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Kehl Schoolof Dance lo-cated at 8152Forsythia St.in Middleton, ended theirseason with aperformanceof more than100 dancersand their fam-ilies on Satur-day, May 14.

Photo contributed

What a show!JesusLunch

sagacontinues

Photo contributed

In 1927, John Skinner’s father gave him a pair of “banty” chickens to raise. His interestin the birds has never subsided, remaining with him from Iwo Jima to the University of Wis-consin. He is pictured here at age eight, holding a Buff Cochin bantam rooster. Read thefull story on page 2.

Veterans planfor MemorialDay ceremony

Local veterans are planning aMemorial Day ceremony at St.

Peter’s Catholic Church and

cemetery on MemorialDay May 30 at 9:30 a.m. Amass will precede the ceremony

at 8:30 a.m. at the cemetery.The Middleton High School

Band will provide music.

Photo by Michelle Larson

Jesus Christ SuperstarMiddleton Players Theatre will present Jesus Christ Su-

perstar as the first production of its 2016 season. Find outmore on page 4.

The Middleton CommonCouncil has voted to direct the

city attorney to review the per-mits issued to the organizers of

the “Jesus Lunches” and havethe license and ordinance com-

mittee as well as the parks com-mission review issues related to

rules in Fireman’s Park.The council also invited the

school board to a joint meeting

City of Middleton

eyes new rules at

Fireman’s Park

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

See SAGA, page 6

Chickens of Iwo Jima

Event will take

place at St. Peter’s

Catholic Cemetery


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When he was four years old,

John Skinner’s father gave hima pair of “banty” chickens to

raise. From that day in 1927,Skinner knew, and even pro-

fessed, that he was going to bea chicken expert.

At the age of five, Skinnerwas interviewed by the school

principal who tried to talk himout of a career in chickens. At

age ten, the superintendent,Floyd K. Alexander, saw him in

the hallway of the school andasked him what he planned to

do with his life adding, “I thinkyou better quit fooling with

those darn chickens and dosomething you can make a liv-

ing at.”

Skinner ignored their adviceand followed his heart.

One of his earliest goals was

to become a licensed poultry judge. He became the youngest

person in the country to hold thegeneral license to do so. Later,

he wrote the book, “Standard of Perfection,” which is still used

today as the definitive standardfor judging poultry.

Following his love for chick-ens led him to the love of his

life. He met his future wife,Jean Marie Cabney, in front of

his chicken display at a fair inNebraska in 1940. They were

married four years later.

Skinner served in the ArmyAir Corps during World War IIand was part of the crew that se-

cured Iwo Jima. When onguard duty, he came upon a

chicken running free.Skinner knew just what to do.

He built a pen out of camou-flage netting and shell casing

boxes to protect it from the ele-ments. Throughout his time on

the island, Skinner amassed aflock of nine birds. They were

foreign varieties that he hadnever seen before.

The birds provided occa-sional fresh eggs that he shared

with his friends. When the war

was over and the troops were tobe sent home, the men in hiscompany had a feast of the

fowl.

During his time on Iwo Jima,Skinner became friends with his

commanding officer. After thewar, the CO encouraged Skin-

ner to come to Texas A&M,which was at that time a mili-

tary school.In a little over 11 months,

Skinner earned a master’s de-gree in genetics. He also ran the

school’s experimental farm.In 1963 he joined the Poultry

Science Dept. at the Universityof Wisconsin in Madison. He

was awarded full professorshipin 1967. By 1971 he was the

country’s first designated Poul-try and Small Animal Special-

ist.

Skinner made many contri-butions during his long career in

poultry. He organized the firstsymposium on poultry industry

waste management and partici-pated in the writing of 18 books,

numerous journal articles andeducational 4-H publications.

He also helped to develop newvarieties of chickens.

“Dad helped students whowere getting their doctorates.

Lots of those students werefrom out of state or out of the

country and had no place to gofor the holidays,” his daughter

Jan Skinner Lynn said. “So,they’d stay in our basement and

work on their thesis and share

their vacation with us.”Because of his contributions

to poultry science, Skinner wasinducted into the Poultry Hall of

Fame. After the induction, hewrote a note to the school su-

perintendent who asked himwhat he was going to do with

his life.The note said, “I’ve de-

cided.”A former resident of Middle-

ton, Skinner now lives in a re-tirement home on Madison’s

southeast side. Soon to turn 93,he’s still “talking chickens!”

with enthusiasm.Interest in raising backyard

chickens for quality eggs and

meat has surged in Middletonand many cities across Wiscon-

sin in recent years. It’s beendriven, in part, by the under-

standing that free-range, wellfed birds lay better eggs that are

a superior source of nutrientsand protein.

Skinner has lots of advice forbeginning fowl enthusiasts.

“First off, consider the noisefactor and check with your

neighbors,” he said. “After that,if you still decide to do it, you

have to have control of them.”They need a space that will

keep them protected but haveenough room for exercise.

There should be good circu-

lation in the coop and it should-n’t be too crowded.

It’s important to keep themdry. Chickens don’t have as

much oil for their feathers aswater fowl do and can get dis-

eases if their living quarters re-main damp for too long.

Egg layers need a high pro-tein diet. And, they need a high

volume of calcium. If theydon’t get it, they lose calcium

from their own bones. Thatmakes them brittle.

Oyster shells can be a supple-ment and ground shells are easy

to find as a supplement. Allpopular brands of “layer” feed

contain enough protein and cal-cium.

Signs that they are not doingwell, if they get sick, include

loss of feathers and a disinterestin feed.

Chickens need grit to digesttheir food. Because they don’t

have teeth, the grit works in thegizzard to break down the

food.”Although he doesn’t get to

Middleton often anymore, Skin-ner is being a long-distance

“good neighbor” by sharing hisadvice for raising chickens. In

2003, he and his wife Jean wererecipients of the Middleton

Good Neighbor Festival Award.

PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016

Standard of scholarly perfectionby DEB BIECHLER

Times-Tribune

Photo contributed

John Skinner, a retired University of Wisconsin-Madison Poultry Science professor, is pictured here with his dog, Jake. Skinner’scareer in poultry included being the youngest official poultry judge in the nation. He wrote Standard of Perfection, which is stillused as the standard of poultry judging today.

CHURCH NOTES

How John Skinner became one of the foremost chicken experts, despite some early advice from educators


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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

On Monday, May 2 the Dane

County Narcotics Task Force

and Safe Communities assistedthe Wisconsin Department of Justice in a statewide prescrip-

tion drug take-back program.The coordinated effort re-

sulted in the collection of 218

boxes of drugs from Dane

County. The boxes were col-

lected by members of the TaskForce and delivered to a re-gional drop-off site for proper

and safe disposal.The total gross weight of the

218 boxes was estimated at

3,805 pounds.

Unused prescription medica-

tions in homes can create a pub-lic health and safety concern,because they can be acciden-

tally ingested, stolen, misusedand abused.

According to the Centers for

Disease Control and Preven-

tion, in 2015 more people died

in the U.S. from drug overdosesthan in any other year on record.Overdose deaths involving

prescription opioids havequadrupled since 1999, and so

have sales of prescription drugs.

From 1999 to 2015, more

than 165,000 people died from

overdoses involving prescrip-tion opioids.

The most common prescrip-

tion drugs involved in overdose

deaths are Methadone, Oxy-

codone and Hydrocodone.

If you have leftover or ex-

pired prescriptions in your med-icine cabinet, go to

safercommunity.net/meddrop.p

hp to find out where you can

dispose of them safely.

BARNEVELD–It was déjàvu all over again for some Town

of Springdale residents who at-tended an open house Thursday

for a proposed power line thatwould end at a substation on US

Highway 14 in the Town of Middleton.

David Atwell and Mark

Towne, both remember whenAmerican Transmission Co.suggested routing the 345-kilo-

volt West Middleton-Rockdalepower line close to their proper-

ties near CTH S and CTH Pseven years ago.

Instead, the power line wasbuilt along the Beltline in Madi-

son and ATC offered a westernDane County route because it

was required to propose morethan one route.

ATC now wants to build an-other 345-kilovolt line, this time

between Dubuque and the Townof Middleton, and Atwell’s and

Towne’s neighboring propertiesare in a mile-wide corridor ATC

has selected as a possible seg-ment for its Cardinal-Hickory

Creek line.Atwell pointed to several

houses on a map of the corridorand said, “It would be nice if

they choose a route that didn’tnegatively impact so many of

the newer homes.

ATC is studying two mainroutes east of the Grant CountyVillage of Montford.

One would largely follow USHighway 18/151 east to CTH P

east of Mount Horeb, then northalong an existing distribution

line to the Cardinal substation;Another would extend north-

east out of Montford to north of Governor Dodge State Park,

then north again along CTH Zbefore turning east and crossing

the rest of Iowa County and intoDane County, crossing SH 78 a

few miles south of the Villageof Black Earth, continuing east

to US 14 and the Cardinal sub-station.

Several segments extendnorth and south between the

two main routes allowing ATCand its line building partners,

Dairyland Power Cooperativeand ITC, of Iowa, to consider

parts of either main route intheir construction plans.

While Atwell and Towne did

not welcome a power line loom-ing over their properties theydid not wish it on anyone else.

“This is horrible news, itwould dramatically affect the

value of my property, it’s un-sightly and would have the

same effect on other propertiesas well,” Towne said.

Routing at least part of theline along US 18/151 follows

PSC criteria for siting powerlines along existing transporta-

tion, rail or utility corridors.Also, the route across northern

Iowa and Dane counties crossessome hilly terrain that can make

construction more expensive,Towne said.

The Mount Horeb AreaSchool District owns land south

of US18/151 that could causeconflicts for the proposed line,

Atwell said.Many of the dozens who at-

tended were concerned that theCardinal- Hickory Creek line

would devalue their property,

expose them to electromagneticradiation and spoil the aesthet-ics of the area.

Mary Schultz, of the IowaCounty township of Wyoming,

had a more pointed concern.“We raise [cattle] and the

[cattle] will die, [from electro-magnetic radiation]. We’re not

free and clear of this danger, it’sa health risk, she said.

Peter Holtz, the line’s projectmanager, said that so many

studies found no correlation be-tween the electromagnetic

fields power lines create andcancer that the subject is no

longer being studied.“The effects of electromag-

netic fields decrease exponen-tially as you move away from

the source … We calculate whatthe EMF exposure will be in the

(power line) right of way and adistance away from it. And we

measure it after the line is builtand operating,” Holtz said.

That failed to convince

Schultz who said the exposureto EMFs continues to growmaking additional studies all

the more necessary.Thursday’s open house com-

pleted ATC’s second round of public input sessions on the pre-

liminary corridors it is studyingin advance of submitting a con-

struction application to the Pub-lic Service Commission now

scheduled for 2018-19.“More open houses will be

scheduled in the future,” saidHoltz.

At this time ATC is tellinglandowners in the preliminary

corridors that it would needeasements for the 150-foot-

wide right of way. Also, the linewould be strung from poles

about 120 feet tall and approxi-mately 800 to 1,200 feet apart

depending on terrain and otherfactors, said Kaya Freiman, an

ATC spokesperson.While many in attendance

questioned the need for the

project, Freiman said it was ap-proved in 2011 by the Midcon-tinent Independent System

Operator, a regional overseer of transmission systems. MISO

found it to provide benefits re-gionally and locally.

“The main drivers for theseprojects are three-fold system

reliability, access to lower costpower and access to renewal

power,” she said.ATC anticipates project ap-

proval in 2019-20 and havingthe line in service in 2023.

The Dane County Cities and Vil-lages Association (DCCVA) has an-

nounced its 2016-17Executive Committee, which was

elected by unanimous vote during themembership’s annual meeting held on

Wednesday evening, May 11, in theVillage of Waunakee.

They are:• President: Jon Hochkammer, City

of Verona mayor.

• Vice President: Kurt Sonnentag,

City of Middleton mayor.

• Secretary: Judd Blau, Village of

DeForest president.

• Treasurer: Bill Burns, City of Mid-

dleton finance director.

• Past President or Member-At-

Large: Donna Olson, City of Stoughton

mayor.

The membership also approvedDCCVA appointments and nomina-

tions to serve onexternal boards/commissions.

They are:• Capital Area Regional Planning

Commission: Steve Arnold, City of

Fitchburg mayor, re-appointed to a

three-year term; and Paul Lawrence,

City of Stoughton alder, appointed to

fill the remaining one year of a vacant

seat.

• DaneCom Governing Board: Jon

Freund, City of Sun Prairie alder.

The DCCVA “promotes excellencein municipal government ... opportuni-

ties for officials to exchange ideas, ad-vocates for cities and villages, and ... a

cooperative approach to municipalproblems of importance in this region.”

The town and city of Middle-

ton will host the Wisconsin Cy-cling Association’s state

championship this August in aweekend that could attract 300

racers to two events.The championship is the cul-

mination of a 25-race seasonthat pits the state’s top amateur

riders in a closed-circuit race indowntown Middleton on Sun-

day, August 14 after a lengthyroad race in the Town of Mid-

dleton on August 13.“This year we’ll consolidate

[the championship] in one spot.Madison was chosen because

there are lots of racing teams lo-cated here and there are great

venues here for these races,”said Mike Swart, of the WCA.

The August 14 criterium will

take place on a .3 mile circuit on

city streets where riders com-pete in fast-pace, aggressive but

strategic style, Swart said.“It’s more tactical race with a

lot of moves happening withinit…At the end where there’s

sprint to finish riders can reach

speeds in the high 30s [mph]and average 25-27 mph,” Swartsaid.

Sunset Ridge ElementarySchool is the staging place for

the road race. Riders, dividedinto age groups, race up to 56

miles over a course that in-cludes Airport Rd., Enchanted

Valley, CTH P and K, Bronnerand Vosen Rd.

On Monday night last week,the Middleton Town Board au-

thorized use of a sheriff’sdeputy to control traffic at

Vosen and Airport roads.“That intersection is not the

best in terms of sight lines. We

don’t want any problems withcars so we agreed to have a

deputy there for traffic control,”said town administrator David

Shaw.Shaw agreed with Swart who

said the town’s terrain provides

a scenic route for racers, thetown roads are in good shapeand, with the exception of Air-

port Rd., the course will useroads with lesser traffic vol-

umes.The road races will occur be-

tween noon and 6 p.m. withstart times with riders compet-

ing in age, gender and skillgroupings.

Riders race close together to“draft” off their competitors, so

motorists will experience delaysof about two minutes as the

pack crosses an intersection,said Swart.

Riders average 25 mph and

traffic can pass the groups of cyclists like any vehicle moving

slower than the normal flow of traffic.

The WCA will post guardsand signs at intersections and be

in radio communication to facil-

itate safety, Swart said.

Water TowerLast week, the town board

also backed a request by theFriends of Pope Farm Conser-

vancy to locate a water towerthe furthest east of the intersec-

tion of Pioneer and Old Saukroads where the Madison Water

Utility will construct it nextyear.

The MWU wants to build a150-foot-tall water tower across

Old Sauk Rd. from the conser-vancy.

MWU is considering three

sites within a 17-acre parcel it

owns on the intersection’ssoutheast corner. A site that is

the furthest south and east of theintersection will have the least

impact on views to the south,from the conservancy visited by

90,000 persons annually, Mel

Pope, chair of the Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy wrotethe MWU on May 13.

“Your proposed site #2 or po-sitions to the east and south of

it offer a reasonable compro-mise [between development and

preserving scenic vistas]. Weurge you to select a final posi-

tion that reflects the greaterpublic interest of preserving the

Conservancy’s highly valuedaesthetics as a public asset,”

Pope wrote.The tower site is within the

city of Madison and locating thetower east within the MWU’s

parcel would be better than

closer to the intersection, Shawsaid.

“We don’t want to pit oneneighbor against the other. Peo-

ple say Pope Farm is the pre-mier tourist attraction in the

town. If you move the tower to

the east it would still be there, itwould not be beautiful…but itwould look better there,” Shaw

said.

The board also

approved:-hiring a candidate this sum-

mer for the newly created Field

Operations Manager position;-granted Shaw authority to

post temporary ‘No ParkingZones” on town road for certain

events;-spending $1,500 for im-

provements to Goth Conser-vancy.

by KEVING MURPHY

Times-Tribune

by KEVING MURPHY

Times-Tribune

State cycling championship coming to Middleton

Mayor, city finance director on Association’s executive committee

Countywide event collected 3,805 pounds of drugs

Click It or Ticket enforcement in effect now

Residents weigh in on latest ATC line proposal

Middleton Police is joininghundreds of other law enforce-

ment agencies throughout Wis-consin for the annual Click It or

Ticket initiative.“We are serious about safety

belt enforcement because fartoo many unbuckled drivers and

passengers are killed or injuredin traffic crashes,” says Middle-

ton Sergeant Jessica Quamme.“During the Click It or Ticket

mobilization and throughout theyear, our goal is not to write

more tickets. Through enforce-ment and education, we’re de-

termined to get people to buckleup every time they drive or ride

in a vehicle.”Although the state’s safety

belt use rate of 86 percent is thehighest ever, approximately half

of the drivers and passengerskilled in Wisconsin traffic

crashes last year were not wear-ing safety belts. In addition, last

year there were nearly 55,000convictions for failure to fasten

a seat belt.“No matter if it’s day or

night, or a short trip or a long journey, everyone in a vehicle

must buckle up. Passengersneed to wear a safety belt in the

rear seats as well as the frontseats.

Buckling up is the best pos-

sible protection against being

ejected from a vehicle during a

crash or thrown around vio-

lently inside it and possibly hit-

ting another person in the vehi-

cle with massive force,”

Quamme says. “That’s why

Click It or Ticket is more than a

slogan to our officers. It really

is a life-saving effort.”


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Madison Community Montessori

School (MCMS), located at 8406Ellington Way in Middleton, recently

participated in The Memory Project.The Memory Project is a nonprofit

organization that invites art teachersand their students to create portraits for

youth around the world who havefaced substantial challenges, such as

neglect, abuse, loss of parents, and ex-treme poverty. The portraits aim to

serve as special memories that capturea piece of their childhood.

“We want the portraits to help the

children feel valued and important, toknow that many people care about their

well-being, and to act as meaningfulpieces of personal history in the future.

For the art students, we want this to bean opportunity to creatively practice

kindness and global awareness,” saidBen Schumaker, director. Schumaker

founded The Memory Project as a uni-versity student in 2004 and has directed

it ever since and is headquartered righthere in Middleton.

Melissa Ozel, an art teacher at Madi-

son Community Montessori School,contacted Schumaker regarding the

Montessori school’s participation in theproject. Schumaker went to the school

to meet with the 7th and 8th grade stu-dents.

After deciding to participate, the stu-dents received photos of children who

live in Romania, and then did a fantas-tic job creating portraits using mixed

media on paper. Once completed, theportraits were delivered to the children

in Romania. The Memory Project then

takes photos and video of the childrenreceiving them, so that the students

who were involved in creating the por-traits get to see the real results of their

involvement.Sophia Gibson, an eighth grader,

said that when Schumaker came to herclass to discuss The Memory Project,

she “felt sad for the kids in these othercountries who are orphans and do not

have even one picture of themselves,especially in today’s selfie world.”

Sophia also stated that, “I learned a lot

about myself by participating in TheMemory Project and am glad that I

chose to create a portrait.”Madison Community Montessori

School is a private non-profit schoolfounded in 1972 and is the only

Montessori school in the greater Mid-dleton area to offer toddler through 8th

grade levels of education.All programs are accredited by the

Association Montessori Internationale(AMI).


Montessori students create special memories for children around the world

Photo by Michelle Larson

Middleton Players Theatre will present Jesus Christ Superstar as the first production of its2016 season. This Tony Award winning musical will be playing for two performances on Sat-

urday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 29 at 2 p.m. at the Middleton Performing ArtsCenter. Tickets can be purchased online at middletonplayers.com or at the door one hourbefore showtime. Pictured are Chaz Ingraham, Dan Jajewski and Jennifer Marsland.

Photos contributed

Above left, from left to right: Catie Moeser, Sophia Gibson, Bella Malik, Coleson Lincoln, Pablo Garay, Aberdeen Kurka, and Emily Smith. Sophia Gibson, above, and her portrait, right.

File photo

Community Orchestra

presents Brass ExtravaganzaJoin the Middleton Community Orchestra on Wednesday, June 1 for “Brass Extravaganza,”

the final concert of the MCO’s sixth season. They will perform Dvorak’s Carnival Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, Gliere’s Horn Concerto featuring Paul Litterio, and Doty TubaConcerto featuring Pat Doty (above), composer and soloist.

Tickets are available at Willy St. Coop West and at the door. For more information call 608-212-8690.

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ isthis weekend at the PAC


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Local historian Don Sanfordwill visit the Middleton Public

Library on Monday, June 20, at

7 p.m. to discuss his new book,

On Fourth Lake: A Social His-

tory of Lake Mendota, pub-

lished late last year by

Commodore’s Press.

Sanford’s coffee table-sized

book combines the experiences

of people who lived, worked,

and played on the lake with the

events that shaped Madison, the

Badger State, and the nation.On Fourth Lake is a virtual

guided tour around Lake Men-

dota, starting at Jackson’s Point

and ending up at Westport, with

many stops in between includ-ing Spring Harbor, Pheasant

Branch, and Fox Bluff.

The book contains more than

500 maps, newspaper articles,

and photographs, many of them

sourced from private collectionsand never before published.

Copies will be available for

purchase at the event, and the

evening will conclude with a

book signing.

A former production man-

ager and occasional on-air host

for Wisconsin Public Televi-

sion, Don Sanford is a Lake

Mendota mariner, a member of

the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club,

a past Commodore of the Men-

dota Yacht Club, and Com-

modore of the International Nite

Ice Yacht Class Association.

Since 2006, Don has been a

captain for Betty Lou Cruises in

Madison, and he also hostsMadison School & Community

Recreation’s (MSCR) Lake

Mendota celebrity cruises.

For more information or to

register for this author event,

please visit the Middleton Pub-lic Library’s online events cal-

endar at midlibrary.org/events,

send an email to [email protected], or call the library at

608-827-7403.


UW-Madison professor of

astronomy James Lattis willvisit the Middleton Public Li-

brary on Thursday, June 16, todeliver a lecture entitled “Eyes

on the Skies: The Current NightSky and How to Observe It,” in

which he will discuss the stars,constellations, and other inter-

esting objects visible in thesummer sky, including the plan-

ets Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn.He will also talk about the best

way to observe the next totalsolar eclipse set to take place in

August of 2017.The lecture will take place at

7 p.m. in the library’s lowerlevel Archer Room.

Professor Lattis holds a Ph.D.in the History of Science from

UW-Madison and is the authorof numerous publications in that

field. In 1990, he co-foundedthe UW Space Place, the out-

reach and public education cen-ter of the UW-Madison

Astronomy Department, andhas served as its director ever

since. In addition to managingthe historic Washburn Observa-

tory on the UW-Madison cam-pus, he teaches introductory

astronomy courses, gives fre-quent public talks and media in-

terviews, and leads tripsfocused on astronomical

tourism.This is the third lecture in the

library’s new series calledScholar’d for Life, a partnership

between the Middleton PublicLibrary and the UW Speaker’s

Bureau. Jennifer Ratner-Rosen-hagen, the Merle Curti Profes-

sor of History at UW-Madison,is scheduled to present the next

lecture in the series in Septem-ber. Visit the library’s events

calendar atmidlibrary.org/events for more

information.Registration is encouraged

for this lecture: online at midli-brary.org/events, by email at

[email protected], or byphone at 608-827-7403.

Author to discuss history of Fourth Lake

Astronomer

to speak atthe library


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to get input, but the board de-

clined.During the citizens com-

ments section at the beginningof the each common council

meeting a list of speakers waslined up once again to voice

concerns about the ongoingcontroversy surrounding the so-

called Jesus Lunches. The eventtakes place in Fireman’s Park

which is adjacent to MiddletonHigh School during its lunch

hour. While the events have

been taking place sporadicallyover the last couple years, itsnumbers have grown to hun-

dreds and become weekly.Students, parents, teachers

and community members havebeen attending council meetings

for months underscoring the di-visiveness the event has caused

on campus, especially betweenChristians and non-Christians.

Many parents said they werenot comfortable with any reli-

gious groups proselytizingwithin a couple hundred feet of

the school during the open cam-pus lunch hour.

Police chief Chuck Foulkeand city administrator Mike

Davis made a joint recommen-dation that the parks commis-

sion and license and ordinancecommittee develop and imple-

ment rules in Fireman’s Park.They recommended the rules be

no alcohol, no smoking, no am-plified sounds, and no renting of

the shelter.

City attorney Matt Fleming’s

comments were included in therecommendation. Fleming said

he was comfortable with thefirst three but had some trepida-

tion ending reservations of theshelter. He said he felt it was

content neutral and not highlylikely to draw litigation, but

could be seen as directed toJesus Lunch moms. Fleming

also said without a reservationsystem all rules would be out

the window and it could lead to

chaos with no maximum occu-pancy or multiple groups com-peting for the space at the same

time.MHS student Peter Opitz

asked the council to take imme-diate action and revoke the ex-

pressive use permit issued to theJesus Lunches. He also said he

supports the police chief’s rec-ommendations for the park.

“Jesus Lunch certainly doesnot deserve the expressive use

permit that they currentlyhave,” Opitz said. “Besides nu-

merous errors and misrepresen-tations which represents

grounds for denial, Jesus Lunchis simply not an expressive ac-

tivity according to the definitionin chapter seven section 20

paragraph two of the city codeof ordinances.”

Former school board memberEllen Lindgren said she agreed

with Opitz, but said what wasmost important was the way the

event was making some stu-

dents feel.

“I think you are hearing a lotabout the technicalities of what

is going on but the reality is thething people are most objecting

to, whether they believe in whatthe Jesus Lunch people are

doing or not, is that this spillsover into the school day and re-

ally affects the school commu-nity,” Lindgren stated. “There is

a divisiveness that the schooldistrict and the high school have

worked very hard to decrease

within the school and I thinkthere is a real lack of respect of other peoples’ view as a result

of this.”Lindgren said she was disap-

pointed to hear the Jesus LunchGroup had already reserved the

shelter 16 times for next schoolyear and the city approved it.

The city reserves the right tocancel the reservations if park

rules change, Davis noted.Lindgren also urged the council

to get more information fromthe school regarding the impact

the Jesus Lunches are having onthe learning environment.

Resident Dan Powers said hebelieves Middleton really is the

“good neighbor city” and thoseinvolved should be able to work

out their conflicts outside of court.

“I think we ought to be ableto find a way as good neighbors

to find a solution to this if wecan just get everyone to the

table without their lawyers,” he

said.

Sharon Katovich said all butthree of her daughter’s friends

attend the Jesus Lunches andpressure her to attend. She said

she picks up her daughter 20minutes early at her request to

avoid dealing with it.Kristine Burck said she had

concerns the group being a non-profit and is not holding insur-

ance for their events. She saidshe supports the police chief’s

recommendations and asked the

city to also consider prohibitinganyone from serving food tominors who they are not related

to.Ald. Hans Hilbert made a

motion to refer the recom-mended rules to the license and

ordinance committee and parkscommission. He also requested

the city attorney create a reportreviewing all the existing per-

mits issued to Jesus Lunches.Hilbert said as vice chair of

the license and ordinance com-mittee he would like schedule a

special meeting as soon as thecity attorney has collected all

the requested information.Hilbert also said he would like

to have a joint meeting with theschool board to get their input

on the recommended rules.“It is very difficult to sit

around this table and hear thesecomments but not be able to

have an interaction with theschool board because I think

they are just as invested in this

issue as we are,” Hilbert said

Ald. Gurdip Brar said hewould like the city attorney to

also look into similar arrange-ments between the city and the

school district in other commu-nities.

Council president SusanWest said she wanted informa-

tion from Dane County PublicHealth Department on food

handling and serving.A motion to refer the rules

and a motion to direct city staff

and attorney to gather requestinformation and contact theschool board to schedule a

meeting both passed unani-mously.

The school board discussed

the invitation at their regular

meeting but decided to decline

for a number of reasons.

School board member Paul

Kinne, a former city alder, said

he didn’t think there would be

much they could add since they

had already made their recom-

mendation. He said he can un-

derstand why the council would

want their input, but was wor-

ried if they had the meeting they

would get pulled back into con-

troversy and could add little to

the discussion.

School board member Kurt

Karbuscky said he was opposed

to meeting with the city. He said

he agreed with the sentiment

but thought a meeting with the

city would further muddy the

waters and could make things

more confusing.

School board president Bob

Green claimed the city hasn’tfollowed their own rules by al-

lowing the shelter to be rented

during school hours. He said he

would only be interested in

meeting if he had an answer to

why that was.

Superintendent Don Johnson

he would relay the message to

the city administrator.

“We have tried to be very

clear in our recommendation,

but we feel that is all we can

do,” Johnson said paraphrasing

the response.


SAGA continued from page 1

Proselytizing is defined as

“1. to try to convert (a person)esp. to one’s religion 2. to per-

suade to do or join something.”The Jesus Lunches are organ-

ized and served by four motherswho are proselytizing next to

Middleton High School in apark that has been a part of the

High School campus since2000. The lease worked out by

the district and the city was to

enable the expansion of the high

school into Fireman’s Park and

supervision of that area duringthe school day was the respon-

sibility of the school adminis-tration.

If students broke school rulesin the park, the principal and as-

sistant principals had the au-thority to apply school

consequences. It was part of thecampus. That authority was

necessary to protect the safetyof all students and staff. What

has happened with the Jesuslunches is that the safety of stu-

dents on school grounds has

been jeopardized. There is

school policy that enables stu-

dents to create a club where“biblical truths” could be

shared.here was such a student club

during my time as principal atMHS which met student needs

without the proselytizing byadults.

Mr. Wall in his column im-plies that the district is trying to

shut down the Jesus Lunchesbecause they want to stop free

speech. I offer a much differentanalysis. The district and the ad-

ministrative staff of the high

school have a responsibility to

keep students safe on school

grounds and adults bribing stu-dents to listen to “biblical

truths” with free food is not anexample of a free speech, but an

example of a faith group dis-rupting the learning environ-

ment on school grounds, byserving food to MHS students

with no quality control whatso-ever.

The saddest part of this con-flict is that students are being

used and the Christian faith isbeing trivialized. Students who

want to hear “biblical truths”

should form a club and invite all

who are interested. Students

could enjoy their friendshipswith youngsters of all faiths and

continue to have positive inter-actions and respect that students

will participate in a variety of clubs and activities during their

high school years without theconflict caused by free food and

Jesus lunches.The health and safety of stu-

dents in a positive learning en-vironment should be the goal of

the entire Middleton CrossPlains Community. Let’s work

together parents, students, city

fathers, and school district ad-

ministration to help realize the

mission statement of MiddletonHigh School.

“Middleton High School of-fers a secure place where stu-

dents gain knowledge, developwisdom, and value lifelong

learning to participate as dis-cerning citizens in our complex

and dynamic society.”

Sincerely,Tom Vandervest

Principal MiddletonHigh School (1997-2006)

Students are being used, Christian faith trivialized

by TOM VANDERVEST

Guest Column

Former MHS principal weighs in on Jesus Lunch controversy


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Photos contributed

EAA Chapter 1389 in Mid-dleton hosts three YoungEagle Rally events every year.The first rally in 2016 tookplace Saturday, May 14 at theMiddleton/Morey Airport.

“[W]e had a very successfulYoung Eagles Rally,” saidTodd Osborne. “We flew 67people, including about 10parents, and everyone had agreat time. Mother Nature

tried to ground us once again, with clouds and gusty winds, but this time we prevailed!”

“Pilots from Madison EAAChapter 93 also joined us, asdid Jeff Skiles,” he continued.“Many folks will rememberJeff as the co-pilot of the Mir-acle on the Hudson flight, where birds were sucked intoboth engines of his airlinerwhich caused the plane to beforced down in the HudsonRiver in New York City.Everyone survived. Jeff brought his Cessna 185 andgave a lot of lucky kids theirfirst flight.”

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Bruno, Michael J, 30, AutoFollowing Too Closely,07/15/2015, $111.40, 601 EastLinus St, Milwaukee, WI 53207

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Buss, Billie J, 33, FTS/Im-proper Stop at Stop Sign,07/28/2015, $98.80, 1514 IowaDr, Madison, WI 53704

Carter, Jasmine B, 21, Pro-hibited Noise Disturbance,07/27/2015, $187.00, 5150Torino Ct Apt 6, Middleton, WI53562

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Dickert, Taylor John, 18, Pos-session of Controlled Sub-stance, 07/30/2015, $281.50,4862 Pine Cone Cir, Middleton,WI 53562

Dickert, Taylor John, 18, Pos-

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Dobereiner, Matthew D, 40,Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/27/2015, $98.80,1909 Tyrol Ter, Mount Horeb,WI 53572

Durbin, David A, 44, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance,

07/25/2015, $124.00, 8531Greenway Blvd # 208, Middle-ton, WI 53562

Eldachach, Khadija M, 36,Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/13/2015, $98.80,2141 Effingham Way # 105,Sun Prairie, WI 53590

Enloe, Rebecca R, 38, NonRegistration, 07/27/2015,$98.80, 343 Village Dr,Belleville, WI 53508

Enloe, Rebecca R, 38, Dis-play Unauthorized RegistrationPlates/Tags, 07/27/2015,$161.80, 343 Village Dr,Belleville, WI 53508

Falk, Heidi L, 36, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits,07/31/2015, $98.80, 1002Woodward Dr, Madison, WI

53704Fisher, Edward N, 45, Ex-

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Flores, Isiah D, 18, Posses-sion of Drug Paraphernalia,07/23/2015, $187.00, 19097 StHighway 58, Cazenovia, WI53924

Flores, Isiah D, 18, Posses-sion of Controlled Substance,07/23/2015, $281.50, 19097 StHighway 58, Cazenovia, WI53924

Flowers, Marcus D, 21, Pro-hibited Noise Disturbance,07/27/2015, $187.00, 5150Torino Ct # 6, Middleton, WI53562

Gage, Kimberly E, 40, Oper-ating vehicle without insurance,07/19/2015, $124.00, 3521Roma Ln #6, Middleton, WI53562

Gill, Amarjit K, 28, Method ofGiving Signals, 07/19/2015,$98.80, 3631 Flagstone Cir,Middleton, WI 53562

Ginther, Madeline F, 20, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Lim-its, 07/29/2015, $98.80, S4777Highlow Rd, Rock Springs, WI53961

Goffard, Andrea L, 29, Oper-ating While Intoxicated,

07/25/2015, $811.00, 1709Green Bay Rd, Kaukauna, WI54130

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Goodrich, Sunshine M, 44,Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/01/2015, $124.00,4205 Milwaukee St, Madison,WI 53714

Greatens, Noreen K, 55, NonRegistration, 07/19/2015,$38.00, 5301 Westport Rd # 1,Madison, WI 53704

Greendonner, Michael J, 26,Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/02/2015, $98.80,5336 Westport Rd # 2, Madison,

WI 53704Griffin Jr, Anthony, 29, Oper-

ating while Suspended,07/29/2015, $124.00, 2309Monterey Dr, Madison, WI53704, Griffin, ChristerpherM, 25, Operating while Sus-pended, 07/31/2015, $124.00,1207 Pine St, Sun Prairie, WI53590

Griffin, Christerpher M, 25,Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/31/2015, $98.80,1207 Pine St, Sun Prairie, WI53590

Hernandez, Miguel A, 36,Obstructing Traffic, 07/20/2015,$98.80, 3853 S PennsylvaniaAvenue, Milwaukee, WI 53235

Hoberg, Grayson L, 56, Non

Registration, 08/02/2015,

$98.80, 529 Wheeler Dr, Excel-sior, MN 55331

Hughes, Ellie E, 29, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits,07/27/2015, $149.20, 8001 RitzDr Apt 317, Madison, WI 53719

Ingle, Brandon C, 24, AutoFollowing Too Closely,07/24/2015, $124.00, 163 Talon

Pl, Sun Prairie, WI 53590Johnson, Dalton J, 24, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Lim-its, 07/27/2015, $124.00, 2018Greenway Cross, #7, Fitchburg,WI 53713

Johnson, Nathan P, 40, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Lim-its, 07/31/2015, $98.80, 1214 SPine St, Janesville, WI 53546

Jorgensen, Allison J, 32, NonRegistration, 07/23/2015,$38.00, 67 Ponwood Cir, Madi-son, WI 53717

Kanitz, Arthur L, 54, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits,07/26/2015, $98.80, 4609Windigo Trl, Madison, WI 53711

Keller, Amanda M, 26, Oper-ating While Intoxicated,07/30/2015, $861.00, 648 S Burr

Oak Ave, Oregon, WI 53575Keller, Amanda M, 26, Oper-

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Kieffer, Dillon R, 24, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits,07/23/2015, $149.20, 6717Pima Dr., #106, Madison, WI53719

Koberstein, Anne R, 25, NonRegistration, 07/26/2015,$98.80, 453 Caromar Dr, Madi-son, WI 53711

Ladd, David J, 72, Failure ToReport Accident, 07/15/2015,$313.00, 300 Fremont St,Boscobel, WI 53805

Ladd, David J, 72, InattentiveDriving, 07/15/2015, $111.40,300 Fremont St, Boscobel, WI53805

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Larson, Trina Char, 40, NonRegistration, 07/26/2015,$38.00, 930 Nobel Ln, Madison,WI 53704

Lasecki, Louis G, 30, NonRegistration, 08/02/2015,$98.80, 6713 Frank LloydWright Ave, Unit 200, Middleton,WI 53562

Lathrop, Allan J, 64, NonRegistration, 07/27/2015,$98.80, 1633 Foxridge Ct, Mid-dleton, WI 53562

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Luck, Nicole J, 38, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits,07/30/2015, $124.00, 2421Adler Cir, Middleton, WI 53562

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Reynolds, Monique S, 35,

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Roberts, Kiana T, 24, Operat-ing while Suspended,07/24/2015, $124.00, 7105Tempe Dr, Madison, WI 53719

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Rooker, Bryan L, 30, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits,07/25/2015, $124.00, 7214Hubbard Ave, Middleton, WI53562

Santschi, Francis G, 55,Method of Giving Signals,07/26/2015, $98.80, 3303Prairie Glade Rd, Middleton, WI53562

Savage, Montrell D, 39, Bat-tery, 06/16/2015, $0.00, 3021Todd Dr, Madison, WI 53713

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Schmidt, Bradley Tyler, 26,Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/01/2015, $98.80,6679 S Chickahauk Trl, Middle-ton, WI 53562

Schmitz, Robert Stanley, 26,Non Registration, 07/26/2015,$98.80, 2311 Maywood Cir,Middleton, WI 53562

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Semenas, Carol L, 59, Ex-

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Shannon, Dennis C, 25, NonRegistration, 07/24/2015,$98.80, 424 W Mifflin St #402,Madison, WI 53703

Sheppard, Stephen Lee, 58,Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/23/2015, $98.80, 470Forest Valley Rd Ne, Atlanta, GA30342

Sifuentes Molina, RosarioD, 38, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 07/17/2015,$98.80, 7007 Fortune Dr, Mid-dleton, WI 53562

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Solache Alvarez, Alexis, 18,Underage Consume/Possess Al-coholic Beverages, 08/01/2015,$187.00, 1017 Ridgewood Way,Madison, WI 53713

Spencer, Sarah L, 54, Im-proper Left Turn, 07/29/2015,$98.80, 6952 Apprentice Pl,Middleton, WI 53562

Stanton, Jessica L, 22, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Lim-its, 07/30/2015, $98.80,S75W14071 Restfull Ln,Muskego, WI 53150

Stein, Jennica L, 43, Methodof Giving Signals, 07/14/2015,$124.00, 810 W LexingtonPkwy, De Forest, WI 53532

Stirn, Curtis Devon, 21, Pos-

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Strauss, Toni R, 45, NonRegistration, 07/17/2015,$98.80, 1018 Magnolia Ln,Madison, WI 53713, Sugden,Nicholas J, 22, Possession of

Drug Paraphernalia,07/23/2015, $187.00, 21541Turner Ln, Richland Center, WI53581

Thao, Khouan C, 38, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Lim-its, 07/27/2015, $124.00, 206Wolf St, Madison, WI 53717

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Timblin, Holden L, 23, Disor-derly Conduct, 07/15/2015,$250.00, 168 S Academy St,Janesville, WI 53548

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Villegas, Steven A, 18, TrafficControl Signal Violation red,07/31/2015, $98.80, 630 EWashington Ave, Madison, WI53703

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Walz, Alex J, 21, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits,05/17/2015, $149.20, 3721 EastKarstens Drive #4, Madison, WI53704

Ward, Jessica L, 33, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits,07/18/2015, $124.00, 701 West-lawn Dr, Cottage Grove, WI53527

Wardlow, John R, 25, Ex-

ceeding Zones and Posted Lim-

its, 07/25/2015, $98.80, 5760

Highland Way # 109, Middleton,

WI 53562

Weaver, Michael L, 18, Oper-

ating w/o a Valid Driver’s Li-

cense, 07/27/2015, $124.00,

6408 Offshore Dr, Madison, WI

53705

Weaver, Michael L, 18, Fail-

ure to Obtain Vehicle Title,

07/27/2015, $98.80, 6408 Off-

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Glowing Smiles turns tragedy into inspiration

Photos by Jeff Martin

On Saturday, May 7 adults and children of all ages joined together in memory of Lina Vergaraand to support the Lina Vergara Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser. The event, The Fourth An-

nual Glowing Smiles 5K Run/Walk and Kids Dash, took place at Middleton’s Orchid HeightsPark. A staggering 260 people took part in the run. “This event is one that is so close to our hearts... it is more of a celebration of my sister’s life but along the way we raise funds for two wonderfulscholarships and bring the community together,” said Coni Duhr.

For more information visit www.glowingsmiles.org. Vergara died in a tragic rafting accidenton the Wolf River.

Pictured, clockwise from top: A large crowd was on hand to participate in the races and otheractivities for the Fourth Annual Glowing Smiles Event; Anxious racers ready to start the KidsDash; Trish Marks from Club Five helps everyone warm up for the race by leading them inZumba exercises; Runners and walkers warm up for the 5K run and walk through the PheasantBranch Conservancy; Deb Biechler wins a raffle prize by drawing the orange ball from thebucket.


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Jack Weiler has been in Scouting since 2007. He was a CubScout in Pack 82 for 4 years and earned his Arrow of Light Award

on March 7, 2011. He then joined Troop 140 sponsored by St.Luke’s Lutheran Church in Middleton. Jack advanced through theranks, passing his Eagle Board of Review on March 24, 2016. In

his quest for the Eagle Rank, he earned 41 merit badges. He hasserved in several leadership positions including Librarian, Quarter-

master, Troop Guide, Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, andAssistant Senior Patrol Leader. He was elected by his fellow Scouts

to the Order of the Arrow in 2013.Jack is a sophomore at Middleton High School. He is on the

Track Team and participates in Badminton Club. Jack has helpedseveral other Scouts with their Eagle Scout Leadership Projects.

He has volunteered at St. Luke’s by ushering as well as cleaningthe brush and plants around the church and at St. Luke’s Cemetery.

For his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, Jack built andpainted 30 campsite reservation card boxes. Then, he led his fellow

Scouts in digging post holes and installing the posts with attachedboxes in the campground at Blue Mound State Park. The Blue

Mound State Park staff complemented Jack on his work and said itwould make their job much easier when changing reservation slips

at each campsite.

Three members of Troop 140 earn Eagle rank

Brandon Masnica has been in Scouting since 2004. He was aCub Scout in Pack 82 for 5 years. He then joined Troop 140 spon-

sored by St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Middleton and advancedthrough the ranks, passing his Eagle Board of Review on March

15, 2016. In his quest for the rank of Eagle, he earned 35 meritbadges. He has served in several leadership positions, including

Den Chief, Assistant Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader, and Scribe. Bran-don’s Scouting highlight was being trek leader for his 2012 back-

packing trip to the mountains of New Mexico at Philmont ScoutRanch.

Brandon is a senior at Middleton High School. He is a 4-yearmember of the Golf team. He also is on the Ult imate Frisbee team.

For over a year, Brandon has worked at Quaker Steak and Lube.Following graduation, Brandon plans to attend college and major

in Sports Management. He is active at St. Bernard Catholic Churchand has volunteered for several organizations such as MOM food

pantry in Middleton and St. Vincent De Paul in Madison.For his Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project, Brandon led his

fellow scouts in building a water cooler shed and a mailbox withscorecards at Pleasant View Golf Course in Middleton. The new

structures will provide an improvement of the services that the golf

course provides to those using the course.

Sam Jaeger joined the Scouting movement as a Tiger Cub in

2006 with Pack 240. He earned his Arrow of Light Award in 2010and joined Troop 140 in Middleton that same year. As a youngscout, Sam was eager to advance through the ranks, earning his

Eagle on March 15, 2016, at the age of 15. He sought to broadenhis knowledge by earning 43 merit badges (so far). Desiring to

share his knowledge with younger scouts, Sam has served in severalleadership positions that enabled him to do so, including Historian,

Scribe, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and Senior Patrol Leader.Sam is currently a sophomore at Middleton High School. He en-

joys playing percussion with the Middleton High School Band aswell as running Varsity Track and Cross Country. He is president

of the school Rocket Team. Sam is highly interested in the Science,Technology, Engineering, and Math field and plans to pursue a ca-

reer in Aerospace Engineering. He would like to do research on Ad-vanced Aerospace Systems.

For his Eagle Leadership Service Project, Sam designed and builta Grassland Bird Observation Deck out of recycled decking in Mid-

dleton’s Quisling Park. It includes benches, an interpretive sign ex-

plaining the city’s efforts to protect grassland birds, and a ramp tomake it accessible to all members of the community.


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line.

Craig leads the conference

with a 14-2 record, one game

ahead of second place

Middleton and Sun Prairie

(13-3). If Middleton can knock

off the Cougars for a second

time season, though, it can

capture at least a share of the

conference crown.

“We’ve positioned our-

selves at the end of the year toget that share of the league,

and that’s pretty cool,”

Middleton manager Tom

Schmitt said. “We’re playing

consistent baseball and that’s

the most important thing.

“Craig’s a good team, the

defending state champs. Even

though it’s different kids play-

ing from last year, they’re hav-

ing a great year. It should be a

fun game.”

Middleton put itself in posi-

tion to win the league title

with four impressive wins last

week. Here’s a recap of the

Cardinals’ week:

• Middleton 6, Madison

Memorial 0 — Alec Morrison

threw a gem, allowing just one

hit over six innings as the

Cardinals toppled the Spartans

last Tuesday. Morrison struck

out seven and didn’t walk a

batter.

Morrison needed just 77

pitches to get through six

innings, and threw 57 strikes

(74.0%).“He was solid, sharp,”

Schmitt said of Morrison. “It

was one of his best games of

the year.”

Middleton erupted for five

runs in the first inning and

took control of the game.

Drew Finley Haag scored

on a wild pitch and Brennan

Schmitt’s double plated Nolan

Kouba and Alan Roden.

Liam Belleveau’s double

later scored both Schmitt and

Nolan Kelliher.

Schmitt finished 2-for-4

with two RBI, while Finley

Haag also went 2-for-4 and

Back in March, whenexpectations were at ground

zero and Middleton’s baseball

team had been forgotten by

most, no one could have pre-

dicted this.

Now, two months later, the

Cardinals are thrilled to have

proved everybody wrong.

Middleton won four

straight games last week and

improved to 17-3 overall and

13-3 in the Big Eight

Conference. The Cardinals

now host defending WIAA

Division 1 state champion

Janesville Craig Thursday

with a conference title on the


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Closing in on greatness Boys golfers

win Big Eight by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See BIG 8, page 20See REGIONAL, page 20

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Emmet Herb and Middleton’s boys golf team won a regional championship Tuesday at Pleasant View.

The regular season title was

terrific.The Big Eight Conference

tournament championship was

even sweeter.Middleton capped a domi-

nant year inside its own league

last week, winning the confer-ence tournament held at

Evansville Golf Course. TheCardinals shot a 307 to easily

outdistance runners-upMadison Memorial and Sun

Prairie (324 each).Middleton had won the con-

ference’s dual meet seasonwith a 9-0 record. So winning a

second title capped a dominantyear inside the conference for

the Cardinals.“You never know in this

game what your day of golf is

going to be like, good or notso,” Middleton coach TomCabalka said. “It was no sur-

prise to win the tournament,but it sure was nice. It was cer-

tainly a nice way to end theconference season.”

As always, Middleton’sdepth and consistency went a

long ways toward this title.Senior Joey Levin finished

second with a 4-over-par 76.Senior Emmet Herb, Brady

Thomas and Nils Arneson all


Zach Shipley and Middleton’s baseball team are still in the hunt for a Big Eight Conferencetitle.

High stakes Baseball Cards

host Craig

with Big 8 title

on the lineby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

They’ve had better rounds

in their sensational season.But Middleton’s boys golf

team wasn’t complaining aboutthe results Tuesday.

The Cardinals did more thanenough to keep their dream

season alive — and that’s theonly thing that mattered.

Middleton won its ownWIAA Division 1 Regional

held at Pleasant View Golf Course with a 311 team score.

Waunakee was second with a317, while Madison Memorial

(319) and Oregon (332) round-ed out the top four.

The top four teamsadvanced to the Onalaska

Sectional, which will be held

on Wednesday, June 1. The toptwo teams at the eight-teamsectional advance to the state

tournament, which is June 5-6at University Ridge Golf

Course.Middleton’s greatest

strength all year long has beenits consistency and depth, and

both were fully evidenced atregionals.

Madison Memorial’s JacobO’Laughlin captured medalist

honors with an even-par 72.

Boys golfers

notch win at

regionalsby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


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Track teams shine at regionals Middleton’s

boys, girls

both win titles

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Timing is everything.

So are the times.For Middleton’s track and

field teams, that’s a very goodthing.

The Cardinals boys and girlsboth seem to be peaking at the

perfect time. And each teamcaptured a championship at the

WIAA Division 1 MiddletonRegional Monday afternoon.

Middleton’s boys ran awaywith the title, posting 173.75

points to easily outdistancerunner-up Sun Prairie (106).

Middleton’s girls finishedwith 143 points and edged sec-

ond place Sun Prairie (142).“I loved how our team per-

formed,” Middleton boyscoach Joe Line said. “We

almost sent a person to section-als in every event.

“We are dropping times andgaining distances with each

meet. We are excited about ourchances going into sections.

The guys are feeling confidentand they are seeing all their

hard work payoff.”The top four finishers in

each event advanced toThursday’s Holmen Sectional,

which begins at 4 p.m.“We had an amazing meet,”

Middleton girls coach CoryChristnovich said. “The girls

came out to perform, and wehad plenty of PRs to back it

up.“The girls are really per-

forming well … and it was veryexciting to win the regional.

Sun Prairie is a very strongteam, so to beat them three

meets in a row (dual meet, con-ference, regionals) shows how

strong of a team and how toughour girls are.”

On the boys’ side,Middleton junior Gus

Newcomb and senior PerrinHagge went 1-2 in the 1,600-

meter run. Newcomb finished

in 4:24.71 and edged Hagge by

0.07 seconds.Hagge won the 800-meter

run in 1:55.84, while juniorRyan Madoch was third

(1:59.94) and junior Cole

Conklin-Little was fourth(1:59.94).Newcomb also won the

3,200-meter run in 9:31.87,while sophomore Jack Rader

was second (9:35.47) andHagge was third (9:35.97).

Senior Jack Jesse won thelong jump (22-7 ¾), while sen-

ior Griffin Gussel was secondin the 400-meter dash (51.59)

and senior Will Funk was sec-ond in the 200-meter dash

(22.69).Senior Jordan Schulenburg

was third in the discus (139-2½) and junior Jackson Grimm

was third in the triple jump (42-0).

Senior Jack Zocher wasfourth in the pole vault (12-0),

while junior Tre Turner wasfourth in the 100-meter dash

(11.50) and senior MaxWesthoff was fourth in the 300-

meter hurdles (42.13).Middleton’s 800-meter

relay team of Funk, sophomoreAaron Richardson, Turner and

Jesse was first.The Cardinals’ 3,200-meter

relay team of Madoch,Conklin-Little, freshman Caleb

Easton and senior EddieLarson was first.

Middleton’s 1,600-meterrelay team of Madoch, Gussel,

junior Noah Roberson andFunk was second.

The Cardinals’ quartet of junior Austin Delaney, Grimm,

sophomore Dion Huff andJesse finished third in the 400-

meter relay.On the girls’ side, senior

Samantha Valentine won the800-meter run in a school

record 2:12.31, and added afirst place finish in the 1,600

(5:10.06).Senior Lauren Smith won

the 100-meter hurdles in 15.51seconds and teammate Sara

Gaab was third (17.15).Junior Betsy Hathaway was

second in the pole vault (10-0)and teammate Madeline-

Pflasterer-Jennerjohn was third

(10-0).

Sophomore Marie Mayerswas second in the 300-meter

hurdles (50.03) and Gaab wasfourth (50.76).

Senior Kiara Cruz was thirdin the discus (110-11) and

fourth in the shot put (36-5 ½).Freshman Tai Pritts was third

in the 200-meter dash (27.91)

and Pflasterer-Jennerjohn wasalso third in the long jump (16-

9 ½).The Cardinals’ quartet of

senior Hanne Andersen-Smith,Smith, senior Hailee Milton

and Hathaway won the 400-meter relay.

Middleton’s 800-meter

relay team of senior HaileeMilton, Andersen-Smith, sen-

ior Abbey Webber and Smithwas first.

The Cardinals’ quartet of Andersen-Smith, junior Alyssa

Lemirande, Milton andValentine was second.

And Middleton’s 3,200-

meter relay team of sophomoreCharlotte Sue, sophomore

Erika Rader, sophomore TaylorZietz and junior Madeline Ace

was fourth (9:52.70).

Photo courtesy of Christopher Hujanen

Hanne Anderson-Smith (left) and Lauren Smith (right) helped Middleton’s 400-meter relay team finish first at regionalsMonday.


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Middleton’s boys tennis

team won the Big EightConference tournament held at

Nielsen Tennis Stadium lastWednesday and Thursday.

The Cardinals finished with50 points and edged runner-up

Verona (42).Middleton notched champi-

onships from all three of itsdoubles teams and No. 4 sin-

gles player Haiwen Dai.The Cardinals top doubles

team of Cody Markel and DanJin defeated Madison West’s

Matt Munns and Cameron

Carlson, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, in thechampionship match.

Middleton’s No. 2 team of Rafael Sanga and Mason Pyle

earned a big, 6-3, 6-4 win overVerona. And the Cardinals’ No.

3 team of Colin Hogendorn andSam Dettman notched a three-

set win over Verona.Dai also picked up a huge 6-

2, 6-3 win over Verona’s VivekSwaminath in the title match at

No. 4 singles.Middleton’s top three sin-

gles players — Xavier Sanga,

Ryan Gold and BrianBellissimo — all finished sec-ond.

Big Eight Conference Tournament

Final team scores: Middleton 50;Verona 42; Madison Memorial 25.5;

Madison West 25; Sun Prairie 13.5;

Madison East 13.5; Beloit Memorial

4.5; Madison La Follette 4.5; Janesville

Craig 0; Janesville Parker 0.

No. 1 singlesChampionship: Tegtmeier, MM,

def. X. Sanga, Mid, 6-4, 6-2. Third

place: Tennison, V, def. Schutter, SP, 6-

3, 6-4. Semifinals: Tegtmeier def.

Schutter, 6-2, 6-0; X. Sanga def.

Tennison, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Fifthplace: Thiel, ME, def. Collins, BM, 6-3,

6-2. Consolation semifinals: Thiel def.

Andrew Glasgow, MW, 6-0, 6-3; Collins

def. Sapozhnikov, JC, 6-0, 6-4.

No. 2 singlesChampionship:Pletta, V, def. Gold,

Mid, 7-5, 6-1. Third place: Maunoury,

MM, def. Poland, W, 6-3, 6-

3. Semifinals: Gold def. Poland, 6-0, 6-

1; Pletta def. Maunoury, 6-0, 6-2. Fifth

place: Skaar, ME, def. Foreman, SP, 7-6

(2), 6-1. Consolation semifinals: Skaar

def. Disch, ML, 6-2, 6-4; Foreman def.Ryan JC, 6-2, 6-0.

No. 3 singlesChampionship: Conley, V, def.

Bellissimo, Mid, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Third

place: Gallagher, MW, def. Bennett-

Feinblatt, 6-0, 6-1. Semifinals: Conleydef. Bennett-Feinblatt, 6-1, 6-0;

Bellissimo def. Gallagher, 6-2, 6-4. Fifth

place: Ranade, MM, def. Kasperski,

ML, 6-3, 6-0. Consolation

semifinals: Ranade def. Funk, BM, 6-2,

6-2; Kasperski def. Teegala, SP, 7-5, 6-2.

No. 4 singlesChampionship: Dai, Mid, def.

Swaminath, V, 6-2, 6-3. Third

place: Oriel, MW, def. Rubin-Calvert,

ME, 6-1, 6-1. Semifinals: Dai def. Oriel,7-6 (4), 6-2; Swaminath def. Rubin-

Calvert, 6-1, 6-2. Fifth place: Murphy,

BM, def. Gaarder, MM, 7-5, 5-7, 12-

10.Consolation semifinals: Gaarder,

MM, def. Hanel, 6-2, 6-1; Murphy, BM,

def. Janamanchi, SP, 5-7, 6-2, 10-8.

No. 1 doublesChampionship: Jin/Markel, Mid,

def. Munns/Carlson, MW, 6-4, 4-6, 6-

4. Third place: Blessing/Hutchcroft, V,

def. Vredenbregt/A. Puglielli, MM, 6-4,

2-6, 7-6 (7).Semifinals: Jin/Markel def.

Blessing/Hutchcroft, 6-3, 6-1;Munns/Carlson def. Vredenbregt/A.

Puglielli, 6-2, 6-1. Fifth

place: Schimelpfenig/Olson, SP, def.

Dunn/Loken, ML, 6-2, 6-1. Consolation

semifinals: Dunn/Loken def.

Kisting/Buus, JP, 6-1, 6-2;Schimelpfenig/Olson, SP, def.

Voskuil/Bitter, JC, 6-0, 6-1.

No. 2 doublesChampionship: R. Sanga/Pyle,

Mid, def. Kealy/Melzer, V, 6-3, 6-

4. Third place:Wolter/Willauer, MW,def. Katta/Blair, SP, 6-3, 6-

4. Semifinals: Sanga/Pyle def.

Katta/Blair, 6-1, 6-0; Kealy/Melzer def.

Wolter/Willauer, 6-0, 6-0. Fifth

place:Sandireddy/L. Puglielli, MM, def.

Newman/Steffen, ML, 6-3, 6-1.

C o n s o l a t i o nsemifinals: Sandireddy/Puglielli def.

Rattanasiriwongwut/Hallock, BM, 6-0,

6-2; Newman/Steffen def.

Porter/Harmata, JP, 6-3, 6-2.

No. 3 doublesChampionship:Hogendorn/Dettma

n, Mid, def. Schoeberle/Queoff, V, 6-1,

4-6, 7-5.Third place: Paulson/Carre,

MW, def. Gungurthi/Bandli, SP, 6-3, 7-

5. Semifinals:Hogendorn/Dettman def.

Gungurthi/Bandli, 6-1, 6-0;

Schoeberle/Queoff def. Paulson/Carre,4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Fifth

place: Hall/Green, MM, def.

Perez/Entenmann, ME, 7-5, 6-

2. Consolation semifinals: Hall/Green

def. Schoon/Varga, JP, 6-1, 6-2;

Perez/Entenmann def. Erce/Schroeder,ML, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8. At Nielsen Tennis

Stadium.

Tennis Cards win Big 8 titleby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune


Jessica Parente (top), Rachel Everson (above) and Middleton’s girls softball team won theirplayoff opener Tuesday.

Onward and

upwardSoftball Cards

win regional

semifinal

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Perry Hibner wasn’t picky.

Middleton’s softball coach

knew his team has had better

games than the one they

played Tuesday.

But all that mattered was

the Cardinals advanced.

Middleton toppled Tomah,

6-0, in a WIAA Division 1regional final. The fourth-

seeded Cardinals now host

fifth-seeded La Crosse

Central Thursday at 5 p.m.

The sectional semifinals

are Tuesday, May 31 and the

sectionals finals are Thursday,

June 2.

“It wasn't our best hitting

game, but we did enough,”

Hibner said. “And in the play-

offs that is all that matters.”

Makenzie Kopp pitched a

four-hitter and also drove in a

run for the host Cardinals (16-

8). The 13th-seeded

Timberwolves finished the

year 3-19.

Middleton took a 1-0 lead

in the first inning. Lauren

Banke led off with a double to

the wall in left field, then with

two outs, Shelby Ballweg

walked. Kopp followed with a

bloop single to center on the

eighth pitch of her at-bat to

score Banke.

Middleton gained some

separation with a three-run

third and took a 4-0 lead.

Banke singled to left, then

with two outs, Ballweg sin-

gled to center. Banke scored

on Kopp's grounder to second

and Ballweg was safe when

the shortstop dropped the

throw from second base.

Jessica Parente followed with

a double to the wall in left to

score two more.

In the fifth, Ballweg belted

a leadoff home run to left.

Parente and Hannah Edington

had back-to-back doubles

later in the inning to make it

6-0.

Now, the Cardinals get La

Crosse Central, a team they

beat, 12-1, last month. The

Red Raiders were missing

three starters, though, includ-

ing star pitcher Leah Kramer.

“It should be a great

game,” Hibner said. “They

have a great program. They

are always well coached and

play the game the right way.

We will have to play well to

advance.”

• Middleton 14, Madison

West 5 — Junior Hanna

Fisher had a three-run home

run on her birthday to lead theCardinals over the host

Regents last Tuesday.

Fisher finished with four

RBI and Makenzie Kopp

drove in three runs for

Middleton. Shelby Ballweg

added three doubles and

raised her average to .531 on

the season. Lauren Banke did-

n’t allow a run over the final

four innings and earned the

win.

“We didn’t start as quickly

as I would have liked, but I

was happy with how we hit

the ball for much of the

game,” Hibner said, “We cer-

tainly cleaned things up in the

field the last few innings.”

• Beloit Memorial 8,

Middleton 5 — The visiting

Purple Knights scored three

runs in the top of the sixth to

break a 5-5 tie.

Makenzie Kopp took the

loss for Middleton.

May 24

WIAA Division 1 regional semifinalMiddleton 6, Tomah 0Tomah …….....….. 000 000 0 — 0 4 1Middleton ........... 103 020 x — 6 11 1

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) — Wright(W; 6-11-3-2-1); Kopp (W; 7-4-0-3-4).

Leading hitters — Middleton —Banke 3x4, Ballweg 2x3, Parente 2x3.

HR — Ballweg. 2B — Parente 2,

Banke, Edington (M).

May 17Middleton 14, Madison West 5Middleton ……. 140 720 0 — 14 14 2Madison West … 113 000 0 — 5 7 2

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) — Banke(W; 7-7-2-3-4); Varian (3.2-11-8-6-4),

Balas (3.1-2-0-0-2).

Leading hitters — Fisher (M) 2x4,Everson (M) 2x5, Ballweg (M) 3x3,

Kopp (M) 3x5, Lynch (MW) 2x3, Gross

(MW) 2x3. HR — Fisher. 2B —

Ballweg 3, Everson, Maas (M).

Beloit Memorial 8, Middleton 5Beloit Mem. ….... 104 003 0 — 8 9 0Middleton ..……. 003 110 0 — 5 10 4

Pitchers — (ip-h-er-bb-so) —Swanson (W; 7-10-4-1-6), Kopp (7-9-5-2-4).

Leading hitters — Beloit Memorial— Brickson (4x4), Brittner (2x4), Ovist

(2x3). 3B — Brickson. Middleton —

Banke (3x4), Bindl (2x3), Kopp (2x4).

2B — Banke, Kopp 1, Parente.


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Emily Duecker received theplayer of the match from her

team for her defense, and moreimportantly, for accomplishing

a skill that she worked on allseason long.

“She knew it,” Duffy said.“Her team did and they wanted

to let her know that her com-mitment to improve and work

hard did not go unnoticed.”Middleton then rolled past

Janesville Craig, as well.Shea had a huge game with

four goals, while Reikersdorferand sophomore midfielder Tavi

Tanin added goals, as well.

“Craig also put their betterplayers up front in an attempt

to chase down a loose ball intransition,” Duffy said.

“However, our back linecleaned up most of their play,

and as the game continued, ourdepth ran Craig around.”

Middleton then posted a 2-2tie with Oregon on Senior

Night. Senior defender GraceDouglas and junior Tessa

Grywalsky both had goals forthe Cardinals.

“We had the better of thepassing, possession and shot

attempts,” Duffy said. “We

dominated all stats, however,(Oregon had) two quick transi-

tion goals in the second half with only three shots on

frame. It is a reminder to usthat even though we dominate

all aspects, letting our guarddown can allow teams a

chance.”Middleton also honored

seniors Douglas, midfiederEmma Geppert, midfielder/for-

ward Katya Boehnen and keep-er Belle Gallegos.

Douglas, a University of Wisconsin recruit, was a four-

year varsity performer.

“Grace obviously made andcontinues to make an impact on

the field,” Duffy said. “Butwhat we have come to appreci-

ate is her calm composure onand off the ball. Grace added to

her game this year with herability to lead and be that

upperclassman that shows theropes to the newbies.”

Boehnen was a three-yearletterwinner and plans to play

at Edgewood College next sea-son.


The Big Eight Conferencechampionship they so desper-

ately wanted narrowly eluded

them.But Middleton’s girls soccerteam is heading to the postsea-

son playing at an extremelyhigh level.

The Cardinals defeatedBeloit Memorial, 7-0, last

Tuesday and toppled JanesvilleCraig, 6-0, last Thursday.

Those two wins helpedMiddleton improve to 8-1 in

the league and finish one pointbehind conference champion

Verona (8-0-1).Middleton also tied Oregon,

2-2, and is now 11-3-2 on theyear.

Middleton coach MaryDuffy was headed to the post-

season meeting Wednesday,and was optimistic her team

could land the No. 2 seed in itsregional.

“I assume Verona would getthe first seed,” Duffy said.

“Based upon the make up of our 1-to-8 brackets for region-

al, I am hoping for the (No.) 2seed, based upon our head to

head competition, which wouldgive us two home games.”

Junior forward Maya Sheahad a big game against Beloit

Memorial with three goals.Freshman midfielder Danielle

Martin had a pair of goals,while sophomore midfielder

Lauren Griffin and junior for-ward Kristen Reikersdorfer

both had one goal.“We started a bit slow and it

took us a longer time to score,”Duffy said. “Beloit has some

tough, physical and fast for-wards that chased our defense

down quickly, giving them a bitof surprise as well. However,

after adjusting formation, thegirls opened the scoring flood-

gates.”


Maya Shea (left), Charlotte Dunn (right) and Middleton’s girls soccer team hopes to have a lot to celebrate this postseason.

Soccer Cardinals set for postseason“She not only found her

position on the field, but her

voice in the group,” Duffy saidof Boehnen. “We have enjoyed

watching and learning withKatya on and off the field. We

admire her tenacity and passion

for the game.”Geppert is a two-year varsi-ty player who will attend

school at UW-Eau Claire nextyear.

“Emma has played with var-sity for two years and yet it

seems like longer,” Duffysaid. “This year in particular,

Emma has found and embracedher style of soccer and her

voice on this team. It is a joy tosee someone love and play the

game with that love fromminute one to minut

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