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City of Middleton proclamation honors upcoming Light of Unity Festival

by MATT GEIGER one of the youngest and most the world today, about 170,000 former Presbyterian who can
progressive and dynamic world of whom live in the United quote from the Old and New
Times-Tribune
religions. States. At the local level, there Testaments at will. And, like the

Memories of old Middleton

I think it was the idea
that God is not in competition
with Himself, says Dennis
Jenkins, public information of-
ficer for the Madison Area Ba-
hai Community. Hes talking
about what first attracted him to
Its openness and accessibil-
ity, along with its willingness to
incorporate Christianity, Islam,
Buddhism, Hinduism and a va-
riety of other faith traditions,
makes the Bahai faith an ap-
pealing option for Jenkins and
about 6 million other people in
are an estimated 400 members
of the Bahai community in the
three-county district of which
Middleton is a part.
Jenkins is a gregarious and
articulate spokesperson for the
faith. Hes lived in Israel, Den-
ver, and now Monona. Hes a
faith to which he now adheres,
he is vibrantly optimistic.
You try not to be unduly in-
fluenced by, lets call it the Old
World Order that negativity
and partisanship, he explains.
Photo contributed
See BAHAI, page 8 The Bahai House of Worhip in Illinois.

Online group shares recollections of growing up in a simpler time

Carlson named MOM director

by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
The chicken shack. Franken-
steins Cave. The Orchid
Heights Ninjas. The Unicorn.
Myths. Lies. And even some
honest-to-goodness truths.
You can find them all and
much, much more. In doing so,
you can learn so much about
Middletons roots.
Sure, social media is brim-
ming with hyperbolic, vapid po-
litical arguments. But some-
times it can really bring people
together. A Facebook group cre-
ated and run by and for people
with roots in the Good Neigh-
bor City is doing just that. The
many stories and tales on the
page show just how much the
community has grown and
changed, as well as how many
fond memories generations of
people have of the place from
whence they came.
We recently reached out to
the group, asking some of its
many members to share a bit
about the things that made their
times in Middleton unique. We
also asked them to talk about
the experience of connecting
often reconnecting with the
many people and places of Mid-
dleton, Wisconsin.
The group was founded six
years ago by Janis (Kuenning)
See GROUP, page 5

Ellen Carlson is the new Ex-
ecutive Director of Middleton
Outreach Ministry, the MOM
Board of Directors announced
on Monday.
MOM is a non-profit, com-
munity effort dedicated to pre-
venting homelessness and
ending hunger for families
throughout west Madison, Mid-
with MOM in January of 2002.
She served in various capacities
in those 16 years. Her many
leadership roles included volun-
teer and donor development,
operations, program develop-
ment, communications and
strategic planning.
Upon accepting the position,
Carlson shared that she has
serving their neighbors with
compassionate care.
I am honored to continue
working with them side by side,
and also expanding our reach to
include as many people as pos-
sible. MOM is truly for the
community, and by the commu-
nity, Carlson said.
The Board of Directors is
executive director, said Todd
Smith, MOM Board President.
Over the past months, Ellen
has lead the organization
through a time of reflection and
great transition as the interim
director. We are confident that
she will continue in the tradition
of responsible and visionary
leadership. Shell bring the peo-

Debate over the Stagecoach Trail

dleton and Cross Plains. worked with a community of excited to welcome such a dy- ple of our community together
Photo contributed
No one knows Middleton Outreach Ministry better than
Ellen Carlson. Shell now lead the charitable organization into Carlson began her tenure people deeply passionate about namic individual to the role as
the future. See CARLSON, page 3

development proposal continues

by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The plan commission last
week approved a planned devel-
opment district rezoning from
R2 residential for a proposed
46-unit apartment building from
developer Jacob Klein. The pro-
posal has been revised numer-
ous times over the last two
years to accommodate concerns
raised by neighboring residents
and city officials about density.
City panning staff Mark
Opitz reviewed the history of
the project for the site on Cen-
tury Ave. across from the
Stamm House. He said at first
the proposal called for a 73 unit
which the city council took no
action on. Klein brought it back
a year later as a 96-unit project
and was told to scale back the
number of units. Klein then
asked for a rezoning request for
a 83-unit proposal, which was
denied.
A public hearing was held in
August for a 48-unit design
which packed city hall with
speakers both for and against
the development but mostly
against. The design went
through one more change get-
ting reduced to 46 units in the
rezoning request.
Opitz said hes been asked by
residents if the city was devel-
oping guidelines to work with
developer but said instead the
guidelines have spurred the de-
veloper to modify his design.
Opitz said it is the planning how the development occurs.
staffs recommendation to ap- Mayor Gurdip Brar said he
prove a planned development feels a development is needed
district with the understanding in the area because it is blighted
issues involving architectural,
storm water management, land- See TRAIL page 8
scape and lighting will be ad-
dressed in the general and
specific implementation plans.
Our rationale is that we feel
the project is consistent with
our objectives in the compre-
hensive plan, our TID #5 plan,
the historic Pheasant Branch
crossing plan, bike-ped plan and
workforce housing strategy
Watch for
adopted in 2015, Opitz said.
PDD zoning really does give
our fresh, new
the city more control of the site
whereas allowing it to develop
look starting
in R1 or R2 standards we have
very little ability to regulate next week...
Friends gather to support Pheasant Branch Conservancy
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Photos contributed
The community came together at the Prairie Caf in Middleton Hills from 6-8 p.m. on Friday,
October 6 to celebrate and support the Pheasant Branch Conservancy. Gerri DiMaggio and the
World Jazz Unit provided live jazz music, and those in attendance enjoyed food and drink, as
well as each others company.
About 100 attended the event hosted by Dan Erdman with music by Geri DiMaggio and her
World Jazz Unit band, said Margaret Lewis. We would like to thank our sponsors who make
our restoration and education programs for the community possible. Our theme this year is
when we nurture nature, it nurtures us. Friends membership renewal letters will go out by the
end of the month and citizens can join the Friends at anytime by visiting the website: pheasant-
branch.org.
Pictured, clockwise from top left:
Barbara and Tom Crozier, Friends members and Prairie Chase Director.
Deb Weitzel, Chair of the Education Committee (left); Colleen Robinson, center, honored for
her 14 years of coordinating Conservancy Days programs for the community; and Lloyd Eagan,
President of the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Inc.
Geri DiMaggio and her band playing. DiMaggio says she walks in the conservancy nearly
every day.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017
Christian students gather seeds to help with local prairie restoration
Seventh and eighth graders from Westside Christian School worked with the Friends of the Pheasant Branch Conservancy last month, gathering seeds for prairie restoration. School principal
Hank Hoenecke said the seeds will be used for future plantings. The trip was great - [the] kids had a wonderful time and even competed to see who could gather the most seeds, said Hoenecke.
They learned a lot as well about this gem of our community right in their own backyard!
CARLSON
to make sure those most vulner- change to the issues of poverty
able are cared for, with dignity and to the inequities in our com-
and hope. munity.
When asked about the future, She plans to investigate cre-
Carlson stated, My vision for ative ways the organization can
MOM is to determine how we make sure that, despite unstable
can continue to make local times, peoples basic needs are
met.
We can be a community
where those most vulnerable
have the basic supports needed.
Everyone has the right to a
healthier and more stable fu-
ture, said Carlson. We need to
use research to determine how
the work we do can create better
future outcomes for children
and better immediate outcomes
for adults in crisis.
Carlson has a long history of
giving back to the community.
Upon graduation from Univer-
sity of Wisconsin-Madison,
Carlson joined AmeriCorps
VISTA. Through VISTA place-
ment, she worked with the
Schools of Hope Literacy Proj-
ect in the Madison area. She
was a VISTA Leader for a year,
a position that was housed at the
Richard and JoAnne (Hoeritz) Hinrichs of Middleton are celebrating
their 50th wedding anniversary, married on February 25th, 1967 at
St. Lukes Church in Middleton. The family is going on a cruise this fall
to celebrate the occasion. Richard and JoAnne have two daughters
Sheila (Jordy) Matusiewicz, Shannon (Brian) Barman and
3 grandchildren, all of whom live on the home farm. They give all the
glory to their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for blessing them with
50 years of good health, happiness and a beautiful family.
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
United Way of Dane County.
Carlson is well-known
throughout the Madison com-
munity for her creative and col-
laborative projects. In 2015, she
was named a 40 under 40 by In-
Business magazine, as someone
who contributed to MOMs
growth, innovation, and success
in 2015. In 2017, Carlson was
again recognized for being in-
spiring, innovative and empow-
ering woman who enriches the
greater Madison area as a
Woman to Watch in BRAVA
magazine. Carlson also serves
on the governing board of her
church, First United Methodist.
Having been part of the
MOM interview team that rec-
ommended hiring Ellen Carlson
in 2001, I am delighted that she
will be the new Executive Di-
rector. Ellen is diligent, caring,
thoughtful and dedicated. Im
very confident she will excel in
this new opportunity, said
Mike Davis, MOM Board
2000-2007 and Middleton City
Administrator.
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Ellen is very capable of car-
rying on the legacy that our
friend, Al Ripp, began. Her pas-
sion will be an asset as the
MOM team continues their
work to be one of the foremost
non-profit service providers in
Dane County, Davis contin-
ued.
In 2016, 1,500 volunteers
gave over 39,000 hours of serv-
ice. Nine staff help administer
the programs and organize the
volunteers that serve nearly
4,000 individuals in West Madi-
son, Middleton and Cross
Plains each year. MOM works
closely with many organiza-
tions, including collaborations
with non-profits throughout
Dane County.
Ellen will do great things
for MOM, Dan Stein, CEO of
Second Harvest of Southwest-
ern Wisconsin, said. We look
forward to building on our al-
ready strong partnership with
MOM under her
leadership.Second Harvest is
southwestern Wisconsins
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largest food bank, filling nearly
one million emergency food re-
quests annually.
Ellen Carlson truly under-
stands MOMs mission. Pre-
venting homelessness and
eliminating Hunger is a big
charge, said Sarah Shatz, a so-
cial worker with Joining Forces
for Families. Ellen has the ex-
perience, the commitment, the
critical thinking, and the flexi-
bility necessary to guide MOM.
As partners we can work to-
wards a Middleton that is proud
Look for the corn shocks/scarecrows and orange
pumpkin faces on the doors of the businesses that
will be participating, they are:
Marilyns Salon & Opera
House
Retirement Solutions
Barriques
Edward Jones Riley
BMO Harris Bank
Garys Art & Frame
Hubbard Avenue Diner
Isthmus Eye Care
Roman Candle
Sofra Family Bistro
Middleton Tourism
Middleton Senior Center
Hallman Lindsay Paints
Village Green
Loris Pet-Agree
L J Mac
Businesses will take the pumpkin face off their door when out of candy!
Sponsored by the Downtown Middleton Business Association (DMBA)
PAGE 3
Photos contributed
continued from page 1
responds effectively to issues as
important as homelessness and
hunger. Joining Forces Serving
the greater Middleton and Ma-
zomanie areas, Joining Forces
for Families helps families ad-
dress their basic human needs
by quickly linking clients to re-
sources.
Carlson concluded: Im ex-
cited to learn and serve with
clients, volunteers and donors
throughout our good neighbor
community.
Trick or Treat in the
Downtown Middleton
Friday, Oct. 27
11 am-2 pm
Chauette Home &
Fashion
Dinys Jewelers
MK Accounting
Achenbach State Farm Ins.
Z. Bella Boutique
CI Pediatric Therapy
Centers
Momentum Floral & Decor
Villa Dolce
Cenex
National Mustard Museum
Middleton Rec Dept.
Middleton Chamber
Compadres Mexican
Tradition Childrens Market
Pauls Neighborhood Bar
CCL Management
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No compelling reason to approve large development
Letter to the editor,
Ones philosophy is not best
expressed in words, it is ex-
pressed in the choices one
makes. -Eleanor Roosevelt
We have a choice of apart-
ment buildings at 6620 Century
Avenue to eliminate blight, ac-
commodate workforce housing,
and reduce urban sprawl. The
arguments advanced by citizens
city-wide oppose J. T. Kleins
request for rezoning from resi-
dential to Planned Development
District (PDD) for his Stage-
Thoughts on modern monopolies in the U.S.
by TERRENCE WALL
Guest Column
Remember your history les-
son on the Standard Oil Trust
and the AT&T monopoly?
Well, let me remind you.
Standard Oil monopolized
the oil industry and then moved
quickly to control the railroads
too, taking predatory action
against its competitors trying to
freeze them out. Likewise,
AT&T was a government im-
posed monopoly that controlled
the entire phone industry. (Why
do you think it took decades for
cellular phones to come out
even though the technology was
invented decades earlier?)
Standard Oil and AT&T ini-
tially lowered prices to keep
competitors out and then raised
pricing after the competition
was eliminated. (AT&T in fact
kept local phone rates low by
over charging for long distance
calls.) The point is - with past
monopolies we have seen a dis-
tortion in pricing, destruction of
competitors, enough control of
the marketplace to decide what
choices consumers see, and a
heavy handed approach to sup-
coach Trail apartments are
based on the size and scale of
structure and its potential effect
on neighborhood aesthetics and
the sensitive environment near
the Pheasant Branch Conser-
vancy. The mayor and citizens
favor rezoning from residential
to Planned Development Dis-
trict Infill (PDD-I) a zoning
consistent with the small parcel
size of 1.18 acres as described
by ordinance. Yet, a committee
of citizens (Plan Commission)
made a policy decision
counter to the citys historical
use of PDD-I most of the time
U P A GAINST
pliers and other businesses.
Hmm, sound familiar?
Todays Millennials are so
caught up in the technology that
they fail to see the obvious right
before their eyes. Local retail
needs to be Amazon proof to
survive, i.e. Local retail cant
compete with a gigantic com-
petitor that a.) doesnt charge
the consumer state sales tax,
and b.) they can provide lost
leaders, products sold below
cost to undermine pricing of its
competitors; and c.) is so large
that it is swallowing up com-
petitors and even companies in
unrelated industries (Whole
Foods). Instead of buying local
and supporting your local econ-
omy, local retailers, and your
own state, I see the vast major-
ity of young consumers today
ordering on-line - from Ama-
zon.
Amazon is not the only mo-
nopolistic conglomerate.
Google, Apple, Microsoft are
just a few other examples.
Apple is so monopolistic that
their pricing has been pushed to
extremes, charging $30 for sim-
ple charging device and cord.
And how many of us have had
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
by a vote 6-1. Middleton resi-
dents should visit the Plan
Commission website and view
documents at
sire.cityofmiddleton.us/sire-
pub/mtgviewer.aspx?meetid=23
35&doctype=AGENDA.
The purpose of this editorial
is to clarify the difference be-
tween PDD-I and PDD zoning
so that informed citizens may
express their opposition to the
too-large-for-the-land Stage-
coach Trail apartment building
with their alderperson before a
vote is taken by the Common
Council.
Google deliver to us the highest
paying advertiser in our Google
search rather than the actual
search we requested when we
clicked? Thats monopolistic
behavior.
People think its so with it to collect sales tax too.
and cool to order on-line, but
think about the job destroying
result of your actions when you
dont buy local. First, you cant
find anything today, when you
need it because retailers cant
afford to keep more than a su-
perficial inventory, and if you
order on-line you have to wait
for it to be shipped, but more
importantly, no more local
stores, no more malls, no more
higher wage management jobs
in retail. Instead, all the jobs
will be in lower skilled, lower
wage order fulfillment and
If PDD-I were approved, in
contrast to PDD: the building
would be 32 units, a density
ratio of 27 units/acre instead
of 38 units/acre; the building
coverage would be 14,131 sq.
ft., a footprint of building to
land ratio of 27% instead of
38%; the floor area would be
36,352 sq. ft., a total sq. footage
of structure
to land ratio of 0.71 instead of
1.02 (PDD-I requires .7); the
total impervious surface would
be 50% instead of 69% (PDD-I
requires 50%).
By approving PDD-I, most
THE WALL
shipping. And the jobs wont be
here - theyll be where Amazon
wants them, and theyll demand
tax breaks to locate in your
state. Local stores dont get thousands of small businesses.
those tax breaks and locals have
tions is easy too - and profitable
Now if you arent convinced,
consider what many of you
might consider an authority on
the matter; the European Union
fined Google $2.7 billion (yes,
billion) for linking consumers
searches to Googles own web
sites rather than competitors.
The end result according to the
EU is that consumers paid
higher prices at Google sites
rather than the competitions.
But theres an even bigger
problem here at stake. Big gov-
ernment liberals love big busi-
ness (i.e. Large publicly traded
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017
of the tree canopy behind the
building could be leveraged for
environmental benefits such as
infiltration.
All the PDD projects ap-
proved to date by the City have
been in commercial or undevel-
oped areas, not residential
neighborhoods. A table illustrat-
ing this point is
at facebook.com/Centu-
ryAveNeighbors/.
Of all members of the Plan
Commission and City Staff,
only Mayor Brar approached
citizens to understand this per-
spective. He attended a public
corporations), because control-
ling one or two massive corpo-
rations in an industry is so much
easier than trying to regulate
merger; and due to small busi-
And fining those big corpora-
once these mega corporations
for the government. Its easy
for the EU to fine Google $2.7
billion vs. trying to fine thou-
sands of small businesses. In
fact, the real danger here is in
the Dems continuing to push for
more mergers, acquisitions and
monopolistic control in numer-
ous industries. (The history
books rarely mention that the
Standard Oil Trust was broken
up by a Republican.)
Economist Elliot Eisenberg
posted a tweet that in 1980 there
were 4,500 public corporations
and by 1997 following the Rea-
gan and Bush years and even a
few years of Clinton, that num-
ber grew to 7,355. But today,
after Clinton, Bush W, and
Obama the number of public
companies has shrunk to 3,500,
half of what it used to be. In my
opinion this is due to heavy reg-
ulation that only large corpora-
tions can afford (think Sarbanes
Meet and Greet 8/6/17 and
toured the neighborhood. There
is no compelling reason for City
Staff to recommend and the
Plan Commission to choose to
have such a large development
on the 1.18 acres when it is pos-
sible to choose a residential de-
velopment that respects the
character and integrity of the
site.
Susan Riesch
Middleton
Oxley, shrinking the banking
sector by about half); also due
to Obamas Justice Department
rarely ever objecting to a mega
nesses being unable to compete
have achieved a certain size
where they can dominate their
industry. (In fact, they can dic-
tate the very direction of the in-
dustry.)
So Millennials beware; your
neglect of shopping local will
have profound impacts on your
future and on the lives of your
children. And unless theres a
President with the gonads of
Teddy Roosevelt, its not likely
that Amazon, Google, Apple,
and Microsoft will be broken up
or stopped before they control
the country. I say break them
up now. As when AT&T was
broken up, an incredible surge
of creativity and inventiveness
resulted, and breaking them up
will prevent the big government
- big business duo-relationship
from developing, because we
all know how that story ends -
with corruption in government.
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GROUP
Toepel, who has called Green
Bay home for the past 20 years.
But she grew up right here.
My husband grew up in La
Crosse and they had a similar
[Facebook] group, she ex-
plained. I just kind of started it.
Just kind of put it out there.
And over course Daryl Simms,
who knows everybody, has
done a lot of the work when he
took over as the orchestrator.
At the time this story went to
press, the group had swelled to
include 1,839 members, many
of whom have shared their
thoughts, memories, and photos
of Middleton as it used to be.
Its kind of an all-of-the-
above thing, Toepel said. You
reconnect with people you
wouldnt normally connect
with. Your class reunion is just
your class, but this is everyones
brothers and sisters too.
You go down memory
lane, she said. Its a blast and
it just continues to grow.
Member Brian Root had a
humorous and irreverent take
on the group.
I am certainly glad
that Daryl Simms and several
others have gone to the effort of
establishing and maintaining
this Facebook page, said Root.
I have been in the group since
2011. I think most of us enjoy
the photographs and other his-
torical documentation of our
past.
But what I enjoy most are
the mis-rememberances and
outright lies, Root continued.
Those are the things which be-
come Middleton Lore, and
mythology is at least as impor-
tant as the truth.
Simms currently resides in
Florida, having left the Good
Neighbor City in 1988, but his
roots here run deep. He cur-
rently runs the page, but count-
less people contribute to it.
Pam Peckham Haacklives in
Mount Horeb today, but she still
has vivid memories of her youth
here. It wasnt the same com-
munity back then, but despite its
many changes, it still feels like
home today.
Growing up in Middleton in
the 60s and 70s meant that al-
most everything was in walking
distance, and certainly within
biking distance, Peckham
Haack said. We were free to
roam the town but usually
stayed on our side of University
Avenue, which was the dividing
line between Sauk Trail and
Elm Lawn grade schools.
I went to Sauk Trail, so we
had Frankensteins cave, and a
pretty cool wooded area adja-
cent to our playground, she
continued. We had wonderful
parks to play in, as well as ac-
cess to Lake Mendota. As chil-
dren we werent overscheduled
with structured activities, and
we managed to fill our time
without any electronics. I live in
a nearby area, and I still have
family ties in Middleton. When-
ever Im in town, it still feels
like home.
Amy Baitinger today resides
in Madison. Her father, Kenneth
Baitinger, used to be the City of
Middletons Alderman in Ward
3. She says she recently went
looking for Frankensteins cave,
only to find it has vanished into
history.
I recently took a hike back
there and Frankensteins cave is
gone! Baitinger said. I hope I
am wrong.
She remembers scrambling
out of school when the bell
rang, playing kickball (while
trying not to anger the bees) and
venturing to the fabled cave.
MaryAnn (Anderson)
Raemisch moved to Middleton
in 1943 and lived on Hubbard
Avenue across from St. Lukes
Lutheran Church.
A few years later my mom
and dad bought property on
Park Street - the second house
before the railroad tracks,
Raemisch remembers. We
lived their several years and
then bought the Stephenson
house and five acre as of land
that went all the way down to
the tracks. At that time it was an
apple orchard and it had an old
barn on it. As years went by my
parents removed the barn and
developed the land. One street
was named Cooper, my
mothers maiden name and the
other was named Anderson after
my dad.
Before long the whole area
had houses on it, she contin-
ued. As a kid I thought it
would have been a great place
to build a big roller rink, but I
was out voted. Anyway, I know
several of you who read this
grew up in that area and lived
on either Cooper or Anderson.
Some still do.
Jodi Tomaszewski shared a
particularly fond memory of
summers spent playing softball.
Tomaszewski, who came to
Middleton from Virginia, re-
members that 1988 or 1989
their Summer Softball teams
were sponsored in part by
Pleasant Rowland. [Y]es, the
creator of American Girl,
Tomaszewski said. She came
to our games and each team had
different colors sponsored by
her. She cared that much about
us and our development into
adults.
Linda Lukes said she was
thrilled to take a little trip down
memory lane.
I live in New York City now
and realize how lucky I was to
have grown up in a small Mid-
western town, Lukes said. I
lived on Nightingale Lane,
across from Mayor Dan Ram-
sey. Worked at Bank of Middle-
ton. Went to Kromery [Middle
School] and MHS. Rode my
bike everywhere, too, played
softball at Parisi Park, kicked
the can, saw my first film at the
Middleton Theater, the old
army barrack I think, block par-
ties, Shakeys Pizza, Rennies,
loved the swimming pool and
Good Neighbor fest (bingo, pa-
rade, carnival). My father was
parade chairman a couple of
years back then.
Carla Myersgrew up on cor-
ner of Park Street and Hubbard
Avenue in the Schumann fam-
ily. She lived in Middleton dur-
ing the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Myers said she has fond
memories of playing outdoors
until dark. She said she specifi-
cally recalls feeling so safe
during bike rides all over town,
to Marshall Park, Firemans
Park, the pool, and the creek
with a pack of friends. She ice
skated at the pond and paid 99
cents to watch movies at the
local theater where you could
bring in your own butter-soaked
grocery bag of popcorn and a
can of grape Shasta.
Not to mention the greatest
selection of penny candy at Ben
Franklin and the best chili dogs,
cherry cokes and Freeze pops at
Rennebohms. I feel so fortu-
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
nate to be able to have grown up
there, she said.
Deb Uebersetzig lives in
Mount Horeb today, but she
grew up on Park Street close to
South Avenue in the 60s and
70s.
The old Elm Lawn School
was in my back yard, said Ue-
bersetzig.
We used to play outside all
day long, she continued. I
loved the start up baseball
games. I was a lefty and had to
wear a right-handed glove be-
cause no one has a lefty glove.
I remember playing [in the]
moonlight [and] starlight after
dark.
Life was much more simple
then! she concluded.
Jessica Endsley has lived
here since the 1980s.
My grandma took care of us
while my mom worked and we
were able to venture around
Middleton with friends and for 25 years and attended Sauk
cousins, Endsley said. My Trail, St. Bernards, Kromery
grandparents (the Pohlkamps)
home is in the downtown Mid-
dleton area, so we were closeto
everything in walking distance.
Most of my friends lived in the
area as well. We would often go
to the ponds, Lake Mendota and
the swimming pool. Watching
home talent on Sundays on
Mendota Ave. We biked or
walked where we wanted to go,
most of the time. We would eat
at the Village Green - now car-
rying on the tradition as we love
eating there still.
We walked over to the old
theater on Parmenter Street a
few times, spent many days at
the Teen Center called Some-
place Else, where Roman Can-
dle is now, the library, she
continued. Many of my family
still live in Middleton and chose
to call this home.
She said Middleton remains a
safe and desirable place to live,
and she hopes to raise her fam-
ily here, too.
Deborah Bissett Maki moved
to Middleton in December of
1969.
As a preachers kid, we children got to attend such a
moved a lot, and I was not ex-
cited to move to Elmwood Av-
enue in Middleton, Bissett
Maki said. I was 13. Because
it was winter, school and church
were the places that I made
friends. We lived in exciting
times, and the school provided
us with interesting experiences
and teachers. I was proud to
graduate from MHS.
Maki lived here until 1979,
but she made lifelong friends
during that time.
Of all the places I lived
growing up, it is the one that
holds my heart, she said. It is
my hometown. I loved cross-
country skiing in the streets on
snow days, ice skating at a local
park. Loved the library and the
Good Neighbor Festival. Play-
ing volleyball at Allisons all
summer long. Holding car
washes to raise money wed al-
ready donated on the local
telethons. Walking around town
with friends, stopping at Ren-
nebohms for a grilled Danish
and Coke.
Bissett Maki cut her political
teeth going door to door for Mc-
Govern, attending rallies for
various candidates, and support-
ing a local mayoral candidate,
too.
I also learned how to give
back to my community through
volunteering, she said. I re-
member my high school Ger-
man class painting the
classroom, because we just
wanted to do something nice for
our teacher. It was a wonderful
place to live.
Jeannie Ammirati was born
and raised in Middleton, one of
five Adler children. They lived
on Mayflower Drive. Today she
lives in Illinois (stop hissing!
she jokes). I lived in Middleton
and MHS, she said. I love this
group because it brings to mind
many childhood memories that
I cherish.
I have reconnected with
many people from Middleton
because of the posts here, she
added. Its what I love most
about social media.
Linda Sawyer Kessenichwas
born and raised in Middleton,
one of six kids, and still lives
here today. Her father was the
first municipal judge when
Middleton changed from a vil-
lage to a city.
Like most other members of
the group, her favorite memo-
ries were of the freedom they
had as children.
Our mother would ring a
large dinner bell when it was
time to come home, otherwise
we would be out and about most
of the day, she said. Walked
or rode bikes everywhere. Such
a safe place where we left the
storm door open all night in the
summer with just the screen
door locked with a little hook.
She added that she is happy her
wonderful school district.
Diana Foye lived in Middle-
ton, on Branch Street From
1968 to 1983.
We lived next door to the
Gold Post restaurant, Foye
said. Tony Lombardino owned
it. He use to have visits from
Green Bay Packers on occa-
sion.
My brother Rob Bergeman
and myself would venture
across a street where the old
Brewery used to be, Foye said.
We would find tunnels were
they stored kegs of beer.
Jerry Gottsackerwas part of
the baby boom generations,
so the community was packed
with other kids to play with.
When you wanted to play, you
simply went outside - there
would be tons of neighborhood
kids already involved in some
sort of self-invented activity,
he recalls.
Rosie Nonns parents had a
house on Airport Road and
moved a house to Park Street in
the very late 40s or very early
50s. She spent part of her youth
here, and part in England.
I was one of seven, though a
child had previously passed and
so I was raised with five sib-
lings, Nonn said. My mother
was a British war bride and my
fatherwas electrocuted working
for MG&E when I was six
months old. At age five we all
moved to England and returned
to Park Street in 1962. I at-
tended St. Bernards, Elm
Lawn, and Middleton High
School. We owned a building
that used to be Lils Tavern and
remodeled it to have apartments
upstairs, Max Klein law office
and a teen place.
Middleton was a great place
to grow up, Nonn concluded.
I saw so many changes over
the course of these years that it
would be impossible to cover
them without writing a book.
Middleton native Richard
Zarndts wife grew up in South-
east San Diego. She tells him he
grew up in Mayberry.
Shes right! Zarndt says.
It was a wonderful and inno-
cent time in the 1950s and 60s.
We had no idea how the world
would change.
Jan Dykstralived here for 18
years, graduating from Middle-
ton High School in 1970. She
remembers huge slumber par-
ties, swimming pools, and Fri-
day night potlucks prior to big
football games.
Rita Denruiter Krause re-
members Blaschkes, the Uni-
corn, the Middleton Good
Neighbor Fest parade and riding
to Rennies for a hot fudge
Mary Jane.
Those huge trees lined
University Avenue and it was
like going through a tunnel of
colorful leaves in the fall, when
the trees stretched all the way
across the road, before they
widened University Avenue,
she said.
Mike Duren was raised in
Middleton, the oldest of seven
kids. He attended Sauk Trail, St.
Bernards, and graduated from
MHS in 1969. He went on to
become a beloved teacher in the
school district, helping guide
thousands of young people into
lives well spent.
Although I no longer live in
Middleton I will always con-
sider it my home, said Duren.
My mom and dad moved to
Middleton in 1950. My mom
was a teacher and eventually
my dad became the owner, edi-
tor and publisher of the Middle-
ton Times-Tribune. Middleton
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was such a great place to grow
up.
In the summer we would
spend entire days [at the creek]
with our moms often packing us
a lunch and telling us to be
home in time for supper,
Duren said. Great memories of
Little League baseball, Friday
night football and basketball
games at the high school, learn-
ing to swim at the pool at the
Mid View motel. Families were
large and the town was small so
there were lots of kids to play
with and it was easy to know
everyone.
Obviously, I could go on but
what stands out is that it was a
much simpler time, kids could
be kids, not much to worry
about, Duren said.
Local characters and person-
alities pepper Durens fond
memories of the Good Neigh-
bor City. Shopkeepers like Al
Blaschke, Norb Boettecher, Art
and Bob Jordan, the Clasen
brothers, George Baltes, Sam
Mosigin, Mr. LaRock, Norm
Gehin, Lymie Steve, The Den-
ner Brothers, the Harwells, the
Koppkes, Lou Gruber, Dolly
Shiveler, Hank Phelps, Schwab
and Schwartz, Obie Faren,
Amos Colby Swede Larson, Joe
Miller, Rusty Syse and Doc Mc-
Dermid.
The great thing about this
[Facebook] group is that it
has reconnected people from all
over the world so we can share
and revel in our collective
memories, Duren said.
Like so many others, Toepel
shared fond memories of grow-
ing up in a smaller, more closely
knit Middleton.
We had these names for all
these places, she said. We had
the gully by Kromrey where we
would go to smoke cigarettes.
We would play in the creek. It
was so fun.
Does she have a message for
people who arent yet members
of the Facebook group? She
sure does:
Join. Do it! Do it. It will
bring a smile to your face.
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Artist Emily James earns

Reshma Gali is Student of the Month
Photo contributed

installation on Allen Boulevard

Photo contributed

The City of Middleton Public Arts Committee is pleased to announce the installation of art-
work for the Starbucks Community Art Initiative at the Middleton Starbucks on Allen Boule-
vard. Emily James artwork (pictured right) was selected as the winner among 114 submissions,
and will cover both front windows at Starbucks using a high performance vinyl that is expected
to last without fading for at least 3-5 years.
There was an art opening for the installation, held on Friday, September 29 at Starbucks on
2602 Allen Boulevard. The opening include remarks from Emily James, Public Arts Committee
Chair Rob Conhaim, and a representative of Starbucks.
The Middleton Arts Committee would like to acknowledge all participants who submitted art-
work, as well as the Middleton community for embracing this project and making the Commu-
nity Art Initiative such a success. The Committee is also appreciative for the support and
cooperation from Alliance Development and Starbucks.
For additional information, please contact Abby Attoun-Tucker, City of Middleton Director
of Community Development at aattoun@ci.middleton.wi.us or via phone at (608) 821-8343.
The Middleton Optimist Club last week welcomed its first MHS Student of the Month of
the school year. Reshma Gali is a senior who was introduced by Kris Cody from the school. Ms.
Cody noted that Reshma is one of three Link Crew Leaders, with the task of helping 20 in-
coming freshmen transition effectively to the new environment. As part of the recent Homecom-
ing activities, Reshma was recognized by her peers as the most charismatic student.
Reshma plans to study business and law at either the University of Chicago or UW-Madison.
Her interests also include dance, music and language studies. Ms. Cody commented that
Reshmas presence and legacy will remain a part of Middleton High School for many years.
Joining Reshma in the photo are Brad Hartjes (Middleton Optimist Club), Ms. Cody, Priya
Gali (mom) and Anil Gali (dad).

Cardinal showcase!
Photos contributed

Casey and Jensen featured as MCO kicks off new season

Looking for a little bit of everything musical? The Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale and Car-
Photos by Brian Ruppert

dinal Orchestra will team up to present the 2017 Cardinal Showcase on October 24 at 7:30 pm.
The Cardinal Showcase puts the focus on our youngest ensembles. This concert will include a
spectacular combined performance of Holsts Jupiter. Join the Cardinal Band, Cardinal
Chorale and Cardinal Orchestra for this fun evening to hear this piece and many more. The
show will take place at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, 2100 Bristol Street, Middleton.
The Middleton Community Orchestra returned with the first concert of its eighth season on
Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the Middleton-Cross Plains Performing Arts Center. The MCO performed
Quiet City by Aaron Copland and Symphony No. 6 by Antonin Dvorak. The performance
of Quiet City featured two soloists: Jessica Jensen on trumpet (above) and Valree Casey on
English horn (top).
Parisi makes his case for proposed county budget
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017
Last week,Dane County Ex-
ecutive Joe Parisi introduced his
2018 operating budget, totaling
just over $537,555,372 and
coming in about $500,000
under the state imposed levy
cap. Dane Countys reserve
fund totals over $34 million,
built up from zero when he took
office, improving the countys
financial standing for the fu-
ture. Dane County has a AAA
bond rating accomplished
through strict budgeting stan-
dards, efficiencies, partnerships
and innovation.
The budget increases taxes
on the average Middleton home
(valued at $269,377) by $54.74
or 6.86%. County taxes repre-
sent about 15% of an individ-
uals total property tax bill.
While continued state cuts
have forced communities across
Wisconsin to ask themselves,
what kind of community do we
want to live in? My budget fo-
cuses on our childrens future, a
strong human services safety
net, safe roads, clean air and
lakes, safe livable communities
and a high quality of life, said
Parisi.
Here are some highlights of
the budget, provided by
Parisis office:
The 2018 Budget allocates
$1 million to fund School Based
Mental Health Teams in part-
nership with our local school
districts, a program that works
with hundreds of students, par-
ents, teachers, and law enforce-
ment to improve the classroom
and home experiences of our
young people experiencing
mental health ailments. As
school started this fall, 20 men-
tal health professionals were
available to work with at least
260 students and their families
to help address mental health
needs. This is making a real dif-
ference to stabilize both learn-
ing and living environments for
our young people.
The Early Childhood Initia-
tive works to reduce the
achievement gap, improve dis-
proportionate minority unem-
ployment, and tackle poverty.In
his 2018 proposed budget Dane
County Executive Parisi adds
funds to the newest North
Madison Early Childhood Zone
which has continued at add
families. Currently, there are al-
most 140 families participating
in our Early Childhood Zones in
Sun Prairie, Verona, Allied
Drive and Russet Road in Madi-
son, along with the Leopold
area of Fitchburg and Madison.
Nearly $1.1 million in county
operating dollars (or $1.9 mil-
lion total) in this budget will go
to continue this initiative in
these neighborhoods.
These common sense pro-
grams are helping our children
get a good start and putting
them on the path to success,
said Parisi. By intervening
early we are saving taxpayer
dollars down the road and get-
ting kids the help they need
when they need it.
Previous budget investments
of $4.75 million have brought
us to where we are today, open-
ing the Day Resource Center
known as The Beacon. Dane
County Parisis 2018 budget in-
cludes $175,000 in county dol-
lars for our share of operating
the Homeless Day Resource
Center seven days a week in
2018. Partner agencies across
the community will team with
Catholic Charities, the operator
of The Beacon, to provide
employment and training, men-
tal health, alcohol/drug addic-
tion, and housing services like
case management, outreach,
and housing navigation for hun-
dreds of men, women, and chil-
dren who face homelessness.
Dane County Executive
Parisis budget includes
$100,000 for a comprehensive
review of existing mental health
services in our community. This
work will both identify poten-
tial gaps while evaluating how
a potential Crisis Restoration
Center or similar community
run facility could help improve
care and outcomes.
$100,000 is included in Dane
County Executive Parisis
budget to help fund Porchlights
Safe Haven, a program that pro-
vides transitional housing and
case management for those who
suffer from mental illness to sta-
bilize their living situation and
reduce homelessness. This
matches a recent donation of
$100,000 by CUNA Mutual.
Additionally, Dane County
Parisis 2018 budget includes
new money to support the criti-
cal work that NAMI (National
Association of Mental Illness)
Dane County does to better
train and prepare front line re-
sponders and medical personnel
on tactics needed to diffuse and
de-escalate incidents where
mental illness is a factor.
When people have chest
pain they have the awareness to
call an ambulance or a doctor to
have their heart checked, said
Parisi. Mental illness doesnt
lend toward the same aware-
ness. Government has a role, a
bridge to resources for those un-
able to receive care through
their current health coverage.
To do better for our community,
coordination and communica-
tion is critical.
Where the state of Wisconsin
has come up short, local gov-
ernments are committing more
resources each year to improved
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
road maintenance and safety. It
costs 20 percent more to run the
highway department today than
it did just 5 years ago. Resurfacing with bike lanes
Dane County Executive
Parisi has placed a focus on im-
proving long overdue road work
on our county highways. Wher-
ever possible, Dane County has
included bike lanes as roads are
re-done, improving safety for
all users. This budget continues
that focus, funding a number of
major road projects in the com-
ing year.
A partnership with the City of
Fitchburg funded in the 2018
budget will greatly improve
Fish Hatchery Road south of the
Beltline to McKee Road in
2018.
The largest project includes
the county share of dollars ($4
million in new county money)
for the expansion of Highway
M linking the west side of
Madison with Verona, a project
improving the commute for the
thousands of county residents
who travel to and from Epic for
work. This more than $50 mil-
lion reconstruction will now in-
clude a total of $12 million in
county borrowing.
Additional road improve-
ments being done jointly with
communities next year include:
*Highway P from State
Highway 14 to Village of Cross
Plains limits Reconstruction
*Highway N from Highway
A to State Highway 51 with
City of Stoughton Resurfac-
ing with bike lanes
*Highway PD from Woods
Road to Highway M with City
of Verona Reconstruction to
four lanes
*Highway PQ from US
Highway 12 to Village of Cam-
bridge limits Reconstruction
Several projects are also
planned for rural sections of
county highways including:
*Highway P from Village of
Cross Plains north to Highway
K Resurfacing with bike lanes
(Town of Cross Plains)
*Highway Q from Onken
Road to Meffert Road Resur-
facing with bike lanes (Town of
Westport)
*Highway A from Highway
PB to State Highway 69
Dane County government re-
(Town of Montrose)
While the state continues to
shrink away from their respon-
sibility and tough decisions,
local communities have to pick
up the slack, said Dane County
Executive Joe Parisi. We must
continue to invest in our local
infrastructure to drive growth in
our economy and keep our resi-
dents safe.
A significant contributor to
the harmful algae that grows in
our lakes in summertime is
coming from sludge that sits on
the bottom of our creeks, rivers,
and streams that feed into the
Yahara Chain of Lakes. This
budget takes two important
steps to further our lakes clean-
ing efforts. First, it includes an
additional $2.5 million next
year for sediment removal. Sec-
ondly, it creates a new Dane
County Restoration Crew in the
Department of Land and Water
Resources. The crew will re-
store streams and fisheries and
develop and maintain prairies,
allowing Dane County to com-
plete Suck the Muck in a
timely fashion.
In 2017 Dane County Execu-
tive Parisi created the Dane
County Office of Energy and
Climate Change and the new
Dane County Climate Change
Council. In his 2018 budget he
is directing that office to de-
velop a Climate Change
Roadmap. This highly scientific
modeling will chart out the
steps individuals, businesses,
and communities across our
county can take to reduce car-
bon emissions and address the
effects of climate change.
To help communities across
our county invest in carbon re-
duction strategies, the Dane
County Executive is proposing
the creation of a new $45,000
grant program, administered by
the Office of Energy and Cli-
mate Change to provide county
support and incentive for others
to join in the work weve em-
barked upon.
A recent analysis shows
ing Jail into a single facility
duced carbon emissions by 26%
between 2007 and 2015. Each
year Dane County furthers this
effort through steps like con-
verting vehicles in the county
fleet from fossil fuels to cleaner
burning compressed natural gas
(CNG), capturing gas produced
by our landfill and using it to
generate renewable power, and
relying more on the power of
the sun. This work to date has
reduced CO2 emission by
nearly 23,000 metric tons.
Thats the equivalent of parking
over 4,600 cars for an entire
year or not burning over 23 mil-
lion pounds of coal.
Hundreds of solar panels on
the roofs of county facilities are
generating clean energy and re-
ducing carbon emissions, in-
cluding the largest municipally
owned solar array in the state.
In the 2018 Budget, Dane
County Executive Parisi will be
seeking proposals for the devel-
opment of solar on up to 30
acres at the Dane County Re-
gional Airport.
We are seeing the effects of
climate change every day across
the globe and here at
home, said Parisi. Investing
in green energy isnt just good
for our planet it is good for
Dane County taxpayers.
Over the last several years,
Dane County Sheriff Mahoney
has demonstrated the need to re-
place the countys more than 60
year old jail space in the City
County Building, with a more
modern designed facility that is
both more efficient and safer to
operate. This proposal elimi-
nates solitary confinement for
those experiencing mental
health emergencies. The esti-
mated $75 million cost of the
latest plan designs, while not
ideal, is markedly more finan-
cially responsible than initial al-
ternatives that carried price tags
nearly twice that high.
The opportunity to consoli-
date three existing jail facilities
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the City County Building Jail,
Ferris Center for Huber In-
mates, and Public Safety Build-
offers the opportunity for
smarter, more efficient service
delivery. Reducing the number
of jail beds by nearly 100 is the
clearest demonstration this proj-
ect is being built based on need
and a continuing confidence in
the effectiveness of our rigorous
jail diversion programs.
The 2018 Dane County
Budget includes funding for an
agency to provide re-entry case
management service that will be
available to jail inmates upon
release while they transition
from the jail back into the com-
munity. These services will in-
clude but not be limited to
housing, employment, AODA,
mental health and peer support
counseling. A new staff position
in the Sheriffs Office will co-
ordinate the administration of
this program.
We must be sure were
doing all we can as a commu-
nity to ensure those who run
into trouble with the law as an
effect of causes such as poverty,
alcohol or drug addiction,
homelessness and mental illness
can access the vast community
resources available to help ad-
dress the root causes of the
challenges they face, said
Parisi.
This year Dane County
opened the long anticipated and
most picturesque trail in Dane
County: the Lower Yahara
River Trail. Future phases of the
project envision a seamless link
from Lake Farm County Park
south to Stoughton. Dane
County has the dollars neces-
sary for planning and design
work on the next planned seg-
ment of the trail, a link from
McFarland south to Fish Camp
County Park. Dane County Ex-
ecutive Parisi is also proposing
to allocate funds in this budget
to support projects on the Capi-
tal City Trail, Glacial Drumlin
Trail, and the North Mendota
Trail.
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and that he is satisfied with the design and use of
the site, however was opposed because he felt it
should be deemed as PPDI (planned development
district infill).
Opitz said the infill tag should be done away
with because it has never really been used. Mayor
Brar asked why have the zoning code on the
books if its not used.
Plan commission member Cindy Zellars asked
how changing it from PPD to PPDI would change
anything. Brar said PPDI was a bit more stringent.
Jacob Klein chimed in saying he felt the dis-
tinction was somewhat arbitrary and has never
been discussed before for his other developments
and asked why it should it be considered now or
prevent things from moving forward.
Plan commission member Leif Hubbard made
the motion to approve the rezoning form R2 res-
idential to PDD.
Plan commission member Dennis Dorn said he
supported the latest design.
I certainly agree that it the direction to go,
Dorn said. We have been sitting on this project
for a long time. We got asked for a lot of changes
and the changes have been made in good faith.
Whatever it is this meets the city plan for substan-
tial infill.
Plan commission member David Reed said he
felt the design was tailored to the site because of
the worth developer has put into the design.
Hubbards motion received all yes votes except
Mayor Brar, who voted in opposition.

BAHAI continued from page 1

We tend to be uninfluenced
by the Old World Order, but we
arent naive, he continues. I
watch the news; but I also see a
broader perspective. I see peo-
ple, whether they are in Iran or
the South Pacific or here, as
one.
Jenkins was first introduced
to the Bahai worldview by his
brother-in-law, who became Ba-
hai in the late 1960s. I didnt
really know what it was, he ad-
mits. So I wanted to investi-
gate.
What he found, he says, is the
idea that the world is one na-
tion.
This idea that different reli-
gions have made different ap-
pearances at different times to
different people in different
places, he says.
Bahai are theological in their
beliefs, but they are also hu-
manistic. You become who
you are by acquiring the attrib-
utes you are supposed to ac-
quire, regardless of your
religion, Jenkins says. If you
part of who you are.
With these revelations, Jenk-
ins found something he de-
scribes as contentment.
This weekend, the Middleton
Bahai community is joining
with Bahai throughout the
greater Madison area in orches-
trating the 200th anniversary of
the birth of Bahaullah, the
Founder of the Bahai Faith.
The event will be held from 2-4
p.m. on Sunday, October 22 at
Olbrich Botanical Gardens,
3330 Atwood Ave., Madison.
The public is invited to this
free event, which will feature
colorful exhibits, tasty refresh-
ments, uplifting words and
music, and performers repre-
senting the best qualities of eth-
nic and cultural diversity.
Middleton Mayor Gurdip
Brar, Madison Mayor Paul
Soglin and Dane County Exec-
utive Joe Parisi have all issued
proclamations declaring Octo-
ber 22 as a day for Madison and
Dane County citizens to pro-
mote in themselves and in their
bring about the recognition of
the oneness of humanity; to em-
brace diversity; and to work for
unity in our local community, in
our country, and in the world.
The Good Neighbor Citys
proclamation asserts that the
Bahai community has existed
in Middleton for more than 40
years, and that in the nineteenth
century, Bahaullah, the
founder of the Bahai faith,
proclaimed the oneness of
mankind and brought teachings
to establish its unity.
It goes on to state that the
Bahai community of Middle-
ton works to eliminate all forms
of prejudice, to promote the
spiritual and material life of the
family, and to demonstrate the
value of unity in diversity in our
neighborhoods.
[The] community-building
activities undertaken by the Ba-
hai community of Middleton
and its many collaborators seek
to empower all participants to
be agents of social change,
working together for the better-
I, Gurdip Brar, Mayor of the Jenkins said members of the The Bahai looks at a
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Middleton hosts Madison
La Follette in playoff opener
by ROB REISCHEL straight game, improved to 8-1
and received the No. 2 seed in
Times-Tribune
their bracket.
Madison La Follette has lost
The casual observer might
five of six since beginning the
glance at the score of last
year 3-0 and finished the regu-
months Middleton-Madison
lar season 4-5. Because there
La Follette football game.
was a shortage of playoff-eligi-
They might see the
ble teams, though, the Lancers
Cardinals rolled to a 24-6 win
received a postseason bid and
and dominated the game in
were given the No. 7 seed.
most major statistical cate-
Theyre a physical team up
gories. And they might con-
front, Simon said of the
clude that Middleton should be
Lancers. Its not a clich, but
in for a cakewalk when the
we have to control the line of
teams meet again in a WIAA
scrimmage. Thats not a con-
Division 1 Level 1 playoff
cern, but its a challenge.
game Friday at 7 p.m.
For years, Middleton has
Cardinals coach Tim Simon
seemingly landed in one of the
insists that nothing could be
states toughest playoff brack-
further from the truth.
ets. This year, the Cardinals
This isnt coach speak
postseason path seems far more
whatsoever, Simon said. I
manageable, as the eight teams
think its going to be a great
have a combined record of 49-
game Friday night and we cer-
23 (.681).
tainly have our work cut out for
Sun Prairie (9-0) received

Life in the
us.
the No. 1 seed and hosts No. 8
Middleton finished the year
Madison Memorial (4-5).
with a 44-0 dismantling of
Madison West (7-2) is the No. Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Madison East last Friday. The
Cardinals won their seventh Davis Roquet and Middletons football team received the No. 2 seed in their playoff bracket.
FOOTBALL, page 17

fast lane
Boys cross country team
wins Big 8 championship
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Dominate.
Middletons boys cross
country team didnt just win
the Big Eight Conference
championship last Saturday.
The Cardinals dominated a
remarkably gifted field.
Middleton put four runners
in the top five, led by champi-
on Caleb Easton and runner-
up Michael Madoch. The
Cardinals had five of the top-
10 runners and six individuals
that earned all-conference
honors.
And Middleton finished
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld with just 22 points to easily
Caleb Easton won the Big Eight Conference boys cross country meet last Saturday. outdistance two-time defend-
ing state champion Madison
West (64).
Overall, it was impressive
how dominant we were
today, Middleton coach
Brian Finnel said. There are
three other ranked programs
in the conference who are all
sensational, but to put four in
the top five and all six finish-
ers be all-conference is awe-
some.
The top-ranked Cardinals,
who were second at the Big
Eight meet in 2015 and 16,
captured their first conference
title in 16 years.
The guys were incredibly
hungry to win this conference
championship, Finnel said.
After finishing second the
Boys spikers win Big Eight again
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017
Middleton has won league
11 of the last 12 years
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Been there, done that.
But that doesnt make it
any less special.
Middletons boys volley-
ball team, which has dominat-
ed the Big Eight Conference
for years now, kept its reign of
terror going last week.
Middleton rolled to a 25-
13, 26-24, 25-20 win over
Madison West and locked up
its sixth straight conference
crown. The Cardinals have
also won 11 of the last 12
league championships.
Middletons last loss in
conference came in 2011 and
its 104-4 in conference duals
dating back to 2006.
I think the main thing is
everyone takes pride in the
program, Middleton coach
Ben White said. The varsity
team cares about how the JV
and freshmen teams are doing
weekly. And truthfully, the
alumni are always checking in
on the varsity team.
We preach fundamentals and
having fun. I know it sounds
simple, but that truly is high
school athletics. If you can get
the kids to have fun and win,
then winning breeds winning.
We know we have targets on
our back anytime we walk into
another conference schools
gym.
Our match with that oppo-
nent is usually their biggest
match of the year. We cannot
take a night off as we know we
will get our opponents best
shot. Even though weve been
dominant, knowing how big
each match is for our opponent
makes us stay focused each
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11
match.
Middleton cruised to an
easy win in the first set against
the Regents
I think we shell shocked
them a little, White said. We
were clicking on all cylin-
ders.
West hung around through-
out the second set. But the
Cardinals prevailed when
Brian Verganz ended the set
with a spike kill and a block
kill.
In the third set, the
Cardinals jumped to a big
lead, then withstood a mini-
rally by the Regents.
Casey McKean led
Middleton with 11 kills and hit
.647 for the match. Sam
Dettman had eight kills and hit
.667 for the match.
Eagan Peters-Michaud had
nine kills, while Andrew
Lepage had 33 assists and
Thomas Robson added 24
digs.
Madison West and
Madison Memorial are two
very, very improved teams,
White said. We knew the
conference schedule was
back-loaded with those two
teams towards the end of our
conference schedule.
Playing at Madison West
on their Parents Night, and
having beat them pretty easily
at the Racine Invite early in
the year, we knew we were
going to get their best match.
And I think we did.
Middleton then went 2-2 at Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
its own round robin Saturday.
Brady Schmitt and Middletons boys volleyball team won the Big Eight Conference title last week.
The Cardinals opened with
a 25-12, 25-14 win over
Kenosha Indian Trail.
Most of their points in the
VOLLEYBALL, page 18
Girls XC team
fourth at
PAGE 12
conference
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons girls cross
country team finished fourth
at the Big Eight Conference
meet last Saturday.
Now, the Cardinals are
eager to prove that they can
take it up a notch.
Sun Prairie won the confer-
ence meet with just 25 points,
while Janesville Craig (52),
Madison West (93),
Middleton (135) and Verona
(154) rounded out the top five.
I am happy with how all
of the girls performed,
Middleton coach Alexa
Richardson said. I know the
varsity girls are hungry for
more competition and I am
excited and optimistic about
sectionals. It will be a good,
tough race for all of them.
Erika Rader led the
Cardinals with a 21st place
finish, completing the 5,000-
meter course in 20 minutes,
27 seconds. Megan Schwartz
was 23rd (20:33), Charlotte
Sue finished 25th (20:34),
Margaret Patterson was 29th
(20:40) and Charlotte Buck
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Middleton now heads to
the WIAA Division 1
DeForest Sectional Saturday
at 11 a.m. The top two teams
at sectionals head to the state
meet on Oct. 28.
They are all more than
physically prepared,
Richardson said. This week
will just be focusing on recov-
ering and getting them to
believe in themselves.
I truly believe running is
100% mental. Your body
wont go where your mind
doesnt tell it to. Were
ready.
Oct. 14
Big Eight Conference meet
Team scores: Sun Prairie 25;
Janesville Craig 52; Madison West 93;
Middleton 135; Verona 154; Madison
Memorial 161; Madison La Follette
186; Janesville Parker 219; Madison
East 231; Beloit Memorial 305.
Top 10 individuals: 1, Sippy, JC,
18:10; 2, Blachowicz, SP, 18:29; 3,
Dushack, SP, 18:47; 4, Hacker, MW,
18:48; 5, Thompson, SP, 19:09; 6,
Kopotic, SP, 19:11; 7, Svenningsen,
ML, 19:13; 8, Shanks, JC, 19:29; 9,
Marshall, SP, 18:33; 10, Ray, SP, 19:40.
Middleton 21, Rader 20:27; 23,
Schwartz 20:33; 25, Sue 20:34; 29,
Patterson 20:40; 36, Buck 20:59.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
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Middleton swimmers notch

eighth straight league crown
by ROB REISCHEL Gabriela Pierobon-Mays, Cora
Mack and Silvestri was second.
Times-Tribune
Middletons 400-yard
freestyle relay team of Keebler,
The sports programs at
Madelyn Lawn, Mack and
Middleton High School rival
Chirafisi was first, while the
any in the state.
quartet of Silvestri, Wood,
Week to week, month to
Nicole McCue and Madigan
month, it seems another confer-
was second.
ence, sectional or state champi-
Gabriela Pierobon-Mays
on is being crowned.
won the 200-yard freestyle and
But even inside Middleton
Alex Anagnostopoulos was
itself, a gold standard exists.
second, while Licking, Martin
And that is the girls swim-
and Hailey Barrett went 1-2-3
ming program.
in the 200-yard IM.
The Cardinals rolled past
Hippen, Chiara Pierobon-
Madison East, 135-35, last
Mays and McCue went 1-2-3
Thursday and clinched at least
in the 50-yard freestyle, while
a share of their eighth straight
Aegerter, Keebler and Alexis
Big Eight Conference champi-
Barrett were first, second and
onship. Middleton can clinch
third, respectively in the 100-
the outright championship with
yard butterfly.
a win over Madison Memorial
Hippen, Kaitlyn Peters and
this week.
Madigan went 1-2-3 in the
It is a huge accomplish-
100-yard freestyle, while
ment, especially for our senior
Chirafisi, Lawn and Mack were
class who has gone 35-1 in dual
first, second and third in the
meets and been a part of the
500-yard freestyle.
Big Eight championship each
Silvestri won the 100-yard
of their four years, Middleton
backstroke and Thomley was
coach Lauren Cabalka said.
third, while Keebler won the
We are incredibly proud of the
100-yard breaststroke and
tradition we have built and
Amaya Berge was third.
value the commitment and
This was a nice meet for
leadership we get year after
us, Cabalka said. The girls
year from these girls. It has
swam well and were in good
been quite a ride.
spirits. We have had a some-
Middleton kept its champi-
what crazy schedule this sea-
onship tradition rolling with an
son a lot of meets on
easy win over the Purgolders.
Tuesdays and Thursdays, as
Middletons 200-yard med-
opposed to the
ley relay team of Emily
traditional Friday meets, but
Keebler, Sarah Wood, Ally
the girls have adjusted well
Silvestri and Hannah Aegerter
each time. We are in a good
finished first, while the quartet
place as we head into our final
of Norah Martin, Anna
meet of the season.
Thomley, Grace Madigan and
On deck: Middleton host-
Kaitlyn Peters was second.
ed Madison Memorial on
The Cardinals foursome of
Tuesday. The Big Eight
Aegerter, Makenna Licking,
Conference meet is Oct. 28 at 1
Caroline Hippen and Chiara
p.m. at Beloit Memorial.
Pierobon-Mays won the 200-
yard freestyle relay, while the
quartet of Bella Chirafisi,

Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld

Alex Anagnostopoulos (top) and Makenna Licking (above) helped Middleton clinch at least a share of the Big Eight Conference
title last week.
Girls spikers
seeded 4th
PAGE 14
Middletons postseason
path is extremely daunting
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Their road to greatness will
be daunting, to put it mildly.
But Middletons girls vol-
leyball team believes its
ready for the challenge.
The Cardinals received the
No. 4 seed in their sectional
and host 13th-seeded Tomah
in a WIAA Division 1 region-
al semifinal Thursday at 7
p.m. If Middleton wins there,
it would host the winner of
fifth-seeded Monona Grove
and 12th-seeded Madison
West in a regional final
Saturday at 7 p.m.
The sectional semifinals
are Oct. 26, where top-seeded
Sun Prairie could await. The
sectional finals are on Oct. 28.
Middleton finished the reg-
ular season by going 2-3 at the
Big Eight Conference tourna-
ment last Saturday. The
Cardinals rested some of their
top players to try staying
injury-free, but still suffered
some injuries.
The approach for the Big
Eight tournament was to work
on game tactics and coverage
patterns and give some of our
starters a well deserved rest,
Middleton coach Franco
Marcos said. I believed that
we accomplished some of
that, but we did not get out
injury free.
Middleton opened the day
with a 25-18, 25-18 win over
Beloit Memorial. Jennifer
McGinnis led the Cardinals
with five kills and 10 digs,
Kayla Underwood had four
aces and nine assists and
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017
Olivia Farin had 10 digs.
Madison La Follette then
edged the Cardinals, 25-19,
17-25, 15-12.
McGinnis had 10 kills,
Reagan Thomas and Rachael
Roberts had two aces and
Underwood had eight assists.
Janesville Parker then top-
pled Middleton 25-22, 27-25.
We committed a lot of hit-
ting errors and it was more us
than them, Marcos said.
Verona then downed
Middleton, 25-8, 16-25, 17-
15.
McGinnis had six kills and
seven digs, Hannah
Flottmeyer had six kills, and
Olivia Faring had 18 digs.
Unfortunately for the
Cardinals, they lost senior
outside hitter Cami Spellman
to an ankle injury during the
third set.
We started out slow, but
picked up steam and came up
short, Marcos said. Both
teams entertained the crowd
the way volleyball was meant
to be played. It was an excit-
ing finish and those are the
sets that are fun to be part of
whether you win or lose.
Middleton then defeated
Madison West, 25-14, 25-21
in the consolation match.
Rachael Roberts led the
Cardinals with three aces,
eight digs and 11 assists,
Flottmeyer had six digs, and
Lauren Hendricks had three
kills and eight digs.
Now its off to the postsea-
son, where the Cardinals hope
to get hot at the perfect time.
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Hannah Flottmeyer (top), Jennifer McGinnis (above) and Middletons girls volleyball team are the No. 4 seed in their sectional.
Soccer Cards not thrilled with seed
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Middleton given No. 5

seed in its sectional
by ROB REISCHEL played mostly in a downpour,
Times-Tribune
Kollasch said. This is a game
that shows me that we are start-
ing to understand how to get
The seed was a head
things done even if it isnt pret-
scratcher.
ty, which is a critical skill in the
And 24 hours later,
postseason.
Middleton boys soccer coach
Middleton had a chance to
Ben Kollasch was still trying to
tie for the Big Eight
figure it all out.
Conference title on Thursday.
The Cardinals, a top-five
But host Madison East edged
team in the state polls all sea-
the Cardinals, 3-2, giving the
son long, received the No. 5
Purgolders the league title and
seed in their sectional.
forcing Middleton to settle for
Middleton opens the post-
third place.
season Thursday by hosting
Waleffe scored the only goal
12th-seeded Lake Geneva
of the first half after a Carlos
Badger at 7 p.m. in a WIAA
Harried clearance was mishan-
Division 1 regional semifinal.
dled by the East defense.
If the Cardinals win there,
We felt good going into the
theyll likely travel to fourth-
second half since we had had a
seeded Verona on Saturday for
little better of the run of play in
a regional final.
the first half, Kollasch said.
The sectional semifinals are
We reiterated the tactical
Oct. 26 and the sectional finals
points for success in the second
are Oct. 28.
half. But as the game went on,
Kettle Moraine received the
our tactical adjustments
No. 1 seed in the sectional, fol-
became harder to execute since
lowed by Madison East,
they were new to the group.
Oconomowoc, Verona,
East scored the first three
Middleton, Madison West, Sun
goals of the second half and
Prairie, Madison Memorial,
surged to a 3-1 advantage.
Beloit Memorial, Mukwonago,
Bryce Schuster scored late
Janesville Craig, Badger,
in the game on an assist from
Waukesha South, Watertown,
Kyle Ballweg to pull the
Madison La Follette and
Cardinals within 3-2. But
Janesville Parker.
Middleton never could get the
Disappointing, Kollasch
equalizer.
said of the seed. The crux of
This was an unfortunate
the seed is that we were basi-
result given the number of
cally equal with Verona and a
quality saves we forced the Times-Tribune photos
few of our games against com-
East goalkeeper to make,
by Mary Langenfeld
mon opponents were tilted in
Kollasch said. We will cer- Greg Pauly (top),
their favor out of the many
tainly be ready for any rematch Derek Waleffe
common opponents we had.
possibility that might come our (left) and
It is disappointing to me in
way. Middletons boys
that I dont think Verona was
Middleton also dropped a 3- soccer team
our best game, but we still tied
2 decision to Division 2 power- received the No. 5
them and had many chances for
house Brookfield East last seed in their sec-
a goal through the second half.
Friday. tional.
I thought we were the better
Waleffe had a pair of first
team at the time and I still do
half goals on assists from Kyle
now. The larger effect of
Ballweg and Vandermause. But
Verona getting the No. 4 seed
East pulled even, 2-2, by half-
instead of us is that our second
time and notched the game-
game would be at Verona
winner in the second half.
instead of our home game.
We used this game as a
Middleton lost two of three
warm-up for the playoffs
games last week and finished
against a perennial Division 2
the regular season 11-4-4.
contender, Kollasch said. We
Verona went 14-3-1, including
were able to address the tacti-
a 0-0 tie with Middleton on
cal points we needed to execute
Sept. 19.
better from the East game and
The Cardinals defeated
to get our whole roster playing downpours that came on the said. While we have lost two one in the sectional that will Derek and Drake Vandermause
Beloit Memorial, 7-5, last
time against the quality oppo- murky night and scratched out close games in the week, we outplay us and there is no game will drive us forward and I
Tuesday.
nent to be ready to step in at three goals to give us a loss. have been fighting hard the we cant win. Our results will dont imagine any team will
Drake Vandermause had
any moment as we run down While the final week of the whole way and have looked not come down to our skill or keep us from scoring. The issue
two goals and three assists,
the stretch. season was disappointing, like the better team in every our will, but our execution as a will be if we can defend as 11
while Derek Waleffe had two
Brookfield East is certainly Middleton now hopes to make game and just caught a few bad team. players united from front to
goals. Defender Noah Pollard
a better team now than the team some noise this postseason. breaks. Derek Waleffe has been a back and effectively execute
had a goal and two assists,
we played at the beginning of Entering the postseason I While I would rather have focal point of our wins, but our our gameplan.
while Andrew Lund and Isaiah
the season and beat 8-0. feel like we are placed well to a higher seed to host another losses have been down to tacti-
Williams each had a goal.
Brookfield fought through the surprise people, Kollasch home game, I feel there is no cal team mistakes of execution.
The game was played in a
downpour and Beloit raced to a
2-0 lead. Middleton surged
ahead, 4-3, at halftime, then
survived a back-and-forth sec-
ond half.
This was a strange game
given the wet field and being
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After finishing second the
last two years we really
believed this was our year. We
all knew we were more than
capable to win it. The guys
just had to perform and treat it
like any other race this season.
Simply put, they crushed it.
Easton had a sensational
race, finishing the 5,000-
meter course in 15 minutes,
59 seconds. Easton got off to a
strong start and pulled away
from a pair of runners down
the stretch.
Caleb is the real deal,
Finnel said. He made that
race look extremely easy and
has way more in the tank yet.
He created a gap between
those guys quickly and looked
very smooth doing it. I truly
believe Caleb is going to turn
some heads at the state meet.
Madoch had a terrific race
himself and finished in 16:08.
Michael Madoch was stel-
lar. What a race he had,
Finnel said. He has steadily
improved over the season and
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did her proud, finishing fourth
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Big props to Sam Jaeger,
Finnel said. We had to pull
him from a workout earlier
this week since he tweaked his
hamstring, but he told me he
was going to race regardless
of how it felt. He was pretty
adamant about it, too.
Turns out, he wanted to
dedicate the race to his grand-
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very proud of his efforts.
Roman Ystenes set a per-
sonal-best and finished fifth in
16:18, while Braedon Gilles
was 10th in 16:36 and Egan
Johnson was 14th.
Roman had a (personal
best) and I think is going to
continue to keep that gap
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close, Finnel said. Braedon
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moved up well. They were
probably in the mid 20s at the
mile and finished 10th and
out the rest of the season, but
I think the team is prepared to
move forward, too, Finnel
said. We have the depth this
year to still make a run for the
title, but it will obviously be
tougher without him.
Middleton will now head to
the WIAA Division 1
DeForest Sectional Saturday
at 11:45 a.m.
The top two teams at sec-
tionals head to the state meet
on Oct. 28.
Im very, very proud of
the guys today and what they
accomplished and in the fash-
ion they did it in, Finnel said.
This is a big team win and
its a great way to start the
championship part of the sea-
son.
To be successful moving
forward, we have to be very
humble. We won conference,
which is terrific, but no one is
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need to keep training smart
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3 seed and hosts sixth-seed- The Cardinals hope that

ed Sussex Hamilton (5-4). And
fourth-seeded Verona (6-3)
hosts fifth-seeded Kettle
Moraine (6-3).
If Middleton wins its open-
er, it would host the Madison
West-Sussex Hamilton winner
on Oct. 27.
Its not easy by any
means, Simon said of the
Cardinals playoff path. But
for the first time in many years,
I would say its fair. I would
say that this is the best (the
WIAA) has balanced the four
pods.
Middleton will be riding
into the playoffs on a high after
hammering Madison East in a
game played in a driving rain.
Middleton built its 44-0 lead
midway through the second
quarter, and Simon began
pulling starters long before
halftime.
The second half was run-
ning clock and we got every-
one in the game, Simon said.
It was a lot of fun.
Middleton had an early safe-
ty. Kevin Meicher then had a
44-yard punt return for a touch-
down and a 29-yard intercep-
tion for a score to give
Middleton a 16-0 lead.
Dion Huff had an 11-yard
TD run early in the second
quarter and James Pabst fol-
lowed with a 7-yard touch-
down run to give the Cardinals
a 30-0 advantage. Quarterback
Davis Roquet hit Bryce Carey
with a 20-yard touchdown pass
and Huff added a 1-yard TD
run to make it 44-0 before half-
time.
We got some stops on
defense and we moved the ball
really well, Simon said.
Middleton also continued to
get healthier.
Left tackle Jarrett Horst,
who suffered a Jones fracture
in his foot before the season
began, has gradually worked
his way back into the lineup.
Horst played about a quarter
against Beloit Memorial two
weeks ago, about half of the
game against Madison East and
should be good to the entire
way against the Lancers Friday.
Left guard Logan Thomas
(ankle) has also returned to the
lineup, giving Middleton its
healthiest offensive line of the
season.
Its probably the healthiest
weve been up front all year,
Simon said.
helps lead to a win against the
Lancers Friday.
When the teams met last,
Middleton outgained the
Lancers, 312-148, and held a
229-65 edge in rushing yards.
Huff had 20 carries for 163
yards (8.2 average) and a
touchdown, while Pabst had
seven carries for 71 yards
(10.1) and a score.
Middleton knocked Lancers
starting quarterback Ben Probst
a solid pocket passer out
of the game on the first series.
La Follette inserted Anthony
West, a dangerous runner who
typically plays wide receiver.
West has been the quarter-
back ever since, and Simon
admitted hes not sure who will
line up under center for the
Lancers on Friday.
Part of the tough prepara-
tion is just not knowing who
will be playing quarterback,
Simon said. The last time we
played them, it took us a quar-
ter to get us adjusted.
Middleton finished the reg-
ular season second in the Big
Eight in scoring defense (7.9)
and second in scoring offense
(30.9). And Simon believes his
team could be poised for a big
postseason beginning
Friday.
I think our defense is play-
ing pretty well and the offense
has played well in stretches,
Simon said. Were aiming for
more consistency, but all things
considered, I like how were
playing.
Oct. 13
Middleton 44, Madison East 0
Middleton ... 16 28 0 0 44
Madison East .... 0 0 0 0 0
MID Team safety
MID Meicher 44 punt return
(Culp kick)
MID Meicher 29 interception
(Culp kick)
MID Huff 11 run (Culp kick)
MID Pabst 7 run (Culp kick)
MID Huff 1 run (Culp kick)
MID Carey 20 pass from Roquet
(Culp kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs MID 13, MEa 3.
Rushing (Att.-Yds.) MID 40-147,
MEa 2223. Passing yards MID 80,
MEa 36. Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.)
MID 4-8-0, MEa 4-9-1. Fumbles-lost
MID 1-1, MEa 2-2. Penalties-yards
MID 6-45, MEa 7-60.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: MID, Pabst 10-62. MEa,
Clay 8-5. Passing: MID, Roquet 2-5-0-
67. MEa, Roh 4-9-1-36. Receiving:
MID, Meicher 1-47. MEa, Boyton 2-19.
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld

James Pabst (23), Kevin Meicher (14) and Middletons football team meets Madison La Follette in their playoff opener Friday.

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first set were our serving
and hitting errors, White said.
But we were able to take care
of business and move on.
Middleton then met third-
ranked New Berlin, which top-
pled the Cardinals 25-13, 25-
23.
First time weve seen
them this year and they are
better than I thought, White
said of New Berlin. Besides
having the top outside hitter in
state, their middles can do a
lot of damage and their setter
is very smart and tall. These
guys put up a big block.
We were beaten badly in
set one and never really
showed any fight. Set two was
the play I thought we were
capable of. We were led by
Eagan, who had eight kills in
that set alone. This was by far
his best match both offensive-
ly and defensively. He and
Thomas Robson owned the
back row and Andrew was
able to go to the hot hand. But
we just couldnt sneak out a
win.
Middleton bounced back
with a 25-17, 23-25, 15-13
win over Nicolet.
Nicolet also has a strong
outside hitter who can cause
problems, White said. We
negated him in set one and
played fairly well.
Set two I got some more
guys in and they played really
well. However, Nicolet forced
us to a set three. We finally
were able to get a two-point
win and was hoping to ride
that momentum against
Appleton North.
That didnt happen, though,
as Appleton North defeated
the Cardinals, 25-23, 25-22.
North is huge, White
said. Both sets were very
close, but both times it came
down to unfortunate mistakes
whether it was missed serves
down the stretch or poor hit-
ting decisions. This was a
costly loss in terms of poten-
tial seeding at state tourna-
ment, but I think now that we
went 2-2 on the day, we need
to go back and focus on mak-
ing state and not who we play
or when we play.
We were putting the cart
before the horse and thats on
me as I was trying to use it as
motivation. Maybe it back-
fired and we put too much
pressure on ourselves. For the
next two weeks, well relax a
little, focus up on our weak-
nesses and get back to playing
the volleyball we were playing
in September.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2018 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF MIDDLETON
Notice is hereby given that on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Middleton City Hall, 7426 Hubbard Avenue, a PUB-
LIC HEARING on the PROPOSED BUDGET of the City of Middleton will be held. The detailed 2018 budget is available for public
inspection at the Middleton City Hall from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on the City of Middleton website:
www.ci.middleton.wi.us. The following is a summary of the 2018 Proposed Budget.
PUBLICATION DATE: October 19, 2017
2018 GENERAL FUND PROPOSED BUDGET
2017 2017 2018 CHANGE 2017 PERCENT
BUDGET ESTIMATED PROPOSED TO 2018 CHANGE
GENERAL FUND REVENUES
Property Taxes $12,154,704 $12,154,704 $12,525,513 $370,809 3.05%
Other Taxes 1,201,100 1,165,007 1,260,824 59,724 4.97%
Special Assessments 75,000 75,000 50,000 (25,000) -33.33%
Intergovernmental Revenues 1,880,092 1,882,201 2,177,639 297,547 15.83%
Licenses and Permits 824,950 829,225 831,950 7,000 0.85%
Fines, Forefeitures, & Penalties 275,000 275,000 275,000 - 0.00%
Public Charges for Services 1,349,959 1,317,335 1,362,871 12,912 0.96%
Intergovernmental Charges 1,824,356 1,821,323 1,727,434 (96,922) -5.31%
Miscellaneous Revenue 246,524 239,247 285,561 39,037 15.83%
Other Financing Sources 848,650 238,650 473,650 (375,000) -44.19%
TOTAL REVENUES $20,680,335 $19,997,692 $20,970,442 $290,107 1.40%

GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

General Government $1,902,275 $1,876,214 $2,035,877 $133,602 7.02%
Public Safety 9,070,060 9,034,296 9,368,418 298,358 3.29%
Public Works 3,471,951 3,452,383 3,568,751 96,800 2.79%
Culture, Recreation & Education 1,553,218 1,527,551 1,543,704 (9,514) -0.61%
Conservation and Development 1,792,457 1,726,645 1,788,381 (4,076) -0.23%
Other and Non-Departmental 886,930 886,930 906,930 20,000 2.25%
Transfer to Library Fund 1,225,670 1,225,670 1,214,784 (10,886) -0.89%
Transfer to Youth Center Fund 47,124 47,124 79,358 32,234 68.40%
Reserve for Contingencies 540,000 - 273,589 (266,411) -49.34%
Other Financing Uses 190,650 - 190,650 -
TOTAL $20,680,335 $19,776,813 $20,970,442 $290,107 1.40%

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF NON-

PROPERTY TAX REVENUES
OVER EXPENDITURES $(12,154,704) $(11,933,825) $(12,525,513) $(370,809) 3.05%
LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES* $12,154,704 $12,154,704 $12,525,513 $370,809 3.05%
NET SURPLUS (DEFICIT) $- $220,879 $-
TOTAL BEGINNING FUND BALANCE $12,076,623 $12,076,623 $12,297,502
TOTAL ENDING FUND BALANCE $12,076,623 $12,297,502 $12,297,502

* NOTE: Beginning in 2017 the portion of the property tax levy for debt service is shown in the Debt Service Fund
rather than in the General Fund.
2018 PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY: ALL FUNDS
JAN. 1 2018 DEC. 31 2018
PROJECTED 2018 EST. 2018 EST. PROJECTED 2017/2018
BALANCE REVENUES EXPENDITURES BALANCE TAX LEVY

GENERAL FUND $12,297,502 $20,970,442 $20,970,442 $12,297,502 $12,525,513

SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
Tourism Fund 1,848,325 1,600,000 1,340,946 2,107,379 -
Library Operations Fund 70,270 2,063,376 2,119,376 14,270 -
Library Trust & Special Activities 312,093 30,000 50,000 292,093 -
Subdividers Fund 1,876,165 150,000 150,000 1,876,165 -
Impact Fees 883,970 200,000 150,000 933,970 -
Revolving Loan Fund 278,163 500 - 278,663 -
Police Special Activities - 5,000 5,000 - -
EMS Special Activities 31,032 5,000 5,000 31,032 -
Public Lands Special Activities 1,004,861 300,000 300,000 1,004,861 -
Senior Center Special Activities 164,769 25,000 25,000 164,769 -
Youth Center - 112,493 112,493 - -
TOTAL 6,469,648 4,491,369 4,257,815 6,703,202

INT. SERVICE FUND: RISK MANAGEMENT 71,586 453,457 441,923 83,120 -

COMPONENT UNIT: CDA 3,077,056 19,400 79,500 3,016,956 -

CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS

Public Works Capital Projects 333,335 2,735,068 2,735,068 333,335 -
Public Lands Capital Projects 24,438 1,954,400 1,954,400 24,438 -
Other Capital Projects 661,160 1,063,095 1,063,095 661,160 -
TIF District #3 4,592,261 9,989,206 13,304,849 1,276,618 -
TIF District #5 (570,966) 1,047,250 1,195,478 (719,194) -
TOTAL 5,040,228 16,789,019 20,252,890 1,576,357

DEBT SERVICE FUND 50,578 4,766,948 4,793,336 24,190 4,491,953

ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Water Utility 25,732,424 2,966,277 2,407,672 26,291,029 -
Sewer Utility 15,602,163 2,833,184 2,776,300 15,659,047 -
Storm Water Utility 4,342,213 280,000 70,000 4,552,213 -
Middleton Utility District (442,039) - - (442,039) -
Golf Course 4,602,712 2,451,684 1,865,423 5,188,973 -
Airport 2,494,948 125,174 118,122 2,502,000 -
TOTAL 52,332,421 8,656,319 7,237,517 53,751,223 -

TOTAL ALL FUNDS $79,339,019 $56,146,954 $58,033,423 $77,452,550 $17,017,466

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White named Coach of the Year
PAGE 20 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2017

Middleton boys volleyball
coach Ben White was named
the 2016-17 NFHS Coaches
Association Boys Volleyball
Coach of the Year for
Wisconsin.
White was given the award
by the Wisconsin Volleyball
Coaches Association.
Annually, the NFHS identi-
fies and recognizes a coach
from each state for significant
achievement in their sport.
State level recipients are con-
sidered for NFHS Sectional
recognition.
National Coaches of the
Year are then chosen from the
sectional winners.
Award recipients are
selected based upon a variety
of criteria including their
coaching record, background,
coaching honors, and involve-
ment in community and
school organizations.
Each year approximately
1,000 coaches are recognized
at the state level, 168 coaches
are recognized at the sectional
level and 21 coaches are rec-
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