During a full house special meetingat the Westport Meeting Room, a jointmeeting of the Westport PlanningCommission and the Westport-Wauna-kee Joint Planning Commission votedto reject the rezoning proposal fromCounty C-2 Restricted to C-1 for a po-tential haunted house installation at

5305 CTH M. Commissioners from both the West-

port Planning Commission and theWestport-Waunakee Joint PlanningCommission were present and re-viewed the proposal, which includedthe commercial building, enough landfor three separate “haunts,” and park-ing.

The concept was brought to the plancommission by Guy Kitchell, who saidthe attraction would include enoughparking for up to 400 vehicles, in addi-tion to the building and the haunts.

Commissioners from the Westport

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Times-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerThis time, it’s personalWhen Middleton resident Courtney Baker challenged Mayor Kurt Sonnentag to take part in the ALS Ice

Bucket Challenge, Sonnentag didn’t hesitate. He was already active in the fight to cure ALS, a disease thatclaimed the life of his brother, Kipp. So Baker and Sonnentag headed to the Middleton Fire Station on Uni-versity Avenue, where they both got doused, donated to the cause, and challenged others to do the same. Tosee if the mayor was still smiling after getting hit with a full bucket of icy water, turn to page 10.

Local police use video,audio recordings to keepoperations transparent

While questions of race, lethal forceand police accountability continue torage in Ferguson, Missouri followingthe fatal shooting of Michael Brown,the Middleton Police Department ismaking clear that it has already takenextensive steps to document its offi-cers’ interactions with the citizenry.

“If a controversial event occurswhich involves one of our officers, weare in good shape to review the inci-dent and share the results with the pub-

lic at an appropriatetime,” said Chief ofPolice Chuck Foulkein a statement sent tocity leaders lastweek.

“I am a firm be-liever in squad videocameras and am opti-mistic that personalbody cameras will soon become part ofour everyday equipment,” said Foulke.“I strongly advocate being transparentin everything we do.”

Westport votes down aproposed haunted house

GoodNeighborsgathered

At right, veterans march in Sun-day’s Good Neighbor Festival Pa-rade. To see a full page of imagesfrom the festival, turn to page 9.

Photo by Jeff Martin

Inside this issue:Taxes: Library: Sports:Middleton man at center ofbutcher shop battle. Page 2

‘1000 Books Before Kinger-garten’ kicks off. Page 5

Strong start for football team. Page 12

Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 5Geiger Counter . . . . . . . . 7Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 18

While the debate about an officer-involvedshooting rages in Missouri, Middleton’s police chief says squad and body camerascan protect both citizens and police officersby MATT GEIGEr

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by MICHAEL DrEw

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Foulke

See POLICE, page 11

See HAUNTED, page 8

Westport nixes proposal to turn blighted gas station into haunted house attraction

Black Earth Meats owner BartlettDurand will forego plans for growthwhile he and the Village of Black Earthbattle in court. 

Durand, a Middleton resident, canno longer maintain operations becauseof his ongoing legal battle with the vil-lage, which caused him to lose collat-eral that would have been used tosecure financing for planned projects.

The lawsuit is the result of an esca-lated dispute between Black EarthMeats and its residential neighbors.Durand and investors purchased BlackEarth Meats in 2008. The slaughter op-eration grew tremendously since thetakeover.  At its peak, Black EarthMeats was processing 140-150 animalsa week.  

Neighboring residents began com-plaining to the village board about de-livery trucks blocking traffic and idlingalong residential streets, animal noise,animal blood and waste on villagestreets, and the odor from animal partsbeing stored outside incontainers. Vocal residents deemed thebusiness a public nuisance and calledfor its closing.

Mary Mickelson is one of the neigh-bors who complained to the villageabout the Black Earth Meats slaughter-house. She has lived in her home,which is two houses away from thebusiness, for 41 years. Mickelson said

she had no complaints until businessstarted booming in recent years.

“Just that increase was getting tothat point that, this is not an industrialzone, it’s a commercial residentialzone, and that amount of slaughtering,sites, smells and sounds does not be-long in this zoning,” Mickelson said.“And we never had and still don’t havean issue with the market. It was theslaughtering that got way out of con-trol.”

Mickelson said she saw streams ofblood going into the sewer and wasalso concerned about the safety of chil-dren who passed by when walking toschool on Remington Street, whereBlack Earth Meats’ loading dock is lo-cated.

“A lot us have grandkids who wewould walk and we would have tocross the street because we didn’t wantthem to see some of the sites,” Mickel-son said. “I mean, my own grandchil-dren saw two cattle heads laying on theroad outside of their business at onetime.”

While Durand understands the com-plaints, he claims he was not breakingany laws and wanted assistance and co-operation from the village if theywanted him to move the facility. Du-rand also said the operation was con-sistent with the zoning and villageordinances.

“What you gave me was, come upwith a plan that you accept, and the in-ference is, and that you will pay for,”Durand said to the village board at theirJuly 2 meeting.  

The village paid a consultant $4,000with a grant they received from AlliantEnergy to work with Durand to comeup with proposals for relocating the

slaughterhouse.  Fourproposals were intro-duced to the board atthe July 2meeting. Durand waswilling to move for-ward on each proposalor a mix of them, butrequested the townpass a motion that hewrote claiming BlackEarth Meats was not a public nuisanceand could continue operations while aproposal was fleshed out.

Durand insisted that if he could notmaintain his operations, he would losea majority of his collateral, making itimpossible to stay in business, let alonerelocate. 

He also notified the board that hewas filing a suit for damages that hewould pursue if the board rejected hismotion. The board tabled the motionand did not respond until after a closedsession meeting with the village attor-ney, after which they announced, “thevillage would take all necessary legalaction to conclude the matter.”

Durand thinks the people of BlackEarth should have a chance to directlyweigh in.  He supports a referendumvote on the matter. The village boardhas not endorsed the idea and appearsto be set to resolve the dispute in court.

Durand, who had garnered a reputa-tion as something of a star on Madi-son’s “localvore” scene in recent years,now has a heavy mortgage and a clos-ing business. Black Earth Meats wasthe only certified organic and AnimalWelfare Approved slaughter facility inthe area. Durand said there will be avoid in the market, not only for con-sumers, but for farmers and more than

40 Black Earth Meats employees.  “Right now, personally, I am having

to dig out of a very large mortgagewithout collateral,” Durand said. “Mypartners are trying to start a new com-pany to pick up some of the pieces andcarry on the mission, but I can’t be partof that until I get my debt paid off.  Itis personally miserable because this ismy passion and what I have been com-mitted to for the last seven years.”

Durand hopes the Conscious Carni-vore, a retail butcher shop in WestMadison that sells mostly meatsprocessed at the Black Earth facility,can stay in business.  To do this, Du-rand said he needs to be bought out byhis partners.  

Prior to the lawsuit Durand was ne-gotiating to open new Conscious Car-nivore locations in Fitchburg andWhitefish Bay.  Those would haveopened this year with another three tofive planned to open over the next fewyears.  

Black Earth Meats will also have tocut ties with all out-of-state marketsthat Durand said were just beginning totake off.

“The Travel Channel ran us on theirBizarre Foods segment again,” ex-plains Durand.  “A lot of people sawthat and wanted to order our meat sowe started a shipping program.  Wehave people begging us to ship, butuntil we get USDA slaughter and pro-cessing resettled we cannot go outsidethe state.”

Black Earth Meats lost USDA ap-proval when the facility was closed forbeing a public nuisance.  

Durand said he is looking at crowdfunding to help him through the legalbattle.  He is starting a Kickstarter

campaign and a legal fund.  He saidone of the best things supporters can dois shop at the Conscious Carnivore orjoin the buyer’s club.

The Black Earth Village Board is notcommenting on the lawsuit at thistime.  Part of the lawsuit involves adefamation case, which has Durand’slawyer paying close attention to whatthe board members say to the media.

Despite the challenges to Durand’sbusiness and goals, he still believessome good can come out of the dis-pute.  

“I think this could be a cathartic mo-ment for the Village of Black Earth,”Durand said. “We could actually buildnew community out of this, but if itfesters, it’s going to be a mess there forquite awhile.”

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Plight of Middleton’s ‘ethical butcher’ garners national headlines

by CAMErON BrEN

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Bartlett Durand was a risingstar on the localvore scene -now he’s embroiled in a fight to keep his business

Durand

The Middleton Common Councilheld a relatively brief meeting Tuesday,August 19. Votes came with little dis-cussion and the meeting was throughin less than forty minutes. 

Perhaps a sign things are runningsmoothly.  To keep readers in-the-know on the small stuff and up-to-dateon the city council, here is a summaryof the meeting.

During public comment KathyOlson, who is vice-chair of the sustain-ability committee, explained the com-mittee’s Middleton Recycling Centerproposal.  It would be located at Mid-dleton Operation Center, which has setaside one third of its space for the re-cycling collection site.  The centerwould accept electronics, hard plastics,block Styrofoam, metals, cardboard,textiles, and clean wood.  The drop offsite would be staffed year-round onSaturdays from 8 a.m. to noon.  Thecity will ultimately decide during thebudgeting process.

Olson also asked that the councilsupport changing recycling to weeklypickup.  She explained this could bringthe city above its current 31 percent di-version rate (diverted from landfill) forrecycled solid waste.  This requiredamending the city’s contract with Pel-

litteri.  The amendment passed with asingle nay vote and no discussion.

District 5 alder, Howard Teal, madea motion during the public commentperiod that will prohibit parking on allof Century Avenue.  Teal said his rea-soning was that many residents haveexperienced close calls with passingvehicles colliding with parked ones.There are only a few spots where park-ing is currently permitted.  The motionpassed as a referral public works com-mission and license and ordinancecommittee.

The city council declared a procla-mation for Spinal Cord Injury Aware-ness Month.  In the proclamation thecity recognizes residents who havebeen impacted by spinal cord injuries.Spinal cord injuries and paralysis areespecially high among veterans.  Theproclamation declares: “There is aneed for increased awareness, educa-tion, resources, and the investment andresearch here in Wisconsin to continueto improve the quality of life for indi-viduals with spinal chord injuries.”

The council approved a budget ad-justment for 2014 for replacing com-munity services vehicles.  There wassome discussion what would happenwith the old vehicles and noted theywould be sold.  

The Middleton Municipal Opera-tions Center presented its financial re-port to the council.

“I look at the design phase alreadyabove the estimate by $114,000 and itis not done yet,” said District 2 alderGurdip Brar to Rich Weihert, city en-gineering technician.

Weihart points out Public Works hasfollowed council’s instruction.  Henotes $92,000 went to legal expenseswhen the city was sued AssociatedGeneral Contractors of Wisconsin.

On December 12, 2013, the City ofMiddleton issued a public notice that itwas accepting bids for the constructionof the new Public Works Facility andOutbuildings, which has an estimatedcost of over $9 million.  Nine differentcontractors submitted bids for the Proj-ect, including six contractors who aremembers of the Associated GeneralContractors of Wisconsin.  

The council voted on March 4, 2014to award the contract for the project toNewcomb Construction despite thefact that Newcomb Construction wasnot the lowest responsible bidder andhad failed to comply with the city’s ad-vertised bid requirements, according toa complaint filed by Associated Gen-eral Contractors of Wisconsin.

The Associated General Contractorsof Wisconsin successfully argued toJudge Lanford that the City of Middle-ton had violated its own ordinancesand Wisconsin law by awarding thecontract to Newcomb Construction.

Meriter Health Services is still plan-ning to construct a new medical cam-pus east of the Beltline at CenturyAvenue and Laura Lane.  The city’sPublic Works facility, located in theproposed development site, must leaveby March 1st of 2015.

The city will replace a water mainon Allen Blvd. and a boiler at the li-brary.

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Council hears details aboutrecycling center proposalby CAMErON BrEN

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Optimists award scholarshipsThe Middleton Optimist Club presented scholarships to four Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

students at its meeting at Sofra Family Bistro two weeks ago. The students, pictured from left to right at themeeting: Suzanne Jamieson, Eden Girma, Lydia Schalch and Abby Vanaartsen.

M I D D L E -TON/WAUNA-KEE-Richard“Rich” Voss,passed awaysurrounded byhis family onThursday, Aug.21, 2014, from a brief illness. Richwas born on April 27, 1927, inMiddleton, the son of George andGrace (Tusler) Voss.

Rich graduated from MiddletonHigh School early to join the CoastGuard during World War II. Afterhe returned from the Coast Guardhe graduated from the UW-Madi-son with a Bachelor’s degree inBusiness. Rich re-enlisted as alieutenant in the Coast Guard dur-ing the Korean War and was sta-tioned in Miami where his love forFlorida began. He worked in resi-dential construction in the Madisonarea for many years. Rich ownedVoss Construction and in 1970 wasproud to be a builder involved withthe Parade of Homes. In 1980 heand Monica Bunch bought the GoldNugget Bar in Waunakee and en-joyed many years together. Richliked to deep sea fish and play golfand Blackjack. He also took hisfamily on vacations to SouthFlorida and held season tickets forthe Badgers and Packers. EveryFather’s Day his family took himdeep sea fishing and at the age of86 he went 32 miles off the FloridaKeys.

Rich is survived by his specialcompanion, Monica Bunch; chil-dren, Robert (JoAnn Smiarowski)

Voss of West Palm Beach, Fla.,Rodney (Rita) Voss of Waunakee,Kristi (Tom) Duhr of Marshall andAnnie Voss of Middleton; grand-children, Dylan (Coni) Duhr, Bron-son Duhr, Lindsay Voss and JoeyVoss; great-grandchildren, SkylarDuhr and Austin Duhr; sister, Jean(Vernon) Molbreak, sisters-in-law,Mary Voss and Mary Jo Voss. Hewas preceded in death by his par-ents; a grandson, Storm RobertVoss; brothers, Willard (Moody)Voss, Robert Voss, Jack Voss andClifford (Shirley) Voss; and twinbrothers, Russell and RaymondVoss.

Funeral services were held at theGUNDERSON WEST FUNERALHOME, 7435 University Avenue,Middleton, on Tuesday, Aug. 26,2014, at 10:30 a.m. Burial wasplanned in Middleton JunctionCemetery. A visitation was held atthe funeral home on Monday, Aug.25, 2014, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.,and on Tuesday, from 9:30 a.m.until the time of the service.

The family would like to extenda special thank you to Rodney andhis family for all the special carethey provided to Rich during theselast few years. “Take care of yourpennies, the dollar bills will takecare of themselves.” Richard Voss.Thanks Dad. Online condolencesmay be made at www.gunder-sonfh.com.

Gunderson WestFuneral & Cremation Care7435 University Avenue

(608)831-6761www.gundersonfh.com

ObituaryRICHARD “RICH” VOSS

The Westport Town Board last weekheld a discussion on the ongoing con-struction of the new Town Garage and

miscellaneous projects throughout thetownship. As of August 18, theagreed-upon $950,000 complex hasutilities installed, and per Westporttown administrator Tom Wilson, thefoundation and flooring work was wellunderway.

“I suspect after Labor Day, we’llstart seeing the walls go up,” Wilsonadvised on the project.

“It’s coming along,” he added.Wilson also gave a brief update on

the ongoing construction project at TallOaks Road, indicating that asphalt wasin the process being torn out and re-placed, and additionally advised onsome curbing improvements takingplace on Sunset.

“I suspect,” commented Wilson onthe miscellaneous projects, “they willbe finishing up things next week al-ready.”

The Westport Board also voted toapproved of a rezone from County R-1to SR-4 to allow for the construction ofa deck at 5578 River Rd, discussed andapproved a motion to allow a tempo-rary retailer’s license for the WaunakeeCommunity Foundation for “Walkto-berfest,” from September 11-14, andpaid the town’s bills for the week priorto adjourning the Board Meeting.

The Springfield Town board on Au-gust 19 voted unanimously to grant anextension to Wolf Paving for the com-pletion of the Foxfire Trail and Wil-drose Court construction project untilSept 5 due to hazardous conditions onthe work site.

Jim Pulvermacher, reporting as anemployee of the construction firm thathas undertaken the project, providedthe board with an update on the con-struction.

“There is just way too much [stuff]in there,” Pulvermacher said. He fur-ther advised there were multiple 8000-volt lines running out of a transformer

in the area, and that the lines had notbeen properly marked when called forprior to construction beginning, anddetailed the potential dangers the con-struction crews have been facing as aresult of improperly placed and im-properly marked utilities.

“In all my years,” stated Pulverma-cher, “I’ve never seen anything likethis and I’ve worked all over the state.”

Though the project is no longer ex-pected to be completed prior to the startof the school year, road patrolmanMark Grosse advised that new asphaltshould be in before school starts.

TIF TALKSpringfield also participated in sev-

eral discussions concerning the cre-

ation of a Tax Increment Financing(TIF) district and future construction atthe Schneider Road Business Center,which is located on the site of an aban-doned town landfill.

Project owner Jim Mills presentedblueprints of two buildings to the boardfor lots three and five of the complex.Both buildings were described as hous-ing warehouses, while the plannedbuilding at lot three was planned to in-clude a full loading dock capable of un-loading a full-sized semi. Lighting,landscaping, and signage plans for thetwo sites were described as being in-complete, and Wills advised he wouldneed to return to the board for approvalonce they were drafted.

MSA HIREDThe Springfield Board also took ac-

tion to hire MSA Professional Servicesto draft legal documentation includinga developers agreement towards thecreation of the Schneider Road Busi-

ness Center TIF District. Andrew Bremmer, of MSA, was

present at the board meeting to providean update on the creation of a TID forthe Schneider Rd. Business Center.Bremmer’s update included advisingof deadlines throughout the upcomingmonths for the TIF creation process,assisting the board in organizing thefirst TIF Joint Review Board meetingfor Sept 23, and advising the board onthe developers agreement that must bedrafted prior to this meeting.

After discussion, the Springfieldboard voted unanimously to hire MSAto draft the developers agreement, soas to provide the document to thetown’s attorney quickly. Bremmer alsoadvised that a site investigation wasconducted at the property in July, andthe report from that investigation iscurrently being “internally reviewed”by the state DNR.

“We do have a responsibility,” com-mented board Cchairman Don Hoff-

man on Springfield’s involvement inthe TIF creation, “due to its history asa [former town] landfill site.”

The board did briefly inquire if any-thing overtly hazardous was found dur-ing the site investigation, to which theresponse was in the negative.

OTHER BUSINESSThe Springfield board reviewed the

renewal of a CD, tabled a discussion onconverting the Springfield Town Hallfrom propane to natural gas, and dis-cussed the effects of and Dane CountyTown’s Association actions related toWI Act 377, Implement of Husbandry.Discussion on the Act indicated that theTown’s Association is creating a boardto review the effects of the Act on DaneCounty Towns, and was looking formembers who would be potentially in-terested in seats on the board. Thetown additionally paid the bills of thelast weeks before adjourning the meet-ing.

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Wolf Paving gets extension from Springfield boardby MICHAEL DrEw

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by MICHAEL DrEw

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Garage walls will soon go up

Bob and Dawn Stepien, Racine, and Todd Berry and Margaret Lewis, Mid-dleton, are pleased to announce the July 19 marriage of their children, TaylorA. Stepien and Andrew B. L. Berry, at Hilltop in Spring Green, WI.

A 2009 molecular biology and French graduate of UW-Madison, Taylor ispursuing a Ph.D. in Pathobiology at the University of Washington-Seattle. A2004 graduate of Middleton High School, Andrew studied cognitive neuro-science at Dartmouth College, receiving his B.A. in 2008. He is also pursuinga Ph.D. at the University of Washington, in Human Centered Design & En-gineering.

Middleton H.S. graduates Alison and Kate Berry, Kyle and AmandaSchmitt, Alex Richgels, and Reed Smidebush were among those in the wed-ding party.

Andrew and Taylor will reside in the Capitol Hill district of Seattle. Theyplan an early September honeymoon to Provence, France, before resumingtheir doctoral studies in Seattle later in the month.

Wedding

Taylor Stepien, Andrew Berry Wed

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5

1000 Books Before KindergartenWhat is 1000 Books before

Kindergarten?It is a free program that encourages

parents to read 1000 books with theirchild before he or she enterskindergarten – a goal experts saychildren need to help them learn to readfor themselves.  One of the best waysto encourage learning is to spend timesharing books every day. Readingtogether helps develop important pre-reading skills that provide a solidreading foundation – a key to schooland learning success. Plus, sharingstories together is fun!

Who can participate?All families with children who have

not yet started five-year-oldkindergarten can join the program –even newborns! We welcome all areafamilies. You do not need to live inMiddleton to participate.

1,000 Books Before KindergartenKick Off Party!

Saturday, September 6, 2:30-3:30pm (Birth – 4K)

Clifford the Big Red Dog will be atthe library to help kick off the local1,000 Books Before Kindgergarten

event! To get things started, they willshare a Clifford story together and getto meet the Big Red Dog! Older sib-lings and other family members arewelcome to join them, too. Keepsakejournals will be handed out at the party.

Stop by the Main Level Help Deskor call 608-827-7402 to sign up.

Post Kick-Off Party InstructionsIf you are not able to attend the kick-

off party, stop by the Main Level HelpDesk anytime after September 6 toregister and receive your keepsakejournal.

Free ‘Gasland’ screeningkicks of Green Thursdays

A free screening of the documentary GASLAND PART II, will kick offthis year’s Green Thursday season on September 4 at 7 p.m. in the WillyWest Community Room.  Filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark darkhumor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing,or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil,now occurring in 32 countries worldwide.

This free event is sponsored by the City of Middleton SustainabilityCommittee and The Natural Step Monona with support from Willy StreetCo-op, Madison Gas & Electric, Dane County Environmental Council,and Richard and Judy Fritz.  Free refreshments are provided. Willy Westis located at 6825 University Ave in Middleton.

CHURCH NOTES

Anderson, Luke Anton,   20, Middleton, WI53562, 07/08/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Ballard, Antonio Deshawn,  19, Fitchburg, WI53713, 07/18/2013, Failure to ObeyOfficer/Sign/Signal, $88.80

Ballard, Antonio Deshawn,  19, Fitchburg, WI53713, 07/18/2013, Operating w/o a ValidDriver’s License, $114.00

Barker, Samuel Dean,   31, Madison, WI53716, 07/04/2013, Operating while Suspended,$114.00

Barker, Samuel Dean,   31, Madison, WI53716, 07/04/2013, Vehicle Registration Re-voked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80

Becker, Felice A,  36, Middleton, WI 53536,07/25/2013, Unlawful Use Of Telephone, $303.00

Beese, Nicolas Stefan,   20, Madison, WI53715, 07/01/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Bennett, Latresha L,  44, Fitchburg, WI 53711,06/29/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00

Bethencourt, Daniel J,  65, Mount Horeb, WI53572, 07/05/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Brandenburg, Jonathan J,  19, Middleton, WI53562, 06/17/2013, Non Registration, $88.80

Brandenburg, Jonathan J,  19, Middleton, WI53562, 06/24/2013, Non Registration, $0.00

Brandenburg, Jonathan J,  19, Middleton, WI53562, 06/24/2013, Motor vehicle liability insur-ance required, $10.00

Bray, Sallie S,   53, Madison, WI 53711,07/06/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Breitfelder, Kevin O,  47, Madison, WI 53704,07/08/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Browning, Mary Lockyer,  43, Middleton, WI53562, 07/05/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Brunker, Christopher Charles,  19, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 07/12/2013, UnderageConsume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,$177.00

Cabrera Contreras, Serafin,  40, Madison, WI53719, 06/28/2013, Operating w/o a ValidDriver’s License, $114.00

Cabrera Contreras, Serafin,  40, Madison, WI53719, 06/28/2013, Operating vehicle without in-surance, $114.00

Castro, Adamira,   44, North Freedom, WI53951, 07/06/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Cedron, Jose M,  54, Waunakee, WI 53597,07/06/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Cedron, Jose M,  54, Waunakee, WI 53597,07/06/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $0.00

Chiman Aguilar, Daniel Ulises,  20, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/02/2013, Resisting or ObstructingOfficer, $0.00

Chiman Aguilar, Daniel Ulises,  20, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/02/2013, Possession of DrugParaphernalia, $177.00

Clacks, Stanford Latrail,   26, Madison, WI

53702, 07/04/2013, Non Registration, $88.80Clacks, Stanford Latrail,   26, Madison, WI

53702, 07/04/2013, Operating while Suspended,$114.00

Clarson, Michael,  27, Verona, WI 53593,06/26/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Sus-pended/Cancel, $88.80

Cobb, Kristen Michaela,  18, Sun Prairie, WI53590, 07/12/2013, Underage Consume/Pos-sess Alcoholic Beverages, $177.00

Colletti, Joseph J,  51, Middleton, WI 53562,04/20/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80

Cook, Russel B,  24, Madison, WI 53705,05/11/2013, Operating While Intoxicated, $731.00

Cook, Russel B,  24, Madison, WI 53705,05/11/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$0.00

Cook, Russel B,  24, Madison, WI 53705,05/11/2013, Operating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Davis, Lisa Suzzane,  44, Oregon, WI 53575,07/14/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Disch, Erin J,   36, Madison, WI 53719,07/05/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Driver’s Li-cense, $114.00

Drury, William S,  71, Waunakee, WI 53597,07/03/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Dutton, Bradley Frederick,  18, North Free-dom, WI 53951, 07/09/2013, Private Use/SaleFirework, $114.00

Eatmon, Javonee K,   23, Middleton, WI53562, 07/04/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $240.00

Edgren, Hope M,  26, Windsor, WI 53598,07/02/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Elghallab, Mohammed,   33, Madison, WI53717, 07/17/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Fedenia, Kristy Brace,   55, Middleton, WI53562, 06/30/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Fedenia, Kristy Brace,   55, Middleton, WI53562, 06/30/2013, Motor vehicle liability insur-ance required, $10.00

Felz, Laura E,   48, Madison, WI 53717,07/04/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Felz, Laura E,   48, Madison, WI 53717,07/04/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Flores Cabrera, Karla Mercedes,  27, Madi-son, WI 53711, 07/08/2013, Operating w/o aValid Driver’s License, $114.00

Flores Cabrera, Karla Mercedes,  27, Madi-son, WI 53711, 07/08/2013, Failure to Stop ForFlashing Red Signal, $88.80

Foemmel, Grace Li,  52, Madison, WI 53704,07/06/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $0.00

Foemmel, Grace Li,  52, Madison, WI 53704,07/06/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Fowler, Justine A,  25, Middleton, WI 53562,07/10/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance,$0.00

Fowler, Justine A,  25, Middleton, WI 53562,07/10/2013, Operating While Intoxicated,$801.00

Fowler, Justine A,  25, Middleton, WI 53562,07/10/2013, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,$0.00

Fowler, Justine A,  25, Middleton, WI 53562,07/10/2013, Operating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Frank, James B,  58, Madison, WI 53711,07/06/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Frank, James B,  58, Madison, WI 53711,07/06/2013, Non Registration, $88.80

Frank, James B,  58, Madison, WI 53711,07/06/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Frankland, Nicholas John,  18, Waunakee, WI53597, 06/30/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Franklin, Max J,  22, Marshall, WI 53559,07/12/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Sus-pended/Cancel, $88.80

Fridl, Kimberly B,  36, Madison, WI 53719,07/01/2013, Inattentive Driving, $101.40

Fries, Wayne Robert,   25, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/07/2013, Non Registration, $88.80

Fries, Wayne Robert,   25, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/07/2013, Motor vehicle liability insur-ance required, $10.00

Gardner, Delrey,  56, Evansville, WI 53536,07/12/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Driver’s Li-cense, $76.20

Gerke, Sara L,   36, Lodi, WI 53555,07/03/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $114.00

Girard, Erin Lynn,  31, Madison, WI 53719,07/09/2013, Failure to Obey Officer/Sign/Signal,$88.80

Girard, Erin Lynn,  31, Madison, WI 53719,07/09/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00

Gomez Egante, Violeta,   35, Madison, WI53713, 07/12/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $164.40

Gray, Paul Robert,   22, Rio, WI 53960,07/25/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Guerra, Hector H,  29, Middleton, WI 53562,07/05/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Driver’s Li-cense, $0.00

Hall, Annette,   54, Middleton, WI 53562,07/10/2013, Prohibited Noise Disturbance,$88.80

Hansen, Derek L,  27, Middleton, WI 53562,12/06/2011, Operating While Intoxicated, $0.00

Hansen, Derek L,  27, Middleton, WI 53562,12/06/2011, Operating with a detectable amountof a restr, $0.00

Harris, Holly Marie,  18, Portage, WI 53901,06/30/2013, Possession Of False Identification,$177.00

Hernandez, Monica B,   27, Middleton, WI53562, 03/29/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Hernandez, Monica B,   27, Middleton, WI53562, 03/29/2013, Operating vehicle without in-surance, $0.00

Hernandez, Monica B,   27, Middleton, WI

53562, 05/11/2013, Speeding 25 MPH Zone,$88.80

Herrera, David Rojas,   22, Middleton, WI53562, 06/29/2013, Operating while Suspended,$114.00

Hook, Kathryn Tressie,  26, Waunakee, WI53597, 07/18/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Hornung, Jeremy J,  29, Waupun, WI 53963,07/01/2013, Auto Following Too Closely, $114.00

Hornung, Jeremy J,  29, Waupun, WI 53963,07/01/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Hudson, Bianca T,  22, Milwaukee, WI 53225,06/29/2013, Display Unauthorized RegistrationPlates/Tags, $151.80

Huebner, Keith M,  39, Madison, WI 53717,05/09/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance,$0.00

Huebner, Keith M,  39, Madison, WI 53717,05/09/2013, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,$177.00

Imberg, Michael S,  27, Verona, WI 53593,07/07/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,$10.00

Jaehn, David M,  42, Middleton, WI 53562,06/30/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Johnson, Eugene JR,   31, Madison, WI53704, 06/30/2013, Operating while Suspended,$114.00

Johnson, Natasha Asuncion,  20, Madison, WI53711, 07/06/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Kaltenberg, Jennifer J,  58, De Forest, WI53532, 07/05/2013, Non Registration, $88.80

Lanagan, Darien T, 20, Middleton, WI53562, 06/28/2013, Operating w/o a ValidDriver’s License, $114.00

Lanagan, Darien T,  20, Middleton, WI 53562,06/28/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Sus-pended/Cancel, $88.80

Lanagan, Darien T,  20, Middleton, WI 53562,06/28/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Larsen, Timothy J,  35, Madison, WI 53705,07/06/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Lee, Pearl G,   28, Middleton, WI 53562,06/21/2013, Theft, $114.00

Lee, Pearl G,   28, Middleton, WI 53562,06/21/2013, Resisting or Obstructing Officer,$114.00

Leitner, Lynn M,  30, Middleton, WI 53562,07/13/2013, Non Registration, $88.80

Leitner, Lynn M,  30, Middleton, WI 53562,07/13/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Liston, Brian R,   44, Monona, WI 53716,07/10/2013, Operating While Intoxicated,$801.00

Liston, Brian R,   44, Monona, WI 53716,07/10/2013, Operation W/O Required LampsLighted, $0.00

Margle, Stephen D,  51, Middleton, WI 53562,07/04/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance,

$271.50Margle, Stephen D,  51, Middleton, WI 53562,

07/05/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Driver’s Li-cense, $114.00

Margle, Stephen D,  51, Middleton, WI 53562,07/05/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,$10.00

Mcdaniel, Jasmine B,   21, Madison, WI53717, 07/04/2013, Operating while Suspended,$114.00

Mcdaniel, Jasmine B,   21, Madison, WI53717, 07/04/2013, Operating vehicle without in-surance, $114.00

Mcginnis, Connor Joseph,  19, Middleton, WI53562, 07/12/2013, Underage Consume/Pos-sess Alcoholic Beverages, $177.00

Mclaughlin, Heather L,  31, Wisconsin Dells,WI 53965, 07/15/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Mortenson, Lisa M,  43, Madison, WI 53719,06/30/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$139.20

Mortenson, Lisa M,  43, Madison, WI 53719,06/30/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $0.00

Mowry, Mark R,  45, Eau Claire, WI 54701,07/02/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Mueller, Courtney S,  19, Cottage Grove, WI53527, 07/01/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Mukasa, Nabukenya Mw,  21, Middleton, WI53562, 05/11/2013, Operating While Intoxicated,$731.00

Mukasa, Nabukenya Mw,  21, Middleton, WI53562, 05/11/2013, Intoxicant In Motor VehicleDriver Drink, $177.00

Mukasa, Nabukenya Mw,  21, Middleton, WI53562, 05/11/2013, Operating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Mukasa, Nabukenya Mw,  21, Middleton, WI53562, 05/11/2013, Speeding 25 MPH Zone,$88.80

Mukasa, Nabukenya Mw,  21, Middleton, WI53562, 05/11/2013, Operating vehicle without in-surance, $114.00

Odonnell, Sara A,  32, Waunakee, WI 53597,07/02/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Parker, Dallas C,  26, Mazomanie, WI 53560,07/08/2013, Non Registration, $88.80

Paulino Henriquez, Luis Manuel,  61, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 07/09/2013, FYR From StopSign, $88.80

Pieper, Sarah M,  20, Madison, WI 53703,07/01/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Porior-Arce, Lynette Leilani,  37, Waunakee,WI 53597, 07/14/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Provencher, Graham Murphey,  18, Madison,WI 53711, 07/12/2013, UnderageConsume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,$177.00

Pugh, Carla Marie,  47, Middleton, WI 53562,07/07/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Reeder, Steven D,  49, Madison, WI 53704,07/06/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Rejch-Marks, Nancy A,  61, Middleton, WI53562, 06/29/2013, Operating w/o a ValidDriver’s License, $114.00

Resch, Robin N,  45, Middleton, WI 53562,07/06/2013, Non Registration, $0.00

Retallick, Charles W,   21, Middleton, WI53562, 07/06/2013, Operating while Suspended,$114.00

Rogers, Eric S,   46, Madison, WI 53717,06/28/2013, No Motorcycle License, $0.00

Salama, Albaraa,  26, Verona, WI 53593,07/14/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Scharrer, Melanie Hope,  29, Madison, WI53713, 07/16/2013, Unlawful “U” Turn at Con-trolled Intersection, $88.80

Shoemaker Allen, Raquel S,  43, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/21/2013, Prohibited Noise Distur-bance, $88.80

Shuman, Michael Kelley,   49, Verona, WI53593, 07/17/2013, Non Registration, $0.00

Sierra- Camacho, Maria S,  40, Middleton, WI53562, 06/30/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Sippel, Rebecca S,  40, Middleton, WI 53562,06/30/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Smith, Lindsey Jo,  23, Arena, WI 53503,07/09/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Solis, Amanda M,  32, Verona, WI 53593,07/14/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Soriano, Randy M,  38, Madison, WI 53719,07/02/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Stauffacher, Janet A,  64, Madison, WI 53703,07/06/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Valenzuela, Albert Zafar,  19, Merrimac, WI53561, 05/31/2013, Resisting or Obstructing Of-ficer, $177.00

Valenzuela, Albert Zafar,  19, Merrimac, WI53561, 05/31/2013, Conservancy Land Regula-tions - Hours, $0.00

Verhelst, Suzanne Christine,  63, Winter Gar-den, FL 34787, 07/10/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Virnoche, Matthew Thomas,  18, Verona, WI53593, 07/12/2013, Underage Consume/Pos-sess Alcoholic Beverages, $177.00

Von Rutenberg, Jordan Jack,  19, Waunakee,WI 53597, 06/23/2013, Possession of ControlledSubstance, $177.00

Von Rutenberg, Jordan Jack,  19, Waunakee,WI 53597, 06/23/2013, Possession of DrugParaphernalia, $177.00

Von Rutenberg, Jordan Jack,  19, Waunakee,WI 53597, 06/23/2013, Operating vehicle withoutinsurance, $114.00

Von Rutenberg, Jordan Jack,  19, Waunakee,WI 53597, 06/23/2013, Motor vehicle liability in-surance required, $10.00

Wackman, Sandra O,   70, Sauk City, WI53583, 07/23/2013, Non Registration, $0.00

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Middleton Municipal Court

See COUrT, page 11

A placeto callhome

When my daughter was around 12or 13 years old, she had to write apaper about how humans and theirhabits were affecting the health of theplanet. When the graded paper was re-turned to her, she brought it home fromschool, slapped it down on the kitchentable and said,

“I hope that you two don’t want tobe grandparents, because I’m notadding to the population on this planet.Maybe I’ll adopt a sibling set one day,because there’s a real need for that.”

It seemed like such a definite state-ment for one so young. We talkedabout what her research had uncov-ered, but beyond that, I didn’t thinkmuch more of it at the time.

Things change, especially minds.But, I filed the episode away in myhead and heart, as mother’s often do.

Twenty years later, my daughter andher husband have applied for adoption.They are willing to take a sibling set,because there is still “a real need forthat.”

They have not applied to adopt ababy. They have applied through Chil-dren’s Hospital of Wisconsin - Com-munity Services, for a child or twobetween the ages of 4 and 8.

According to Wisconsin Care andAdoption Guidelines on the Adopt US

Kids website,there are 6,568 children in foster

care in Wisconsin. 1,280 of these chil-dren are waiting for adoptive families.For some reason or other, their parentshave lost or given up custody.

Probably half of the people, who Itell about Hilary and Joey’s decision toadopt, ask me, “Do your daughter andson-in-law know what they are gettingthemselves into?”

“As best as any parent can beforehand,” is my usual answer. There is nocrystal ball for anyone who raises chil-dren, whether those children are bio-logically conceived by their parents orthey are adopted.

People who adopt through Commu-nity Services are run through extensivebackground checks. They take classesthat are both face-to-face and on-line.They have regular meetings with socialworkers and have plenty of chances toask questions.

Before officially adopting, there is aminimum of six months during whichthe children live with the adoptive per-son or persons as foster children. Find-ing out whether the children andparents are able to bond is a high pri-ority for everyone’s sake.

Most often, children whose parentslost custody, have lived the greater por-tion of their young lives below thepoverty line. In a May 2011 reportfrom US Dept. of Social Services, 84%

of children adopted after parents lostcustody, lived at 100%-400% povertyrates before they were put in fostercare.

For school-aged children, the class-room is usually the most stable placethat they’ve experienced before enter-ing foster care. However, many chil-dren miss large amounts of school dueto homelessness, multiple moves, fail-ure to enroll, among other reasons.

Adoptive parents, like any parents,can’t control aptitude and tempera-ment. They can’t know how their childwill react in every given situation, whattheir tendencies and resilience will be,etc.

But, because of foster placements,social service interventions and schoolor day care, there are track records forfoster children that speak of their abil-ity to adjust, to feel joy, to bond and in-teract. There is “something to go by”that guides adoptive parents to the chil-dren who will be the best fit as “fam-ily.”

Most people can easily become par-ents. But, to become a parent throughthe adoption process takes reflection,accountability, effort and commitment.

To agree to raise children who havebeen imprinted with less than idealfamily or nurturing in their early years,does not necessarily mean trouble. Butit does call for patience, willingness,stability, clarity and love.

It is unwise to go forward thinkingthat everything will be rosy and easywhether entering parenthood throughadoption or birth. But, there is a hugedifference between being realistic andpessimistic.

The May 2011 US Dept. of SocialServices report also stated, “It finds

that the vast majority of childrenadopted from foster care are doing welland have parents who are satisfied withtheir adoption experiences.  However,some families struggle with challengesincluding one quarter who do not de-scribe their relationship with their childas warm and close. 

However, fully 92 percent of parentswho adopted their children from fostercare report that if they knew theneverything they know now they wouldprobably or definitely have made thesame decision to adopt.”

To assume that adoption is going tobe more difficult leans heavily oneveryone involved. What we thinkmatters.

I’m excited to become a grand-mother. Not only do I have the surpriseof “boy” or “girl” before me. I alsohave the surprise of ethnicity.

I’m excited to watch my daughterand son-in-law evolve in their roles asparents. It’s been a pleasure to heartheir thoughts on the subject already.

They are both poised to give theirchild or children the chance to discovertheir own interests and skills, their likesand dislikes in a way that is invitationaland supportive.

Sometimes before I go to sleep atnight, I send loving thoughts to mygrandchild or grandchildren. He or sheor they are somewhere in Wisconsinright now. They are having experi-ences of transition and adjustment.

They are having very early lessonsin letting go, in opening to new situa-tions, in flexibility and in learning toadapt.

It is heartening to think that they willsoon have a permanent place to callhome.

PioneersA quick inventory of my canoe re-

vealed the following things:Three tennis balls (for playing fetch

with my dog). A knife that could beused for fending off mosquitoes ormosquito-sized bears. Flip-flops (to en-hance slipping and ankle twisting, andcultivate large blisters). Two expensiveback country water bottles, both empty.A small notebook and pen (which Icould use to keep a journal of mythoughts). A leaky, moldy tent that Ihad forgotten to dry after the priorsummer’s notably soggy camping ex-cursions.

The last and most important thing Ibrought camping was invisible butvery real - an utter lack of knowledgeabout the geography of the places wewould be heading.

It looked like I was fully packed andready to go.

“We’re like pioneers!” my friend,Jim, shouted merrily as we shoved offinto the Wisconsin River that morning.“Like Lewis and Clark.”

He was right, I thought, particularly

because they nearly starved to death onnumerous occasions. They had oncebeen forced to eat shoe leather. (At thismoment I remembered that my flip-flops were made of some kind of foamrubber that was likely inedible.)

“Which way?” my companionshouted from up ahead as we reacheda fork.

“Left!” I responded, primarily be-cause my canoe was traveling in thatdirection no matter how I paddled.

The route I had chosen carved itsway through a stretch of low hangingfoliage, insect swarms and shallow,mucky soil. It was filthy, it buzzed, andit was hard to navigate without gettingcaught, but at least it was narrow and Istopped worrying about drowning. In-stead, I worried about suffocating inthe coal-black mud.

This branch of the river was also adead end – something we discoveredafter quite a bit of rigorous paddling.So we turned around and paddled up-stream, going the other way at the pointwhere the water split.

My paddling was bad enough thatmy dog, who is usually very docile, de-cided he wanted to abandon ship. I hadto frequently remind him to stay inside

the canoe.Up ahead, just at the tip of the hori-

zon, I heard my friend laughing andbaiting his fishhooks, accompanied bythe occasional, casual splash of a pad-dle in the water. It was puzzling be-cause even though he was directlydownstream, we were apparently trav-eling in two completely different bod-ies of water.

His river guided canoes swiftly butgently along. Mine was determinedthat I should face backwards, in the di-rection from which I was coming. Itkept spinning the canoe around so thatI had to crawl to the other end, watersplashing over the edges as I did so, toface forward.

Bald eagles – an animal I only sawin books as a child growing up on theeast coast, lined the river, occupyingnests along its wooded edges. At onepoint, just after the river had spun mearound and before I had been able tocrawl to the other end, I saw a dot ap-pear in the sky. The dot grew into twodots – one dark brown and one white –as it descended toward me. Then it wasthe size of a large bird. Then it swelledto the size of a pickup truck as it slicedthrough the air, dissatisfied with thespeed of gravity and occasionallythrusting its wings to gain more speed.

I can’t fathom falling from such aheight, but I’m pretty sure my primarythought would not be “I need to dosomething with my arms to make mego faster.”

And then the eagle struck, snatchinga shimmering silver fish from the water

in front of me with elegant ferocity.In a moment it was two small dots,

then one, then nothing at all as it roseback into the sky, evaporating into theheavens.

I soon passed a nude beach, and I’mpretty sure I looked like I was gawking,sitting backwards in my canoe after Ipassed.

“Sorry!” I shouted back to them.“My boat won’t obey me…”

As I moved closer to shore to avoidtroublesome currents, a doe sauntereddown to the edge of the water to drink,undisturbed by my presence.

“I’m becoming a real outdoorsman,”I thought to myself.

I would have thought about the topicfor longer, but I had to shift my atten-tion to the low hanging branch that hadgrabbed hold of the bow of my canoe.The boat had a tiny loop of nylon ropetied at its tip. It was designed to makeit easier to drag the canoe across land.While looking at the deer, I had inad-vertently snagged a tree branch withthis loop.

Freedom could only be attained bywalking through chest-deep water tothe shore, where I cut off the offendingbranch.

One of the dangers of living in civi-lization is that one forgets that light isnot an unlimited or universally avail-able commodity. When the sun goesdown in places where there are no carsor streetlights, seeing things is nolonger an option. I realized this as nightdropped like a theater curtain over thetop of me, leaving me adrift in the mid-

dle of a vast, deep river.Eventually running aground at a

sandbar, I saw my companion settingup camp. In his bag, I saw a candlelitcanister of something called “bearspray.” As someone who finds evenhair spray troubling, this was cause forconcern.

“Are there…” I paused. “Are therebears?”

“Probably,” he shrugged. “I don’tknow.”

“You should use this emergencyblanket tonight,” he added with a smilewarmer than the dismal little campfireI was practically sitting in. “I alwayscarry one with me, and you are ab-solutely soaked.”

I unfolded the metallic blanket,which is thin but shiny enough to re-flect body heat back onto you, andwrapped it around my dog and myself.I even slept soundly for long stretches– something that cannot be said for mycompanion, who was awakened by thesound of my blanket whenever Imoved in my slumber.

“It was as if you were wrapped inaluminum foil,” he said the next morn-ing as he struggled to open his eyes.“You’re a pretty active sleeper, Matt.”

When we eventually got home, mywife asked how the trip went.

Pondering all the things I’d seen anddone over the previous 24 hours, thenchecking by flip-flops for any indica-tions of gnawing, I gave my answer:“We were like pioneers. Like Lewisand Clark.”

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

by Matt Geiger

GEIGERCounter

Many of us in Middleton areexcited that we will be opening aMary Burke Cooridnated Cam-paign Office at 6719 Frank LloydWright Avenue.  We will be host-ing a Grand Opening of the officeon Tuesday, September 4th from4:30 - 7:00 p.m.  Many localpoliticians will be on hand andthere will be a program starting at5:30.  We’re excited that State At-torney General candidate, SusanHapp will be coming and willspeak at 6.  

Come, pick up a yard sign, but-tons and bumper stickers. Therewill be snacks and beverages pro-vided.  We hope that you willcome and see how you can makea difference. There are plenty ofopportunities to volunteer. HelpMary Burke win!

Rose Sime City of Middleton

Burke supportersset up shop in city

LLETTERETTER TOTO THETHE EEDITORDITOR

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

But there is FREE graphic design !When you place your display ad in our

newspaper, FREE graphic design isincluded with the cost!

Planning Commission questioned ele-ments of the proposal - including thesizing of the attraction, potential park-ing and restroom facilities, lighting,preservation of natural areas, neighbor-hood input, and enforcement of hours

at the proposed facility prior to makingany motions.

“It will be outsiders that come intothis facilities,” commented Westportplan commissioner Mark Trotter.

“I’m concerned about just the neigh-

borhood disruption,” he added. Discussions also indicated that while

the proposal only included up to 400parking spots, there could potentiallybe space for many more,

Trotter indicating as many as 500 to

800 vehicles could potentially be fit ifall available land were used for park-ing.

The temporary use clause of the pro-posal was also questioned.

“If they move forward with a fire-

works store in June and July, is thiscommission going to approve that?”asked Trotter. “Maybe an Easter paint-ball hunt inside, in the spring, or maybea Valentine’s Day adult superstore?Maybe that is what this commission isgoing to approve with these temporaryuses.”

Initially, a motion was brought byplan commissioner Brad Robinson toapprove the rezoning proposal of thesite, but the motion failed on a vote of2-3, with town board chairman JohnVan Dinter casting the tie-breakingvote against the proposal.

After further discussion, a motion toreject the rezone proposal was made byTrotter. It passed on a vote of 3-1.

Controversy had been stirred in thesurrounding neighborhood regardingthe potential Halloween at the cornerof highways K an M.

Many members of the local commu-nity were present at the joint zoningmeeting, though public comment wasrestricted during the meeting to allowfor board discussion.

“It’s intrusive,” resident Rhonda Ar-ries told the Westport Town Board oneweek earlier.

When asked if representatives of theneighborhood opposition had commu-nicated with him their concerns aboutthe site, Kitchell replied: “Not until themeetings.”

“They wouldn’t even talk to us,” headded.

Discussions as to the future of thesite remained unclear as of the end ofthe meeting. The building had beenknown as a Stop-and-Go conveniencestore prior to becoming unused.

“You know what it’s going to turninto?” commented Kitchell in a discus-sion with Westport administrator TomWilson after the adjournment of thezoning meeting. “It’s going to go backto the way it was.”

During discussions during thisweek’s meeting, it had been mentionedthat the site has been abandoned for anexcess of five years, with minimalmaintenance and was identified duringthe meeting by Commissioner Robin-son as a potential lure for vagrancy.

Discussion at the meeting also in-cluded some talk of potential offensemade by the description of the “haunt”to veterans, due to the nature of theproposed haunt as being an abandonedmilitary hospital.

“I am a disabled veteran,” com-mented Westport plan commissionerBrad Robinson, “and I have no prob-lem with this temporary use, and Idon’t think it’s a disgrace.”

Further discussion by the board didindicate that others did not shareRobinson’s view on the attraction’s fic-tional backstory.

“My nephew has served three toursin Iraq,” commented Trotter, “and I dotake offense to this being labeled as aveterans hospital gone crazy.”

Both the Westport Planning Com-mission and the Westport/WaunakeeJoint Planning Commission consecu-tively adjourned after the vote to rejectrecommending the rezone. The West-port Town Board could still vote tohave the commission reconsider theproposal.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

GOOD NEIGHBOr FEST 2014

The Middleton Good Neighbor Festival took place Friday, Saturday andSunday, giving local service clubs a chance to shine (and raise much-neededfunds for their various charitable works). Clockwise from top right: ParadeMarshal Charlotte Deleste; American Girl’s parade float; Ronald McDonaldleaves the Parade route to take a break with Phyllis Uminski and her GreatGrandson Finn Riddle; University of Wisconsin cheerleaders; 3-year old LilyAnderson of Middleton does a bit of shopping in the Arts and Craft Fairarea; 10-year old Max Maeder of Middleton is fascinated by the small figuresat this booth in the Arts and Craft Fair.

Photos by Jeff Martin

Scenes from a great Good Neighbor Fest

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Challenge accepted!Courtney Baker and Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentag took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last week at

the Middleton Fire Station (at right). The challenge is a viral fundraising phenomenon in which people dump icywater on their heads while donating money to help find a cure for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to asLou Gehrig’s Disease. “I just wanted to get the community involved,” said Baker (top photo), who challenged Son-nentag. “I was trying to find influential people.” The mayor did it with a smile, challenging city council membersSusan West, JoAnna Richard and Mark Sullivan to follow in his footsteps.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

“Recording interactions between thepolice and the people we come in con-tact with, videotaping interviews weconduct with suspects, witnesses andjuveniles and making those recordingsavailable when legal and appropriate,falls into our core values of integrity,trust, competence, professional devel-opment and growth and accountabil-ity,” Foulke continued.

The Middleton Police Departmentalready had a reputation for commu-nity outreach and openness with thepress. Foulke said enhanced videorecording can further strengthen thoserelationships.

He added that they could be used toprove officers acted lawfully and ethi-cally, or to hold police accountable ifthey did not.

“Usually these recordings show thatwe did things the right way, the way wewere trained and the way the commu-nity expects us to act,” he said. “If not,if we made an error, overreacted, wereunprofessional, violated policies orbroke the law, it is critical that weknow this also.”

Middleton Police review recordingswhenever a complaint is received, orwhen officers are involved in a criticalincident. They also randomly check of-ficers’ interactions with the public anduse recordings for training purposes.

Officers review recordings when-ever they arrest someone. “[I]t makestheir reports more accurate and typi-cally assists the prosecutors in obtain-ing convictions, often without a timeconsuming trial,” Foulke said.

In the early years of police videotechnology, cameras were “clumsily”mounted on the dashboards of localsquad cars, according to Foulke. Inthose days, VCRs were stored in thetrunks of police vehicles.

“We literally had hundreds, if notthousands, of VHS tapes stored in ourevidence system,” said Foulke.

The department, and the technologyit employs, have come a long waysince then. A sleek digital recordingsystem has been in place since 2010,when the Middleton City Council ap-proved funding for the upgrade.

Foulke said elected officials realizedthat while these systems are expensive,“not having them can produce terriblerepercussions.”  

Today, there are digital audio andvideo units in every patrol car.  Theycan be manually activated, but theyalso turn on automatically wheneveremergency lights are activated, thesquad reaches a certain speed, the ve-hicle is involved in a crash which acti-vates airbags, or the rifle is unlocked.  

The digital recordings are automati-cally, wirelessly downloaded onto aserver on a regular basis.

The recordings are treated as evi-dence, according to Foulke, and theycan be reviewed by officers but not ma-nipulated.

All officers also wear audio record-ing devices paired with the cameras,which have a range of up to 150 feet.

These are not merely hypotheticalscenarios, even in the relatively low-crime environment of Middleton.

When officer Nick Stroik respondedto a domestic disturbance in 2011 andwas greeted at the door by a man bran-dishing a shotgun, audio from the sub-sequent shooting was captured by hiscar’s recorder.

Stroik could clearly be heard yellingsix times for the suspect to drop theweapon before shooting thesuspect.   The District Attorney andDane County Sheriff’s Office investi-gators reviewed the audio, clearingStroik of any wrongdoing in part be-cause of the evidence.

And while protests in Ferguson arecurrently capturing the nation’s atten-tion, Foulke said local police here hopeto wear body cameras by 2016, if the

city council approves funding for theinitiative.

“Our current plan is a two part digi-tal recording project proposal, withnew digital cameras and storage sys-tem for squads in the 2015 Capital

Budget and body cameras that work inthe same system for the 2016 CapitalBudget,” said Foulke.

He said body camera technology isstill rough, but he expects it to be im-proved within the next couple years.

“I’m optimistic that the body cam-eras will be ready in 2016 so thatrecorded interactions can be down-loaded and saved in a server in thesame manner as the squad video sys-tem,” said Foulke.

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They survived the first two meetsof the season without their best play-er.

When she returned, a terrificMiddleton girls golf team becamedownright dynamic.

Cardinals junior Loren Skibbareturned to the lineup last Friday dur-ing a dual meet against JanesvilleParker at Pleasant View. AndMiddleton responded by shooting aschool-record 2-over-par, 146.

The Cardinals’ big day helpedthem climb to No. 2 in the latest Golf

Coaches Association of Wisconsinpoll.

“Friday’s match against JanesvilleParker was amazing to say the least,”Middleton coach Becky Halversonsaid. “Loren was back for us and wegot to see a sneak peak into ourteam’s potential this season.” 

Skibba has been nursing a backinjury early in the year. And theCardinals will be cautious with herall year, making sure she’s ready forthe postseason.

But Friday’s match showed justhow good Middleton can be whenit’s at full strength.

Sophomore Morgan Narowetzwas the star of the show, shooting a1-under-par 35. Fellow sophomoreAlexis Thomas also shined, shootingan even-par 36.

“These girls were so happy out

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With loads of experience and tal-ent, Middleton’s defense figures to beone of the more dominant forces in theBig Eight Conference this season.

So going up against JanesvilleParker in its opener, it had to be ashock when the Vikings’ EricSchumacher ripped through a gapinghole in the defense for a 28-yard gainon the first offensive play of the game.

Fortunately for the Cardinals, thatplay turned out to be one of the fewbig plays they allowed all night asthey rolled to a 36-0 season-openingBig Eight Conference victory over theVikings last Friday.

“That first play really was kind of ashock,” Middleton senior linebackerBrian Chapman said. “They had thatbig run at first and we didn’t knowhow it was going to go from there, butafter that we shut them down.”

Indeed, after that opening play, theCardinals yielded just 63 total yardsthe rest of the night. The defenserecovered four fumbles, recorded asafety, and totaled 11 tackles behind

the line of scrimmage.Middleton’s defense was so domi-

nant in the second half that it allowedjust five total yards until a 24-yardpass completion in the final minute ofthe game.

“What was pleasing on defensewas we were getting multiple red jer-seys to the ball and that’s what youwant,” Middleton coach Tim Simonsaid. “It’s not just a solo tackle, wehad four, five, six guys running to thefootball so our defensive speed, espe-cially coming off the edge, was reallygood tonight.”

Parker’s quarterbacks combined tocomplete just two passes in 14

attempts for a net of 22 yards.“We got a lot of pressure on the

quarterback,” Simon said. “That waspart of our game plan as we wanted toget some pressure off the edge. Wehad that quarterback scrambling andthe way he’s scrambling it’s hard to setup and find a target. A lot of their com-pletion percentage had to do with ourpass rush.”

Offensively, junior running backCam Maly led Middleton’s attack.Maly finished the night with 72 yardsrushing on seven attempts, scoringthree touchdowns, including a 54-yardscoring run.

Middleton hammers ParkerCardinals’ defensedominates in routby GrEGG HAMMILL

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Girls volleyballteam expectsno slippage

Franco Marcos is notorious forbold statements.

He doesn’t shy away from largeproclamations. And he won’t run fromthose declarations throughout the year.

The thing is, more often than not,Marcos is right. And Middleton’s girlsvolleyball coach is hoping he will becorrect again this year.

The Cardinals graduated eight sen-iors from last year’s team, includingfour all-conference players. Thatgroup reached the sectional finalsbefore losing to Sun Prairie.

And while many expect Middletonto take a step back this season, Marcoscertainly isn’t one of them. TheCardinals will begin finding out exact-ly what they have when they travel tothe Oconomowoc TournamentThursday.

“I like these kids a lot, maybe evenmore than last year’s team from a tal-ent perspective,” said Marcos, who’sbeginning his 19th season asMiddleton’s varsity coach. “A lot ofkids that are eager to learn and I thinkwith this group we could do somegreat things.

“We could end up a season that’saverage or we could end up with a sea-son out of this world. But right now,I’m thinking out of this world.”

Midleton’s best player figures to be

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middleton junior running back Cam Maly had three touchdowns in the Cardinals’ rout of Janesville Parker last Friday.

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Middle tongirls golf coachB e c k yH a l v e r s o n(right) andR a c h e lThornton wereall smiles afterthe Cardinalsshot a blister-ing 146 duringa nine-holemeet last week.

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Gone is a senior class that experi-enced unparalleled success. A groupthat took a terrific program and madeit even better.

Middleton’s girls swimmers wonfour straight Big Eight Conferencetitles behind a core that recently grad-uated. That class helped leadMiddleton to third place finishes atstate in 2013 and ’10, and fourth placeshowings in 2011-’12.

So when Middleton begins its sea-son Friday at Verona at 5 p.m., it willhave a dramatically different team —but many of the same goals.

“It’s been a great four years,”Middleton coach Lauren Cabalka said.“You certainly cannot replace a seniorclass like the one we just lost, but thegirls have put in a lot of time and hardwork throughout the offseason tobecoming better athletes and swim-mers.  

“Many of them came back to us inthe best shape they have ever been inand ready to pick up where we left off.We will set high goals for ourselves,one of those being to be 9-0 in confer-ence duals. Winning is not everything,but it is important to the girls and Iknow they want it.”

The Cardinals lost a bevy of giftedswimmers, but will try reloadingaround a solid nucleus of veterans.

Junior Victoria Lin is a standout inthe 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.Lin was sixth at state last year in the100-yard backstroke, eighth in the100-yard butterfly, and was part oftwo relay teams that also shined atstate.

“Victoria took her training and rac-ing to a new level last year, taking her-self from a two-event swimmer to afour-event swimmer,” Cabalka said.“She came up big for us, not only inher individual events, but in our relay

events as well. She set two teamrecords last year and was a major con-tributor to our overall team point totalat the state meet.  

“A great thing about Victoria is thatshe doesn’t take herself too seriouslyor get down on herself when racesdon’t go her way. She has a great atti-tude and very mature perspective onthe highs and lows of a swim season. Iam confident that she will be one ofthe top swimmers in the state onceagain.”

Senior Paige Prestigiacomo isanother swimmer who figures toexcel. Prestigiacomo was 11th at statelast year in the 200-yard freestyle and16th in the 100-yard freestyle. Shewas also part of two relay teams thatfinished seventh and eighth at state.

“Paige has consistently been one ofour most reliable swimmers,” Cabalkasaid. “We can always count on her totrain hard, expect the most from her-self and to set and achieve highgoals.  

“She is a huge part of our overallteam success, not only for her swim-ming ability, but also for her leader-ship. She will be a vital part of ourrelays once again and one of the con-ference’s top freestylers.”

Junior Samantha Roll reached thestate meet last year in the 200freestyle, and swam on a pair of relaysat state. This season should be evenbetter.

“Sam is a workhorse and alwaysstriving to improve,” Cabalka said.“She expects a lot from herself andothers and is a huge part of our relayteams. We can use her in many differ-ent ways in our line-ups, which makesher incredibly valuable to our team asa whole.”

Freshman Caroline Hippen is anewcomer who should contributeimmediately. Hippen specializes in the200 freestyle, the 500 freestyle and the100 backstroke.

“(Caroline) is an incredibly talent-ed swimmer who will add depth to ourdistance freestyle events, an area wewere lacking in last season,” Cabalkasaid. “She comes to us as one of thestate’s top swimmers and someonewho can bring a lot of versatility toour line-up. While distance free is her

forte, she can also swim many otherevents when needed.”

Freshman Chiara Pierobon-Mays isanother standout newcomer whoshould provide immediate help.Pierobon-Mays specializes in the 200IM, the 100 fly and the 100 back-stroke.

“Chiara also comes to us as one ofthe state’s top swimmers,” Cabalkasaid. “She can swim just about any-thing you put her in and swim it well.  

“She will also be someone who wecan use in many different ways andwill help us to win those close racesand meets. She and (Hippen) are twoof the most anticipated swimmers inthe conference this year and we arereally excited to see them grow andimprove.”

Cabalka, who was a standoutswimmers at MHS, has taken the pro-gram to terrific heights. And while itwon’t be easy, Cabalka believes herCardinals can remain in their loftyperch and potentially win a fifthstraight Big Eight title.

“As a former Cardinal swimmer, Itake a lot of pride in our program,”Cabalka said. “Everything we do isvery personal to me and part of thelegacy I hope to contribute to andleave behind.  

“We have been able to developsome great swimmers, but moreimportantly, some great youngwomen.  At the end of the day, if wehave the reputation of having topnotch student-athletes who are active,responsible citizens in our local com-munity, our job was well done. I thinkwe’ve done a great job so far.”

MIDDLETON GIRLS SWIMMING ROSTER

Seniors: Lauren Kalvin, MaggieMangas, Paige Prestigiacomo, JordanRedders.

Juniors: Kristin Hartung, JordynHellenbrand, Emma Karbusicky,Victoria Lin, Victoria Trantow.

Sophomores: Anna Bauerle,Maggie Go, Elise Hokanson, MargaretMcGill, Tryn Peterson, MorganPincombe, Samantha Roll.

Freshmen: Caroline Hippen,Nicole McCue, Chiara Pierobon-Mays.

Swimmers expect tomake a splash againMiddleton hasholes to fill, buttalented optionsby rOB rEISCHEL

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Paige Prestigiacomo and Middleton’s girls swimming team will be gunning for a fifth straight Big Eight title.

junior outside hitter Logan Welti. Ayear ago, Welti was named second-team all-Big Eight Conference afterleading Middleton with 74 aces, andfinishing second in kills (354) anddigs (342).

Welti will begin the season at out-side hitter, but Marcos said he’s alsogiving consideration to having her

move to setter.“She’s a great outside hitter,”

Marcos said of Welti. “But we havesome questions at setter, so we’ll seewhat happens there.”

Many of the other Cardinals thatwill be counted on lack experience.But they certainly don’t lack talent, asMarcos said picking his 15-person

roster was the toughest it’s been inyears.

Marcos is extremely excited abouthis middle blockers, an area where theCardinals have lacked some size inrecent years. Sophomore AndrinaMcNamer and junior Molly Zienemanare both 6-feet tall, while juniorMeghan Bayer is 5-11.

“Blocking was an issue in past,”Marcos said. “With these kids, we’llbe able to block really well.”

Marcos likes his collection of out-side hitters as well. That groupincludes senior Audrey Hinshaw, andjuniors Gabie Buechner and ElizabethKeller.

“They’ve all got good skills,”Marcos said. “We’ve got options.”

Senior Amber Karn, junior MorganSchmitt and sophomore Jesse Nonnare in the hunt to play Libero.

“We had seven Libero’s try out forthe team,” Marcos said. “I had to cut

three that would have made the teamany other year. That will be a positionof strength.”

The big question, though, remainssetter. Right now, seniors RachelSeverson and Cole Jordee, and juniorKatelyn Robson are battling for thejob.

“That’s the big question … who’sthe setter?” Marcos said. “Becausethat will determine what offense we’llrun.

“I’ve got options and that’s what Iwant as a coach. Then you have tomake the right decisions at the righttime.”

Sun Prairie remains the conferencefavorite, while Verona should alsochallenge. But Marcos thinks hisCardinals will be right in the mix.

And really, why would anyonedoubt him.

Middleton has been to the statetournament four times under Marcosand has been a dominant force in theBig Eight since entering the leaguetwo decades ago. And despite heavygraduation losses, Marcos expects2014 to be exactly like past seasons.

“I like our odds,” Marcos said.“This class just has so many kids I’vebeen looking forward to coaching.

“We have a number of underclass-men, but they’re ready. In terms of tal-ent, we’ve got the positions coveredpretty well. Now we have to go andput it all together.

“If we do that, I think this team willbe a better team than last year’s teamin all the facets of the game. We havemore people that can play gooddefense and we’ll do a better job at thenet. Pound for pound, I think we’ll beimproved.”

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Girls Volleyball RosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Year2 Jesse Nonn DS 5-7 103 KateLyn Robson Setter 5-7 114 Rachel Severson Setter 5-8 125 Morgan Roberts DS 5-7 116 Audrey Hinshaw OH 5-9 127 Logan Welti* OH 5-9 118 Amber Karn Libero 5-6 129 Morgan Schmitt DS 5-3 12

10 Elizabeth Keller OH 5-10 1111 Andrina McNamer MB 6-0 1012 Molly Zeineman MB 6-0 1113 Heather Haack MB 5-9 1114 Meghan Bayer MB 5-11 1116 Gabie Buechner OH 6-0 1118 Cole Jordee S/OH 6-1 12

* — CaptainHead Coach: Franco MarcosAssistant Coach: Kathleen Shaffer, Heather BurdettManager: Betsy Murphy, Charlotte Patterson

Heavy graduation losses?Please.Too many newcomers?Come on now.Middleton’s boys soccer team is

packed with inexperience. But theCardinals showed in their season-opener they could be poised for a ban-ner season.

Host Middleton rolled past WIAADivision 3 power Mount Horeb, 5-0,last Thursday.

“Any 5-0 result for us is a greatresult,” Middleton coach BenKollasch said. “Mount Horeb hasshown they know how to win and for

us to win convincingly is a good firststep in our season.”

Middleton senior midfielder DevinOtt had a pair of goals, while CollinLedin, Nick Bilodeau and NoahSteiner all scored, as well.

Mount Horeb, a state qualifier from2010-’12 and the state champion in2011, certainly left impressed.

“We faced a quality D1 power inMiddleton and they took advantage ofa lack of focus at the end of the firsthalf to blow open what had been aclose game,” Mount Horeb coachMark Newman said. “We had threeplayers missing due to injury and sev-eral others playing limited minutes forthe same reason. Our depth was sorelytested and we simply made too manymistakes that you can’t make whenyou play Middleton.”

Middleton had several newcomersin its own lineup, but you wouldn’thave known it.

The Cardinals scored two goals in

the closing minutes of the first halfand grabbed a 3-0 intermission advan-tage. Middleton continued to add to itslead in the second half.

“We are learning about ourselves inthese first games and we are findingwho is comfortable at this level andwho needs to get more experience,”Kollasch said. “We also need toreplace two key defenders from lastyear, so we are learning about who caninspire confidence in the rest of theteam and organize people in front ofthem. There are no clear answers yet,but I know we have a team that canchallenge anyone on any day.”

• On deck: Middleton hostsJanesville Parker Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Cardinals then host a quadran-gular this weekend in which they faceNeenah on Friday at 5 p.m. andHartland Arrowhead Saturday at noon.

“The weekend games should showus more about this team’s will to win,”Kollasch said.

Opening with a bangSoccer Cardscruise in openerby rOB rEISCHEL

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Zach Whritenour (24) and Middleton’s boys soccer team rolled past MountHoreb in its season opener.

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Logan Weltia n dM i d d l e t o n ’sgirls volleyballteam begintheir seasonThursday.

Middleton’s girls tennis team is offto a blazing start this fall. Now, if theCardinals could just figure out a way toknock off Hartland Arrowhead.

The Cardinals went an impressive 4-1 at the Madison/Milwaukee 10-teamChallenge. For the second straightweekend, though, the Cardinals onlysetback came to state powerArrowhead.

Middleton defeated Oak Creek, 5-2,and notched a 4-3 win over WhitefishBay. After a 5-2 loss to Arrowhead, theCardinals rolled past Homestead, 6-1,and cruised by Kettle Moraine, 7-0.

“We’re getting better every match,”Cardinals coach Deke Bradley said.“Our newer players are learning a lotand gaining valuable match experi-ence. 

“We’re playing really strong compe-tition right now and our only two lossesare both to Arrowhead, which is one ofthe top teams in the state and very toughthis year. We feel good about howquickly we’re progressing and we hopeto continue the growth.”

In Middleton’s win over Oak Creek,No. 1 singles player Kaisey Skibbaposted a 6-1, 6-0 win. EmilyOberwetter rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win atNo. 2, while Liddy Whitenour prevailedat No. 4, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8.

Middleton’s top doubles team ofAllison Ragsdale and Abbey Webberposted a 6-2, 6-0 win, while its No. 2team of Baylie Gold and Lauren Coonsrolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win.

Skibba notched a 6-1, 6-0 win overWhitefish Bay. Oberwetter also rolledto a 6-1, 6-2 victory, while AllyHujanen cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win at No.4.

The doubles team of Webber andRagsdale also posted a 6-2, 6-2 win,giving the Cardinals the necessary num-ber of wins to edge the Blue Dukes.

Against Arrowhead, Skibba playedat No. 2 in the lineup and posted a 6-0,7-5 win. Middleton also got a win atNo. 3 singles, as Webber jumped up andcruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

Middleton recovered with an easy

win over Homestead.Webber, Oberwetter, Amanda Huff

and Whitenour all notched singles wins.And in doubles action, Middleton’steams of Ragsdale-Webber, and Gold-Coons both prevailed.

Middleton then ended the day with a7-0 pasting of Kettle Moraine.

Skibba, Oberwetter, Huff andWhitenour all rolled to singles wins.The doubles teams of Webber-Ragsdale, Gold-Coons and MeganPeyton-Jessica Wang all notched wins.

Middleton also rolled past JanesvilleParker, 7-0, on Aug. 19.

Skibba, Oberwetter and Webbercruised to 6-0, 6-0 wins at No. 1, 2 and3 singles, respectively. Coons alsonotched a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.

Peyton and Wang posted a 6-2, 6-1win at No. 1 doubles, while Huff andWhitenour notched a 6-4, 6-0 win atNo. 2. Hujanen and Emily Bruhn alsocruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 3.

• On deck: Middleton was at theEau Claire Memorial Invite Mondayand Tuesday. The Cardinals then are atVerona Thursday at 4 p.m.

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Champs!The Middleton summer high school baseball team competing in the Junior Division of the Capital Lakes

Summer Baseball League recently completed its season by winning their league’s championship. TheMiddleton team, comprised of players from last year’s freshman and sophomore classes at Middleton HighSchool, competed against 17 other area teams in the Junior division.

The team qualified for its league playoffs after compiling an 8-6-1 regular season record. Middleton sweptthrough the single-elimination format tournament by beating McFarland 5-0, Verona 4-2, and then Oregon 9-4.

In front (from left) are Sam Gibbs-Soeteber, Michael Winn, Roman Kryshak, Bryce Vander Sanden, RyanLand, Brady Thorson, Jackson Grimm and Gavin Jerg. In back (from left) are coach Jerry Gurtner, coachRob Thorson, coach Rick Vander Sanden, Cole Spitler, Jack Smith, Logan Ziegler, Justin Gurtner, coach BobZiegler and coach Mike Land. Not pictured are Jordan Hylbert, James Rasmussen, Spencer Wagner and BrettWipfli.

Three-peat!Kurt's won the Cross Plains softball league for the third year in a row after posting a 12-3 record.In front (from left) are Kyle Olson, Dave Burkhalter and Tim Acker. In back are Rob Capener, Chris

Urso, Michael Kruchten, Justin Loomis, Mike Wamhoff, Dom Osterhaus, Jason Kopras and Drew King. Not pictured are Ben Voss, John Hartung and Shane Moyer.

Tennis Cardskeep rollingby rOB rEISCHEL

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Kaisey Skibba and Middleton’s girls tennis team had a solid showing at theMadison/Milwaukee Challenge last week.

ASHTON – Nick Maier has waited15 years to play for a Home TalentLeague championship.

Sunday afternoon, the Ashton start-ing second baseman and team’s topreliever made sure he didn’t waste theopportunity to get his team off to astellar start.

Maier delivered an RBI-single inthe seventh inning and slammed thedoor on a potential rally in the bottomof the ninth as Ashton earned a 5-2victory over DeForest in an HTL FinalFoul first-round amateur baseballgame.

“This is surreal. It is awesome,”

said Maier, a Middleton High Schoolgraduate who said he began playing inthe HTL when he was 18 years old. “Ittook me 15 years to get to this pointand it’s living up to the dream so far.”

Ashton (15-5) starter KevinPeternell appeared headed for a shortouting when he needed 27 pitches toget through the first inning on a hotand steamy afternoon.

However, Peternell limitedDeForest (17-3) to just five hitsthrough seven innings, retiring 12 of13 batters he faced spanning the sec-ond to sixth innings.

“It was hot out there. I just wantedto get the ball in the zone and let mygreat defense behind me make plays,”Peternell said. “I believe in ouroffense, these fans and our team. Wehave a good team here.”

Designated hitter Derek Prochaskaprovided an early spark for Ashtonwhen he followed Garrett Novinski’s

two-out base hit with a two-run homerun to left-center field in the bottom ofthe first inning for a 2-0 lead.

“It was something off-speed,”Prochaska said of the one-strike offer-ing from right-hander Mac Wichman.“We knew coming in he had a goodfast ball. You take that first one andsee what he’s got and then I got a goodswing and it went somewhere.”

Peternell allowed a pair of baserunners in the second before heinduced Vinny Daniels to bounce intoan inning-ending double play andshifted into cruise mode.

“I tried to spot my fast ball andthrow strikes early with my breakingball,” said Peternell, who finishedwith 80 pitches and walked one withfive strikeouts. “But it was nice to getthe two runs right away. It makes iteasier to pitch.”

Peternell lost his bid for a shutoutin the seventh after he gave up a one-out single to Julian Edwards and got afast ball up in the zone that DeForestfirst baseman Drew Barman blastedfor a two-run home run to forge a 2-2tie.

DeForest then tried to take the leadwhen Evan Kelley was hit by a pitch,

stole second and attempted to score ona two-out single by Kent Lentz.

However, Ashton center fielderShane Adler gunned a throw to catcherKevin Drunasky, who tagged Kelleyout at home plate to end the inning.

“If we don’t get that guy, maybethe floodgates open up,” Shane Adlersaid. “But we got him and came backand scored three runs. There’s some-thing about this team, we keepanswering. We keep scoring runs.”

Prochaska led off the winning rallyin the bottom of the seventh with awalk. After he moved to second onKasey Miller’s sacrifice and to thirdon a wild pitch, Prochaska scoredwhen Peternell’s fly ball to short cen-ter field was misplayed.

One out later, Drunasky lined anRBI-double to left-center and Maierfollowed with an RBI-single to left fora 5-2 lead.

Manager Dave Adler — whopitched for Ashton when it made itslast Final Four appearance in 1986 —said he was confident Maier wouldkeep DeForest in check over the finaltwo innings.

“You’ve got to win the first one,”Adler said. “He’s pitched more

innings this year than he ever has. Buthe went out and was a change of pace.He changed it up and kept them offbalance.”

Maier allowed a single and a walkto open the eighth before retiring thenext three batters in order. Kelleyreached Maier for a one-out single inthe top of the ninth and moved to thirdon a passed ball and Lentz’s single tocenter.

Maier then struck out KendallFrank on four pitches to secure thevictory.

“He’s been good for us all year inrelief,” Drunasky said of Maier. “Thatlast pitch, the batter was looking foroff-speed definitely and he got a fastball up and in to finish him off.”

DeForest manager James Boothsaid the one-two punch of Peternelland Maier proved too much to over-come.

“We just didn’t hit like we’ve beendoing all year,” Booth said. “Goodpitching beats good hitting most of thetime, if not all the time.”

Northern Section champion Ashtonwill travel to Hollandale – which lostto Utica 23-3 — Sunday at 1 p.m. inthe second round of the round-robintournament.

“The first win in the Final Four ishuge. You’re in the driver’s seat now.Even if you lose that second weekyou’re still 1-1,” Prochaska said. “Butit’s a long road. You’ve got to winthree against three good teams. That’swhere we’re at.”

ASHTON 5, DEFOREST 2DeForest ……………… 000 000 200 — 2  8  1Ashton ……..…………. 200 000 30x — 5  6  1

Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): DeForest – MacWichman (L, 6.2-5-2-3-8); Brett Vomhof (1.1-1-0-1-3). Ashton – Kevin Peternell (W, 7-5-2-1-5),Nick Maier (S, 2-3-0-1-1).

Hitting leaders: DeForest – Kent Lentz(2x5), Kendall Frank (2x5), Julian Edwards(2x4).

2B – Kevin Drunasky. HR – DerekProchaska, Drew Barman.

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Ashton wins Final 4 openerMaier leads winover DeForestby DENNIS SEMrAU

Special to the Times-Tribune

there and played some outstand-ing golf,” Halverson said.  “Alexisplayed steady  and Morgan had twobirdies in a row.  Their rounds wereoutstanding confidence builders.”

Skibba had a terrific 2014 debut,as well. Skibba holed a wedge from39 yards out at No. 6 for eagle on herway to a 37.

“Loren had a good day out there,”Halverson said. “Her putts weren’tdropping, but the rest of her gamewas solid.”

Senior Rachel Thornton also had asolid day, posting a 38.

“I couldn’t be happier for thesegirls,” Halverson said.  “They  haveworked so hard over the summer, andto see what they’re capable of isgreat! I am very proud.”

Halverson was also quite proudhow her team performed at theBrookfield Central-HomesteadInvite Aug. 18-19.

With eight of the state’s top-10teams on hand, Middleton finishedseventh at the 24-team invite.

Madison Edgewood won the tour-nament with a two-day score of 623.Arrowhead (625), Homestead (630),Madison Memorial (636) andBrookfield Central (659) roundedout the top five.

Middleton shot 668.“I was extremely happy with our

performance at the BC-HomesteadInvite,” Halverson said.  “The girlsreally stepped up without Loren andproved that they are ready to com-pete.”

On the first day, the golfersplayed at Mee-Kwon in Mequon andLindsay Callahan led the Cardinals

with an 81. Teammates Thornton,Thomas and Narowetz all posted83s.

The golfers moved to WanakiGolf Course in Menomonee Falls onthe second day. There, Thomas post-ed a blistering 76 and Thornton shotan 83. Callahan carded an 84 andNarowetz shot 95.

“Alexis Thomas was our rock staron Day 2, for sure,” Halverson said.“She was smiling the whole day andwas extremely confident with hershots.”

Middleton was at the WaunakeeInvite Monday, then face MadisonMemorial and Madison La Follettein a triangular Thursday at OdanaHills beginning at 10 a.m.

And after a memorable start to theseason, Halverson knows her youngteam could be poised for plenty ofhighlights moving forward.

“These first two weeks have beenbetter than I could have expected,”Halverson said. “We just need to stayfocused and positive out there andwe’ll have a fun season.”

Junior quarterback Kellan Schulzconnected on 11-of-15 passes for 163and two touchdowns.

The Cardinals survived a sloppystart as they traded fumbles withParker to open the game. Middletonbroke through midway through theopening quarter on a 3-yard touch-down run by Maly to cap a six-play,76-yard drive.

The drive featured a 39-yard pass-run play that included a fortuitousbounce. Schulz connected with TravisZander at midfield on a first-and-10play from the Middleton 35. AsZander turned upfield, Parker’s TreyConley tackled him and dislodged theball, which bounced directly into thehands of Mitchell Bacon, who rananother 20 yards before finally gettingtackled at the Parker 26-yard line.

Middleton looked to be back inbusiness again after recovering a fum-ble by Logan Coulter at the Parker 18.The Cardinals drove to the Vikings’ 6-yard line, but the drive stalled whenSchulz fumbled and took an 11-yardloss on a third down play.

Parker then took over at its own 5and the Cardinals’ defense went towork. On first down, Chapman tack-led Schumacher for a four-yard lossjust inches from being called a safety.

“It was just a push pass play andwe were expecting it,” Chapman said.“I just had to lock up with the receiver,drive him down the line and tacklehim.”

On the next play, the Cardinals gotthe safety after forcing a fumble on arunning play. Parker’s Sandy Toyerfell on the loose ball in the end zone,which gave Middleton an 8-0 lead.

After the ensuing kick, theCardinals took over at the Parker 45and needed just six plays to score.Schulz capped the drive with a 7-yardTD pass to senior tight end MitchellHerl. Declan Whinnery’s kick made it15-0 with 10 minutes, 43 secondsremaining in the second quarter.

“We were a little sluggish in thefirst quarter,” Simon said. “It wasn’tfirst game jitters, it was just first gamelack of experience. It wasn’t that wewere playing bad, we just weren’tclicking on all cylinders, especially upfront offensively.

“Once we got the second touch-down it gave our guys a little bit moreconfidence. They were really cram-ming the box. We wanted to run theball a little bit more, but they werestacking the box and gave us the pass-ing game so we’re not going to beatour head against the wall. We’re goingto take what they’re giving us.”

Middleton struck again on its nextpossession as Maly scored on a nifty54-yard run. Maly bounced off a pileof linemen just past the line of scrim-mage, found a hole to the left and thenbroke loose down the sideline.

“It was supposed to go to the threehole (between left guard and tackle)and it was clogged and then I ran intosomeone and then, all of a sudden, Iturn my head to the left and it wasopen,” Maly said. “I just juked out,dodged a few of my linemen that wereworking really hard, got to the outsideand went all the way.”

Another Parker fumble set upMiddleton’s final score of the half. Onthe ensuing kickoff, Jovanni Sanchezand Schumacher botched a reverseand Middleton’s K.J. Willis recoveredthe fumble at the 11-yard line. Threeplays later, Schulz connected withZander for a 5-yard strike and a 29-0Middleton lead.

Middleton built its lead despite 10first-half penalties totaling 95 yards.

“It’s inexcusable,” Simon said ofthe penalties. “It’s going to happenearly in the season, but it’s inexcus-able. Snap count is snap count and thatshouldn’t be a problem, but it was forus a few times tonight. We’ll get thosecleaned up.”

Schumacher fumbled the ball away

again in the third quarter andMiddleton took advantage. Takingover at Parker’s 16, Maly ran for fiveyards on first down, then carried againand found the end zone with a deter-mined effort.

Maly cut through a hole where hewas met by 5-foot-10, 280-poundAnthony Conners at the 8-yard line.Maly got turned around and somehowmanaged to carry Conners with himinto the end zone while running back-ward.

“I was just running and I don’tknow what he was doing,” Maly said.“Then, all of a sudden, I just keptmoving and then I’m like ‘Okay, I’lljust go into the end zone. I’ll just keepgoing with you.’ ”

In all, Parker fumbled five timesand lost four. The fumbles resulted in16 points for the Cardinals.

“The turnovers really made a dif-ference,” Chapman said. “We werecoming into it wanting to force two.”

Simon felt Middleton’s specialteams played a key role in the out-come.

“We played sloppy in the first halfat times, but I thought our specialteams were a difference,” Simon said.“We were really solid in both our kickcoverage and our return game both forpunt and kick. The special teams madethe difference. We were able to controlfield position that way.”

Middleton will be looking forimprovement when it faces rivalVerona on the road Friday at 7 p.m.

“We better have our best week ofimprovement this week,” Simon said.“That’s what we told the kids after thegame. We played a good game, it was-n’t great, but it was good, goodenough, but we better improve. Theimprovement curve is pretty steep thisweek, we’ve got to get better andwe’ve got to get better fast.”

Aug. 22Middleton 36, Janesville Parker 0Janesville Parker ……...……… 0 0 0 0 — 0Middleton ……………..…….. 8 21 7 0 — 36

M – Cam Maly 3 run (kick failed)M – Safety, Miller tackle in the end zoneM – Mitchell Herl 7 pass from Kellan Schulz

(Declan Whinnery kick)M – Maly 54 run (Whinnery kick)M – Travis Zander 5 pass from Schulz

(Whinnery kick)M – Maly 11 run (Whinnery kick)

TEAM STATISTICSFirst downs – JP 6, M 9. Rushing (Att-Yds) –

JP 30-69, M 31-184. Passing yards – JP 22 M163. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.) – JP 12-2-0, M17-11-0. Total plays-yards – JP 42-91, M 46-347.Fumbles-lost – JP 5-4, M 5-2. Penalties-yards –JP 7-40, M 11-100.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing: JP –Jovanni Sanchez 7-52. M –

Maly 7-72, Brett Joers 5-40. Passing: JP – DarinEmpereur 2-10-0-22, Coulter Logan 0-2-0-0. M –Schulz 11-15-0-163, Joers 0-2-0-0. Receiving: JP– Dyvonne Thornton 1-24. M – Herl 5-77.

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FOOTBALL continued from page 12n

Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin Poll

1.   Madison Edgewood2.  Middleton3.  Arrowhead4.  Homestead5.  Madison Memorial6.  Brookfield Central7.  Verona8.  Milton9.  Stoughton10. Fox Valley LutheranHonorable Mention: Franklin,

Kettle Moraine, Whitefish Bay,Green Bay Notre Dame, Kimberly,DSHA, Mukwonago, Oregon,Holmen, Prairie School, BeaverDam, Osseo-Fairchild, Arcadia,Cedarburg, Oshkosh West, MononaGrove, De Pere.

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