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Election
Roundup
Gurdip Brar promised to provide a new vision for the City of Middleton
by MATT GEIGER Sonnentag and the majority of 48.1% on Tuesday in a tightly in general, said in a recent may- in him.
the current city council. contested race to become the oral debate that the community Im pleased, he said. The
Times-Tribune
The voters have spoken, and City of Middletons next mayor. was ready for a change. people of Middleton have spo-
the new vision has won. Brar, a longtime critic of exces- Speaking from his home just ken, and Im going to do exactly
One candidate promised a
Ramsey II
mative vote by town residents the Legislature but Richson going to do about it? So, I said
able margin of 761 to 585 for in order to opt out of county called it a step too far. 2 on the town board.
yes, what are we going to do
wins 7th
to win
lot currently occupied by four the lack of integration with brought heavy resident input at
buildings next to the Village other projects - namely the pro- the meeting, and it came from
Green where Hubbard Avenue posed Civic Campus that is cur- an unusual conflict: Middleton
Middleton
Town Chair
turns to hit Elmwood Avenue. rently 8-10 years away - might Rugby vs. a tree. The council
Her presentation summarized eventually back the city into a heard testimony from seven
the findings of an extensive re- corner. members of the rugby commu-
port compiled by city staff. City staff rejects the use of nity who came to plead their
Attoun-Tucker addressed the the parcel of land the city owns case for the council to remove a
cost early in her presentation, next to city hall for the current tree in Lakeview Park.
noting how difficult it is to find plaza proposal. Since no plan- The club had been practicing
any residential building in Mid- ning has been done to determine in the park until the nearby Vet-
dleton for less than $300,000 the future path for the erans of Foreign Wars post
and that the parcel in question Cityowned buildings in down- added a parking lot that forced
contains four residential build- town, using the plot for a plaza the field to migrate 47 feet
ings. Though the $1.3 million would limit the ability to uti- and directly into a tree.
price tag sounds like a lot, the lize this property as part a civic Kitty Tyson, a citizen mem-
Oberle beats
assessed value for the properties campus development or sell it ber of the citys Parks Commis-
is $895,000, according to the for future private development, sion, said that the commission
report. the staffs report states. knew the field would be put
Roehl to win
a seat on the
The $400,000 difference be- In recommending that the over the tree, when the parking
tween the sale price and the proposal go through the Finance lot was paved. We were going
Middleton
value of the properties reflects Committee, the council is seek- to remove that tree in addition
the plottage value, which they to other things like raising the
Town Board
ing more clarity about the pro-
define as the increase in value jects cost. Alder JoAnna
resulting from joining several Richard (District 3) acknowl- PLAZA, page 7
Middleton Police Department earns
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The Country Inn & Suites By Freund, senior vice president larly attractive for business trav-
Carlson Madison West (located for Country Inns & Suites By elers. The distinctive product
in Middleton) was presented with Carlson, presented the award to and service innovations, such as
a 2016 Country Inns & Suites Rob Wartella, General Manager the Be Our Guest employee
Presidents Award. of the Country Inn & Suites training program have gener-
The Middleton Optimist Club was honored two weeks ago to recognize its monthly MHS The Presidents Award is Madison West (Middleton) for ated tremendous employee en-
Rising Star, Pedro Escamilla Julian. Pedro is a senior, and hopes to attend Edgewood presented to the hotels that the achievement. gagement scores and high guest
College in the Fall. achieved top scores in guest Country Inns & satisfaction.
Pedro was introduced by Ms. Karen Perez-Wilson, a bilingual Para-Educator for the satisfaction as measured by guest Suites offers a caring, consis- For reservations and more in-
school district. Karen noted Pedros calm and respectful demeanor, and his participation feedback for cleanliness and tent, comfortable hospitality ex- formation, visit www.coun-
in many school activities such as Latinos Unidos for which he is helping create a shirt de- consistency in meeting (and often perience delivered with a touch tryinns.com.
sign. exceeding) the brands product of home, and features particu-
With the assistance of Ms. Perez-Wilson, Pedro is contemplating enrolling in MHS quality standards. Jeffrey
Grow Your Own Program where college students receive financial assistance if they agree
to return to the school as a member of the faculty.
Both Pedro and his parents expressed sincere thanks to the teachers and staff at MHS
for their support of and encouragement for Pedro.
Featured in the photo above is Ms. Perez-Wilson, Pedro, mom (Josefina), brother (Alan),
dad (Pedro) and Dr. Brad Hartjes.
and in military leadership there- Academies. the men were happy with the nesses.
UW-Madison, performed a par-
nature of their job and never ex-
ticipant observation study at
pressed any dislike for their
The Club Tavern, or The
work. They earned good wages,
Oasis, as it was referred to for homes on the lakeshores of of this display was understood
the work wasnt monotonous,
purposes of anonymity. Mendota. During the 1920s, among the community, individ-
they worked under relatively
The Oasis occupied the ex- with the development of the af- ual homeowners would put out
loose supervision, and they ex-
posed basement of a two-story fordable automobile, blue-collar the American flag during mili-
pressed the satisfaction they re-
building, which was con- workers from Madison pur- tary funerals, and hundreds of
ceived from observing the
structed sometime during the chased homes in Middleton, flags were displayed throughout
results of their labor.
1880s or 1890s, and was lo- and commuted to their jobs in the community. As previously
Another note the author
cated between an upscale cock- the city via the newly con- mentioned, The Oasis was lo-
made was that many of these
tail lounge and restaurant, and a structed highway. Because cated next to a cemetery, so the
men had been coming to the
cemetery. Inside the tavern wages and taxes were lower in funeral processions would pass
Oasis for 10 or 15 years, and
there was a small kitchen Middleton compared to Madi- by the tavern. LeMasters told
they all knew each other well.
(solely used to make sand- son, a few small industrial the story of how one day a very
There was a sense of trust and
wiches and heat soup), a pool plants located in the village, popular young man, who had
camaraderie among the men.
table, shuffleboard, and several adding to the population of graduated from the local high
LeMasters remembered several
tables throughout the bar used blue-collar workers. At the end school a year before, had
occasions where the proprietor
for eating and playing cards. of WWII there was an influx of stepped on a land mine during
of the Oasis, Harry, would ask
Margaret Go with Congressman Mark Pocan in a photo LeMasters compiled all of his white-collar workers to the city, his first week in the war. Many
one of the customers to watch
taken at the Dec 3, 2016 nomination ceremony at the Alicia Ash- findings to write a book, titled because now Madison was only of the customers in the bar were
the bar for him while he gave
man Library. Blue Collar Aristocrats. The 15 minutes away by car, and the visibly upset and everyone was
someone a ride home if they
title of his study defines the pa- wooded areas in the village pro- silent until one man, a WWII
had too much to drink.
trons who frequented the tavern, vided ideal places to build veteran, passionately expressed
Personally, my favorite part
who were mostly male, skilled homes. his dissent for the war, and said
of the article was the insight the
construction workers. They LeMasters also included a it made him sick every time an-
researcher provided concerning
earned a very good wage, com- section revealing the patrons other boy gets killed over
the changing population charac-
parable to their white-collar opinions on world politics, and there.
teristics of Middleton. During
counterparts. The study sought the major event going on for the As described in the book,
the course of the study, it was
to answer the questions as to length of his study was the Viet- The Oasis was one place where
described as a developing sub-
what extent American society is nam War. During the period of you could always have a good
urb, in the process of changing
becoming homogenized, and if LeMasters study, 35 young men time. LeMasters admits that
from previously a rural village.
the blue-collar workers retain a from the Middleton community some of the content in the book
Originally, Middleton func-
distinctive lifestyle, or if they and surrounding villages were does seem a little rosy, but in-
tioned as a shopping center for
adapt to the middle class stan- killed in Vietnam. Middleton sists thats just because The
rural farmers, but during the late
dard of living when their in- adopted the practice of display- Oasis was a very happy place,
19th century, upper-middle
comes permit them to do so. To ing the American flag along the as happy a place as one ex-
class families from Madison
answer these questions, LeMas- main street on the day of a mil- pects to find in the modern
began developing summer
Robertson Cosmetic Center, Madisons Cosmetic Center in 2003, founder and and the American Society Laser Medicine
This photo of Pocan with Jack Zocher is from a reception in premier facial plastic surgical center and Medical Director, Dr. Kevin Robertson, and Surgery, and is double board certified
2015. Zocher could not attend the Dec. 2016 ceremony. aesthetic provider, announces the opening served as UW Hospitals first director of in facial\ plastic and reconstructive surgery
of a new, state-of-the-art clinic with on- facial plastic surgery before transitioning and head and neck surgery.
premise surgicenter in Middleton. to private practice. In 2010, Dr. Robertson We are very excited to welcome clients
The new office is located at 8391 opened a second aesthetic center in Sun to our new clinic, which allows us to better
Greenway Blvd., across from Greenway Prairie, serving as the on-site medical di- accommodate our growing client base ef-
Station. rector at both clinics. fectively and efficiently in a more conven-
Robertson Cosmetic Center, a physi- Today, Robertson Cosmetic Center ient location, said Dr. Kevin Robertson.
cian-based medical center and the regions ranks in the top 3 percent of all aesthetic Our experienced, licensed medical pro-
leader in the field of aesthetic technology, practices in the country with Allergan, fessionals are passionate about helping
specializes in facial and above the neck- the global leader in dermatology and aes- people to look and feel their best through
line surgery and non-surgical aesthetic thetic injectables. Dr. Robertson is a Fel- both surgical and non-surgical technolo-
services. Prior to launching Robertson low of the American College of Surgeons gies.
Brar, a retired Ph.D scientist who grew sented his constituents in District 2 for the nentag.
up on a farm in India and has been an active past decade, but with a broader vision. But as Brar pointed out during the debate,
member of the Middleton community for I guess I was listening to my con- Its not the mayor who will select the next
more than 30 years, has always been wildly stituents, and now Ill listen to the whole mayor, its the citizens.
popular in his own aldermanic district. But city, he said. Ill have to persuade the city council, of
he lost his initial bid to unseat Sonnentag Brars win does set up an interesting dy- course, but as mayor you provide a vision,
Photos contributed back in 2009, so Tuesdays victory appeared namic between the mayor-elect and the rest he added on Tuesday night.
Trevaun Turner with Congressman Pocan in a picture taken to be something of a vindication for him. of the city council, all of whom (except for Hilbert was not available for comment
at the Dec 3, 2016 nomination ceremony at the Alicia Ashman He promised to represent all voters in Brar, of course) endorsed Hilbert for mayor. following the announcement of the election
Library. Middleton in much the same way he repre- Hilbert also had the endorsement of Son- results.
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The Middleton Chamber of Commerce recently welcome Studio 262 Salon. Studio 262 Salon cut the ribbon March 16 on
their new salon at 8391 Greenway Blvd. Studio 262 is a full service salon offering hair, nail, skincare, waxing and massage.
Photos contributed
The Kromrey Team, coached by Abigail Ochberg, includes:
Hansen Jin 9th overall; Franklin Hu 18th overall; Jonah
Guse 7th overall (not pictured); Sanjay Suresh 35th over-
all.
field. ing on behalf of the rugby club drivers. city is taking down three trees clubs, led the council to pass In other business, the council
Its not new info, its not stressed the ascendant nature of Ald. Sullivan proposed a mo- to every one they are planting the vote 4-3-1. Alds. Gurdip had to pick an interim alder to
something thats a big issue, the sport, its inclusive culture, tion to leave the tree where it is. due to EAB. Brar (District 2), Kathy Olson take over Briana Porters Dis-
Tyson said. We all love trees and the close proximity of He stressed the terrible optics That issue combined with the (District 1), and JoAnna trict 4 seat, as she and her part-
but this one is a problem. Ac- Lakeview Park to the high of removing a perfectly healthy precedent of not having re- Richard (District 3) voted ner are moving away. Elizabeth
cording to Ald. Mark Sullivan school. If the tree doesnt come tree when Middleton is in the moved a healthy tree for a pre- against the motion to keep the Hetrick, a grants and project co-
(District 3), this information down, the club will have to go midst of a massive culling vious request and the fact that tree in place, and Council Pres- ordinator for the state Depart-
was lost in the transition be- back to playing in Cottage process due to the emerald ash the city is not responsible for ident Susan West (District 6) ment of Health, was sworn in at
tween Parks Directors. Grove, which can be a prohibi- borer (EAB) epidemic. The providing field space for Mid- abstained. the council meeting on April
Community members speak- tive distance for high school citys Land Use staff says the dleton High School sports 4.
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Follow Rob
Reischel on
Big Eight last year. but also keep the team bonded.
Schultz will always be a Middleton senior midfielder Kristen Reikersdorfer was a first-team all-conference player last season.
Shea led the Cardinals with
17 goals and six assists. Shea force to be reckoned with for
had several multiple goal her intensity. She moved all
games, highlighted by four over the field last year because
goals against Janesville Craig of that intensity and we expect
and a hat trick against Beloit more of that intensity this sea-
Memorial. son.
Reikersdorfer moved from
SOCCER, page 16
Baseball Cards
off to solid start
THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9
Middleton girls softball coach Perry Hibner is optimistic despite the Cardinals 0-3 start.
Middleton boys lacrosse schedule
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Jake Hoskins and Middletons boys lacrosse team dropped their season-opener last week.
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Kunsch and Wahlgren all
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