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“When I made my first beer here, alot of people asked me if I was doing itto empower women,” says Ashley Ki-nart. “My answer was no, I was doingit to brew a beer. I happen to be awoman.”

But Kinart, who at only 30 years oldwas recently named brewmaster at oneof the most lauded craft beer compa-nies in the country, might be using hertall rubber brewing boots to stomp ona variety of barriers in an industry his-torically dominated by men, whether

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by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

See KINART, page 9

Inside this issue:Local: Crime: Sports:City residents weigh in inParmenter plan. Page 2

Man with hammer attackslocal PDQ clerk. Page 7

Football team falters. Page 14

Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 6Geiger Counter . . . . . . . . 9Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 22

On Saturday,Nov. 1 at 10:22p.m. the MiddletonPolice Departmentwas investigatingan accident nearthe intersection ofUS Highway 12and GreenwayBlvd., which shut

down the inside westbound lane. While officers were investigating

the accident, a vehicle driven by Ron-dale L. Harris, 31, of Madison wastraveling west in the inside lane and al-most collided with a fully markedsquad car with emergency light fully il-luminated.

According to a statement issued by

the Middleton Police Department, Har-ris was intoxicated and in possession ofnumerous baggies of marijuana(Tetrahydrocannabinol).

He was subsequently arrested forOperating a Motor Vehicle While In-toxicated and Felony Possession withIntent to Deliver Tetrahydrocannabinol(THC).

The student becomes the master

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Ashley Kinart, who took over as brewmaster last week, has been employed at Capital Brewery for two years in the role of Assistant Brewer. She is a Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madison graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She earned an International Brewing Diploma from the Siebel Institute ofTechnology at the Doemens Academy in Munch, Germany, and is a member of the Pink Boots Society, a national organization that empowers women beerprofessionals to advance their careers in the beer industry through education.

Harris

Man almost hits cop car, busted for pot

Health officials prepare for EbolaThere are no Ebola cases in Dane

County, and the risk of Ebola remainslow, according to public health offi-cials.

However, Public Health Madison-Dane County and its partner organiza-

tions are working together to makesure Dane County is prepared in theevent Ebola arrives in the local com-munity.

“It is important to know that peoplecan only get Ebola by direct contact

with the body fluids of someone whohas the disease and is showing symp-toms of being ill,” said a statement is-sued by Public Health Madison-Dane

See EBOLA, page 5

Shall the City of Middleton Storm Water Utilitybe permitted to charge customers of the StormWater Utility an annual charge up to $15.00 perequivalent runoff unit for each property for main-tenance of existing storm water management facil-ities without reducing the levy limit for the chargesof the Storm Water Utility?

YES: 65%NO: 35%

Ashley Kinartnamed brewmasterat Capital Brewery

Most citizens vote ‘yes’ on citystorm water utility referendum

The Middleton Plan Commissionheld a public informational meeting togather input from residents and busi-nesses that would be effected by theplanned Parmenter St. improvements.Numerous citizens attended the meet-ing to share their views and sugges-tions with city planning and staff.

The project will use TIF funds tomake improvements on Parmenternorth of University Ave. up to theroundabout. Proposed improvementsinclude adding another roundabout atthe Lee St. intersection, street resurfac-ing, brick terraces, sewer and waterline replacement and maintenance, andundergrounding electric cables.

City Council already approved hir-ing engineering firm Mead & Hunt Incto design and develop a plan for thestreet. The firm is expected to workout all utility and infrastructurearrangements, as well as design thelayout for pedestrian crossings,benches, trees, sidewalks, bike racksand lighting. Mead & Hunt Inc agreedto do the work at a cost not to exceed

$89,500.Residents and property owners com-

mented mostly on the parking and bi-cycle lanes. Business owners stronglyfavored keeping parking while homeowners and housing owners supportedrestricted parking and adding bikelanes.

“I have spent the last 33 years onParmenter Street daily, so this really ef-fects my business a lot,” said Gary Mil-ward of Gary’s Art and Frameaddressing the commission. “Parkingon Parmenter is necessary for church,voting, and other businesses…I am to-tally in favor of anything that slowstraffic down, but I don’t think parkingshould change.”

Milward said he considered bikelanes to be unsafe and not possible withthe current width of the street. Hepointed out the road really could notwidened either.

Robert Schwarz, who is part ownerthe Parmenter Circle 50-unit apartmentbuilding built in 2007 and the secondphase that is currently under construc-tion, disagreed with Milward on bikelanes and parking.

“I know a lot of our residents use bi-cycles for commuting as well as recre-ation. In the basement of our buildingwe have two bicycle racks that are keptfull and that doesn’t include bikes keepin their apartments,” said Schwarz. “Iwould be in favor of the creation of bi-cycle lanes. I would like to see parkingrestricted to one side of the street ifbike lanes necessitated that.”

A few residents said they felt brickterraces would be unnecessary, costly,and not match that section of Par-menter. City staff agreed and pointedout that they recommended to the com-mission that they drop consideration.Some citizens opposed building a newroundabout and spending money tobuild new curbs and sidewalks thatthey considered to be in good shape.

Other citizen comments involvedthe length of time the project wouldtake. City staff responded that timingis a priority on the project.

City Administrator Mike Davisstressed the importance of having thestreet finished before next year’s GoodNeighbor Festival Parade and beforestudents return to school as the roadserves as a major bus route. He ex-plained that if the public process is notfinished before winter the projectwould have to be pushed back to 2016.

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Citizen input on Parmenter plan

Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren

The project will use TIF funds to make improvements on Parmenter north of University Ave. up to the round-about.

CCITYITY CCOUNCILOUNCIL

by CAMERON BRENTimes-Tribune

Middleton High School principalSteve Plank presented the Middleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Educationwith the approaches and tactics teach-ers and staff have been using to addressallegations of cheating that made head-lines last year.

Plank was hired during the summerafter former principal Denise Her-rmann resigned to take a similar posi-tion in Palo Alto, California.

In a message sent to parents andguardians last year, Herrmann said thedistrict discovered a calculus exam was“compromised.” Consequently, nearly250 students had to retake a calculustest the last week before winter break.

The district received four anony-mous tips from parents and studentsthat claimed cheating was occurring.Techniques reported included cellphone photographs of tests and testquestions, removing copies of testsfrom classrooms and planning ab-sences on test days to obtain test infor-mation.

Plank started by pointing out MHSis one of the highest performingschools in the state and in effect subjectto heavier scrutiny.

“High performing [schools] are

often scrutinized quite a bit,” Planksaid. “Having said that, I would say lastyear Middleton High School got a bitof a wake up call. When that happens Ithink what you do with it defines yourcharacter and existence, and we havelearned a lot.”

Plank explained the multifacetedstrategy the High School has beenusing to change the assessment prac-tices and culture.

“A great deal of the focus comingoff of that situation has been the devel-opment of, not only best practices inassessment in general, but specificallyinto authentic assessment,” he ex-plained. “Situations where studentsaren’t simply being asked to recall in-formation, but instead are being askedto perform and demonstrate mastery, sothat doesn’t invite a situation wherestudents are inclined to cheat.”

“In addition there have been exten-sive conversations about the emotionalstress and pressure students are facingtoday,” Plank went on. “One way thathas been addressed is by allowing stu-dents to retake assessment.”

Plank said other steps taken to ad-dress cheating such as asking teachersto do be focused and paying extra care-ful attention during the administrationor proctoring during an assessment.He added they have also asked teachers

to restrict the use of cell phones andgenerate different versions of tests.

School board member Leeanne Hal-lquist said she worried about the unin-tended consequence of some of thechanges. She specifically pointed to a

new policy that requires every studentof a class to take a test before the restof the students can see their results.She said her child had to wait for threeweeks before they could get feedbackor a grade on an exam.

“When we have an incident likewhat happened last year you pull way

back and I think we have to look at thatin the context of what is really best forstudents and understand there is ahappy medium,” Plank responded.

Hallquist said she was also con-cerned about homework being over-shadowed by testing. She said some

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Plank details cheating response

Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren

Middleton High School principal Steve Plank, right, was hired during the summer, after last year’s cheating in-cident.

SSCHOOLCHOOL BBOARDOARD

by CAMERON BRENTimes-Tribune

See PLANK, page 9


Photos contributed

Art auction raises nearly $13,000 for MOMThe 7th Annual FCI Art Show and Auction, held by Food Concepts, Inc. to benefit MOM on Thursday, October

16, raised nearly $13,000 to prevent homelessness and end hunger in the Middleton, West Madison and Cross Plainscommunities. The event showcased and auctioned over 200 pieces of art. Stick Vega was the featured artists, andshowcased his "explosive" art, which is created through a process of high-speed fuses and gunpowder. FCI startedthis event as a means to support both the arts and civic awareness of families in need (through the efforts of MOM).Clockwise from top left: Middleton Chamber of Commerce director Van Nutt with Middleton-Cross Plains Area

School District superintendent Don Johnson; event attendees bid on items; hanging paint cans featured couponsand gift cards from local businesses, available for a donation for $10.

County’s Jeff Golden. “Ebola is a seri-ous concern, but only if you have trav-eled to Guinea, Sierra Leone or Liberiaand have had direct, fluid-based con-tact with someone who has Ebola. Sta-tistically, a person is more likely tocatch the seasonal flu, mumps, ormeasles than Ebola.”

Public Health-Madison & DaneCounty (PHMDC) is working with or-ganizations countywide as they con-tinue to develop their Ebola readinessplans, assuring that current CDC andstate guidelines are followed, and thatthere is a coordinated response. “Part-ners are meeting regularly to make surethey are aware of each other’s plans,and can provide support and commu-nication with each other if there is acase in Dane County,” said Janel Hein-rich, Director of Public Health-Madi-son & Dane County. “We thank ourhospitals, clinics, university and col-leges, the airport and emergency re-sponse providers for working hard toput plans in place and coordinate witheach other to identify cases, providehigh level care for an Ebola patient,and protect the community, health careproviders and first responders.”

Dane County hospitals and clinicsare training staff, holding practicedrills, and readying protective equip-ment in preparation for identifying

Ebola patients, isolating them, and pro-viding treatment.

The University of Wisconsin-Madi-son is in contact with students and staffarriving from the affected West Africacountries, is monitoring their health,and is consulting with others whomight be traveling there.

The Dane County Regional Airporthas a plan in place to respond to thepossibility that a traveler with symp-toms arrives here.

Dane County Public Safety Commu-nications has put in place procedures toidentify potential cases and ensure firstresponders can treat and transport per-sons with appropriate care.

Dane County Emergency Respon-ders (EMS, Fire and Law Enforce-ment) are working to develop personalprotective equipment, response andtransport protocols to ensure Ebola pa-tients receive appropriate care whileensuring responders and the generalpublic aren’t exposed.

PHMDC staff is in contact with per-sons who have returned to DaneCounty from Guinea, Sierra Leone, orLiberia to assess whether they mighthave been exposed and to monitor theirhealth.

PHMDC is providing Ebola-specificinformation through the PHMDC web-site, social media, and communicationsdirectly with specific populations andorganizations.

If you are feeling unwell, it is likelyinfluenza or any of the cold virusescurrently circulating in Dane County.These viruses are much more commonand more easily spread than Ebola.The best things you can do to stayhealthy are to get your flu vaccine andwash your hands.


Photo contributed

Library is ‘Dementia Friendly’The Middleton Public Library has completed its training to become the first city department to become dementia

friendly. The library also hosted a Community Wide Informational Meeting about Dementia Friendly Communitieson Sunday, November 2.

EBOLA continued from page 1


Photo contributed

MHS Drama presents Don QuixoteMiddleton High School Drama will present Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote adapted by Ann Ludlam and David

Quicksall. The play will run Nov.13-15 in the Performing Arts Center. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $5students/seniors and $7 for adults. Over 75 high school students have been involved in this production from buildingprops, to stage managing, to acting. The cast of 21 performers have been developing physicality and movement toshare the adventures Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, creating windmills, oceans, and battles collaboratively.

See ‘Earth Liberation Front’The Academy Award®-nominated

film “If a Tree Falls, A Story of theEarth Liberation Front” will be shownat the next Green Thursday presenta-tion, which will be held on November6 at 7 p.m. in the Willy West Commu-nity Room.

The film focuses on the radicaliza-tion of an environmental activist, fromhis involvement in and later disillu-sionment with Earth Liberation Frontsabotage, to his eventual arrest by theFBI and incarceration as a domesticterrorist. Part coming-of-age tale, partcops-and-robber s thriller, the filmchronicles Daniel McGowan. Alongthe way it asks hard questions aboutenvironmentalism, activism, and theway we define terrorism.

Save the date for Middleton’s De-

cember 4th Green Thursday; HeatherGates will provide a free presentationon DIY Health and Beauty Products.This session will focus on how to maketoxin-free beauty products and house-hold cleaners that will make you andyour home healthier. These easy DIYideas will provide great holiday gift-making possibilities as well.

These free events are sponsored bythe City of Middleton SustainabilityCommittee and The Natural StepMonona with support from WillyStreet Co-op, Madison Gas & Electric,Dane County Environmental Council,and Richard and Judy Fritz. Free re-freshments are provided. Willy West islocated at 6825 University Ave in Mid-dleton.

Want to sing in Christmas concert?Area singers are invited to perform

in the Madison Area CommunityChristmas Festival at the MiddletonPerforming Arts Center, 2100 BristolStreet, on Saturday, December 20 andSunday, December 21.

Singers in all voice parts are neededfor the massed Christmas FestivalChoir, accompanied by orchestra, andthe Ringing Badgers handbell ensem-ble under the direction of local musicdirector, Mark Bloedow. There is noformal audition to participate. Two re-hearsal options are available: Tuesdays

at Asbury United Methodist Church,6101 University Ave, in Middleton,6:30-8:00pm; and Thursdays at Im-manuel Lutheran Church, 1021Spaight Street, in Madison, 7:30-8:45pm. Participants may attend eitherlocation and alternate as needed.

To register and receive full details,attend rehearsal or e-mail: [email protected], visit www.mae-stroproductions.org, or visit MaestroProductions, Inc. on Facebook. All arewelcome!

At 8:59 p.m. Tuesday, MiddletonPolice received a report of an armedrobbery that had occurred at the PDQstore located at 5301 South Ridge Wayin the City of Middleton.

Investigation determined that thesuspect entered the store, immediatelywent to the checkout counter where hegrabbed the clerk by the shirt, pulledhim across the counter, and struck himin the head with a hammer. He then

demanded that the clerk open the cashregister. The clerk, shocked by the at-tack, did not respond and the suspectran from the store. He was last seenrunning through the Arbor LakesApartment complex.

Responding officers, aided by aTown of Madison K9 unit, tracked thesuspect but were unable to locate him.The clerk was transported to the hospi-tal. His current condition is not known.

The suspect is described as a whitemale, 5’10”, 170 to 190 lbs., darkblonde hair, wearing tan pants, browncamouflage coat with the hood up anda blue bandana over his face.

If you have any information thatmight help this investigation, pleasecall the Middleton Police Departmentat (608) 824-7300, or text tips to (608)824-7300.


The Middleton Equestrian Teamwon the Wisconsin InterscholasticHorsemanship Association (WIHA)State Championship on Sunday, Oct.19, in Jefferson, Wisconsin. WIHA isan equestrian competition where indi-viduals compete as a team. The mem-bers of a team must attend the samehigh school. The competition has 18classes that include showmanship, eq-uitation and bareback equitation inwestern, hunt and saddle seat disci-plines, hunter hack, reining, driving,trail obstacle, and timed events includ-ing barrels, poles, flag, keyhole andrelay races. Classes are placed from

first through tenth, with first placeearning 10 points, second place earning9 points, etc. Middleton earned achance to compete at the state eventafter defeating teams from Watertownand Fort Atkinson at the district meeton October 4-5.

Middleton faced off against tenteams from around the state in the fi-nals. The state competition started offwith showmanship classes on Saturday,October 18, and as has been the case inprevious years, Middleton got off to aslow start in the in-hand classes. How-ever, as the riding classes progressedthrough the day, Middleton started to

work their way back into contention,getting top placings from Lindsey Heldand Sydney Goeden, and in severalclasses the team took three placings inthe top ten. Saturday's show wrappedup with strong reining performancesfrom Carly Held and Rachel Cook, andMiddleton had a 20 point lead overtheir nearest competitor, Union Grove.

Sunday the show began with drivingand Middleton extended their lead,with Jessica Gillitzer and Lindsey Heldtaking second and fourth place in theclass. The final five classes on Sundaywere timed events, and in previousyears Middleton was often overtaken

in the point standings by teams ori-ented more toward speed. This yearMiddleton riders were able to place inthe top ten in all of the races, whichwas not an easy accomplishment, con-sidering the classes typically had 25-30riders. Still, by the final class of thecompetition Middleton was barelyholding onto a lead. A hard chargingMauston team loaded with speedhorses had erased an 80 point deficitduring the day. Fortunately Middletongot a fourth place relay race ride fromCarly Held and Morgan Falk whenthey needed it most. After the finalscoring, Middleton had beaten Maus-

ton by a three point margin. The vic-tory came as a surprise to the Middle-ton team, who by their own tallybelieved they had come up short. Itwas an especially sweet moment forthe seniors, who have endured finish-ing reserve champions the past threeyears running.

The Middleton equestrian team willstart practice for the 2015 season inAugust of next year. Interested eques-trians can contact Margie Hartwig atMadison Horse Connection to arrangea tryout. There are currently teams forMiddleton, Madison Memorial andMount Horeb schools.

Author Kathleen Ernst will be reading from her new Chloe Ellefson mys-tery, Tradition of Deceit, on Thursday, November 20th at 7:00 PM at the Mid-dleton Public Library. The novel, the fifth in the series, follows museumcurator and sometime-amateur sleuth Chloe Ellfeson as she travels to Min-neapolis to help a friend restore and convert an old flour mill into a museum.But when a body is found in the abandoned mill, Chloe quickly realizes thatshe has yet another murder on her hands. Kathy will read from her new novelas well as answer questions from the audience. Copies of the book will beavailable for sale, and the event will conclude with a book signing. For moreinformation or to register for this special event, visit midlibrary.org/events,call 608-827-7403, or email [email protected]. Tradition of Deceit is setto be published in early November by Midnight Ink.

Photos contributedClockwise from top right: Alexis Held and Arabian Fahl Guy in barrels; Middleton Seniors (left to right) Morgan Falk, Sydney Goeden, Alexis Held, Marlee Henige; the Middleton Team (left

to right) Coach Margie Hartwig, Alexis Held, Rachel Cook, Morgan Falk, Sydney Goeden, Carly Held, Lindsey Held, Jessica Gillitzer, Marlee Henige, Assistant Coach Greg Held.

Impressive showing for local equestrians

‘Deceit’ author comes to MiddletonRobber hits PDQ clerk in head with hammer,local police ask for help in finding the culprit

Acker, Kramer Joseph, 19, Verona,WI 53593, 10/25/2013, Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia, $177.00

Agarwal, Garima A, 38, Sun Prairie,WI 53590, 10/22/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Aguilar Vega, Ronald Javier, 35,Baraboo, WI 53913, 10/17/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Aguilar Vega, Ronald Javier, 35,Baraboo, WI 53913, 10/17/2013,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Aguilar Vega, Ronald Javier, 35,Baraboo, WI 53913, 10/17/2013, NonRegistration, $0.00

Amato, Barbara D, 62, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/19/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Ashford, Myron D, 33, Madison,WI 53704, 07/31/2013, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $851.00

Ashford, Myron D, 33, Madison,WI 53704, 07/31/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $0.00

Ashford, Myron D, 33, Madison,WI 53704, 07/31/2013, OperatingWith/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Ashley, Joann Rosenberg, 89, Madi-son, WI 53717, 09/25/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Beck, Mara Lynn, 19, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/27/2013, Failure to StopFor Flashing Red Signal, $88.80

Beletzuy Flores, Jose R, 31, Madi-son, WI 53717, 10/27/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Bentley, Cindy L, 59, Waunakee,WI 53597, 10/18/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Bjork, Christopher A, 48, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 10/07/2013, HR Unat-tended Vehicle, $177.00

Bonlender, Jane K, 56, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/10/2013, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Bradley, Patrick K, 28, Middleton,WI 53562, 05/31/2013, ObstructingTraffic, $88.80

Bradley, Patrick K, 28, Middleton,WI 53562, 05/31/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $88.80

Braun, Craig S, 53, Madison, WI53711, 10/15/2013, Improper Registra-tion, $88.80

Brings, Robert L, 61, Mazomanie,WI 53560, 10/13/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $139.20

Brooks, Emily Appen, 32, StCharles, MO 63303, 10/13/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$139.20

Brooks, Michael R, 60, Madison,WI 53711, 10/18/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Burfeind, Craig Robert, 52, Chan-hassen, MN 55317, 10/12/2013, Inat-tentive Driving, $101.40

Burks, Quintus D, 38, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/19/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Burks, Quintus D, 38, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/19/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Busch, Frank M, 36, Madison, WI53704, 10/31/2013, Traffic ControlSignal Violation red, $88.80

Busch, Frank M, 36, Madison, WI53704, 10/31/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Busch, Frank M, 36, Madison, WI53704, 10/31/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Chila, Amanda Leigh, 24, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 09/18/2013, Non Reg-istration, $0.00

Chila, Amanda Leigh, 24, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 09/18/2013, Operatingw/o a Valid Driver’s License, $88.80

Chila, Amanda Leigh, 24, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 09/18/2013, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $0.00

Chittick, Jesse Seung, 18, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 10/21/2013, Speeding55 MPH Zone, $88.80

Chritton, Cole Lyle, 23, Waunakee,WI 53597, 10/27/2013, Failure toObey Officer/Sign/Signal, $88.80

Churchill, Christopher A, 42, Wau-nakee, WI 53597, 10/14/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$139.20

Conners, Gregory James JR, 34,Sun Prairie, WI 53590 2353,10/02/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $139.20

Conners, Gregory James JR, 34,Sun Prairie, WI 53590 2353,10/02/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Conners, Gregory James JR, 34,Sun Prairie, WI 53590 2353,10/02/2013, Operating vehicle withoutinsurance, $114.00

Contreras, Eva Mary, 25, Fitchburg,WI 53711, 10/11/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Contreras, Eva Mary, 25, Fitchburg,WI 53711, 10/11/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Contreras, Eva Mary, 25, Fitchburg,WI 53711, 10/11/2013, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Cornils, Melissa Christine, 18,Madison, WI 53719, 10/20/2013,FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,$88.80

Crass, Calvin J, 20, Verona, WI53593, 10/02/2013, Intoxicant InMotor Vehicle Driver Drink, $114.00

Crass, Calvin J, 20, Verona, WI53593, 10/02/2013, Resisting or Ob-structing Officer, $429.00

Crass, Calvin J, 20, Verona, WI53593, 10/02/2013, Underage Pro-cure/Attempt Alcoholic Beverages,$366.00

Davenport, Douglas J, 34, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 10/13/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Davenport, Rachel J, 22, Waunakee,WI 53597, 10/21/2013, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Davenport, Rachel J, 22, Waunakee,WI 53597, 10/21/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Dodson, David Lee, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/23/2013, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $851.00

Dodson, David Lee, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/23/2013, Wrong Way orillegal crossing Divided Highway,$0.00

Dodson, David Lee, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/23/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $0.00

Dodson, David Lee, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/23/2013, Possession ofControlled Substance, $177.00

Dodson, David Lee, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/23/2013, Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia, $0.00

Donath, Garett David, 25, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 10/09/2013, FYRwhile Making Left Turn, $88.80

Downs, Chad Michael, 21, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 10/02/2013, Disor-derly Conduct, $240.00

Drapkin, Martin L, 66, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 10/16/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Duncan Niesen, Kelly L, 36,Verona, WI 53593, 10/09/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Duncan Niesen, Kelly L, 36,Verona, WI 53593, 10/09/2013, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Eckenrod, Luke Aarin, 19, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 10/18/2013, NonRegistration, $0.00

Eckenrod, Luke Aarin, 19, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 10/18/2013, Oper-ating w/o a Valid Driver’s License,$88.80

Eder, Tina E, 43, Cross Plains, WI53528, 10/18/2013, Failure to ObeySign/Signal, $88.80

Emerick, Tyler T, 32, Madison, WI53705, 10/08/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $164.40

Fifield, Edward Thomas, 25, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 10/16/2013, NonRegistration, $88.80

Finer, Zachary T, 26, Middleton, WI53562, 10/21/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Finer, Zachary T, 26, Middleton, WI53562, 10/21/2013, Display Unautho-rized Registration Plates/Tags, $151.80

Finer, Zachary T, 26, Middleton, WI53562, 10/21/2013, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Fournier, Darla Jane, 67, Bend, OR

97708, 10/13/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Fournier, Darla Jane, 67, Bend, OR97708, 10/13/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Frank, Corey Michael, 20, Madison,WI 53703, 10/29/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Gallagher, Daniel J, 54, Madison,WI 53716, 10/28/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Goode, Tatianna M, 25, Fitchburg,WI 53719, 10/13/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Goode, Tatianna M, 25, Fitchburg,WI 53719, 10/13/2013, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Goode, Tatianna M, 25, Fitchburg,WI 53719, 10/13/2013, Viol of childsafety restraint requirements, $63.60

Greenhalgh, Mark W, 57, Madison,WI 53711, 10/03/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $139.20

Guaderrama, Sergio A, 46, Madi-son, WI 53704, 10/24/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Gunter, Amy J, 40, Madison, WI53704, 10/24/2013, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Hackbart, James W, 60, Madison,WI 53713, 10/24/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Hall, Rachel M, 31, Middleton, WI53562, 10/19/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Hiatt, Annie Kristen, 25, Madison,WI 53719, 10/16/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Himebauch, Leroy H III, 33,Burlington, WI 53105, 10/24/2013,Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00

Hohneke, Shane E, 38, Fitchburg,WI 53711, 10/23/2013, Unlawful “U”Turn at Controlled Intersection, $88.80

Holley, Lynn E, 58, Middleton, WI53562, 10/24/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Hubbard, Catherine A, 55, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 10/19/2013, OperationW/O Required Lamps Lighted, $76.20

Hynes, Christopher C, 33, Oregon,WI 53575, 10/23/2013, Operatingafter revocation, $114.00

Jensen, Staci L, 41, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 10/17/2013, DisorderlyConduct, $114.00

Johnson, Tanya Kim, 45, Verona,WI 53593, 10/20/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Karls, Lori L, 48, Dane, WI 53529,10/24/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Kendall, Jennifer Marie, 32, Madi-son, WI 53719, 10/29/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Keniston, Rachel M, 25, Fitchburg,WI 53711, 10/29/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Keniston, Rachel M, 25, Fitchburg,

WI 53711, 10/29/2013, Operatingafter revocation, $114.00

Kennard Sexton, Carla Elaine, 36,Middleton, WI 53562, 10/03/2013,Ride in Vehicle without seatbelt,$10.00

Kennedy, James L JR, 44, Madison,WI 53717, 10/22/2013, InattentiveDriving, $101.40

Kisling, Randy B, 58, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/12/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Klubertanz, Daniel J, 46, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 10/24/2013, Non Reg-istration, $88.80

Knight, Jordan Jerome, 19, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 09/23/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Knight, Jordan Jerome, 19, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 09/23/2013, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $0.00

Knight, Jordan Jerome, 19, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, 09/23/2013, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Kolbow, Jeffrey A, 45, Hartland, WI53029, 10/17/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Kreft, Brian Jon, 41, Madison, WI53717, 10/03/2013, Auto FollowingToo Closely, $101.40

Krueger, Benjamin A, 25, Madison,WI 53717, 10/23/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Krueger, Sandra L, 43, Waunakee,WI 53597, 10/18/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Kruschke, Catherine Ann, 56,Madison, WI 53705, 09/26/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Kwiatkowski, Abraham John, 32,Madison, WI 53705, 10/13/2013, NonRegistration, $88.80

Kwiatkowski, Abraham John, 32,Madison, WI 53705, 10/13/2013, Op-erating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Kwiatkowski, Abraham John, 32,Madison, WI 53705, 10/13/2013,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Lambert, Brandon L, 31, Janesville,WI 53546, 10/25/2013, Operating w/oa Valid Driver’s License, $114.00

Lambert, Brandon L, 31, Janesville,WI 53546, 10/25/2013, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Lambert, Brandon L, 31, Janesville,WI 53546, 10/25/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Lambert, Brandon L, 31, Janesville,WI 53546, 10/25/2013, Unlicensed -Sellers/Solicitors, $177.00

Lehman, Tracy L, 40, Portage, WI53901, 10/13/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $0.00

Love, Marcus Venote, 24, Madison,WI 53711, 10/04/2013, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Marks, John William, 50, Oregon,WI 53575, 09/23/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Marquardt, Thomas Jaye, 26, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 10/12/2013, Posses-sion of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00

Martinez Rivera, Carlos Geo-vanni, 21, Fitchburg, WI 53713,10/08/2013, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $114.00

Martinez Rivera, Carlos Geo-vanni, 21, Fitchburg, WI 53713,10/08/2013, Operating while Sus-pended, $114.00

Martinez, Juan, 42, Fitchburg, WI53711, 11/01/2013, Operating w/o aValid Driver’s License, $114.00

Mattix, Timothy F, 30, Dane, WI53529, 10/31/2013, Driving Too Fastfor Conditions, $126.60

Mcknight, Lenora Alfreda, 30,Fitchburg, WI 53711, 10/29/2013, Op-erating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

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See COURT, page 10


The GoodOlde Days

The parenting books didn’t say any-thing about orcs.

I was pretty sure my daughter wouldstart crying when he came loping to-ward us, his back hunched, his low-hanging hand clutching an axe, his facetwisted into a grotesque, fang-studdedgrin.

I’ve certainly seen her cry becauseof less. This is a baby who can trans-form her entire body from light pink toangry ketchup red, like some kind ofbawling chameleon, just because hermother is not visible for three seconds.

So I was sure the ogre’s appearancewould coincide with our very quick,

very premature departure from theRenaissance Fair.

“That orc,” I said, utilizing a phraseI had not expected would ever enter myparenting lexicon, “doesn’t mean youany harm.”

But here’s the great thing aboutsmall children. They are entirely un-predictable. This 20-pound girl,strapped to my chest and facing out-ward, looked at the swarthy goblin,gave a playful kick, and grinned.

The bearded men in kilts, their metalmugs clattering as they munched onturkey legs and strode toward the“Pickled Gizzard” pub. The maidens,their corsets cinched and their hair fes-tooned with ribbons and flowers asthey chatted in the king’s English andoccasionally whipped out their cellphones in order to check Facebook. Mylittle girl smiled at them all.

While some people go to these fairsto flaunt their leather garb, I go for theanachronisms. For the man in a feltcowl who told us to “park right behindthat Pontiac over there” when we ar-rived in the parking lot. For the guy,dressed as Bilbo Baggins, using a dig-ital camera to snap a photo. For the for-tuneteller who told a man elven bloodran through his veins, then calmlysipped a canned energy drink. And forthe industrial jars of Vlasic picklesstacked on the grass just outside the“Thunder Pickle” vendor’s tent.

This was not, I suspect, a strictly ac-curate representation of life in Renais-sance Europe. There were not enoughpeople dying of disease and starvation.Most of these folks could read. Every-one smelled too good. They werepretty short on rats.

Many of the costumes were me-dieval, and some were Celtic and fromthe 19th century. There were also peo-ple from Middle Earth, which - beinga fictional place and time that does notactually exist - doesn’t often pop up inhistorical accounts of the Renaissance.

No, this was not what a typical Ren-aissance gathering must have lookedlike. This was, however, exactly whata gathering of 21st century eccentrics

looks like. In that way it was whollyaccurate.

“Do you think,” mused one of myfriends while nodding (very subtly, asone does when making fun of a manwith a battle-axe) toward a giant fellowwith imposing mutton chops, “that it’shard for that guy to stay in character?”

“No,” I said. “I think it’s probablyquite easy. Maybe shopping at Wal-Mart is difficult for him, but not this.”

The highlight of the day, at least forme, was watching a fur-wrapped manwith a long, heavy claymore sword onhis hip as he struggled to enter aportable bathroom. Using these blueplastic boxes is never a task that lendsitself to dignity, regardless of attire.But adding a little dance - in which youturn yourself in circles and yourweapon prevents entry by clanking re-peatedly against the bathroom’s door-frame - is a mesmerizing style ofperformance art on par with fire jug-gling and belly dancing. (Both ofwhich were taking place a few yardsaway.)

It even seemed as if his movementswere in time with the gentle strummingof a nearby harp, and the playful titter-ing of a lute that floated in our direc-tion from some unknown location.

Vexed by the unsolvable riddle be-fore him, the warrior finally removedhis sword, carrying it sheepishly intoye olde porta-potty with him. If he letthe weapon’s edge touch anything inthere, I thought, it would be the func-tional equivalent of jungle-dwellinghunters who coat the tips of their spearsand arrows with poison before goingon a hunt.

Away from the bathrooms, peoplesang and danced in the sun. Their jew-elry clattered festively, their ale hornswere drained and replenished, and theysmiled, which is one human thing thattranscends era and epoch.

That’s probably why my daughter,who is only six months old, warmed upto them faster than I did. I’m an adult,and therefore overly and unnecessarilypreoccupied with the clothes peopleare wearing. With how they style theirhair and beards.

My daughter knows better. All shesaw was that they were wearing smiles,which really is far more important thanwhat kind of pantaloons they mighthave slipped into that morning.

Come to think of it, even the orc wasgrinning.

by Matt Geiger, Editor

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she means to or not.Clad in flannel, with a glint visible

in her eyes even through thick-rimmedglasses, she says she loves manythings. The tranquility that comes withyoga. The companionship of her twodogs. And the sights, smells andsounds of a bustling brew house.

Kinart’s beer education startedhumbly. Working as a bartender, shewanted to know more about the craft li-bations she served to customers. Sheeventually decided the best way to un-derstand beer was to make her own, soshe set up a small brewing operation athome.

With a bachelor’s degree in biology,she figured the chemistry of ales andlagers would dovetail nicely with someof her prior education. Then the kettlebegan spewing sloppy, hoppy water allover the stovetop.

“I definitely had a boil over right atthe start,” she says. “But then I made afew more, and I thought to myself,‘Yeah, I can do this.’”

Kinart spent much of the ensuingdecade taking classes, reading recipebooks, and shadowing Wisconsinbrewmasters. (She learned in part fromformer Capital Brewery employee andcurrent Port Huron Brewing brewmas-ter Tanner Brethorst.)

At the glorious but somewhat noto-rious crossroads of science, art andblue-collar labor, Kinart found satisfac-tion and success.

“It’s hard physically,” she says. “Butlike any hard work - physical or mental- at the end of the day it makes you feelgood.”

Lugging sacks of grain. Sweatingand scrubbing tanks. Getting scaldedby boiling mash. These brew houseswhere Kinart learned were typicallythe domains of men.

But she joined in to work, and tolearn, and found herself adept at both.

She also felt the same alchemicmagic that draws so many to the brew-ing business. “When I walk into a brewhouse on a day when we’re brewing adark beer,” she says, theatrically sniff-ing the air and causing a ruby bun ofhair on top of her head to bob back-ward, “I think, yeah, this is what beeris supposed to smell like.”

The fact that she saw few womenaround her only added to brewing’s al-lure.

“I think in general I tend to gravitatetoward things that aren’t normal ormainstream,” she says. “My thoughtwas, why the hell shouldn’t I do it? Ifyou want to do something, do it. Who-ever you are.”

So she did, eventually getting hiredas an assistant brewer at Capital Brew-ery in Middleton. While she helpedmake an array of beer styles, it was ear-lier this year when she was first able tospearhead her own recipe from start tofinish. The result, a rich blackSchwarzbier called “Fishin’ in theDark,” was an unmitigated success.

While director of operations BrianDestree announced Kinart’s promotionto brewmaster last week, Kinart saidbeing the master doesn’t mean shewon’t still be a student.

“I don’t think you can ever stoplearning about brewing,” she says.“There’s way too much to know.”

Running the brewery means she willfocus on the very large – “productionmanagement is like a big puzzle youhave to step back from to see” - and thevery small, “from every little grain toevery hop pellet.”

It will mean other things, too, but ifall the peripherals that surround thetitle “brewmaster” ever overwhelmher, she can always stride back into thebrew house. It’s a place she has alwaysfelt right at home, even if her merepresence is breaking barriers.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Brewmaster Ashley Kinart pours hops in the Capital Brewery brew house.

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PLANK continued from page 3

The HealthyAging Brain

On Monday, Nov. 17 at 11 a.m.the Wisconsin Women’s HealthFoundation will present a programentitled “The Healthy AgingBrain” in the Middleton Public Li-brary’s Archer Room. Topics cov-ered include: the different types ofdementia; why a diagnosis is im-portant and what can be done afterdiagnosis, how to adopt a ‘brainhealthy’ lifestyle; and what re-sources are available to those withdementia and their caregivers.

Though the program is spon-sored by the Wisconsin Women’sHealth Initiative, the informationprovided will not be gender-spe-cific; everyone is welcome to at-tend. For more information or toregister for this program, visitmidlibrary.org/events, call 608-827-7403, or email [email protected].

classes only have four tests all semesterand homework isn’t graded. Plank said“not graded” is defined differently bydifferent teachers and students. Headded that he believes it may be part of

a larger conversation about whethergrading should be done when studentsare learning rather than demonstratingmastery.

Other board members expressed

they would like to see more variance intest copies, not only a different versionthan the student sitting next to them butalso a different version from year toyear. Plank said it would depend on

the subject and teachers as to whethermore variance was possible.

The Middleton-Cross Plains AreaSchool District will hold tours of thenew areas at Kromrey Middle Schoolon Wednesday, Nov. 12 and all com-munity members are welcome to at-tend.

The tours will be held starting 5 p.m.starting at the main entrance. Tours willbegin every 30 minutes with the finaltour scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Districtand Kromrey administrators will beavailable to answer questions and showattendees the new wing for grades 6-8,which also includes the library-mediacenter.

Anyone interested can also receive atour of the new fifth-grade wing, cafe-teria and auditorium, refurbished gym-nasium and other areas that werecompleted in Phase 1. The District helda tour of those areas in August andmore than 300 people attended.

Take a look atnew Kromrey

Fitchburg, WI 53711, 10/29/2013,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Meihack, Jessica Ann, 40, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 10/08/2013, TrafficControl Signal Violation red, $88.80

Meister, Brenda M, 45, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/17/2013, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$0.00

Meister, Brenda M, 45, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/17/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Meletiche, Nelson J, 39, Fitchburg,WI 53719, 10/21/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Morris Jr, Timothy Jay, 25, Beloit,WI 53511, 10/19/2013, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$0.00

Oloughlin, Sean P, 31, Madison, WI53719, 10/06/2013, Operating w/o aValid Driver’s License, $88.80

Osborn, Jamie S, 43, Madison, WI53705, 10/22/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Palmer, Gloria Jean, 70, Madison,WI 53726, 10/20/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $164.40

Pauls, Justin T, 32, Madison, WI53718, 10/31/2013, Obstructing Traf-fic, $88.80

Paulus, Armani Rose, 18, SpringGreen, WI 53588, 10/09/2013, FYRwhile Making Left Turn, $88.80

Payne, William B, 49, Madison, WI53719, 10/22/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Plumley, Justin Daniel, 23, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 11/01/2013, Non Reg-istration, $88.80

Potter, Mandy M, 37, Madison, WI

53719, 10/14/2013, Non Registration,$0.00

Randle, Kaysha Shanique, 24, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 10/13/2013, VehicleRegistration Revoked/Suspended/Can-cel, $0.00

Randle, Kaysha Shanique, 24, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 10/20/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$114.00

Ransom, Amanda Jane, 37, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 10/29/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Reynebeau, Nicholas John, 21,Green Bay, WI 54304, 10/16/2013,Vehicle Registration Revoked/Sus-pended/Cancel, $88.80

Reynebeau, Nicholas John, 21,Green Bay, WI 54304, 10/16/2013,Operating vehicle without insurance,$0.00

Reynebeau, Nicholas John, 21,Green Bay, WI 54304, 10/16/2013,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Rice, Craig Karl, 60, Madison, WI53704, 10/21/2013, Unlawful u/y turn-erected signs, $88.80

Rice, Craig Karl, 60, Madison, WI53704, 10/21/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $0.00

Rice, Craig Karl, 60, Madison, WI53704, 10/21/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Rieder, William J, 62, Waunakee,WI 53597, 10/04/2013, FTS/ImproperStop at Stop Sign, $88.80

Ruth, Erich J, 42, De Forest, WI53532, 09/08/2013, Method of GivingSignals, $88.80

Salus, Jason E, 42, Madison, WI

53704, 10/13/2013, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Salus, Jason E, 42, Madison, WI53704, 10/13/2013, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Santiago, Adelfo, 47, Fitchburg, WI53711, 10/24/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Santiago, Adelfo, 47, Fitchburg, WI53711, 10/24/2013, Operating w/o aValid Driver’s License, $114.00

Santiago, Adelfo, 47, Fitchburg, WI53711, 10/24/2013, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Scalissi, Jon Robert, 22, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/12/2013, Possession ofControlled Substance, $271.50

Scalissi, Jon Robert, 22, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/12/2013, Possession ofDrug Paraphernalia, $177.00

Schimek, Dustin P, 29, Madison,WI 53718, 10/19/2013, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Schroeder, Eric R, 42, Middleton,WI 53562, 09/13/2013, Method ofGiving Signals, $101.40

Sconiers, Keely Virnell, 24, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 10/09/2013, Non Reg-istration, $88.80

Sharpe, Natalie C, 18, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/28/2013, Dangerousweapons on sch. grounds not firearm,$114.00

Shelbrack, Wesley, 23, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/24/2013, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Shelbrack, Wesley, 23, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/24/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Singh, Harsh Vardhan, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 08/31/2013, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $801.00

Singh, Harsh Vardhan, 28, Madison,WI 53711, 08/31/2013, OperatingWith/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Smith, Derek E, 46, Mazomanie,WI 53560, 10/31/2013, Building AndSafety Codes, $69.90

Smith, Jason S, 41, Dane, WI53529, 10/16/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Smith, Jason S, 41, Dane, WI53529, 10/16/2013, Motor vehicle lia-

bility insurance required, $10.00Soni, Anurag, 43, Verona, WI

53593, 10/31/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Stark, Lisa K, 56, Eau Claire, WI54701, 10/19/2013, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Stormer, Daniel H, 48, Verona, WI53593, 10/24/2013, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Swiney, Percell Thadeus, 19, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 10/15/2013, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$139.20

Swiney, Percell Thadeus, 19, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 10/15/2013, Oper-ating while Suspended, $114.00

Swiney, Percell Thadeus, 19, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 10/15/2013, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Teale, Adam Wallace, 23, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 10/17/2013, Inatten-tive Driving, $101.40

Terhall, Cheryl L, 57, Madison, WI53714, 10/07/2013, Non Registration,$0.00

Thompson, Robert A, 44,Dodgeville, WI 53533, 10/18/2013,Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Travis, Charlotta Bridgett, 22, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 09/20/2013, Resist-ing or Obstructing Officer, $429.00

Twombly, Matthew D, 25, PrairieDu Sac, WI 53578, 10/03/2013, Oper-ating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Twombly, Matthew D, 25, PrairieDu Sac, WI 53578, 10/03/2013, Oper-ating While Intoxicated, $801.00

Tysk, Micah James, 18, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 10/23/2013, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Tysk, Micah James, 18, CrossPlains, WI 53528, 10/23/2013, Failureto Keep Vehicle Under Control,$126.60

Ugalde Morales, Maribel, 39, Fitch-burg, WI 53711, 10/18/2013, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Ugalde Morales, Maribel, 39, Fitch-burg, WI 53711, 10/18/2013, Operat-ing vehicle without insurance, $114.00

Ugalde Morales, Maribel, 39, Fitch-

burg, WI 53711, 10/18/2013, Motorvehicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Wadleigh, Jason M, 36, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/07/2013, ObstructingTraffic, $88.80

Wadleigh, Jason M, 36, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/07/2013, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $0.00

Waefler, Dennis J, 48, Belleville,WI 53508, 10/17/2013, Auto Follow-ing Too Closely, $114.00

Waefler, Dennis J, 48, Belleville,WI 53508, 10/17/2013, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Walker, Charles L, 27, Madison, WI53704, 11/03/2013, Non Registration,$88.80

Walker, Charles L, 27, Madison, WI53704, 11/03/2013, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Weiler, Amy J, 45, Lodi, WI 53555,10/24/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,$88.80

Weiss, Suzanne K, 66, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/14/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Whalen, Tyler Bryan, 22, Argyle,WI 53504, 10/17/2013, Seatbelt Re-quired Oper/Pass, $10.00

Williams Jr, Robert Wesley, 19,Middleton, WI 53562, 09/24/2013,Disorderly Conduct, $88.80

Wimer, Rachel L, 36, Waunakee,WI 53597, 11/09/2013, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Ziegler, Heather A, 36, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/22/2013, Failure toKeep Vehicle Under Control, $0.00

Ziegler, Heather A, 36, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/22/2013, H&R PropertyAdjacent/Hwy, $0.00

Ziegler, Heather A, 36, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/22/2013, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $851.00

Ziegler, Heather A, 36, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/22/2013, Intoxicant InMotor Vehicle Driver Drink, $0.00

Ziegler, Heather A, 36, Middleton,WI 53562, 10/22/2013, OperatingWith/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Ziegler, Heather A, 36, Middleton,WI 53562., 10/22/2013, Failure ToReport Accident, $177.00.


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The Cross Plains Committee of theWhole discussed proposals on Oct. 13to hire crossing guards and a SchoolResource Officer to work at GlacierMiddle School.

The school recommends havingcrossing guards on Church Street nearthe main entrance to the school as soonas possible in hopes that it will slowdown drivers at this busy intersection.

Police Chief Thomas Janssen andhis officers have been monitoring thearea currently and think that a crossingguard is needed as well. The times thatproposed are from 7:15-8:15 a.m. and3:45-4:15 p.m. with some flexibilityfor more hours as needed.

Janssen did some research on cross-ing guards and found that they “haveto be formulated through state law,which means all jurisdictions that theycover must approve the crossing guardor the Village Board of Cross Plainscould approve an ordinance for the

crossing guard,” Janssen explained.Additionally, Janssen suggested

sending a letter to parents to see if anywere interested, and if so, the policecould train them. Village trustees wereconcerned about getting someone toactually fill the position as it’s not a lotof hours.

The Committee of the Whole recom-mended this suggestion to the VillageBoard for further consideration.

The board also talked about the pro-posal to add the position of School Re-source Officer to the PoliceDepartment to work primarily at Gla-cier Creek Middle School.

This position would add $75,000 tothe budget for the police department,but the school would be willing to pay100 percent of the cost of the officerwhen he or she is working at theschool. The officer would be spendingtwo-thirds of his/her time in the schooland one-third in the village. The officer

would only be pulled from school isthere’s an emergency. The trusteesagreed that if the position was created,it would need to be for longer than oneyear; it should be a two to three yearcontract. Moreover, everything wouldneed to be clarified and spelled out ex-plicitly in the contract.

While it was proposed as a full-timeposition, some trustees questionedwhether it could be a part-time positionof 20 to 25 hours per week. Janssenwould not mind having the full-timeposition as “there is a need for that one-third of their time in the village,” hestated. “Our current officers have a lotof vacation time to use, and in the sum-mer, I could always keep them busy.This position would be good for a re-tired officer who already has the train-ing done.”

“This entire position depends on get-ting the right person in this position,”said Trustee Jay Langfeld. “If you put

the wrong person in there, the situationwill only get worse.”

The four main points that the com-mittee will be discussing in relation tothe School Resource Officer positionare: the hours of the job, the multi-yearcontract, the split time between schooland village, and the consideration ofmaking it a part-time position. Thisproposal was sent back to the SchoolResource Officer special committee forfurther investigation.

The Middleton Senior Center ishosting a Flu Vaccination Clinic andCraft Fair on Friday, Nov. 7, 9:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. If you have Medicarecoverage please bring all Medicarecards and a photo identification card.

Seasonal influenza is a respiratoryillness that is spread from person toperson and is caused by human in-fluenza viruses. You need annual fluprotection because the influenza viruschanges from year to year. The flu vac-cine you received last year wasn’t de-signed to fight the virus strains incirculation this flu season. The Centersfor Disease Control and Preventionrecommend that everyone over the ageof 50 and all children through 19 yearsof age should get vaccinated. A com-plete list of Flu Immunization Clinicswill be available at Senior Center.

In addition, the Middleton Senior

Center participant will be hosting acraft fair on the same day, Friday, No-vember 7th, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.and Saturday, November 8th, 9:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.

There will be a variety of items in-cluding, Christmas decorations, jew-elry, knitted hats and mittens, handsewn fabric art, baby blankets, origamicranes, woodworking items—includ-ing bird houses, photographs & notecards — all made by seniors.

Get your flu shot and a little Christ-mas shopping done with just one stop!

The Middleton Senior Center is lo-cated at 7448 Hubbard Avenue, in Mid-dleton. The public is welcome toattend.

For further information, please con-tact Laura Langer at the above infor-mation.


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River Valley Bank breaks ground on Murphy Drive

River Valley Bank (RVB) broke ground Oct. 17 on its new building at 8329 Murphy Dr., Middleton, Wis. Con-struction will run through February. During this time, the bank’s current Madison location at 2601 W. Beltline High-way, Madison, will remain open for business.

River Valley Bank Market President Jan Hogan said he is excited to see progress on the new building. “This hasbeen in the plans for several months and it’s really great to finally see the plans become reality,” he said.

The new building will feature several amenities for customers, including an expanded lobby, community room,Internet café and free WiFi for customers. River Valley has offered mortgage and business loan services in Madisonsince May 2010 and in April 2014 started offering deposit services at that location.

Senior center hostsflu vaccine clinic

Cross Plains wants crossing guard, police officer for Glacier schoolby JANELLE MATHEWS

Times-Tribune

Thanks to the efforts of Team Liliand its ongoing hope to raise aware-ness about Type 1 Diabetes, the Mayorof Middleton, Kurt Sonnentag, agreedto read a proclamation at the CityCouncil Meeting on November 4 to of-ficially recognize November 14th asWorld Diabetes Day and November asDiabetes Awareness Month.

In addition, on November 6, thanks

to the help of State Representative Di-anne Hesselbein, and Dane County Su-pervisors Sharon Corrigan and PaulNelson, a resolution will also be readat the Dane County Board Meeting inMadison.

Team Lili raised $15,368 for the Ju-venile Diabetes Research Foundationthis year.

Middleton mayor Sonnentagrecognizes World Diabetes Day



After rallying from two sets downto win its previous match,Middleton’s girls volleyball teamwas hoping to do the same when itfell behind against DeForest lastThursday night.

Only this time, despite a spiritedeffort, the Cardinals were unable topull off the comeback and lost to thetop-seeded Norskies, 28-26, 25-15,28-26 in a WIAA Division 1 section-al semifinal.

“I’m proud of each and every girlon that court,” said Audrey Hinshaw,a senior outside hitter. “They reallygave it their all and it just wasn’t

enough this time.”The Cardinals looked well on

their way to extending the match asthey jumped out to a 14-8 lead in thethird set.

“We were down 8-5 and we wentout like it was over and had to havean attitude adjustment,” DeForestcoach Doug Pickarts said. “Then Ithink we were down 14-6 and I’malready, as a coach, mentally tryingto prepare for how do we get thisturned around for the fourth set.Then our kids started chipping awayand it’s like, ‘Okay maybe we canget this one.’ ”

DeForest (40-3) answered with an8-1 run and the teams battled backand forth the rest of the way. A tip byjunior outside hitter Logan Weltigave Middleton a set point at 25-24,but Kayla Goth answered with a tipof her own.

At 26 all, a shot by Goth trickled


The clock strikes midnightFOND DU LAC 27, MIDDLETON 20

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MHS runs outof comebacksGirls spikers fallto DeForest insectional semisby GREGG HAMMILLSpecial to the Times-Tribune

See VOLLEYBALL, page 24Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Cole Jordee and Middleton’s girls volleyball team reached the sectional semifinals before losing to DeForest.

Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

Middleton’sKellan Schulzis comfortedby a team-mate after theCardinals lostto Fond duLac in the sec-ond round ofthe playoffslast Friday.

Middleton’s laterally falls shortby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See FOOTBALL, page 19

Never say die.Middleton’s football team never

did. Not during a season that featureda Big Eight Conference title, four- andfive-game winning streaks, and non-stop excitement.

That attitude nearly produced acomeback for the ages last Friday. Inthe end, though, Middleton fell justshort.

Middleton scored two late touch-downs in a matter of just 38 secondsand pulled within 27-20 of Fond duLac during its WIAA Division 1 sec-ond round playoff game. ButMiddleton couldn’t creep any closerand fell by that score in a game held atBreitenbach Stadium.

Afterwards, several Middletonplayers collapsed on the turf and weptfor several minutes, a reaction thatcertainly didn’t surprise their headcoach.

“That’s what happens when youput so much into something,”Middleton coach Tim Simon said.“And the reason this hurts so much isbecause this was such a special group.If it wasn’t this special of a group andthis special of a season, it wouldn’thurt so much.”

Middleton defensive coordinatorTom Cabalka agreed.

“I’m just so proud of them and howthey became such a tight unit and a

“I think we were quite pleased withthe results,” Mezera said. “For theseniors it was a great finish to anexciting year and a great career.

“For the younger guys it sets a highbar for next season. Based off of howexciting this experience was, I’mguessing they’ll be up for the task.”

Middleton will return one of thestate’s top duos in Newcomb andRader. Lindblom figures to keepimproving, while junior DavidMarrone was Middleton’s seventhrunner at state.

That group of returnees — and sev-eral gifted underclassmen — shouldhelp Middleton run with anybody in2015.

“As good as the team was this year,we can be better next year,” Newcombsaid. “I will say that we want to winthe team state title next year.

Shoemaker-Allen wasn’t arguing.“Next year I see the team being just

as good, if not better,” he said.“Everyone will get faster and havemore experience. The holes the sen-iors are leaving will be quickly filled

by the upcoming classes.”

RESULTSDIVISION 1

Team scores — 1, Madison West, 77; 2,Stevens Point, 157; 3, Arrowhead, 178; 4,Madison La Follette, 179; 5, Kimberly, 193; 6,Middleton, 213; 7, Muskego, 218; 8, Milw.Marquette, 228; 9, Green Bay Preble, 232; 10,West Bend West, 235; 11, Janesville Craig, 289;12, Port Washington, 289; 13, La Crosse Logan,293; 14, Wauwatosa East, 317; 15, SouthMilwaukee, 326; 16, Kenosha Bradford, 346; 17,Westosha Central, 361; 18, New Richmond, 409;19, Manitowoc Lincoln, 445; 20, Wausau West,529.

Top individuals — 1, Olin Hacker, MW,14:59.1; 2, Ryan Nameth, Verona Area, 15:35.1;3, Patrick Treacy, Eau Claire Memorial, 15:46.3;4, Daniel Laluzerne, GBP, 15:46.5; 5, FinnGessner, MLA, 15:53.4; 6, Nicholas Rink, KIM,15:55.5; 7, Will Simons, ARR, 15:59.5; 8, NateFarrell, JC, 16:07.5; 9, Joshua Janusiak, SM,16:08.1; 10, Scott Seymour, 16:08.9; 11, AlexErickson, MUS, 16:10.4; 12, Will Olson, MW,16:12.6; 13, Derek Cruz, SP, 16:12.6; 14, EvanHatton, SP, 16:13.7; 15, Anthony Anderson, D.C.Everest, 16:15.3.

Middleton results — 24, Gus Newcomb,16:36.45; 27, Jack Rader, 16:40.64; 34, ZachShoemaker-Allen, 16:50.86; 54, ChristianLindblom, 17:12.88; 74, Hayden Johnston,17:30.43.


Middleton sprints to sixth at stateBoys cross countryteam posts best finish since 2001by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

The goals were high.The competition was fast and furi-

ous.But Middleton’s boys cross country

team never backed down, neverflinched. And on the biggest stage ofthe season, the Cardinals came uphuge.

At last Saturday’s WIAA Division1 state meet held at Ridges GolfCourse in Wisconsin Rapids,Middleton finished sixth among the20 schools competing.

Madison West won the title withjust 77 points, while Stevens Point(157), Arrowhead (178), Madison LaFollette (179) and Kimberly (193)rounded out the top five.

Middleton finished with 213points, and its sixth place finish wasthe school’s best since a sixth-placeshowing in 2001.

“As a team we did amazing,”Middleton senior Zach Shoemaker-Allen said. “Everyone gave every-thing they could, and that is all anyonecan ask for.

“The year was incomparable toanything else. Our team was veryclose and we worked together to getbetter.”

Middleton sophomore GusNewcomb agreed.

“We came into the state meetranked seventh in the state, so weknew anything better than that wewould be happy,” Newcomb said. “Wewere in the finishing tent watching thescoreboard count down from 20, andwhen it said, “6th: Middleton,” wejumped in the air and gave each otherhigh fives and hugs.”

Newcomb had plenty of reason tocelebrate his own race.

The Cardinals’ standout finished in24th place with a time of 16 minutes,36.45 seconds.

Newcomb had set his sightsextremely high, though, and wasn’tthrilled about his finish.

“Unlike last year, this race wasfast,” Newcomb said. “Me and a cou-ple other teammates got stuck behindthe large pack of runners, so it washard to move up in the beginning.

“For myself, I was unhappy aboutmy race. I was undergoing stomachpain during the race and it definitelydid a number on my ability to run tomy full potential.”

Middleton’s Jack Rader finishedhigher than any other freshman at therace. Rader placed 27th overall in16:40.64.

“Jack really saved is best perform-ance for last,” Middleton co-coachIsaac Mezera said. “He was fearless,pushing the pace mile after mile. Weowe quite a bit of our high finish to thetop placing freshman in the meet.”

Shoemaker-Allen had a terrificrace, too, finishing 34th overall in16:50.86.

“I was very pleased with my timeand place considering the toughcourse,” Shoemaker-Allen said. “Itfelt as if the first mile was a warm up,compared to the rest of the course. Thelast half of the course had some toughhills and turns.”

Mezera was thrilled with the timesand the places of his top three runners.

“The boys got most of the workdone with our top three, who were allin the top-50,” Mezera said. “All threeof them were under 17 minutes on thedifficult Wisconsin Rapids course.”

Junior Christian Lindblom wasMiddleton’s fourth finisher, placing54th in 17:12.88. And senior HaydenJohnston was 74th in 17:30.43.

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Middleton’s boys cross country team finished sixth at last Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 state meet. From left are Christian Lindblom, Andrew Plumb,David Marrone, Hayden Johnston, Jack Rader, Zach Shoemaker-Allen and Gus Newcomb.

Bobbi Patrick and Rachel Wianswould have loved some company.

But Middleton’s girls cross countrystars had a job to do. And theCardinals’ dynamic duo did it withstyle and gusto last Saturday.

Middleton failed to qualify as ateam for the WIAA Division 1 girlsstate cross country meet for the firsttime since 2010. But Patrick andWians — who qualified as individuals— had terrific races.

Patrick, a senior, finished 46thoverall in 19 minutes, 37.28 seconds.Wians, another senior, was 56th in19:44.22.

“This state experience was a lotdifferent for Rachel and I than pastexperiences,” Patrick said. “We didn’thave our team with us at the startingline, and we weren’t able to experi-ence the anticipation for the teamresults to see what we finished. It washard in that aspect, but I think we wereable to go out and just enjoy the racethis time.”

Middleton co-coach CindyBremser said this was a unique expe-rience for Patrick and Wians — espe-cially after the two had raced with theentire Middleton team at state the lastthree seasons.

“Since the team did not qualify,they put in a great effort to representour school,” Bremser said. “Both girlstook the race out fast and stayed rightbehind the main pack. They tired asthe race progressed, but were able tohang on.

“Rachel and Bobbi ran with

courage and pride, but they missedtheir teammates in the race. They werevery hard workers from day one andtheir resume is proof. Everyone willmiss their leadership, humor and workethic.”

There’s no doubt the experiencewas unique for both Middleton stand-outs.

The Cardinals finished 13th as ateam in 2011, then were fourth each ofthe last two years. And both Patrickand Wians were key cogs in each ofthose seasons.

This time, both runners could sim-ply focus on themselves, which admit-tedly, was a bit different.

“There was definitely a differentdynamic racing as an individual asopposed to with the team,” Wians sad.“What kept me motivated during therace was racing for the girls whoweren’t able to.

“Ideally, I would have liked to fin-ish higher, but with all things consid-ered I was lucky enough to have onemore chance to race on the big stage.Knowing this was my last state race, Iwanted to go out there and have funand just enjoy the experience.”

Patrick approached things muchthe same.

“When I was racing, it felt like Iwas racing for the moment and theexperience of state itself,” Patricksaid. “(Finishing) 46th wasn't exactlywhat I was hoping for, but I can't bedisappointed with my season as anindividual. I just wanted to go out

there and represent my teammateswho weren't able to race at state.”

While both runners would haveloved to have their teammates alongfor the ride, their accomplishmentswere something everyone in the pro-gram shared great pride in.

“Having the opportunity to race atthe state meet all four years of one'scareer is rare indeed, and Bobbi andRachel have rare talent,” Middletonco-coach Isaac Mezera said. “Theyhelped define our team throughouttheir career as one of the best in thestate.”

While the Cardinals took a slightstep back this season — and failed toemerge from one of the state’s tough-est sectionals — Wians and Patrickenvision bright days ahead.

“I think the future of the Middletoncross country program is always look-ing great,” Patrick said. “We have somany talented runners that I can onlysee it improving, especially with ouramazing coaches guiding them. Wehave gained so many talented fresh-men and I can't wait to see themimprove as they get more seasonsunder their belts.”

Wians agreed.“Our girls program is incredibly

deep,” Wians said. “So even thoughwe will be losing a lot of seniors, thereare plenty of girls to take our place. Ithas been so fun being in a programlike this, and although the competitionhas gotten better, so have we.”


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Middleton’s Rachel Wians (left) and Bobbi Patrick closed their careers in style at last Saturday’s WIAA Division1 state meet.

Exiting in styleWians, Patrickshine at state cross country meetby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune


Sixty four days.That’s how long Middleton’s girls

swimming team stewed, waiting fora second chance.

The Cardinals got it last Saturdayand made the most of it.

Middleton had its five-yearunbeaten streak in Big EightConference meets snapped byVerona-Mount Horeb back on Aug.29. That loss eventually allowed theWildcats to win the conference’sdual meet season.

But Middleton made amends andgot some revenge at the Big EightConference meet.

The Cardinals finished with 486points to edge runner-up Verona-Mount Horeb (480). MadisonMemorial (471.5), Madison West(303) and Sun Prairie (272) roundedout the top five.

“This was by far our best meet todate,” Middleton coach LaurenWencel said. “The girls had theirminds set on this conference titlesince the loss to Verona in week one.

“They committed to their individ-ual goals and, more importantly, toour team goals throughout the entireseason. I think this meet was a testa-ment to all of their hard work anddedication to each other and to ourprogram. This was proof that hardwork truly does pay off in the end.”

Middleton didn’t have any firstplace finishes. But the Cardinals’depth helped them capture the con-ference crown.

Middleton’s 200-yard medleyrelay team of junior Victoria Lin,junior Emma Karbusicky, freshmanChiara Pierobon-Mays and freshmanCaroline Hippen finished second.

The Cardinals’ trio of juniorSamantha Roll, Hippen and seniorPaige Prestigiacomo finished third,fourth and fifth, respectively, in the200-yard freestyle. SophomoreMargaret McGill was also eighth inthat race.

Karbusicky was second in the 200yard IM, McGill was sixth and seniorMaggie Mangas was 10th. JuniorVictoria Lin was second in the 100-yard fly, while sophomore TrynPeterson was eighth and Pierobon-Mays was ninth.

Hippen was second in the 500-

yard freestyle, while Mangas waseighth and sophomore EliseHokanson was ninth. Lin was secondin the 100-yard backstroke, whilePeterson, Pierobon-Mays and seniorJordan Redders were eighth, ninthand 10th, respectively.

Karbusicky was second in the100-yard breaststroke, while sopho-more Morgan Pincombe was 10th.Roll was fifth in the 100-yardfreestyle, while Prestigiacomo wassixth and senior Lauren Kalvin was10th.

Middleton’s 400-yard freestylerelay team of Roll, Hippen, Kalvinand Prestigiacomo was second. Andthe Cardinals’ 200-yard freestylerelay team of Roll, Lin, Kalvin andPrestigiacomo was fourth.

Middleton freshman EleanorMackey was also third in the one-meter diving.

“In the end, we did just enough towin the meet and beat out incrediblytalented Verona and Memorialteams,” Wencel said. “This was ourmost well-earned conference titleyet. They are all great and all veryexciting, but there was just some-thing about this one that felt extradeserving.”

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Margaret McGill and Middleton’s girls swimming and diving team won the Big Eight Conference championshiplast Saturday.

Middletonswimmers gettheir revengeCardinals edgeV-MH, win Big 8Conference meetby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune



Ellis Mayne and Middleton’s boys volleyball team are gunning for a return trip to the state tournament.

Overcoming obstacles has been atheme of Middleton’s volleyball teamthis fall.

There was a key early-season injury.A daunting schedule.

And now, Kettle Moraine.Middleton defeated Fort Atkinson,

25-18, 25-20, 25-20, Tuesday night in aWIAA sectional semifinal. TheCardinals now host Kettle MoraineThursday at 7 p.m. in a sectional finaland a right to go to the state tournamentNov. 14-15.

Middleton is the No. 1 seed in thesectional, while the Lasers were thesecond seed.

“Kettle Moraine actually finishedthe regular season ranked eighth in thestate and we finished ninth,” Middletoncoach Ben White said. “I believe ourwin vs. No. 4 New Berlin was the dif-ference between us getting the (No.) 1seed and Kettle Moraine.”

Middleton and Kettle Moraine metat the Racine Invite on Sept. 13 andsplit a pair of games. Both teams havechanged, though, over the past twomonths.

“That was so long ago,” White said.“We were a different team.”

That’s for sure.The Cardinals lost senior outside

hitter Nolan Schoonveld to a severeknee injury early in the season andhave been trying to make the pieces fitever since. For the most part, they’vesucceeded.

“Losing Nolan for the year was ahuge loss for us both physically andemotionally,” White said. “Nolan wasthe emotional leader on the court. Hegave the talks in the huddles, he pickedup the guys each play and he was sopositive.”

Although it took time, the Cardinalshave found most of the answers theywere looking for.

Senior outside hitter JamesCaldwell has had one of the best yearsin school history.

Caldwell has 393 kills, the most bya Middleton player since the WIAAinstituted rally scoring. Caldwell alsoleads the team with a passing averageof 2.37, which is the highest in White‘stenure. Caldwell is also second on theteam with 57 block kills, has 194 digs

and 36 aces.“James has more than picked up the

production we were missing fromNolan,” White said.

Senior Andrew Gardner movedfrom middle blocker to outside hitterand has provided a nice complement toCaldwell.

Derek Kalvin has developed into afirst-rate setter, while 6-foot-8 juniormiddle blocker Blake Sprecher is play-ing at an extremely high level.

Freshman libero Thomas Robsonleads the team in digs (244) and is sec-ond in aces. And the Cardinals havedeveloped some balance to go alongwith the excellence of Caldwell.

“We know James can take over amatch,” White said. “But as long as wehave some balance coming out of themiddle position, we’ll be a tough out.”

Middleton has closed the year witha flurry.

Since falling to No. 2 BrookfieldEast at the Whitefish Bay Invite on Oct.11, the Cardinals are 10-1 overall and24-4 in sets.

“The guys are taking everything instride and roll with the punches quitewell,” White said. “I’d say over thepast two or three weeks we’ve beenplaying our best volleyball of the sea-son.”

The Middleton program is playingwith a heavy heart, though, this post-season. Michael Umhoefer, a four-yearplayer and the starting setter on theCardinals’ 2008 state semifinal team,died Oct. 23 after a car accident.

Following the funeral last week,White invited several former players towatch his team practice and relive hap-pier times.

“Michael was a leader, a fierce com-petitor and unbelievably intelligent onand off the court,” White said ofUmhoefer. “He played at a level Ididn’t think he could reach and wasprobably the most important player ona great team.

“One thing we have done over thepast number of years is create a familyof Middleton volleyball players, man-agers and parents. And during this sadtime, we have come together and sup-ported each other in time of healing andgrieving.

“I think when the former playerscame in to play, the current guys sawthat being teammates is much deeperthan just your time on the court togeth-er. Once you are someone’s teammate,you are always their teammate. That’sthe message this week. Play for yourteammates because they are going todo the same for you.”

Closing inon greatnessBoys volleyballteam moves intosectional finalsby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

family and how they wanted to suc-ceed,” Cabalka said. “They learned alot more than just football. This was aphenomenal, phenomenal group towork with.”

Middleton, the No. 2 seed in itseight-team bracket, finished the year9-2. Fondy, the No. 3 seed, improvedto 10-1 and meets top-seededKimberly (11-0) Friday for a berth inthe state semifinals.

“They were a great team. Givethem credit,” Cabalka said of Fondy.“Tough up front. Physical. They’re atough matchup for anybody.”

Middleton found that out the hardway.

Fondy scored 21 first half points —more than Middleton had allowed inany full game this year — and eventu-ally built a 27-6 lead early in thefourth quarter.

“They were a terrific team. Nodoubt about it,” Middleton coach TimSimon said. “We’re pretty good too,though.”

They sure are, and Middletonshowed that down the stretch.

First, Middleton went on a nine-play, 88-yard drive that quarterbackKellan Schulz capped with a 9-yardTD pass to Cody Markel. The marchtook just 1:48 and pulled Middletonwithin 27-13 with 4:10 left.

Schulz had four runs for 43 yardson the drive. Schulz also hit 3-of-4passes for 46 yards, including a 29-yard strike to Mitchell Bacon.

Middleton then reached into its bagof tricks for an oldie and a goodie.Kicker Declan Whinnery recoveredhis own onside kick, giving Middletonthe ball at midfield.

Middleton’s on-side kick has beena staple of its special teams units foryears now. The 10 players that linedup with Whinnery all block the playerin front of them. Whinnery then needsto beat the last remaining player to theball, which he did.

“Maybe some people know it’scoming,” Simon said of the play. “Butyou still have to stop it, and it’s a pret-ty tough one to stop.”

On first down from the 50, Schulzhit senior tight end Mitchell Herl on acrossing pattern that exploded for 34yards. Fond du Lac was also hit with aroughing the passer on the play, takingthe ball to the 8-yard line.

One play later, Schulz went back toHerl for a 7-yard touchdown pullingMiddleton within 27-20 with 3:32 left.

Amazingly, in a matter of just 38seconds, Middleton scored 14 points.

“We had some stale drives early,”said Herl, who caught seven passes for122 yards. “Play calling was kind ofiffy. But once we went to our two-minute offense, things started click-ing. We kind of spread the defense outand it was pretty spontaneous.”

Fondy recovered the ensuingonside kick. But Middleton forced athree-and-out.

On third-and-2, with the game onthe line, Middleton’s Alex Wills andGarrett Graf combined to stop JustinMaratik (171 yards) for a one-yardgain.

“I thought our defense made somenice adjustments and really steppedup,” Cabalka said. “Our kids, theirwhole attitude was very positive thewhole way.”

But Fondy punter Jason Toshnerbombed a 62-yard punt that died at the½-yard line.

“Son of a gun,” Simon said. “We’removing the ball obviously. What doyou do? It was a great punt. He justgot the right bounce. Holy cow! That’sthe game of football.”

After Schulz and Herl hooked upfor a short gain on first down, Fondy’sLucas Raube intercepted Schulz on

second down. And just like that,Middleton’s season was over.

“We had a great year,” Simon said.“This senior class was just a specialclass. We felt like we could have apretty special year, and we did. It wasa special year. Unless you’re walkingaway with the gold ball, you’re shed-ding some tears.”

Middleton’s rough start was thebiggest reason it was shedding tearslater.

Fondy scored on three of its fourfirst half drives and built a 21-6 half-time lead. The 21 points Middletonallowed in the first half were morethan any of its previous 10 games.

After Middleton opened the game

with a three-and-out, Fondy marched56 yards in just seven plays.Quarterback Jack Nejedlo hit tight endMarcus Ruch for a 4-yard TD on thirdand goal to give Fondy a 7-0 lead.

After another Middleton punt,Fondy marched 85 yards in 10 plays.And when Nejedlo scored from 8yards out, Middleton was in a 14-0hole just 8 minutes into the game.

“I think their quarterback reallyhurt us with a couple of formationsthat our kids didn’t pick up real quickon,” Cabalka said. “I certainly don’tblame the kids. The quarterback keptball more than any other time allyear.”

Middleton answered with an

impressive 14-play, 77-yard TDmarch that Cam Maly capped with a3-yard TD run. But the extra pointfailed and Fondy maintained a 14-6lead.

Middleton had four huge thirddown conversions on its score. Schulzhit senior wideout Travis Zander for10 yards on third-and-6 andMiddleton drew a pass interferenceflag on a third-and-10.

Schulz hit Mitchell Bacon for 16yards on third-and-11. And finallyMaly scored on third-and-goal fromthe 3.

Middleton forced a punt onFondy’s next possession, then drove tothe Fondy 17. But on fourth-and-2,

Maly was stopped for a two-yard gain.Fond du Lac answered with a 10-

play, 85-yard drive that Nejedlocapped with a 5-yard score just 1:01before halftime. And at the break,Fondy held a 21-6 edge.

“We went in at halftime obviouslydown, but knowing we left some playsout there,” Simon said. “We said if wecould capitalize on those plays, we’dbe in good shape.”

Fondy stretched its lead to 27-6 onthe second play of the fourth quarterwhen Maratik plowed in from 3-yardsout. That capped a nine-play, 74-yarddrive.

Back came Middleton, though,until time simply ran out.

“It was a hell of a year,” Herl said.“What I’ll remember most and whatthe other players will is our chemistryand how much talent was given to usby the junior class.

“And these guys are going to staygreat. There’s a lot of talent here andwe had a great coaching staff. It wasjust a great year.”

Oct. 31WIAA Division 1 Level 2 playoffsFond du Lac 27, Middleton 20Fond du Lac .......................… 14 7 0 6 — 27Middleton ...........................… 0 6 0 14 — 20

Scoring summaryFDL— Marcus Ruch, 4 pass from Jack

Nejedlo (Danny Behlke kick), 8:07.FDL— Nejedlo, 8 run (Behlke kick), 3:53.MID— Cam Maly, 3 run (kick failed), 10:32.FDL— Nejedlo, 5 run (Behlke kick), 1:01.FDL— Justin Maratik, 3 run (kick fail),

11:43.MID— Cody Markel, 9 pass from Kellan

Schulz (Declan Whinnery kick), 4:10.MID— Mitchell Herl, 7 pass from Schulz

(Whinnery kick), 3:32.

Team statsFirst downs — F 20, M 19. Total yards — F

440, M 414. Rushing yards — F 305, M 112.Passes (C-A-I) — F 7-16-0, M 22-42-2. Passingyards — F 135, M 302. Fumbles-lost — F 0-0, M1-0.

Individual leadersRushing: Fond du Lac— Justin Maratik, 35-

171; Jack Nejedlo, 20-109. Middleton— CamMaly, 20-62.

Passing: Fond du Lac— Jack Nejedlo, 7-16-135-0. Middleton— Kellan Schulz, 21-41-274-2.

Receiving: Fond du Lac— Brian Luteyn, 3-79. Middleton— Mitchell Herl, 7-122.


FOND DU LAC 27, MIDDLETON 20


Travis Zander (4) and Middleton’s football team rallied against Fond du Lac last Friday, but fell short and droppeda 27-20 decision.

FOOTBALLcontinued from page 14

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Basketball registrationRegistration for the Middleton

Basketball Club Cardinal League (for-merly called the Rec League) is opennow through Nov. 15. The league isavailable for boys and girls from sec-ond through eighth grade.

Games will be played on weekendsfrom Jan. 10 through March 8. Thirdthrough eighth grade teams practiceone time per week. Second gradeteams practice and play on Saturdaymornings.

Please visit www.middletonbasket-ballclub.com to register and to getmore information on the league.

Optimist Youth BasketballThe Cross Plains Optimists are

again sponsoring a Youth BasketballProgram for both boys and girls. Thisyear, both on-line and in-person regis-tration is offered.

On-line registration is availablethrough the Cross Plains RecreationDepartment at www.cross-

plains.wi.us through Nov. 15. (Fromthe Home Page, click on:Departments/Services; Parks andRecreation; Recreation; then followthe directions for the Village on-lineregistration system.)

There will also be an in-personsign-up on Oct. 27, at the RosemaryGarfoot Public Library, 2107 JuliusStreet in Cross Plains from 6-8 p.m.

Third through eighth grade boysand girls within the Middleton CrossPlains School District and surroundingarea are eligible to sign up for CrossPlains Youth Basketball teams. Teamswill be formed after the sign-up datesand will play in the same league as theMiddleton Basketball Club and sur-rounding communities.

Third-grade teams play half-court3-on-3 games. Fourth grade teams andfifth/sixth, and seventh/eighth gradeteams play full-court games.

This is a fun league where equalplaying time and teaching fundamen-tals are stressed. Participants practice

once a week and play about ten games.If your child hasn’t played basketballbefore, this is an excellent opportunityto introduce them to the sport.

Practices begin in late November.The league starts in January and endsin March with games being played onSaturdays.

There is a $65 fee, which includes ateam T-shirt. We would appreciate anyparent volunteer help from administra-tion to coaching.

Any questions about registrationshould be directed to Dennis Semrau at(608) 513-5550 or by e-mail at: [email protected].


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over the net just out of juniorMolly Zeinemann’s reach. Then onthe next point, Goth and EmilyMiller combined on the match-clinching block.

“We all know we could have got-ten them,” Hinshaw said. “And Ithink that’s what makes it so hard isthat we really could have gottenthem if we played to our full poten-tial each and every point. But stuffhappens.”

Middleton was called for twooverlapping violations in the thirdset, which proved costly. MiddletonCoach Franco Marcos said the call isgenerally made when a team is gain-ing an unfair advantage and felt histeam was not.

“Both of them were back row, itwasn’t that one (player) was comingup to set,” Marcos said. “If one iscoming up to set then you’re defi-nitely gaining an advantage.”

The Cardinals were in a similarposition in the opening set. A 7-2 rungave Middleton a 21-16 advantage,but De Forest won six of the nextseven points to knot it at 22 apiece.

At 24-all, Hinshaw slammedhome a kill to give Middleton a setpoint at 25-24. Middleton was incontrol of the next point before Gothdrilled a kill off a feed from TeeganPickarts.

Welti answered with a kill, butTeegan fed Goth for another kill toeven things, 26-26. Another shot byGoth bounced off a Middletondefender and out of bounds to givethe Norskies a 27-26 lead and aMiddleton hitting error on the nextpoint ended it.

“We had opportunities and every-thing was set up good,” Marcos said.“Their big hitter (Goth) was in theback row, but we did not take advan-tage of the opportunity to put it awayand that was the difference.”

“We thought the whole game that

we could beat them easily and thenwe let them get a few points here andthere. We made errors on that weshouldn’t have and it just slippedaway.”

The teams were tied, 10-10, in thesecond set when DeForest went on a5-0 run and Middleton never recov-ered.

Even when his team had a two-setlead, Pickarts was wary of theCardinals.

“In the regional finals they weredown two zip to Waunakee and thenthey won three in a row,” Pickartssaid. “That’s something we talked toour kids about is that there’s going tobe no quit in Middleton and they’rejust going to keep coming at you.”

Welti paced Middleton with 14kills, while Hinshaw added 13 kills.

“We knew they were pretty goodand they’re big and Logan (Welti) isjust a tremendous hitter,” Pickartssaid. “We talked a lot about (Welti),especially her and No. 6 (Hinshaw),because, like us, they give their leftsides a lot of balls.

“Our focus was to take away theline and force them back into thecourt and there were a few times(Welti) got us because our blockdrifted in. And players like thatyou’re not going to stop them, youjust hope to slow them down.”

Goth, a junior outside hitter, ledthe Norskies with 17 kills.

“Kayla Goth is just fun to coach,”Pickarts said. “She’s a leader, she’svery talented, and she gets up andcan really put them down.”

Senior Amber Karn had 12 digsand an ace for Middleton. SeniorRachel Severson had 12 assists, jun-ior Meghan Bayer had three blocksand Welti added an ace.

Middleton finished with a 34-13overall record.

“I’m so proud of our team,” saidWelti. “We played really well the

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Franco Marcosled hisMiddleton girlsvolleyball teamto the sectionals e m i f i n a l s ,where they fellto DeForest.

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