-face communication, but
more and more people are re-
solving to get healthier.
No one signs up for a mem-
DEAN’S LIST
we’ll look for additional ways bership hoping for mediocre DE PERE–The following students have been named to the 2018
CEO positions despite earn-
to grow and stay relevant with results. Therefore, here is how fall semester dean’s list at St. Norbert College. A minimum 3.5
ing almost 60 percent of both
customers of all ages. Like my to get the most out of a gym grade point average is required for academic eligibility.
undergraduate and master’s
grandfather, father and uncle, membership and regular work- Middleton
degrees.
we will continue to evolve and outs. Devon Pinder and Drake Vandermause
“I’m so grateful for this op-
mature as a business, but only • Get inside the door. The Verona
portunity to lead the family
in ways that serve our original first step to realizing results Suzanne Bogue, Hope Duppler, Allison Fisher and Alisa Lewis
business,” shares Schwarz.
purpose and tradition of taking is to go to the gym. Statistics Waunakee
“My father used to talk to ev-
care of people.” Hattie Kruschek
eryone with the same level of indicate that within a month
The only Norbertine college in the world, St. Norbert is a four-
respect. He unknowingly taught or two of joining a gym, at-
year, Catholic liberal arts institution nestled beside the Fox River
me a lot about self-worth and tendance numbers dwindle
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LOCAL
Recipe Memeory Cafe Art Show Sees Large Turnout
BOX
BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS

Party Food
New Year’s Eve is around
the corner, and with everyone
so busy schedules it’s good
to have some quick appetiz-
ers ideas on hand. Here are a
few of my favorites.
Popper Dip
2-8 oz. package cream
cheese, at room temperature
3/4 c. mayonnaise
1-4 oz. can chopped green
chilies, drained
1-4 oz can chopped jalape-
nos, drained
1 c. Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Mix together cream cheese
and mayonnaise Stir in pep-
pers, salt and pepper and pour
into a microwaveable bowl.
Top with Parmesan cheese.
Microwave on high for 3- 4
minutes, until hot.
Serve with tortilla chips.
Makes about 3 cups.
Dirty Martini Dip
1-8 oz. package cream
cheese, softened
1 tbsp. mayonnaise
1/4 c. bleu cheese
1/4 c. green olives, chopped
2 tbsp. olive juice
1/4 c. vodka
1/4 tsp pepper
Mix together cream cheese,
bleu cheese, mayonnaise and
chopped olives.
Add remaining ingredients
and refrigerate for at least
2 hours. Serve in a martini
glass, with crackers.
Makes about 1 1/2-2 cups.
Sausage and Mushroom
fin cups. Place an equal
amount of cheese in each cup.
Brown sausage, mushroom
and onions together in a small
pan, drain and place equal
amounts in muffin cups.
Bake of 10-15 minutes,
until pastry is golden brown.
Makes 12 or 24.
Crab in Puffed Pastry
2-frozen puffed pastry sheets,
thawed
1 lb. wheel of Brie, at room
temperature
8 oz. crabmeat, removed from
legs or canned, drained
2 garlic cloves, minced or
pressed
2 tsp. Old Bay seasoning
3 T. green onions, minced
1 egg
2 T. water
Preheat oven to 375º
Cut each puff pastry sheet
into 16 equal squares. Set
aside
Place Brie, Old Bay sea-
soning and garlic in a mixing
bowl and beat with a mixer
until smooth. Stir in crab and
green onions.
Beat the egg and eater to-
gether to make an egg wash.
Put about a tablespoon full
of the crab mixture on the
square. Brush egg wash along
the edges of the dough, fold
and press the edges together.
The egg wash will help it stay
together. Make sure they are
sealed to help prevent the
crab mixture from oozing out
while baking.
Bake for 10-15 minutes,

Cups
1 can uncut cresent roll dough
1/4 lb. sausage
1/2 c. diced portabellas
2 tbsp. Chopped onion
1/3 c. Swiss cheese
Preheat oven to 400°.
Grease a 12-cup muffin
pan. (You can also use a 24-
cup mini muffin pan).
Cut the dough into 12 squares
and press them into the muf-
or until pastry is puffed and
golden. Serve hot.
Makes 32.
Note: These can be made
the day before and stored,
covered, in the refrigerator
until ready to bake.
Gym
The Alzheimer’s & Demen-
tia Alliance of Wisconsin, Continued from page 5
Middleton Memory Cafe
held an art show on Dec. 17
at Imperial Garden. Top:
Guests turned out to view
art by Alzheimer’s and de-
mentia patients and have
refreshements; Above: Art-
work from 17 different art-
ist lined the walls at the art
show.

Village Continued from page 1

work we have been able to ac-
complish. The village is lucky
to have an amazing group of
Department Heads and employ-
ees that I have had the pleasure
MOLD? WATER DAMAGE?
of working with to help ad-
vance the Board’s policy deci-
sions. I have enjoyed getting to
know the community and the
wonderful residents who call
Cross Plains home.”
Recruitment of a new Vil-
lage Administrator/Clerk has
already begun with the opening
posted on the village website.
The board anticipates a vacancy
period of three to four months
while applicants apply, and the
interview process is carried
out. Interested applicants are

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Hofer Honored at Operation Fan Mail
GREEN BAY–The Green
Bay Packers and WPS Health
Solutions paid special tribute to
Lieutenant Max Hofer and his
family during Sunday’s Pack-
ers-Falcons game for ‘Opera-
tion Fan Mail.’
The Middleton native has
been serving in the U.S. Navy
for more than three years. He
graduated from Officer Devel-
opment School in 2015, and
upon completion of advanced
training, he was assigned with
the Air Force for Pacific Angel
16-3 in Sri Lanka.
Upon return, he volunteered
to be assigned with Combat
Logistics Battalion-15 and
deployed with the 15th Ma-
rine Expeditionary Unit. He
recently returned from deploy-
ment, and is currently stationed
in San Diego, where he serves
as a division officer at Naval
Base Center San Diego.
Hofer has been honored with
a variety of awards, includ-
ing Navy and Marine Corps
Achievement, National De-
fense Service and Global War
on Terrorism medals.
A lifelong Packers fan,
Hofer attended Sunday’s game
with his wife, Molly, his father,
John–who is a retired army
combat medic who served
in the Vietnam War–and his
mother, Beverly. Three genera-
tions of the Hofer family have
served in the military, including
Max Hofer’s grandfather, Staff
Sergeant Herman Maximilian
Hofer, who served in World
War II.
Operation Fan Mail, which
debuted in 2007, is designed
to honor families with a mem-
ber who is on active duty, or a
member who is a veteran. The
family member can be a spouse,
mother, father, son, daughter or
LOCAL
sibling. The Packers and WPS
Health Solutions will host a
family at each 2018 home game
and recognize them on the field
during pregame activities.
A total of 116 individuals or
families have been recognized
through the program thus far.
To choose families, the Pack-
ers and WPS Health Solutions
are asking interested families,
or friends of eligible families,
to submit an essay, 500 words
or less, on why a particular fan
should be saluted next season.
Essays can be sent to: Opera-
tion Fan Mail, P.O. Box 10628,
Green Bay, WI, 54307-0628 or
submitted online at nfl.packers.
com/gameday/gameday_pro-
motions/operation_fan_mail/.
In addition to being recog-
nized on-field prior to the game, Photo Submitted
selected families receive four The Hofer family at a Green Bay Packers game during which Lt. Max Hofer was recog-
tickets to the game. nized through Operation Fan Mail. Pictured, L-R: Beverly Hofer, Dr. John Hofer, Lt. Max
Hofer USN, Molly Hofer.

Petition Period Opens for Organize and Declutter

2020 Ag Enterprise Areas Room-by-Room
MADISON–Communities
interested in being designated
as agricultural enterprise areas
in 2020 can submit petitions
until June 21, 2019, to the
Wisconsin Department of Ag-
riculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection.
Agricultural enterprise areas,
or AEAs, are blocks of land that
are used primarily for farming
and for businesses that serve
the farming sector. They are
created when at least five land-
owners and their local gov-
ernments petition for an AEA
designation and the department
approves the petition.
AEA designation allows
farmers within the AEA to re-
ceive tax credits of $5-$10 per
acre if they enter into farmland
preservation agreements with
the department. The designa-
tion can also be used with local
planning and zoning, conserva-
tion easements, agriculture eco-
nomic development incentives,
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and other tools to support farm-
ing and the local farm economy.
“AEAs allow farmers and
agribusinesses to invest with
some confidence that there will
be an infrastructure to sup-
port their operations into the
future,” said Lacey Cochart,
director of the department’s
Bureau of Land and Water Re-
sources, which houses the AEA
program. “They are just one
tool that rural communities can
use to help maintain their agri-
culture economies.”
Petitions typically require
meetings and data gathering, so
they may take several months
to prepare. Interested land-
owners and businesses should
contact their local government
officials to begin the process.
The team that reviews petitions
considers the level of local sup-
port in deciding whether to rec-
ommend areas for AEA status,
so petitioners should involve
their communities from the be-
parishes and fund-raising
groups.
ginning.
Petition materials are avail-
able online at http://datcp.
wi.gov by searching for “pe-
tition materials.” Completed
petitions are due to DATCP
by June 21, 2019. Petitioners
should notify the department
of their intent to apply, so they
can receive announcements of
workshops or webinars to help
them prepare their petitions.
When AEAs designated this
year take effect on Jan. 1, 2019
Wisconsin will have 37 AEAs
totaling 1.32 million acres in
26 counties, 108 towns, and the
Bad River Reservation. DATCP
has the authority to designate
up to 2 million acres for AEAs.
For more information, farm-
ers and local government of-
ficials can call Natalie Cotter
at 608-224-4611 or email
DATCPWorkingLands@wis-
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Find a place for everything
Clutter creeps up as people
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storage ottomans, are some
storage solutions that can help
people find a place for their
possessions.
Utilize vertical space when
possible
Getting items up and off
the floor can maximize square
footage in a home. Book-
shelves, hanging wall shelves,
hooks, cabinetry, built-ins,
and other storage solutions
that rely on walls and ceilings
are simple and effective stor-
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behind cabinet or closet doors
are some additional places to
store belongings. Hang razors
or toothbrushes on medicine
cabinet walls and curling
irons and other hair tools on
the interior of cabinet doors in
bathrooms.
Create a coding system
Home offices can be some
of the more disorganized
rooms in a house simply due
to the volume of electron-
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them. HGTV suggests using
a color-coded system for im-
portant files to keep them
organized. Label important
items, whether they’re paper
or digital files, in accordance
with your system.
Put it away
When you finish using an
item, return it to its storage
location. This eliminates piles
of belongings strewn around
the house — and hunting and
pecking for missing things. If
you can’t put it away imme-
diately, have a few baskets on
hand labeled for the different
rooms in the house. Pop the
items in the requisite baskets
and then routinely take each
basket around the house to re-
turn the items.
Investing in custom cabine-
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also can help people orga-
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rooms such as the garage,
basements, bedroom closets,
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that tend to accumulate clutter
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645 Schewe Road, 2 mi. West
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CROSS PLAINS
Cross Plains Scouts Hold Holiday Crafting
Game Night Lock-in

CROSS PLAINS–On the
night Dec. 14 the Cross Plains
Boy Scouts held their annual
game night lock-in from 7-p.m.
to 7 a.m. at the American Le-
gion Hall in Cross Plains. We-
belos from the Cub Scout Pack
and members of the Lions Club
were guests for the first half of
the evening for pizza and a eu-
chre tournament.
Later the scouts played board
games and watched a movie.
Some of the boys, and one
adult, made it the whole night
without a nap. Others curled
Photo Submitted
up in their sleeping bags or fell
asleep in their chairs.
The boys also held a “scouts
only” food drive for Middleton Photo Submitted
Outreach Ministries and col- Chloe Graves had fun making her own beaded candy cane at storytime last week. The
lected about 50 Lbs. of food Cross Plains Library is on break from storytimes this week and next. They will begin
and household goods.
again the week of Jan. 8.

CP Optimists Name Phaneuf Student of the Month

CROSS PLAINS–Elaina Phaneuf was
the Cross Plains Optimist Student of the
Month. Elaina is in eighth grade at Glacier
Creek Middle School. Her teachers say that
Elaina is polite, kind and thoughtful to her
peers. Sometimes she struggles with read-
ing but instead of getting down on herself
she works extra hard to improve her skills.
Elaina is involved in lacrosse, log rolling
gymnastics and cross country. Her favorite
subjects are math, chorus and gym.

Pictured from L-R: Elaina’s dad, Dave

Phaneuf, mom Michelle Phaneuf,
Elaina Phaneuf, Teacher, Jennifer Lohr,
sisters Ashlyn and Maddie,Optimist
President Mike Roessler and Glacier
Creek Principal Ken Metz.

Photo Submitted

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14. Genus of freshwater 55. Kilometers per hour 30. North American tree
mussels 56. Species of mackerel 31. Helps cars run
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automaker 69. Taro corm or plant 45. Return to
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or descent 1. Jewish festival 48. Eastern England river
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31. Stare with mouth open 3. More pleasant two
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35. Competing 6. Harm 53. Plant of the arum
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Sunday” (Greek myth.) 54. Fish genus
39. Junction between two 8. City in India 57. Plant of the mallow
nerve cells 9. Used to unlock cans family
41. Greek goddess of the 10. Induces sleep 58. Amounts of time
dawn 11. More bouncy 59. 11th letter of the
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

Cross Plains Library Kicks Off New Year of Programs
The Rosemary Garfoot holiday hours are
December 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Jan. 1, 2019,
closed.
Fall Storytimes
Join us Tuesdays for Wigglers and Gigglers (ba-
bies and toddlers), and Thursdays for Big Kids
Booktime. Both programs begin at 10 a.m.
We’ll have a short two-week break. Join us
again as we begin our new winter session on
Jan. 8, 2019 for Wigglers and Gigglers and Jan.
10, 2019 for Big Kids Booktime.
Family Yoga Night – Jan. 28, 2019, 6:15 p.m.
By the end of January, we all tend to get a little
restless. Breath and stretch away the winter
blues with Jamie Gepner of little om BIG OM!
Please call the library to register for this fun
event, 608-798-3881.
Read to a Dog
Chase, our canine reading buddy,joins us on
Jan. 22, 2019 from 4-5:30 p.m. This is a great
opportunity, particularly for reluctant readers to
practice their skills with a happy and apprecia-
tive listener. Please call the library if you are in-
terested in reserving a 15-minute session. Check
our website for a story about Chase: rgpl.org/
CROSS PLAINS
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 information,
go to www.rgpl.org/1000-books-kindergarten.
Tween Book Club Jan 14, 2019, 4 p.m.
Our current selection is “Fever 1793,” by Laurie
Halse Anderson. Mattie Cook is an ambitious
and adventurous 14-year-old with grand ideas
for her family’s business in Philadelphia, the
capital of the new United States. When the yel-
low fever epidemic strikes, her struggle to build
a better life becomes an even more important
fight–the fight for survival. Join us for this ac-
claimed author’s historical fiction novel about a
compelling story in American history.
Carpe Librum
Join us on Jan 31, 2019 at 6 p.m., and start the
new year with Wiley Cash’s gorgeous, expan-
sive novel, “The Last Ballad,” about a real-life
1929 North Carolina mill and its abused work-
ers. Fed-up with low-paying, hazardous jobs, a
community rallies to join union organizers to
forge a path to a better life.
Saturday Morning Movie
Stay Tuned for Info About the Next Movie.
Contact Catherine at 608-798-3881 with your
recommendations for family movies to show
throughout the winter and spring. Your sugges-
tion will enter you in a drawing for a $25 movie
gift card!
Cooking with Huma–Samosas!
Huma Siddiqui is back to teach us how to pre-
pare that most popular of Pakistani/Indian appe-
tizers, the samosa, a delicious deep-fried pastry
filled with spicy potatoes. She will also show
us how to make Raita, a yogurt, cumin, and ci-
lantro side sauce. To try your hand at making
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 older only, please. This
is a free program.
An Afternoon with Mare Chapman
Mare, a Madison-based psychotherapist and au-
thor of “Unshakeable Confidence: The Freedom
to Be Our Authentic Selves - Mindfulness for
Women,” teaches guided imagery and mindful-
ness meditation. On Feb. 23, 2019 from 1-2:30
pm., she will discuss how gender conditioning
creates disempowering beliefs that give root to
self-doubt, chronic anxiety and depression, and
how mindfulness practice cultivates connection
with authentic the self to recover self-respect,
confidence and well-being. A brief guided ‘Drop
In’ practice will be included. Mare’s book will
be available for sale and author signing. This is
a free program. No age limit. Men are welcome,
too. Registration is helpful but not required.
Please call 608-798-3881.
Photography Exhibit–Through Jan 15, 2019
We are pleased to announce the opening of a
new exhibit, “Faces of Railroading: Railroads
and the Making of Madison and Dane County.”
This historical photography exhibition has been
made available by the Center for Railroad Pho-
tography & Art.
Open Music Jam
Stop by the library on Thursday nights, 6-8 p.m.,
and join other area musicians in a weekly music
jam. All abilities welcome!

Citizen Scientist Event Searches for Invasive Species

CROSS PLAINS–Last Au-
gust the Durand family at-
tended a “Citizen Scientist”
event in Cross Plains to search
the area for invasive species.
Working with the DNR, River
Alliance of Wisconsin, and
Southwest Badger Resource
Conservation Development
Council, the event was part of
a statewide “snapshot” day to
mark the introduction or expan-
sion of invasive species.
Unfortunately, the Durands
found more than they’d hoped.
While a population of the New
Zealand Mud Snail had been
found in a small area of Black
Earth Creek several years ago,
the Durands found the snails
had spread into the mouth of
Brewery Creek. Further inves-
tigation discovered the invasive
snail was not only established
at the mouth of Brewery Creek
but was located in at least one
spot well upstream.
The snails are tiny and ex-
tremely prolific. They can sur-
vive out of water for a very long
time and are often moved from
one stream to another by fisher-
men and other water sports. The
exact danger to the streams and
ecology is unknown but given
their filtering capacity and ap-
petite for insect larva, it is likely
they will damage the vibrancy
of the area’s waters–including
trout fishing opportunities.
Monroe Durand and Boy
Scout Troop 87 (Cross Plains),
in conjunction with conser-
vation groups, are planning
an Earth Day event to build
boot-scrubbing stations, place
warning signs around known
infestations, and spread the
word about this latest invasive
species.

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St. Francis Xavier School Performs Christmas Program
CROSS PLAINS–St. Francis Xavier
4K through eighth grade students put on
Christmas program for an audience of
over 500, across two performances.
The show, entitled, “Sounds of the
Season” and was under the direction of
music teacher, Jane Voegeli. Students
showcased a wide variety of talents
by performing songs from “Once in a
Royal David’s City” to “Silent Night”
and “Winter Wonderland.” Students
also incorporated hand bells, drums
and harmonies into many of the num-
bers performed.
These songs were chosen not only to
highlight some of the skills the students
haven been working to master in class,
but to evoke the Christmas spirit in all
who came out.
SCHOOL
MHS Jazz Cabaret
Slated for January 11
Photos Submitted
Left: Kindergarten students, L-R, Julia Es-
linger, Addison Danzinger, Breckyn Wells and
Memphis Terry perform a musical number;
Above:Jonah Johnson, eighth grade, sings a solo Photo Submitted
Jonathan Downs (L) and Max Newcomer perform at last
at the St. Francis Xavier Christmas Program.
year’s MHS Jazz Cabaret.
MIDDLETON–The MHS Jazz
Ensembles, under the direction of
Doug Brown, Mike Ver Voort, and
Eric Rothacker, will present the
2019 MHS Jazz Cabaret on Jan. 11
at Madison Marriott West.
All four of the jazz bands–Jazz
NEW YEAR’S Lab Band, Cardinal Big Band,
WEEKEND MHS Jazz Orchestra, and Seven
O’Clock Jazz Band–will perform at
Friday, 12/28, the program.
Saturday, 12/29, This year, the bands will be per-
forming a wide variety of music in-
Sunday, 12/30, cluding jazz, Latin, and funk styles.
& Monday, 12/31 Additionally, the Seven O’Clock
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and the show, must be purchased
Visit capbills.com by Jan. 2. All information, in-
for Reservations cluding ticket sales, can be
or Call 831-7327 found at middletonbandorches-
tra.org.
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SCHOOL
Students Hold Winter Tea & Art Show
MIDDLETON–On Dec. 7,
Sunset Ridge Elementary trans-
formed their gymnasium into a
winter wonderland for the annual
Winter Tea & Art Showcase.
Sunset Ridge students invited
their family members to join
them as they showcased their art-
work and enjoyed refreshments
of punch, coffee, tea and over
4,000 donated cookies.
PTA committee chairs Rachel
Barnes and Brooke Schmidt
worked with art teacher Monica
Kmak, parent volunteers and
school staff to coordinate this
magical event, which included
live music from the Middleton
High School Orchestra directed
by Steve Kurr.
Photos Submitted
Photos, clockwise from top left: Students Delaney Bessy, Thalia Siemsen, Pranav Subash,
Dylan Duesler, Nathanel Alfaro Harried and Ellie Jafferis pickout treats at the Winter Tea
& Art Show; Birch trees were the subject of watercolor art; Festive snowmen were part of
the artwork displayed at the event.

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SCHOOL
Middleton Holds DECA Mini Conference

First Graders Carol at The Jefferson

Photos Submitted
Above: First grade stu-
dents from West Elemen-
tary students sang for
Photos Submitted residents at the Jefferson
Photos, clockwise from top right: Emery Engling brought home a trophy for Series Cham- on Dec. 21; Right: Emma
pion; Sarah Miller, Engling and Isaac Flottmeyer with their medals; Samantha Meister, Brandt was one of more
Henry Chomiak and Engling; Julio Lima Sanchez, Isaac Gueu, Poojha Prbahara Sundar, than 100 kids who took
Zinnia Nie, Logan Maves and Chomiak received medals for their performances. part in the caroling.

MIDDLETON–DECA mem-
bers competed at the Second
Annual Middleton DECA Mini-
Conference held at MHS this
past weekend. The 39 students
took a marketing exam and
then performed a role play that
mirrored a scenario from the
business world. The students
earned medals based on their
performance and the top scorer
overall received a trophy and
was named Series Champion.
“One of my officers last year
wanted to hold a competition
just for Middleton High School
members to help prepare them
for districts in January,” said
Robert Hutchison, DECA ad-
viser. “Last year’s event was a
success so I’ve decided to make
this an annual event.”
Medal winners were Henry
Chomiak, Emery Engling, Isaac
Flottmeyer, Isaac Gueu, Julio
Lima Sanchez, Logan Maves,
Samantha Meister, Sarah
Miller, Zinnia Nie, and Poojha
Prabahara Sundar .
Emery Engling was named
Series Champion because of
his outstanding performance
on both events. “Emery is hav-
ing a successful DECA year so
far,” said Hutchison. “He was
also named Series Champion
at the UW-Whitewater Mini-
Conference.”
Parents and Middleton
DECA alumni served as judges
for the role plays and Chick-fil-
A West Towne provided lunch
for all the students and judges.
“Special thanks to the parents
of current students for helping
judge the role plays. It was also
neat to have Chloe Cole and
Izabella Ljumani, recent MHS
grads, come back and judge,”
said Hutchison.
MIDDLETON–More than
100 West Middleton Elemen-
tary first graders turned out at
The Jefferson on the morning
of Dec. 21.
The students showed up in
their Christmas pajamas dur-
ing breakfast time to spread
good cheer among the resi-
dents. The kids lined the rail-
ing around the dining room
and sang nine holiday songs
including “The Penguin
Polka,” “Jingle Bells,” “Ha-
nukkah to O Hanukkah” and
“Frosty the Snowman.”

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Cardinals
cruise by
Wildcats
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Jeff Kind doesn’t need to go
into Tony Robbins-mode when
Verona comes to town.
Kind, Middleton’s girls bas-
ketball coach, simply needs to
point at the schedule.
“With Verona, we don’t
have to sell anything,” Kind
said. “It’s just one of those
games. The kids know it’s a
big game.”
And last Thursday, Middle-
ton gave a big-time perfor-
mance.
The Cardinals got 16 points
and 12 rebounds from senior
post Hannah Flottmeyer and
junior forward Sitori Tanin
had 14 of her 18 points in
the second half as Middleton
drilled Verona, 65-49. Senior
guard Charlotte Dunn added
10 points and did a master-
ful job getting the Cardinals
into their offense, while ju-
nior forward Karina Bursac
added nine points and eight
rebounds.
“We’re slowly progressing
and it’s really fun to see our
improvement each game,”
Flottmeyer said. “And it’s re-
ally exciting because we know Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
See GIRLS BB page 17 Hannah Flottmeyer and Middleton’s girls basketball team rolled past Verona last Thursday.

Middleton’s best of 2018

BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

It was another great year for

the sports teams at Middleton
High School.
There were conference
championships, state tourna-
ment appearances and coaching
changes.
Over the next two weeks, the
Times-Tribune will rank the
top-10 stories of 2018.
This week, we’ll spotlight
No. 6-10. Next week, we’ll
rank the top five.

6. Changing of the
guard
It was December, 2017,
when Middleton head foot-
ball coach Tim Simon called a
meeting with offensive coordi-
nator Jason Pertzborn.
Pertzborn was a finalist for
the Madison Memorial head
coaching job. And after days
of contemplation, examination
and introspection, Simon had
an idea that would keep Pertz-
born inside the program he’s
been part of for more than three
decades.
Simon wanted to elevate
Pertzborn to the position of
co-head coach for the 2018
season. And if everything went
smoothly, Pertzborn would be-
come Middleton’s head coach
in 2019 — and beyond.
“It was a huge surprise and I
really appreciate it,” Pertzborn
said. “It’s certainly not some-
thing Tim had to do. When I
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
went to talk to him that day,
that was the farthest thing from Middleton football coach Tim Simon made the unique move of turning the program over to assistant Jason Pertzborn. Simon will stay on staff in 2019 when
Pertzborn takes over.
See 2018 page 14
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2018
my mind. I wasn’t ready for
that.”
Middleton went 6-4 in 2018,
ending Simon’s 15-year reign
as the Cardinals’ head coach.
Simon compiled an impressive
117-43 record, a .731 winning
percentage.
Simon led Middleton to the
WIAA Division 1 state semi-
finals in 2008 and the state
quarterfinals in 2010 and 2016.
Simon also led Middleton to the
playoffs each of his 15 years as
the Cardinals extended their
postseason streak to 23 years,
which is tied for the state’s lon-
gest streak with Hartland Ar-
rowhead in Division 1.
Many expected Simon, 51,
to remain Middleton’s head
coach for at least another de-
cade. If that happened, though,
Pertzborn, 47, would almost
certainly have never gotten the
chance to coach his alma mater.
“I just don’t feel like I need
the title of head coach to be
happy,” Simon said. “I love
coaching football and I’m
going to do it for many more
years. I might be in my 70s and
still coaching here. But again, I
don’t need a title to love coach-
ing the game.
“So it’s easier to make a sac-
rifice like this knowing I will
still coach football. The big
thing for me is to continue to
work with young kids and mold
them into the men they want to
be.
“I think this is the right thing
to do and it was the right time
to do it. Jason’s been dedicated
and supportive and he deserves
this kind of opportunity. It just
didn’t feel right to have him go
to another school district to get
that chance.”
Pertzborn, a 1990 Middle-
ton graduate and former foot-
ball and basketball standout
at MHS, worked his way up
through the coaching ranks and
guided one of the area’s top of-
fenses the last five years.
And in a selfless move rarely
seen in coaching circles, Simon
sacrificed his own position so
Pertzborn wouldn’t have to go
elsewhere to become a head
coach.
“If you think about it, Jason’s
a Middleton grad,” Simon said.
“He teaches in Middleton and
lives in Middleton. His kids
go to school in the Middle-
ton-Cross Plains district. He
shouldn’t have to go some-
where else to coach.
“It was definitely an internal
struggle. I had a lot of restless
nights, but at the end of the day,
I just felt like this was the right
thing to do. And we always tell
our kids that doing the right
thing might not be the easiest
thing, but you always try and
do the right thing. So it was
time to practice what I preach.”
Pertzborn was certainly
grateful.
He and his family — wife
Larissa, and daughters Sierra
and Aubree — wrote Simon a
letter after the change became
official. Sierra and Aubrey
— who both attend Kromrey
Middle School — have been
around the MHS program since
they were toddlers.
When the Pertzborn girls
learned their Dad might possi-
bly be going to Memorial, they
put on a happy face. But Pertz-
born knew it could be tough
for his family to begin wearing
continued from page 13
green after decades of donning
Cardinal red.
“I knew they didn’t want me
to coach over at Memorial,”
Pertzborn said. “But they also
knew they couldn’t say that.
They felt like they had to sup-
port me no matter what.”
Now, they’ll continue to sup-
port him in Middleton.
“It’s really a dream come
true,” Pertzborn said. “I had
given up becoming a head
coach for a while. Having kids
obviously changes things.
“But then I put my résumé
back out there. I wanted to
share my mission and my vi-
sion and now I get to do it in
Middleton. That’s pretty great.”
7. Same movie
for boys spikers
Let’s be clear, most people
would love to have the boys
volleyball program that Mid-
dleton does.
The Cardinals have won 12
of the last 13 Big Eight Confer-
ence titles. Middleton is 129-4
in the Big Eight since 2006.
And the Cardinals have been
to state six straight years and 11
times since 2002.
What continues to drive the
Cardinals bonkers, though, is
an inability to breakthrough at
state.
This year, Middleton re-
ceived the No. 3 seed at state
— the highest in school history.
But that’s where the fun ended.
Kenosha Indian Trail rallied
from a 2-1 deficit and upset the
Cardinals, 25-22, 23-25, 23-25,
26-24, 15-9, in the state quar-
terfinals. It marked the sixth
straight time Middleton lost its
opening round match at state.
Middleton finished its stellar
season 35-6 overall, but like its
recent trips to state, also exited
with a hollow feeling.
“I’d say we had a lot of con-
fidence coming in,” Middleton
junior outside hitter Parker Van
Buren said. “I had a lot of con-
fidence that we were going to
win this game and advance to
at least the semifinals. So that’s
very frustrating.”
Middleton coach Ben White
agreed.
“It’s disappointing. It’s dis-
appointing that we can’t get
over this hump,” White said.
“We thought we had them pre-
pared. Indian Trail didn’t do
anything we didn’t know they
were going to do. We talked all
week about how big they were
and how they were going to
block. They did everything we
thought they were going to do
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
… and we made a lot of silly,
silly mistakes.”
Jason Pertzborn (top) will take over as Middleton’s football coach in 2019. Above, Middleton’s boys volleyball team reached the
This quarterfinal loss stung
state tournament for the sixth straight year.
more than others.
The Cardinals defeated In-
dian Trail at the Middleton
round robin one month earlier.
The Hawks’ ability to stymie of .396. Senior middle blocker blocked a ton of balls, kept the ahead, 23-21. And after Mid-
And if ever there was a year
Middleton at the net led to the Owen Engling had a strong ball in play and waited until we dleton fought back to tie things,
Middleton seemed poised to
Cardinals having an unusually game with 12 kills and a .267 made a mistake. Those are the 24-24, the Hawks got back-to-
snap its opening round curse,
low kill percentage of just .122. kill percentage, while Ballweg teams that have given us prob- back block kills from dynamic
this was it.
Indian Trail also got stron- had 46 assists, senior libero lems all year.” middle blocker Edelmar Rivera
“I thought this was our
ger as the match went along, Dylan Griffith had 17 digs and Middleton trailed 20-17 in to force a deciding fifth set.
chance,” senior setter Matt
while the Cardinals struggled. senior outside hitter Eagan Pe- the fourth set when it used a 4-0 There, the teams were tied
Ballweg said. “This is the high-
Over the final two sets — both ters-Michaud added 16 digs. surge to grab a 21-20 lead. And 2-2 early when the Hawks em-
est we’ve ever been seeded.
won by the Hawks — Indian “There was no point tonight for a moment, White thought barked on a 9-1 run to take con-
I thought we had a favorable
Trail had a .291 kill percent- where I thought we played his Cardinals had the Hawks trol. Middleton countered with
matchup, too. It just didn’t go
age, while Middleton’s was just well,” White said. “But a lot right where they wanted. a 6-2 run to close within 13-9,
our way.”
.055. of that had to do with Indian “I thought we had it,” White but the early deficit was just too
There were two areas the
Van Buren led the Cardinals Trail putting up a giant block said. “I really did.” steep and the Hawks pulled off
Hawks got the better of the
with 22 kills, but his .125 kill and taking away the confidence Not quite. the upset.
Cardinals.
percentage was substantially of our guys. You’ve got to Indian Trail responded with
Indian Trail had 22 blocks
lower than his season-average give them a ton of credit. They three straight points to go
to just eight for the Cardinals. See 2018 page 15
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2018
Despite the loss, the Cardi-
nals enjoyed another memo-
rable year — until they reached
state, anyhow.
“I had a lot of fun,” Ballweg
said. “It was just fun to be the
leader this year and I just re-
ally liked all of my teammates.
I was proud of what they did.”
Added White: “It was a lot
of fun and that’s why this was
so disappointing because this is
such a fun group to be around,”
White said. “Every day there
was a lot of laughter and a lot
of fun and we loved ‘em. They
were fun to be with and that’s
why this hurts so much.”
8. Schmitt steps down
It was mid-March when Tom
Schmitt saw the light.
Middleton’s long time base-
ball manager was in Winter-
haven, Fla., watching his oldest
son Brennan and his University
of Wisconsin-La Crosse base-
ball team.
Brennan’s Eagles still had a
handful of games to play. But
Tom Schmitt headed back to
Middleton to coach the 2018
Cardinals, a group that included
his youngest son, Brady.
It was at that moment,
Schmitt realized his heart was
in two places at once. And that
was a tricky path to navigate.
So in June, after a sensa-
tional 16-year run as the Cardi-
nals’ skipper, Schmitt resigned.
Brennan Schmitt has two
years left at UW-La Crosse and
Brady will try out for the Eagles
this fall. Now, with a far more
flexible schedule, Tom Schmitt
will be able to see his two sons
instead of trying to follow their
progress on his phone.
“It’s been a good run, a really
good run,” Schmitt said. “But
I just know I won’t get those
years back if I don’t do it now.
“A couple of times this year,
I made one of Brennan’s game
after we practiced. But I just
didn’t want to keep juggling
schedules. I gave this (mana-
gerial) job my entire effort and
focus. But with both boys gone
now, it was going to be tough.”
Schmitt had a remarkable
run with the Cardinals, going
287-124 overall (.698) and win-
ning five Big Eight Conference
championships — including the
2018 crown. Schmitt led Mid-
dleton to state seven times in 16
years and guided the Cardinals
to the 2003 state title — his first
year at the helm.
Schmitt’s resignation sent
shockwaves through the pro-
gram from both current and
former players.
“Coach Schmitt resigning is
a tough day for the Middleton
program,” said Shane Adler, a
four-year varsity player at MHS
and a two-time all-state selec-
tion. “He brought an intensity
and focus that you don’t always
find at the high school level.
“He held his players to a
high standard, which led to a
lot of successful seasons dur-
ing his time. He loved the game
and it showed with the way he
coached on the field. He always
expected his players to show up
and give 110%.
“He taught me to never take
any opponent or any day that
you get to spend on the field for
granted. Any day playing for
coach Schmitt was a good day
and playing for him was one
continued from page 14
of the best opportunities I had
growing up as a kid. Middle-
ton was fortunate to have him
since 2003 and he will surely be
missed.”
Drew Finley Haag, a stand-
out center fielder who helped
Middleton qualify for state in
2016, agreed with Adler.
“Since (Schmitt) started
coaching me when I was 12
years old, he always taught us
to do things the right way,” Fin-
ley Haag said. “He taught us to
be not only respectful players,
but respectful young men, as
well. He is someone I can call
on about anything in life and I
know he will give me good ad-
vice. I’m thankful that I had the
chance to play for him.”
Schmitt, a 1985 graduate of
Columbus High School, was
a standout for the Cardinals.
After Schmitt graduated from
UW-Oshkosh, he began teach-
ing in the Middleton-Cross
Plains district.
Schmitt became Middleton’s
JV coach in 1993 and he held
that position for 10 years. When
Mike Zimmerman stepped
down as the Cardinals’ varsity
coach in 2002, Schmitt took
over and experienced immedi-
ate success.
With an aggressive style and
a star-studded team, Schmitt led
Middleton to the 2003 WIAA
Division 1 state championship.
That was the Cardinals’ first —
and only — state championship
in program history.
One of Middleton’s strengths
under Schmitt, though, was al-
ways its consistency.
The Cardinals also reached
the state tournament in 2005,
’06, ’09, ’12, ’14 and ’16. In
addition, Middleton won four
straight Big Eight Confer-
ence titles between 2007-’10,
then won the league again this
spring.
“Everybody wants it as a
goal to win it every year,”
Schmitt said of a state title.
“But it’s just as important to
have good relationships with
kids and try helping them be-
come good people.
“We had a solid program
and we were so consistent. We
didn’t waver from what we
were doing. There was a pretty
good baseline of where Mike
(Zimmerman) had the program
and we kept building it into a
state power.
While the Cardinals were
extremely successful on the
field, Schmitt earned plaudits
for more than just baseball.
Schmitt was a terrific teacher
who didn’t simply preach base-
ball. He also passed on several
life lessons to his team.
Schmitt and Sun Prairie
manager Rob Hamilton started
the “Cardinals Strike Out Can-
cer” game in 2014. That event
raised approximately $55,000
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
for American Family Children’s
Hospital pediatric cancer re-
Tom Schmitt (top) stepped down after 16 seasons as Middleton’s baseball manager. Above, Middleton’s Karina Sabol tied for the
search during the last five years.
state championship on the vault.
“It was great playing for
coach Schmitt,” said Drew
Haack, a 2013 MHS graduate his time coaching Middleton, nan and Brady unfold knowing them in position to be fine gymnastics stars this winter.
who also played at UW-Mil- leading them to success each he gave the Middleton program young men. So it was always Sabol, a lifetime club gym-
waukee. “He loved the game of year, even in years when they all he had. fun to see those kids progress, nast, joined the program at
baseball and taught us the right weren’t supposed to be the best. “The biggest thing is we both on and off the field. It was Middleton High School for the
way how to play. My four years with him were played good baseball, but a great 16 years.” first time. And Sabol, a junior,
“He taught us how to be suc- great.” we’ve produced some pretty had a year to remember.
cessful on the field and how to Schmitt didn’t rule out good guys, as well,” Schmitt 9. Sabol, Cardinals At the WIAA Division 1
win. He also taught us how to coaching again once his sons said. “It wasn’t just always individual state meet held at
be successful off the field and are done playing collegiately. baseball, it was life skills and
shine at state Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln
Karina Sabol was one of the
how to develop into grown But for now, Schmitt plans to life lessons.
men. He has done a great job in state’s newest and brightest See 2018 page 16
watch the careers of both Bren- “We certainly tried to put
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2018
Fieldhouse in March, Sabol tied
for the state championship on
the vault with a score of 9.60.
Sabol also finished third on the
floor (9.383) and 12th on the
balance beam (9.033).
“There are many emotions
that came along with winning
a state title,” Sabol said. “First,
there was surprise because I
never thought I was going to
win vault.
“So I went into it just having
fun and it could not have turned
out in a better way. I was not
only thrilled about accomplish-
ing that for myself, but I also
had the chance to represent
Middleton High School, which
I haven’t been able to do in the
past.
“Secondly, I personally feel
like all the work paid off. I had
worked a lot for that vault over
the past year and receiving that
was just icing on the cake.”
Sabol and Tyra Turner of
Madison East/La Follette both
posted scores of 9.60 on the
vault and tied for the title.
Sabol was also third on the
floor exercise with a 9.383.
That was just 0.17 points be-
hind co-champions Allayah
Lane of Sun Prairie and Lexi
Romero of Brookfield East/
Central, who both scored 9.40.
“The competition was physi-
cally demanding,” Sabol said.
“But I couldn’t have done it
without the support of my
friends and family, as well as all
my teammates from Middleton
and other schools.”
Middleton also finished ninth
in the team competition.
Franklin’s co-op won the
team title with a 147.8333,
while Hartland Arrowhead was
second (144.4667). Middleton
was a distant ninth in the 10-
team field (136.0333).
“I was extremely proud of
the girls for their performances
this weekend,” Middleton
coach Kari Steck. “The girls
tried their best, and that’s all
we could ask for.
“Despite having one of our
lower team scores, I am so
proud of the girls for this. It
shows their mental toughness
and the impact coming together
and building each other up can
have. It also reflects on the
leadership on the team, specifi-
cally those who have competed
at the state level before.”
10. Double trouble
Maddie Clark had four dif-
ferent doubles partners during
her stellar tennis career at Mid-
dleton High School. Each one
brought something different
to the table, and Clark experi-
enced an impressive level of
success with all of her partners.
But Clark found the perfect
fit in 2018.
Despite never having played
together, Clark was paired with
Karsen Dettman this fall. The
two then proceeded to take the
state by storm.
At the WIAA Division 1 state
tournament held at Nielsen Ten-
nis Stadium in October, Clark
and Dettman surged to the fi-
nals. There, Nicolet seniors
Annabelle Crowley and Emma
Koppa toppled Clark and Dett-
man, 6-3, 6-2, in the champion-
ship match.
But Middleton’s dynamic
duo left state extremely happy
with how their weekend — and
their first year together — went.
continued from page 15
“This was our first season
playing together, and I was
amazed with how well we
gelled and worked together to
get to the finals,” Clark said.
“Our passion for tennis and
chemistry on and off the court
helped us to get to where we
ended up. We played so well
this season and had a lot of
tough competition so I’m happy
that we earned the title of state
runner-up.”
Dettman echoed Clark’s sen-
timents.
“I am very happy with sec-
ond,” Dettman said. “We
played well together through-
out the tournament and the sea-
son and had many challenging
matches. I also think Nicolet
was a great competitor in the
finals because they have been a
very competitive team through-
out the season.”
Clark and Dettman — who
earned the tournament’s No. 1
seed — had an impressive ride
to the finals.
After an opening round bye
on Thursday, the Cardinals’ duo
posted a pair of exciting wins
Friday.
First, Dettman and Clark
downed Jenna Tackmier and
Anna Ziech of Green Bay
Southwest, 6-2, 6-3. Middle-
ton’s twosome then rolled past
Cedarburg’s Hailey Haws and
Willow Larson, 6-0, 6-1.
In the quarterfinals Friday
night, though, things got much
tougher.
Clark and Dettman dropped
the first set, 7-5, to Home-
stead’s Bridget Brown and Kate
Wade. But Clark and Dettman
rallied to win the final two sets,
6-1, 6-4.
“In the first set, we seemed
to struggle with playing our
game, coming to the net and
closing points,” Dettman said.
“However, in the second set
we began to realize that get-
ting tight to the net led to the
most success, which helped us
in winning the second and third
set. They were both great com-
petitors with good hands which
made it especially important to
place our shots wisely.”
That win vaulted Dettman
and Clark into Saturday’s semi-
finals, where they rolled by
12th-seeded Allyson Verbau-
whede and Kendra Peterson of
Manitowoc Lincoln, 6-2, 6-1.
By all accounts, Clark and Dett-
man played one of their better
matches of the year to reach the
finals.
“Our confidence in the semi-
final match Saturday morning
definitely helped us win,” Clark
said. “We were determined to
get to the finals.
“We had never played Mani-
towoc Lincoln before so we
didn’t know what to expect. We
started and ended the match ag-
gressively, and our serves were
one of our strengths. We had a
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
plan for how we were going to
play, and we executed the plan
Karsen Dettman (top) and Maddie Clark (above) finished second at the WIAA Division 1 state doubles tournament.
well.”
Unfortunately for Middle-
ton’s terrific twosome, the suc-
cess ended there. gain that control early on, and couldn’t have gone much better. nate to have Karsen as a partner “I will always remember the
Crowley and Koppa played a by the time we started to play “This was such a memorable because she is so hardworking great chemistry Maddie and
sensational match in the finals more aggressively, it was just season for so many reasons,” and determined. I can’t wait to I share on and off the court,
and toppled Clark and Dettman. a little too late. They are both Clark said. “Making the po- see what she does in the future which I think is a big factor
“I think it was a mixture of great doubles players and work dium was one of my goals since because I know it will be in- in our success,” Dettman said.
them being on their ‘A’ game well together, and were defi- freshman year and I’m so glad I credible.” “Overall, this season has defi-
and us playing a bit tentative nitely playing their best tennis.” got to accomplish that. Dettman still has two years nitely been one to remember.”
at times,” Dettman said. “We Overall, Dettman and Clark “After four years of going to left at MHS, but knows it won’t
came out hoping to take control agreed their weekend at state — state, I’m happy that we made it be easy to match what she and
of the net, but they seemed to and really their entire season — to the finals. I was really fortu- Clark just achieved.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 17
GIRLS BB
what happens when we esca-
late this way. And it’s exciting
to know what can happen in
the future, but it’s something
day to day we’re working on.”
Middleton improved to 7-2
overall and remained tied for
first place in the Big Eight
Conference with Madison
Memorial at 6-1. Verona fell
to 5-4, 4-3.
“My biggest thing is just
communication,” Dunn said.
“There’s no way we can have
success if we’re not communi-
cating. Tonight, we did a great
job talking and getting to the
right spot.”
Middleton’s bigs did a ter-
rific job getting to the right
spot, sharing the ball and cre-
ating easy looks.
The 5-foot-11 Flottmeyer
made 7-of-12 shots from the
field, was a force on the glass
and added two steals and two
blocks. The 6-foot-2 Tanin was
in foul trouble in the first half,
but made 6-of-10 shots in the
second half. And the 5-foot-11
Bursac made 4-of-7 shots.
“We definitely have a lot of
potential,” Flottmeyer said of
Middleton’s three inside play-
ers. “The quick passing, find-
ing the openings, I think we’re
connected in a way. But the
chemistry there, it makes it all
flow really well.”
The trio also did a master-
ful job of working a high-low
game that led to several shots
at or near the basket. And the
three bigs helped Middleton
outrebound Verona, 41-27.
“I thought we finished a lot
better in the lane,” Kind said.
“We got a lot of points in there
and that’s where we can make
a living. We’ve missed a ton
of those shots inside this year.
Now we’ve just got to keep
finishing like that.”
Flottmeyer agreed.
“I think we were really able
to work together as a team
this game,” Flottmeyer said.
“We definitely took advantage
of some of the openings they
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Smith entered the night av-
eraging 22.7 points per game
and was coming off a 39-point
effort at Madison Memorial.
And when Middleton and Ve-
rona met in November — a
70-63 Wildcats win — Smith
erupted for 26 points.
Middleton played mostly
man-to-man defense against
Verona last month, though, and
switched to primarily a 1-3-1
zone this time. That made it
tougher for the lightning-quick
Smith to get to the rim, and the
Cardinals held her to 18 points
on 7-of-21 shooting.
“I definitely had minutes on
her in the first game,” Dunn
said. “And she is such a threat
and it’s challenging to get
one person who can stop all
aspects of her game. Her first
step is there, it’s fast. She’s
able to pull up, shoot the three.
But our team defense tonight
was really good and that’s
what we needed. We needed
to be a team to stop her.”
Middleton built a 30-21
halftime lead thanks in large
part to a 22-11 advantage on
the glass. The Cardinals’ re-
bounding dominance helped
them get 11 more shots than
Verona.
Middleton shot 12-of-30
from the floor (40.0%), while
Verona was 6-of-19 (31.6%).
Tanin, Middleton’s leading
scorer at 13.7 points per game,
went to the bench less than 3
minutes into the game with
two fouls. But the Cardinals
didn’t miss a beat.
The game was tied, 12-12,
midway through the first half
when Middleton embarked on
a 12-3 run.
Junior guard Evie Coleman
started the fun with a three-
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pointer, then Dunn scored, was
fouled and hit the free throw to
give Middleton an 18-12 lead.
After Verona closed within
20-15, Flottmeyer scored four
straight points to give the Car-
dinals a 24-15 edge.
Middleton’s lead grew to as
many as 12 and was nine at the
break. A major reason was the
dynamic Smith shot just 1-of-9
against Middleton’s 1-3-1
zone and had just two points
at halftime.
Meanwhile, Flottmeyer had
eight points and six rebounds
in the first half, while Bursac
had six points and five re-
bounds.
“When we can use our
bigs like we did tonight, I’m
going to find ‘em and I love
it,” Dunn said. “They’re there
and they’re ready. And they’re
like, ‘You pass it, we’re ready
and we’re not making a mis-
take.’ ”
Middleton didn’t make
many mistakes in the second
half, either.
Tanin, eager to make up for
lost time, scored five points
during an early 7-2 run as
Middleton stretched its lead to
37-23. That was the start of an
impressive second half where
Tanin had 14 of her 18 points.
“I thought she did a nice job
playing with the foul trouble
and staying composed,” Kind
said of Tanin. “She kept a
good attitude and second half
she played really well.”
Verona pulled within eight
points three times, the last at
45-37 with 8:36 left. But Mid-
dleton smacked the Wildcats
with a 10-3 burst and stretched
its advantage to 55-40.
Dunn spearheaded that run
with seven of her points, in-
cluding a nifty, old-fashioned
three-point play that pushed
Middleton’s lead to 15.
Verona never got closer than
12 after that, and Middleton
headed to the holiday break
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Hellenbrand,
Thomas key
Cardinals’ win
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Casey Hellenbrand has
waited a long time for his
chance to shine.
The same goes for Chandon
Thomas.
Middleton’s duo both
erupted last Tuesday and pow-
ered the Cardinals to a 67-54
win over visiting Janesville
Craig.
Thomas, a senior guard
who’s been in and out of the
starting lineup all season, led
Middleton with 15 points.
Hellenbrand, a reserve senior
guard, added a career-high 13
points.
Hellenbrand added five re-
bounds and two steals, while
Thomas had four rebounds and
two steals.
The Cardinals improved to
5-3 overall and 4-3 in league
play, while Craig fell to 4-3,
3-3.
“Chandon is all out, all the
time,” Middleton coach Kevin
Bavery said. “He can get out of
control at times, so we do have
to reel him in a bit, but he’s
starting to get better at picking
and choosing when is a good
time to gamble and when is a
good time to just play sound.
“He’s on the floor half the
practice and we’re waiting for
that to pervade the rest of the
team. When we can get every-
one to that level of effort we’ll
have a chance to compete with
the top teams in the league.
“Casey is our best commu-
nicator on both offense and
defense. His role has grown as
he’s proven he can take care of
the ball and get us into things
offensively.
“If we can get everyone to
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players have to make if they
want both individual and col-
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Senior center Jake Kluber-
tanz pitched in with 11 points
and nine rebounds. Senior
guard Sam Close added nine
points and senior guard Jack
Boyle added eight points.
Aaron Leverson led the Cou-
gars with 18 points, while Jack
Huml had four 3-pointers and
14 points.
Middleton held a 25-11 ad-
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The Cardinals made 25-of-
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the Cougars were 11-of-20
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Middleton built a 31-23 half-
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But this night was about Hel-
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“It was more significant in
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Casey Hellenbrand
Dec. 18
(top) and Chandon
Middleton 67, Janesville Craig 54
Thomas (left) both
Janesville Craig .......... 23 31—54
had big games as
Middleton .................... 31 36—67
Craig — Huml 5-0-14, Scoville Middleton defeated
2-3-7, Bertagnoli 1-0-2, Rizzo 3-0- Janesville Craig on
6, Fieiras 1-2-4, Leverson 6-5-18, Dec. 18.
Lynch 1-1-3. Totals: 19 11-20 54.
Middleton — Deptula 0-4-4,
Thomas 5-3-15, Hellenbrand 3-6-
13, Wirkus 0-1-1, Close 3-1-9,
Scher 2-0-4, Boyle 1-5-8, Kluber-
tanz 2-5-9, Van Buren 2-0-4. Totals:
18 25-37 67.
3-point goals—Craig 5 (Huml
4, Leverson), Middleton 6 (Thomas
2, Close 2, Hellenbrand, Boyle).
Total fouls—Craig 26, Middleton
18. Fouled out—Huml.
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Hockey Cards
split two games
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The knockout blow was
swift, unexpected and painful.
Middleton’s hockey team led
visiting Janesville, 2-0, after the
first period on Dec. 18. But the
Bluebirds reeled off six unan-
swered goals and whipped the
Cardinals, 6-3.
Middleton rebounded Satur-
day night with a 10-1 win over
Monona Grove,
The Cardinals are now 6-5-1
overall and 3-4 in the Big Eight
Conference.
Against Janesville, Middle-
ton’s Bryce Schuster struck just
3:03 into the game on an assist
from Jake Pavelski. The Cardi-
nals then made it 2-0 at 16:26
when Andrew Chafe had an
even strength goal on an assist
from Schuster.
But that’s where the fun
ended.
Janesville scored four sec-
ond period goals in a span of
just 4:24 to take a 4-2 lead. The
Bluebirds then added goals at
14:56 and 15:22 of the third pe-
riod to take a 6-2 lead.
Middleton’s Alex Hovind
scored with just 17 seconds left
to account for the final score.
In Middleton’s win over
Monona Grove, Noah Erhardt
had three goals and Bo Bergen-
thal added a pair.
Bryce Carey, Dane Sjowall,
Brooks Kalschuer, Andrew
Chafe and Bryce Schuster all
added goals.
Luigi Pugliese got the win
and posted 17 saves.
Dec. 18
Janesville 6, Middleton 3
Janesville .............................. 0 4 2 — 6
Middleton ............................. 2 0 1 — 3
First period — Mid: Schuster (Pave-
leski), 3:30; Chafe (Schuster), 16:26.
Second period — J: Kulas (Iverson),
2:01; Coulter (Joyce, Edwards); Coulter
(Erickson, McGuire); Joyce (Edwards,
Coulter).
Third period — J: Edwards (sh),
14:56; McGuire, 15:22. ML Hovind (Er-
hardt), 16:43..
Saves: Mid 33 (Pugliese); J 13
(Bauer).
Dec. 22
Middleton 10, Monona Grove 1
Middleton .......................... 2 3 5 — 10
Monona Grove .................... 1 0 0 — 1
First period: MID — Sjowall
(Kalscheur, Baltes), 7:55; MG — Zande
(Dutcher, Gerothanas), 8:35 (pp); MID
— Ehrhardt (Chafe, Pavelski), 15:35.
Second period: MID — Bergenthal
(Oelerich), 7:09; Ehrhardt (Frusciante),
8:21; Bergenthal (Chafe), 11:24 (pp).
Third period: MID — Kalscheur
(Chafe), 1:56; Schuster (Bergenthal),
4:55; Chafe (Schuster), 11:37; Carey
(Chafe), 11:54; Ehrhardt (Schuster),
13:41.
Saves: MID (Pugliese) 17; MG (Gil-
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
bertson) 23. Penalties-minutes: MID 3-6;
MG 3-6.
Brooks Kalscheur and Middleton’s hockey team split a pair of games last week.

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described on Exhibit A and depicted on Exhibit B, hereinafter the Property, will petition the Village of
Cross Plains and the Town of Cross Plains for an Order to detach the Property from the Village of
Cross Plains and to become part of, attach to, the Town of Cross Plains.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Property is owned in its entirety by the Schoepp Income Trust
dated July 20, 2010, consists of 64,564 square feet/1.482 acres, and does not contain any
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A part of the Northeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter and a part of the Southeast one-
quarter of the Southwest one-quarter, Section 4, Township 7 North, Range 7 East, Village of Cross
Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, being more particularly described as follows:

COMMENCING at a found Berntsen aluminum monument at the West 1/4 Corner said Section 4;
thence, along the East-West one-quarter line of said Section 4, South 89º07’48” East, 1552.04 feet to
the Northeast corner of Certified Survey Map No. 13311, recorded as Document No. 4887317 of Dane
County Records; thence, along the East line of Lot 1 of said Certified Survey Map and its Northerly
extension, South 02º07’58” West, 983.96 feet to a found 3/4” iron rebar at the Southeast corner of
said Lot 1 and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence, along said East line, North 02º07’58” East, 15.00
feet; thence North 88º50’49” East, 281.56 feet; thence South 65º26’22” East, 42.10 feet; thence South
23º31’55” East, 39.19 feet; thence South 02º44’29” West, 367.93 feet; thence South 02º28’56” West,
286.05 feet; thence South 02º52’43” West, 198.92 feet; thence South 38º00’00” East, 68.00 feet;
thence South 17º47’24” East, 35.60 feet; thence South 04º53’37’ West, 110.00 feet; thence South
76º29’42” East, 232.94 feet; thence South 13º30’18” West, 154.65 feet; thence North 76º30’23” West,
229.74 feet to a found 3/4” iron rebar; thence North 04º53’37” East, 267.39 feet to a found 3/4” iron
rebar; thence North 35º52’02” West, 89.95 feet to a found 3/4” iron rebar; thence North 02º27’28”
East, 869.11 feet to a found 3/4” iron rebar; thence North 43º13’47” West, 46.69 feet to a found 3/4”
iron rebar; thence South 88º14’23” West, 281.90 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

Said parcel contains 64,564 square feet or 1.482 acres, more or less, and is subject to all matters
of record and/or fact.
SEE EXHIBIT B FOR MAP.

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