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Teacher fired for naked pictures will return to classroom Friday
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Back to school
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by JOHN DONALDSON
Times-Tribune
Harris speaks
ing students there on Monday. I made a mistake, and Im sorry for the mistake I made. Id like to rebuild the trust, show people that Im a good teacher. The Middleton-Cross Plains See HARRIS, page 11 Harris
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Dianne Hesselbein paid $200 and signed a document accepting responsibility for the infraction
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Lawmaker misused government resources, GAB document shows

See DECISION, page 8 using state resources urging citizens to vote yes on a non-binding Dane County referendum opposing the abolition of Hesselbein same-day voter registration. She paid the GAB a forfeiture of $200 as part of the agreement.
Andrew Harris, the former Glacier Creek Middle School teacher fired four years ago after nude images were found on his school email account, will receive back pay and can return to the
Tuesday night, as he prepared to reenter a seventh grade classroom after a tumultuous four-year absence from teaching, science teacher Andrew Harris said he understands the concerns many parents have about his return. If I were a parent in this situation, I would want to know whats going on, said Harris, who will take part in a teacher work day at Kromrey Middle School on Friday and then begin teach-
State Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (DMiddleton) admitted to the Government Accountability Board (GAB) that she used state resources to promote a ballot initiative prior to the spring 2013 election. According to a settlement agreement signed by Hesselbein and dated August 30, the lawmaker violated state ethics rules when she issued a press release
Hesselbein, who was elected to the state legislature in 2012, is a former member of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School board and still holds her seat as the District 9 supervisor on the Dane County Board. According to the GAB, Hesselbein issued the press release, as well as posting it on her legislative website, approximately three weeks prior to the April election. By signing the settlement, Hesselbein acknowledged that she used legislative resources in draftSee HESSELBEIN, page 8
School board president says she accidentally sent out political email using her school board account
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Ellen Lindgren self reports government email violation

couraging people to attend an event feat u r i n g D e m o cratic gubernatorial candidate M a r y Burke late o n Lindgren We d n e s day, Jan. 15 This is a terrific opportunity to get to know a candidate for governor, and I hope you will come, Lindgren wrote at the top of the email, which went to various individual, including some
The Middleton Public Library hosted a Doctor Who party for teens in the Lower Level Archer Rooms on Thursday, Jan. 16. It had everything for Whovians, from bow ties to Weeping Angels. Above, Eve Hillery tries out a sonic screwdriver.
Just what the doctor ordered
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Town board debate over EMS cost continues. Page 3
Local:
The president of the MiddletonCross Plains Area School Board contacted the Government Accountability Board last week to self-report what appears to be a violation of a state law that prohibits using government resources for political purposes. Ellen Lindgren sent out an email en-
public employees and elected officials. You are invited to a reception, hosted by Ellen Lindgren, with M a r y B u r k e Burke Democratic Candidate for Governor Wednesday, January 22nd, it continued. The event was scheduled to take place from 5-6 p.m. at the Execu-
Meet Middleton resident Dan Rahke. Page 5
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Coaches resign after locker room outburst. Page 12
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The Clark Street Community School Art Show, presented by the Middleton Recreation Department, took place Friday at the Hubbard Arts Center, 7448 Hubbard Ave.
Clark Street students put on show at Hubbard Arts Center

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Students researched local resources as a means to find inspiration and gather information to inform their paintings around the theme local heroes.
The goal of the seminar was to develop an exhibit that showcased people andplaces that are an asset to the Middleton or Dane County area. Teachers said the fieldwork experiences they did
as a class were meant to teach students these skills so they could pursue them on their own. Students were expected to develop a painting that helped tell the story of the person or place they
chose, and to write a short piece that informed others about their chosen subject. Students worked to earn graduation requirements/skills in Social Studies, English, and Art.
Emily Thorson (a senior) with her art work and story about Gios Garden. From left: Sophia Manak (a senior and student organizer of the art show), Robyn Roberts (teacher), Shelby Noble and her painting, Arielle Altenburg (teacher).
Becky Turk (a sophomore) on the left and her teachers Robyn Roberts (in black) and Arielle Altenburg (in red).
Photos by Jeff Martin
Leo A. Ziegler, 77, the Town of Springfield man accused of trying to bribe the Middleton Municipal Court clerk to keep his name out of this newspapers court Ziegler report, was placed in a deferred prosecution program last week after pleading guilty to bribery. Ziegler offered the clerk $34 as a tip to keep a fourth-degree sexual assault citation out of the Middleton
Ziegler pleads guilty to trying to bribe city court clerk to keep name out of newspaper
Zoe Lincecum (a freshman) and her art work and story.
Times-Tribune. The bribery charge will be dismissed if Ziegler does not commit any new crimes before the end of the program. Ziegler was initially cited by the City of Middleton court for fourth-degree sexual assault after he allegedly fondled a female tenant in a Middleton apartment building he owns. That charge should have been dropped when Dane County took up the case, but it inadvertently remained active. The court clerk refused to take the money, saying to take it would have been unethical.
Does town pay too much for EMS service?

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by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
The Town of Middleton is paying too much for Emergency Medical Services, some board members said Monday after reviewing a draft contract from Middleton EMS. The town paid an $182,000 subsidy last year to Middleton EMS based on a formula that combines population and assessed property evaluation, they said. The parties have been operating under that formula throughout their 34-yearold contract, said town administrator David Shaw. Last year the town board asked the contract be updated. A draft contract currently being circulated removes assessed property evaluation from the formula. It sets the towns annual subsidy at a prorated
School board demands action on academic integrity

by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
share of EMS operational costs minus anticipated revenue collected from patients. The towns prorated share is based on its population, which totals about 25 percent of the EMS district that includes city and town of Middleton and part of the town of Springfield. A sample calculation showing a typical subsidy distribution is purportedly outlined in an appendix that was not included with the draft contract. That raised the ire of Board Supervisor Bill Kolar. Why send [the contract] over if it isnt complete, he asked. Town attorney Tom Voss said at this stage its difficult to determine how much the towns subsidy would be. Its hard to know if the formula goes for or against us, he said. If we plug the 2013 charges into this formula we might be getting a contract that worse for us.
Shaw said EMS director Steve Wunsch has said that the subsidy cost to the town should be about the same despite re-tooling the formula. The town is still paying too much for EMS based on the 132 calls it generated, town chairman Milo Breunig said, repeating statistics Wunsch previously gave the board. While Middleton EMS collects about 55 percent of what it bills to patients, Breunig believes the towns rate is closer to 80 percent as it has fewer residents who are elderly or living in subsidized housing by percentage than the city of Middleton. Breunig asked Shaw to get a breakdown of what Middleton EMS collects from each municipality served in order to confirm his suspicions. Because the town pays a prorated share of EMS costs plus Middleton EMS collects a higher percentage from
individual town residents, Breunig said he believes, were subsidizing a large portion of the city EMS costs. Any amount that Middleton EMS collects from town residents above 55 percent of billed costs could be credited against the towns subsidy, Shaw suggested. Revenue statistics generated by each municipality could make the case to lower the towns subsidy from 25 percent of costs to 18 percent, said Board Supervisor Tim Roehl. The Town of Springfield is served by Middleton EMS and Waunakee Area EMS. The subsidy Springfield pays Middleton EMS amounts to about $10.75 per resident annually while Waunakee EMS charges about $3.50 per resident, said Breunig. Thats why Springfield is looking at Ryan Bros. [as an EMS provider], said Breunig.
The board asked Shaw to send Wunsch a request for data on EMS cost recovery per municipality and mutual aid calls to and from surrounding areas before considering a new contract. In other action the board: -increased municipal courts fees, your tickets are going to hurt a little more, said Shaw; -heard that the town collected $9.283 million in property taxes as of Dec. 31, equal to about 50 percent of the annual total; -heard that about 67 percent of the purchased road salt has been used through last week with another delivery expected within 10 days; -asked residents to make sure they check town of Middleton on annual vehicle licensing forms from the Department of Transportation not the city of Middleton as the results can affect state road aid totals.
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Education met with Middleton High School principal Denise Herrmann last week,after allegations of cheating at the school became public. Board members used the opportunity to demand an explanation and prompt solutions from Herrmann. The district received four anonymous tips from parents and students claiming cheating occurred. The tipsters alleged cell phone photographs of tests and test questions were taken and redistributed, copies of tests were removed from classrooms, and absences were planned for test days in order to obtain test information. In a message sent to parents and guardians, Herrmann said the district discovered a calculus exam was compromised. Consequently, nearly 250 students were made to retake the exam during the final week prior to winter break. At last weeks board meeting, Herrmann was accompanied by associate principals Lisa Jondle and Jeff Kenas. The three of them have been investi-
gating the incident and shared their findings with the board. Our investigation has, at this point, not turned up any clear hard evidence, Jondle stated, although it does confirm what we determine to be reasonable suspicion, hence the action that we are going to take. Kenas presented statistical information to the board. He broke down the results from the original administration of the test and the retaken one a week later. The results ranged from a few students improving to some stunningly worsening. The average person scored three points less out of the 200-plus kids that took the retake and the original test,Kenas attested. There was one student who did 22 points worse on the second test ... one student did 14 points better.
I would have liked to have seen a lot more of those, he said of the improved score. Thirty-two students scored ten or more points worse on the second test and ten of them scored 15 or more points worse, Kenas continued. Those are the kids we are going to have individual conversations with; not just from the standpoint of Did you or did you not cheat, but also from the standpoint of Why did you score more poorly, and what can we do to better support you in doing assessment practices down the road? There was no real statistical evidence that students cheated on the test, Kenas claimed after citing his background in statistics. That being said, a number of students performed essentially worse on a comparable test with more time to study.
Herrmann informed the board of the high schools short-term plan of action and also offered discourse on the causes and pressures involved in cheating. She mentioned changing cell phone policy while testing, as well as preparing multiple exams. She noted that some measures would lead to an increased workload for teachers in preparing multiple exams. Were going to get parents to be comfortable we are doing something ASAP, board member Leeanne Hallquist stated, To continue to give, over a two-day period, the same test over and over again; it sounds like we are asking for more trouble. It sounds like we are not taking immediate action. You need to mix them up or change
some parameters so it is the same question, Hallquist went on. Tell me you cant change a 10 to a 20 and extrapolate the numbers on a number test. That should be a curriculum development process. Not only the high school but the Middleton school districts integrity has been questioned, board member Bob Green stated. I would like to see this take a high priority. Herrmann and her colleagues have arranged focus groups and forums in the coming weeks. Students and parents can attend to offer feedback and suggestions. The first parent forum is Jan. 22.
Daniel Brandt has degree in linguistics with emphasis in Japanese language

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Local Senseis teachings rooted in Japan

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His training never stops. The journey remains a work in progress. Daniel Brandt, the Sensei and owner of Soyokaze Dojo on North High Point Road, is always looking to better himself. Recently, that meant a journey to Japan for personal training with the grandmaster. This marked Brandts ninth training seminar in Japan. I am very lucky and honored to have gone to Japan [that many] times now for training, said Brandt, who opened Soyokaze Dojo in 2008. When we go, I typically go for a couple of weeks at a time with my teacher, depending on the availability the grandmaster has to train us. We go for two main reasons, usually for a worldwide seminar (called a Tai Kai in Japanese) or more typically for personal training with the grandmaster at the world headquarters in Saitama, Japan. However, my teacher gave me a personal recommendation to attend a special instructor seminar, along with a few other select people from around the world. Brandts goal from this long journey was simple: to make his Dojo one of the finest around. Soyokaze Dojo teaches complete martial arts systems, including Ninpo/Ninjutsu and Jujutsu techniques that use the body, weapons, energy development, and meditation. These traditional Japanese arts have lived for more than 2,000 years because the skills continue to be relevant. At the forefront is Brandt, who began his martial arts training in 1995 with Master Instructor Michael Coleman Kyoshi in Milwaukee. There, Brandt was an assistant instructor for
As a teacher, many qualities such as character, and not technique alone, are continually honed and refined over a lifetime, said Daniel Brandt, the Sensei and owner at Soyokaze Dojo.
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13 years where he assisted with many aspects of running a dojo. In 2008, Brandt brought the art to Madison, where he could continue his own personal training and be close to family. Opening Soyokaze Dojo wasnt easy, though. First, Brandt needed permission from his teacher, which is the traditional way. After receiving that, Brandt went to Japan to receive the grandmasters permission. There, the grandmaster gave him the name Soyokaze Dojo which means benevolent wind. Today, Soyokaze Dojo teaches mainly adult
classes for ages 12 and up, but will begin childrens classes within the next few months. It has been a very challenging process, but to operate a dojo has been a passion of mine for a long time, said Brandt, who graduated Cum Laude from UW-Milwaukee with a degree in Linguistics and an emphasis in Japanese language. I turned down a teach-
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ing position in Japan to move to Madison and open Soyokaze Dojo. Brandt is certainly well schooled to handle such a large operation. Brandt has studied the art of Ninpo commonly known as Ninjutsu and Japanese Jujutsu for 19 years. He currently has two fourth degree black belts and holds the title of Renshi (Journeymen Master). Brandt also studied Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Western Boxing and Chinese Martial arts. Brandt also tries going to Japan once a year to improve his own skills and teachings. To become a Sensei in our art is a difficult path, Brandt said. Sensei means One who has gone before, so it implies that a teacher is someone who has undergone the same or similar trainings as the current generation of students undergo, understands from personal experience the challenges and difficulties that arise from training, and ideally teaches with empathy and understanding. An individual has to have the correct heart and spirit. As a teacher, many qualities such as character, and not technique alone, are continually honed and refined over a lifetime. Not everyone interested in teaching has the ability natural or learned to disseminate the art, regardless of their technical skill level. With the correct spirit, lack in skill can easily be overcome with enough training. Thats what Brandt has tried to do and will continue striving for with Soyokaze Dojo. It is my belief that as long as the school and teacher have the students best interest at heart and can impart humility, compassion, discipline, balance and respect, then it is up to the student to decide which art will speak to their heart, Brandt said. The goal of true martial arts is to understand oneself and bring about a better human being for oneself and their community surrounding them.
At approximately 8:36 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, deputies responded to the area of USH 14 and Wayside Road in the Town of Middleton for a report of a man stumbling along the side of the road. Contact was made with Dany V. Cadena-Fernandez, age 30, of Madison. Deputies could smell an odor of intoxicants on him and found his vehicle on the side of the road a short distance away. Deputies confirmed at the scene that Cadena-Fernandez had been operating this vehicle. Deputies had him perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and he was subsequently arrested. Cadena-Fernandez will be booked into the Dane County Jail for OWI 4th Offense, which is a felony charge. He was also cited for Open Intoxicants, Failure to Maintain Control, and No Insurance.
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Meet Dan Rashke, CEO of Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC), a Madison-based company that administers employee benefit programs on behalf of employers and HR departments. A Wisconsin resident his entire life, Dan was born in Milwaukee and raised on a dairy farm in Amherst. He is the youngest of six children, with three brothers and two sisters. Dan attended grade school in Amherst up until seventh grade, when he transferred to larger Stevens Point Catholic schools and played high school basketball. Im-
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Meet Your
By Alissa Pfeiffer
When Middleton couple Kimberly and Patrick Atkins son Cashton was diagnosed with epilepsy just a little over a year ago, little did they know they would find help and hope on the doorstep literally of Lily Giroux and her parents, Anne and Dave, founders of Lilys Fund for Epilepsy Research and the annual Lilys Luau. On January 6, 2013 Kim was putting son Cashton, then age 3, down for a nap. She dozed off next to him only to awaken to him having a grand mal seizure. The seizure lasted 12 to 15 minutes, more than ten minutes longer than the average seizure. It was so severe that it caused partial paralysis on Cashtons left side. At the time, we didnt know if he was having a stroke or a seizure, she recalled. Cashton was admitted to the hospital where tests confirmed signs of seizure and epilepsy activity. As Kim began to research her sons diagnosis, she stumbled upon Lilys Fund for Epilepsy Research and Lilys Luau. She mentioned it to her husband Patrick, a driver for UPS. It was complete shock when just a day or two later Patrick found himself on the Girouxs doorstep, delivering a carton of stickers for the luau. He told Anne Giroux, Lilys mom, his sons story and was
Local family finds hope on their doorstep

met with compassion and understanding. His wife couldnt believe it when he came home and told her that Lilys house is on my route! A few days later Anne and Kim met for coffee and Kim found the hope and help her family was seeking. Not only did I find the support and connection I needed, but I received valuable suggestions and information for navigating the health care journey on which we were embarking, she said. Now almost a year later Kim and Patrick are not only attending their first luau, but are serving as Hula Hosts and are joined by sixteen other couples. We are so happy that the money raised at the luau is funding research right here at the UW-Madison, she said. It makes us want to help even more. She feels fortunate because Cashton has not had another grand mal seizure. He continues to have small seizures, but his medication, which is continually adjusted for his growth, has been effective, according to the family. Cashton, now 4, isnt shy about telling people he has epilepsy, a condition shared by many great people, including Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky. He is also a big fan of the Skylanders video game and lovingly left one of his figurines in the playroom at the childrens hospital so another child could have it. Kim, Patrick and Atkins their five boys take life one day at a time in terms of Cashtons epilepsy and are happy to have the opportunity to pay forward the support they have received from Lilys Fund. I am so thankful to all the volunteers who have helped establish Lilys Fund and for all they have done to give hope and support to families like ours, she said. The least we can do is pay that forward. She adds, Now when I talk about Cashton I find that just about everyone I meet has somehow been touched by epilepsy. Weve got to do something. The sixth annual Lilys Luau to benefit Lilys Fund for Epilepsy Research will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at 6:30 pm at Union South Varsity Hall, 1308 W. Dayton Street, Madison. More than 500 guests are expected to attend. Tickets are still available and are $50 each. Order tickets online and learn more at www.lilysfund.org.
mediately upon graduation, Dan obtained his insurance license and began working at his fathers company, which was the predecessor to TASC. Dan moved to Madison in his early twenties, around the same time as a high school acquaintance, Patti. Dan and Patti were wedding date friends: they got along well, had mutual friends, and both liked to dance. Eventually, their relationship turned romantic, and they got married. Twenty-one years later, the couple has two children: Quinn, 18, is a UW-Madison student, and Tia, 16, is a junior at Middleton High School. The Good Neighbor City first welcomed Dan and Patti in 1997. They specifically chose Middleton as their home for the community feel and the school system, along with the proxim-
ity to all of Madisons amenities. The Rashke family currently lives in the Blackhawk neighborhood. Both Dan and his company are
Dan Rashke was born in Milwaukee and raised on a dairy farm in Amherst. heavily involved with United Way of Dane County. A 15-year member, Dan is serving as the Vice Chair of the Campaign, and in 2015, he will be the
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Chair of Campaign. Dan enjoys creative pioneering, or brainstorming out-of-the-box ways to fulfill the needs of the community. This is evident through the many avenues TASC has pursued to raise awareness of United Way in the area. A few years ago, Dan and his family, with TASCs support, put together Picnic with Pizzazz, a neighborhood picnic with entertainment, as a United Way benefit. TASC is also assembling a campaign to reach out to smaller employers in the hopes of increasing their involvement with local nonprofits. On a Friday night, you can likely find Dan at Free House, Village Green, or other Middleton establishments, enjoying dinner and a drink with his wife. He also enjoys downhill skiing, hiking, golfing at Pleasant View Golf Course, and attending Middleton High School sporting events and PAC performances.
One in 26 people will develop epilepsy in their lifetime. To date, the all-volunteer organization has raised $450,000 with all proceeds going to support epilepsy research at UW Madison. Lilys Fund for Epilepsy Research was founded by Madison family David and Anne Giroux whose daughter Lily has epilepsy. The organization also started a support group for parents of children with epilepsy, and strives to raise awareness and understanding about the disease through the annual Purple Day, Lilys Lemonade Stands, and more.
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Police Beat
Monday, Jan. 13 12:20 p.m. Fraud, 2100 block of W. Greenview Dr. 4:09 p.m. Theft, 6600 block of Hubbard Ave.
Tuesday, Jan. 14 8:03 a.m. EMS, uniform control substance, 5500 block of Century Ave. 3:13 p.m. Damage to property, 6300 block of Pheasant Ln. 3:41 p.m. Theft, 6500 block of University Ave. 4:08 p.m. Domestic disturbance,
Ackerman, Jill G, 43, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/16/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Aleman Marquez, Noemi, 37, Madison, WI 53704, 02/01/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $76.20 Aleman Marquez, Noemi, 37, Madison, WI 53704, 02/01/2013, Traffic Control Signal Violation red, $88.80 Almeida, Mary Jane C, 26, Madison, WI 53717, 03/02/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Anderson, Brian D, 27, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/05/2013, Auto Following Too Closely, $126.60 Anderson, Brian D, 27, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/05/2013, Failure To Report Accident, $177.00 Andrade, Kim Cherie, 42, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Applebaum, Daniel L, 52, Lake Forest, IL 60045, 02/17/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Ayala, Randi Dawn, 31, Madison, WI 53711, 02/23/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Ayala, Randi Dawn, 31, Madison, WI 53711, 02/23/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Baier, Johnathan W, 27, Middleton, WI 53562, 10/26/2012, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Baier, Johnathan W, 27, Middleton, WI 53562, 10/26/2012, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $101.40 Bailey, Deborah A, 60, Madison, WI 53704, 03/02/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Barrette, Patricia L, 39, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 03/05/2013, Auto Following Too Closely, $126.60 Barrette, Patricia L, 39, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 03/05/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Barton, Thomas, 26, Madison, WI 53711, 02/22/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Bennett, Jennifer N, 25, Madison, WI 53719, 03/02/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Beyerl, Nicholas W, 32, Oregon, WI 53575, 01/17/2013, Obstructing Traffic, $88.80 Bishop, Karen K, 52, Mount Horeb, WI 53572, 12/19/2012, Obstructing Traffic, $88.80 Brandon, Ryan Patrick, 29, Madison, WI 53704, 02/21/2013, Auto Following Too Closely, $101.40 Brenton, Ronald W, 53, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/16/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Brown, Alex J, 23, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/11/2013, Possession of Drug Parapherna-
In Court
Thursday, Jan. 16 2:32 a.m. Theft, 6900 block of University Ave. 2:58 a.m. Theft, 6900 block of Uni-
Wednesday, Jan. 15 2:29 p.m. Fraud, 1600 block of Deming Way 3:53 p.m. Domestic disturbance, 7600 block of Elmwood Ave.
2000 block of Allen Blvd. 4:45 p.m. Theft, 5700 block of Highland Way 4:46 p.m. Theft, 6600 block of University Ave.
Friday, Jan. 17 9:51 a.m. Theft, 7600 block of Elmwood Ave. 3:29 p.m. Theft, 6500 block of University Ave.
versity Ave. 3:38 a.m. Theft, 6900 block of University Ave. 6:28 a.m. Theft, 6900 block of University Ave. Follow-up 9:40 a.m. Theft, 6900 block of University Ave. Follow-up 2:08 p.m. Theft, 6900 block of University Ave. Follow-up 3:06 p.m. Battery, 6700 block of Spring Grove Ct. 6:26 p.m. Theft, 6600 block of University Ave.
Saturday, Jan. 18 2:07 a.m. Domestic disturbance, 7000 block of Park Shores Ct. 5:51 p.m. Theft, 7000 block of Century Ave. 7:43 p.m. Check property for damage, 7100 block of South Ave. 8:59 p.m. Fight, 8300 block of Forsythia St. 9:35 p.m. Fraud, 2400 block of Allen Blvd. 11:33 p.m. Damage to property, 3600 block of John Muir Dr. Sunday, Jan. 19 12:07 a.m. Malicious mischief, 3300 block of Glacier Ridge Rd. 12:20 a.m. Malicious mischief, 6800 block of Ramsey Rd. 12:29 a.m. Malicious mischief,
Monday, Jan. 20 12:33 a.m. Check property for damage, Discovery Dr. & Parmenter St.
6700 block of Ramsey Rd. 12:36 a.m. Malicious mischief, 6800 block of Ramsey Rd. 12:40 a.m. Malicious mischief, 6800 block of Ramsey Rd. 12:43 a.m. Malicious mischief, 6800 block of Ramsey Rd. 12:47 a.m. Malicious mischief, 6900 block of Frank Lloyd Wright Ave. 12:49 a.m. Malicious mischief, 6800 block of Ramsey Rd. 12:53 a.m. Malicious mischief, 6800 block of Ramsey Rd. 6:58 p.m. Domestic disturbance, 5100 block of Churchill Ln.
lia, $177.00 Brown, Sabrina D, 33, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/18/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Buchanan, Brittany N, 24, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/23/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Buchanan, Brittany N, 24, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/23/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Busser, Larry A, 62, Merrimac, WI 53561, 02/13/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Bussman, Denise M, 55, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/14/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Butkus, Krystal Star, 23, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/16/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Carey, Patrick Joseph III, 35, Verona, WI 53593, 02/25/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Carey, Patrick Joseph III, 35, Verona, WI 53593, 02/25/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Carey, Patrick Joseph III, 35, Verona, WI 53593, 02/25/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Chandra, Suresh R, 76, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/12/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $0.00 Chandra, Suresh R, 76, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/12/2013, Non Registration, $0.00 Cheng, Chia Chuan, 37, Verona, WI 53593, 02/17/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $139.20 Clark, Marquon M, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/04/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Clark, Marquon M, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/04/2013, Speeding in School Zones, $114.00 Clark, Sara B, 30, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/23/2013, Traffic Control Signal Violation red, $88.80 Clark, Sara B, 30, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/23/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Coates, Jacob A, 23, Sauk City, WI 53583, 02/23/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $240.00 Collin, Elizabeth C, 53, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/28/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Corcoran, Melanie Gray, 36, Madison, WI 53717, 03/04/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Costanzo, Michael Ryan, 20, Madison, WI 53717, 03/02/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Couts, Charles Frederick, 77, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/07/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $126.60 Cranford, Benjamin D, 26, Madison, WI 53713, 03/03/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,
$139.20 Cranford, Benjamin D, 26, Madison, WI 53713, 03/03/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Creamer, Corvell Dyron, 23, Madison, WI 53713, 01/27/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $114.00 Crespo, Alexxander C, 21, Madison, WI 53711, 02/14/2013, Unlawful Trespass Private Land or Building, $303.00 Crespo, Alexxander C, 21, Madison, WI 53711, 02/14/2013, Criminal Damage Property, $681.00 Cruz, Jaime Castillo, 43, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/26/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 De Giovanni, Dae W, 39, Prairie Du Sac, WI 53578, 03/02/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 De La O, Mark John, 32, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/20/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 De La O, Mark John, 32, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/20/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Derer, Elsie D, 59, Madison, WI 53716, 03/04/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Dischler, Ashley Marie, 24, Waunakee, WI 53597, 03/03/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $139.20 Dodd, Alexander J, 30, Madison, WI 53705, 03/02/2013, Violation of Traffic Signal Yellow, $88.80 Durden, Patrick Glenn, 59, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/21/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60 Eckley, Aaron Douglas, 28, Minneapolis, MN 55408, 02/28/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Endres, Mark John, 53, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 03/03/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Epstein, Weston P, 30, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/03/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Erbe, Jacob Ryan, 21, Mount Horeb, WI 53572, 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Erbe, Jacob Ryan, 21, Mount Horeb, WI 53572, 01/15/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Ervin, Roger M, 53, Madison, WI 53717, 02/23/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Ervin, Samantha J, 26, Mercer, WI 54547, Vehicle Registration 03/03/2013, Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80 Ervin, Samantha J, 26, Mercer, WI 54547, 03/03/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Frick, Jared A, 30, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/05/2013, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00
Fullerton, Jane M, 70, Portage, WI 53901, 01/24/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Garton, Kimberley Diane, 41, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/12/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Gavinski, Eric M, 24, Madison, WI 53704, 02/20/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Geng, Mingming, 49, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/11/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60 Gerth, Nathaniel D, 27, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/12/2013, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, $177.00 Gessler, Jacob W, 20, Madison, WI 53705, 02/25/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Gessler, Jacob W, 20, Madison, WI 53705, 02/25/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Gill, Kevin, 30, Madison, WI 53704, 02/22/2013, Speeding 25 MPH Zone, $114.00 Gill, Kevin, 30, Madison, WI 53704, 02/22/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Gill, Kevin, 30, Madison, WI 53704, 02/22/2013, Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle Driver Drink, $177.00 Gill, Rajwant K, 41, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 02/22/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Gillingham, Keith Jordan, 20, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 02/28/2013, Inattentive Driving, $101.40 Gillingham, Keith Jordan, 20, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 02/28/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Gillingham, Keith Jordan, 20, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 02/28/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Griffin, Keith L, 31, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/23/2013, Display Unauthorized Registration Plates/Tags, $151.80 Guerra, Hector H, 29, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/09/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $0.00 Hall, Jonathan C, 31, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/26/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80 Hall, Sean Christopher, 25, Madison, WI 53703, 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Hammonds, Shamara D, 19, Monona, WI 53716, 02/21/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Hammonds, Shamara D, 19, Monona, WI 53716, 02/21/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Hansen, Jerold Dennis, 51, Stoughton, WI 53589, 01/05/2013, Resisting or Obstructing Officer, $88.80
Hansen, Jerold Dennis, 51, Stoughton, WI 53589, 01/05/2013, Non Registration, $0.00 Hansen, Jerold Dennis, 51, Stoughton, WI 53589, 01/05/2013, Resisting or Obstructing Officer, $0.00 Hardin, James M, 32, Stoughton, WI 53589, 02/23/2013, Operating While Intoxicated, $731.00 Hardin, James M, 32, Stoughton, WI 53589, 02/23/2013, Operating With/PAC .08.099, $0.00 Hardin, James M, 32, Stoughton, WI 53589, 02/23/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $0.00 Hardy, Jeremy A, 23, Oregon, WI 53575, 02/20/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $114.00 Hartzheim, Christienne S, 40, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/26/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Harvey, Chandra N, 28, De Forest, WI 53532, 02/22/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Harvey, Chandra N, 28, De Forest, WI 53532, 02/22/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Heimlich, Joe Robert, 28, Madison, WI 53704, 02/27/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Helt, Brian W, 43, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/07/2013, Unsafe Lane Deviation, $88.80 Henes, David W, 39, Madison, WI 53704, 03/03/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Hernandez Navarrete, Blas, 45, Madison, WI 53714, 01/22/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Hernandez Navarrete, Blas, 45, Madison, WI 53714, 01/22/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Herrmann, Nicholas Walter, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/20/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Hickman, Stanley R, 67, Mount Horeb, WI 53572, 02/28/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Hoffman, Ryan A, 31, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/27/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Hoffman, Ryan A, 31, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/27/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Hoppmann, Ronald D, 78, Middleton, WI 53562, 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Hutchinson, Judith J, 63, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 02/15/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $139.20 Hutchinson, Judith J, 63, Sun Prairie, WI 53590, 02/15/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Isaacs, Joshua Aaron, 28, Madison, WI 53726, 02/04/2013, Non Registration, $88.88 Isaacs, Joshua Aaron, 28, Madison, WI 53726, 02/04/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Isaacs, Joshua Aaron, 28, Madison, WI 53726, 02/04/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Jackson, Michael J, 52, Middleton, WI
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53562, 02/17/2013, Theft, $177.00 Jackson, Michael J, 52, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/17/2013, Theft, $177.00 Jaume, Maria Alejandra, 53, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2013, Dog/Cat Not Run At Large, $101.40 Jensen-Seidl, Jean L, 65, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/18/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Johnson, Charles Michael, 23, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/17/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Johnson, Taniya A, 22, Barneveld, WI 53507, 02/24/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Kaiser, Paul C, 71, Waupaca, WI 54981, 02/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Kamperschroer, Anna M, 27, Madison, WI 53705, 02/20/2013, Speeding 25 MPH Zone, $88.80 Kasper, Alexander M, 44, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/27/2013, Non Registration, $0.00 Kienitz, Kirstina Nicole, 22, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/13/2013, Operating While Intoxicated, $731.00 Kienitz, Kirstina Nicole, 22, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/13/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $0.00 Kienitz, Kirstina Nicole, 22, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/13/2013, Operating With/PAC .08.099, $0.00 King, Jennifer Jo, 35, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/23/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Knipfer, Mary Kay, 52, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/18/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Kois, Frantseska M, 38, Madison, WI 53719, 03/04/2013, Obstructing Traffic, $88.80 Kois, Steven A, 63, Madison, WI 53704, 03/04/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Labelle, Angela Marie, 19, Madison, WI 53717, 02/01/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance, $271.50 Labelle, Angela Marie, 19, Madison, WI 53717, 02/01/2013, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, $0.00 Langner, Francisco Emmanuel, 22, Madison, WI 53711, 02/24/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Langner, Francisco Emmanuel, 22, Madison, WI 53711, 02/24/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80 Larsen, Timothy J, 34, Madison, WI 53705, 02/20/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Lemon, Ronshanda S, 20, Dubuque, IA 52001, 02/21/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Loy, Stacy L, 39, Madison, WI 53704, 02/13/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Loy, Stacy L, 39, Madison, WI 53704, 02/13/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Ludvigson, Kiersten A, 27, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/04/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Luker, Thomas P, 77, Madison, WI 53719, 02/01/2013, Obstructing Traffic, $88.80 Maradiaga Cruz, Wendy Lorena, 34, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/26/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Maradiaga Cruz, Wendy Lorena, 34, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/26/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60 Maradiaga Cruz, Wendy Lorena, 34, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/26/2013, Operating while Suspended, $0.00 Maradiaga Cruz, Wendy Lorena, 34, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/26/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Markuson, Geoffrey D, 29, Spring Green, WI 53588, 03/03/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Martinez, Juan, 42, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 03/04/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Mayers, Jonathan Russell, 28, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/14/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Mayers, Jonathan Russell, 28, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/14/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Mayers, Jonathan Russell, 28, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/14/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Mc Dowell, Elizabeth C, 56, Bowler, WI 54416, 02/11/2013, Auto Following Too Closely, $114.00 Mc Hugh, Michael W, 64, Madison, WI 53704, 02/22/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Mc Hugh, Michael W, 64, Madison, WI 53704, 02/22/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Mccloskey, Autumn J, 20, Cottage Grove, WI 53527, 02/24/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Mccloskey, Autumn J, 20, Cottage Grove, WI 53527, 02/24/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Mckenzie, Jackson T, 26, Madison, WI 53717, 02/25/2013, Exceeding Zones and
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Posted Limits, $88.80 Mckenzie, Jackson T, 26, Madison, WI 53717, 02/25/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Meurer, Fred O, 89, Madison, WI 53719, 02/12/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Montoto, Guadalupe F, 43, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/28/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Moreno, Jose L JR, 30, Madison, WI 53714, 02/26/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80 Moreno, Jose L JR, 30, Madison, WI 53714, 02/26/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Morning, Alamir Karaze, 22, Madison, WI 53719, 02/15/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Morse, Christopher J, 49, North Prairie, WI 53153, 03/02/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Mortrud, Courlien L, 38, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Muehlstedt, Thomas W, 42, Madison, WI 53704, 02/28/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Mundth, Michael R, 37, Madison, WI 53719, 03/03/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Mundth, Michael R, 37, Madison, WI 53719, 03/03/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Muyolema Valdez, Ricardo Xavier, 20, Madison, WI 53705, 02/13/2013, Operating While Intoxicated, $781.00 Muyolema Valdez, Ricardo Xavier, 20, Madison, WI 53705, 02/13/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Muyolema Valdez, Ricardo Xavier, 20, Madison, WI 53705, 02/13/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Muyolema Valdez, Ricardo Xavier, 20, Madison, WI 53705, 02/13/2013, Operating Left of Center Line, $126.60 Neitzel, Kryssa Michelle, 26, Waterloo, WI 53594, 03/05/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Neumaier, Michael J, 40, Sauk City, WI 53583, 02/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Ocotl Montes, Yolanda, 25, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 02/28/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Ocotl Montes, Yolanda, 25, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 02/28/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Ocotl Montes, Yolanda, 25, Fitchburg, WI 53711, 02/28/2013, FYR while Making Left Turn, $88.80 Olson, Steven R, 61, Madison, WI 53714, 02/20/2013, Failure to Stop For Flashing Red Signal, $88.80 Orcholski, Earl J, 83, Dane, WI 53529, 02/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Paeschke, Eric Robert, 20, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/27/2013, Theft, $177.00 Pape, Deborah A, 60, Arena, WI 53503, 01/16/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80 Parent, Taylor Corrinne, 18, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 03/02/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Parfitt, Richard C, 56, Madison, WI 53719, 02/26/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Peppler, Daniel W, 28, Madison, WI 53719, 02/28/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Perdzock, Joel E, 23, Madison, WI 53703, 03/03/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Perez Norori, Ericka Patrisia, 34, De Forest, WI 53532, 02/13/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Perez Norori, Ericka Patrisia, 34, De Forest, WI 53532, 02/13/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Perez, Frank Joseph, 45, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/20/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Perez-Jimenez, Hipolito, 21, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/26/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Perez-Jimenez, Hipolito, 21, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/26/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Petersen, Julie Ann, 47, Waunakee, WI 53597, 03/02/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Petersen, Julie Ann, 47, Waunakee, WI 53597, 03/02/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $0.00 Peterson, Natosha L, 20, Madison, WI 53704, 03/04/2013, Display Unauthorized Registration Plates/Tags, $151.80 Pluess, Yajaira Patricia, 30, Madison, WI 53717, 02/09/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Potter, Erica L, 30, Oak Creek, WI 53154, 02/17/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Pruessing, Harold L, 42, Middleton, WI 53562, 12/31/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80
Pruessing, Harold L, 42, Middleton, WI 53562, 12/31/2012, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Pulvermacher, Julie A, 42, Poynette, WI 53955, 02/28/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Quechol Itzmoyotl, Gumercindo, 40, Fitchburg, WI 53713, 02/24/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Quechol Itzmoyotl, Gumercindo, 40, Fitchburg, WI 53713, 02/24/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Ramirez, Joel Francisco, 21, Fitchburg, WI 53719, 02/23/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Ramirez, Joel Francisco, 21, Fitchburg, WI 53719, 02/23/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80 Ramos, Cynthia Marie, 20, Evansville, WI 53536, 03/01/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Reiss, Susan Lillian, 47, Park City, UT 84098, 11/24/2012, No Drivers License on Person, $88.80 Riddle, Andrew J, 19, Stoughton, WI 53589, 02/25/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $164.40 Rimson, Duowan C, 27, Madison, WI 53713, 02/18/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Rimson, Duowan C, 27, Madison, WI 53713, 02/18/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Rivera-Colon, Antonio L, 41, Madison, WI 53713, 02/22/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Rivera-Colon, Antonio L, 41, Madison, WI 53713, 02/22/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Robertson, Anjanet Ranee, 44, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Robertson, Anjanet Ranee, 44, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/22/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Roelke, Rhonda Kay, 43, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/23/2013, Traffic Control Signal Violation red, $88.80 Rosenbek, Susan A, 63, Middleton, WI 53562 2834, 02/27/2013, Unsafe Backing Of Vehicle, $88.80 Salisbury, Troy M, 29, Waunakee, WI 53597, 12/11/2012, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Salto Cortes, Hernan, 36, Dane, WI 53529, 02/23/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Schmidt, Benjamin M, 24, Madison, WI 53719, 02/16/2013, Inattentive Driving, $0.00 Schmidt, Benjamin M, 24, Madison, WI 53719, 02/16/2013, Operating While Intoxicated, $731.00 Schmidt, Benjamin M, 24, Madison, WI 53719, 02/16/2013, Operating With/PAC .08.099, $0.00 Schraufnagel, David P, 33, Fitchburg, WI 53719, 03/06/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $88.80 Schraufnagel, David P, 33, Fitchburg, WI 53719, 03/06/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $0.00 Schwahn, Victor G, 39, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/14/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Schwarting, Keith W, 41, Arena, WI 53503, 02/12/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $139.20 Sersch, Mitchel R, 32, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/24/2013, Failure to Stop For Flashing Red Signal, $88.80 Severin, Kandis K, 52, Madison, WI 53705, 03/06/2013, FYR From Stop Sign, $88.80 Sheppard, Stephen Lee, 56, Atlanta, GA 30342, 02/28/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80 Shore, Brian G, 46, Madison, WI 53717, 03/03/2013, Non Registration, $0.00 Sibley, John I, 46, Chicago, IL 60643, 02/21/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Sibley, John I, 46, Chicago, IL 60643, 02/21/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $0.00 Singleton, Maverick Lee JR, 30, Madison, WI 53719 0000, 02/20/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00 Smith, Tyler Joseph, 26, Muscoda, WI 53573, 03/04/2013, Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle Driver Drink, $291.50 Smith, Tyler Joseph, 26, Muscoda, WI 53573, 03/04/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance, $271.50 Splittgaber, Adam B, 25, Madison, WI 53711, 02/15/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Stary, Kristine A, 24, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/07/2013, Driving Too Fast for Conditions, $126.60 Statz, Tiffany M, 20, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/23/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Statz, Tiffany M, 20, Cross Plains, WI 53528, 02/23/2013, Operator Fail/Have Passenger/Seatbelted, $10.00 Stearns, Anthony H, 51, Mauston, WI
53948, 02/23/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Stearns, Anthony H, 51, Mauston, WI 53948, 02/23/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Summerton, James P, 58, Oxford, WI 53952, 02/22/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Summerton, James P, 58, Oxford, WI 53952, 02/22/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Talajkowski, Daniel R, 37, Madison, WI 53719, 02/20/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $114.00 Tanudjaja-Smith, Kimberly, 48, Madison, WI 53704, 02/26/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Taylor, Nicholas Lee, 20, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/21/2013, Violation of license Restriction, $114.00 Taylor, Nicholas Lee, 20, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/21/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Taylor, Nicholas Lee, 20, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/21/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $10.00 Thayer, Brandon Marshall, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/18/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $164.40 Thayer, Brandon Marshall, 18, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/18/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Trembath, Robert G, 81, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Tully, Christina M, 30, Madison, WI 53719, 02/26/2013, Operating while Suspended, $114.00 Tully, Christina M, 30, Madison, WI 53719, 02/26/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Tully, Christina M, 30, Madison, WI 53719, 02/26/2013, Display Unauthorized Registration Plates/Tags, $151.80 Tully, Christina M, 30, Madison, WI 53719, 02/26/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Valle, Maria Del, 33, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/25/2013, Failure to Keep Vehicle Under Control, $126.60 Wade, Dorian Lashon, 23, Verona, WI 53593, 03/01/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, $114.00 Warmke, Sarah A, 46, Madison, WI 53705, 02/20/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Warmke, Sarah A, 46, Madison, WI 53705, 02/20/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Wasikowski, Natalia A, 24, Fitchburg, WI 53719, 02/27/2013, Driving Too Fast for Conditions, $126.60 Watkins-Koertje, Katherine Louise, 38, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/14/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Watkins-Koertje, Katherine Louise, 38, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/14/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Weidenfeller, Matthew S, 49, Madison, WI 53704, 02/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Welcher, Robin M, 31, Fitchburg, WI 53719, 03/03/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Wendt, Gerald G, 68, Black Earth, WI 53515, 01/15/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass, $0.00 West, Corry A, 23, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/18/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $240.00 Whiting, Helen I, 90, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/13/2013, Exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, $114.00 Wiley, Barbara P, 67, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/23/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Wilks, Elyes Larnise, 24, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/27/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80 Wilks, Elyes Larnise, 24, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/27/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Wood, Kyle J, 19, Middleton, WI 53562, 03/03/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Zeman, Richard A, 68, Onalaska, WI 54650, 02/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Zickuhr, Thomas Patrick, 49, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/12/2013, Non Registration, $88.80 Zickuhr, Thomas Patrick, 49, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/12/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance, $114.00 Zickuhr, Thomas Patrick, 49, Middleton, WI 53562, 02/12/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00 Ziegler, Clint L, 31, Waunakee, WI 53597, 02/28/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $114.00 Zinn, Theodore D, 53, Marshfield, WI 54449, 02/16/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80 Zinn, Theodore D, 53, Marshfield, WI 54449., 02/16/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance required, $10.00.
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tive Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency, 333 West Kilbourn Ave., Milwaukee Lindgren said she didnt realize she sent the message from her school board email account until the next morning. She reported the infraction to the GAB on Thursday, Jan. 16. I did improperly use my school district email account, she told the Times-Tribune. Not intentionally, but stupidly. It was wrong. Burke is running against Governor Scott Walker, the Republican incumbent. Lindgren ran as a Democratic candidate for state Assembly in 2012. Ive been telling everybody Im sorry, she added. This was something I should have thought about, and I dont want it to reflect poorly on anyone but me.
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ing and posting the press release. The GAB went on to allege that by advocating in favor of a specific vote on a ballot referendum, Hesselbeins release fell into the category of a political communication under state statute 11.01 (16). By signing the settlement, Hesselbein accepted responsibility for not having been more conscientious in ensuring that state resources not be used in producing and issuing the press release. The press release in question was quoted at length in an article on the classroom on Friday, Jan. 24, school district officials announced Tuesday afternoon. His first day with students would be the following Monday. The Middleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Education convened a special, closed session meeting Monday evening to grapple with the districts latest and most definitive loss in a legal battle now in its fourth year. District officials then met Tuesday with teachers union leadership to hash out the details of Harris return to the classroom. The Wisconsin Supreme Court last week declined to review a lower courts ruling which, as did an independent arbitrators decision, ordered the school district to reinstate Harris and provide back pay after the district showed disparate treatment of its employees following the discovery of nude images in some teachers work emails.
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Middleton Times-Tribunes website. In it, Hesselbein called the referendum the most important question voting citizens will answer in the spring election. The question that appeared on the ballot was: Should the state of Wisconsin continue to allow people to register to vote at the polls on Election Day. Is passed by a wide margin, with 82 percent of those who cast a ballot indicating they support same-day registration. With Republicans arguing that eliminating Election Day registration Most of the emails in question were sent to Harris by his sister, and all of the images were of adults. A state appeals court in 2013 concluded that firing Harris in 2009 for viewing the images on the job was unfair in light of sanctions imposed on other teachers around the same time. The union argued successfully that Harris was fired in part because of his role on the MEA bargaining team, and not solely for the emails. The District 4 Court of Appeals opinion last year upheld a Dane County Circuit Court judge who had ordered reinstatement of Harris. The appeals court also upheld reducing suspensions to reprimands for teachers Mike Duren and Gregg Doc Cramer, and the high courts decision last week means they and Harris are now owed back pay. We are disappointed at the refusal of the Wisconsin State Supreme Court
would help reduce the risk of voter fraud, Democrats said their conservative counterparts were simply attempting to prevent demographics that are traditionally liberal from taking part in the democratic process. Same day registration allows voters who are not registered at their current residence to fill out their voter registration application, prove their eligibility to vote at the polling place, and then act upon their constitutional right by voting, said Hesselbein in her press release. Those who benefit from same day registration are those who recently to hear this appeal, said a statement issued by the school district last week. We still believe that the district was justified in its action to dismiss Andrew Harris. However, the district intends to comply with the order of the arbitrator. The boards 95-minute, closed-door meeting on Monday was called to consider how to comply with the arbitrators decision to reinstate Andrew Harris to his former position or a substantially equivalent position. District officials declined to answer questions directly after the meeting, but school board president Ellen Lindgren did issue a brief statement. The district will comply with the courts orders and implement the arbitrators award, Lindgren said. The board and administration have developed a transition plan to facilitate Mr. Harris reinstatement, and will meet with the MEA [Tuesday] to review the
turned 18, individuals who may have recently moved, or people voting for the first time. Registration applications are processed by trained, sworn election officials who ensure the legitimacy of the voters information, she continued. A bill introduced last session by Republican legislators intended to eliminate same day voter registration. Hesselbein said those pushing to abolish same-day registration seek to disenfranchise Wisconsin voters with anti-democracy measures. process for completing that transition. We will provide additional information to the public and the media after administration has had an opportunity to confer with MEA representatives, Lindgren continued. We remain committed to serving the best interests of our students and families. The school district said it currently owes Harris $198,936.43 in back pay. It owes Duren $4,485.99 and Cramer $4,702.66, according to the same statement. Superintendent Don Johnson said the districts legal counsel believed Harris must be offered a job teaching seventh grade science, and that any position elsewhere in the district would not be considered comparable. That was our interpretation of the ruling, said Johnson. It is what it is. Its the law, whether we think its right or wrong, and we need to comply with it. Chris Bauman is president of the Middleton Education Association (MEA), the teachers union that fought on behalf of Harris and the other teachers. We are very satisfied with the court rulings upholding the original decision that was issued by the arbitrator, she said Saturday. Weve always believed that the arbitrator delivered a well thought-out decision when she ruled that the discipline in this case was disparate and excessive. It is unfortunate that so much time and money was spent on [an] issue that we believe should have ended with the arbitrators decision.
The GAB reported additional costs to state government if same day registration were eliminated would rise between $11,262,880 and $16,254,112 over an initial two-year period. Wisconsin must not restrict the citizens role in government, but we should instead continue to increase accessibility, transparency and participation in our democratic process, Hesselbein concluded. We cannot compromise the ability of thoughtful citizens to express their voice at the ballot box. continued from page 1
The school board initially could have accepted Harris resignation in 2010 for about $21,000, but instead has spent $600,000 in legal expenses trying to fire him, according to documentation provided by MEA attorney William Haus. The school board said it was unwilling to provide a positive job reference for Harris, which was part of the proposed settlement. Bauman said the latest court decision signals an opportunity to mend the two sides badly damaged relationship. We hope that all parties involved can move forward and get beyond this case, said Bauman. I think its impacted the relationship between the MEA and the district for a number of years and its time to move on. Bauman also reiterated, as Haus has done on several occasions, that the MEA never argued it was acceptable for Harris or anyone else to view adult images on a work computer. If there is one thing I wish the general public could understand it is that MEA has always acknowledged that the there is no place for adult type content to be on anyones computer in an educational environment, and we were not defending that in this case, she said. Every teacher involved in this case would agree with that. For us, the issue was always the disparate and excessive discipline that was given. That position was upheld by the arbitrator and the other court rulings. We are happy that this entire matter has finally come to its conclusion.
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I am writing to apologize for a mistake I made last week. In my role as a school board member, I am committed to advocating for public education. In the 19 years I have served on school board, my involvement has included testifying at legislative hearings, volunteer service on committees recommending changes in how we fund public schools, on committees charged with deciding requirements for accreditation, on boards with groups and nonprofits committed to safe, excellent public schools, and I have organized or spoken at numerous forums on education issues in Wisconsin. Through the years as a community volunteer, I have worked for candidates for office whom I believe have the background and commitment to a robust public education system. In that role, I offered to help organize a meet and greet reception for Mary Burke, a candidate for governor and a school board member whom I have worked with, at the State Education Convention this week. There will be many people at the convention involved in education who could have the opportunity to hear her views on public education, voucher and charter schools, the achievement gap, and the work she personally has done on these and other educational issues. This in no way was meant to represent the school board or the district, just my effort at getting folks to hear Mary speak. This was not a solicitation for money for her, just an opportunity to get to know her. I did not identify myself as a school board member in the invitation. The mistake I made was to send out some of the email invitations from my Gmail account through my school board account, rather than my personal account. It was not intentional, there was no gain sending it from my school board account rather than my personal Gmail account, but it is illegal. I self reported to the Government Accountability Board the next day. I would never want my actions to reflect poorly on our school board and
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Dear Community Members,
our terrific school district, and I apologize for my error.
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Ellen Lindgren
Shame on this community, the MCPASD and the local media for misconstruing facts related to Mr. Andrew Harris and tarnishing this good mans reputation. If looking at pictures of naked bodies turns us into child abusers and molesters, then we are all in a heap of big trouble. According to the arbitrators ruling on this case, over forty school staff members viewed similar emails. Are they all sexual deviants and perverts? Of course not, and neither is Andy Harris. Who among us has never viewed such material? Let those among us without sin cast the first stone; let the rest of us refrain from drawing ridiculous conclusions. Shame on our ignorance. Linda Hilker Town of Cross Plains
Teacher is not a sexual deviant

To the editor:
once again exhibits its total lack of concern for the rights of our middle school adolescents by refusing to hear the case against Andrew Harris, a teacher at Glacier Creek Middle School. And so, it will be business as usual for Harris and his buddies who feel no compunction for their sharing of pornographic pictures and material on their school computers. Such behavior speaks volumes regarding the lack of control that public school boards have over their employees. The WSSC has just handed the teachers and staff of public schools a blank check regarding such inappropriate behavior. In essence, the WSSC has just thrown our public school students under the bus when it comes to appropriate/inappropriate behavior when in
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the presence of our school age children. As a former high school administrator in both public and Catholic high schools in the state of Wisconsin and Minnesota, I am blown away by the fact that this kind of behavior by teachers and this lack of oversight by the WSSC is approved. Is it any wonder that todays adolescents experience the freedoms of misbehavior that they do? I applaud the position of the Middleton/CP school board and support their stance on this issue. As a matter of fact, if I had been in the position as the school leader in this case, I would have moved to have all of the violators fired. Where does such arrogance of misbehavior come from? And how can any righteous teachers union stand behind such misbehavior? Dont they realize that behavior such as this is a direct reflection on all of their members? The Mid/CP Teachers Union needs to clean up its act. And as far as the parents who send their children to the Mid/CP area schools are concerned, there is a very good option free of this kind of behavior. There are any number of excellent Catholic and private schools available for your children in this area. Paul Stauffacher Village of Cross Plains
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final price tag is yet to be determined. Clinical cognitive deficit is a clear disability which needs to be addressed with care and compassion. Contrasted with this, however, intentional and obstreperous imprudence in adults who are assumed to possess at least ordinary levels of aptitude and discernment is at the least dimwitted misfeasance, especially when performed in a position of public trust. Our M-CP School District tax dollars are long gone like the proverbial turkey in the corn, and we will never again see them or any productive use of them. Lindgren and Johnson appear to be unrepentant for the debacle they perpetrated, so there seems to be no chance of even a sincere and legitimate apology from them for their ill-conceived actions. If we, the voters, tolerate their continuance in office, then we deserve the kind of misguided and immoderate school district administration we have, but dont our kids deserve better than that?
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Martin Luther King, Jr. As I write this article, the world is remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. The above quote is not one of his more famous ones. But, it is one that really resonates with me today after reading several Milwaukee Journal Sentinel articles and one by Oxfam. (Oxfam is an international confederation of 17 organizations that are committed to finding lasting solutions to world poverty and injustice.) Oxfams research finds that the 85 richest people in the world are as wealthy as the poorest half of the
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world. Let me put that in terms of numbers. 85 people have the same amount of wealth as 35,709,249,950 other people. The wealthy few have great political influence to skew laws and policies in their favor. They are capturing opportunities for power that continue to disenfranchise the middle and lower classes. One of the worse threats of disenfranchisement here in Wisconsin is the diversion of funding from public schools to voucher schools. A strong system of public education is one of the best forces for creating an informed and active citizenry. The money that we collect to support public education is an investment in our commonwealth of citizen resources. I was sickened to read, this past week, how our money has been squandered in this unaccountable voucher system.
The Life Skills Academy, of Milwaukee, took in over 2.3 million dollars of taxpayer money since opening in 2008. In both 2011 and 2012 only ONE student scored at a proficient level in reading and math. That meant ALL of the other students scored BELOW proficiency. NO ONE scored above. The school closed on Dec. 13 this year. The 66 remaining students had to find other schools to attend. Meanwhile, the owners, of the school have high-tailed it to Florida where they are living in a gated community by the beach. They already accepted more than $200,000 of our tax money for the current school year. Despite having closed and despite the abominable scores, they are not required to return any of it. It makes me want to weep. How do people like Taron and Rodney Monroe, who didnt even have a bachelors degree, let alone have training as teachers, get to open a school? And, how do they get to call it an academy? It is a mockery of the word. Academy is defined as; 2 a society or institution of distinguished scholars, artists, or scientists, that aims to promote and
A new Rolls Royce Phantom Sedan or Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Coupe costs in the neighborhood of $450,000. If Middleton-Cross Plains School Superintendent Don Johnson and School Board President Ellen Lindgren had taken our taxpayer dollars and bought themselves each one of these uber luxury automobiles, we could get the cars back and sell them, and recover at least some of our money. Instead, they took our scarce taxpayer dollars and dumped them down a sewer, or rather did the disputatious version of that and paid our money to a pack of apparently avaricious and artless attorneys for a protracted campaign of baseless and quixotic litigation that has finally seems to have come to a merciful endalthough the
The article titled Dont let your home become deadly radon trap is a poorly written article that is basically just an advertisement for a service that very few people in the world actually need. Why it did not say Advertisement on it is very unclear to me. There is no by-line and it is clear it was cut and pasted into the MTT as filler. Please dont let our local newspaper be a direct conduit for businesses that just want to exploit us and our fears of things that are unknown. Sincerely, Robert Ulfig
Radon article was a thinly veiled ad

To the editor,
Mike Pfrang, Town of Cross Plains
maintain standards in its particular field : the National Academy of Sciences. Can you imagine if funding for other services were treated as funding for schools? Would we stand for it? Lets take law enforcement as an example. If a community continues to have crime, do we blame the police and take away funding from them? No. We add to the present police force so that it can effectively work with the population that it is presented with. We dont just give vouchers to folks who want to open up an Academy for Fighting Crime and let them go at it without training. Where do I go from here? Back to my opening quote. Gross inequality of any kind directly affects us all. Martin Luther King Jr. invested his life to balance the scales of justice. He knew that freedom isnt really freedom if there are not enough jobs that pay a decent wage. The Huffington Post reports that since 1950, CEO to worker pay ratio increased 1,000 per cent! No wonder there arent enough jobs available that support families! Do the math. If a person is earning $9.00 per hour, the newly suggested
Editors note: The article he takes issue with was written and issued by Public Health - Madison & Dane County, a taxpayer-funded government agency charged with protecting citizens from and educating them about public health.
It was edited to fit the style guide of the Middleton Times-Tribune. The same story, detailing the dangers of household radon, was also issued by the City of Madison on its website. While Mr. Ulfig believes the article was an attempt to exploit us and our fears of things that are unknown, the dangers of radon are fairly clear, assuming the data released by our government agencies is correct. As stated in the article last week, the Environmental Production Agency (EPA) estimates that radon is responsible for about 21,000 lung cancer deaths every year in the U.S. About 2,900 of these deaths occur among people who have never smoked. According to Public Health - Madison & Dane County, and also stated in the story last week, 46 percent of the homes tested in Dane County in 2012 had levels of radon considered unsafe. Radon is a known and potentially deadly carcinogen, which is why the EPA has designated January as National Radon Action Month. This, in turn, is why the Times-Tribune ran last weeks article about health officials efforts to get radon test kits into the hands of homeowner. It is and has always been the mission of the Times-Tribune to disseminate public health information to our readership. Our article last week about radon (and the availability of radon testing kits being sold for $10 by Public Health - Madison & Dane County), was similar in nature to our many previous articles about Dane County and the City of Middletons roles in the sale of emergency weather radios, and the Middleton Fire Departments efforts to assure that all residents obtain government-mandated carbon monoxide detectors. Public Health Madison & Dane County charges what they pay for the kits, confirmed John Hausbeck, an environmental health supervisor for the agency. However, Mr. Ulfig is not incorrect in pointing out that for-profit companies could certainly profit from an uptick in radon testing, because those who find high levels of the gas in their homes will likely pay hundreds of dollars to remediate the issue. minimum wage, and they work 40 hours per week, before taxes are taken out, they will earn a gross wage of $1,440 per month. Subtract $900 per month in rent, and there $540 left for food, doctor bills or insurance, medicine, utilities, etc., etc., etc. Whoops, the taxes have to come out first, so theres really not $540 left. The 13th century Persian poet and theologian, Rumi, says, Yesterday I was clever and I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so Im changing myself. Ive worked really hard in the last ten years to take account of myself, to own the choices that Ive made and to make changes where needed. But, Ive not yet reached the level of wisdom where that is enough. I still want to change the world. Maybe if we all weigh in about the voucher schools and minimum wage, we can at least make a few things a bit better here in Wisconsin. Wont you take a minute to write or call your representative today to weigh in on these issues? It doesnt take much time, but it can make a world of difference.
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The 20th Annual Country Breakfast gives you the chance to see the Middleton High School choirs display their talent in a more casual setting. This years event will take place on Sunday, February 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Middleton High School Student Center located at 2100 Bristol Street. Tickets are $10 for Adults and $5 for Seniors/Children (10 & under), and can be purchased from any choir student or at the door. The breakfast is not only for enjoying wonderful all-you-can-eat pancakes, plus ham, eggs and beverages, but for enjoying the incredible high school talent showcased all day long from four MHS choirs, and individual solos and ensembles. Check out the schedule posted at http://tinyurl.com/mrmielke to see when your favorite MHS group or singer is performing. Dont forget the silent auction! All funds benefit the MHS choral music program. Your support is most appreciated! Above, the MHS Concert Choir performs selections from Jersey Boys at last years Country Breakfast. Rumor has it that the Chamber Singers will be performing hits from the Beatles at this years event.
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Area School District reluctantly rehired Harris as a teacher this week after the Wisconsin State Supreme Court last week declined to review a series of legal decisions that said the district had treated Harris differently than a number of his colleagues when it fired him four years ago. Harris lost his job for viewing adult images sent to him in a series of e-mails. (See other story.) Other staffers received suspensions, but did not lose their jobs. [The case] wasnt in the courts view about pornography, said Harris this week. I understand that thats what the parents think its about, but the case wasnt about that. It was about equal treatment. The district position was that Harris actions were more egregious than those of his colleagues, but an arbitrator and the lower courts consistently sided with the Middleton Education Association (MEA) position that Harris was singled out because he was an outspoken union official, and that his actions with respect to the images were not any worse than those of his co-workers. When the states high court declined to review the case, district officials decided they had come to the end of their legal rope. Last week the district released a statement saying it would honor the original order by an arbitrator to re-
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instate Harris, with back pay. With the court proceedings all said and done, however, Harris wants to emphasize that regardless of the legal wrangling that has been going on with respect to his case, he has never attempted to justify the actions that brought it all to the fore in the first place. Im not defending what I did what I did was wrong, said Harris on Tuesday, repeating what he has said in the rare public statements hes made in the past. Im not trying to downplay it. At the same, time, however, he thinks he has to at least some extent been vilified. He emphasized again on Tuesday that at no time were any children exposed to any of the images in question. Efforts to paint him as dangerous to be around kids were, in Harris view, over the top. Now that the case has effectively been closed, Harris is focusing on his return to the classroom. Hell be teaching physical science, and says hes still comfortable with the curriculum. I honestly think the teaching part is going to be the easiest part of it, said Harris Tuesday evening. At the same time, however, the veteran teacher, who was working at Glacier Creek Middle School when the story broke in 2009, doesnt have any illusions about taking
over a classroom at mid-year, or about parent concerns. Harris is replacing a teacher who is being promoted to a dean of students for the district. Monday is the first day of the new semester. Its a tough transition, one way or the other, he admitted. It will be a change for the kids. But I want to convince parents that Im still a good teacher. Harris also said hes fully cognizant of the concerns many parents will have now that he is resuming teaching, in view of the publicity his case has received over the past four years. He emphasized this week that he will have an open door policy with respect to those concerns. I am more than willing to sit down with parents and reassure them that this will be a good experience for their kids, he explained. Then he added, Im hoping the administration will send a positive message to parents that it is time to move forward and focus on the positive now. Its my hope that when the kids have a good experience that the parents will see that bringing me back to the classroom was the right thing to do, Harris said. Thats what Im hoping happens. Put it behind me and move forward and show the community that Im a good teacher.
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S t e v e Libert (left) and his brother Tony were forced to resign as M i d d l e t o n s co-head hockey coaches last week.
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Longtime coaches out after 21 years

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Liberts forced to resign

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Walby steps in on interim basis
This was not the way anyone figured it would end. Not the conclusion that anybody saw coming. Tony Libert and his brother Steve, co-head coaches of Middletons hockey team for nearly 21 years, were forced to resign last week. Tony Libert was at the center of a locker room incident during a game against Madison Memorial on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Steve Libert didnt enter the locker room until the majority of Tonys exploits had ended, but he also paid the price. Both men were given the option to resign or be fired on Friday and each chose to resign. The Liberts leave behind a program they built from ground zero starting in 1993-94. In the time since, Middleton has reached the WIAA state tournament three times, and become a model of consistency in both their play and professionalism. Steffon Walby, a former player and coach in five different minor professional leagues, was named the interim coach. Personally I dont think it was fair, Steve Libert said. Weve run a See LIBERTS, page 18
Middletons Taylor Dickert (10) scraps for a puck against Madison Memorial on Jan. 14. That game wound up being the final one for Cardinals co-head coaches Tony and Steve Libert.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
One of the last places Steffon Walby expected to be this winter was behind the bench of Middletons varsity hockey program. But Walby hopes to calm down a chaotic situation and make the best of a rough time. Walby was named the interim head coach of Walby Middletons hockey team last week. Steve and Tony Libert, Middletons former co-coaches, were forced to resign following a locker room incident on Jan. 14. I think chaotic is a very good word for whats been going on, Walby said. Theres a lot of emotions for the kids, for the parents, for the community up and down. Were there to enforce the Middleton hockey community, which has always supported the high school team. Just help them continue to be the best they can be. Walby, 41, spent much of his youth playing hockey leagues in Middleton. He later attended Madison Edgewood, where he graduated in 1990. Walby went on to play more than See WALBY, page 19
Spartans hold off Cardinals

by GREGG HAMMILL
For the Times-Tribune
Falling just short
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For a split second it looked like Middletons boys basketball team had the chance it was looking for. Then, just like that, it was ripped away. The Cardinals trailed by three points with under a minute remaining in their game against rival Madison Memorial when Demond Hill drove into the lane, scored and drew contact for a potential three-point play. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, Hill was called for a charge and the basket was waived off. The Spartans went 4-for-4 from the free throw line the rest of the way and held on for a 55-50 Big Eight Conference victory over Middleton in front of a packed house last Friday at Madison Memorial. That was just excitement, Hill said of the play. My body just went crazy count it and one. Could have tied the game and it was a different situation. Last second that hurt. We played hard. With Middleton trailing 51-47, Hill stepped to the free throw line after getting fouled with 42 seconds remaining. After making his first free throw attempt, his second attempt hit off the back rim and bounced back to Hill. Hill immediately fired a pass to senior guard Derek Rongstad, who dribbled around a defender on the baseline, and passed back to Hill. Hill drove the lane, went airborne, and was met by Shareef Smith just before he released his shot. Both players tumbled to the floor as the ball trickled over the rim and in. That was a tough play, said Middleton teammate Luke Schaefer. It was a good play by Demond, a great play by Doc to find him and maybe another night itll go our way.
The Spartans (10-1 in the Big Eight, 12-3 overall), ranked ninth in the first Associated Press Division 1 poll of the season, notched their ninth consecutive conference victory since the Cardinals handed them their last league loss back on Dec. 3. Meanwhile, Middleton dropped to 5-6 in league play and 7-6 overall. We love playing these guys, Schafer said. Were going to get their best game and theyre going to get our best game. Playing them every year we know them and they know us. Its a pretty big rivalry in this area. I thought we played a solid game and the chips didnt fall our way at the end, but I thought it was a good game and it was a crazy atmosphere for sure. Added Rongstad: Its always going to be that playoff atmosphere whenever we play Memorial. Both teams just gave it their all. This is a game of emotion and it shows even more so when its such a big game like this. Coach Kevin Bavery summed it up after watching Middleton and Memorial go down to the wire for the second time this season. This seems to be a good matchup for both teams, Bavery said. Were about as equally pitted as you can be. Theyre long and quick and pretty sound and we bring a lot of grit and that makes for a pretty good game. If nothing else, weve gotten better, theyve gotten better and that first game was no accident. Similar to the first matchup, when Middleton came out on top, 54-50, the teams battled back and forth throughout. Middleton trailed 28-23 at halftime and Bavery thought his team was fortunate to be within five points. See BOYS BB, page 21
Luke Schafer and Middletons boys basketball team fell to Madison Memorial last Friday.
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Girls basketball team rallies for two more wins

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Staying the course
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League Overall W L W L Middleton .......... 10 0 12 2 Verona ................ 9 1 13 1 Jnsville Craig ....... 7 3 10 3 Mad. La Follette ... 7 3 7 6 Jnsville Parker ..... 6 4 7 7 Sun Prairie .......... 5 5 5 7 Mad. Memorial ..... 3 7 3 8 Madison West ...... 2 8 3 8 4 9 Beloit Memorial .... 1 9 Madison East ....... 0 10 0 11
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Their starts certainly werent ideal. Their finishes, though, more than made up for it. Middletons girls basketball team struggled out of the gates twice last week. But the Cardinals rallied both times to stay undefeated in Big Eight Conference play. Middleton surged past Madison Memorial, 55-51, last Thursday and defeated Beloit Memorial, 73-57, last Saturday. I was not pleased with our focus and intensity to start either game, Middleton head coach Jeff Kind said. Memorial and Beloit both played inspired and aggressively and gained confidence as they stayed with us. We didnt shoot particularly well in either game and we have to be careful about just falling in love with the threes. We settle for a three too quickly sometimes and dont give the offense a chance to work. We are happy to have won the games and hopefully are learning from them, but we still have lots to work on. The Cardinals are now 10-0 in the Big Eight Conference and 12-2 overall. Middleton leads the Big Eight by one game over Verona (9-1, 11-1). Coach never really talks about being in control of the conference as a whole, Middleton junior forward Cole Jordee said. He tells us to approach it more as one game at a time. Of course we want to win, but it happens with each game and we know that. An overall goal for this team is to regain the title of the Big Eight, but we dont really look at it like that. Middletons title dreams were certainly given a scare last week. Host Madison Memorial led Middleton, 25-22, at halftime, And the game was tied at 39 heading to the fourth quarter. But the Cardinals rallied down the stretch and earned a hard fought 5551 win. Senior forward Liz McMahon and Jordee both scored 13 points to lead Middleton, while junior guard Elizabeth Norregard added 10. Memorial sophomore post Sydney Stroud led all scorers with 16 points. This team has great chemistry on and off the court, which ties into how we play together, Jordee said. We also have such a great coach that it is easy to learn where we are lacking and what we are doing wrong, and how to improve upon that. Middleton started slowly against Beloit, too, but once again, closed with a bang. The Cardinals led, 15-12, after the first quarter and 32-26 at halftime. The host Purple Knights trimmed Middletons lead to 46-41 heading to the fourth quarter, but the Cardinals ran away in the fourth.
Middleton outscored Beloit, 2716, in the final eight minutes and cruised home. Middleton got a team-high 13 points from freshman guard Alexis Thomas, who joined the varsity team for the Memorial game when the Cardinals had two point guards battling injuries. Thomas had 18 points in her first two varsity games, though, and its unlikely shell be going anywhere. Alexis will give us more depth and brings a lot of energy to the game, Kind said. She is a very good defender on the press and has the ability to score as well. McMahon and Jordee both added 12 points, while Norregard added to Middletons overall balance with 11 points. I dont want to jinx anything, but it is obvious that we have great potential, Jordee said. Coach tells us how good we can really be if we work hard and as a team, so thats what we are trying to do. Sometimes at practice there are these moments where we do something exactly right or just play so well and everyone is so into it, and its just the best feeling in the world. Its really great when coach gets excited too. We improve at different aspects of the game every day in practice and I can only see us going up from here. On deck: Middletons lone game this week is at Janesville Parker Friday at 7:30. The Cardinals are then off until Jan. 30 when they travel to Madison East at 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 Middleton 73, Beloit Memorial 57 Middleton . 15 17 14 27 73 Beloit Memorial 12 14 15 16 57 MIDDLETON Norregard 11, Roach 4, Raffel 3, McMahon 12, Passini 2, Douglas 5, Jordee 12, Bunyan 2, Lemirande 9, Thomas 13. Totals 27 13-24 73. BELOIT MEMORIAL Whittington 27, Ellis 5, Anderson 4, Harris 4, Kiger 4, Evans 13. Totals 20 16-23 57. 3-point goals M 6 (Norregard 3, Thomas 2. Raffel), BM 1 (Anderson). Total fouls M 17, BM 17.
Liz McMahon (15) and Middletons girls basketball team improved to 10-0 in the Big Eight last week.
Jan. 16 Middleton 55, Madison Memorial 51 Middleton .... 14 8 17 16 55 Madison Memorial .. 13 12 14 12 51 MIDDLETON Bunyan 4, Douglas 5, Jordee 13, McMahon 13, Norregard 10, Raffel 4, Roach 1, Thomas 5. Totals 18 12-22 55. MADISON MEMORIAL Helle 4, Keita 10, Lemkuil 6, Ortega-Flowers 7, Stroud 16, Ward 8. Totals 20 8-17 51. 3-point goals M 6 (Norregard 2, Jordee 2, Thomas 1, Douglas); MM 3 (Keita 2, OrtegaFlowers). Total fouls M 19, MM 20.
Trying to gain their balance

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Gymnasts aim for health, success

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
One of these days, Middletons girls gymnastics team might get fully healthy. And when they do, Cardinals head coach Kari Steck cant wait to see what her team can do. Middleton had another adventurous week, welcoming back standout Aryn Skibba from injury for the first time this year. The Cardinals then lost senior captain Gabby Aranda to a knee injury, while junior Lauren Ace sprained her thumb and was limited. Despite the injuries, the Cardinals hung tough. Middleton edged Janesville Craig, 130.650-130.375 in a Big Eight Conference dual meet last Thursday. The Cardinals then finished fourth at the four-team Madison East Invite last Saturday. It is so amazing to see a group of girls who have overcome so much in one season step up and support each other no matter what, Steck said. They have been present in the gym coaching and supporting their teammates while injured, and there is so much mutual respect throughout the team. They have each others backs, no matter what. Middleton freshman Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won the allaround competition against Janesville Craig, finishing with an individual score of 34.80. Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won the vault (8.950), the bars (9.0) and the beam (8.70) and finished fourth on the floor (8.150). Sophomore Katherine Marshall was third in the all-around (31.975) and junior Lauren Ace was fourth (30.975). Marshall was third on the vault (8.325) and floor (8.20), sixth on the beam (8.150) and ninth on the bars (7.30). Ace was eighth on the vault (8.050), beam (7.775) and bars (7.450). Aranda was second on the bars (8.875), fourth on the vault (8.30) and seventh on the beam (7.850) before suffering a hyperextended knee. Gabby is an extremely strong athlete and captain, Steck said. She is very motivated, and I anticipate that she will be back to competing shortly. As a senior, this is the strongest I
have ever seen her mentally and physically. She has such a positive attitude. Skibba, who finished sixth individually at state last year, also competed for the first time this season and finished third on the bars (8.550). While she only competed bars on Thursday, the impact on the team was great, Steck said of Skibbas return. It was inspirational for the whole team to have her back, and the smile on her face showed how happy she was to be back as well. Middleton also finished in fourth place at the Madison East Invite Saturday. Madison Memorial won the team title with a 133.5250, followed by Janesville Craig (130.6250), Sun Prairie (129.7750) and Middleton (128.8250). Pflasterer-Jennerjohn finished third in the all-around competition (33.675), while Marshall was eighth (32.000). Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won the vault (9.250), while teammate Marie Lawton was seventh (8.40), Marshall was ninth (8.30) and Ace was 12th (8.20). Skibba won the floor exercise (8.80) and Pflasterer-Jennerjohn was third (8.525). Marshall was 13th on that event (8.0) and Dani Aranda was 18th (7.350). Skibba finished third on the uneven bars (8.80) and Pflasterer-Jennerjohn was fifth (8.675). Middleton also counted a 15th place finish from Marshall (7.20) and a 17th from Karlee Ketelboeter (6.550). Ace was third on the balance beam (8.60), while Marshall was fifth (8.50), Pflasterer-Jennerjohn was 17th (7.225) and Maygan Neisius was 19th (6.450). Aryn wasn't planning on competing on Saturday, as I wanted her to come back slowly, Steck said. But Friday at practice Lauren Ace sprained her thumb, counting her out for bars and floor. Aryn, who is also a captain and an impressive leader on the team, volunteered to compete in Lauren's place Saturday morning. Aryn hadn't brought a leotard and hadn't planned on competing, however she stepped up to compete with a borrowed leotard from a teammate. She was so excited and confident, I just couldn't hold her back. You wouldn't have noticed that she'd only been practicing for a week the entire season before competing Saturday. That's what athletics are all about not about winning or losing, but supporting your teammates and having fun.
Gabby Aranda suffered a knee injury last Thursday, but Cardinals coach Kari Steck hopes shell return soon.
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W i l l Zocher and Middletons boys swimming team finished in third place at its own relays last Saturday.
Swimmers third at own invite

Middleton has several strong performances
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Many of the top swimming programs in the area gathered Saturday for the Middleton Relays. And the Cardinals more than held their own, finishing in third place at the 12-team event. Madison Memorial won the meet with 197 points, while Madison West (167), Middleton (155), McFarland (135) and Verona/Mount Horeb (133) rounded out the top five. The Cardinal invite went well and is a great meet for the boys to have fun while racing hard, Middleton coach Luke Lengfeld said. Individually we had several big swims on relays which
is great to see. Middleton had six third place finishes among the 10 events. The Cardinals top finish came in the 300 yard fly, where Harrison Bielski, Derek Pettit, Luke Delany and Lex Peterson finished second (2:44.35). Middletons quartet of Cooper Green, Rory Slattery, Peterson and Lars Haskins was third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:42.14). The Cardinals foursome of Jacob Aegerter, Delany, Josh Reddemann and Green was also third in the 800 yard freestyle (7:36.88). Middletons 400 yard medley relay team of James Mai, Isaac Hanson, Slattery and Aegerter was third (4:01.03). The 300 yard backstroke team of Andrew Collier, Peterson, Erick Grelle and Green was third (2:50.81). Matthew Kim, Will Zocher, Ethan Lengfeld and Slattery were third in the 300 yard breaststroke (3:07.10). And the 400 yard freestyle relay team of
Haskins, Bielski, Reddemann and Delany was third (3:08.23). The Cardinals 100 yard freestyle relay team of Dean Zillner, Grelle, Jack Zocher and Matthew Leiferman was fifth (46.87). Middleton also rolled past Janesville Craig, 123-47, last Friday. Middletons individual first place finishes came from Aegerter in the 200 freestyle (1:53.36) and 100 butterfly (:57.29); Haskins in the 50 freestyle (:23.06) and 100 freestyle (51.40); Reddemann in the 500 freestyle (5:08.82); and Slattery in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.09). The Cardinals also took first place in the 200 medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay. Craig went very well as the boys look very good in the water, Lengfeld said. They all executed their events very well with their form being very smooth and sound. Middletons JV team also finished second at last Thursdays Madison Memorial JV Invite. The guys swam very well and it was great way to start the three days of
meets, Lengfeld said. On deck: Middleton is at the Madison East Triangular Friday, which also includes Sun Prairie. The meet begins at 5:30 p.m.
Middletons ski and snowboard season got off to an excellent start last Monday night at Tyrol Basin. Middletons boys skiers took first place. Sophomore Jack Ronnie gave the team a powerful performance and placed fifth overall, followed by senior Brett Andersen and standout freshman Eric Andersen. The Middleton snowboard teams also started the season with a first place finish. Top performances on the boys team came from Scott Fabbri, Sam Anderson, Maxwell Lawrence and Campbell Esbeck. Middletons girl snowboarder Meggie Acker greatly advanced her team with a third place overall finish. The Middleton girls ski team also had a solid night with a second place overall finish. Freshman skier Olivia Krigbaum took sixth place, while Junior Clare Grimm placed 11th. The Middleton Cardinal Tailgate party will be held Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at Keva Sports Center. Tickets bought in advance are $50 each and are 50% tax deductible. Tickets bought at the door are $60. All tickets include two drink vouchers. If the MBC fundraiser t-shirt is worn to the event, the person gets a free raffle ticket. There will be a silent auction, tailgate cookout, games and raffles. Tickets and t-shirts can be ordered at http://middletonboosterclub.com/events. Proceeds benefit Middleton High School athletics.
Ski and snowboard results
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Cardinal Tailgate party
Middleton 123, Janesville Craig 47 200 medley relay1. Middleton 1:43.79. 200 freestyle1. Jacob Aegerter (M) 1:53.36. 2. Josh Reddemann (M) 1:56.86. 3. Lex Peterson (M) 1:57.17 200 individual medley1. Peter Loftus (JC) 2:06.71. 2. Cooper Green (M) 2:10.44. 3. Rory Slattery (M) 2:12.46. 50 freestyle1. Lars Haskins (M) :23.06. 2. Harrison Bielski (M) 24.45. 3. Derek Pettit (M) 24.67. 100 butterfly1. Aegerter (M) 57.29. 2. Bielski (M) 58.64. 3. Sullivan Bradley (JC) 1:01.12. 100 freestyle1. Haskins (M) 51.40. 2. James Mai (M) 52.39. 3. Travis Reese (JC) 53.80. 500 freestyle1. Reddemann (M) 5:08.82. 2. Peterson (M) 5:08.87. 3. Luke Delany (M) 5:17.98. 200 freestyle relay1. Middleton 1:33.62. 100 backstroke1. Loftus (JC) 58.79. 2. Green (M) 58.84. 3. Erick Grelle (M) 1:03.58. 100 breaststroke1. Slattery (M) 1:05.09. 2. Will Zocher (M) 1:06.06. 3. Colin Wojcik (JC) 1:11.26. 400 freestyle relay1. Middleton 3:29.88.
Soccer fundraiser
A fundraising effort is underway to build a pavilion for the soccer stadium at Firefighters Park. The preliminary plans call for a concession stand, ticket window, restrooms and space to display the accomplishments of our distinguished boys and girls soccer programs. Preliminary drawings are done and our fundraising efforts are moving forward. The goal is to raise $250,000 by May of 2014. One way to help is by purchasing an Engraved Brick to be placed in the new pavilion at Firefighters Soccer Stadium. There are three sizes available at corresponding levels of donation. The first is an 4x8 inch brick that accommodates three lines of text with a maximum of 12 characters per line. That costs $125. The second size is an 8x8 inch brick that accommodates six lines with a maximum of 12 characters per line. That costs $250. The third size is a 16x16 inch brick that accommodates eight lines with a maximum of 24 characters per line. That costs $500. For all general questions, or to purchase an engraved paver (brick), contact Ken Burghy at (608) 576-3426 or kburghy@gmail.com.
Ex-Cardinals sing praises of Liberts

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Former players saddened by news


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Word spread like wildfire. Thats what happens inside programs that are as tightly knit as Middleton hockey is. And as former players heard that Cardinals co-coaches Steve and Tony Libert were forced to resign last week, the overriding feeling was sadness. I honestly thought of them as coaches that always had the best intentions, not only in caring about us as hockey players, but as people, too, said Skyler Rusch, a former Cardinals standout and 2008 MHS graduate. Steve and Tony would take time off from work to coach the team and do things like host optional video sessions on Sundays, instead of spending time with family. I would consider their dedication to the program to be extremely high, above and beyond what any other coaches had ever done for my teams. Eric Smith, a former standout goalie who helped Middleton reach the state championship game in 2011, agreed with Rusch. I enjoyed playing for both the Liberts, said Smith, a 2011 MHS graduate They have a unique coaching style where they each play to their strengths. For example, one coach usually runs the systems and strategies, while the other works on conditioning, discipline, and work ethic. Hockey is a difficult sport to coach, especially with kids at the high school level. During my time at MHS, both Liberts were always supportive and wanted what was best for the team. Like all coaches, the Liberts were passionate about winning. Middleton
reached the WIAA state tournament three times under their guidance, played in 10 sectional finals and won three Big Eight Conference titles. Perhaps more importantly, the Liberts took even greater pleasure in developing solid citizens. They were great coaches who know a lot about the game of hockey, and respectable people who you could talk to about your life, said Erik Hurd, a forward on Middletons 2011 state runner-up team. They knew how to push you to achieve the goals you wanted. My time as a Middleton High School hockey player was probably the best time in my life. We were a family and treated everyone like a family member. As a team we had some difficulties but always were able to put things behind us and grow. I have nothing but good words for them. Rusch agreed. Truly, I felt they did a great job of preparing me for real world situations, Rusch said of the Liberts. For example, we werent the most skilled or most talented bunch of players, but we outworked our opponents to achieve our goals. This is truly something I have carried over into my professional life. I may not be the best, most experienced person in my field, but I will work as hard as possible to get to that point, because Ive learned that it is possible to overcome adversity. The events of the past week brought adversity Middletons program didnt want. And it left past players saddened by the developments. Its sad because I know how much time and energy they put into that program, said Cole Schmitz, a standout forward on Middletons 2006 state team. I have a ton of respect for Tony and Steve, and had a great time playing for them. I think it will be hard to match the passion they had for the program.
Former Middleton goalie Eric Smith was among several ex-players saddened to hear Tony and Steve Libert had been forced to resign as the Cardinals co-head coaches.
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program thats respected all across the state. A lot of other coaches have asked for advice. Its a well respected program and weve never had any incidents before this one. trailed Madison Middleton Memorial, 2-0, after two periods when it went to the locker room. Tony Libert said hes had problems getting through to his team all season, and wanted to issue a wake-up call. Unfortunately for everyone, he went too far. Tony Libert smashed a bottle of hand sanitizer, knocked over a hockey stick and slammed a bottle of baby powder into a garbage can. Tony Libert also grabbed a puck that he insists he never threw. Others say Tony threw the puck off the ground. Either way, the puck hit the hand of a Middleton player although that player wasnt injured and finished the game. In 20 years of coaching at MHS, there was never a complaint filed against the Liberts for anything more than playing time issues. But this one incident wound up costing both men their jobs. Im sorry for what happened and its killing me, Tony Libert said. But this is a huge loss to the community and the wrong lessons are being taught here. I deserved a three-game suspension. Flat out. What happened was my poor judgment. But it is what it is. There was a parent behind this who ran out a coach and thats a loss for the community. By the next morning, approximately eight email complaints from different families arrived to district administrators, and both Steve and Tony were put on administrative leave. Five Middleton administrators went to hockey practice last Wednesday and interviewed all of the players that were in the locker room. The Liberts were both interviewed last Thursday, and by Friday, they were given the option to resign or be fired. We just felt we needed to take the staff in a different direction, said
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Tabatha Gundrum, the Director of Employee Services for the MiddletonCross Plains School District. Our No. 1 priority is always to the student athletes. They are our utmost focus and they must feel safe, supported and comfortable. Middleton athletic director Bob Joers said the events were tough for everyone. I know them. I know what kind of people they are, Joers said of the Liberts. They mean well. Theyre hockey 24-7. The situation that happened was not a good situation and needed to be addressed and it was addressed. While Tony Libert admits he made a major mistake, hes extremely upset that his brother, Steve, was caught in
Tony Libert (left) and his brother Steve led the Cardinals to three WIAA state tournaments, 10 sectional finals and three Big Eight Conference titles. the cross hairs. I feel so bad for my brother, Tony Libert said. We skip everything for this. This is our lives and he wasnt even in the room. How is that fair? Joers admitted the decision on Steve Liberts future was a tough one. But he said, You know whats there. Its your brother. Gundrum added: To move the program in a different direction, we felt like we had to start over. While the ending was painful, the Libert brothers certainly brought the level of Middleton hockey to terrific heights on the ice. The Cardinals reached the state tournament in 2003 for the first time in school history. Middleton also advanced to the state tournament in 2006 and 2011. The Cardinals lost their opening round game in each of their first two trips to state, including a memorable six-overtime game setback to Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln in 2006. But the 2011 Cardinals reached the state championship game before losing to Wausau West. Middleton also won three Big Eight Conference titles and reached 10 sectional finals under the Libert brothers. Im so proud of what we accomplished, Steve Libert said. Weve been in a ton of sectional finals ... and been to state three times. I couldnt be more proud with what we did with the program. Under the Libert brothers,
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Middletons hockey program was respected for doing things the right way. One area referee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said: It didnt matter how the game would go. It didn't matter if they thought they got a bad call or not. At the end of the game theyd come shake your hand and say, Thanks for your time. Class acts. Joers agreed. They have always been like that, Joers said. They do the correct things and want the kids to do the right things, as well. Thats why this whole process was so tough. Indeed it was. And its a decision that will most certainly be felt by the program for quite some time. I cant thank the community enough, Tony Libert said. This is a sad story because weve grown up so much with this community. But I really have nothing but pride with how things turned out. I think this is all unfortunate and the process turned thoughtless, not thoughtful. Im proud of what weve done. Im proud of the players weve developed and Im even more proud of the young men weve developed.
Hockey Cards battle through difficult week

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by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
It was a rough week for Middletons boys hockey team. But the Cardinals managed to post a 1-1-1 record. The Cardinals lost to Madison Memorial, 4-0, last Tuesday. The Cardinals also defeated Sun Prairie, 31, last Thursday and skated to a 4-4 tie with Beloit Memorial last Saturday. Middleton is now 7-6-2 overall and 5-3-2 in the Big Eight Conference. Heres a look back at the Cardinals week: Madison Memorial 4, Middleton 0 The Cardinals had 27 shots on goal, but Spartans goalie Ryan Kenny was perfect in net. Memorial scored once in both the first and second periods, then added two more goals in the third. Middleton 3, Sun Prairie 1 Middleton raced to a 3-0 lead after
continued from page 12 800 games in five minor professional leagues over the course of an 11-year playing career. Walbys stops included seven years in the American Hockey League and three more in the East Coast Hockey League. Walby was a player/assistant coach from 2001-04 for the Mississippi Sea Wolves of the ECHL. Walby later was the Sea Wolves head coach for two seasons, and when they switched leagues, he stayed two more seasons as the head coach of the Mississippi Surge. The Surge won a championship in 2010-11 and finished second the year before. But after an ownership change, Walby was let go. I was shocked, Walby said. I interviewed with six or seven other teams, but when that didnt work out, we decided to come back here. Here is Middleton, where Walby spent much of his youth. Walby grew up in Lodi, but there were more hockey opportunities in Middletons youth leagues. Now, Walby is back. Hes obviously got the experience, Middleton athletic director Bob Joers said. Ive watched him a little bit. Hes got the demeanor of a head coach. Well see how it goes, and then well open it up after the season. Walby, a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual, had been coaching Middletons Bantam team before taking over the Cardinals varsity program last week. His goal in the wake of a midseason coaching change is to add some consistency and stability. Right now, were dealing with a lot of heresy, said Walby, whose son, Braxton, is on Middletons varsity team. So the best thing we can do is speak the united language we know and thats the game of hockey. Just go and play hockey. Find a way to have fun. Walby said hed love to be Middletons head coach after this season, too. But for now, hes just trying to keep the Cardinals season afloat. I would like to stay on and do this, Walby said. But for now, its interim. Were not smart enough to look into the crystal ball and see what will happen. Im just agreeing to help out until end of the year ... and then well see what happens.
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two periods and held on for the win. Davis Bunz had a first period goal, while Daylon Reifsteck and Ryan Dohmeier had second period goals. Zach Kasdorf made 23 saves and earned the win in goal. Middleton 4, Beloit Memorial 4 Senior defenseman Vaughn Kottler scored with just 14 seconds left to help the Cardinals earn a tie with the host Purple Knights Saturday. Middleton grabbed a 2-0 lead after the first period behind a pair of goals from Bunz. Beloit tied the game, 2-2, after two periods. Middleton then took a 3-2 lead midway through the third period on a power play goal from Chase Dickert. The Purple Knights responded, though, with goals at 12:57 and 15:52 to take a 4-3 lead. But Kottler got the equalizer on assists from Jordan Hylbert and Casey Harper, allowing Middleton to leave Beloit with one
point. On deck: Middleton is at Madison Edgewood Thursday, then travels to the Green Bay Notre Dame Tournament Friday through Sunday.
Jan. 18 Middleton 4, Beloit Memorial 4 Middleton 2 0 2 4 Beloit Memorial .. 0 2 2 4 First period: M Bunz (pp), 5:55; Bunz (Carey) (pp), 15:02. Second period: BM Druding (Wright),
Ryan Dohmeier (15) and Middletons hockey team went 1-1-1 in their three games last week.
0:37; Opheim (Clark), 7:20. Third period: M Dickert (Bunz) (pp), 8:25. BM Richards (Jensen), 12:57; Jensen (sh), 15:52; M Kottler (Hylbert, Harper), 16:46. Saves: M (Wuesthofen) 26; BM (Walker) 46. Penalties: M 12-24; BM 12-24.
Jan. 16 Middleton 3, Sun Prairie 1 Middleton 1 2 0 3 Sun Prairie .. 0 0 1 1 First period: M Bunz, 4:12. Second period: M Reifsteck (Carey), 1:14; Dohmeier, 12:56.
Madison Memorial 4, Middleton 0 Madison Memorial . 1 1 2 4 Middleton 0 0 0 0 First period: MM Supple (Padley), 15:31. Second period: MM Pelton-Byce (Andringa, Karns), 15:03. Third period: MM Pelton-Byce (Karns, McCarthy), 2:55; Karns, 6:29. Saves: M (Kasdorf) 22; MM (Kenny) 27. Penalties: Mi 9-18; MM 6-12.
Third period: SP N. Nehmer (J. Nehmer) (pp). Saves: M (Kasdorf) 23; SP (Thornton) 22. Penalties: M 10-20; SP 7-30.
Middleton rallies past La Follette

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Cardinals avenge opening night loss

by ROB REISCHEL
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Middleton boys basketball coach Kevin Bavery challenged Max Oelerich. And the Cardinals senior forward delivered. Oelerich scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds on Tuesday night to power Middleton past Madison La Follette, 57-55. We challenged him to get back to his strength, which is the mid-range game and offensive rebounding, Bavery said of Oelerich. It was great to see and much needed. The Cardinals won for the fourth time in five games, improved to 7-5 overall and 5-5 in the Big Eight Conference. It marked the first time Middleton has reached .500 in the conference since Dec. 3. La Follette slipped to 4-6, 6-7. Middleton senior guard Derek Rongstad added 10 points, while freshman guard C.J. Fermanich and senior forward Demond Hill both scored eight points. Senior guard Luke Schafer and senior forward Derek Rogeberg added to the Cardinals balanced scoring with seven points each. La Follette junior forward Cortez McCree led all scorers with 26 points. But Middleton held Lancers junior guard Donald Thomas who had 20 points in La Follettes seasonopening win at Middleton to eight points this time. Its always a team defensive effort, however we challenged (Rongstad) to focus on Thomas, Bavery said. We felt he was the difference-maker in the first game and we like how Doc has been responding to challenges lately.
It didnt appear Middleton would be up to the challenge early in this contest. The Lancers led, 13-12, after the first quarter, then stretched that advantage to 26-16 early in the second quarter. But Fermanich nailed back-to-back three-pointers to pull Middleton within 26-22. La Follette stretched its lead back to 31-24 by halftime, though. Oelerich and the Cardinals got rolling in the third quarter, though. Oelerich had 11 points in the period and helped Middleton rally from an 11-point deficit and take a 42-41 lead to the fourth quarter. Oelerich made all four of his field goal attempts and went 3-for-3 from the free throw line, as well. (Max) took advantage of a bigger defender by driving on him and getting deep in the paint, Bavery said of Oelerich. The lead changed hands several times in the fourth quarter, before the Cardinals began pulling away thanks to some deft free throw shooting. Middleton made 9-of-10 from the line and took a 55-52 lead with just 10 seconds left after two clutch free throws from Hill. The Cardinals then forced a La Follette turnover, Schafer was fouled and made both free throws. The Lancers then made a threepoint shot at the horn to account for the final score. Middleton shot 16-of-20 from the line (80.0%), while the Lancers were 8-of-12 (66.7%). Rongstad, Rogeberg, Oelerich and Fermanich each dished out two assists, while Schafer added three of Middletons nine steals. Were starting to make big plays when they count, Bavery said.
Jan. 17 Middleton 57, Madison La Follette 55 Middleton ...... 12 12 18 15 57 Madison La Follette ..... 13 18 10 14 55 MIDDLETON Fermanich 8, Hill 8, Hokanson 2, Oelerich 15, Rogeberg 7, Rongstad
10, Schafer 7. Totals: 19 16-20 57. MADISON LA FOLLETTE Collins 6, Dunn 6, Ewing 2, McCree 26, Prather 1, Thomas 8, Vance. Totals: 20 8-12 55. Three-point goals: M 3 (Fermanich 2, Schafer); MLF 3 (McCree 4, Collins 2, Thomas). Total fouls M 16, MLF 18.
Derek Rongstad (left) and Middletons boys basketball team rallied past Madison La Follette last Tuesday.
We came in at halftime and we felt amazing that we were only down five because we didnt think we played well at all in the first half, Bavery said. We did things too quick offensively, defensively we thought we were a little late and letting them get too deep, and we werent blocking out as hard. Middleton still trailed, 35-30, midway through the third quarter when Memorials Daurice Fountain rebounded a missed shot by Middleton only to have the ball stolen away by Hill underneath the basket. Hill converted a layup to ignite a 9-0 Middleton run. After Hills basket,
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C.J. Fermanich drilled a 3-pointer, Rongstad converted a layup off a steal and then scored on a left-hand layup to cap the run and give the Cardinals a 39-35 lead heading into the final quarter. We wanted to come out firing in that third quarter, down five, said Rongstad, who scored eight of his 15 points in the quarter. We felt like we were doing all right, but we werent fundamentally sound in that first half as far as blocking out and defense. So I think we just wanted to step that up in the third quarter and then I was able to get a couple steals and we just turned it around. Schafer agreed. We were able to run the floor better and then get open looks, Schafer said. I think that led to a lot of big plays, big steals and a lot of energy that fed through our offense and good transition play for sure. Middleton outscored Memorial, 16-7, in the quarter and limited the Spartans to just 4-of-13 shooting from the field while forcing four turnovers.
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Unfortunately, the Cardinals couldnt keep the momentum going at the start of the fourth quarter. Middleton three consecutive committed turnovers, which led to slam dunks by Darral Willis and Fountain. A layup by Tyler Lindquist, two free throws by
League Overall W L W L Mad. Memorial ... 10 5 12 3 Beloit Memorial .... 7 4 10 5 Sun Prairie .......... 6 4 8 6 Madison West ...... 6 4 8 6 7 7 Mad. La Follette ... 5 6 Middleton ............ 5 6 7 7 Verona ................ 5 6 7 7 Jnsville Craig ....... 5 6 7 7 Madison East ....... 3 8 5 9 Jnsville Parker ..... 1 8 3 9
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Willis, a steal by Smith leading to another dunk by Willis capped a 10-0 run by the Spartans and gave them a 45-39 lead. When you play teams like Memorial, especially when its such an emotional game like it is, we have to limit those runs to 2-0, 4-0 runs, Rongstad said. You cant give them a 6-0 or 10-0 run in the fourth quarter because then you just dig yourself a hole and its so hard to bounce back. Schafer said Memorial adjusted. They made an adjustment to our offense, Schafer said. We couldnt just go back to what we did in the third and then they got some big offensive rebounds.Those are killers. Brett Joers finally broke the run with a pair of free throws for Middletons first points of the quarter at the 3 minute, 34 second mark. Memorial then went into its delay game and ran 1:24 off the clock before Henry Houden drove in for a layup and a 47-41 lead. A pair of free throws by Hill cut the Cardinals deficit to four, but a putback by Lindquist made it 49-43. Schafer answered with a layup, then knocked the ball away from Smith at midcourt. Rongstad picked up the loose ball and passed to Fermanich for a fastbreak layup and it was 49-47 with 1:10 remaining. After Lindquist scored again for Memorial, Hills free throw pulled Middleton within 51-48, but the Cardinals could get no closer as Willis and Fountain each converted a pair of free throws in the final 30 seconds. Theyre long, theyre athletic, theyre quick, but our kids are just full of grit we were able to turn them over three or four times, Bavery said. The way we were turning them over there anything could have happened at that point. I would have liked our chances in a tie game in the last 20 seconds the way we were turning them over. But, to their credit, Willis and Fountain hit four big free throws when they needed them. Bavery noticed a big difference in the Cardinals play in the second half. We got a lot more physical in the second half, Bavery said. The amount of balls that came down in their hands that we ripped away that
we knocked to the floor, dove in and got and flipped to other people. I was really impressed with how hard we played. Willis paced the Spartans with a game-high 22 points, including several highlight reel dunks. The 6-foot-7 senior also blocked numerous shots inside and altered many others. Rongstads 15 points and seven rebounds paced Middleton. Schafer added 13 points and six rebounds. Despite the loss, Bavery was proud of his teams effort. Its not often that a coach can come into a locker room after a loss and tell his guys that he was really so proud of how hard they played and how well they played and how much better we keep getting as a team right now in a loss, Bavery said. As a coach this is what youre after. You get your kids in position where youre going to have great games like this. It comes down to a couple possessions here and there, a couple tough calls that could go either way. East Ridge (Minn.) 54, Middleton 51 The Cardinals fell to the Raptors at La Crosse Aquinas Saturday. Senior guard Luke Schafer led Middleton with 16 points, while senior guard Derek Rongstad added 14.
Jan. 18 East Ridge (Minn.) 54, Middleton 51 Middleton .... 13 9 13 16 51 East Ridge (Minn.) ... 16 10 11 17 54 MIDDLETON Gardner 5, Herl 2, Hokanson 3, Joers 2, Oelerich 9, Rongstad 14, Schafer 16. EAST RIDGE Franks 1, Gillespie 4, Green 12, Knupp 22, Remke 6, Tomes 9.
Jan. 14 Madison Memorial 55, Middleton 50 Middleton .. 11 12 16 11 50 Madison Memorial ....... 16 12 7 20 55 MIDDLETON Luke Schafer 4-8 4-7 13, Cole Zillner 0-0 0-0 0, CJ Fermanich 2-6 0-0 5, Derek Rongstad 7-14 0-0 15, Ian Hokanson 0-2 0-0 0, Max Oelerich 0-6 0-0 0, Derek Rogeberg 2-6 1-2 5, Mitchell Herl 1-2 1-2 3, Demond Hill 2-3 3-4 7, Brett Joers 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 18-47 1117 50. MEMORIAL Tyler Lindquist 6-12 0-0 12, Daurice Fountain 3-6 3-4 9, Reggie Roemer 2-4 0-0 5, Bryce Danielson 0-1 0-0 0, Henry Houden 2-3 0-0 4, Brett Tauber 1-4 0-2 3, Shareef Smith 0-5 0-0 0, Darral Willis 8-20 6-6 22. Totals 22-55 9-12 55. 3-point goals M 3 (Rongstad, Schafer, Fermanich). MM 2 (Roemer, Tauber). Total fouls M 13, MM 15.
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