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Its often said that a good compro-

mise sends both sides home a little un-happy. If thats the case, a recent

decision by the Middleton Board ofReview was a good compromise.

The board lowered the assessmentfor a local lumber yard in the latest de-

velopment in a saga that will cost boththe city and the business far more in

legal fees than they could hope to re-coup through the difference in taxes.

The board voted 4-1 to set the valueof the land at $869,700, in agreement

with city assessor Paul Musser. How-ever, the board decided to only value

improvements on the property at$100,000, a figure $200,000 lower than

the one set by Musser.Arguing on behalf of the city, attor-

ney Matt Fleming contended HallLumber had failed to provide enough

hard evidence to convince the board ofreview to overcome a legally required

assumption that the assessors findingsare correct.

Fleming went on to say the Hallsuse of comparable land sales in other

communities was not comparable, nordid it constitute the most logical way

to determine the lands value. Flemingcalled their claims about the value

speculation.The city has long contended that its

board of review must uphold valuesthat are indicative of each propertys

highest and best use, which may or

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Inside this issue:Local: School: Sports:

State increase could mean

raise for teachers. Page 3

Glacier Creek lists latest

honor roll. Page 19

Soccer girls named to

Big Eight. Page 12

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . 11

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Times-Tribune photos by Ruth Bachmeier

Top: Some trail portions in the Pheasant Branch Conservancy were temporarily closed due to flooding lastweek. Above: Mallory, Meriel and Rachel Rongstad and their relative, Brian Hill, survey the flooding of Pheas-ant Branch Creek after last the storms.

Faced with flooding, mayordeclares State of Emergency

City requires

that contractors

offer benefits to

domestic partners

Most contractors who want to do

business with the City of Middletonwill have to provide health insurance

to the same-sex domestic partners oftheir employees, following a recent

vote by the common council.The citys own health insurance plan

already covered domestic partners.According to assistant city administra-

tor John Lehman, the city wanted toensure that contractors doing business

with the city also offer the same cover-age to their employees since they are

acting on [Middletons] behalf.The ordinance indicates the require-

ments are for the protection and wel-fare of the public in the performance of

The Middleton Boardof Review votes to

lower Hall Lumbers

property assessment

Mayor Kurt Sonnentag declared aState of Emergency on Wednesday of

last week after a barrage of rainfall inand around the Good Neighbor City

caused flooding in some areas.

While the damage paled in com-parison to what occurred in otherparts of the state, the precipitation

did temporarily close some road-ways, cause the Pheasant Branch

Creeks usual serene trickle to growinto a roar, flood basements and cre-

ate a sinkhole in the Pheasant BranchConservancy.

Sonnentag declared a State of

Emergency according to Municipal

Code 4.05 (7). He did do in order toallow the city to distribute sand,

sandbags and/or plastic sheeting toMiddleton residents who were work-

ing to protect private property fromencroaching waters. Without the dec-

laration, the city is prohibited fromusing public resources to protect pri-

vate property.City leaders remained in contact

throughout much of the week, fre-quently communicating via email so

that different municipal departmentscould stay informed about local con-

ditions.Public works director Shawn

Stauske reported flooding on Laura

Lane in the area near Lisa Lane. A

Department of Transportation (DOT)ditch nearby had reached capacity, he

said, and the water had nowhere togo. City crews closed a portion of the

street in response. They then workedto pump the water further south so it

would drain directly into PheasantBranch Creek.

Flooding was observed in the Ma-rina Drive area as well, and homes

adjacent to Lake Mendota, roads andhouses adjacent to Tiedeman and

Stricker Pond were all impacted bythe rain. At mid-week, when water

levels were at their highest, city lead-ers estimated between 30 and 40

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

See FLOODING, page 9

See BENEFITS, page 6

See REVIEW, page 6

Even the alder who voted

against the measure lauds it

as good social policy

Decision on the 2013 value is

just the latest in an ongoing

dispute between the city

and the property owner

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune


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PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013

Photo by Michelle Larson

Les Mis opens FridayThe Southwest Wisconsin premiere ofLes Miserables opens at the

Middleton Performing Arts Center on July 5 and runs through July

13. Tickets are available online at www.middletonplayers.com or at thedoor 45 minutes before showtime. Corinna Smith, above, stars as youngCosette in the Middleton Players Theater production, which is directedby Matt Starika-Jolivet and Thomas J. Kasdorf.

Photo contributed

Party will benefitGios Garden

Gios Summer Garden Party, a benefit for Gios Garden, will take place Thursday, July 11from 4-9 p.m. at CapitalBrewery. There will be live music by Reverend Raven and the Chain Gang, a silent auction, a beat the pro bean bagchallenge and a brand new kayak that will be raffled off. There is a $20 suggested donation that includes CapitalBrewery Beer, Papa Murphys Pizza and $20 in Community Change gift certificates.

Pictured above, Nicole Dettmering, a staff member at Gios Gareden and a physical therapy student at the UW-Madison, works with Andrew Quartaro on sitting and building trunk control.

Battle ofthe Badges

returnsIt was simple coin toss, but its

meaning was so much more. OnTuesday morning at 9 a.m., Middle-ton Fire Chief Aaron Harris (left)and Middleton Police Chief BradKeil (right) flipped a special Middle-ton Police Department coin to decidewho will be the home team at the sec-ond annual Battle of the Badges inAugust.

The charity softball game between

the two departments will raiseawareness and funds to help familiesaffected by childhood cancer. Thisyear they will play for five-year-oldCole Truitt, who was diagnosed withAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia onNov. 6. The fire department wonTuesdays toss and will be the hometeam in 2013.

The Battle of the Badges was orig-inally inspired by James Helmuth,who died earlier this year.

Photo by Sam Thomas


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Monday, June 17

4:00 p.m. - Retail theft, 6800 block

of Century Ave.

9:26 p.m. - Fire, 3600 block of

Napoli Ln.

Tuesday, June 18

11:24 a.m. - Fraud, 2200 block of

Mayflower Dr.11:30 a.m. - Control Substance In-

formation, Arbor Lakes Apartments.

9:19 p.m. - Theft, 7700 block of

Hillcrest Ave.


Deming Way.

Wednesday, June 19


Century Pl.

12:43 p.m. - Malicious mischief,

7200 block of Knoll Ct.

1:21 p.m. - Control substance, 7300

block of Donna Dr.

1:31 p.m. Robbery, 7300 block of

Donna Dr.

3:40 p.m. - Property damage, 1322block of Pleasant View Rd.

7:37 p.m. - Fire, 6200 block of Uni-

versity Ave.

8:42 p.m. - Accident with injuries,

University Ave. & Overlook Pass.

8:47 p.m. - Property damage, 7300

block of Hubbard Ave.

9:38 p.m. - Accident with injuries,

6100 University Ave.

Thursday, June 20


Elmwood Ave.

Friday, June 21

3:11 a.m. - Malicious Mischief,

3500 block of Salerno Ct.6:44 a.m. - Property damage, 6800

block of University Ave.

8:10 a.m. - Suspicious activity, 6800

block of Frank Lloyd Wright Ave.

8:28 a.m. - Theft, 2000 block of

Branch St.


Willow Trl.

2:15 p.m. - Fraud, 1000 block of

Rooster Run.

5:35 p.m. - Sexual Assault, 7300

block of Donna Dr.

Saturday, June 22

12:57 p.m. - Trespass, 6200 block of

Maywood Ave.


Century Ave.

Sunday, June 23

2:23 a.m. - Domestic disturbance,

3500 block of Roma Ln.4:55 p.m. - Property damage, 6600

block of Century Ave.

5:54 p.m. - Domestic disturbance,

7200 block of Century Ave.

6:19 p.m. - Bike theft, 5200 block of

Brindisi Ct.

6:21 p.m. - Fire, 6200 block of May-

wood Ave.


Mendota Ave.

10:24 p.m. - Malicious mischief,

Airport Rd & Deming Way.

Monday, June 24


Sandhill Dr.

6:54 a.m. - Burglary, 3600 block ofValley Ridge Rd.

7:32 a.m. - Burglary, 5400 block of

South Ridge Way.

7:56 a.m. - Theft, 3500 block of Val-

ley Ridge Rd.


ley Ridge Rd.


Dahlia Ct.


ley Ridge Rd.


ley Ridge Rd.


South Ridge Way.


Highland Way.2:12 p.m. - Theft 5400 block of

Dahlia Ct.


South Ridge Way.


block of S Park St.


Maywood Ave.


block of Mendota Ave.

8:44 p.m. - Alcohol violation,

Heather Rd. & Valley Ridge Rd.

Tuesday, June 25


Salerno Ct.


Nappe Dr.

10:44 p.m. - Domestic disturbance,

2500 block of Branch St.

Wednesday, June 26

12:05 a.m. - Domestic disturbance,

6400 block of Century Ave.


block of Market St.


Northbrook Dr.

8:50 p.m. - Fire, 1600 block of

Pondview Ct.

10:22 p.m. - Sexual assault, 5700

block of Highland Way.

Thursday, June 27

12:29 a.m. - Alcohol violation, 3500

block of Salerno Ct.

1:27 p.m. - Fraud, 7200 block ofCentury Pl.


County Highway Q.

Friday, June 28

7:24 a.m. - Property damage, 2100

block of Allen Blvd.


Century Ave.

11:12 a.m. - Burglary, 6200 block of

Stonefield Rd.


Baskerville Ave.

Saturday, June 29

4:35 p.m. - Property damage, Green-way Blvd & Hwy 12.


block of Tomahawk Ct.

Sunday, June 30


Spring Hill Dr.

11:45 p.m. - Alcohol violation, 6300

block of Maywood Ave.

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 2013 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Police BeatSchool board

talks teacher

pay in lightof state budget

At the June 24 Middleton-Cross

Plains Area School District Board ofEducation meeting, the board dis-

cussed giving a bump to teacher pay inview of the recently-passed state

budget.

The state budget signed Sunday byGovernor Scott Walker includes an in-creased allocation of $150 per student,

$100 more per pupil than the schooldistrict had budgeted for as the legisla-

ture was in budget deliberations.The board discussed the possibility

of using the additional state aid forstaff salary increases. The current MC-

PASD budget plan includes one per-cent increases, but this additional

funding could make it possible to in-stead match the Consumer Price Index

(CPI) increase of 2.1 percent.After discussion, the board decided

to keep the one percent increase forplanning purposes and then revisit the

possibility of an increase of 2.1 percent

once they have more complete figureson revenues and costs associated withstudent enrollment and staffing in the

district.The June 24 meeting began with

board recognition of Middleton HighSchools state track and state tennis

participants. The board then moved onto those discussions of projected en-

rollment and staffing, building proj-ects, budgets and potential salary

increases for district staff.Assistant superintendent George

Mavroulis reported on projected en-

rollment changes in the district. Hesaid current total district student enroll-

ment projections are at 6196, an in-crease of 120 students over the

projections of a year ago. He also notedthe district expects these projections

will change in the relatively busy sum-mer enrollment months. District-wide,

schools were above or below their ear-lier projections and the district is mon-

itoring numbers to determine whatstaffing changes are needed to deal

with the changes.Superintendent Don Johnson re-

ported on the progress of two buildingprojects underway in the district. John-

son said the projects involving the artsand music areas of Kromrey Middle

School might be completed in earlyAugust.

Johnson shared concerns buildersand the City of Middleton raised about

the possible future erosion of thesloped bank behind Kromreys south

side. This problem could negativelyimpact the area currently under con-

struction. Johnsonsaid officials arelooking into options for protecting the

area from erosion.The city and Department of Natural

Resources (DNR) were trying to deter-mine whether the stream running be-

hind the sloped hill could bestraightened and moved away from

Kromrey. Johnson said that doing sowas potentially the simplest and least

expensive option with a worst-case es-timate of $75,000, in additional costs

associated with it.Johnson shared several other options

See SCHOOL, page 9

by JOHN STAMPEN

Times-Tribune


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The Middleton Action Team, a Mid-

dleton-based group that works to sup-port Progressive ideologies, held its

monthly Open Mic Night June 20 atCraftsman Table & Tap. It was the lat-

est event for an organization that con-tinues to change and evolve.

The Middleton Action Team wasformed by a group of individuals who

worked together on the Obama presi-dential campaign in 2008. Founding

member Rose Sime said the group en-joyed campaigning together and mem-

bers decided they wanted to continueto get together to make a difference in

their community through education onissues, political activity and commu-

nity involvement.

The Open Mic Nights are held thethird Thursday of every month in theupstairs section of Craftsman Table and

Tap. The meetings typically have a re-ception period, followed by a presen-

tation by an invited speaker, then themicrophone is opened up to attendees.

Those wishing to take their turn on themicrophone put their name on a list

and have three minutes to rant, rave,sing, recite poetry, tell jokes.

Mike McCabe, Executive Directorof the Wisconsin Democracy Cam-

paign, was the June meetings specialguest. He spoke about the increasing

influence political donations in na-tional and state politics have over leg-

islation and governance. The

Wisconsin Democracy Campaignswebsite describes its organization as anonpartisan watchdog group working

for clean, open and honest governmentand reforms that make people matter

more than money in politics.McCabe shared his perspective on

the problems facing democracy on thenational, state and local levels and pro-

claimed his nonpartisan credentials bystating that he was despised by both

sides of the aisle for shining a spot-light on the increasing direct influence

donor money has on legislation andpolicy. He was especially critical of

the recent bill that passed in the Wis-consin State Assembly - with biparti-

san support - that essentially doubled

the amounts of allowable contributionsin state elections.

McCabe said the bill benefitswealthy donors who make up less than

two percent of those making donations.McCabe said the legislation was symp-

tomatic of a government that is increas-ingly out of touch with the electorate.

He said there is a growing disconnectbetween the people and those who are

supposed to be representing the peo-ple, and that doubling the campaign

limits increases the influence of thefew over the many.

McCabe argued that the recentlypassed budget was written for two

states - the Wisconsin of wealthydonors and the Wisconsin of everyone

else. He gave several examples, in-cluding the Walkers decision to reject

$119 million in federal aid that wouldhave insured 85,000 more people

through Medicaid. At the same time,the governor allocated up to $73.5 mil-

lion to pay Wisconsin hospitals to treatpatients who are not covered by Medi-

caid and cannot afford private insur-ance.

McCabe argued the plan was addedto appease hospitals, which are major

political donors, after the they com-plained they would lose money be-

cause of the governors decision toreject federal aid. He added that the

budget doesnt help the 85,000 Wis-consin citizens who would have been

covered by the federal aid.Another example McCabe provided

was the impact of political donationson funding for public and private

schools, where the recently passedbudget includes both private school

vouchers and tax deductions for fami-lies sending their children to private

schools that will cost state taxpayers$30 million in 2014-2015.

McCabe shared the data that proschool voucher special interest groups

spent nearly $10 million in 10 years inWisconsin and that most of that money

came from outside of the state. Heclaimed nationwide campaign spend-

ing by those who favor vouchers out-paces those who oppose vouchers by

nearly 10 to 1.He sees the current system of cam-

paign financing as legalized briberyand his organization provides data

showing links between campaign do-nations by special interests and passed

legislation and administrative policies.McCabe said in the last election cycle,

nationwide 32 Super Pac donors gavenearly $10 million each, which effec-

tively matched all of the money thatboth President Obama and Mitt Rom-

ney raised from the combined contri-butions of 3.7 million small donors.

McCabe suggested the trends aretroubling, adding that he believes the

countrys democracy is threatened bythe influence of money in politics.

However, he derives hope from talkingwith the people of Wisconsin, he

added.He ended his presentation with a

quote from former Governor BobLafollette who said, The will of the

people is the law of the land. He fol-lowed with a rhetorical question: Who

can honestly say that those words ringtrue today?

An Open Mic followed McCabestalk and featured various local per-

formers and personalities including astand-up comedian, a fiddle trio, a folk-

singer and various members of theMiddleton Action Team. Local come-

dian Austin Stevens indicated he wasthere primarily because this was the

only open mic within a 50 mile radiuswhich was a sentiment shared by sev-

eral of the other well received musicalperformers. Paul Nelson also used the

open mic to announce his intention to

run for the Dane County Boards 9thdistrict seat.

Next months Open Mic will takeplace at 6 p.m. on July 18 at Craftsman

Table & Tap. It will feature local come-dian David Schendlinger.

A new research study sponsored bythe U.S. Department of Defense will

examine possible connections betweenpost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

and traumatic brain injury (TBI), andthe signs and symptoms of Alzheimers

disease in Vietnam veterans as theyage.

Entitled The Effects of TraumaticBrain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress

Disorder on Alzheimer s Disease In

Veterans Using ADNI (Alzheimers

Disease Neuroimaging Initiative), thestudy is being conducted at approxi-

mately 20 research sites across the U.S.including the Alzheimers Disease Re-

search Center (ADRC) at the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Madison.

The study will include four groupsof Vietnam veterans: those with TBI,

those with PTSD, those with combined

TBI/PTSD and a control group that hasneither TBI nor PTSD. All participants

must be free of significant memoryproblems at the time they start the

study.This study is unusual in that partici-

pants will be recruited and screenedcentrally by the San Francisco Veterans

Administration Medical Center beforebeing referred to one of the research

sites located near where they live. Thisapproach is being used to assure that

subjects meet basic study entrance cri-teria before their first research clinic

visit.This will be the first large-scale

study to determine how TBI and PTSDaffect the aging brain, said Dr. Ster-

ling Johnson, a neuropsychologist, pro-fessor of medicine at the UW School

of Medicine and Public Health, and aresearcher at ADRC. Regarding TBI,

one theory is that the traumatic injury

itself initiates Alzheimers disease insome people. Another theory is that

TBI makes the brain less resilient orable to cope with Alzheimers or other

brain diseases that come along later inlife.

PTSD is an important factor here,because the hormones released by

chronic stress may also damage areasof the brain that are important for

memory and may possibly put a personat greater risk for AD. Johnson added.

These ideas have not been resolved,and this is the purpose of the study.

Veterans who would like to partici-pate must have a documented TBI his-

tory and/or PTSD diagnosis and bereceiving benefits from the Veterans


CHURCH NOTES

Political group continues evolution

Times-Tribune photos by John Stampen

The Middleton Action Teams latest Open Mic Night at Craftsman Table& Tap.

by JOHN STAMPEN

Times-Tribune

What began during the 2008 presidential campaign has morphed into something different

Veterans sought for PTSD study

See PTSD, page 9

Study will examine possible link to Alzheimers


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Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger

MOM settles inMiddleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) hosted a grand opening ceremonyJune 19 at its new 3502 Parmenter St. headquarters. Pictured at the event,clockwise from top left: Al Ripp, executive director of MOM, speaks abouthow the new facility will enable MOM to reach more people in need; Netteand Bill Schlinsog - Bill helped get MOM off of the ground in the 1980s andwas the president of the organizations original board of directors; a detailedtimeline (which included plenty ofMiddleton Times-Tribune clippings) showsjust how far MOM has come.


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may not be their current use.Hall Lumber has long countered that

the current use is the propertys high-est and best use, a claim attorney

Charles Giesen, who represented thebusiness, said is bolstered by a

decades long lack of offers to purchasethe parcel.

At the heart of the recent board ofreview meetings disagreement was

how much it would cost to make thesite suitable for a different type of busi-

ness. According to Musser, the build-ings Hall Lumber uses for office space

and to store raw materials have consid-erable value.

Representatives for the business ar-

gued those buildings would have to berazed to make way for a new business,so they have no real value.

The board of review landed some-where in the middle.

I think the issue is the buildings,said former Middleton Mayor Doug

Zwank, who currently sits on theboard of review. For sure, those build-

ings are over assessed.

Board member Bob Jambois said thecost to transform the land for a new use

would be considerable. Jamboisadded that he believed the highest and

best use of the land is as a lumberyard.Musser contended the lands highest

and best use, based on the surroundingarea, would be as a mix of office and

warehouse space.The June 6 meeting, which only

changed the propertys assessed valuefor the year 2013, was just the latest in

a string of debates over Hall Lumber.The Middleton Board of Review

ended a lengthy, contentious meetingon the topic locked in a 2-2 tie one year

earlier. The vote meant Mussers opin-

ion that Hall Lumber, located at 2314Parview Road, should be valued at$1,167,700 stood in 2012.

Last year, Hall Lumber arguedMussers figure was unfairly high, say-

ing the parcel was worth around$853,867. The figure was set by Tyson

Hall, a member of the family that ownsthe land. Hall is also a state certified

general appraiser.

Those arguing for a lesser value

cited other lumber yards in communi-

ties outside Middleton there are nosimilar businesses in the city - as wellas far lower values given by state as-

sessments to properties in the sameMiddleton business park.

But arguing on behalf of Musser lastyear, Fleming said those arent valid

criteria for determining a propertyslegal value.

Last years vote, prior to whichboard of review members voiced con-

fusion about whether they were legallyallowed to set their own value for the

land (rather than accepting the allegedprice of either Musser or Hall Lumber),

followed a quasi-judicial meeting thatstretched from 8:30 a.m. into the after-

noon.

The two sides had already been tocircuit court and back to city hall.

Earlier in 2012, a Dane County Cir-

cuit Court judge sided with Middletonin the citys dispute with its own board

of review and Hall Lumber, sendingthe matter back to the board of review

for a new assessment. The board hadthree new members since it set the

lands price at the lower number in

2011.

Judge Juan B. Cols reversed theboard of reviews 2011 tax assessmentfor Hall Lumber, setting up last years

rehearing on the value of the business.Cols had concluded that the Mid-

dleton Board of Review unreasonablydisregarded what the board itself found

to be the most reliable evidence of thepropertys value. But his decision did

not explicitly discuss the legal argu-ments the City of Middleton made re-

garding Hall Lumbers evidence.The citys complaint, which was

filed July 29, 2011 in Dane CountyCircuit Court, named both Hall Lum-

ber Sales, Inc. and the Board of Re-view of the City of Middleton as

defendants.

At the heart of the disagreement wasa May 23, 2011 decision by the boardof review that lowered the valuation of

Hall Lumbers property from$1,167,700 to $853,867.

During two separate public meetingson the matter in 2011, city attorney

Larry Bechler told the Middleton CityCouncil the lower assessment was in

violation of existing state law.

A recording from the 2011 board of

review meeting does not exist follow-ing a failure on the citys part to turnon its audio equipment a fact that fur-

ther complicated the caset because thetwo sides did not agree on what was

said during the meeting.While the city only stood to lose

about $1,500 annually in taxes fromHall Lumber as of early 2012 the city

had spent an estimated $7,790 to chal-lenge the assessment in court Bechler

suggested in 2011 that the issue wasone of legal precedent and consistency,

not money.2013 marked a new opportunity for

Hall Lumber, because landowners maychallenge each years assessment be-

fore the board of review. So while the

arguments that took place before theboard of review last month were strik-ingly similar to those made over the

past two years, the matter was notlegally tied to the two sides prior liti-

gation.Hall Lumber was formed in Middle-

ton in 1958 and moved to its current lo-cation in the business park in 1973.


Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

The Middleton Board of Review, above, sided with Hall Lumber on the value of the buildings, and with PaulMusser on the value of the land.

REVIEW continued from page 1

BENEFITS continued from page 1

all public contracts.

Ald. JoAnna Richard (Dist. 3) saidshe was pleased with the change.

I [voted for the ordinance] becauseif our taxpayer dollars are going to con-

tractors, we should invest those dollarsin companies who offer fair and equal

access to family coverage to all em-ployees, including those in a domestic

partnership, Richard said. Middleton

is a city that embraces diversity be-cause its the right thing to do, plus itmakes us a stronger, more economi-

cally vibrant community.Lehman said the cost of covering

domestic partners is already built intothe citys premiums. There is no sur-

charge to city employees for domesticpartner coverage.

Now private companies who want totake on city projects exceeding

$25,000 will be required to offer simi-lar coverage.

The measure, which passed with onedissenting vote, states its purpose as to

ensure that contractors doing business

with the City of Middleton under cer-

tain public works contracts, servicecontracts, and contracts for financial

assistance provide benefits for theiremployees in domestic partnerships

that are equal to the benefits providedfor similarly-situated employees who

are married.The common council finds that city

funds should support employers that

offer equal compensation, includingbenefits, to all employees, includingemployees in a domestic partnership,

the ordinance continues. The councilfinds that the equal benefit require-

ments of this ordinance ensure that cityfunds are used responsibly and with

contractors who reflect values that thecity shares while also meeting require-

ments that public construction con-tracts be awarded to the lowest

responsible bidder.Essentially, if a benefit would be

available to the spouse of a marriedemployee or to the employee based on

his or her status as a spouse, the benefit

must also be made equally available toa domestic partner of that employee, or

to the employee based on his or her sta-tus as a domestic partner.

If the contractor is unable to providecoverage, it must provide the employee

with its cash equivalent.

From now on, all contracts to which

the ordinance applies will include lan-guage specifically laying out Middle-

tons Equal Benefits Requirement.Contractors may be required to pro-

vide the city with proof that they arecompliant with the new rule. Those

that violate the ordinance are subjectto a forfeiture of not less than $100 and

not more than $1,000, plus costs.

If a contractor fails to live up to itsside of the contract, the city adminis-trator will inform the business and

arrange a discussion to encourage thecontractor to change its practices to

achieve compliance.If the contractor or subcontractor

fails to comply, the city may terminatethe contract, declare the contractor in-

eligible for further city contracts, andrecover 0.5 percent of the contract

award price for each week the partyfails or refuses to comply, up to a total

of five percent of the contract price, or$5,000, whichever is less.

The lone vote against the ordinance

came from ald. Mark Sullivan (Dist. 8).

While issues surrounding gay mar-riage and domestic partnerships are

mired deeply within the culture wars,Sullivan said his opposition had every-

thing to do with a lack of information,and nothing to do with opposition to

the ordinances intent.Just let me be clear, said Sullivan.

I think this is good social policy. I

think as a society we should do this.But Sullivan, a certified public ac-

countant and president of the Middle-

ton Finance Committee, said he hadinsufficient information about how the

policy would impact the various con-tractors that take on municipal projects.

There was just not enough testi-mony, said Sullivan. There were

unanswered questions, at the time,about whether this would create a com-

petitive disadvantage for the city.But once again, from a policy per-

spective I dont have any problem withthis, he added. I just wanted more

facts.

Ald. JoAnna RichardCommon Council

Middletonis a city thatembracesdiversity...


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Mathiam MbowMeet Middletons soon-to-be newest

Good Neighbor, Mathiam Mbow! Al-

though Mathiam is not currently aMiddleton resident, later this month he

will be. Regardless, as a fourth degreeblack belt and the head instructor and

owner of Kicks Unlimited Middleton,he is a very prominent and well-re-

spected member of our community.Mathiams story begins in Louga,

Senegal, where he was born. He is oneof nine children, with two older sib-

lings and six younger. In 1996, Mbowmoved to Madison to study English

and work on his Masters dissertationat the University of Wisconsin Madi-

son. Upon graduation in 1998, he ac-

cepted a position at TDS.While working at TDS, Mbow met

Laura, who would later become his

wife. They had a son, Cherif, who isnow seven. Cherif is currently a blue

belt at his fathers martial arts school,and will be a second grader at Sauk

Trail Elementary School beginning thisfall.

The road to ownership of Kicks Un-limited Middleton involved some set-

backs, good luck and perseverance.With the help of a good friend and mar-

tial arts student, Mbow bought KicksUnlimited Middleton from Jason

Huett, the founder of Kicks Unlimited,on November 30, 2010. Two and a half

years later, the school has just made a

big move to a new space.Since purchasing the Middleton lo-

cation, Mbow has used the martial arts

and self-defense his school teaches toraise money for several local causes.

With the support of other Madison-areabusinesses, he coordinated free self-de-

fense classes at his school (with dona-

tions accepted) to benefit DomesticAbuse Intervention Services (DAIS)

and the Rape Crisis Center. Mathiamand his school have also donated to and

fundraised for the Red Cross, Middle-ton Outreach Ministry (MOM), and

Toys for Tots.Kicks Unlimited Middleton has also

been very involved in the Good Neigh-

bor Festival each year. In 2011 and2012, the school won second place for

Best Performance in the Good Neigh-bor Festival Parade.

When he is not working, you canoften find Mathiam at home, as he is a

self-proclaimed homebody and familyman. Mbow disclosed that he cannot

wait to move to Middleton due to itsfamily-oriented and welcoming nature.

Lets all give a warm welcome to

Mathiam and his family!

Stay tuned to meet more of your

Good Neighbors! In the meantime, if

you know someone who you think is a

Good Neighbor and deserves recogni-

tion on our pages, email me at alis-

[email protected].


OBITUARY

Arthur Art C. Koslowsky, 88,of Lena passed away Thursday, June

27, 2013, at home with his loving

family at his side. He was born tothe late Charles and Tillie (Kershek)Koslowsky, September 22, 1924 in

the Town of Lena.Art graduated from Oconto Falls

High School in 1942. He marriedMarie Levash September 29, 1945.

They took over operation of theKoslowsky and Levash farms. The

greatest joy in his life was spendingtime with his family, especially his

grandchildren and great grandchil-dren. Art enjoyed teaching all his

grandchildren to drive at Papa ArtsDriving School. He also enjoyed

deer hunting, fishing, flower gar-dening, a great meal and a great

practical joke.

Arthur was preceded in death byhis wife, Marie, December 24, 2008.From August 2006 until March

2013 Art lived in Middleton in theloving care of his daughter Karel,

son-in-law Angel and granddaugh-ters Maria and Michelle Oliveras

where he tried his hand at the pur-suits of a city gentleman, making

many new friends. In March 2013Arthur returned back to the home in

which he was born to spend his finalmonths in the tender care of his son

Ken and daughter-in-law Mary. Thiswas where he could look out with

pride upon the fields he tended dur-ing his lifetime as a farmer. Art is

survived by three children, Ken(Mary) Koslowsky, Coleman; Karen

(Young) Park, Waunakee; Karel(Angel) Oliveras, Middleton; grand-

children, Jen (Bill) Blair, Marshall;Jodie Bellow, Denmark; James (An-

gela) Koslowsky, Coleman; Mariaand Michelle Oliveras, Middleton;

great grandchildren, Dominik andRylee Blair, Marshall; Brady, Bryce

and Bailee Bellow, Denmark andBreanna and Lucas Koslowsky,

Coleman. Arthur was preceded indeath by his parents, his wife,

Marie, one sister GenevieveKoslowsky and three brothers, Ker-

mit, Philip and Norman Koslowsky.Relatives and friends called at the

Rhodes Charapata Funeral Home,438 W. Main St., Lena Sunday, June

30 from 1 p.m. until the time of Fu-neral Services at 3 p.m., with Dea-

con Peter Gard officiating. Pleasevisit rhodescharapata.com to ex-

press online condolences and toview a video tribute.

The family would like to extenda special thank you to Sharpe Care

of Oconto Falls, Woodland Home

Health Care, Agrace Hospice ofFitchburg and Heartland Hospice ofDePere for their outstanding support

and care.

Arthur Art C. Koslowsky

Times-Tribune photo by Alissa Pfeiffer

Mathiam Mbow, right, with his wife, Laura, and their son, Cherif.


8/24

Middleton-based Capital Brewery is

expanding and plans to construct a

50,000 square foot $11 million brew-

ery facility in Sauk City. The new fa-

cility will be located on nine acres on

the north side of Community Drive,

west of law offices and in line with the

Derleth property on the southwest side

of the village.

With Capital Brewerys commit-

ment to showcase German beers and

Sauk Citys rich German heritage, pro-ponents say its a match made in

heaven. Sauk City was home to a few

breweries in its earlier years, including

the Sauk City Brewing Company,

where the Leinenkugels got their start.

Capital Brewery is a quality com-

pany with a quality product and wants

continued growth, said Sauk City vil-

lage president Jim Anderson. They are

talking about having bus tours come

here and a beer garden like they have

in Middleton. Im confident they will

bring in other businesses that compli-

ment them to the village as well. I re-

ally feel like this is a real opportunity.

After a six-month site search, the

new brewery will begin rising this

summer in a nine-acre field at the end

of Community Drive and be ready to

begin producing beer next spring, ac-cording to Capital brewing production

manager Brian Destree.

The new brewery would have a ca-

pacity of about 100,000 barrels out of

the gate, and fermenting tanks could be

added in the future to bring it up to

250,000 barrels without expanding the

expensive brewhouse, Destree said.

Capital expects to brew about 33,000

barrels of Wisconsin Amber, Mutiny

IPA, Supper Club and its other beers

this year.

Capital Brewery intends to show-

case the facility for tourists and is ex-

cited about the opportunity to

complement the award-winning

Wollersheim Winery nearby. Add in

the one of the largest Harley-David-sons dealerships, local culinary attrac-

tions, the Wisconsin River, and the

original Culvers restaurant, and the

Sauk City area now boosts a number of

draws for tourists and day-trippers

from Madison, Milwaukee, and the

Wisconsin Dells.

Construction on the new brewery fa-

cility is slated to begin this summer.

They are expected to begin moving

ground around Aug. 1, said Anderson.

Capital Brewery plans to have the new

Sauk City facility up and running by

spring of 2014. Its an aggressive

schedule but we will try to keep them

to it, Anderson said.

Village board members, especially

Village Trustee Richard Marks, have

been attempting to lure a brewery to

Sauk City for some time, and they areextremely excited about closing the

deal. When I first met their brew mas-

ter, for me it was like meeting Elvis.

Im super thrilled, Marks said. Capital

Brewerys move will have other local

business thrilled as well. The brewerys

practice of inviting local restaurants to

cater their events and the increased

draw for tourists will no doubt have a

positive impact throughout the Sauk

Prairie community.

Rich Marks did a lot of the legwork

on this, said Anderson. When he first

got on the board he told me he wanted

to bring a brewery, a brew pub and a

coffee shop to Sauk City. I didnt know

he would bring in one of the top brew-

eries in Wisconsin to Sauk City.Capital Brewery will have a total of

20 employees to begin with, some of

which will come from the Middleton

location but the majority will be new

hires.

Anderson sees Capital Brewerys

move as a catalyst for more develop-

ment in Sauk Citys downtown. The

Village has several riverfront lots avail-

able downtown, and with Capital

Brewery giving people another reason

to visit Sauk City, were prepared to

keep this ball rolling.

General Manager of Capital Brew-

ery, Tom Stitgen agrees, and thinks the

Village has the right approach to devel-

opment. The Village has been ex-

tremely welcoming andaccommodating, and we look forward

to working with them to see this project

through, said Stitgen.

Sauk City will provide a total of

$1,050,000 in TIF (tax incremental fi-

nancing) funds to the project. A total of

$200,000 will go toward site improve-

ments such as the road, storm sewer

and water. Another $850,000 will be

used to build a new water treatment fa-

cility. Of that $850,000 Capital Brew-

ery will repay a total of $350,000 as a

loan. If Capital Brewery is directly re-

sponsible for bringing in other busi-

nesses to the village those businesses

will share in the repayment of the

$350,000.

The company is looking for usedbottling and canning lines for the new

facility, so it would end its arrangement

with Stevens Point Brewing in which

Capital beer is shipped from Middleton

for packaging in Stevens Point. Some

Capital beer also is brewed at Point.

The new brewery will house a tast-

ing room, company offices and an out-

door entertainment venue.

Capitals Middleton facility would

remain in use, with a focus on small

batches and limited-release beers.


TIF will play role in brewery expansion

News Publishing photo

This spot will soon be home to a new Capital Brewery facility.

Sauk City will

provide a total of

$1,050,000 in TIF

funds to the project

by MICHAEL CARIGNAN

News Publishing Co.


9/24

In

Dependence

Day

One of the primary grievances of the

American Colonists that led to the

Revolutionary War and the signing of

the Declaration of Independence, was

that they were being heavily taxed

without representation. No one in Par-

liament spoke on their behalf, and thus,

the colonists could not give input about

the taxes being levied or anything else

for that matter.

Today, despite having representa-

tion, tax is still an emotive word.

The verbs that often go with it are neg-

ative like hit and impose. Were

hit with more taxes. A tax is im-

posedon us. If representatives see the

need to raise funds, people respond as

if they were experiencing the homo-

nym - Were hit with more tacks.

The colonists won their independ-

ence from Britain. But, that put the

first thirteen and eventually fifty states

in (a state of) dependence on each

other. Strength comes from working

together.

Government is not something that is

done to us. It is something that wecreate in a We the People democracy.

Similarly, we can change our collective

perspective on taxes from the idea of

something taken from us to one of

pitching in or investing in our na-

tion.

We are in (a state of) dependence

upon one another whether we like it or

not. Thats true not just as a nation,

but as a global community. The air webreathe, the weather we experience and

the water we drink are commodities

that support life itself. Fear-based

hoarding and attempts to control those

resources lead to wars and pit brother

against brother in the family of man.

Like it or not, we are connected.

Imagine the world lived from each of

these perspectives: All for one and

one for all! or Every man for him-

self!

What images do these statements

conjure up for you?

When I lived in Clintonville, some-

one came to my door during election

time, wanting me to support a candi-

date who promised to lower my taxes.

She didnt know how to handle my re-sponse, which was an impassioned, I

dont want my taxes lowered! I want

to pitch in for good schools and good

roads and disaster relief and national

parks and libraries and protection of

our natural resources and enough so-

cial workers to help the children and

families who are at risk, etc., etc.

Some people are quick to make in-

flammatory accusations that anythingshort of raging capitalism is undemoc-

ratic. When theres talk of aiding soci-

ety by having programs that help

everyone, the socialist name-calling

starts.

Yet others, who manipulate the sys-

tem and make tons of money in off-

shore industry and hide their earnings

in disguised off-shore banks so that

they dont have to pay their fair share

of taxes, can run for president and be

touted as patriotic. When a person of

great financial means can afford to

send their child to private schools and

manipulate the tax laws so that they

dont have to admit their income and

pay their fair share of taxes so that

everyone can have good schools, some-thing is incredibly amiss in the hearts

of our countrymen.

Theres room in a democracy for in-

dependent pursuits of life, liberty and

happiness as well as for pitching in to

build a commonwealth of resources

and programs that contribute to the ba-

sics that benefit us all. That is, if

everyone pays their fair share.

Right now Im doing yard work for

several folks in the area. I was asked

if I was working for cash or did I

want to be paid by check. When I said

that I wanted to be paid by check be-

cause I was declaring the income,

many people were surprised and re-

sponded with things like: You couldgo under the radar and have more

money for yourself. Why pay taxes if

you dont have to?

Or If so many of the wealthy arent

paying all of their taxes, why should

the middle class?

Or You dont want to pay more

taxes and pay for things like drones.

My answer, now, is the same as the

one that I gave to the woman who was

canvassing for the political candidate,

running on a platform of lowering

taxes - I want to pitch in.

And, while I dont want to pitch in

for the perpetuation of war, or other

crimes against humanity, I accept the

fact that I live in a democracy and thatthere is a system of election and major-

ity rule.

I still believe that my vote counts

and that if I cant change the mind of

the person representing me, I can help

to change the faces of the people who

fill those seats when I cast my ballot.

Yes, its a harder thing to do these days

since corporations and their dollars

have been allowed to influence our

votes, but it is not impossible.

Ours is a nation worth investing in,

with our voices, our votes and our tax

dollars.

Happy In Dependence Day to you

all.

Read Like a

Champion

Sports fans have something tocheer about: the librarys growing

collection of sports fiction! Our non-fiction shelves house factual material

about famous athletes, how to playspecific sports, and the history of ath-

letics, and many readers are delight-fully surprised to find out that we also

offer a wide range of fictional sports-themed books as well. Our fiction

collection includes stories aboutmany types of athletes, from football

players to figure skaters. No matterwhich sport youre interested in,

youre sure to find something on ourshelves!

Beginning chapter book readerswont want to miss the wide range of

books written by Jake Maddox. Mad-dox has written so many books (58!)

about a huge variety of sports-relatedtopics, including gymnastics, stock

car racing, and outdoor survival;readers might begin to wonder how

just one person could write all of

these books. Its no surprise to find

out that Jake Maddox is actually apen name for a group of writers. A

little bit of internet sleuthing will re-veal a few of the specific authors

identities, such as Anastasia Suen,who wrote BMX Bully, Skate Park

Challenge,Mr. Strike Out, and more,all under the name of Jake Maddox.

Hockey enthusiasts who are startingto enjoy chapter books on their own

will loveBackup Goalie (written byBob Temple, under the pen name of

Jake Maddox). In this book, Jamie,

Jill, and Brett are best friends andskilled hockey players. Theyre sogood on the ice that their team is

headed for the state championship!But things start to go downhill when

Jill finds out she wont be able to playon the boys team and Brett gets hurt.

Jamie, the teams star forward, isasked to sub for Brett as goalie. Will

he be able to shake off all of his re-cent problems and play like a cham-

pion? Youll find a copy ofBackupGoalie on our paperback shelves;

check it out and find out how thestory ends!

Soccer aficionados will relate to

Renny Harding and Bryce McCor-

mack, the main characters in Soccer

Duel by Matt Christopher. Renny is

the center striker for the Blue Hor-

nets, and Bryce plays for the Yellow

Jackets. Each boy has one goal in

mind: to win the championship. The

two boys seem very different; Bryce

is showy and hopes to be named

MVP, while Renny is quieter but ex-

tremely skilled. As they get to know

one another, they begin to realize that

they have more in common than they

had previously thought possible. Un-

fortunately, the rivalry between their

teams makes their friendship difficult

- maybe even impossible. Check out

Soccer Duel to find out whether

Renny and Bryce are able to remain

friends despite their dueling soccer

teams.

Football fans who are advanced

chapter book readers will definitely

want to tackle Mike Lupicas The Un-

derdogs. Will Tyler isnt as big assome other football players, but hes

a talented running back. Finding the

end zone seems to come naturally to

him, and Will finds an escape from

personal problems in football. Unfor-

tunately, Wills town is poor. There

isnt enough money for uniforms, and

lots of families are moving away in

search of jobs, so there arent enough

players either. Will sets his mind on

making the football season happen,

against all odds. To find out whether

he can pull it off, as a librarian to

show you where to find The Under-

dogs on our shelves!


people and/or properties were affectedby high water levels.

City administrator Mike Davis and

city planner and zoning administrator

Eileen Kelley joined Stauske on a tour

of some of the hardest hit areas. They

noted some short sections of bike paths

that were flooded and closed off at the

behest of the Middleton Public Lands

Department.For the most part, those sections of

path appeared to be along Pheasant

Branch Creek, though we observed

part of the path inundated east of South

Pond, north of Market Street, Stauske

reported.

Some homeowners experienced

flooding, particularly in low-lying

areas such as Gateway North, where

resident Connie Threinen had to use

two pumps to mitigate water in her

basement.

With Lake Mendota teetering near

levels at which residents on the shore-

line traditional begin to sandbag, Son-

nentag made the call to declare a State

of Emergency. The decision also cameshortly after a citizen who lives on

Tomahawk Court called the city to ask

for sand.

While observing conditions, city

staff also prepared a letter to be sent to

Dane County Emergency Manage-

ment.

In an email to other city leaders,

Davis detailed the Confluence Pond

where the weir was completely inun-

dated, Dewey Court where the water

was near to cresting yards along the

creek leading to Lake Mendota and

the South Pond area where water was

rushing quickly from Madison into

Middleton.

Davis added that water was also ris-ing in the Discovery Springs area.

Despite being mere feet from the

shore of Lake Mendota, Middleton

Beach Road and the boathouses there

were still in decent shape as the rains

subsided, according to Davis.

Much of the excess water in Tiede-

man and Stricker ponds was able to

flow into Lakeview Pond.

City leaders also suspected the rains

were responsible for opening up a sink-

hole in the Pheasant Branch Conser-

vancy. The hole, which appeared due

to the apparent failure of a storm sewer

pipe, represented a serious enough

emergency that Stauske opted to forego

public bidding for the repair of dam-age. (While the city is legally obligated

to go through a public bidding process

before hiring most contractors, stat.

62.15(1b) allows municipalities to skip

the process in extreme situations.)

Finalization of Stauskes recommen-

dation would require passage of a res-

olution by the citys public works com-

mittee. The common council would

later be required to determine when the

emergency ceased to exist.

We currently have highly erodable

sand adjacent to the creek, we have an

exposed large manhole structure that is

not well supported, and we have ex-

posed concrete storm sewer pipe that is

not at all supported, Stauske wrote toelected officials on Monday of this

week. If we wait 8-10 weeks for the

design and bidding of a project, there

is the potential for runoff from a large

rain event to create much more dam-

age, and greatly expand the scope of

necessary repair work.

FLOODING continued from page 1

under consideration that could also ad-

dress the problem. These includebuilding up the sloped hill with various

objects, like embedded stumps boredinto the sides of the hills, sheet pilings,

and rip-rap, which is essentially boul-ders covered with soil and vegetation.

Johnson indicated the school districtwas in discussions with the city and

civil engineers from the DNR to eval-uate the options.

The City of Middleton also asked

the school district to consider offering

a partial-year parking permit for driv-ers who receive their license during the

school year. There were currently ad-ditional spots available in the high

school parking lot and it was felt thatadding a partial year permit could re-

duce some of the problems associatedwith the increase in on-street parking

from new drivers who dont want topurchase year-long parking permits for

only a few months.

SCHOOL continued from page 3

PTSD continued from page 4Administration to assist with these

problems.All study participants will receive

brain scans and cognitive testing, aswell as tests on their blood and spinal

fluid. Blood tests help determine ifthere are indications for memory prob-

lems, and the spinal fluid testing willbe for classic Alzheimers disease pro-

teins, such as amyloid. DNA will alsobe tested to see if there is a genetic link

to Alzheimers.Johnson encourages Vietnam veter-

ans in Wisconsin to get involved.I think this is an important oppor-

tunity to see what the long-term effectsof TBI and PTSD are on cognition and

the brain and to determine how these

might pose a risk for Alzheimers dis-

ease, he said. The benefit to partici-pants is the satisfaction of being

involved in research that will con-tribute to our understanding of the

brain and the chronic effects of thesediseases, and hopefully help future vet-

erans at risk.Wisconsin Vietnam veterans who

would like more information shouldcall the San Francisco Veterans Ad-

ministration Medical Center recruit-ment staff at 1-800-773-4883 or visit

http://www.adni-info.org/DOD.aspx.For general questions about this or

other ongoing studies at the ADRC call(608) 263-2582.


10/24


Photo contributed

Ready, set, go!Many members of the 58-person cast of the upcomingLes Miserables musical recruited family members and trav-

elled to the Middleton Performing Arts Center recently to paint, build and put up a massive set for the show. Paintingthe huge set pieces took place in the parking lot under the bright sun, buzz saws could be heard all day in the sceneshop, and several brave people could be seen climbing up on scaffolding to secure the 20-foot pieces of scenery onthe stage. Les Miserables runs from July 5-13. Tickets can be purchased online at www.brownpapertickets.com orat the box office the day of the show.

There will beBloodUW-Madison History Professor Flo-

rencia Mallon will read from her debut

novel, Beyond the Ties of Blood on

Wednesday, July 10 at 7 p.m.

This event was originally scheduledfor February but had to be canceled

due to inclement weather. It will takeplace in the Middleton Public Library

Archer Room.

In the political aftermath of the 1973Chilean coup, Eugenia Aldunate is im-prisoned and tortured. Her lover,

Manuel, is savagely killed, one of thecountless disappeared that would

haunt Chiles collective memory fordecades. She escapes into exile and

builds a quiet life for herself as a jour-nalist and professor, but the scars on

her arms do not allow her to bury herpast. Each night she aches for her

homeland while fighting to suppressthe horrific nightmares that still plague

her.

Nearly twenty years after her exile,Eugenia is called back to Chile to tes-

tify in Manuels case and help seek jus-tice for the others who disappeared. A

rare living witness to these camps,Eugenia must come to grips with the

legacy of violence and traumas left byPinochets dictatorship and find truth

and solace in the stories of those she

left behind.Mallon was raised in Santiago, Chile

and educated at Harvard and Yale. She

is the Julieta Kirkwood Professor ofHistory at the University of Wisconsin

Madison, and the author of dozens ofarticles and books on 19th and 20th cen-

tury Latin American History. This isher first novel.

For more information or to registerfor this program, email

[email protected] or call 608-827-7403.

Come Out Of Your Shell with turtles in the Pheasant Branch Conser-vancy on Tuesday, July 9 from 4-6 p.m. Meet at Orchid Heights Park shel-ter, 4198 Park Trail, for this Friends of Pheasant Branch event. It will beguided by Dr. Mary Linton, Snapping Linton Ecology, and turtle expertBob Hay.

Discover turtle biology, important habitat and good ways to view themin the wild. Practice tracking turtles that wear radio transmitters on theirshells. Learn about nesting habits and conservation efforts. Find out howto help in the protection of these important wetland inhabitants. Follow-ing the presentation, 12 young turtles will be released back into the marsh.(Please bring knee high rain boots or hip waders if youd like to accom-

pany the group into the marsh). This is a free, family-friendly event. RSVPsare appreciated to 767-2394 or [email protected].

Photo contributed

Turtles take center stage next week


11/24


Photo contributed

A great

causeArtist Stella Larson raised $68

from her sales at Saturdays Cre-ating for Causes fundraiser in theMiddleton Hills neighborhood.The money, plus all cash donationsthat ended up in this dogs belly(which had not been counted as ofpress time) will be given to theDane County Humane Society.

The annual event allows anarray of artists to sell their work toraise funds for the charities of theirchoosing.

Teens willenjoy the

librarys

speakeasyNext week, teens wont want to missthe 1920s Speakeasy on Thursday, July11, 7-8 p.m. at the Middleton Public

Library. Get the secret password at theHelp Desk, then join the library for a

silent movie game, limbo under afeather boa, playing 1920s records on

a record player and a gangster corner.Be sure to bring any book bucks to buy

mocktails, food and prizes.Dress up as a flapper girl or gangster

guy for the chance to win a sweet prize.


12/24


Remember when?This summer

marks the 10-year

anniversary of

Middletons state

baseball title team

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Editors Note:Back in June, 2003,

Middletons baseball team won the

WIAA Division 1 state baseball title. It

was the first state baseball title in the

schools long and proud history.

Heres a look back on that champi-

onship game. On page 16, we look at

what the members of that team are

doing now.

GRAND CHUTE Beau Pad-

field hopped on a picnic table inside

Fox Valley Stadium and went into a

schtick he had been dreaming about.

The Middleton star had become leg-

endary for imitating a boxing an-

nouncer introducing Sugar Ray

Robinson every time Middleton won a

road game. Only Padfield had per-

formed strictly for his teammates on

the team bus.

At the Cardinals postseason ban-

quet, though, Padfield promised to per-

form in front of all comers should

Middleton win the WIAA Division 1

state baseball championship. So even

though showmanship isnt Padfields

calling, he was on cloud nine as he

amused a large gathering with his

Robinson routine.

I was hoping Id get to do that,

Padfield said.

See BASEBALL, page 17

Mary Duffy was thrilled.And more often than not, thats a

rare feeling when coaches leave all-conference meetings.

But Duffy, Middletons girls soccercoach, was awfully happy with this

years Big Eight Conference results.The Cardinals had nine players

named all-Big Eight, including fourfirst-team all-conference selections.

Middleton had one second-team pickand four honorable-mention all-con-

ference choices.I am really pleased with the all

conference picks, Duffy said. Wefinished third in the conference, but

were able to get four players on first(team), one on second and four on

honorable mention.Senior keeper Meghan Ledin, a

University of Wisconsin recruit, ledMiddletons first-team selections.

Junior forward Ellen Jesse, juniormidfielder Leia Peterman and senior

defender Carly Kirkpatrick were alsonamed first-team.

Sophomore defender MeganSullivan was named second-team all-

conference. Senior forward ShannonMcCauley, junior forward Brenna

Shea, junior midfielder CarolineKeenan and freshman defender Grace

Douglas were all named honorable-mention all-conference.

Ledin had a sensational year andwas also named first-team all-state by

Gettingtheir kicks

Nine girls soccer

players named to

all-Big Eight teamby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See SOCCER, page 18

Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel

File photo

The time of their livesMiddletons baseball team won the WIAA Division 1 state title 10 years ago. Find out what members of that great Cardinals team are doing on page

16.

Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

MiddletonsMeghan Ledinwas namedfirst-team all-Big Eight

Conference, aswell as first-team all-state.


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Joe Heise has spent the past five

seasons patiently biding his time on

the Home Talent League baseball cir-

cuit.

The Ashton right-hander showed

on Sunday that he has learned his les-

sons well.

Heise scattered six hits and

allowed just one walk in tossing a 2-

0 complete game victory over host

Middleton in a Northern Section East

Division game on Fan Appreciation

Day.

Middleton fell to 7-3, while Black

Earth (8-2) defeated Cross Plains and

moved into first place in the division.

Ashton improved to 6-3.

I started playing when I came out

of high school in 2008, said Heise, a

Middleton graduate who once

pitched for the Cardinals. I was

throwing in the night league the last

two years and I also threw an inning

or two in relief on Sundays.

I finally got my shot this year.

Coach (Dave Adler) gave me the ball

and I hope to keep it.

Heise allowed a lead-off single to

Josh Hinson to open the second

inning, and one out later Andrew

Zimmerman lined a single to right-

center to move Hinson to second

base. Heise then induced Tomas

Chardon to bounce into a 4-6-3 dou-

ble play that set the tone for Heises

duel with Middleton right-hander

Drew Farrell.

It was two good teams battling it

out, Farrell said. I was thinking

wed each score a handful of runs. I

thought the first team to five would

win it and we didnt put any on the

board.

Were both contact pitchers who

rely on our defense. He was just a lit-

tle better today. They had two double

plays which was huge in a game like

this.

Eric Simon lined a single to center

field for the first of his two hits for

Middleton with one out in the third

inning. But Heise got Matt Brabender

to bounce into an inning-ending 6-4-

3 double play.

If a guy is going to keep the ball

down and they play defense like that,

its a good recipe for success for

them, Simon said. It can be frus-

trating. Youre not striking out but

youre hitting the ball and not getting

the hits.

Middletons Kevin Dubler ripped

a one-out double down the right-field

line in the fourth inning. But Heise

retired Hinson and BrandonScheidler on pop-ups to second base-

man Aaron Gowan to end the inning.

I kept throwing fastballs and

would work a curve in there to keep

them off-balance, Heise said. You

learn the first time around where they

like to hit it and just stay away from

it.

Meanwhile, Farrell retired 11 of

the first 12 batters he faced and held

Ashton to just two hits through the

first four innings.

But with one out in the fifth

inning, Farrell allowed four of the

next five batters to reach base, which

proved to be the only offense Ashton

would need.

Kevin Peternell started the rallywith a single to left and moved to

second when Shane Adler was hit by

a pitch. Jake Page followed with a

single to right field to load the bases.

After Gowan hit a short fly ball to

right field for the second out, Farrell

hit Kasey Miller with a pitch to give

Ashton a 1-0 lead.

It was timely because it was one

of the few innings we had a chance to

score, Ashton manager Dave Adler

said.

Miller, who just completed a stel-

lar junior season at Middleton High

School, was playing in only his third

Sunday game.

I got hit 10 times in high school

and we scored a run against(Madison) West, but its my first

game-winner, Miller said. Thats

never happened but Ill take it.

Farrell said all it took was a few

bad pitches to ruin his day.

Ive been dropping (my shoulder)

down and the ball has a tendency to

run in on righties and it did, Farrell

said. It was an 0-2 count, too, and

thats unacceptable.

Farrell, though, prevented any fur-

ther damage when he retired Derek

Prochaska on a fly ball to center field

to end the inning.

To stay out of the big inning was

a key for us, Middleton manager

Brandon Hellenbrand said. To come

out of it allowing only one run wasimportant because youve got to

score runs to win anyway.

Middletons best opportunity to

pull even came in the sixth inning

when Simon led off with a single to

left and moved to second on a wild

pitch.

But one out later Mike Brabender

was in the midst of a 10-pitch at bat

Heise, Ashton

top Middletonby DENNIS SEMRAU

Special to the Times-Tribune

See HTL, page 14

Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

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A n d r e wZimmermana n dMiddletonsHome TalentLeague teamfell toAshton, 2-0,on Sunday.


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when Heise picked Simon off sec-

ond base. Brabender eventually drew

a walk, but Dubler flew out to left

field to end the threat.

Heise, who retired nine of the last

10 batters to end the game, got a little

breathing room when Ashton added

an insurance run in the ninth inning.

Garrett Novinski hit a leadoff sin-

gle to left, moved to second on

Peternells sacrifice and to third onShane Adlers ground ball to short.

Page then walked and Nick Maier

pinch ran to set up a double-steal

attempt.

On the second pitch to Gowan,

Dubler was charged with a throwing

error while attempting to throw out

Maier at second base and Novinski

scored for a 2-0 lead.

Drew was dominant and Heise

threw unbelievably. I was very

impressed with the way that they

played, Hellenbrand said of Ashton.They made all the plays defensively.

We just couldnt get the clutch hit

that we needed.

Page said Heise was able to locate

his pitches well and keep Middletons

hitters off-balance.

We stuck with the fastball and

threw in a few off-speed pitches to

keep them on their toes. Joe worked

his fast ball in and out and moved it

around, said Page, a Madison East

graduate who is playing in his first

season in the HTL.Dave Adler said he also enjoyed

watching Heise pitch a gem.

He doesnt overpower anybody

but he moves the ball in and out,

Adler said. He hits his spots.

Black Earth 3, Cross Plains 2

The Bombers took over first place

in the division after topping the host

Businessmen.

Bryce Barsness singled in pinch

runner Shane Moyer in the top of the

ninth inning with the eventual game-

winning run.Ashton 2, Middleton 0Ashton ....... 000 010 001 2 7 0

Middleton .......... 000 000 000 0 6 1Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): A Heise (9-6-

0-1-3). M Farrell (9-7-1-1-4).

Leading hitters: A Jake Page 1x3, KaseyMiller 1x3, Kevin Peternell 1x3. M Eric Simon

2x3. 2B Dubler (M).

Black Earth 3, Cross Plains 2Black Earth ..................... 200 000 001 3 4 3Cross Plains .................... 000 002 000 2 9 4

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Potuznik (7-8-1-2-4), Duhr (W; 1-0-0-1-1), L.Hoeschele (1-1-

0-0-1); Murphy (6-3-2-5-5), B.Lochner (L; 3-1-

0-0-2).

Leading hitters Cross Plains Lochner(2x5), Layton (2x3).

HTL continued from page 13n


15/24

The Middleton Gators won notcheda pair of wins Saturday.

Middleton downed HawksLanding, 681-275, and toppled

Seminole, 590-415.Jack Madigan, Nate Lamers, Cora

Mack and Anna Landgraf each won

two events for the Gators.In the girls 8-and-under events,

Ryanne Woodall won the 25-meter

freestyle, while Erin Gonter won the25-meter backstroke and Woodall was

second. Bailey Flock was second inthe 25-meter breaststroke and Sammi

Kubsh was third. Kubsh also was sec-ond in the 25-meter butterfly and

Gonter was third in the 100 meter IM.The Gators A relay team was second

in the 100-meter medley relay andwon the freestyle relay.

In the boys 8-and-under events,Jack Alexander won the 25-meter

freestyle, while Matthew Golden andMichael Baer took second and third in

the 25 meter backstroke. Ben Keith,

Jack Alexander, and Golden swept the25-meter breaststroke. Jack Madiganwon the 25-meter butterfly and the

100-meter IM, while the Gators Arelay won the freestyle relay.

In the girls 9-10 events, HaileyBarrett won the 50-meter backstroke

and Anja Newcomer was third. EllaGraf won the 100-meter IM, while

Melanie Golden was third. EmmaPinder won the 50-meter breaststroke

and Olivia Andrews was third. HaileyBarrett was third in the 50-meter but-

terfly and the Gators A relay teamwon the medley and freestyle relays.

In the boys 9-10 events, NateLamers won the 100-meter IM and

John Kaney was second. Kaney, Peter

Hoferle and Nathan Shaw swept the50-meter breaststroke, while Lamers

won the 50-meter butterfly. TheGators A relay team also won the

freestyle relay.In the girls 11-12 events, Cora

Mack won the 50-meter freestyle,

while Sitori Tanin was second. AlexisBarrett and Maeve Gonter were sec-ond and third, respectively, in the 50-

meter backstroke. Mack also won the100-meter IM, while Grace Madigan

was second. Madigan also took sec-ond in the 50-meter breaststroke and

Alexis Barrett took third in the 50-meter butterfly. The Gators A relay

teams also won the freestyle and med-ley relays.

In the boys 11-12 events, MilesWorledge took second in the 50-meter

freestyle and the 50-meter backstroke,while Andrew Lund, Drake Demetrios

and Michael Peek swept the 100-meter IM. Demetrios took third in the

50-meter breaststroke, while Peek and

Adam Hanson were second and third,respectively, in the 50-meter butterfly.The Gators A relay teams also won

the freestyle medley and took secondin the medley relay.

Maddie Martorana took third in thegirls 13-14 100-meter freestyle event,

while Emily Duecker was third in the100-meter backstroke. Margaret

McGill won the 100 meter IM andJordan Winkler was third. Winkler

was second and Maddy Martoranawas third in the 100-meter breast-

stroke, while McGill was second inthe 50-meter butterfly. The Gators A

relay teams were second in the medleyand freestyle relays.

In the boys 13-14 events, Matthew

Leiferman took second in the 100-meter freestyle, while Evan

Birschbach was third. HarrisonBielski took second in the 100 meter

IM, while Isaac Hanson, EvanBIrschbach and Kane Birschbach

swept the 100-meter breaststroke.

Harrison Bielski was second in the 50-meter butterfly, while Isaac Hansonwas third. The Gators A relay teams

also won the medley and freestylerelays.

In the womens 15-18 events, AnnaLandgraf won the 100-meter freestyle,

while Paige Prestigiacomo was third.Emily Tiedemann was second in the

100-meter backstroke, while MadelineBielski was third in the 200-meter IM.

Madeline Mack took third in the 100-meter breaststroke while Landgraf

won the 100-meter butterfly. TheGators A relay teams also won the

medley and freestyle relays.Josh Reddeman and Lars Haskins

were second and third, respectively, in

the boys 15-18 100-meter freestyle.Andrew Lewis was third in the 100-meter backstroke, while Haskins won

the 100-meter breaststroke. CooperGreen won the 200-meter IM, while

Green also took second and NickAshley was third in the 100-meter but-

terfly. The Gators A relay teams alsowon the medley and freestyle relays.

The Gators travel to Monona onSaturday for their next meet.


Sports briefsBoys soccer practices

Middleton High School boys soccer captains' practices are being heldevery Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Airport Road practice

fields from 8-10 a.m.All potential players (incoming freshman through seniors) should

attend as often as possible.

Players are asked to bring a ball, shin guards and water.

Dance team summer clinicThe Middleton Dance Team will be holding a summer clinic Aug. 12,

14 and 16 from 1-4 p.m. at Middleton High Schools Small Gym.Anyone interested in dance and will be going into grades 5-8 is invited

to participate. Each dancer will have an opportunity to try out for pom,jazz, and hip-hop.

Dancers will perform the routines they learn throughout the week onAugust 16 at 4 p.m. in a mini-recital for their friends and family.

The cost of the clinic is $75 per dancer and $50 for every additionaldancer in each family. To sign up or questions, email MHS dance team

coach Jackie Jaucian at [email protected].

Gators win twice


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1. Brian Statz Sr., OFCollege: UW-Madison.Employer: TDS Telecom.Personal: Engaged.Favorite memory: A tie between

rushing the mound to celebrate afterthe final out of the championship andBeau (Padfields) final Sugar RayRobinson call on the bus home.

2. Bobby Butler Sr., 2BCollege: UW-Whitewater forAccounting.

Employer: I am a SeniorAccountant at CUNA Mutual andspend all my free time chasing (son)Landon around.

Personal: I am married to Bridgetand have a son (Landon) and we live inCross Plains.

Favorite memory: Winning thestate tournament and celebrating withthe team on the field after the final outof the championship game.

3. Mike Brabender Jr., P/OFCollege: Winona State University

(2004-2009). Played baseball for theWarriors. Majored in Exercise Science

and Cardiac Rehabilitation. AttendedUniversity of Wisconsin School ofDiagnostic Medical Sonography(2009-2011). Studied Cardiac andVascular Sonography.

Employer: Work for Dean HealthSystems as an Echocardiographersince 2011.

Personal: Recently engaged with awedding planned for the fall of 2014.

Favorite memory: Holding up thestate championship trophy and the cel-ebration we had on the field after win-ning the game. Having the state cham-pion 2003 T-shirts ready for us made itfeel surreal.

4. Ben Bradley Jr., C

College: I went to Winona Stateand played baseball.Personal/Employer: I am married

and live in DeForest working for LidsTeam Sports.

Favorite memory: The weekendget togethers with the team. Rarelyhave I seen such a close group of guys.

5. David Bruns Jr., CCollege: Graduated from Winona

State University in 2008 with aBachelor of Science degree in businessadministration.

Employer: I am currently theDirector of Manufacturing Operationsfor Fastenal Southeast Asia, living inNusajaya, Johor (Malaysia). I havebeen working full time for Fastenal

since 2007.Personal: In 2014, I am getting

married and will move to the twincities area where my fianc currentlylives.

Favorite memory: One of mygreatest memories from that year waslooking back at the teams who wheresupposed to win state and how wecame together and took each challengehead on. This was a team that picked

one another up and never focused onthe individual or became selfish.Simply put, a great unit that workedhard, played smart, and most impor-tantly worked together.

6. Leif Madson Jr., OF

7. Scott Brabender Jr., P/2BCollege: UW-Platteville and earned

a bachelors degree in EngineeringPhysics.

Employer: I am a mechanical engi-neer working for the engineering firmMEP Associates LLC.

Personal: I am continuing to playbaseball for Middletons Home TalentLeague team.

Favorite memory: Climbing upthe dugout steps for the final outs ofthe state championship game.

10. Justin Haack Jr., 2BCollege: UW- La Crosse.Employer: Physical Education

teacher at Sauk Trail Elementary.Personal: Will be coaching high

school boys volleyball at MHS thisfall.

Favorite memory: Besides havinga 1.000 on base percentage, the weekat the state tournament with the guysand the bus ride home after the statechampionship.

13. Erik Marx Sr., P/OF

15. Cole Cook Sr., SSCollege: UW-Oshkosh, played

baseball for one year. Then transferredto Herzing University.

Employer: Work at NORD GearCorporation in Waunakee as aCustomer Service Representative.

Personal: Married to Jehvana andhave a son Braxton. I have been play-ing Home Talent League baseball forMiddleton since 2003.

Favorite memory: Riding home inthe bus after winning state and kissingthe trophy.

16. Ross Hellenbrand Fr.,P/1B/OF

College: Winona State University,majoring in Business Administration.I also played baseball while at WinonaState.

Employer: I currently work inMadison at FABCO Equipment(Caterpillar equipment dealer forWisconsin and Upper Michigan) inHuman Resources.

Pesonal: I have been married toSarah for just under one year and wehave a puppy named Oakley.

Favorite memory: In 2003, I wasmoved up to varsity during the play-

offs. My best memory of the 2003 sea-son was being able to watch and learnfrom the upperclassman about what ittook to win a state championship.

17. Ross Stiteley Sr., P/3BCollege: Went to UW-Madison and

graduated with honors in 2008.Employer: Moved to Minneapolis

in the summer of 2008 to work atDominium Development &Acquisition, where I buy and buildapartment complexes.

Personal: I joined the Big BrothersBig Sisters program and have beenmatched with the same little brotherfor four years. He is a freshman thisyear and very big into baseball.

Favorite memory: PlayingMadison La Follette in the regionalplayoffs. I was put in to pinch hitagainst (Lancers star) Ryan Zink andwas given the bunt signal to move therunner over from first. I whiffed badlyon the first two attempts. Ryan thenthrew one of his 90-plus heaters rightdown the middle and I managed todrive it to center for a single.

I remember sitting on first looking

at (manager Tom Schmitt) and he justhad this goofy grin on his face shakinghis head. I could almost see him say-ing, Wow. I cant believe he just savedhimself from that (butt) chewing.

18. Beau Padfield Sr.,P/1B/3B

College: I went to UW-Milwaukeeand played for two years, then trans-ferred to UW-Whitewater and got mydegree there.

Employer: C.H. RobinsonWorldwide as a Logistics Consultant.

Favorite memory: My best memo-ry from the 2003 season would beplaying cards with all the guys nearlyevery night, and of course, winning thestate championship.

19. Jeremy Hach Jr., OFCollege: I graduated from UW-

Platteville in business and communica-tions. Currently Im finishing my mas-ters degree from UW-Platteville inproject management.

Employer: Im working as a televi-sion director for PBS.

Favorite memory: Best memoryfrom 2003 is probably the bus rideshome after a win.

21. Chase Butler Jr., 1BCollege: I went to UW-Richland

Center for two years, then Eau Clairefor two years.

Employer: I work for the City ofMiddleton on the street department.

Personal: I played Home Talent forMiddleton for eight years.

Favorite memory: Going to stateand Beau (Padfield) flipping outbecause I beat him in Texas holdemthe night before we won state.

25. Brandon DOrazio Sr.,P/3B

College: Went to Beloit College

and was four-year starter for the base-ball team.

Employer: Started my own com-mercial cleaning service in 2010.

Favorite moment: The bus rideback celebrating the state champi-onship.

27. Casey Hogan Sr., OFCollege: I went to the University of

Wisconsin-Madison and graduatedfrom the business school with degreesin marketing, human resources, andmanagement. I played five years ofcollegiate football for the Badgers. Ilettered two years on the football teamand received two Academic All Big-Ten awards.

Employer: I work as a sales man-

ager for Altria in the Madison area.Personal: I married my college

sweetheart, Ashley, on July 3, 2011.We are expecting our first child (aboy!) in August.

Favorite memory: Ill never forgetstarting in center field in the statechampionship game, scoring from sec-ond base on a sacrifice fly in the sec-tional final, riding through town afterwinning the state championship, and

just being around that group of guyswas the best! A lot of guys on that teamare still some of m

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