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Middleton-Cross Plains Area SchoolBoard clerk Annette Ashley last week
again stated her view that teacher andschool board hopeful David Dahmen
should not be on the April 2 ballot.Dahmen on Jan. 25 appealed Ash-
leys earlier decision. The clerks nota-rized reply was filed Feb. 13 with the
Government Accountability Board(GAB). The GAB had given Ashley
until Feb. 14 to submit her response.Ashley reiterated her belief Dahmen
failed to file his candidacy paperworkin accordance with GAB regulations.
She said to disregard such rules inorder to place him on the ballot would
set a dangerous precedent.Dahmen, a teacher at Glacier Creek
Middle School who is also grievancechairman for the MEA teachers union
and a member of its bargaining team,will now have an opportunity to submit
his reply. After that the GAB will de-cide whether to include his name on
the ballots printed in March.Dahmen plans to retire in June. Even
if he is able to get on the ballot andthen wins, his next hurdle will likely be
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Inside this issue:Local: School: Sports:
Two public info sessions at
city hall next week. Page 2Kromrey open house
is Monday. Page 20Hockey Cards
fall in semis. Page 11
Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 6
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Photo by Roger Hamilton
Nosy neighbor discovers blazeA house fire at 7505 Voss Parkway broke out late Friday morning. With no one home, the flames spread unhindered through the building until neigh-
bor Rob Conhaim, a former member of the Middleton City Council, smelled smoke and decided to investigate. I went to knock on the door and sawsmoke coming out of the deadbolt, Conhaim said. Thats when I called 911. My neighbor later told me he was glad I was being nosy.
Middleton Battalion chief Brad Subera said the fire did significant damage to the building but no one was injured. The cause of the fire and the es-timated monetary value of the damage were not yet available.
Man keeps coolwhen fire breaks out
They dont call Middleton theGood Neighbor City for nothing.
Shortly before 10 p.m. on Feb. 12,a resident on the second floor of an
apartment building in the ForestHarbor complex at 2070 Allen
Boulevard noticed thick blacksmoke spewing from a neighbors
living quarters. Hector Guerra
dashed toward the apartment,
grabbed a fire extinguisher, and tookaim at flames that caused an esti-
mated $55,000 to $60,000 in dam-age and left several families
temporarily homeless.The 16-unit building is located
near Allen Boulevards intersectionwith University Avenue. One person
was transported to an area hospitalfor smoke inhalation.
School board clerkresponds to Dahmen
MEA ratifies
new contract
The Middleton Education Associa-tion (MEA) teachers union on Valen-
tines Day ratified a new contractproposal for the 2013-2014 year. De-
spite the romantic date on which thevote occurred, emails obtained by theTimes-Tribune show there was no lovelost between the union and the school
district while they hashed out the deal.The contract will go before the Mid-
dleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Ed-ucation for a vote on Monday night.
Under the new deal, salary increases
would be determined at the school
boards discretion. Teachers who tookpart in a Health Risk Assessment
would maintain their current 12 per-cent contribution toward health insur-
ance. (Those not completing theassessment would contribute 15 per-
cent toward the annual insurance pre-mium.)
While the union and the school dis-trict came together on an array of is-
sues in the new deal, conflictinginterpretations of Act 10 led to heated
exchanges about the future of FairShare, the practice of automatically
withdrawing union dues from all teach-ers paychecks.
While the union initially fought to
maintain Fair Share, the contract ap-proved by the MEA last week would
eliminate the practice, allowing teach-ers to opt out of and stop funding -
the union.The fact that the district and the
union sat down at the table together atall was unique. Following the passage
of Act 10, most districts in Wisconsinopted to replace contracts with em-
ployee handbooks. Further complicat-ing matters, the two sides remain
embroiled in lengthy and costly legaldisputes over past discipline of educa-
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Fair Share eliminated in contract that will go before school board Monday
See CONTRACT, page 5
See FIRE, page 4
See CLERK, page 4
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The City of Middleton will hold two
public information meetings on down-town redevelopment, both on Tuesday
at City Hall.
Downtown ParkingRamp Study
Informational MeetingFeb. 26 at 6:15 p.m.
The first is a presentation by Walker
Parking Consultants on the draft resultsof the recent Downtown Parking Ramp
Study.The study was conducted in re-
sponse to a petition submitted by the
Downtown Middleton Business Asso-ciation requesting that the city build adowntown parking ramp. The city then
hired Walker Parking Consultants, thelargest parking consulting firm in the
United States, to make recommenda-
tions regarding the need for a parking
ramp based on a comprehensive analy-sis of current land uses and parking
supply, projected future land uses andfuture parking needs, and the impact to
businesses in the study area.The purpose of the meeting is to
provide the draft results to interestedstakeholders and take public comments
on the results of the study.There will be at least one additional
public comment session on the Down-town Parking Ramp Study before the
Common Council takes any action onthe project.
The public information session will
take place at the Middleton Committeeof the Whole meeting at MiddletonCity Hall, 7426 Hubbard Avenue.
Terrace Avenue andHigh Point Rd. Redevelopment
Informational MeetingFeb. 26 at 7 p.m.
The City of Middleton would alsolike to invite citizens to a second public
informational meeting, this one on theproject to realign the Terrace Avenue
and High Point Road intersection andreconstruct Terrace Avenue from just
west of High Point Road to just east ofParmenter Street.
City planners already received com-
ments at a public informational meet-ing on January 22.
The meeting will start at Middleton
City Hall, 7426 Hubbard Avenue, at 7p.m.
For additional information contact
Abby Attoun-Tucker, Assistant Direc-tor of Community Development, at
821-8343 [email protected].
PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013
Plan commission approves bike path work
On Tuesday, Feb. 12, the Middleton
Plan Commission decided to move for-ward with additional bike path con-
struction.Last fall, the commission approved
a plan to fill in an existing missinglink located just south of University
Avenue, on the west side of DemingWay. Once this link is completed,
Greenway Station and University Av-enue will be connected by a 10-foot
pathway, promoting greater mobility
and safety for pedestrians and cyclists.Assistant city planning director
Mark Opitz indicated construction willbegin this summer with a projected
completion of fall 2013.Commissioners also discussed the
potential of establishing a citywide
neighborhood council, one that wouldoversee and galvanize neighborhoodassociations activity.
Planning and development internRyan Krzos presented the idea, sug-
gesting that the creation of such an en-tity would foster more communication
and build a greater sense of community
among neighborhood associations.Consisting of one representative per
neighborhood, a citywide councilcould offer an additional ear to the
ground on issues such as public safetyand property maintenance, said
Krzos.
Although the commission was sup-portive of the idea, commissionersquestioned how much of a role the city
council should play in facilitating thecreation of a community-led organiza-
tion. Some members challenged thegeneral relevance and usefulness of
neighborhood associations.
Plan commissioner and city alder-man Hans Hilbert stated, I am not a
fan of neighborhood associations. Henoted that he does not feel it is the
citys responsibility to encourage them.Jumping off of Hilberts criticism,
plan commissioner Duane Barmore
referenced failed association attemptsin the Foxridge neighborhood.Krzos and other planning staff mem-
bers intend to continue generating anddeveloping ideas for this initiative in
the coming months.
Additional changes approved by the
plan commission last week include:
- Turville Bay MRI, located at 2277Deming Way, received the go-ahead to
install additional signage on the build-ings east and west elevations.
-Knothe and Bruce Architects arenow set to begin construction on sevennew parking spots at the north end of
Tribeca Apartments, 3700 ParmenterStreet.
Photo contributed
Mustangs take Polar PlungeThe Middleton Mustangs 4H Club raised more than $600 by partici-
pating in the Polar Plunge on February 9. Pictured from left to right atthe event are Tom Kaldenberg, Olivia Groth, Rachel Cook, Ashlee Rege-nauer, Carly Held, Lindsey Held and Emily Kaldenberg.
Downtown parking,Terrace TIF projectsubjects of Tuesday
public info sessions
by FRANCESCA MASTRANGELO
Times-Tribune
Middleton is celebrating 50 years as
a city. As part of the celebration, theMiddleton Times-Tribune and the Mid-
dleton Senior Center are sponsoring anessay contest: Tell us your Middleton
story in 600 words or less.The winning entries will be pub-
lished in a special section, included inthe Times-Tribune, in early April.
There will be one winner selected fromeach of three age groups: youth (under
21); adult (21-55); and senior (56 andup).
Please include a title. Anythingabout the community in the last 50
years will be considered, but we arehoping people will tell tales that en-
lighten all of us about this unique citysculture and people.
Essays will be judged on originality,creativity, style, content and depictions
of the contest theme.Any quotation or copyrighted mate-
rials used in the essay must be properlyidentified using proper citation.
The authors name, age and identi-fying information should be included,
and submissions should be sent [email protected] or to Laura
Langer at the Senior Center. The dead-line for all entries is March 11.
Middleton essaycontest announced
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Several City of Middleton residentsreported receiving phone calls from
people claiming to be grandchildrenstranded outside of the United States
last week, according to the MiddletonPolice Department.
The callers claimed they neededmoney wired to them immediately and,
while one victim got suspicious andhung up and called her grandson to
verify that he was home and was fine,at least one victim sent $1,000 before
realizing it was a scam, said police.The Federal Bureau of Investigation
provides the following description ofthis common scam: Youre a grand-
parent and you get a phone call or anemail from someone who identifies
himself as your grandson. Ive beenarrested in another country, he says,
and need money wired quickly to paymy bail. And oh by the way, dont tell
my mom or dad because theyll onlyget upset!
Law enforcement agencies call itthe grandparent scam. The FBIs In-
ternet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)has been receiving reports about it
since 2008.According to the FBI, the scam and
scam artists have become more sophis-ticated in recent years. Thanks to the
Internet and social networking sites, acriminal can sometimes uncover per-
sonal information about the targets,which makes impersonations more be-
lievableThe financial losses in these cases -
while they can be substantial for an in-dividual, usually several thousand dol-
lars per victim - typically dont meetthe FBIs financial thresholds for open-
ing an investigation. The FBI recom-mend contacting local authorities or
state consumer protection agency ifyou think youve been victimized. The
FBI also suggests filing a complaintwith IC3, which not only forwards
complaints to the appropriate agencies,but also collates and analyzes the
datalooking for common threads thatlink complaints and help identify the
culprits.If you believe that you or someone
you know has been the victim of ascam, contact the Middleton Police De-
partment.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
Town board tired of waiting for handbook
Photo contributed
Kiwanis gives to Youth CenterMiddleton Kiwanis donated $500 to the Middleton Youth Center on
Thursday, Feb. 14. Megan Meyer, Middleton Recreation Director, indi-cated the donation would be used for programs and supplies for theYouth Center. The Youth Center is currently located in City Hall. It of-fers positive activities after school and in the summer for Middle Schoolaged youth. The Youth Center will be moving to Kromery Middle Schoolonce the remodeling project there is completed.
Pictured above are Kiwanis President Chuck Foulke (right) and Treas-urer Carol Jensen (left) presenting the check to Meyer. Middleton Kiwa-nis meets on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at SofraRestaurant at 5:30 p.m.
Things get done when people have
a date to get [them] done by, declaredMiddleton Town Board supervisor Bill
Kolar. His sentiments were shared bysupervisor Tim Roehl, as the February
4 Town Board Meeting became a frus-tration festival: Weve been on this
thing for three years. We need a date.It wasnt exactly the Lincoln-Dou-
glas debates, but impatience with thecontinuing delay in completing a draft
of the first-ever Middleton employeehandbook had Town Attorney Tom
Voss on the defensive.Its a lot of work, said Voss, de-
scribing the approach of Boardman &Clark, the law firm hired for the job.
Theyre reviewing board minutesgoing back to 1997, looking at em-
ployee issues and contracts that mayhave existed with clerks and deputy
clerks. Things are moving forward.Not fast enough for Kolar and
Roehl, who were joined by Seat 3 Su-pervisor Paul Connell, who is also a
lawyer. We want to see a first draft in90 days, said Connell.
The Town of Middleton has grown,its population nearly tripling over the
last 20 years and, with it, the size of thetown workforce.
We have about eight to twelve fulltime employee positions, reported
town administrator David Shaw. Ac-cordingly, the town has determined that
the patchwork of new and old guide-lines, policy statements and town board
personnel decisions needs to be up-dated and standardized in an Employee
Handbook.In a recent letter, Boardman & Clark
attorney Michael J. Julka addressed
some of the issues that must be re-solved before a draft can be completed.
Does David Shaw have the powerto discipline? he asks, And, if so, at
what point does he report such to theboard?
Other issues include the status/en-forceability of all purported contracts
of employment, employee evaluationinstruments and the status of all em-
ployees. The status issue is central:are employees to be considered at
will - i.e. subject to termination at anytime for any reason or no reason at all?
Or will they be regarded as being enti-tled to due process, negotiated wages
and benefits and other aspects of a tra-ditional employment contracts.
In the end, Voss prevailed againstthose who wanted to impose a firm
deadline on the Boardman & Clarklawyers, but promised to tell them that
the work on the draft handbook needsto proceed full steam ahead.
Official Town Mapis in the Works
The February 4 meeting also took upthe preparation of a first-ever official
map of Middleton. Under Wisconsinlaw, towns have statutory authority and
an obligation to establish an officialmap as a prerequisite to making
amendments that might reflect newroads and other infrastructure sought
by would-be developers.The board considered and approved
for further review a town map submit-ted by the Vierbicher Associates engi-
neering firm, of which town engineerRod Zubella is an employee. In a re-
cent letter to the town board, Vier-bichers Kevin White wrote, Once an
official map of existing conditions isadopted, the town may proceed with
amending the official map to establishthe alignment and layout of planned
new streets, highways and other infra-structure.
The decision to conditionally ap-
prove a town map - which will bevoted on at a future board meeting -
was spurred in part by a decision madein March, 2012 to improve traffic flow
and create an S curve to replacewhat are now ninety-degree turns in
the Boronner/Koch/Vosen Road areas.Linda Schenk appeared at the board
meeting and spoke on behalf of hermother, who owns the land in question.
Right now, said Schenk, the land isbeing farmed by a dairy company.
If adopted, the proposed OfficialTown Map would include a thick dot-
ted line tracing an S through thatfarm, such that if the land is ever sold
and developed, any new road wouldhave to follow the curve. Asked if she
was comfortable with the proposedchange, Schenk replied, It will be
safer and more convenient for trafficcoming off of nearby Airport Road.
Im okay with it.
by ANTHONY D. PRINCE
Times-Tribune
Beware of grandparent scam Senior Centers
Kranz is namedWWPI fellow
Jill Kranz, Director of Senior Serv-ices at the Middleton Senior Center,
has been selected as one of ten 2013Wisconsin Womens Policy Institute
(WWPI) Fellows.Wisconsin Womens Policy Institute
Fellows will be trained in the publicpolicy process and will use their skills
to advocate effectively for Wisconsinselderly community. 2013 Fellows rep-
resent diversity of age, geographic, ed-ucational, and professional
backgrounds.After a highly successful pilot year
in 2012, we are thrilled to welcome asecond class of Wisconsin Womens
Policy Institute Fellows that truly rep-resents every corner of our state, said
WWN Board Chair Eve Galanter. The2013 Institute will increase the number
of women leaders who are makingtheir voices heard on public policies to
improve the quality of life for Wiscon-sin seniors.
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taking his seat. Two state statutes indi-cate an active teacher cannot sit on the
school board that governs the districtfor which said teacher is working.
Dahmens candidacy papers wereinitially challenged by Jim Greer, the
Area 1 School Board incumbent whoseseat Dahmen hopes to take. Greers
challenge was based on photocopiedsignatures of support Dahmen initially
provided to the school districts filingclerk, Cheryl Janssen: GAB rules re-
quire original signatures rather thanfacsimiles.
Dahmen, who turned in the originalsignatures after the deadline had
passed, filed a response to Greerschallenge, but Ashley on Jan. 15 con-
cluded Dahmens nomination papershave not been timely filed, and were
not in the physical possession of the fil-ing officer by the statutory deadline as
required by [GAB] rule 2.05(2).In his appeal of Ashleys decision,
Dahmen alleged she had improperlydenied [Dahmens] placement on the
ballot... .
I am not a lawyer, I am a public ser-vant and a private citizen seeking a
local office, Dahmen wrote. I readilyadmit that I did not file my nomination
papers according to the letter of thelaw as reviewed by Ms. Ashley. I did
however file my papers in a reasonablemanner, and in substantial compliance
with GAB rules.Dahmen said Janssen didnt notify
him original signatures were requireduntil after the deadline had passed.
Last week, Ashley provided a de-tailed account of the sequence of
events leading up to her ruling, as wellas citing the GAB rules she applied
when opting not to place Dahmensname on the ballot. Filed with the GAB
alongside Ashleys response are sup-porting affidavits from Perry Hibner,
the school districts community out-reach specialist, and Janssen.
In her response, Ashley wrote thatshe stand[s] behind her decision not
to allow Dahmen on the ballot. Shesaid the conclusion is solely based
upon GAB Rules and Regulations.
Ashley wrotethat GAB rules for
candidates exist toinsure orderliness,
integrity and relia-bility in our elec-
tion process, whichis so fundamental
to our democ-racy.
She said overlooking GAB ruleswould ignore election law, neglect
election safeguards and set a precedentthat could compromise the integrity of
our election process.The GAB intends for its rules to
apply to every candidate running forpublic office, whether a novice or an
incumbent, and therefore, the rulesshould be applied uniformly, without
exception, Ashley wrote.She added: Mr. Dahmen concedes
himself that he did not file his paper-work in compliance with GAB [rule]
2.05(1) in the third paragraph of hiscomplaint . GAB rule 2.05(1) states
that it is the responsibility of each can-
didate to make sure his or her papersare filed appropriately.
Ashley goes on to say filing dead-lines have consistently been treated as
mandatory by the Wisconsin SupremeCourt.
As a result, while Dahmen allegedher ruling was an abuse of discretion,
Ashley replied that no statutory discre-tion for the school board clerk even ex-
ists in such circumstances.Ashley pointed out that instructions
are printed on the back of the nomina-tion papers, the declaration of candi-
dacy, and the campaign registrationstatement. The last line of the instruc-
tions on the nomination papers informsprospective candidates to contact the
filing officer with any remaining ques-tions.
In her affidavit, Janssen wrote thatshe provides detailed instructions to
anyone who requests them. Ashley saidJanssen each year gives a comprehen-
sive packet to anyone running forschool board.
Ashley also pointed out that the
Middleton-Cross Plains Area SchoolDistrict holds Board Candidate Orien-
tation Sessions on the first and thirdMondays of December. (Notice of
those meetings was posted in theMid-dleton Times-Tribune.)
In her affidavit, Janssen wrote thatshe noticed Dahmen had filed photo-
copies of 100 signatures, not originals,the morning after the filing deadline.
She also alleged that Dahmen made aclaim that is not true when, in his ap-
peal to the GAB, he wrote that Janssensaid she made a mistake in accepting
photocopied papers.Hibners statement lists the different
ways the district made informationabout filing rules available to the pub-
lic.
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CHURCH NOTES
FIRE continued from page 1
CLERK continued from page 1
Brad Subera, a battalion chief withthe Middleton Fire Department, said
the conflagration began atop an electricstove. The resident turned on the
knobs, then decided not to cook andwent to take a nap, he said. There
were some household goods on thestove and they caught fire.
Jim Hill, a disaster plan and re-sponse specialist with A&J Specialty
Services, said paper plates were theitems that initially ignited.
Hill said the flames, which didnthave much protein for fuel and there-
fore produced dark black smoke,spread quickly. Standing in the com-
mon area outside the apartment wherethe fire started, Hill pointed around a
hallway corner: [Guerra] actuallycame from around there [and] grabbed
an extinguisher.We came out into the hall and sure
enough, there were flames coming outof the dudes apartment, Guerra re-
called, speaking from the hotel roomwhere he stayed while his apartment
was repaired. I asked the guy if hewas okay and if he had called the fire
department. Then my first thought wasto pop the buildings alarms, but I
couldnt find them so I broke the glassand grabbed an extinguisher. I told the
guy whose apartment it was to grab theother one, and he did.
Guerra has lived in Middleton forseveral years, but he grew up on the
streets of Los Angeles. I was born inL.A., and when you are getting shot at
and in gangs, staying calm under pres-sure is kind of the name of the game,
he said. I just wanted to try to put outthe fire.
Guerra said he was fighting theblaze when he realized the flames were
licking the top of the doorframe. Iknew we couldnt stop it, so the best
we could do was try to contain it untilfirefighters got there, he said.
When police arrived on the scene,they instructed everyone to evacuate
the building. Guerra returned to hisapartment and grabbed his computer,
and a lockbox, but he couldnt find hiscat.
If my cat had been lost I might aswell have lost a girl too and made it a
country song, he said. When the fire-fighters got there, I told them and they
went in and found the cat, which isalive and well just very skittish.
Hill said five families were still dis-placed the morning after the fire, but
all but two were expected to be al-lowed back into their living quarters by
the end of the day. (Guerra was amongthose who had to wait longer.)
Hill also said the fire served as a re-minder that renters insurance is in-
valuable.While most people dont have
renters insurance, Guerra does. Itslike $10 a month, he said. Thats like
a case of beer, and its paying off inspades right now. Im really worried
about some of my neighbors who donthave it.
Subera said the Middleton Fire Dis-trict will consider a variety of ways to
thank Guerra.Were really appreciative of the
quick thinking and bravery of the per-son who acted to mitigate the fire, he
stated.
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
The door of the apartment where the fire broke out.
Ashley
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tors.
In a January 25 email to teachers, theMEA bargaining team, which includes
Chris Bauman, Pat Keeler, Jill Larson,David Dahmen and Deb Hoskins, ac-
cused the district of attempting to bustthe union.
The message said the school boardhad made at least 20 proposals dur-
ing negotiations, with each one hav-
ing an impact upon teachers workingconditions, hours, and/or compensa-tion.
The accusation of union busting wasin reaction to the school boards at-
tempt to eliminate Fair Share. TheMEA claimed the district initially of-
fered to keep dues deduction in fullforce and effect for the 2013-14 school
year.However, according to the union, the
district changed course on Dec. 18,proposing to eliminate Fair Share from
the contract due to uncertainty con-nected to legal aspects in this area.
It is important to remember thatFair Share is a worker representation
issue and not an educational issue,
wrote the unions bargaining team.The [school boards] Right to Workproposal is union busting, hoping to si-
lence effective voices in times of dis-agreement. Wisconsin is not a Right to
Work state, but the [school boards]proposal makes MCPASD a Right to
Work district.The union argued that all members
would benefit from language in thecontract, so they should all pay an
equal share for the costs associatedwith gaining and maintaining those
benefits.Whether Wisconsin is a Fair Share
state or a Right to Work state at leastfor government employees - is in part
dependent on how the courts construe
Act 10. At this juncture, interpretationsof the Republican-led effort to elimi-nate most public employees bargain-
ing rights have varied significantly.During negotiations, the MEA con-
tended that Fair Share remained valid,writing that nothing changed with ei-
ther the Dane County Circuit Court orthe Federal Court rulings between Oc-
tober and December 2012.
Fair Share language assures people
pay for something they get, the bar-gaining team wrote. It is no different
than all district residents contributingto their schools, whether they have
children or not, whether they agreewith every decision made by a politi-
cized school board or not.The MEA said the districts contin-
ued refusal to re-instate Fair Share wasinitially met with stunned silence
from the union.The board hopes youre not watch-
ing, and that you are apathetic towardyour own union, the bargaining team
wrote to teachers. You are the onlyones who can prove them wrong.
In an email of her own, school boardpresident Ellen Lindgren responded to
the unions message. She called thebargaining teams email to teachers
inaccurate and counter-productive.Lindgren said the email did not work
toward a viable contract and ultimatelyfoster[ed] discord and misunderstand-
ing among teachers. She said somestatements made by the union were
patently false.
Lindgren asked MEA leadership to
recognize that Middleton-Cross Plainswas one of only three districts in Wis-
consin willing to negotiate a collectivebargaining agreement with its teachers
union for 2013-14.The other 421 school districts in the
state did not, she indicated. Lindgrensaid most created employee hand-
books, rather than bargaining withteachers, and most were trying
valiantly to maintain salaries and ben-efits in this day of increasing fiscal
stress on public schools.The sky has not fallen and most
handbooks and contracts have main-tained pre-Act 10 working conditions,
Lindgren wrote. Boards, administra-tions, and employees are working out
differences of opinion.Lindgren noted conflicting court rul-
ings and the uncertainty they createdover the legal status of collective bar-
gaining.The Dane County Circuit Court-
Colas decision says we may negotiate,but are not required to; the Federal
Court-Conrad [decision] said we
should not negotiate given Act 10 leg-
islation, Lindgren wrote. The recentFederal Court of Appeals ruling orders
that we may not negotiate based on Act10 and the U.S. Constitution.
Lindgren said the board negotiateddespite the latter rulings.
Regarding Fair Share, Lindgren tookissue with the accusation of union bust-
ing. It is unfortunate that the MEA is
resorting to name-calling, she wrote.If we were interested in busting theunion, our board would not have en-
tered into negotiations with the unionat all.
Lindgren said the district remainedopen to teachers input regarding cur-
riculum adoption, schedule changes,professional development and more.
She went on to say the districts ini-tial contract offer, which included Fair
Share, was given under a tight timeframe. According to Lindgren, legal
opinions later convinced the districtFair Share is prohibited under the pro-
visions of Act 10.Lindgren said according to the Wis-
consin Association of School Boards,
no other unions were requesting Fair
Share at the time.
Last weeks ratification of the con-tract shows the MEA relented on the
issue. If the school board also approvesthe deal, the district will deduct dues
only from the paychecks of teacherswho sign up to remain active members
of the union.We cannot in good conscience
leave ourselves open to litigation and
go against legal counsel from multiplesources on Fair Share, and force allteachers, even unwilling parties, to pay
dues, Lindgren wrote.The MEA bargaining team then re-
sponded to Lindgren, saying both sideswanted a contract, which was some-
thing of which to be proud.We think it is fair to say that the
MEA negotiating team and the [schoolboard] have opposing viewpoints on
the status of Fair Share, as well as thestatus of Act 10 based on not only the
recent Federal Court Ruling, but thecases in the State Courts as well, the
bargaining team responded. We arealso keenly aware that our respective
legal counsels have provided different
interpretations of those rulings.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2013 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
The contract proposal ratified by
the Middleton Education Associationlast week includes a variety of pro-
visions:
1) Calendar changes including theeliminating early release CRT days
and moving to less frequent but fullday professional development days
for staff.2) Back to School Night will be
offered at all buildings at the begin-ning of the school year rather than
the previous elementary orientationsessions that were always held on the
first day of the school year.3) Procedures regarding the timely
entering of graded or missing assign-ments and assessments into Infinite
Campus for parent communication.4) Changes to the special educa-
tion areas of the contract will changehow payment is made for IEP and
caseload assignments.5) Health Risk Assessments will
be required in order for staff to main-tain a 12 percent contribution toward
insurance. Those not completing the
HRA will contribute 15 percent to-ward the annual insurance premium.
6) The voluntary early retirementbenefit was continued with fewer op-
tions than the current contract.7) Fair Share contributions were
eliminated; however, staff that stillwish to pay union dues through pay-
roll deduction will be permitted to doso on a voluntary basis.
8) The standard for payment of theannual salary for staff will be 20 pay-
rolls (September - June); however,staff will be able to voluntarily elect
to receive their annual pay over 24payrolls as our current practice is.
9) Salary increases will be deter-mined at the school boards discre-
tion when final budget informationhas been received.
10) Due to the implementation ofWisconsins Educator Effectiveness
changes, some adjustments weremade to our evaluation process for
staff members.
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Key elements of teachers new contract
GAB says getting ridof Election Dayregistration would costmore than $13 million
MADISON, WI Eliminating Elec-
tion Day voter registration in Wiscon-sin would cost taxpayers between
$13.1 million and $14.5 million, ac-cording to a staff report released Mon-
day by the Government AccountabilityBoard (GAB).
The Final Report on the Impactsand Costs of Eliminating Election Day
Registration in Wisconsin is being re-leased well in advance of the GABs
next meeting on March 20 to give thepublic and legislature ample time to
read it before the board considers it,said Kevin Kennedy, director and gen-
eral counsel.In December 2012, the GAB re-
leased a preliminary staff report whichincluded only the costs to the agency,
estimated then at $5,193,796. Theboard took no action on the prelimi-
nary report. Since then, staff has re-vised the GAB estimate downward to
$3,961,696. The reduced estimate re-flects a different approach to maintain-
ing and updating information in thevoter registration database, which the
GAB developed after the preliminaryreport was released.
For the final report, four other statedepartments (Transportation, Health
Services, Children and Families, andWorkforce Development) have submit-
ted their own estimates of how much itwould cost if they were required to
offer voter registration services to their
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MHS Drama presents ShakespeareMiddleton High School Drama will present one of William Shakespeares lesser-known comedies Feb. 21-
23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.Loves Labours Lost is one of Shakespeares early plays andis full of complex wordplay, puns, and literary allusions. Tickets may be purchased at the box office before
each show and the doors will open at 7. Check www.middletondrama.org for more information about Mid-dleton Drama Club.
to solo with our orchestra this year.The orchestra loves her musicianship
and her collegiality. Shes a wonderfulasset to MCO.
Hundreds, if not thousands, ofMiddletonians have already been toat least one MCO concert. Whatwould you like to say to invite any-
one who hasnt yet been to one ofyour performances?
Mindy Taranto: Our goal is to offera wide variety of classical music in per-
formances that dont exceed more than
75 minutes. We have encouraged stu-dent attendance of all ages by offering
free tickets to them, in the hopes thatfamilies will come out to hear their
new local orchestra that has featured alocal rising star at every concert this
year. We promise that if you attend oneof our concerts, you will feel that you
have gotten a lot for your money!
Tickets are $10 for general admis-sion. Student tickets are free. Tickets
will be available at the door, and arecurrently for sale at Willy St. Coop
West or by calling 608-212-8690.
I love playing in orchestra sections,
and I hope to continue to do so for therest of my violin playing career, she
said. My dream career would be toplay for the Metropolitan Opera Or-
chestra. Next year, though, I plan onauditioning for grad schools all over
the country in hopes of completing amasters degree in violin perform-
ance.While Bartsch will be the Middleton
Community Orchestras featured per-former on Feb. 27, shes no stranger to
the orchestras fans; she serves as itsregular concertmaster.
I met [MCO co-founder] Mindy
Taranto through my sister, Eleanor,
Bartsch said. The summer after myfreshman year of college, Mindy came
to me and asked if I would like to au-dition for the concertmaster position of
the Middleton Community Orchestra.I had recently heard the orchestra be-
cause my sister had performed withthem as part of the Perlman Trio, and
was very moved by the orchestras ob-vious love of making music together.
Bartsch auditioned for Taranto, co-founder Larry Bevic, and conductor
Steve Kurr in the summer of 2011. Shehad the job by the end of the day.
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Mid Hills getsMenchies
Theres a new frozen yogurt storein the city and the Middleton Cham-ber of Commerce celebrated with aribbon cutting ceremony on Febru-ary 8. Menchies, a global brand,held the grand opening of itsMenchies Middleton Hills locationat 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave.with a week of festivities beginningFebruary 9.
Store owner Jennifer Hassricksaid Menchies is a perfect fit forthis unique neighborhood and thegreater Middleton community,which embodies Menchies values ofquality, experience, community andfamily.
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customers under the National Voter
Registration Act (NVRA). The com-bined cost estimates are between
$9,194,502 and $10,548,732.Wisconsin is exempt from the
NVRA because of its Election Day
Registration (EDR) system. If EDR iseliminated, federal law would requireWisconsin to establish a system for of-
fering voter registration services at theDivision of Motor Vehicles and at
agencies which provide public assis-tance or administer programs that assist
persons with disabilities. Employees of
those partner agencies would need totransmit voter registration applications
and other voter data to the appropriateelection officials.
The GAB prepared its report on
eliminating EDR in response to re-quests for information from the Legis-lature.
The full report is available on theagency website at
http://gab.wi.gov/publications/reports/final-edr-report.
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Montes Ponce, Mario, 22, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance,$114.00
Morgan, Roy Andrew, 54, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 03/05/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Morse, Brian J, 40, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 03/06/2012, Motor vehicle
liability insurance required, $0.00Morse, Brian J, 40, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 03/06/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Msiska, Natasha Diane, 33, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80
Msiska, Natasha Diane, 33, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Oper-ating while Suspended, $114.00
Msiska, Natasha Diane, 33, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Oper-ating vehicle without insurance,$114.00
Msiska, Natasha Diane, 33, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00
Neidhart, Kenneth D, 65, Lodi, WI53555, 01/31/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Nelson, Spring J, 22, Madison, WI53711, 02/09/2012, Obstructing Traf-fic, $88.80
Norman, Danielle Renee, 19, BlueMounds, WI 53517, 03/04/2012, Dis-play Unauthorized Registration
Plates/Tags, $151.80Nowik, Dennis J, 56, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 02/23/2012, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80
Olsen, Elizabeth M, 52, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 03/02/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Opland, Wade M, 44, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/21/2012, FYR toPedestrian/Bicyclist/EPAMD at Con-trol, $88.80
Peterson, Cassandra N, 25, StJoseph, IL 61873, 02/26/2012, Speed-ing 55 MPH Zone, $88.80
Pillsbury, Timothy A, 37, Madi-son, WI 53711, 03/10/2012, Disor-derly Conduct, $240.00
Pilof, Paul G, 43, Middleton, WI53562, 02/27/2012, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $139.20Pilof, Paul G, 43, Middleton, WI
53562, 02/27/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00
Quechol Izmoyotl, Alfredo, 44,Middleton, WI 53562, 03/08/2012,Operating while Suspended, $88.80
Ramirez Sotelo, Antonio, 38, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 02/25/2012, Motor
vehicle liability insurance required,$10.00Rasmussen, Derek Mathew, 32,
Atlanta, GA 30328 5527,03/15/2012, Theft, $177.00
Reams, Nacobi Kemyatta, 36,Madison, WI 53711, 02/23/2012,Failure To Display License Plates,$63.60
Reams, Nacobi Kemyatta, 36,Madison, WI 53711, 02/23/2012, Op-erating vehicle without insurance,$114.00
Reams, Nacobi Kemyatta, 36,Madison, WI 53711, 02/23/2012,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00
Redmond, Aaron Michael, 18,Verona, WI 53593, 02/19/2012, Ex-
ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80
Rein, Gregory R, 50, Madison, WI53705, 03/06/2012, Criminal TrespassDwelling, $681.00
Reyes, Cindia J, 53, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/13/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00
Richardson Ii, Robert L, 41, Wau-
nakee, WI 53597, 02/21/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80
Riesing, Bryan M, 36, Madison,WI 53704, 03/03/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Ring, Geoffrey Christopher, 23,Oregon, WI 53575, 03/09/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00
Rioldi, Robert Mark, 37, Madison,WI 53719, 01/29/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Roach, William J, 51, Madison,WI 53719, 11/24/2011, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $731.00
Ropa, Heidi Elder, 44, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 03/06/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$88.80Ropa, Heidi Elder, 44, Cross
Plains, WI 53528, 03/06/2012, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00
Schwartz, Spencer D, 19, Madison,WI 53705, 03/04/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Schwartz, Spencer D, 19, Madi-
son, WI 53705, 03/04/2012, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance, $0.00Seddon, Amber Kristi, 37, Verona,
WI 53593, 03/06/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00
Seddon, Amber Kristi, 37, Verona,WI 53593, 03/06/2012, Method ofGiving Signals, $88.80
Selin, Cris, 61, Middleton, WI53562, 03/06/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Sorensen, Lesley E, 28, Madison,WI 53719, 02/20/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Staats, Rebecca Anne, 34, Madi-son, WI 53711, 02/25/2012, FTS/Im-proper Stop at Stop Sign, $88.80
Statz, Martin C, 43, Middleton, WI53562, 03/09/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Statz, Richard J, 53, Verona, WI53593, 02/28/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80
Thiel, Kirstin Sarah, 28, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/25/2012, Disor-derly Conduct, $240.00
Thiel, Kirstin Sarah, 28, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 02/25/2012, Disor-derly Conduct, $240.00
Thomas, Gregory W, 41, Madison,WI 53717, 02/28/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80
Thomas, Gregory W, 41, Madison,WI 53717, 02/28/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00
Thomas, James W, 26, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 03/04/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$90.00
Topalli, Klajdi H, 26, Middleton,
WI 53562, 03/01/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00
Truong, Khanh Ngoc Hoang, 44,Kalamazoo, MI 49001, 02/29/2012,Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $89.80
Vatthauer, Debra R, 43, Verona,WI 53593, 02/22/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00
Virnig, Michele F, 56, Middleton,WI 53562, 02/20/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Walker, William Scott, 44, Verona,WI 53593, 02/21/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Weier, Brandon J, 25, Madison,WI 53719, 02/23/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80
White, Jeanne C, 59, Marshall, WI53559, 02/22/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00
Widger, Shea Paul, 24, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/04/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00
Will, Glenn Tracy, 18, Waunakee,WI 53597, 02/05/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80
Will, Glenn Tracy, 18, Waunakee,WI 53597, 02/05/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00
Williams, Nicole L, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 03/01/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00
Williams, Nicole L, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 03/01/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80
Wulff, Andrew T, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 03/05/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00
Wulff, Andrew T, 26, Middleton,
WI 53562, 03/05/2012, Possession ofControlled Substance, $271.50Yaeger, Nancy R, 48, Waunakee,
WI 53597, 03/06/2012, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00
Yavuzoglu, Berk, 28, Madison, WI53726, 02/18/2012, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80
Yosick, Jean M, 50, Middleton, WI53562, 02/22/2012, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80
Zimmerman, Jeffery Allen, 33, Po-tomac, IL 61865, 03/07/2012, Failureto Keep Vehicle Under Control,$126.60
Zuniga, Roberto, 36, Madison, WI53719, 02/22/2012, Operating w/o aValid Drivers License, $76.20.
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Over the past few months I have ad-dressed many citizen comments andconcerns from last summers compre-hensive Citizen Satisfaction Survey inMiddleton. One major concern ex-pressed by most respondents was thatthey did not want to lose the highlyquality services offered by the City. Tothat concern, we are fortunate that thelagging recessionary effects havestarted to melt away. City revenuesand property values are recovering.We may have withstood the worst ofthe recession and its aftermath withoutcutting services.
Several economic indicators showthat the local economy is headed in theright direction. In his State of the Cityaddress two weeks ago, Mayor KurtSonnentag noted that building permitsand permit revenues are nearing thoseof the years 2005-06 which were some-what normal years when the economywas growing. The Mayor also dis-cussed the major employment growthin Middleton in this century. As I men-tioned in last months column, Middle-ton now has over 18,000 jobs eventhough we only have about 9,600working residents. Since less than2,000 residents live and work in Mid-dleton, this means we have an influx ofover 16,000 employees to the Cityevery day. Our community is very for-tunate to have a strong and diverse eco-nomic base to withstand the ebbs andflows of economic downturns.
For a recent City bond ratingMoodys Investors Rating Service alsonoted that bright rays are on the hori-zon for the Citys finances. They statedin a recent bond rating that The cityssizeable tax base will likely continue togrow due to a State-approved 10 yearextension of the Citys Tax IncrementDistrict No. 3 and (Middletons) prox-imity to Madison. Valued at $2.7 bil-lion in tax year 2012, the citys tax basegrew at an average rate of 6.5% from
2004 through 2009. However, thistrend was interrupted with declines of2.2% in fiscal 2010 and 1.7% in fiscal2011. Favorably, the city experienceda modest 2.2% increase in tax year2012, bringing the full valuation backto fiscal 2007 levels. Residential prop-erty makes up approximately 56% ofthe 2012 full valuation, followed bycommercial property at 35%. DaneCountys diverse economy is, over thelong-term, expected to remain strong.
Along with the aforementionedgood news, the Citys quality servicesshould remain stable for the foresee-able future. Following are a few of thehighlights from our City departmentsin 2012:
Middleton Police, Fire and EMS andDane County Emergency Managementcollaborated with Middleton-CrossPlains Area School District administra-tion and staff from each of the 10schools in the district to conduct table-top emergency planning exercises inthe fall of 2012, including exercises in-volving a bus accident, a hazardousmaterials release, a bomb threat/suspi-cious package and an active shooter.This kind of collaboration is extremelyimportant for the public safety of ourschools.
The Middleton Fire District and theCity Building Inspection Departmentmaintain an ISO 3 rating which meansthat Middleton is in the top 3% for fireinsurance nationally. MiFD has 114paid on call volunteers and 5 full-timestaff.
Adding the second paramedic ambu-lance 4 years ago has resulted in theEMS having a drastic increase in car-diac arrest life saves per year. For thepast 4 years those life saves have in-creased from an average of 2 per yearto 10 per year.
Dane-Com Public Safety Radio In-teroperabilityThe City worked withall other Dane County communities to
improve public safety communications
so that public safety providers will beable to communicate effectively to oneanother. The County is paying for thesystem infrastructure, and municipali-ties are covering the operating costs an-nually.
Madison Urban Fiber NetworkMiddleton is part of a consortiumthrough which City Hall and the Li-brary are connected for high-speedfiber. Unfunded plans for expansioninclude the Police, Fire & EMS facili-ties as well as Middleton High Schooland Kromrey Middle School.
New Website & Social MediaMore and better information availableon a regular basis.
Electronic Payment CapabilityNow available for City utility bills and
taxes and working very well for Mu-nicipal Court too.
User-Friendly City Budget On-LineCitizens better understand howmoney is spent.
Library RFID Checkout SystemUsing radio frequency identification(RFID) tags and state of the art tech-nology, our Middleton Public Librarylaunched an automated materials han-dling system providing library userswith faster check-in times and resultsin less time. The Library outranks alllibraries in the South Central LibrarySystem for number of items loaned andborrowed.
Pleasant View Golf Course bene-fited from warmer weather in Marchand October/November. For the year,
PVGCs operating profit was $454,757which is $36,372 more than 2011s op-erating profit.
The Senior Center established twogreat new programs this year: MemoryCaf is a social opportunity for folkswith dementia and their families to gettogether in a warm and welcoming en-vironment. The program offers activi-ties, entertainment and honestconversation about the challenges ofliving with dementia. Breakfast foryour Brain is a national pilot study toauthenticate this popular program as anevidence-based program to maintainand improve brain health.
Middleton was named as One ofThree Finalists Nationally (from 135applications) for Siemens/U.S. Cham-
ber Sustainability Award for Small
Cities. Our public lands stewardshipcontinues to make great progress in ad-dressing stream bank erosion and envi-ronmentally sound storm watermanagement.
Middleton Tourism recognized bythe Governors Council on Tourismwith the Governors StewardshipAward for its achievements, dedica-tion, leadership, and commitment toexcellence that have resulted in a sig-nificant impact on Wisconsins traveland hospitality industry.
Bock Community Garden com-pleted construction of a shed and thegardeners donated over 1,300 poundsof produce to MOMs food pantry in2012
Middleton residents are now recy-
cling 32% of their waste through auto-mated collection. The Clean & Greenprogram enabled residents to recycle orre-use another 30,000 pounds of elec-tronics. Plastic bags are now beingcollected at curbside.
City residents have a great trackrecord for voting. In six 2012 elec-tions, the City Clerks Office and vol-unteers processed nearly 36,000 votes!
Middleton residents can expect tosee even better and more effectiveservices this year. Meanwhile , your taxdollars are well spent as we continue tohave the lowest tax rate for any city orvillage in Dane County over 10,000 inpopulation.
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Past experiencesshow dogs willcause problems
Letter to the editor,
I have followed with some interestthe latest proposal to allow dogs in
Pope Farm Conservancy. It appears theproponents primary argument is that
we should try this and see if it canwork.
I served on the Parks Commissionfor the Town for approximately nine
years, two years as the chairman. Atthat time I pushed hard to allow for dog
walking at the Pope Farm site. Myprincipal interest was to get more peo-
ple exercising by walking their dogs.We interviewed numerous staff and ex-
perts from other park systems aboutdog walking in parks. Most basically
shook their heads and said goodluck.
Despite this lack of endorsement theTown Board affirmed our request to
give leashed dog walking a try. Earlyon the instances of dogs off leash were
not that frequent. However, as thenumber of park users grew, so too did
the violations. The Board then devel-oped a ranger program to better ad-
dress enforcement and public
education. Despite these efforts the
number of dog management incidentscontinued to grow. The day I knew wecould not keep up came when I noticed
the demonstration crop farmer hadstopped his combine to clean out plas-
tic bags full of dog waste. Evidentlyeven many of those folks who kept
their dog on leash, and picked up aftertheir pooch, found it more convenient
to just toss the bag into the fields andlet the farmer pick it up.
So Pope Farm was closed to dogs.Since then we have tried to follow
some guidance provided by the City ofFitchburg. Their suggestion has been to
allow leashed dog walking primarilywhere it is easily visible from the road.
With this input and participation fromHome Owners Associations the Town
has allowed leashed dog walking in acouple of parks in two neighborhoods,
Cherrywood and Sauk Prairie Estates.While these experiments have not gone
perfectly, they seem to be manageable.I would suggest proponents look at
these examples in order to identifyareas in their neighborhoods for dog
walking. The reality is we have a lot ofexperience around this issue, the town
leadership has been very responsive,and weve been through a fair amount
of trial and error.Lets use this knowledge to come up
with workable options, rather than just
open up the conservancies all over
again. Thank you.
John Neumann,
Cherrywood HOA President
Honor Gothsland use wishes
Letter to the editor,
I read Mae (Goth) Hartwigs letter to
the editor regarding the park that herbrother Royce Goth so graciously
gifted to the Town of Middleton in hisestate. I was Royces neighbor and also
the executor of his estate.When Royce Goth drafted his final
will, he was concerned of how the parkwould be used by the Town of Middle-
ton. He would be happy with theprogress made on improving the park
since his death because of the efforts tokeep it as natural as possible.
His major concern was that theTown might try to change the natural
aspects of the park including thewoods, trails and wildlife. He would
never have wanted it to become a dogpark.
Royce enjoyed gardening andspending time on his familys estate.
This land is home to an abundance of
wildlife including deer and wild
turkeys. The clearing of the invasivespecies and other improvements to thepark have made it the natural neighbor-
hood park that he envisioned. Pleasehonor his wishes and keep the park a
natural wonder for all residents to use.
Jim Judd
Conservancy thewrong place fordog walking
Letter to the editor,
We read the article in the February
17 edition of theMiddleton Times-Tri-bune concerning Mr. Altons stance to
let dogs back into Goth Conservancy.We think most people agree that
there should be places for people towalk dogs. However, a conservancy
by its very nature is not the place to doit.
Conservancies by definition arequite, tranquil places that cater to peo-
ple and wildlife. A lot of people arenervous around unfamiliar dogs, and
especially dogs off leash. Enforce-ment of the leash law has been proven
to be unenforceable. Another issue is
dog waste left by those owners that
dont have the decency to pick up aftertheir dog.When going to a conservancy, we
are there to see the wildlife and habitatwithout meeting up with someones
unruly dog and having to remind some-one to keep their dog on a leash. Dogs
running through the prairies have anegative impact on the wildlife and are
a particular threat to ground nestingbirds.
The Town of Middleton has put atremendous amount of effort and
money into restoring the wildlife habi-tat in these conservancies, and reintro-
ducing dogs back into that habitat iscounterproductive. We need a way to
protect our conservancies while at thesame time finding appropriate places
for dog walking.The current Town of Middleton
board members have created a veryreasonable policy of not allowing dogs
within our conservancies and at thesame time are trying to solve the prob-
lem of finding an appropriate placewhere dogs can be exercised. We be-
lieve this is the right approach and thatis one reason why we are supporting
Bill Kolar for re-election to the TownBoard on April 2.
Sincerely,
Curt and Arlys Caslavka
Letters to the Editor
Good Neighborsand City Government
by Mike Davis
City of Middleton Administrator
Hesselbein to meet withconstituents Wednesday
Area residents concerned about
state issues or experiencing prob-lems with state agencies will have
the opportunity to meet with Rep.Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton)
during upcoming listening sessionsin the area.
The Middleton session will take
place Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 6-
7 p.m. in the Middleton City Coun-cil Chambers, 7426 Hubbard Ave.
In the meantime, anyone is wel-come to contact Hesselbein directly
at 608-266-5340 or [email protected] if they have
questions or concerns.
Tax shift meeting SaturdayState Sen. Jon Erpenbach, (D-Mid-
dleton), will meet Saturday with thoseinterested in a plan to substitute prop-
erty taxes with a modified sales tax asa primary source of funding for public
education.The Feb. 23 session at 10 a.m. in the
Middleton Town Hall, 7555 W. Old
Sauk Rd., is open to all interested per-sons and follows a January meeting atthe Capitol where Erpenbach outlined
a plan he has long favored that cutsproperty taxes and funds K-12 schools
and the Wisconsin Technical CollegeSystem from state sales tax.
Optimists hold oratorical contestThe Middleton Optimist Club is
again sponsoring an Oratorical Contestfor area students. This years topic is:
Why My Voice is Important.All area students under the age of 16
as of December 31, 2012, are encour-aged to enter. Entries must be received
by Friday, March 15, 2013. The con-
test will be held on Tuesday, March 19,2013, at 4 p.m., at the Middleton Public
Library.Contact Eric Baker, at 608-283-1783
or [email protected], for an entryform and contest rules.
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And just like that, a season of
great promise went up in smoke.
Middletons hockey team had
Madison Edgewood on the ropes for
much of the night Tuesday in a
WIAA Division 1 sectional semifi-nal.
But the Crusaders rallied back and
stunned the Cardinals, 3-2, in double
overtime.
Middleton ended the year 18-6,
while Edgewood improved to 14-10.
Tough loss, Middleton coach
Steve Libert said. The season ended
early and I do not like it.
Middleton took a 2-0 first period
lead on a pair of goals by Jordan
Carey.
Carey scored five minutes in for a
1-0 Cardinals lead, then scored two
minutes later to make it 2-0. But the
Cardinals never scored again.
Edgewood trimmed Middletons
lead to 2-1 at 9:38 of the second peri-
od when Nick Kanoff beat
Middletons Max McConnell.
The Crusaders tied things up just
3:15 into the third period on a goal
by A.J. Erickson, and the teams
eventually went to double overtime.
Finally in the second OT,
Edgewoods Elliot Friednow scored
the game-winner at the 1:16 mark.
Middleton reached the sectional
semis following a 3-0 win over
Madison Memorial in a regional
final last Thursday.
We came out like they were
going to hand it to us and they came
out like they were going to take the
game, Libert said. That is a bad
combination.
That was definitely the case early
as Middleton struggled, but was
bailed out by red-hot goalie Max
McConnell.
Max earned his keep in the first
period because we gave up some
Falling hardEdgewood downshockey Cards in
sectional semisby ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See HOCKEY, page 15
Fabulous fourth
MADISON If competitorswerent aware of Jackson Uselmansfinal kick, they were certainly found
out about it at last Saturdays WIAADivision 1 boys state swimming meet.
Uselman, a senior swimmer forMiddleton, surged past the competition
to capture the individual title in the200-yard freestyle. Then, Uselman did
it again while taking third in the 500
freestyle.
Uselmans heroics led Middleton toa fourth-place finish in a meet held atthe UW-Natatorium.
Uselman trailed Baileu Biwer ofEau Claire Memorial/North well into
the 200 freestyle, but shot past Biweron the final turn and cruised to victory.
(Biwer) really took it out fast and Iknew if I wanted to have a chance to
win it I had to keep up with him,Uselman said.
Uselman won the race in 1 minute,41.87 seconds, while Biwer finished a
distant second in 1:43.44.(Uselman) really picked it up there
in that second half, said Middletonsecond-year coach Luke Lengfeld. A
lot of the guys took it out a little fast
and Jackson took advantage of that at
the end.
Uselman saved his best for last in
the 500 freestyle as well. He was sittingin fifth-place entering the final 50yards, then surged past Madison Wests
Roy Weng and nudged MuskegosPatrick Walsh at the wire for third.
I knew a lot of people in that heatwere close so I knew that I needed to
have a strong 50 to keep our team in it,Uselman said. For me personally, to
be happy with myself, I knew that Ineeded to have a strong last 50. I didnt
want to swim the race and have regretsabout it like, I could have gone faster
in that last 50 and maybe I would havebeen fifth. But this way I know I did as
much as I could and it turned out wellfor me.
Uselman finished in 4:41.52, while
Walsh finished in 4:41.68.
Thats his style of swimming ,
Lengfeld said of Uselman. You dont
need to be out in front the whole timeto win it. In his races throughout theseason theres times when hes out in
front the whole time and theres timeshes not, but hell bring it back. Thats
one advantage that he has. The otherguys need to basically sprint out ahead
of him to make sure he cant catchthem at the end. Hes probably one of
the best last 50-yard guys in any racehere.
It was Middletons second consecu-tive fourth-place finish at state and
Uselman enjoyed playing a major rolein the finish.
This is my senior year. Its thebiggest year for me and I was trying to
Uselman leads
MHS swimmers
at state meetby GREGG HAMMILL
For the Times-Tribune
See SWIMMING, page 16 See WRESTLERS, page 17
Cain setfor finalchance
W I A A S T A T EW R E S T L I N G
T O U R N A M E N T
Urgency.If theres one word that best
describes Jake Cains mindset thisweekend, its urgency.
Cain, a senior wrestler atMiddleton High School, is back in the
WIAA Division 1 state tournament forthe third time in his magnificent
career.Cain fully understands, though,
that this is his last and best chance at a state title. And the 138-
pound Cain intends to make the mostof his opportunity.
This being my last season Imessentially all in, said Cain, who is
48-1 this season. I have to win thisyear. No exceptions. Thats not to say
that its going to be easy. At this pointeveryone is good and nobody can be
taken lightly or overlooked.Cain qualified for the state tourna-
ment after winning his weight class atlast Saturdays Middleton Sectional.
Middleton sophomore Shay Haasealso finished second at 160 pounds
and earned a trip to state.The Division 1 preliminaries are
Thursday at 3 p.m. at the UW-KohlCenter. The quarterfinals are Thursday
at approximately 5:15 p.m.
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Jake Bunz and Middletons hockey team fell to Madison Edgewood in a sectional semifinal game Tuesday night.
Times-Tribune
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Langenfeld
JacksonU s e l m a ncelebratesafter astate titlein the 200y a r df r e e s t y l e
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Players and coaches alike will tell
you that the basketball season can bea grind.
It opens in mid-November. Itdrags through the long and gloomy
winter months. And it doesnt end for some teams until mid-March.
Middleton, though, hopes the endis still a few weeks away.
The Cardinals begin their secondseason Friday when they host
Madison West in a WIAA Division 1regional semifinal at 7 p.m. If
Middleton prevails, it will most like-
ly travel to Sun Prairie for a regionalfinal Saturday at 7 p.m.
West has been kind of an enigma,
as they have been really up and reallydown throughout the season,
Middleton coach Kevin Bavery said.But there is no denying their collec-
tive talent. They have all the pieces.Middleton finished the regular
season 12-10 overall and tied forthird place in the Big Eight
Conference at 10-8. West went 7-11,8-14.
The host Cardinals rolled past theRegents, 68-45, on Dec. 8. But West
toppled visiting Middleton, 85-72, onJan. 26.
Obviously were happy playing it
at home, Bavery said.Wests top player is junior point
guard Malik Clements, who averages
20.1 points per game. Clementserupted for 33 points against
Middleton during the Regents win
last month.
He hurt us bad in our loss tothem, Bavery said of Clements. So
he will be an obvious focus for us thisFriday.
West doesnt play great defenseand allows 60.1 points per game.
Middleton, on the other hand, aver-
ages 61.6 points per game. So thereshould be plenty of opportunities forthe Cardinals attack to get rolling.
They have played some 2-3 zone,but we have shot people out of zones
lately, Bavery said. So well beready for either, but we expect mostly
man to man and some pressure.If we believe in running our stuff,
screen bodies, and eliminate some ofthe easy transition baskets we gave
up to them in our last game, wellgive ourselves a great chance to
advance in the tournament.If Middleton advances, it will
almost certainly be against SunPrairie (19-3). Those two teams went
to overtime last week, where SunPrairie prevailed, 72-70.
We hope to get another shot atthem in the regional final, Bavery
said. But its one game at a timestarting with West.
Middleton-Westready for Round 3
BOYS BASKETBALLREGIONAL
FRIDAY#1 Sun Prairie (19-3) vs. #9
Oconomowoc (9-14), 7 p.m.
#4 Middleton (12-10) vs. #5Madison West (8-14), 7 p.m.
SATURDAYFridays winners meet at 7 p.m.
Higher seed is host school
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Regional semis
are Friday night
This certainly isnt the way
Middleton boys basketball team wantedto enter the postseason.
But in a week mired by a pair ofexcruciating losses, all was not lost forthe Cardinals.
Middleton fell at Big EightConference champion Sun Prairie, 72-70, last Tuesday. But the host Cardinalsneeded a 27-foot three-pointer at thebuzzer from Nebraska recruit NickFuller just to force overtime.
Middleton then lost at Madison LaFollette, 68-63, last Friday in a gamethat was nip-and-tuck the entire way.
While Middleton enters the postsea-son on a two-game losing streak, it didgo 8-4 down the stretch. The Cardinalsalso finished the regular season 12-10overall and tied for third place in the
Big Eight at 10-8.Weve gone 8-4 during a nice
stretch run to end the regular seasonand we were within tenths of a secondof that being 10-2, said Middletoncoach Kevin Bavery, referring tobuzzer-beating losses at MadisonMemorial and Sun Prairie. La Follettewas another example of a game wherewe got a little panicky with a couple oflate possessions instead of trusting tomake one more pass, getting one morereversal, to really get someone inrhythm.
We finished in a third place tie inthe Big Eight something this groupshould be very proud of. Its kind of likethe Big Ten in that so many teams arecapable and you end up beating eachother up throughout the season.
Middletons battle with Sun Prairiewas certainly like a heavyweight fight.
Middleton led, 62-59, with 12.9 sec-onds left and Sun Prairie had the ball.Middleton debated whether to foul, ornot, which would have eliminated thepossibility of a three-point shot. But theCardinals eventually elected to playman-to-man defense.
The 12.9 on the clock was a littlemore time than we wanted to foul,Bavery said. And timing when to foulbefore someone gets up into a shot istricky. The players decided they wantedto play it out.
Nick Noskowiak, who led SunPrairie with 31 points, couldnt get off a
shot as Derek Rongstad defended. ButNoskowiak skipped the ball back toFuller, who had Luke Schafer in hisface.
But Fuller showed why hes aDivision 1 recruit, and drilled a 27-footthree-pointer as time expired to forceovertime.
No second guessing how we playedthat final defensive possession, Bavery
said. But going forward well givefouling stronger consideration in a sim-ilar situation.
In the extra session, Sun Prairiescored five straight points from the lineand grabbed a 72-67 lead. MaxOelerich banked in a three-pointer forMiddleton with 1.5 seconds left, but itwas too little, too late.
We had the No. 1 seed in our sec-tional and conference co-champion tothe brink of victory, and we did every-thing right in those final seconds of reg-ulation to force them to make an impos-sible shot, Bavery said. And then theyhit the impossible shot.
Middleton hung with Sun Prairie ina contest that became an Instant Classic.
Sun Prairie jumped to a 15-9 lead
early on. But Schafer, who ledMiddleton with 25 points, knockeddown a three-pointer at the end of thefirst quarter to give MHS an 18-17 lead.
Sun Prairie surged back ahead, 30-22, late in the second quarter. ButMiddleton answered with a 10-1 runand took a 32-31 halftime lead.
Schafer had 12 points at the breakfor Middleton, while Noskowiak had 19for Sun Prairie.
We did a great job of attacking theirzone, Bavery said. In our first game,Derek Rongstad was injured and did notplay. We turned the ball over too much,especially out top and that led to run outpoints for them.
His size out top helped us to distrib-ute the ball better. We screened with key
angles to allow us to get past that initialline of defense, and were willing tomake the extra pass all night.
The third quarter was tight through-out, and the teams were tied, 46-46,heading to the fourth.
Middleton built a 59-54 lead follow-ing a Sun Prairie technical, butNoskowiak drilled a three-pointer tonarrow the lead to 59-57. Middletonwas still clinging to its 62-59 lead,when Fuller played hero for Sun Prairie.
We were disappointed that wedidnt close out the win, Bavery said.But I couldnt be more proud of howwell we played against their highlyranked team, which is well deserved.
Middleton finished the night with 13
three-pointers, which tied the school
record. Middleton also made 13-of-27from beyond the arc, a highly-impres-sive mark of 48.1%.
In addition to Schafers 25 points, headded four assists and three steals. KadeSchultz had 16 points and fiverebounds, while Oelerich had 11 pointsand six rebounds.
Schafer had a monster overallgame, Bavery said. Schultz hit key
shots and we were extremely aggres-sive attacking the offensive boards.Middleton hoped to bounce back
against Madison La Follette. But thehost Lancers outscored the Cardinals,27-22, in the fourth quarter and pre-vailed, 68-63.
Rongstad led Middleton with 21points, nine rebounds and three assists,while Schafer had 11 points. KenjiPassini added seven rebounds and fourassists, while Tyler Markel had sixrebounds.
La Follette brings extreme pressureand that should serve us well, especiallyin the half court, Bavery said. But wedidnt relax and just go in to our back-door cuts and we didnt attack off thedribble enough early. And they hurt us
with their press when we didnt get amiddle presence consistently, and whenwe did we werent always meeting thepass aggressively.
Much like Sun Prairie, this gamewas razor close throughout.
Middleton led, 14-11, after the firstquarter and 24-23 at halftime. Afterthree quarters, the game was tied at 41.
Middleton built a four-point leadearly in the fourth, before the Lancerscharged back and prevailed.
Now, its off to the postseason.This year (the playoffs) are as wide
open as theyve ever been, Baverysaid. And were playing as well and asconfident as anyone in the tourneyheading in.
From the infirmary: Middleton
junior center Andrew Torresani was lostfor the year with a torn anterior cruciateligament. Torresani suffered the injuryin Middletons loss at Sun Prairie.
Thats for sure.Torresani had a torn ACL his fresh-
man year, then needed season-endingshoulder surgery during this past foot-ball season. Torresani returned to thebasketball courts in early November,but now faces another rehabilitationstint.
We are hopeful for his return by thestart of the basketball season next year,Bavery said. He is a great kid and ahard worker, and if anyone can comeback ready to go again its Andrew.
Heartbreak hotelBoys basketball
team falls twice
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
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SUN PRAIRIE If there wasany doubt, Middletons girls basket-
ball team erased it last Thursday.Middleton went to Sun Prairie to
face its greatest challenger for the No.3 seed in the postseason. But
Middleton made sure there was littledebate and cruised to a 51-40 win.
Middleton junior forward LizMcMahon led the way with 19 points
and 14 rebounds. McMahon alsoplayed stifling defense on Sun
Prairies McKayla Yentz, limiting theMarquette recruit to just 15 points on
6-of-16 shooting.Im really happy, McMahon said
afterwards. This game was really bigfor seeding and it was a game we real-
ly needed.Sun Prairie was Middletons great-
est challenger for the No. 3 seed in thesectional. But when Middleton defeat-
ed Sun Prairie for a second time thisyear, there was little debate over
which team should be the higher seed.I thought we did a nice job the
whole way, Middleton coach JeffKind said. We havent been in posi-
tion all that often this year wherewere up 11 with a three minutes left.
But we did a nice job getting a leadand then protecting it.
Middleton also rolled pastJanesville Craig, 67-46, last Saturday.
The Cardinals then bested MadisonWest, 59-56, Monday night and
pushed its winning streak to threegames.
Middleton improved to 14-7 over-all and sits alone in fourth place in the
Big Eight Conference at 12-5.I think were getting a lot better
and thats exciting, Middleton seniorguard Darcy Dean said. Were a
young team, completely differentfrom last year. But I think were get-
ting better and better.That was certainly the case against
Sun Prairie.Sun Prairie jumped to a 5-0 lead
and held a 13-11 advantage after thefirst quarter. But Middleton began tak-
ing control in the second quarter.With the game tied at 18,
Middleton went on a 9-0 run. Juniorguard Darby Raffel started the run
with a three-pointer and McMahonscored in transition. Raffel knocked
down another three-pointer and AnnyBunyan made a free throw.
When the burst ended, Middleton
held a 27-18 lead and never trailedagain.
I think were still improving and
thats exciting, Kind said. I felt bet-ter about this game than when we
played Sun Prairie at home (a 48-39win on Jan. 3). I think were a lot bet-
ter team now than we were then.Sun Prairie crept within 27-25
early in the third quarter, when itbecame the McMahon Show.
Over a 2 minute stretch,McMahon went on a personal 6-0 run
to give Middleton a 33-25 lead. First,McMahon had a rebound basket, then
she scored in the post.Finally, McMahon grabbed a
defensive rebound and drove the
length of the court. When no SunPrairie defender stepped up,McMahon went to the rim for an easy
basket and a 33-25 Middleton lead.I usually look for the outlet pass,
but they took that away, McMahonsaid. So I just kept going.
McMahon never stopped going inthe third quarter, scoring 10 of her 19
points and grabbing five rebounds asMiddleton pushed its lead to 40-31.
Sun Prairie pulled within seven atthe start of the fourth quarter, but
never came closer. An old-fashionedthree-point play by McMahon mid-
way through the fourth quarter helpedMiddleton stretch its lead to 47-35 and
its lead remained in double figures therest of the night.
There was a lot of inexperiencehere, especially at the start of the
year, Dean said. Even our seniorshadnt played that much. But we all
know that this is it now, so its time toplay our best basketball.
McMahon agreed.
Were almost to the time whereits One and done, and no one is
ready for the year to end, McMahonsaid. So hopefully we can keep get-
ting better. Middleton 67, Janesville Craig
46 McMahon scored a career-high31 points and powered the Cardinals
past the Cougars last Saturday. NatalieStaples and Grace Douglas both added
six points.Shes really stepped up, Kind
said of McMahon. Shes becomemore aggressive with trying to score
and shes cleaned up her turnovers. I
think shes playing with a real sense ofurgency.
Middleton did all it could to put
this game away early, racing to an 18-5 lead after the first quarter and
extending that to 34-11 by halftime.Craig crept back within 45-32 through
three quarters, but Middleton tookcontrol again in the fourth quarter.
Middleton 59, Madison West 56 This was a preview of next FridaysWIAA Division 1 regional semifinal.And the host Cardinals had a far
tougher time than anticipated Mondaynight.
McMahon again led the Cardinalswith 16 points, while senior point
guard Shannon McCauley added 13
and sophomore forward Cole Jordeeadded 10.
West took a 15-12 lead after the
first quarter, before the Cardinals tooka 28-24 halftime lead. West tied the
game at 44 heading to the fourth quar-ter and led in the closing minute.
But Middleton had too manyanswers down the stretch and held off
the hard-charging Regents. On deck: Middleton concludes
its regular season at Madison LaFollette Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The
Cardinals then travel to Madison Westfor a WIAA Division 1 regional semi-
final on March 1.
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Seeding snafuTimes-Tribunephoto by Mary
Langenfeld
S h a n n o nM c C a u l e y
a n dMiddletonsgirls basket-ball teamhave wonthree straightgames.
Jeff Kind felt terrible.
Being late isnt like him. And in
one of the rare instances Kind was
tardy, it was costly.
Kind, Middletons girls basketball
coach, thought his postseason seed-
ing meeting Sunday was at 1 p.m.
Instead, it was at noon.
So when Kind arrived at 12:50
p.m., the meeting was already wrap-
ping up.
Because Kind was not present
when the postseason seeds were
being voted on, Middleton is not
allowed to host any games at the
regional level.
I feel terrible about it, Kind saidafterwards. Its nobodys fault but
my own.
The good news is Kinds
Cardinals received the No. 3 seed,
which is what Middleton expected.
The bad news is the Cardinals first
game a regional semifinal against
sixth-seeded Madison West will
now be at West on March 1 at 7 p.m.
If the seeds hold true to form,
Kinds snafu will only hurt the
Cardinals in their opening playoff
game. The Middleton-West winner
will most likely travel to second-
seeded Madison La Follette for a
regional final.
If the Lancers somehow lose,though, to seventh-seeded Madison
Memorial and Middleton defeats
West the regional final will be
played at Memorial.
Kind also can't work from the
coaching box in either game, and
instead, will have to remain seated.
Two games is a pretty steep
penalty, said Middleton athletic
director Bob Joers. But chances are
it will only hurt us once. Jeff feels
really bad. Mistakes happen.
Verona received the No. 1 seed,
followed by La Follette, Middleton,
Sun Prairie, Oconomowoc, Madison
West, Madison Memorial,
Watertown and Madison East.
The sectional semifinals are
March 7 in Sun Prairie, and the sec-
tional finals are March 9 at
Middleton.
The state tournament runs March
15-16 at the Resch Center in Green
Bay.
Ironically, Kind has a policy with
his team in which on time actually
means 15 minutes early.
No one feels worse than I do, he
said. But we tell the kids all the
time, next play and we have to do
the same and move on. Whats done
is done.
Kind misses seed meeting, so girls
basketball team loses home game
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Winning timeWith seasonwinding down,
Middleton girls
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Times-Tribune
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great chances to Memorial,
Libert said. But Max denied them
each time. Once we got out of the
first period we were much better.
Middleton finally got on the board
at the 9-minute mark of the second
period when Danny Klagos collected
a loose puck in the neutral zone and
raced in on a breakaway to score.
The Cardinals then got the back
breaker at 16:50 in the second when
Taylor Dickert scored a shorthanded
goal on an assist from Clayton
Brown.
Clayton forced a turnover right
at our blue line and took off with the
puck, Libert said. Taylor caught up
as he and Clayton criss-crossed at
Memorials blue line.
The defenders went with Clayton
and he threaded a pass to Taylor who
scored.
Middleton then made it 3-0 just
56 seconds into the third period
when Davis Bunz scored off a
rebound from Jordan Carey.
McConnell finished with 21
saves, highlighted by his denying a
Memorial penalty shot with just 22
seconds left in the game.
We controlled play the second
and third periods, Libert said. But
usually the games and opponents
keep getting more difficult as you
move along the bracket, so we need
to be ready at the start.
As coaches we need to do a bet-
ter job designing practices that tend
to problem areas while pushing the
team towards a peak performance
each game. Meanwhile, the players
need to take more control of what
they are responsible for during the
game.
Middletons ski and snowboardteams completed the 2013 season withan impressive list of accomplishmentsand accolades.
The Cardinals boys ski team fin-ished first in the conference and sentseven skiers to the State Alpine Ski
Championships in La Crosse earlier thisweek. The Cardinals girls and boyssnowboard teams each finished