THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
VOL. 125, NO. 47
Chinese-Americans got involved in this years Good Neighbor Festival parade, in part through the Middleton-Cross Plains
Area School District.
A beautiful American story
Cross Plains
A look at the growing Chinese-American community in Middleton-Cross Plains
BY MATT GEIGER
board grapples
Times-Tribune
If you were one of the thou-
sands of people who enjoyed
this years Good Neighbor Fes-
with big potential
City council approves budget tax rate increase
Tax rate will rise 2.8 percent; council members debate hotel room tax increase
BY CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Common
Council has approved the 2018
city budget, which provides
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
tival Parade as it marched down
University Avenue, you might
have noticed something new. In
addition to the service clubs, the
businesses and the politicians,
there were Chinese Americans,
walking proudly together in
their communitys biggest cele-
funding for a new police offi-
cer, more hours for youth cen-
ter staff, part-time
sustainability coordinator, full-
time fire district battalion chief
and full-time maintenance
streets worker, while raising
the mill (tax) rate by 2.8 per-
Building a better world, half a world away...
Local citizens are building homes, and relationships, in El Salvador as part of another Habitat for Humanity trip. Read more
on page 9.
bration.
They are Long De Chuan
Ren: Offspring of the
Dragon.
Middleton resident Xiujuan
Jane Zhang was the driving
force behind the group, and her
journey to the Good Neighbor
cent.
The budget also provides
city employees with cost of liv-
ing wage increases and merit-
based pay increases.
Other notable budget items
include funding for a part-time
accounting assistant position,
MIDDLETONTIMES.COM
Times-Tribune photo by Jeff Martin
who has mental health issues, of
City sheds light on an important
part of culture in Middleton-
Cross Plains. Some local resi-
dents still remember childhoods
spent in China before making
the voyage here. Some are what
See DRAGON, page 14
continued funding for a part-
time IT technician, about
$900,000 for city vehicle re-
placements. TIF funds will be
used to finance a northeast
connector recreational path.
See BUDGET, page 15
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Lawyer who
pleaded guilty
to bankruptcy
fraud sentenced
BY KEVIN MUPRHY
Times-Tribune
A Middleton attorney who
stole more than $481,000 from
real estate development partner-
ships was placed on five years
supervised release Friday in
federal court and ordered to
repay his former partners.
Patrick S. Sweeneys theft
warranted a two-year prison
sentence, said District Judge
James Peterson. However, in-
carcerating him would deprive
Sweeneys 14-year-old son,
BY BRENDA SCHULTZ
Times-Tribune
The Cross Plains Village
Board met the evening of No-
vember 13 to listen to various
departments budget sum-
maries. At the beginning of the
meeting a municipal tax rate in-
crease of 13.48 percent and a
Photo contributed
the caregiver he depends on
most.
Sweeney, 62, pleaded guilty
in July to bankruptcy fraud for
falsely listing on bankruptcy
documents funds he embezzled
from his Middleton-based
Fairview Ridge LLC, partners
as loans.
Sweeney was the managing
member of three Fairview
Ridge LLCs when he told part-
ners Michael Casey and Joel
Frank in 2007 that he wanted to
loan Mark Gullickson money at
13 percent. Sweeney also said
See FRAUD, page 11
municipal property tax levy of
13.37 percent was noted. The
reasons for this increase are
four-fold: 1.) The loss of ex-
penditure restraint revenue re-
sulting in a $47,000.00 shortfall
for the 2018 budget 2.) the pro-
jected operation and mainte-
nance costs for 1850 Ludden
drive at $75,000.00 is a new ex-
penditure for the village 3.) the
See CROSS PLAINS, page 11
PAGE 2
New novel brings a remarkable Enchantress to life
BY MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
There is a passage in En-
chantress of Numbers, in
which Ada Lovelace reflects on
her newborn son. While others
marvel at the dark-eyed infants
potential and dream of his fu-
ture, she so passionately
adored the perfect little creature
he already was that she gave
no thought to what he might be
five, ten, or twenty years in the
future.
There is an immediacy to her
experience. It is not some far
off, high-minded concept. It is
here, now. There is immediacy
to all of Jennifer Chiaverinis
upcoming novel, as well, which
is an impressive feat in the
realm of historical fiction.
Lovelace, although often ig-
nored by history books, has all
the makings of a legendary,
iconic figure. She unleashed an
almost awful energy & power
onto the world when she wrote
what many consider the worlds
first computer program. She
was an intellectual. She was the
daughter of one of her times
greatest celebrities. (And he
was a scandalous celebrity at
that.) Her life was full of duality
and tragedy.
But she was also a human
being, whose life began amid
her parents marital turmoil and
ended at the young age of 36,
cut short by cancer. For these
reasons and others, En-
chantress of Numbers has an
almost Dickensian feel to it.
The stories in it may be big or
small, but the characters and
their human qualities are enor-
mous. People are what they do,
as Jung pointed out, and some
people are rueful, some are
kind, some are bitter and some
are shimmering and bright.
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BOOKS
Many modern authors sacrifice
realism and humanism for ob-
sessive nuance: heroes must be
anti-heroes, villains must have
a sad and tidy explanation for
their villainy, everything in
shades of gray. NotChiaverini.
Ada Lovelace might be flawed
in some ways, butthe author is
refreshingly unrepentant in her
portrayal of her as good, and
brilliant, and creative, and ulti-
mately likeable. In that way,
Ada Lovelace is like David
Copperfield if he helped invent
the greatest thinking machine in
the history of human civiliza-
tion. In Enchantress, as in
David Copperfield, the author
gets out of the way and lets the
protagonist tell her own story.
Its in her voice that you hear
the tale while you read it.
Rule number one if you want
to have an interesting life
should be this: be born to Lord
George Gordon Byron. He was
a genius, some whispered in
awe. He was a libertine, said
others, looking scandalized, but
In her upcoming novel, bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, of Middleton, tells the story of
Ada Lovelace.
often no less admiring. Adas mother, Annabella, parted
Byron was a rock star of his
era. While his emotionally lav-
ish life was partially responsi-
ble, he wasnt just famous for
being famous; he was a
celebrity because he wrote po-
etry that dazzled and captivated
readers in the 1800s, just as it
does today. Poetry is not even
close to being my favorite liter-
ary genre, but even I can recite
most of She Walks in Beauty.
Ive been able to ever since I
was 15 years old, when the
magnificence of the world and
those around me was almost too
much to bear, and I first encoun-
tered a sweeping, roguishly sen-
timental ode to a beautiful
woman in one of my school
textbooks.
Lord Byron doesnt last too
terribly long in Enchantress of
Numbers. After all, he and
AD
to come
Ada.
ways when she was just a baby,
and he died when she was still
a child.
He is a writing legend, but he
would never be in the running
for a Father of the Year
award. Yet his presence looms
throughout the book. For Adas
mother, he is a villain whose
tendencies - toward unhinged
passion and wild sentimentality
- must be suppressed in her
daughters budding character.
Ada is brought up to be a criti-
cal thinker, with a scientific
mind that will protect her from
her fathers many perceived ec-
centricities and flaws.
As Annabella puts it when
she and her husband part ways,
Byron had willfully chosen the
path to damnation and was
striding cheerfully down it,
away from her, away from
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Photos contributed
Growing up, Ada is sur-
rounded by her mother and her
mothers friends and family,
who perpetually hovered
around [her] like a swarm of
judgmental wasps.
But, and this might not be the
first or last time in history this
has happened, children do not
always grow up to be exactly
who their parents wish them to
be. Ada, in her short life, some-
how managed to hone her ana-
lytic mind and unleash an
enormous dose of creative
thought onto the world. After
all, the Analytical Engine on
which she worked wasnt just
some dull code - it was a door-
way to a limitless new world of
information and thought. With-
out it, we might not have any-
thing of the modern world.
Without that doorway being
opened, its hard to imagine
modern medicine, art, culture,
war, or information sharing.
Without it, we wouldnt have
cracked the human genome, or
sent people into space. It rivals
the wheel in terms of cultural
significance.
Despite her upbringing,
Adas imagination thrives. She
confides that she is pleased to
be the rare sort of wild crea-
ture that survives fairly well
in captivity. Ada Lovelace was
See ENCHANTRESS, page 18
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Times-Tribune photos by Jeff Martin

A special Thanksgiving for veterans receiving organ transplants

Pictured above are images from a Thanksgiving Dinner held at Staybridge Suites for veterans awaiting transplants (or recovering from transplant surgeries) who are staying in the area. This
was truly a moving event with lots of heart-wrenching stories told by veterans and their caregivers, whose homes, in most cases, were far away in other states.
Clockwise from top left:
Air Force veteran Carol Williams with her caregiver Sandy Major, both from Carrollton, GA. Carol and Sandy have been living at the Staybridge Suites in Middleton for the past 2 years while
waiting for a double lung transplant; Marine veteran Lewis Butler and his wife Kathy from Lafayette, IN. Lewis had a double lung transplant a year ago, but complications necessitated numerous
additional surgeries and he is back in Middleton to undergo yet another surgery on November 20; Army veterans Helen Maston and Mark Hightower from El Paso, TX. Helen had a lung
transplant 17 months ago; however, she and caregiver Mark were unable to return home due to complications that required her to remain near the VA Hospital. They have been staying in Mid-
dletons Staybridge Suites since the surgery; Owner and President of Infratactix, Don Schultz along with wife Carrie Schultz and Scott Rubitsky from VFW Post 8216. Infratactix, Staybridge
Suites and Post 8216 hosted the Thanksgiving dinner for the second year; veterans and caregivers going through the chow line, where they received ample helpings of typical Thanksgiving
foods.

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GEIGER
Counter
by Matt Geiger
Matt
Geiger
has died
Loathing Matt Geiger is so
damn easy.
Is Matt Geiger black?
These are the things I have to
read when I Google myself, be-
cause Im not the most famous
Matt Geiger. I havent been
since 1992, when I was 12 years
old and a guy with the same
name as me was drafted into the
NBA. The following day, some-
one left a little envelope in my
locker at school.
Oooh, a love note from a
girl! I thought excitedly.
Pulling the paper pouch down
from the shelf, I saw a portion
of a newspaper sports section
fall out and corkscrew gently to
the ground.
Oh, nope, its just some
sports news, I thought with a
small slump of my shoulders, as
I picked it up and read it. It was
about the NBA draft, and some-
one had circled Matt Geiger,
the name of a man selected by
the Miami Heat.
I thought it would not signif-
icantly impact my life. I was
wrong.
Many years later, when I was
37 and my first book came out,
my publisher had me sign up to
receive alerts whenever my
Embracing one another, in the kitchen and around the table
BY BARTLETT DURAND
Guest Column
There is a
commercial
for a fast
food joint
currently
showing dur-
ing the NFL
games. (Yes,
Im still
watching the Packers). It shows
a grandmother preparing her
special chicken tenders for her
family, although instead of
making them using her tradi-
tional recipe, she bought Mc-
Donalds Chicken Tenders and
passed them off as her own. The
grandmother then shows off all
the better things she did with
her time not cooking doing
puzzles, riding up and down in
her easy chair, and swiping
left/right on Tinder.
For me, that commercial is
the perfect example of what I
believe is the food industrys
name is mentioned in the press.
I imagined the enthusiastic little
ding my phone makes when I
receive a message, followed by
a series of articles by critics
who said I was the next
Michael Perry or like the hi-
larious and talented lovechild of
David Sedaris and Bill
Bryson.*
Instead, what I usually get is
a peppering of stories about ad-
vanced basketball analytics, and
nostalgic retrospectives about
the 2001 NBA Finals.
Matt, who stands a full foot
closer to the heavens than I do,
was a solid pro with a long ca-
reer. During that period, Ive
had my breath taken away sev-
eral times, when I inadvertently
stumbled upon headlines about
his life, thinking it was my own.
There was the time, shortly
after the dawn of the new mil-
lennium, when I - an increas-
ingly flabby and sedentary
college student meandering his
way through a double major in
Philosophy of Religion and
Binge Drinking - was forced to
sit out several games for alleged
steroid use.
There was the time I built a
28,000-square-foot mansion in
the Tampa Bay area. It had six
bedrooms and eight bathrooms
because, while I only want half
a dozen people resting in my
house at any given moment, I
need to make sure at least two
more than that can urinate, all at
the exact same time. While the
bedrooms and bathrooms
seemed excessive, even to me,
the shark tank, which was also
goal to create a population en-
tirely reliant on prepackaged or
precooked food. I have seen this
first hand in the general market-
ing of meats making it seem
messy, frightening, and difficult
to prepare and we are seeing
it extend into cooking as a
whole. I teach a class for the
Universitys chapter of Slow
Food and am continually
amazed at how the kids who
have chosen to attend the class
are frozen at the thought of
cooking without a recipe with
precise measurements. How
much spice do I add? Is this
enough oil? and Do we use all
the garlic? are common ques-
tions, and unremarkable except
that Ive stressed that we are fo-
cused on the process of cook-
ing, not trying to recreate a meal
seen on the Food Channel.
Michael Pollan, the bard of
the good food movement, de-
scribed this overarching degra-
dation of cooking as one
(allegedly) based in economic
theory: why should I as a pro-
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part of the house, made a lot of
sense. It wasnt practical in the
manner of a walk-in food pantry
or a place to hang coats by the
doorway, but it was, I figured,
pretty much required that I keep
dangerous and exotic animals in
a domestic setting once my ca-
reer as a professional athlete
came to an end. I suspected
such language might even be
written into most athletes con-
tracts. Or perhaps, on your last
day as a heavyweight boxer or
NFL wide receiver, you receive
a nice watch and a baby Amur
tiger while you eat cake off of
little paper plates with your
soon-to-be ex-colleagues.
My advisors in college regu-
larly warned me that writing
and philosophy are not tradi-
tionally sources of much in-
come. Imagine their surprise
when they read in a magazine
about my artificial lake stocked
with 2,500 bass, or my personal
herd of bison, Watusi cattle,
donkeys, and a single miniature
horse.
When I read about the horse,
I couldnt help thinking, At
this point, why not get two?
Its strange to look yourself
up online and find out you have
40 televisions in your home, 18
of which are directly linked to
video game consoles. Its weird
to worry that maybe, on second
thought, you dont have enough
bathrooms for all the people
who come over to play Gears of
War. Its bizarre to get gen-
uinely mad at county officials
when you read that they wont
let you install your own private
helicopter pad in the backyard,
due to some silly zoning regula-
tions.
None of these emotions com-
pare to the way I felt when I
learned that Matt Geiger owed
$290,000 in back taxes, or the
genuine chagrin with which I
greeted the following headline
(in the Tampa Bay Times) in
GUEST COLUMN
fessional making $XX an hour,
use some of my valuable time to
do something as base as cook-
ing, when I can instead work to
make much more than the meal
would cost? Economically, that
would make sense. The same
approach is used in advertising,
including the Dinner at
Grandmas commercial, only
instead of economic compar-
isons, it is the fun factor of
life. Why waste your time with
the drudgery of cooking, when
you can do something fun in-
stead! [Like watch more TV].
Ive had this discussion with
family members. Thanksgiving
is upon us, and cooking Thanks-
giving dinner is one of my fa-
vorite things to do all year. I
will spend days figuring out the
menu, shopping for ingredients,
and pre-making certain foods or
prepping for the meal. The
morning of, I pull out a liter of
wine and my wife and I will
enjoy the day, surrounded by
food, the smells of cooking,
music or football playing in the
2011: Matt Geigers mansion
finally sells - at a big discount.
Aww, I lamented, even
my fantasy version of myself is
bad with money.
Then something even worse
occurred to me
What will become of my
donkeys?
Reading that the bigger,
richer, more successful version
of myself had fallen into a pit of
economic despair was like
being Clark Kent and learning
Superman has really bad degen-
erative arthritis. This is what its
like to discover the knight
youre pretending to be in a
video game has crippling sea-
sonal allergies and cant go
dragon hunting because theres
simply too much mucus.
I really am incredibly absent-
minded. Ive been known to for-
get appointments, and my daily
car key hunt has become some-
thing of a glum ritual in my
house. Im an agnostic, so I
dont often pray to God, but
when I do, I usually ask the Di-
vine Creator and Prime Mover
to help me find my socks or
wallet. Im even able to lose a
remote control without ever ris-
ing from the couch, which is,
perhaps, a special kind of talent.
I frequently forget major life
events, and I always try to for-
get that I lived in Florida and
then New Jersey, which, since
this story is so simile-heavy al-
ready, is like learning your
malaria has been cleared up by
a nice case of bird flu.
The point is, Im accustomed
to remembering things about
myself, things I had forgotten,
so I always wonder, for just a
moment, if maybe I really did
fall behind on my taxes. Or get
screwed by county officials
who were merely jealous of my
helicopter and its need for an
adequate place to land.
A major magazine in New
York once contacted me and
background, and the chaos of
family around us. The meal it-
self is almost anticlimactic
compared to the fun and gentle
stress of cooking a big meal.
So imagine my horror when
it was suggested this year that
we BUY a pre-cooked turkey!
and the pies. and breads. and
just microwave frozen vegeta-
bles and casseroles. Their inten-
tion was sound: like Michael
Pollans economics analysis,
their thought was that by NOT
cooking, we would have MORE
time as a family to enjoy the
day. They didnt remember that
time as a family outside of
cooking and the meal usually
devolved into a few watching
sports, a few playing games, a
few running around outside,
and a few reading or awkwardly
chatting.
Frank Lloyd Wright fa-
mously moved the kitchen from
the edge of the house into the
center of the home. We now
take it for granted, but the
American kitchen is usually the
asked if I would track down a
local Midwestern man named
Johnny Depp. They were doing
a piece about people who share
names with celebrities. When I
found the guys address and
went to his apartment building,
I was greeted with a level of
squalor that made me sad. Per-
haps highlighting the differ-
ences between these two men -
their jobs, their lovers, their in-
comes, their bone structures and
whether or not their eyes twin-
kled - would have been uninten-
tionally cruel. We might as well
put an elderly alley cat with
mange right next to a robust
lion, photograph them, then
point out to readers all over the
country that they are both
cats, but one obviously has it
much better than the other.
Standing there, I realized
what the magazine had really
directed me to do: Ask the one
whose life is demonstrably
worse in every aspect what its
like to live in a cruel and ironic
universe.
Through the apartments hol-
low door, I could hear someone
haranguing Mr. Depp. So I
walked away without ringing
the bell. A couple years later, I
read that Johnny Depp (the
movie star) had run into serious
financial and marital problems,
and I considered returning, now
that their lifestyles were likely
more similar. Then I forgot all
about it, just like I sometimes
forget I scored 5,059 points dur-
ing my NBA career.
Sometimes I wonder if
maybe the Matt Geiger who
played basketball ever Googles
himself and finds something
about me, instead. Maybe he
was confused when he read that
he penned a collection of trite
essays. Or perhaps he, still sad
about making it to the NBA fi-
nals only to get destroyed by the
Lakers in five games, saw that I
was shortlisted for, but ulti-
literal and figurative center of
where we live. It is warmth,
nourishment, and comfort. It is
where mom bakes cookies, dad
bakes bread, and the kids learn
they can pour their own cereal
Sunday mornings. It is where a
couple can mix a drink and talk
earnestly about the family fi-
nances. It is where kids can do
their homework while the par-
ents do the dishes. It is life.
I think this is why that Din-
ner at Grandmas commercial
upsets me. The commercial is
expresses more than our
chicken is as good as
Grandmas. It mocks a funda- with a near-term goal (dinner).
mental element of family the
coming together to share a
meal. The gift of cooking food
to nourish your family. The
sharing of the family home, the
creation of family rituals, and
the mixing of the generations.
This Thanksgiving, try to
focus a bit of your attention on
the spirit of your kitchen. Watch
how guests congregate there.
Feel how you want to help the
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mately failed to win, an interna-
tional book award. Maybe he
smiled, nodded his enormous
shaved head, and empathized
with vigor.
The Internet masses are ob-
sessed with race, gender, and
political affiliation, so it was
only a matter of time before I
received an alert directing me to
a blog thread in which people
engaged in fierce debate about
whether or not Matt Geiger is
black or white. I read a few of
the comments, most of which
were really offensive, written in
all caps, and littered with puz-
zling grammatical quirks. Then
I realized they werent talking
about me, I was late for work,
and I really needed to put away
my phone and start looking for
my keys.
Thats enough Internet for
today, I muttered to myself as
I walked out the door.
The headline I really dont
want to read hasnt been written
yet: Matt Geiger has died.
I know it would fill me with
despair to get an enthusiastic lit-
tle ding on my phone and be
greeted with those words. Read-
ing of my own demise would
inevitably lead to a deep depres-
sion. Reading about the death of
someone else in this case
someone who appears to be
genuinely nice and with whom
Im somehow linked would
also ruin my day.
The alternative is not much
better. Its that one morning, a
retired basketball player will
read that some other guy has
died. Someone with whom he
shares a name and a deep affec-
tion for miniature horses.
Either way, Matt Geiger will
be dead. Long live Matt Geiger.
*Actually, Michael Perry re-
ally did once refer to my debut
as, and Im not exaggerating
here, a book.
host do something to prepare
for the meal. Smell the various
foods cooking, and experience
the memories that may bring.
Engage by preparing something
that morning, in the midst of the
chaos, to add to the feast. The
active kitchen is a full sensory
experience stretched out
through time. Savor it and let it
imbue your spirit while you are
with your family and friends
this holiday. It is one of the
greatest examples of the human
experience fully present in
the moment, active, preparing
food in a community setting
Love, laughter and the chaos
and stress of family thats
Thanksgiving.
Bartlett Durand, a Middleton
resident, gained renown as
The Zen Butcher at Black
Earth Meats. He is now the
business manager for The Con-
scious Carnivore, an attorney
with Sweet DeMarb LLC, and a
business consultant through
Local Choice Marketing.
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Entrepreneurism at your local library

BY JOCELYNE SANSING
Middleton Library Director
and workforce services. taught by recognized industry careers that may not exist kids to make and sell their own way. Whether a senior or a
Roughly half of those libraries experts. Financial databases, today. Tech focused offerings products at the library. The kids child, entrepreneurs of all ages
provide specialized support such as Business Source Pre- are continually in high demand, handle merchandising, pricing, are empowered to develop a
services to startups and small mier, Morningstar, and Value as is the need for internet access and sales transactions on their new perspective on themselves.

Public li- businesses.
braries are What can entrepreneurs ex-
engines for pect to find at the Middleton
entrepre- Public Library? Offerings are
neurs of all diverse and includes access to
ages. databases like AtoZ, where one
According can search millions of business
to a 2013 and resident listings in the
study by the United States and download
American Library Association, records for easy
ninety-five percent of the marketing. Lynda.com has
16,000 public libraries in the thousands of video tutorial
United States report economic courses for business, software,
technology, and creative skills,
Line, are available from any-
where with a Middleton Public
Library card. Staff can also
offer areas of expertise along
with timely and relevant physi-
cal collections available for
checkout.
Lectures and programs facil-
itate the sharing and exchange
of ideas, along with networking
opportunities. In the Media
Maker Lab kids learn essential
problem-solving and inventing
skills need for future jobs and
and printing services. Wi-Fi
usage at the Middleton Public
Library has soared seventy-four
percent since 2015. Part of this
increase is related to the equally
high demand of the librarys
study and meeting room space.
On Saturday November 4th,
the library is teamed up with the
Middleton Senior Center to
offer craft fairs at both loca-
tions. Now in its third year the
Young Entrepreneurs Craft
Fair provides an avenue for
own. Some even choose to do-
nate their profits to a selected
charity. Working together with
friends or siblings, kids build
teamwork and collaboration
skills. By browsing the sale and
talking with the kids, many
shoppers find a renewed interest
in crafting and hobbies. Space
constraints are one of the li-
brarys biggest challenges. By
holding the craft fair on the
main level, patrons look at and
experience the library in a new
After all, one never knows who
will come up with the next mil-
lion dollar idea
Have a great idea that you
would like to make happen?
Visit your senior center and
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Giving thanks for climate action, but more is needed

To the editor,
This is a great time to be
thankful for climate protection
action over the past year.
Progress has been made to pro-
tect the climate. Yet more
progress still needs to be made,
so it is of course also a great
time to call for continued ac-
tion. Not only does this month
mark the one year anniversary
of the Middleton Climate Ref-
erendum win, it includes the
convening of the UN Climate
Change Conference 2017 in
Bonn, Germany and the official
release of the Climate Science
Special Report by the U.S.
Global Change Research Pro-
gram.
A congressional staffer ad-
vised me during a meeting in
Washington D.C. that in light of
the current administrations
climate dismissiveness, peo-
ple should work as hard as they
can to mobilize climate protec-
tion action at lower levels of
government such as state,
county and city. Middletons
Climate Referendum approval
stands out as one such example
of local action. It shows an in-
stance of a local community
taking action although higher
levels of government shirk their
responsibility and dont.
On the first
question, Should the City of
Middleton reduce the risks of
global warming through its pol-
icy decisions and actions?
an 80.6% majority loudly de-
clared that climate-change solu-
tions are a priority for the City
of Middleton. The Middleton
Sustainability Committee con-
tinues to take the lead to find
ways to cut carbon use and
focus on cleaner solutions and
greater resiliency.
On the second referendum
question, Should the City of
Middleton endorse a federal
carbon fee and dividend pro-
gram as part of a national strat-
egy to reduce the risks of global
warming?, a 72.3% majority
made Middleton the FIRST
CITY in the COUNTRY to pass
a referendum supporting a fed-
eral Carbon Fee and Dividend
program.
And not just Middleton has
taken a stance to protect the cli-
mate. Among other efforts,
Madison has committed to shift
all municipal operations to re-
newable energy and Dane
County has formed an Office of
Energy and Climate Change
headed by Keith Reopelle.
Sadly, despite the over-
whelming consensus of the sci-
entific community the current
U.S. administration rejects the
painful reality of human caused
climate change and the need for
serious action. Nevertheless the
truth slips through executive
branch efforts to deny the sci-
ence, undercut agencies created
to protect the American people
and erase the evidence from
government websites. The Cli-
mate Science Special Report re-
leased by the federal
governments U.S. Global
Change Research Program re-
states the huge size of the cli-
mate change crisis
(science2017.globalchange.gov really serious and really ad- mate and for all of us who rely
/). dressable if we act decisively on a healthy climate to survive
Fortunately, although the now. Let them know you appre- and thrive.
United States government is ciate all the action they have al-
the only member of the United ready taken. Encourage them to Sincerely,
Nations to choose to not be a take the additional action Kermit Hovey
part of the Paris Agreement, needed for the sake of the cli- Middleton
Americans participated in the
UN Climate Change Confer-
ence held in Bonn, Germany as
the Were Still In coalition.
A total of 20 U.S. states, 110
U.S. cities, and more than 1,400
businesses havepledged to cut
their fossil-fuel emissions to en-
sure the U.S. meets its commit-
ment under the Paris Climate
Agreementeven if the Trump
administration acts on its inten-
tion to pull the U.S. Out., re-
ported Stephen Leahy for the
National Geographic (news.na-
tionalgeographic.com/2017/11/
were-still-in-paris-climate-
agreement-coalition-bonn-
cop23/).
We need action to protect the
climate at the local, national,
and international levels. Lets
continue to encourage, celebrate
and give thanks for such action
from our leaders at every level.
Let your city council member,
county board supervisor, state
and federal representative know
- climate change is really hap-
pening, really human caused,

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Ice Age Trail expands... at a glaciers pace
BY DEB BIECHLER
Times-Tribune
When it came time to chose a
permanent space for the Ice Age
Trail Alliance (IATA) Head-
quarters, there was no question:
It had to go in Cross Plains.
The Headquarters location
on State Hwy. 14 gives it great
visibility. More than 14,000
cars pass through the village
daily. Cross Plains proximity
to Madison is also a boon. They
are close to federal, state and
county government partners, as
well as to Gathering Waters,
Wisconsins Alliance for Land
Trusts.
170 acres of protected lands
host the Ice Age Trail nearby.
Acquisition of approximately
470 more, just west of Cross
Plains, and partner-held land
just east of Cross Plains would
make the area the largest Ice
Age Trail Alliance-held pre-
serve of the Ice Age Trail.
Thats a very significant
footprint, said Mike Wollmer,
Executive Director and CEO of
the Ice Age Trail Alliance. The
land sits on the terminal
moraine of the last glacier com-
ing through Wisconsin. When
the trail in that section is open
in two to five years, people will
be able to see Blue Mound from
the highest point.
Two to five years might
seem like a long time, but weve
become experts at moving at a
glacial pace. Wollmer joked.
Land acquisitions for land
trusts, such as the Ice Age Trail
properties, dont happen
overnight.
When multiple agencies are
involved the timeline is influ-
enced by each partners meeting
schedules, legal arrangements
and other regulations.
The new land off Timber
Lane near Cross Plains is being
obtained through a confluence
of organizations including the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency,
Dane County, the State of Wis-
consin and the IATA. It will
eventually host a section of the
Ice Age Trail as well as other
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TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
side and loop trails. of less than 300 that are accred-
The IATA 2016 annual report ited. People know we are doing
alludes to that, Mile-by-mile, the right thing and doing it well
adding just over four miles of and doing it into perpetuity.
future Trail might not seem like Until recent cuts to the
much for an eventual 1,200- Knowles-Nelson Stewardship
mile trail. Yet, the extraordinary Fund, matching land grants
significance of a number of could be applied for and ob-
properties acquired in 2016, by tained through Wisconsins
the Alliance and its partners, is DNR. The reduction of avail-
they provide the final link be- able state monies had a substan-
tween protected properties tial impact on IATAs ability to
and/or roads. The Timber Lane purchase land.
property is worth celebrating; it In addition to reducing the
is the final piece of a puzzle cre- stewardship funds dollars, the
ating a road-to-road connection DNR was required to sell
for the Ice Age Trail in Dane 10,000 acres of public land.
County. Two of those properties were
Currently, Dane County has part of the Ice Age Trail.
32 miles of trail. Thats a little One instance is 200 acres in
more than half complete, says Polk County. The land was of-
Wollmer. Its tougher to obtain fered to the county for purchase.
land as we get closer to devel- We dont have any agreements
oped metropolitan areas. legally yet, said Thusius. But
However, not all landowners when a county owns it, the
want their land to be developed. property is usually managed
Some offer it for purchase to with logging revenues being a
land trusts in a process called priority. If we own it, the trail
fee simple. Others want to re- is a priority and logging is sec-
Photo contributed
People young and old enjoy the Ice Age Trail.
tain the ownership of their land, ond. When Ice Age Trail sec-
yet want to keep it undeveloped tions belong to the state, they
in perpetuity via conservation can even be moved to ATV trail
numbers for this topic the IATA, IAT. themselves. Weve even in-
easements. Thats where Gath- status.
together with the Wisconsin De- Each of the 21chapters has a cluded meals prepared with lo-
ering Waters help comes in. These and other issues are
partment of Tourism, UW- presence on the IATA website. cally sourced foods that are
Gathering Waters mission is discussed by members and
Whitewater Fiscal and Dane Countys page includes prepared by an area sous chef.
to help land trusts like the Ice friends of the IATA at their an-
Economic Research Center and volunteer opportunities and a The Trailtessa Retreats have
Age Trail Alliance, individual nual conferences. The 2018
other partners, undertook a sur- calendar of special events. Vol- been, in part, funded through a
landowners and communities conference will be held in April
vey of trail users and businesses unteer opportunities are listed, highly competitive Force of Na-
protect the places that make at the Blue Harbor Resort in
along the Ice Age Trail. as well as special hikes and ture grant from REI. REIs
Wisconsin special. According Sheboygan, WI.
Economic research models snowshoeing events. website states, Force of Nature
to their website, Thousands of Workshops on a variety of re-
determined, at that time, that the The Ice Age Trail is a four grants aim to ensure that
jobs and billions of dollars are lated subjects will also be of-
Ice Age Trail drew an estimated seasons trail. Bird and wild- women and men are equally in-
generated annually through fered. Whether or not they are
1,252,685 visitors every year flower hikes, full moon hikes spired and equipped to embrace
tourism, outdoor recreation, members of the alliance, people
who contribute approximately and many other opportunities life outside.
forestry and agriculture. are invited to attend the confer-
$113 million annually to occur around the state that are Corporate partnerships, like
The Ice Age Trails impact on ence for its entirety or even for
statewide and local economies. planned at the chapter level. the one with REI and funding
those numbers has increased just a half day. Details and
Its impossible to know an Making the trail relevant for through private foundations,
dramatically after it received workshop offerings will be
exact number of hikers who use todays and future hikers is a memberships, government and
national status on October 3, posted on the IATA website in
the trail, or who are in the priority for IATA staff and private donors, all combine to
1980, when President Carter December.
process of hiking the entirety bit members. One way that the al- pay for the agencys work.
signed the law establishing the If December is your time to
by bit, until they report their liance has done that is through Some of that work will be made
Ice Age National Scenic Trail. make financial gifts, there are a
completion status to the IATA. the creation of Trailtessa Re- visible to Dane County IAT hik-
The national status came on the variety of ways that people can
What is possible, is tracking treats. ers in 2018.
heels of the trails first thru- contribute. Those contributions
the trails volunteers. 2,620 vol- Trailtessa is a word created According to Wollmer,
hiker. can be given for general work
unteers, throughout the 21 chap- and defined by the IATA; There will be substantial visi-
From that hike to 2003, or can be designated projects.
ters of the IATA, amassed *Trailtessa [treyl-tes-sah], ble amenities in 2018. This will
twelve more people hiked the Some people like to pour
75,677 hours of work in 2016 noun: a woman or girl who gets include more parking space,
entire trail. From 2003 to now, over seed catalogues and dream
alone. That work includes trail out on the Ice Age National kiosks, and trailheads. Dane
160 more have achieved the of spring gardening in winters
building and maintenance, co- Scenic Trail to experience ad- County has done a great job in
1,000 miler distinction. darkest days. Others like to
ordination of special events, venture, freedom and a new supporting the Ice Age Trail in
Many of those hikers are from pour over maps to plan next
leading hikes, manning infor- way to be. recent years. Its a win-win sit-
other states. years hiking.
mation booths, taking photos According to Kevin Thusius, uation for counties that invest.
In 2012, to get some hard If you or someone you love
and writing articles or letters to IATAs Director of Land Con- Land acquisition comes from
finds yourself in the latter
the editor or contacting legisla- servation, The Trailtessa Re- different sources. In 2014 IATA
group, Ice Age Trail Guides and
tors to encourage policies that treats have been really became an accredited Land
Ice Age Atlases can be pur-
support conservation and pro- successful. Its a time for busy Trust. That makes us among
chased online or from the head-
tection of green spaces like the women to do something for the best of the best, said
quarters at 2110 Main St. in
Wollmer. That makes us one
Cross Plains.
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A closer look at a premier entertainment venue

On May 23, 2000 Middleton-
Cross Plains voters passed a
school referendum on a vote of
4,260 to 3,893 to approve a
$30.9 million proposal to ex-
pand the Middleton High
School and construct and alter-
native high school for 150 stu-
dents. Voters also approved
requests to exceed revenue caps
by $1.9 million and build a per-
forming arts center. With this
approval the Performing Arts
Center became more than a
dream. Part of the conception
was to make the facility a place
that the entire community could
utilize.
With the long-term dream
now going to become a reality,
teachers from the Middleton
High School Music Department
approached several parents and
proposed forming an organiza-
tion with the original goal of
purchasing a magnificent grand
piano to enhance the magnifi-
cent facility. And so the Friends
of the Performing Arts Center
was born.
With a matching grant from
the Madison Community Foun-
dation they went to work. Do-
nations ranged from $5.00 to
$5,000 and ultimately an addi-
tional $22,000 was raised. In
December of 2003 a beautiful
seven-foot Steinway concert
grand piano was purchased.
With the original goal achieved
these dedicated parents went to
work writing Articles of Incor-
poration and Bylaws. They had
to apply for a Federal Employer
Identification Number so they
could apply for tax exempt sta-
tus, became incorporated with
the state of Wisconsin and the
list goes on. All those legal de-
tails that have nothing to do
with the Arts.
In October of 2003 the $28
million expansion project for
Middleton High School had
been completed. The project in-
volved the design and construc-
tion of four separate additions
that were seamlessly blended
into the existing high school.
This included the new state-of-
the art Performing Arts Center
featuring a 900-seat auditorium,
full fly loft and full orchestra
shell. The PAC has its own en-
trance, ticket box office, and
spectacular lobby with a large
glass atrium. Now it was time
for the community to utilize this
facility they had built.
The Friends of the Perform-
ing Arts launched their concert
series on January 13, 2005 with
a Community of Stars benefit
featuring all local talent. Their
Master of Ceremonies for the
gala event was Mike Leckrone,
director of the University of
Wisconsin Varsity Band.
Over the years the Friends
have evolved and changed. It is
no longer lead by high school
parents but mainly retired vol-
unteers with diverse back-
grounds who are dedicated to
the idea of bringing profes-
sional entertainment at a rea-
sonable cost to the community.
They are one of the few per-
forming arts organizations in
the state that are all volunteers.
In addition to sponsoring the
annual Community Concert Se-
ries they award scholarships to
graduating Middleton-Cross
Plains students that have partic-
ipated in the arts while at MHS.
They also have provided schol-
arships to Middle and High
School students in the district to
attend summer music camps
while continuing to support the
facility with needed upgrades
and materials.
This years Community Con-
cert Series is jam-packed. The
season kicked off with One
Night In Memphis on Septem-
ber 23rd. This rocking tribute to
legendary recording artists Carl
Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee
Lewis and Elvis Presley had a
near sell-out audience dancing
in the aisles.
The next show was
November 4th. Ciarn- An
Evening with Friends was an
intimate musical journey
performed by acclaimed tenor
Ciarn Sheehan and his friends
including Wisconsins own
Sarah Phisterer. After
revealing that he had been
asked by Vice President Joseph
Biden to sing Bring Him
Home from Les Miserables at
his son Bos funeral Sheehan
sang this moving song with
such emotion that there was
hardly a dry eye in the audience.
Yet to come in the season is
Shades of Bubl on February
10th. This will feature three
voices singing incredible songs
like Feeling Good,
Moondance, Come Fly With Photo contributed
Me, Home, Fever, Save Funding for the Middleton-Cross Plains Performing Arts
the Last Dance for Me and Center was approved by voters back in 2000.
many more. This is a Three-
Man Tribute to Bubl bringing
his swinging standards and pop between. Their show features a remaining performances.
hits to the stage in an variety of instruments, Tickets can be ordered on-line
unforgettable high-energy including violin, guitar, bass, at the Friends website,
concert event. Every song viola, banjo, keyboard, and www.friendspac.org or
preformed will have either been drums, among others. In individual tickets can be
recorded or preformed live by addition to their instrumental purchased at Monona Bank
Michael Bubl. virtuosity, they are (formally Middleton
The last show of the series is accomplished singers and Community Bank) on
April 14th. The Duttons. This dancers and have been Parmenter Street. Individual
Branson, MO based recording recognized as superb vocal tickets are $30 - $35. For more
family tour internationally and talents and were finalists in information or to purchase gift
perform bluegrass to classical Americas Got Talent. certificates, you can call 608-
music and everything in Tickets are available for both 886-3103.

School facilities planning workshops rescheduled

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School District is postponing the facili-
ties planning community workshops
scheduled forNov. 28 and Dec. 6.
New dates havent been set yet but
they will likely be in late January and-or
early February, Director of Communica-
tions Perry Hibner said.
The workshops were postponed in re-
sponse to questions by the Facilities
Planning Committee about some of the
options, particularly at the elementary
level, the dynamic enrollment growth the
District continues to experience and
making sure MCPASD is conducting due
diligence with regards to the process,
Hibner said.
The FPC is made up of approximately
20 community members. The group has
been meeting since September 2016 to
consider ways the District can deal with
its enrollment growth. Enrollment in
kindergarten through 12th grade in the
Districts 10 schools has grown by more
than 800 students since 2011-12, Hibner
said.
He also noted enrollment projections
over the next 10-12 years from two or-
ganizations not affiliated with the Dis-
trict range from an increase of 900 to as
many as 1,800 students.
We know we are going to continue to
grow, Hibner said. We want to make
sure that the options we present to the
community address the capacity needs
that we have. We will continue to work
to make sure those options do that. ... We
promised our community we would
come up with the right solutions and we
will.
Hibner also noted that West Middleton
Elementary School, Glacier Creek Mid-
dle School and Middleton High School
are all currently over capacity, while
Kromrey Middle School and Sunset
Ridge, Northside and Elm Lawn elemen-
tary schools are close to capacity.
The FPC reviewed six potential op-
tions at its meeting in September. The
FPC learned about preliminary costs for
those options at its meeting in October.
The Board of Education, after listening
to feedback from the FPC, removed two
of the options at its meeting on Nov. 6. cilities planning presentations at staff
Hibner noted the options and costs
will continue to be fine-tuned and said it
is also possible other options that havent
already been considered may be added.
He also stressed options may be phased
and that the Board will decide if any,
some or all should be put on the ballot.
The District is looking at putting any ref-
erendum questions on the November
2018 ballot.
He also noted whether a referendum is The options currently
successful or not boundary changes will being considered along
occur. A separate committee will be with the preliminary costs
formed after November 2018 to address include:
boundary changes, he said.
The District will also survey commu- * Option 1 (new elemen-
nity members in March or April about tary school): $34.4 million
the options and costs, Hibner said. to $38.1 million
Meanwhile, Hibner and Superintend- * Option 2a (Park):
ent George Mavroulis are providing fa- $10.4 million to $11.6 mil-
lion
meetings for all 10 schools in November * Option 2b (West Mid-
or December. dleton): $10.9 million to
$12 million
Please visit the Facilities Planning * Option 3 (Glacier
page on the District website (http://mc- Creek): $13.5 million to $15
pasd.k12.wi.us/facilities-planning) to million
read more about the options, preliminary * Option 6 (high school
costs and summaries from each meeting at current site): $93.3 mil-
the FPC has held. lion to $103.4 million

Learn about Wisconsins bizarre history

CHURCH NOTES
Are you interested in learn- lieve or Not Radio. Chad holds The Annual Meeting will be will share some of the strange riety of projects during 2017.
ing more about the unexplained a Masters of Science degree in held at the Middleton Senior and unusual tales that he has Of course, we will have refresh-
findings in Wisconsins histori- Applied Psychology from UW- Center, 7448 Hubbard Avenue, found while researching the ments available for you and
cal past? If so, plan to attend Stout and has co-authored the starting at 10:00 AM, Saturday, Bizarre History of Wisconsin. guests and admission is free.
the Middleton Area Historical Road Guide to Haunted Loca- December 2nd. After a short Following the talk, MAHS will And yes, everyone is wel-
Societys Annual Meeting on tions book series. business meeting, Chad Lewis honor the many volunteers who come, so please bring family
Saturday, December 2, 2017. have helped the society in a va- and friends.
The guest speaker will be Chad
Lewis from Unexplained Re-
search.
Lewis is a paranormal re-
searcher and author who travels
the back roads of the world in
search of the strange and un-
usual. From tracking vampires
in Transylvania and searching
for the elusive monster of Loch

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Tata Duende through remote

to come
villages of Belize and searching
for ghosts in Irelands castles,
Chad has scoured the earth in
search of the paranormal. He
has been featured on the Dis-
covery Channels A Haunting,
William Shatners Weird or
What, ABCs Worlds Scariest
Places, along with being a fre-
quent contributor to Ripleys Be-
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MIDDLETON OUTREACH MINISTRY

Six-year-old helps MOM feed hungry kids
Later, Jonathan toured the media driven campaign to raise
food pantry with his mom, dollars for good causes. On No-
BY LESLIE HUBER
Katie. As he passed the shelf vember 27 and 28, MOM will
with cereal boxes and saw peo- seek to raise $20,000 to make
MOM Board

Jonathan Gaertner may only
be six years old but he already
has a few things figured out.
Jonathan knows there are kids
his age in our community who
dont have enough to eat. And
Jonathan knows he wants to be
part of changing that.
Just a few weeks ago, instead
of asking for toys from his par-
ents or friends for his birthday,
Jonathan asked for food.
Jonathan explained, I asked for
Cheerio boxes for the MOM
food pantry for my birthday for
all the hungry people. I was re-
ally surprised when I woke up
and went downstairs and saw a
huge pile of Cheerio boxes.
ple putting them in their carts,
he beamed. He really felt like
his small contribution had made
a difference for these people,
Katie said. Jonathan summed it
up like this, I liked giving food
to MOM and imagining kids
eating cereal for breakfast. It
made me happy.
Just last year, MOM distrib-
uted 1.4 million pounds of food,
providing food for an average
of 66 households each day, six
days a week. 48% of those
served by MOM are children.
Jonathan had such a positive
experience that he has become
a spokesman for MOMs Giv-
ing Tuesday campaign. Giving
Tuesday is a national social-
sure children in our community
have enough to eat. Jonathans
videos will appear on MOMs
Facebook page, explaining how
he helped kids at MOM and en-
couraging others to give.
You can learn more about
Giving Tuesday by visiting giv-
ingtuesday.momhelps.org.
Watch for Jonathans videos on
MOMs Facebook page. Share
them or other content with your
friends.
Then on November 27 and
28, have your gift and its impact
doubled with matching gifts
MOM has already secured. Join
Jonathan in making sure no kids
in our community go hungry.

Photo contributed
I liked giving food to MOM and imagining kids eating cereal for breakfast, says Jonathan
Gaertner.

Hope, joy are the

best holiday gifts
the country this year on Novem- An item from our Gifts of
ber 27 and 28 to celebrate Giv- Hope gift catalog is the perfect
BY ELLEN CALRSON
ing Tuesday, a national social gift for the person who has
media-driven event to raise everything, or placed in the
MOM Executive Director

As the holiday season rolls money for good causes. Our stocking of someone you love!
in, I see many neighbors reflect- goal is raise $20,000 in two MOM has gifts available (in
ing on their community, won- days to make sure no children in varying amounts) that honor
dering how they can help when our community go to bed hun- your friends, family or business
Photo contributed
the need seems so great. gry this holiday season. associates, but also help our
Helen Keller once reflected Watch social media and our neighbors in need of food, sta-
that Alone we can do so little; website for information on how ble housing and hope. Buy on-
Tourism Dept. joins forces with MOM
Together we can do so much. you can make your gift go fur- line and a digital card will be
to keep residents warm this winter Together, your financial dona- ther (or even double!) thanks to sent to you to forward to your
tions, food drives, clothing do- several challenge grants from gift recipient. Or, purchase
The Middleton Tourism Commission has joined forces with the Middleton Outreach Ministry
nations, and gifts of time (just to members of our community! your Gift of Hope at the Holi-
(MOM) to help Wisconsin residents bundle up this winter!
name a few), are a true and last- day Art Fair on December 2rd
Between now andJanuary 2, 2018, residents are invited to drop off their new or gently used
ing gift to our neighbors who Attend Creating for a & 3rd in the MOM Distribution
coats, sweaters, hats, mittens and other warm clothing items as part of the Wisconsin Department
could use an extra boost. These Cause: A Holiday Art Fair - Center. All donations made to
of Tourisms Big Bundle Up campaign. All the items will be donated to the Middleton Outreach
are gifts of relief from the fear artfair.momhelps.org the program of
Ministry and distributed locally to help families in need.
of an empty refrigerator. These Saturday, December 2 (10 Thanks to a generous anony-
This is the seventh year for the Big Bundle Up charity drive. So far, the program has brought
are gifts of the stability that all am-5 pm)and Sunday, Decem- mous donor, your gift will be
in more than 103,000 warm winter items statewide, and last year, 129 items were collected in
families need. These are gifts ber 3 (11am - 4 pm) at the matched! The first $5,000
Middleton. In 2017, the city is hoping to outdo itself, with a goal of gathering 250 items for MOM
of hope and joy. MOM Food Pantry raised through this years Gifts
to distribute.
The holidays are just around Over 60 local artistsare do- of Hope, both online and at the
Theres a reason they call Middleton the Good Neighbor City, said Julie K. Peterman, CMP,
the corner and we invite every- nating 20% or more of their Holiday Art Fair, will provide
Middletons Director of Tourism. Were dedicated to taking care of each other here, through
one to consider the ways you proceeds to MOMs homeless- an additional $5.000 to further
programs like Big Bundle Up, but also through many other organizations and programs dedi-
can gift the community during ness prevention and hunger help our neighbors with the
cated to serving the community all year long. Our commitment to lifting each other up is some-
this giving time of year. Mid- fighting programs.Come and simple but necessary gifts of
thing were very proud of here.
dleton Outreach Ministry has shop for a cause! Beautiful pot- food and stable housing.
Last year alone, the MOM Clothing Center distributed 131,000 pounds of clothing, helping
many opportunities. Some are tery, many styles of jewelry,
people save needed funds for necessary expenses like rent and utilities.
listed here, but you can find fused and blown glass, fiber arts
When the cold weather hits, families go in search of their warmest gear to stay safe out in
even more information online at including purses, scarves and Buy ReMitts -
the cold. If their closet turns up empty for a coat that fits, or for a full pair of mittens, and there
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
Local Habitat team returns to El Salvador
Anyone interested in more information on Habitat for Humanity and the Dane County Chapter specifically, can contact Jenny Ballweg at 608-255-1549 ext. 104 or go to their website at habi-
tatdane.org. Above left, happy and tired after a long day of work. Above right, the group also visiting Mayan ruins on a past trip.
BY DEB BIECHLER
Times-Tribune
Even though the land that
Catherine Haberland lives on is
no longer technically in Middle-
ton, she still considers herself
from the Good Neighbor City.
Her good-neighborliness, and
that of other Middleton and
Dane County residents is ex-
tending beyond Southern Wis-
consin to the country of El
Salvador through Habitat for
Humanity (HFH) International.
From January 20 - 28, 2018,
the Dane County Chapter is
sponsoring a trip to El Salvador.
This will be Haberlands third
build there and the second for
recent Middleton High School
(MHS) graduate Ian Hokanson.
Hokanson and five other MHS
graduates made the trip during
spring break in 2016.
I love that Ian signed up
again, even though there wont
be any other young people
going in January. His mother,
Tracey Hokanson, is coming
along this time and he is excited
to share the experience with
her, said Haberland, who will
be the team leader for the 2018
trip.
Kate Parton of Middleton
will also be going, Haberland
continued. The other volun-
teers are from the Madison area.
So far, eleven people are signed
up. That means that theres
room for one more.
The contingency will travel
to Ahuachapan, El Salvador. It
is the second time the Dane
County chapter will travel to
this small mountain village for
a build.
According to Jenny Ballweg,
Communications Manager for
Dane Countys HFH Chapter,
This will be our 11th trip to El
Salvador since our partnership
was formed in 2011.
Most of the home-building
work that Habitat chapters in
the U.S. take on is on a local
level. They do, however, tithe
some of their funds for global
housing solutions. Haberland is
the Committee Chairperson for
Dane Countys International
Tithe Committee.
Habitat groups in developed
countries often pair with one
that is developing. Going back
to the same country helps the
members of the Habitat Chap-
ters, of each, to build a relation-
ship with one other.
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When we arrive in El Sal-
vador, we have a day to get to
know the hosts that are assigned
by El Salvadors International
Office. They take us around the
area and do a great job of ex-
posing us to some of the coun-
trys history and beauty. The
last time we went to some
Mayan Ruins, and to a beautiful
park, said Haberland.
The hosts are with us the
whole time. They make sure
that we are in safe areas, eating
healthy foods, and drinking
good water. I have always felt
very, very safe. No one has
ever gotten hurt or sick on one
of our trips.
You meet the nicest and most
interesting people, too. Youre
part of the community and not
just a tourist.
People who are chosen to re-
ceive a house through Habitat
must invest their own sweat
equity. They work alongside
the volunteers throughout the
entire process. They also help
build homes for other people in
the area who get accepted into
the program.
When we were there last
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time, we met Salvadorian high Individuals who do not want Another way that houses get
school students who just wanted to participate in a build, can still funded are through donations to
to help for the sake of helping, contribute toward funding the Habitat Re-Stores, of build-
said Haberland. Some of the someone elses trip. Contribu- ing materials and home furnish-
people do not speak English, tions can also be made for spe- ings. There are Re-Stores on
but the guides are always bi-lin- cific materials or for be directed both Madisons East and West
gual and can translate for us. toward the local or international sides.
One of the reasons Haberland building programs.
likes Habitat is that they build
sustainably. Habitat does not
disturb the flow of things, she
said. They hire local masons
and build the way that fits in
with the cultures or areas where
the construction takes place.
On the 2016 trip, volunteers
got to know the local stone ma-
sons very well. During lunch
breaks, the masons got out their
guitars and sang for everyone.
Most people who travel to a
build pay their own way. A
scholarship fund can be applied
to by a person who needs to
subsidize their trip.
The upcoming expedition to
El Salvador costs a little over
$2,000. The fee includes
flights, modest hotel lodging,
all meals, water, snacks, and a
direct financial contribution to
the building materials for the
home.
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Middleton and Thailand work together on sustainability
Chonlada Janpum in the Middleton Common Council chambers, at right, and with Mayor
Gurdip Brar, above.
BY DEB BIECHLER
Times-Tribune
Middleton is 8,518 miles
from Rayong, Thailand, the
place that Chonlada Janpum
calls home. Janpum has gone
the distance to learn about sus-
tainability and zero waste pro-
grams in the United States.
While Thailands govern-
ment has signed on to an im-
pressive list of international
environmental agreements, in-
cluding Climate Change, Cli-
mate Change-Kyoto Protocol,
Biodiversity, Wetlands and
Ozone Layer Protection, just to
name a few, 28 year old Janpum
has observed that there is much
to improve in the every day
awareness and life of its citi-
zens.
Those observations led her to
apply for a fellowship through
the International City/County
Management Associations
(ICMA) program that is run
through the US State Depart-
ment, Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs.
The aim of the program is to
link Southeast Asian profes-
sionals with counterparts in the
U.S. for the purpose of focusing
on the themes of legislative
processes and governance prac-
tices, accountability and trans-
parency. Fellows learn practical
skills focusing on local govern-
ments role and responsibility in
civic engagement and promot-
ing transparency while also fos-
tering interaction with leaders
from federal, state, and local or-
ganizations.
Janpum received her under-
graduate and masters degrees
from Silpakorn University in
Bangkok. Since receiving her
B.S. in eco-tourism and M.S. in
Cultural Resource Manage-
ment, shes worked as an eco-
tour guide and coordinator of a
community based tourism net-
work in Northern Thailand.
In 2015, Janpum worked as
an assistant for the TransRe
Project research team from the
Department of Geography of
the University of Bonn, Ger-
many. The project studied ways
to build resilience of rural com-
munities in Thailand through
trans-locality, climate change,
migration and social resilience.
Thailand, already impacted
by the 2004 Indian Ocean earth-
quake and subsequent tsunami,
now faces the sinking of its
capitol city. Bangkok is one of
ten cities in the world projected
to be most effected by rising sea
levels.
The sinking, called subsi-
dence, is exacerbated by the
number, size and weight of the
buildings there. At present, the
city is sinking at a rate of 2 cen-
timeters per year. The majority
of the city is only 5 feet, or
152.4 centimeters, above sea
level and without intervention,
this home of over 8 million peo-
ple could be underwater by
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2030.
According to Janpum, pumps
are used to divert some of that
water. But there arent enough.
And the pumping may be caus-
ing other problems. A Feb 16,
2016 article in the Bangkok
Post, warned that the most
southern stretches of the Chao
Phraya River were becoming
oversalinated.
The Chao Phraya is a major
water source for residents in
Bangkok and farms near Thai-
lands capital city. Farmers and
orchard owners were encour-
aged to check salt levels before
applying it to their crops.
Landfills also impact drink-
ing water.
Janpum grew up in the north-
ern village of Mukdahan, along
the banks of the Mekong River.
She still goes there regularly to
visit her grandmother. On one
of those visits Janpum and her
grandmother were bothered by
an abundance of flies.
Her grandmother told her that
the flies had increased because
of the overflowing landfill
nearby.
It is difficult for the govern-
ment to procure more land to
open another one because no
one wants to give up their rich
farming acreage. Nor do they
want to be neighbor to another
landfill.
The region of her childhood
is home to farms that raise
chickens, pigs and cows for
meat, as well as rubber and rice
farms. The flies bother the live-
stock as well as the humans
there.
Its not like we can close our
doors to the flies. Because of
our weather, everything is open
air. said Janpun. We dont
keep our doors and windows
closed like people do here.
While Janpun might not be
able to do much about rising sea
levels, she does feel like she can
help to educate the citizens of
her country on how to create
less waste and reduce the need
for more landfills and thus the
impact that they have on both
fly populations and water qual-
ity.
The ICMA grant dictates that
she applies what she learns in
Middleton to her current posi-
tion as coordinator at the
Wangchan Forest Learning
Center in Rayong. Her pro-
posal to introduce the sorting of
recyclables, reduction of waste
and other sustainability meas-
ures in Rayong was approved.
When she visits her Grand-
mother and Auntie to bring
them gifts from her visit in the
U.S., she will also tell them
what she has learned, in hopes
that they will share that infor-
mation at their village meetings.
Janpun has attended Middle-
ton Council meetings and was
very impressed that members
were excited to hear a report
from a local Boy Scout. Chil-
dren and young adults who have
yet to graduate from college are
not allowed at civic meetings.
They are not deemed to have
enough life experience to con-
tribute opinions.
As a young person herself,
she is glad to be garnering ex-
periences through her travels to
other Asian countries and now
the U.S. Part of that experience
will be to attend the American
Planning Associations WI
Chapter meeting in Milwaukee.
Breakout sessions there in-
clude Working Lands, Role of
Planners as Leaders and Green
Infrastructure, and many more
that are relevant to the role that
Janpun hopes to play in her
country to bring sustainability
to her people.
We do some recycling from
our homes already. In my
grandmothers district for in-
stance, the government buys
newspaper and other recy-
clables one day each month.
But so much of the time and in
so many places people do not
sort anything at all. We dont
have bins for that sort of thing.
We dont create as much re-
cycling or garbage in our homes
as in the U.S. because families
have gardens and raise their
own vegetables and fruit. We
mostly just buy some meat, so
there is not the same amount of
packaging. But, when we do
buy things, everybody gets a
plastic bag and we dont have a
way to recycle those.
In Indonesia and the Philip-
pines, there is a tax on the plas-
tic. But, we havent started that
yet in Thailand.
Another place that Janpun
would like to promote recycling
is at the over 400 Petroleum of
Thailand gas stations. Corporate
Social Responsibility dictates
they comply with carbon emis-
sion reduction. Adding recy-
cling for motorists will reduce
litter as well as landfill pollution
and be another way to extend
corporate responsibility.
Since her arrival in Middle-
ton on October 11, Janpun has
been impressed with much
more than her study of sustain-
ability issues. This is true on
many levels that she hopes to
inspire in her fellow citizens
when she returns on November
17.
I was so impressed, when I
visited the Madison Childrens
Museum, that there are bins for
sorting trash there. The chil-
dren are practicing recycling at
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an early age. That is not hap-
pening in Thailand, Janpun re-
marked.
And fathers and mothers
hold their young children while
waiting patiently in line to use
the bathroom. The children
learn patience and that it is im-
portant to wait ones turn. Peo-
ple in my country are much
more focussed on me first and
right now, she continued.
And, I can walk safely here
at night, Janpun marveled.
People eat their dinners around
6:00 in Thailand and then stay
in for the night. It is risky to go
out later because people who
use and sell drugs and who re-
sort to thievery are out then.
The orderly way that mo-
torists conduct themselves
through intersections, even
where there are no traffic lights,
was also most impressive.
Drivers dont always even stop
for red lights in my country.
When they want to go they just
go through even though people
are trying to cross. It is very
dangerous.
The positive impressions
arent just one way Weve
learned so much from Nun (Jan-
pun) already, said Abby At-
toun-Tucker, City of Middleton
Director of Community Devel-
opment. Shes shared many
stories of her country with us.
How much change Janpun
can influence in her country re-
mains to be seen. We have to
start somewhere and a good
place to start is with the waste
in our own lives. When we
waste, we use up forests and
other resources.
Janpuns energy, convictions
and the wealth of new knowl-
edge, that shes acquiring dur-
ing her stay in Middleton
through the ICMA, give her a
great chance to make a differ-
ence back home. Go to the City
of Middletons Facebook page
to learn more about her experi-
ences in the city.
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Brabender inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame

Middleton resident, former
Wisconsin 4-H Specialist and
current volunteer Wayne
Brabender was inducted into the
Wisconsin 4-H Youth Develop-
ment Hall of Fame during a cer-
emony at Green Lake
Conference Center on Saturday,
Nov. 4.
Each of the 2017 Wisconsin
4-H Hall of Fame laureates has
transformed the lives of chil-
dren and families with whom
theyve worked and the com-
munities in which theyve
lived, says John de Mont-
mollin, interim co-program di-
rector of Wisconsin 4-H Youth
Development, which is part of
the University of Wisconsin-
Extension.
Brabender joined UW-Exten-
sion in 1973 as a 4-H Marketing
Specialist. In 1983, Wayne put
his skills to work on statewide
4-H curriculum where he man-
aged production, acquisition
and distribution of 400
statewide 4-H publications.
On a national level, Braben-
der juried 4-H curricula, chaired
the Communications and Ex-
pressive Arts National Jury and
edited six national 4-H curric-
ula: Child Development, Citi-
zenship, Get Real! Get Active!,
Photography, Small Engines,
and Theatre Arts.
Brabender put his love of
photography to work as State 4-
H Photography Specialist and
created the State 4-H Photog-
raphy Advisory Committee of
volunteer photo leaders to plan,
develop, and conduct programs
and generate resources for the
states 11,500 project members
and 500 photo leaders.
During his 35-year career,
Brabender was active with
WAE4-HYDP as editor ofEntre
Nous newsletter, chair of the
Communications Committee,
and member of the Board of Di-
rectors, earning the associa-
tions DSA and Tennie Award.
Upon his retirement in 2008,
UW-Extension recognized
Wayne for his overwhelming
enthusiasm, support, and lead-
ership for 4-H.
Since retiring, Brabender has
continued to chair the State 4-H
Photo Advisory Committee,
teach photo seminars at State 4-
H and Youth Conference, and
judge 8-10 county fairs each
year. Wayne worked hard sup-
porting faculty and staff, ensur-
ing that quality curriculum
products were available to 4-H
youth and volunteers in Wis-
consin and throughout the coun-
try. His many publications and had an impact on the lives of
photographic contributions
truly support the educational
mission of 4-H Youth Develop-
ment and live on after his retire-
ment.
The Wisconsin 4-H Hall of
Famewas established to recog-
nize 4-H volunteers, financial
supporters, staff and pioneers
who made major contributions
to the 4-H movement at the
local, state and national levels.
The candidates represent 4-H in
the broadest sense people who
children, their community or
state through significant contri-
butions of time, energy or finan-
cial resources to 4-H and its
members.

Senior Christmas Luncheon at St. Lukes Lutheran Church

Join organizers for the 6th annual Senior Com- charge. We will limit this event to 160, and you The menu will include: roast beef, mashed po- with Jeff Rohlwing and Ed Boswell.
munity Christmas Luncheon on Thursday, De- need to make your reservations in advance by tatoes, gravy, fresh salad, dessert and beverages, If you are able, please bring along a non-per-
cember 7, 11 a.m. at St. Lukes Lutheran Church. calling 831-6084. The deadline for reservations all served by St. Lukes staff. Musical entertain- ishable item for the Middleton Outreach Ministry
This event is open to seniors (55+) and there is no is Monday, November 27. ment will be provided by the Ted Reinke Trio, food pantry.

Special Thanksgiving morning service at West Middleton

Start your Thanksgiving morning by attending worship at West Mineral Point and Pioneer Roads, welcomes all to share the many hear the message of Rev. Mary Marsha Swenson
Middleton Lutheran Church. The church, located on the corner of blessings of this Thanksgiving Season. Sing traditional hymns and The service will take place Thursday, November 23 at 9 a.m.

Fraud continued from page 1

Gullickson would guarantee the
loan and sign a promissory note,
according to court documents.
Between March 2007 and
2010, Sweeney, withdrew
$480,970 in funds from the
partnerships and forged Gul-
licksons name on a promissory
note, although Gullickson never
asked Sweeney for a loan, ac-
cording to court documents.
Sweeney used the money to
live an upper crust lifestyle
when his legitimate income no
longer supported that, Assis-
tant U.S. Attorney Meredith
Duchemin told Peterson on Fri-
day.
Sweeney filed a Chapter 11
bankruptcy in February 2013
listing the non-existent loan as
debt owed to Fairview. When
the bankruptcy trustee began to
investigate the nature of loan it
was discovered it did not exist.
Sweeney admitted in a deposi-
tion that he took corporate
funds for himself, Duchemin
said.
Creditors forced conversion
of Sweeneys Chapter 11 bank-
ruptcy to a Chapter 7 proceed-
ing, which happens when the
unsecured creditors become
convinced that the bankruptcy
petitioner will not be able to
repay his debts, Sweeneys at-
torney Christopher Van Wagner
said after the July plea hearing.
Sweeney faced an advisory
guideline sentence of 30 to 37
months and Duchemin argued
for a two-year sentence saying,
he stole from his partners for
years and abused a position of
trust.
Duchemin asked Peterson to
reject the defenses request for
probation only as it wants the
court to focus on the impact
prison would have on
Sweeneys son.
This isnt juvenile court,
Duchemin said. Instead, the
court should focus on
Sweeneys criminal conduct
and impose an appropriate pun-
ishment.
She noted that Sweeney was
not stealing his partners funds
to pay his sons medical bills. If
he was truly concerned about
the impact his behavior would
have on the upbringing of his
son, he would not have commit-
ted the theft, Duchemin said.
Van Wagner said no other
family member has a relation-
ship with Sweeneys son and if
Sweeney was in prison, at the
best the son faces an outcome
where he ends up in jail and in-
stitution.
Sweeneys wife, Pam, is
scared out of her mind, of
being around her son after he
has broken her finger, her nose
and punched her out numerous
times, Sweeney told Peterson.
I have five broken ribs, he from your son, the judge said.
said of the injuries the boy has
inflicted on him.
Ironically, although Sweeney
embezzled nearly $500,000
from his partners, they continue
to be successful businessmen
while Sweeney has been living
hand to mouth, the past four
years, Van Wagner, which he
partly attributed to a mind
fogged by alcohol.
Sweeney told Peterson that
he was solely responsible for
his crimes but it is important for
him to be with his son.
He need constant attention
and I ask you to render a sen-
tence that allow me to do that,
Sweeney said.
After questioning Sweeney at
length about the amount of care
he gives his son, Peterson ac-
knowledged Sweeney offered
the best choice for his sons
caregiver.
I dont want to separate you
$600,000 with Shapiro, and Al-
Sweeney is to serve the first
year of supervised release in
home confinement and be on
electronic monitoring for the
first 90 days to verify compli-
ance.
Sweeneys criminal conduct
could cost him his law license
which is currently under review
by the Office of Lawyer Regu-
lation.
Sweeney also is being sued
for legal malpractice by Univer-
sity of Wisconsin Athletics Di-
rector Barry Alvarez and his
family who lost nearly $1 mil-
lion in a Florida Ponzi scheme.
According to the suit: Al-
varez hired Sweeney, of
Sweeney & Sweeney, S.C. in
2005 to investigate Nevin
Shapiro, of Miami Beach, Fla.
Shapiro ran Capitol Investments
and was a booster of the Uni-
versity of Miami football team.
Alvarez then invested
Sweeney is set for trial in Cir-
varezs son, Chad Alvarez, in-
vested $416,000.
Shapiros business went into
involuntary Chapter 7 bank-
ruptcy and Alvarez asked
Sweeney to help get his invest-
ment back.
Sweeney allegedly over-
stated his skill in bankruptcy
law and hired a Florida firm to
assist. The lawyers did not tell
Alvarez of a June 2010 credi-
tors meeting and the deadline to
file a claim against Shapiro.
That prevented the Alvarezes
from recovering any of their
money in the bankruptcy pro-
ceeding.
Sweeneys firm billed Al-
varez at $315 an hour and the
Florida attorney billed at a
higher rate.
Shapiro was sentenced to 20
years in prison in 2010 for secu-
rities fraud.
Alvarezs suit against
cuit Court in May 2018.

Cross Plains continued from page 1

Police Departments proposal to
add an additional officer would
add an additional $35,000.00 to
the the 2018 budget and, 4.)
the villages debt service pay-
ments are increasing in 2018 by
$105,000.00 for interest and
principal.
These four items together add
an additional $262,000.00 to the
budget that was not present in
2017. This would result in an
increase of $252.87 in property
taxes for a home assessed at
$250,000.00
However, in a motion made
following a closed session,
Trustee William Brosius made a
motion to kill the deal at 1850
Ludden Drive for three reasons:
1) The Board was under the im-
pression that the LIFE Founda-
tion would have the
$800,000.00 necessary at clos-
ing, but, as it turns out, the
Foundation will be taking out a
significant loan 2) The Board
hasnt reached an agreement on
the MOU and there will not be
any Board meetings until No-
vember 27, and 3) a tax savings
of nearly 3 percent would be
made available to all Cross
Plains citizens across the board.
The motions was seconded, and
voted upon. All Trustees, ex-
cept Trustee Sarah Francois,
and President Pat Andreoni ,
voted yes.
Another budget adjustment,
during regular session, was
made by the Public Facilities
Director by lowering his
Maintenance-Infrastructure
budget line item from
$35,000.00 to $10,000.00.
Caitlin Stene, Village Admin-
istrator, proposed that Water
and Sewer billing be made
monthly, rather than quarterly.
These bills would come in the
form of postcards, saving
postage costs for the Village.
This would also make spotting
any issues in water or sewer
quicker for residents and Public
Works alike. This new monthly
billing system would begin in
January of 2018.
The Village Board will meet
on November 27, at 7 pm to ad-
dress, and possibly amend the
budget. This meeting is open to
the public.
PAGE 12
Above left, the annual Friends Amazing (Previously-owned) Silent Art Auction fundraiser was a huge success. Above right, Miss Catherine took the 4K class at Little Red Preschool on a bear
hunt.
Stories, music, career assistance and more at the library
Happy Thanksgiving!
The library will be closed
Thursday, November 23rd and
Friday, November 24th. We will
reopen Saturday, November 25th
at 10:00 AM.
Fall Story Times
Join us on Tuesdays and
Thursdays for our fall program,
Lets Go! Wigglers and Gig-
glers (babies and toddler story
time) meet on Tuesdays at
10:00 AM, and Big Kids Book
Time gathers on Thursdays at
10:00 AM.
We are taking a little break
this week for the Thanksgiving
holiday. Join us again on Tues-
day and Thursdays, November
28th and 30th. The complete
CROSS PLAINS NEWS
fall schedule is on our website,
www.rgpl.org.
Special Preschool Music
Program with Corey Hart,
Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10 AM
Start off the winter break
from school with a fun musical
program at the library! Were
using our regular story time slot
to host this talented Madison
singer/songwriter who will
share some songs geared to the
very young (3-5 year olds). Join
the fun, and start getting ready
for our summer program theme
for 2018: Libraries Rock!
Read to a Dog Monday,
December 18th
Chase, our canine reading
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buddy, will join us again be-
tween 4 and 5:30 PM on De-
cember 18. This is a great
opportunity, particularly for re-
luctant readers to practice their
skills with a happy and appre-
ciative listener. Please call the
library if you are interested in
reserving a 15 minute session.
Check our website for a story
about Chase.
1000 Books Before Kinder-
garten
Its never too soon to start
reading to your child. All chil-
dren from birth to kindergarten
age are encouraged to join this
program. Stop in anytime to
sign up, and get a special keep-
sake record book and book bag
for your child. For more infor-
mation, check out our 1000
Books Before Kindergarten
webpage at
www.rgpl.org/1000-books-
kindergarten.
Tween Book Club and An-
nual Cookie Swap (for ages 9
and older)
Monday, December 18th, 4-5
PM
Check our website to find out
what the group has chosen to
read this month. Then join us
for a book discussion and our
annual December cookie swap!
Bring some of your holiday fa-
vorites to swap with the other
kids at the book club meeting.
All are welcome.
Carpe Librum Book Dis-
cussion Group
Join the Carpe Librum Book
Discussion Group on Thursday
November 30th at 6 PM to dis-
cuss Mohsin Hamids brilliant
novel, The Reluctant Funda-
mentalist. Set at a cafe in La-
hore, Pakistan, the novels
protagonist, Changez, has a
tense conversation with an
American stranger that takes
him back to Manhattan, where
he was living the American
dream. In the wake of 9/11,
Changezs American dream is
overturned as his own identity
slides into a seismic shift. The
Reluctant Fundamentalist ex-
plores the shadowy, unex-
pected connections between the
political and the personal.
Morning Movie is Thurs-
day, December 14th at 9:30
AM
Based on a true story, our De-
cember film explores an un-
likely romance in which the
reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan
Hawke) hires a fragile yet deter-
mined woman named Maudie
(Sally Hawkins) to be his
housekeeper. Maud, bright-eyed
but hunched with crippled
hands, yearns to be independ-
ent, to live away from her pro-
tective family, and to pursue her
passion to create art. Unexpect-
edly Everett finds himself in
love, and the story of Everetts
efforts to protect himself from
being hurt, Mauds deep and
abiding love for this difficult
man, and her surprising rise to
fame as a folk painter unfolds.
Run time is 2 hours. Rated PG-
13.
Coffee and treats are ready at
9:00 AM, so join us a little
early! Please call 798-3881 to
sign up!
Free Career Assistance on
December 21st
Whether youre actively
seeking employment or not,
meet up with a Job Services
representative at the library to
get an experts eye on your re-
sume, get interviewing tips and
information about job searches,
and more. We have partnered
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
Photos contributed
with the Wisconsin Department
of Workforce Development to
provide one-on-one assistance
with job searching, resume writ-
ing and editing, interview skills,
etc. A Job Service representa-
tive is at the library the third
Friday of each month from 9:00
AM to noon to assistant you.
Call the library to make an ap-
pointment today!
Going, going, gone!
Friends of the Rosemary
Garfoot Public Library would
like to thank everyone who par-
ticipated in the 2017 Amazing
(Previously Owned) Silent Art
Auction. Also, thank you to
Lancasters Piggly Wiggly,
Crossroads Coffeehouse, the
State Bank of Cross Plains, and
Coachs Club for generously
donating food and beverages for
the closing reception. All pro-
ceeds from the auction are used
to fund library programming
and special projects.
Open Music Jam
Stop by the library on Thurs-
day nights, 6:00 PM to 8:00
PM, and join other area musi-
cians in a weekly music jam. All
abilities welcome!
Computer Help Available
The library offers free com-
puter help by appointment.
Please call Kris at 798-3881 to
sign up.
Gently Used Books, DVDs,
CDs and Puzzles Welcome
The Friends of the Rosemary
Garfoot Public Library are ac-
cepting donations of gently
used books, DVDs, CDs, and
puzzles to be sold at the Friends
used book sale. Please drop off
your items at the library, and let
us know if you want a tax re-
ceipt. Proceeds from the sales
support programming and spe-
cial projects. No text books,
nonfiction series books, ency-
clopedia sets, or books that are
torn, stained, have a musty
odor, or brittle spines, please.
The Cross Plains-Berry
Historical Society Research
Center
Located in the library, the
historical society research cen-
ter is open by appointment.
Contact Pauline Brunner at 798-
2217 to make an appointment.
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Chamber of commerce to
host fun scavenger hunt
in down town Cross Plains
The Cross Plains Chamber of
Commerce will be hosting a
Downtown Scavenger Hunt on
Small Business Saturday, Nov.
25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
How well do you know the
Downtown neighborhood?
Heres a fun way to find out!
Join us for Cross Plains first
Small Business Saturday Scav-
enger Hunt! Come ready to
have fun, shop, scavenge for
clues, and enter to win prizes,
all while supporting the local
businesses and organizations
that support YOUR community.
How will it work?
Check in at the Shop Small
Welcome Station located at the
main entrance to Crossroads
Coffeehouse, Qet Botanicals
and Sisters on Main to begin
your adventure! This is where
youll pick up your scavenger
hunt clue sheet, receive instruc-
tions and collect a few shop
local giveaways.
Throughout the hunt, partici-
pants will solve clues, engage
with small business owners, and
get a history lesson or two about
the Downtown neighborhood.
This is not a timed event; you
will have until 2 p.m. to submit
your answers. Participants who
successfully complete the clue
route will be entered to win raf-
fle prizes. Winners will be an-
nounced Saturday afternoon at
4 p.m.

Photo contributed

Santa Claus is
coming to town
Santa Claus will visit Cross Plains on Saturday, Dec. 2 from
9-11 a.m. at the Cross Plains-Berry Fire Station, 1501 Bourbon
Photo contributed
Rd., Cross Plains.
Join the Cross Plains Optimists for this free. Nibble on some
Spike Rett soars over $40,000 raised! goodies, enjoy some cider or coffee, and share some general hol-
iday fun. Weather permitting, kids can also take a ride on the
The recent Spike Rett events in Cross Plains raised more than $40,000 this year to donate directly to RettSyndrome.Org. The Lions Train.
Brunner family invites you to mark your calendars for August 3 and 4th to join the fun in 2018. Events include a Euchre Tourna- In the spirit of the season, please consider bringing a dona-
ment, Bean Bag Tournament, Co-Ed Luck of the Draw Volleyball and a Live Band to close the weekend. Over $350,000 raisedin tion of a non-perishable food item or a cash donation. Organ-
14 years. Emaildpbrun@tds.netto get more information on this fun event. izers will be working with Middleton Outreach Ministry
(MOM) and other local groups to distribute contributions to
those in the community who are in need this holiday season.
Generous local merchants have provided and sponsored an
assortment of family and child-centered door prizes that could
end up in your stocking this year.
Cant make the event, but still want to contribute? Send your
cash donations to the Cross Plains Optimists, PO Box 64, Cross
Plains, WI 53528. Mark it, Santa Fund.
This events is being held with assistance from the Cross
Plains Chamber of Commerce.

Photo contributed

Cookie sale at St. Martins Church

Join St. Martins Church on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9-11 a.m., in the lower level fellowship hall, St. Martins Church 2427
Church St., Cross Plains. Hundreds of homemade holiday favorites from sugar cookies to rosettes, chocolate covered pretzels
gingerbread cookies, fudge and more will be available. Walk in, pick up a cookie box, place on a glove, and pick out the cookies
you and your family enjoy, weigh, and pay. Enjoy carolers, sign up to win door prizes. All are welcome. For more information
contact St. Martins Church 608-798-2777.

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Dragon continued from page 1

Zhang calls ABC kids:
American Born Chinese. All
of them, along with the Ger-
manic cultures whose names
adorn so many street signs, Hin-
dus and Sikhs from the vibrant
Indian community, the diverse
African American community,
and so many others, were all al-
ready part of the fabric of the
Good Neighbor City today.
Its just that 2017 was the
first time you saw members of
the Middleton Chinese Associ-
ation gleefully marching to-
gether in the parade.
So, how did Xiujuan Jane
Zhang come to call Middleton
her home?
Thats a long story, she
says with a grin, sipping from a
cup of tea at the Starbucks on
Allen Boulevard.
Zhang grew up in central
China, the daughter of two edu-
cators. She loved them, but she
saw their endless toil and their
fatigue, and she knew she
wanted something else. They
wanted more, not really for her-
self, but for her own children.
They wanted me to teach,
she says of her parents. I said,
No. Look at you you are with
50 or 60 students all day, you
are exhausted when you come
home, and you do not have time
for me.
So she set out in pursuit of
something better in the United
States. Its an old story, but its
also a tale with countless varia-
tions.
My parents were very
happy, because its the Ameri-
can Dream, she says.
She arrived in the United
States when she was 20. She
was, she admits, bewildered at
the best of times. At worst, she
was simply terrified by Wiscon-
sins alien culture. The simplest
task using a fork or knife or
making eye contact during con-
versation became drenched in
apprehension. She constantly
worried: Was she doing things
properly?
Language created an even
more difficult barrier.
I did not know what the pro-
fessor was saying, she recalls.
It was very hard.
She still remembers with
vivid detail the days when she
and her husband, James Sun,
also from China and also a stu-
dent in Wisconsin, would try to
shrink into the background.
My husband and I would
say to each other, You talk, she always laughs when talking
she says. No, You speak! about them. In life, the good
We were very disoriented,
she says. It was overwhelming
at the time.
She says that by the year
2000, she could not wait to
leave Wisconsin.
Despite the barriers they
faced, they excelled as students,
and after earning advanced de-
grees they headed to Silicon
Valley, where the job offers
were bountiful.
We were like, Goodbye ers, leaders and mentors who
Wisconsin! she says. They
settled in the Bay Area for
nearly six years. Their family
grew with the arrival of two
sons. And suddenly, they started
to see Wisconsin in a different
light.
Traffic, two young boys, re-
search work - all together? That
was not the life I was looking
forward to when I left Wiscon-
sin, she says. Now I was be-
ginning to like Wisconsin.
They returned in 2005, living
first on the West side of Madi-
son and then settling into a
home on the lake in Middleton.
It was very transforma-
tional, Zhang says. My focus
was on my family.
After five years calling the
Good Neighbor City home, her
family is loving life here.
I love nature, and we live on
the lake, she says. The com-
pany that my husband founded
took off. Its a beautiful Ameri-
can story. I love it.
She says life is funny, be-
cause today all of the good
memories she has of her early
days in Wisconsin are as strong
as ever. The recollections of her
hardships and early fears when
she came to America? They
seem harmless and trivial, and
tends to outlast the bad.
Zhang works in professional
development and is an enter-
prise business analyst for the
Wisconsin School of Busi-
ness. She works on WSBs
Life Long Relationship Man-
agement (LRM) System for
lead and admissions, career
services and external relations.
She know the value of educa-
tion, because it was her teach-
took her under their wings at
the University of Wisconsin
when she was a scared young
student. It was they who
helped Zhang realize her ver-
sion of the American Dream,
she says. And its something
she wont ever forget.
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
We love our kids. American or Chinese, we believe they are our greatest asset, and we love
Ive always had such strong them, says Xiujuan Jane Zhang, pictured here with her son, Kelvin.
love for my university, she
says. I always feel I belong
dren. She practically glows It was just such a step that led that fortune cookies are more of
there.
when she talks about them. Zhang and a group of other Chi- an American invention than
The thing she is most proud
I would do anything for my nese-Americans into the Good they are authentically Chinese,
of if not her various academic
boys, she says. When you look Neighbor Festival Parade this but since the group was both
degrees, her house on the lake,
into her eyes, you believe it. year. Chinese and American, they felt
or her mastery of countless
Anything? Okay, then give Im an educator, says it was a fun idea.
American customs. Its her chil-
me a interjects her eldest Zhang. So I always read the And thats how a group of
son, Kelvin, with a humorous [Middleton-Cross Plains Area] local Offspring of the
glint in his eyes. school district email very care- Dragon, as Zhang calls them,
Anything that is good for fully, because I have two stu- gathered, ordered a lot of for-
them, Zhang corrects herself dents in school. tune cookies, and marched with
quickly, meeting his smile with In one of the emails, she no- pride in the parade.
one of her own. ticed that Perry Hibner, the We tried to connect these
Kelvin is a high-achieving Middleton-Cross Plains Area two cultures in the parade, she
student who speaks with elo- School Districts community re- says. So many people said to
quence beyond his years about lations specialist, was encourag- us after, We love your fortune
what its like to grow up as a ing all members of the cookies!
second generation Chinese- community to take part in the In the end, the group
American. He understands the Good Neighbor Fest parade. achieved its goal. Zhang says it
ancient roots of tribalism and Before, we had seen Indian is fitting that people came to-
can see it in its modern context. groups, says Zhang. We had gether thanks in part to the
He heeds novelist Chimamanda seen Korean groups. Why no school district.
Adichies warnings about the Chinese groups? So we encour- We love our kids, she says.
danger of a single story and aged our children to do it. American or Chinese, we be-

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cultural identity while respect-
Using social media platforms
like WeChat, and a Chinese-
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to come
ing those of others.
Zhang says some ABC kids
close up and act overly shy or
introverted. Not hers.
You have to step outside of
your comfort zone, she tells
them. You cannot be afraid of
rejections.
American voter group includ-
ing Zhang, Joe Zhou,
Shangchun Yang and others -
they spread the word. Chinese-
Americans in Middleton came
together and decided to give out
fortune cookies during the pa-
rade. Kelvin quickly points out
For other members of the
Chinese American community,
she has a message: Step out of
your comfort zone. Reach out to
the community, not just the Chi-
nese community. After all, this
is our adopted hometown.
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Budget
The new positions are funded
largely by a one percent in-
crease in the hotel room tax.
Alder Mark Sullivan said that
raising tourism taxes to plug a
hole in the general fund was ir-
responsible and bad budgeting.
We shouldnt be raising
taxes from tourism at all for the
sake of the general fund and
that was the source of funds to
take care of all of these posi-
tions or a big piece of it, Sulli-
van said. I think it would be
better if we said this was a want
we could not fund because of
existing sources of funds and
we will pick it up again and put
that discussion on place in next
year.
Sullivan said he felt the sus-
tainability coordinator was the
least necessary of the positions
being considered and should not
be considered till the following
year.
Alder JoAnna Richard said
she felt the sustainability coor-
dinator position was the will of
the citizens and the councils re-
sponsibility to act.
It is about choices and the
voters last year told us their
choices and one of the biggest
outcries was that we have to do
something as a city to address
climate change and we need to
listen to out voters, Richard
said. The tourism tax is a
harmless tax, it doesnt affect
me, I dont pay that tax, its peo-
ple that visit our community
and it is still competitive with
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to come
the market.
Middleton Chamber of Com-
merce executive director Van
Nutt, who also sits on the
tourism commission, said dur-
ing budget deliberations he
thought it was unusual an in-
crease in the room tax rate was
being considered without action
by the tourism commission. He
noted that currently the tourism
commission does not have a
specific need for additional
funds.
Nutt added after Sullivans
criticism that he didnt think the
increase in the room tax would
negatively affect tourism in
Middleton.
During the public hearing
three people spoke in support of
increased funding for the youth
center along with two emails
and seven residents spoke in
favor of the of the northeast
connector trail.
Alder and council president
Susan West said she thought an
increase in revenue was needed
to purchase a auto-recitation de-
vice for city ambulances. Alder
Sullivan made a motion to refer
to the matter to finance commit-
tee. West asked if the budget
was passed without funding for
the device would it then not be
funded till 2019, which staff
confirmed to be the case. West
made an alternate motion for
staff to create a budget amend-
ment to fund the $20,000 de-
vice.
Alder Elizabeth Hetrick said
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she wasnt sure it would matter receiving a 1.5% wage adjust- estimated revenue from State of emergency contingency by
since a Dane County ambulance ment in the proposed budget. Wisconsin 2% Insurance Dues $3,000. The motion passed
could be sent out. Middleton Fire Chief Aaron Harris said in order to fund the increase and unanimously.
EMS Chief Steven Wunsch said fire district employees are not cover any shortfall. The vote to approve all
having two ambulances city employees and are not con- Sullivan made a motion to in- budget amendments passed
equipped with the auto-resusci- sidered as part of the citys crease the citys contribution by with all council members in
tation device would be the a merit pay review process. Har- $3,000, increase the estimated favor except Sullivan and Teal
best case scenario. ris also explained that the dis- revenue for 2% dues by $3,000 who opposed.
This $20,000 expenditure trict is proposing to increase the and to reduce the amount of the
will necessitate redoing the cap-
ital finance plan, Sullivan said.
And its not worth it.
West insisted that it was.
Alder Howard Teal con-
tended that the city has never
had an auto-resuscitation device
in the past and does not need
one overnight. He said whether
it goes to finance or comes out
of the budget it is going to be a
similar process.
The motion to have staff cre-
ate an amendment was tie vote
broken by mayor Brar, who
voted no. The motion to refer to
finance committee passed unan-
imously.
The council approved addi-
tional funding for pay increases
for fire department employees
because they are not considered
city employees and would not
receive the same merit based in-
creases as other city employees.
City administrator Mike
Davis clarified that in addition
to the $13,730 increase in the
citys contribution to the fire
district, the district was seeking
an additional $3,000 to fully
fund the wage increases for fire
department staff. The funds in-
crease wages for three positions
of 3.0% rather than 1.5%.
Alder Sullivan stated that it is
important for the city to con-
sider how it is treating different
classes of employees and that
non-union city employees are
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Enchantress
unique in her mental powers as
a mathematician and scientist,
but there is no denying she had
something of her fathers great
poetry inside her. This is one of
many things you realize as you
read Chiaverinis portrayal.
That combination - of science
and art working in tandem - is
the kind of rare power that can
literally change an entire world.
Those already familiar
withChiaverinis work - she is
aNew York Times bestseller, so
there are plenty of them - will
recognize some familiar themes
here. Shakespeare is present,
with an apt quote from Mac-
beth. Like that play, En-
chantress of Numbers does
often feel like a tragedy. Ada is
so likeable and so genuinely
alive that
whenChiaverini(spoiler alert)
kills her, you almost want to
bring her up on murder charges
for her crime. Then you remem-
ber thatChiaveriniworks as an
enchantress too, conjuring the
stories of people long since de-
parted from this world. Even
she cant make them live for-
ever, except between the pages
of books like this. And as every
Title: Enchantress of Numbers: A Novel of Ada Lovelace
Author: JenniferChiaverini
Publisher: Dutton/Penguin Random House
Publisher Address: New York, New York
ISBN: 978-1101985205
Price: $27.00 (US)
Page Count: 448
booklover knows, all books,
even good ones, come to an end
at some point.
When she died, Ada
Lovelace was laid to rest beside
the body of her famous father.
They were separated for much
of their short lives, but they are
spending eternity together right
now. In this novel, shortly be-
fore that eternity begins, Ada
laments that her time is running
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
continued from page 2
out. While she was content to
love her infant son in the pres-
ent, she looks to the future when
she considers herself and her
own legacy. She worries she
will not see the Analytical En-
gine in action. She longs to sit
back and marvel as is trans-
forms the world. She suspects
her narrative will survive her,
and she hopes history might re-
member the part she played.
But while her father re-
mained famous in death, she
was often forgotten - omitted
from many history books, or
relegated to the footnotes. I
knew little more than her name
when I cracked open the cover
of Enchantress of Numbers.
But history isnt over, yet.
With Chiaverinis new book,
Ada Lovelace finally gets some
of the credit she deserves. Not
just for her contributions to
mathematics and science, or for
the poetry of her imagination,
but also for being a real person,
of flesh and blood, who
achieved something we all
strive for but so few of us man-
age: to live a remarkable life.
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Photo by Michael Knapstein

Happy Thanksgiving! AD
We at the Times-Tribune wish all of our readers a wonderful holiday this week. And what better way to celebrate than with a to come
local picture of a wild turkey, thanks to award-winning photographer Michael Knapstein, a Middleton resident.
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Cardinals hope to reload

Despite losses,
boys basketball
team aiming
to surprise
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Tyree Eady, Middletons

all-time leading scorer, has
taken his immense skills to
North Dakota State.
Storm Murphy, the
Cardinals all-time leader in
assists and a 1,000-point scor-
er himself, is now playing col-
legiately at Wofford.
Most programs take a dra-
matic nosedive after losing
two Division 1 athletes. But
Middleton is expecting to be
one of the areas surprise
teams this winter.
The Cardinals have a hand-
ful of solid returnees and a
group of talented newcomers
ready to make their mark. And
when Middleton opens its sea-
son Nov. 30 against Madison
Memorial, its optimistic big
things await.
Our depth, physical
strength and skill develop-
ment from the end of last sea-
son until now has been very
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

See BOYS BB, page 23 Davis Roquet and Middletons boys basketball team have high hopes for the 2017-18 season.

Waleffe earns
top honors
Boys soccer standout named
Player of the Year in Big 8
regional semifinal tied the
record for most goals in a
BY ROB REISCHEL
game. And Waleffe set the
new single season record for
Times-Tribune
Derek Waleffe enjoyed a
points in a season (109).
magical season for
Honestly, after Bradan
Middletons boys soccer team.
Allen fell short of breaking
Thats why the Cardinals
the record for single season
senior forward was named the
goals last year, I didnt think
Big Eight Conferences Player
the record could be touched in
of the Year and was named
the modern era against better
first-team all-state by the
competition, Middleton
Wisconsin Soccer Coaches
coach Ben Kollasch said.
Association.
Derek has consistently
Among Waleffes high-
proved me wrong over the last
lights were setting the school
three years always outper-
record for goals in a season
forming my expectations
with 45.
and he smashed the record
In addition, Waleffe scored
anyway. No one will touch
in 18 of Middletons 24 games
this record for a long time to
and had the game-winning
come. I would love to be
goal in eight of the Cardinals
wrong, though.
15 wins. Waleffe scored at
In addition, senior forward
least three goals in nine differ-
Drake Vandermause and sen-
ent games and averaged 1.875
ior defender Noah Pollard
goals per game.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
were named first-team all-
Waleffes six goals against
Middletons Derek Waleffe (right) was named Player of the Year in the Big Eight Conference and first-team all-state. conference and honorable-
Lake Geneva Badger in a
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 21

Hockey Cards aim to turn corner

Middleton
looking for
first state trip
since 2011
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Its been almost four full

years now since the ultra-suc-
cessful Libert brothers
Steve and Tony resigned as
Middletons hockey coaches.
In their 21 years together,
the Liberts took a program
from ground zero to great
heights, including three trips
to the state tournament.
Today, the Cardinals are
still looking to recapture some
of that magic.
Steffon Walby, who took
over as Middletons coach in
Jan., 2014, has compiled a
stellar 65-21-3 record in his
three-plus years as the
Cardinals boss (.747 winning
percentage). But despite some
stellar regular seasons,
Middleton has failed to reach
the state tournament under defense, Walby said. Jake am excited about how the
Walby. brings great vision, puck team is responding thus far.
Middleton began its new awareness and certainly lead- Many of these guys havent
season Saturday with a 2-1 ership. We have a number of had me as a coach. That will
win over Oregon. And Walby other players that will be create a learning curve. I am
and the Cardinals are hopeful asked to play in key roles. This optimistic about our work
this is the year they can make will be new to them, but we ethic. Once again we will have
it to the state tournament. dont have a choice. We are a the best conditioned team and
I believe that we are still young team. we will be very hungry every
progressing in the right direc- Walby will look to new- shift.
tion, Walby said. Parents, comer Bo Bergenthal for a lift. Verona won the Big Eight
players and coaches are all in Bergenthal played with the Conference last year, with
this together. We are all excit- Madison Capitols last year and Janesville and Middleton
ed and optimistic that the end is expected to give the rounding out the top three. The
goal can be the state tourney. Cardinals a boost. Wildcats and Bluebirds should
However thats in March, and Freshman Johnny Heppin be strong again, while
we are in November. Thats a also joins Middletons pro- Middleton hopes to jump up a
lot of time for growth. gram after playing the notch in both the regular
Middleton could have some Capitols. and postseason.
early-season growing pains. He brings a ton of skill If the guys continue to put
The Cardinals graduated a and a fresh look to the ice, in the work and stay together
gifted senior class. Then lead- Walby said of Bergenthal. He then we will be really success-
ing scorer and first-team all- will be expected to contribute ful and it will be a great year,
conference forward Justin as well. Walby said. However if the
Engelkes chose to play junior Johnny Heppin brings a guys become individuals and
hockey in Pennsylvania this gritty style and certainly a get frustrated with each other
season. much needed scoring punch. it will be a long year. The
Middleton will build Middleton will be extreme- coaching staff is really excited
around defenseman Bryce ly young. But Walby sees that to coach this year, I think its
Carey and forward Jake Feldt. as both good and bad. the unknown that excites and
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld

Bryce brings leadership Youth could be a strength frustrates us all at once. Bryce Carey (top) and Bryce Schuster (above) will be two leaders for Middletons hockey team
and a solid presence back on and a weakness, he said. I this season.
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Off and
running
Girls basketball team rolls
past Memorial in opener
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
They are unproven.
They are inexperienced.
But they believe they can be
one of the surprise teams in the
Big Eight Conference.
Middletons new-look girls
basketball team got its new
season off to a flying start with
a 67-55 win over visiting
Madison Memorial last Friday.
Senior forward Claire Staples,
one of the Cardinals most
experienced players, hit four
three-pointers and led
Middleton with 14 points.
It was very typical of a first
game, Middleton coach Jeff
Kind said. Both teams had a
lot of turnovers and some slop-
piness with fundamentals
defensively and offensively.
With so many young play-
ers it was a good learning expe-
rience concerning the speed
and intensity of play. I was
very pleased with the way we
competed, lots of diving for
loose balls and tipping from
behind. I thought we got better
at some things as the game
TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
went on.
Middleton got solid produc-
tion from several players.
Karina Bursac had 10 points
and seven rebounds. Hannah
Flottmeyer added six points
and eight rebounds, while
Sitori Tanin had six points and
seven rebounds.
I really like the fact that
this team is so balanced that we
could start any of our 13 play-
ers and were deep enough to
keep rotating players at teams,
Kind said.We have to learn to
play a little faster yet without
making turnovers, but Im opti-
mistic that well get there.
It was a nice way to start
the season against one of the
teams in the mix for conference
this year, but we have a long
way to go and some very chal-
lenging teams on our sched-
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
ule. Claire Staples and Middletons girls basketball team won their season-opener over Madison Memorial last Friday.
Middleton built a 38-24
halftime lead and never looked
back. Memorial, one of the
get better as we adjust to play- away with against lesser com- Wilson 1 1-2 4, Brown 4 0-2 8, Garcia 1 Tanin 2 0-0 6, Flottmeyer 3 0-1 6. Totals
teams expected to challenge for ing this tempo, Kind said. petition. 0-0 2, Peters 4 0-0 8, Kapinus 3 3-6 9, 23 12-17 67.
a top-three finish in the league, Rankins 3 4-4 10, White 5 1-2 14. Totals 3-point goals MM 4 (Wilson 1,
Well realize that were play-
never could creep close enough ing good players every night
21 9-14 55. White 3), MID 11 (White 1, Staples 4,
in the second half to put a scare
Nov. 17 MIDDLETON Schauer 1 2-2 4, Tanin 2, Dunn 1, Coleman 1, Tanin
who will take advantage of Middleton 67, Madison Memorial 55 White 1 2-2 5, Staples 4 2-2 14, Tanin 2 2).Total fouls MID 16, MM 15.
into the Cardinals. positioning mistakes on the
Madison Memorial . 24 31 55 0-0 6, Bursac 3 4-8 10, Dunn 1 1-2 3,
I think we will continue to Middleton 38 29 67 Dunn 2 0-0 5, Coleman 1 0-0 3,
press and things we could get MADISON MEMORIAL Schwartz 1 0-0 2, Lemirande 1 1-2 3,
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
BOYS BB
good, Middleton coach
Kevin Bavery said. We have
a good inside-outside mix and
overall team size and length.
This also has the potential to
be one of the best shooting
teams weve had.
Bavery has posted a 161-99
record during 11 years at
Middleton and a 366-232
mark in 26 seasons overall.
Last years Cardinals went 19-
6 overall and finished third in
the Big Eight at 13-5.
Despite a bevy of losses,
though, Bavery and his veter-
an staff believe this group
could thrive.
Senior Brogan Brunker
missed much of last season
due to illness, but averaged
6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds
when healthy. Brunker is
Middletons lone returning
starter and should be poised
for a big senior season.
Obviously Brogan has had
more than his share of tough
luck, missing essentially his
entire varsity football career,
Bavery said. He came back
for us late last season, but
never got to the same level he
was as a sophomore on our
varsity team.
Hes healthy, hes defi-
nitely on a mission with his
effort, but more than anything
he is dialed in hard.
Everything we do in practice
hes first in line, goes all out,
encourages others, challenges
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continued from page 20
others, and disciplines himself
with pushups or something
similar for a missed layup for
example. I wouldnt want to
give anything less than my
best effort if I was his team-
mate.
Senior Davis Roquet has
the potential to be a terrific
scorer, while senior Alan
Roden is the ultimate effort
player. Senior guard Cole
Ragsdale and senior point
guard Joel Ticknor could also
be poised for big seasons.
Juniors Keegan Severn,
Max Schlicht, Jake
Klubertanz, Ben Scher, Jack
Boyle and Sam Close also fig-
ure to take on major roles.
I think we can do a num-
ber of things well, Bavery
said. We can go with a bigger
lineup and work to get the ball
inside. We can go smaller and
spread the floor. We have mul-
tiple perimeter shooters as
well as a few guys who can
get to the rim, and some inside
scorers.
We can have a pressing
lineup as well as a lineup that
maybe can give some false
pressure, but come up with
some timely traps. We can go
deep, but we can also shrink
our lineup when we need to. It
might be a roller coaster for
some guys in that regard as
they might have a big role one
night, a smaller role the next,
and maybe not see the floor
for a stretch and then help us
again.
We have a large squad, Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
but added 13 varsity reserve
Brogan Brunker (24) is Middletons leading returning scorer from last season.
games, too. And of course we
need people to challenge us
and make everyone better lot of ways we can play on But Bavery believes his play the games, Bavery said. After that there is really a lot
every day in practice and in game night. Cardinals can compete with East has the top returning of unknowns around the
preparation. As long as every- Sun Prairie and Madison anyone and everyone. scorer in the league in league.
one is all in there are a lot of East are the consensus Big Sun Prairie is the clear (Keshawn) Justice and Im not Memorial lost a lot of
ways to help this team and a Eight Conference favorites. favorite based on personnel sure anyone knows what minutes, but returns a group
returning, but you still have to theyre going to do with him. with size and success. La
Follette will be better. Beloit,
Verona, and Janesville Craig
all have new coaches. I do
think we have a team with
kids who have a deep compet-
itive nature and Im con-
vinced that everyone who
plays us will get our best shot.
It all shapes up to be another
eventful year in the Big
Eight.
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Conference Soccer
First Team
Pos. Player School Yr.
F Derek Waleffe Middleton 12
F Kyle Hagerman Sun Prairie 11
F Zach Currie Janesville Craig 12
M Davis Green Sun Prairie 12
M Drake Vandermause Middleton 12
M Paolo Gratton Madison West 12
M Ryan Roelke Madison East 12
D Sam Bauman Madison East 12
D Alex Yin Madison West 12
D Noah Pollard Middleton 12
D Sam Lynch Verona 10
GK Brett Richardson Madison East 12

Player of the Year Derek Waleffe, Middleton

Coach of the Year David Harris, Madison East

Second Team
Pos. Player School Yr.
F Jack Bates Verona 12
F Sam Loving Madison West 12
F Noah Mesdijan Madison Memorial 12
F Josh Cervantes Madison East 10
M Andres Temozihui Verona 12
M Jose Adrian Lazaro-Padilla Verona 12
M Tyler Nelson Sun Prairie 12
M Ivan Pacheco Janesville Craig 11
D Ethan Poppen Verona 12
D Brendan Steele Middleton 12
D Robbie Paradez Madison East 10
D Mac Ryan Janesville Craig 12
GK Alex Alvarado Madison West 12

Second Team
Pos. Player School Yr.
F Ian Shi Madison West 11
F Danny Salazar Beloit Memorial 11
M Eliot Popkewitz Verona 10
M Gregory Pauly Middleton 11
M Jose Gomez-Castellanos Madison East 12
M Cesar Garcia Janesville Parker 12
M Ivan Santiago-Cruz Beloit Memorial 12
M Coco Castellanos Beloit Memorial 12
M Isaiah Williams Middleton 12
D Brad Diaz Madison West 12
D Ross March Janesville Craig 12
D Moses Jatta Sun Prairie 12
D Saxon Laflash Madison Memorial 12
D Joe Krause Madison West 12
D Raul Tello Janesville Craig 12
GK Ben Scher Middleton 11
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Brendan Steele (top) was named second-team all-conference, while Isaiah Williams (below) was named honorable-mention all-
league.

SOCCER continued from page 20

were named first-team all-

conference and honorable-
mention all-state.
Senior defender Brendan
Steele was named second-
team all-conference, while
junior midfielder Greg Pauly,
senior midfielder Isaiah
Williams and junior keeper
Ben Scher were named honor-
able-mention all-conference.
Vandermause had 14 goals
and a team-high 20 assists.
Vandermause fell just four
assists shy of Jim Thorpes
school record (24) set in 1988.
Vandermause also received
the Tyler Burcalow
Leadership award based on
teammate and coach nomina-
tions, academic success and
soccer performance.
Drake came closer than
anyone in recent memory to
breaking Middletons single
season assists record,
Kollasch said. Drake should
be among the candidates for
first-team all state with these
numbers against the kind of
competition we played this
year.

See SOCCER, page 25

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 25

SOCCER continued from page 24

Pollard was voted

Middletons Most Valuable
Defender by his teammates.
He also added four assists and
one goal.
Noah gave us great flexi-
bility in being able to push a
defender forward to get an
extra attacker, Kollasch said.
Hes a super dependable
defender.
Steele had one goal, one
assist and was a rock solid
performer in Middletons
defense.
Brendan was the anchor to
the defense, Kollasch said.
He kept things cool, calm
and collected to provide sta-
bility.
Pauly finished the year
with five goals, 12 assists and
22 points.
Greg has gone from
becoming a free-kick special-
ist to being a great open-field
defender and a field mar-
shall, Kollasch said of Pauly.
He continued to produce
from free kicks and added
more assists from open play
this year.
Williams had three game-
winning goals and eight total
goals. He added five assists
and finished fourth on the
team with 21 points.
Isaiah was a Clydesdale
with the speed of a racehorse
and a willingness to take good
risks on offense, Kollasch
said of Williams.
Scher had an 80.6 save per-
centage and allowed 1.74
goals per game.
Ben was a rookie on varsi-
ty that made some key plays
down the stretch to prove he
should now be considered a
veteran, Kollasch said.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middletons Drake Vandermause was named first-team all-Big Eight and honorable-mention
all-state.
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Girls varsity basketball Dec. 28

Jan. 5
Middleton Tournament
vs. Beloit Memorial
TBD
7:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 at Sun Prairie 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6 vs. Arrowhead at Al McGuire Center, 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 1 vs. Madison West 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Madison East 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 vs. Janesville Craig 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at Madison Memorial 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 at Verona 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 vs. Sun Prairie 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12 vs. Monroe 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 vs. Marquette at Brookfield Central, 2 p.m.
Dec. 15 at Janesville Parker 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Madison West 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 vs. Germantown at Franklin Tournament, TBD Jan. 27 at Janesville Craig 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 28 vs. Germantown at Franklin Tournament, TBD Feb. 2 vs. Verona 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 29 vs. Germantown at Franklin Tournament, TBD Feb. 8 vs. Janesville Parker 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Madison La Follette 7:30 p.m. Feb 10 at Madison La Follette 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 vs. Beloit Memorial 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Beloit Memorial 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 9 at Madison East 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 vs. Madison East 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 12 at Madison Memorial 7:30 p.m.

Boys JV basketball
Jan. 20 at Madison West 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Janesville Craig 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 30 vs. Sun Prairie 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1 vs. Verona 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 vs. Madison Memorial 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 vs. Janesville Parker 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at Sun Prairie 6 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Madison La Follette 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Madison West 6 p.m.
Feb. 15 at Beloit Memorial 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 vs. Janesville Craig 6 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Madison East 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 at Verona 6 p.m.
Dec. 16 at Janesville Parker 1 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Madison La Follette 6 p.m.

Girls JV basketball
Dec. 27 Middleton Quad 4:15 p.m.
Dec. 28 Middleton Quad 2 p.m.
Jan. 5 vs. Beloit Memorial 6 p.m.
Nov. 21 at Sun Prairie 6 p.m. Jan. 6 at Arrowhead 1 p.m.
Dec. 1 vs. Madison West 6 p.m. Jan. 11 at Madison East 6 p.m.
Dec. 7 vs. Janesville Craig 6 p.m. Jan. 13 at Madison Memorial 6 p.m.
Dec. 9 at Verona 6 p.m. Jan. 19 vs. Sun Prairie 6 p.m.
Dec. 12 vs. Monroe 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at Brookfield East Tournament, 11 a.m.
Dec. 15 at Janesville Parker 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at Madison West 6 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Madison La Follette 6 p.m. Jan. 27 at Janesville Craig 6 p.m.
Jan. 6 vs. Beloit Memorial 6 p.m. Feb. 2 vs. Verona 6 p.m.
Jan. 9 at Madison East 6 p.m. Feb. 8 vs. Janesville Parker 6 p.m.
Jan. 12 at Madison Memorial 6 p.m. Feb 10 at Madison La Follette 6 p.m.
Jan. 20 at Madison West 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at Beloit Memorial 6 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Janesville Craig 6 p.m. Feb. 22 vs. Madison East 6 p.m.
Jan. 30 vs. Sun Prairie 6 p.m.

Boys freshman basketball

Feb. 1 vs. Verona 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 vs. Janesville Parker 6 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Madison La Follette 6 p.m.
Feb. 15 at Beloit Memorial 6 p.m. Nov. 30 Middleton Red vs. Madison Memorial Green 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Madison East 6 p.m. Middleton White vs. Madison Memorial White 5:45 p.m.
Middleton Black vs. Verona White 7 p.m.

Girls freshman Red basketball

Dec. 2 Middleton Red vs. Sun Prairie Red 5:30 p.m.
Middleton Black vs. Madison La Follette 5:45 p.m.
Middleton White vs. Sun Prairie White 7 p.m.
Nov. 21 at Sun Prairie Red 5 p.m. Dec. 5 Middleton Red vs. Madison West Blue 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 1 vs. Middleton White 5:45 p.m. Middleton White vs. Madison West Gold 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 7 vs. Janesville Craig Blue 5:45 p.m. Middleton Black vs. Madison East 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 9 at Verona Orange 6 p.m. Dec. 8 Middleton Red vs. Janesville Craig Blue 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 15 at Janesville Parker Green 6 p.m. Middleton White vs. Janesville Craig White 5:45 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Madison La Follette Red 5:45 p.m. Dec. 14 Middleton Red vs. Verona Orange 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 6 vs. Beloit Memorial Purple 5:45 p.m. Middleton Black vs. Madison Edgewood 5:45 p.m.
Jan. 9 at Madison East Purple 5:45 p.m. Middleton White vs. Verona White 7 p.m.
Jan. 12 at Beloit Memorial Purple 5:45 p.m. Dec. 16 Middleton Red vs. Janesville Parker 1 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Janesville Craig Blue 6 p.m. Dec. 19 Middleton Red vs. Madison La Follette Red 5:45 p.m.
Jan. 30 vs. Sun Prairie White 5:45 p.m. Middleton White vs. Madison La Follette Gray 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 1 vs. Verona White 5:45 p.m. Dec. 27 Middleton Black vs. Stoughton 3:45 p.m.
Feb. 3 vs. Janesville Parker Gold 5:45 p.m. Middleton Red vs. Stoughton 3:45 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Sun Prairie Red 5:30 p.m. Dec. 28 Middleton Red vs. Bradley Tech 3:45 p.m.
Feb. 15 at Beloit Memorial Purple 5:45 p.m. Middleton White vs. Oregon 3:45 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Madison East Gold 5:45 p.m. Middleton Black vs. Oregon 3:45 p.m.
Jan. 5 Middleton Red vs. Beloit Purple 5:45 p.m.

Girls freshman White basketball

Middleton Black vs. Madison Memorial 5:45 p.m.
Jan. 6 Middleton White vs. Arrowhead 1 p.m.
Jan. 9 Middleton Black vs. Waunakee White 7 p.m.
Nov. 21 at Madison Memorial Green 5:45 p.m. Jan. 11 Middleton Red vs. Madison East Purple 5:45 p.m.
Nov. 30 at Portage 5:45 p.m. Middleton White vs. Madison East Gold 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 1 vs. Middleton Red 5:45 p.m. Jan. 13 Middleton White vs. Madison Memorial Green 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 7 at Verona Orange 6 p.m. Middleton Red vs. Madison Memorial White 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 9 vs. Madison La Follette Red 5:45 p.m. Jan. 19 Middleton Red vs. Sun Prairie White 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 15 vs. Madison East Purple 5:45 p.m. Middleton White vs. Sun Prairie Red 5:45 p.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Sun Prairie Red 5:45 p.m. Middleton Black vs. Madison La Follette 5:45 p.m.
Jan. 6 at Janesville Craig Blue 6 p.m. Jan. 20 Middleton Red at Brookfield East Tournament 11 a.m.
Jan. 9 at Janesville Parker Green 6 p.m. Middleton White at Brookfield East Tournament 11 a.m.
Jan. 12 at Madison Memorial Green 5:45 p.m. Jan. 25 Middleton White at Madison West Blue 4:30 p.m.
Jan. 18 at DeForest 5:40 p.m. Middleton Black at Madison East Purple 5:45 p.m.
Jan. 26 vs. Verona White 5:45 p.m. Middleton Red at Madison West Gold 6 p.m.
Jan. 30 at Sauk Prairie 5:45 p.m. Jan. 27 Middleton Black vs. Madison East 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 1 at Madison La Follette Red 5:45 p.m. Middleton White vs. Janesville Craig Blue 6 p.m.
Feb. 3 at Madison East Purple 5:45 p.m. Middleton Red vs. Janesville Craig White 6 p.m.
Feb. 6 vs. Madison Memorial White 5:45 p.m. Feb. 2 Middleton Red vs. Verona White 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Madison La Follette Red 5:45 p.m. Middleton White vs. Verona Orange 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 15 vs. Janesville Craig White 6:15 p.m. Feb. 3 Middleton Black vs. Waunakee 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Janesville Parker Gold 5:45 p.m. Feb. 6 Middleton Black vs. Oregon 5:30 p.m.
Middleton Red vs. Oregon 7 p.m.

Boys varsity basketball

Feb. 8 Middleton White vs. Janesville Parker Green 5:45 p.m.
Feb. 10 Middleton White vs. Madison La Follette Red 5:45 p.m.
Middleton Red vs. Madison La Follette Gray 5:45 p.m.
Nov. 30 vs. Madison Memorial 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 Middleton White vs. Madison East 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 2 at Sun Prairie 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 Middleton White vs. Beloit Purple 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 5 vs. Madison West 7:30 p.m. Middleton Black vs. Madison Memorial 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 8 vs. Janesville Craig 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 Middleton White vs. Madison East Purple 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 14 at Verona 7:30 p.m. Middleton Red vs. Madison East Gold 5:45 p.m.
Dec. 16 at Janesville Parker 2:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 vs. Madison La Follette 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 27 vs. Sussex Hamilton TBD
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Boys varsity wrestling Dec. 16

Dec. 21
at Janesville
vs. Whitefish Bay
1 p.m.
6 p.m.
Dec. 1 at Janesville Craig 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at Reedsburg Invite 9 a.m.
Dec. 2 at Watertown Invite 10 a.m. Jan. 3 at Madison Edgewood 7 p.m.
Dec. 6 vs. Madison West 7 p.m. Jan. 9 at Sun Prairie 5 p.m.
Dec. 14 vs. Verona 7 p.m. Jan. 18 at Reedsburg 5 p.m.
Dec. 16 at Fond du Lac Invite 7:30 a.m. Jan. 19 vs. Verona 6 p.m.
Dec. 28 at La Crosse Central Invite TBD Jan. 20 vs. Monona Grove 6 p.m.
Dec. 29 at La Crosse Central Invite TBD Jan. 25 vs. Stoughton 6 p.m.
Jan. 4 at Madison Memorial 7 p.m. Jan. 30 vs. Janesville 6 p.m.
Jan. 6 at Baraboo Invite 10 a.m. Feb. 1 at Madison Memorial 5 p.m.
Jan. 9 vs. Mukwonago 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Madison Edgewood 5 p.m.
Jan. 13 at Badger Scramble 9:30 a.m. Feb. 6 vs. Madison East/La Follette,6 p.m.
Jan. 16 vs. Lodi 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Waupun Invite 4 p.m.
Jan. 19 at Madison East Showcase 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Fond du Lac 5 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Menomonie Invite 5 p.m.

Boys varsity swimming

Feb. 3 at Big Eight Conference Meet, 10 a.m.

Boys JV wrestling Nov. 30

Dec. 2
at Janesville Parker
at Nicolet Invite
5:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
Dec. 1 at Janesville Craig 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Brookfield East Invite 4 p.m.
Dec. 2 at Nicolet Invite 8 a.m. Dec. 8 at Middleton Triangular 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 6 vs. Madison West 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at Janesville Parker Invite 11 a.m.
Dec. 9 at Middleton JV Invite 8 a.m. Dec. 12 at Madison East Triangular 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 12 at Fort Atkinson TBD Dec. 15 at Madison Memorial 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 14 vs. Verona 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16 at Middleton Invite 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 16 at Fond du Lac Invite 7:30 a.m. Jan. 5 at Middleton Triangular 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 4 at Madison Memorial 6:30 p.m. Jan. 6 at Marquette Invite 10 a.m.
Jan. 6 at Baraboo Invite 8:30 a.m. Jan. 12 vs. Madison West 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 9 vs. Mukwonago 7 p.m. Jan. 13 at Middleton Invite 11 a.m.
Jan. 13 at Beloit Turner Invite TBD Jan. 27 at Middleton Invite 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 16 vs. Lodi 7 p.m. Feb. 2 Big Eight Conference Diving Meet at Middleton, 6 p.m.
Jan. 19 at Madison East Showcase 5:30 p.m. Feb. 3 Big Eight Conference Meet at Middleton, 1 p.m.
Jan. 20 at Riverdale Invite 9 a.m.

Boys JV swimming
Feb. 2 at Big Eight Conference Meet, 5 p.m.

Boys varsity hockey Nov. 30

Dec. 8
at Janesville Parker
at Middleton Triangular
5:30 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 at Arrowhead 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 at Madison East Triangular 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 24 at Admiral Cup TBD Dec. 15 at Madison Memorial 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 25 at Admiral Cup TBD Jan. 5 at Middleton Triangular 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 28 vs. Sun Prairie 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at Madison Memorial Invite 5 p.m.
Nov. 30 vs. Madison Memorial 8 p.m. Jan. 12 vs. Madison West 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 5 vs. Reedsburg 8 p.m. Jan. 25 at Sun Prairie Invite 5 p.m.
Dec. 7 at Madison East/La Follette 7:30 p.m.

Girls varsity gymnastics

Dec. 9 at Verona 7 p.m.
Dec. 12 vs. Madison West 8 p.m.
Dec. 14 at Beloit Memorial 7 p.m.
Dec. 16 at Janesville 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Sun Prairie 6 p.m.
Dec. 21 vs. Whitefish Bay 8 p.m. Jan. 4 vs. Verona 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 3 at Madison Edgewood 7 p.m. Jan. 6 at Mount Horeb Invite 10 a.m.
Jan. 4 vs. Beloit Memorial 8 p.m. Jan. 11 at Madison Memorial 6 p.m.
Jan. 9 at Sun Prairie 7 p.m. Jan. 18 vs. Janesville Craig 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 19 vs. Verona 8 p.m. Jan. 25 at Janesville Parker 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 20 vs. Monona Grove 8 p.m. Jan. 27 at Madison Memorial Invite 10 a.m.
Jan. 25 vs. Stoughton 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at Madison West 6:30 p.m.
Jan. 30 vs. Janesville 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at Middleton Invite 10:15 a.m.
Feb. 1 at Madison Memorial 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Madison East/La Follette 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 3 at Madison West 3 p.m. Feb. 17 at Big Eight Conference meet, 10:15 a.m.
Feb. 6 vs. Madison East/La Follette, 8 p.m.

Girls JV gymnastics
Feb. 10 at Fond du Lac 2 p.m.

Boys varsity hockey Dec. 14

Jan. 4
at Sun Prairie
vs. Verona
6 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
Nov. 21 at Arrowhead 4:30 p.m. Jan. 11 at Madison Memorial 6 p.m.
Nov. 28 vs. Sun Prairie 6 p.m. Jan. 18 vs. Janesville Craig 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 30 vs. Madison Memorial 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at Janesville Parker 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 5 vs. Reedsburg 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at Madison West 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 at Madison East/La Follette 5:45 p.m. Feb. 7 at Madison East/La Follette 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 9 at Verona 5 p.m. Feb. 17 at Big Eight Conference meet, 10:15 a.m.
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Middleton boys picked for fourth
Editors Note: This preview
was compiled the Wisconsin
Basketball Yearbook. Vist
www.wbby.com to find out
where to purchase the year-
book.
1. SUN PRAIRIE
The Cardinals have won a
share of the Big Eight
Conference championship in
each of the past two seasons
and figure to finish near the
top again in 2017-18.
Jeff Boos begins his 24th
year as head coach at the
school with four starters back
from a club that went 20-4.
Leading the way is ultra-
talented sophomore forward
Jalen Johnson (6-7), who is
ranked among the elite class
of 2020 prospects in the
United States.
Also back is first-team all-
league selection Marlon
Ruffin (6-4), a fearless wing
player who led the team in
scoring (19.0 ppg) last
winter.
Senior forward Marty Strey
(6-4), a University of
Wisconsin football recruit,
and senior Caden White (6-2)
also return to the starting rota-
tion.
Key reserves Taylor Jansen
(6-2), Alex Schaefer (6-0),
Colin Schaefer (6-0), Cooper
Nelson (6-5), Jack Zander (6-
5) and Zack Timmothy (6-0)
also return for the Cardinals.
Experience and team
chemistry are strengths,
Boos said. Rebounding and
perimeter shooting are con-
cerns.
2. MADISON EAST
Led by the return of senior
Keshawn Justice, the
Purgolders look to battle for
the league championship in
2017-18.
East finished 13-13 and
lost to Madison Memorial in a
WIAA Division 1 sectional
final last winter and returns
three starters in Justice (6-6),
Davion Washington (6-1) and
Anthony Washington (6-3).
A four-year varsity per-
former, Justice averaged 18
points and 7 rebounds as a
junior and earned first-team
all-Big Eight Conference hon-
ors.
Also back for coach Matt
Miota are seniors Earl Lewis
(6-1), Datril Thompson (5-8)
and Nick Wilcox (6-6) along
with sophomore Montae
Thompson (5-10).
Depth at the guard posi-
tion is a strength along with
athleticism and speed, Miota
said. Chemistry and
rebounding are concerns.
3. MADISON
Alan Roden and Middletons boys basketball team are picked to finish fourth in the Big Eight.
MEMORIAL
It is now 14 and counting
for the Spartans of Madison
Memorial.
Coach Steve Collins has
guided the Spartans to 14
titles in a row in one of
Wisconsins toughest confer-
ences as Memorial shared the
Big Eight Conference crown
with Sun Prairie last winter.
Memorial goes after its
15th straight conference
championship in 2017-18
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needing to replace all five
starters from a club that went
23-4 and lost to eventual
state-champion Stevens Point
in a WIAA Division 1 State
Tournament semifinal at the
Kohl Center.
Dartmouth recruit Chris
Knight (6-8) will be the most
difficult to replace as he led
Memorial in scoring (15.2
ppg).
A strong junior class led by
forwards Ian Brown (6-5) and
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Nick Caropreso (6-5) will step
into more prominent roles
after seeing singificant play-
ing time off the bench last sea-
son.Senior Elliott Grays (6-4)
and juniors Cade Ellingson
(6-0) and Jack Krumbach (6-
1) also return.
Hustle plays, length
across all positions, a willing-
ness to share the ball, team
defense and fundamentals are
strengths, Collins said.
Rebounding, three-point
shooting, closeouts and expe-
rience are all concerns.
4. MIDDLETON
For the second time in the
last three seasons, the
Cardinals finished in third
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017
place in the Big Eight
Conference standings.
Middleton went 19-6 over-
all and 13-5 in the league and
coach Kevin Bavery now
must replace a pair of NCAA
Division I recruits in guard
Storm Murphy (Wofford) and
wing Tyree Eady (North
Daktoa State).
Senior forward Brogan
Brunker (6-4) is a two-year
varsity performer who aver-
aged 6.3 points and 3.0
rebounds and is the top return-
ing player for the Cardinals.
Seniors Alan Roden (5-11),
Cole Ragsdale (5-10), Davis
Roquet (6-5) and Joel Ticknor
(6-1) also look to play key
roles for Middleton.
Outside of Brunker and
Roquet, making the transition
from varsity reserve or junior
varsity to heavy varsity min-
utes is one of our concerns,
Bavery said. We do have a
good inside/outside mix and
good overall team size and
length.
Juniors Keegan Severn (6-
7), Max Schlicht (6-5), Jake
Klubertanz (6-5), Jack Boyle
(6-2), Ben Scher (6-4) and
Sam Close (6-0) figure to con-
tend for playing time along
with the returnees.
5. JANESVILLE
CRAIG
Ben McCormick replaces
Mike Miller as the Cougars
head coach and will work with
five senior lettermen as Craig
hopes to improve upon a 16-8
record.
Seniors Jacob Ngobi (5-
11), Blake McCann (6-3),
Luke Malmanger (6-3), Seth
Glissendorf (6-3) and Noah
Berghammer (5-11) were key
reserves last winter and figure
to contend for starting spots
along with newcomers from a
15-7 JV squad.
Quickness and depth at
the guard positions are
strengths, McCormick said.
Lack of experience and
height are concerns.
6. MADISON
LA FOLLETTE
Two-year starter Anthony
West is back for his senior
season and hopes to help the
Lancers improve upon a
ninth-place finish in the Big
Eight Conference. The 5-foot-
10 West averaged 12 points
and 4 rebounds as a junior and
earned honorable mention all-
See BIG 8, page 30
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BIG 8 continued from page 28

league honors. strength while lack of size is

Joining West as returning
starters from a 7-17 club are
senior Nate Seward (6-2), jun-
ior Donnel Gray (5-7) and
sophomore Ben Probst (6-1).
Senior Kierre Washington
(6-3) and juniors Drequan
Smith (6-0) and Troy Reeves
(6-0) also figure to battle for
starting spots.
Guard play, athleticism,
speed and the return of
Anthony West are strengths,
coach Curtrel Robinson said.
This group will surprise the
Big Eight Conference. We
have the ability to defend at a
high level and have many
offensive weapons.
7. VERONA
Former University of Mary
coach Jevin Budde replaces
Alan Buss as the head coach
at Verona and needs to replace
five starters from last years
club that finished 8-15.
Seniors Bui Clements (6-
2), Jaden King (6-0), James
Kemper (6-2), Seamus Reilly
(5-10) and Grant Kelliher (5-
9) along with junior Quinn
Golden (6-4) all saw action
under Buss last winter and
form a strong nucleus for
Budde.
Defense will be our top
our biggest concern, Budde
said.
8. BELOIT
MEMORIAL
Former Young Coggs Prep
coach Tim Richert takes over
the coaching duties at Beloit
Memorial needing to replace
five starters from a club that
went 15-9.
Seniors Trayvon Fair (5-7),
Armon Roberts (6-4), JJ
Chandler (5-9) and Reese
Collins (6-6) all saw action
off the bench for the Knights
last winter and figure to be
key players for Richerts first
team at the school.
Toughness and guard
depth are among our
strengths, Richert said.
Varisty experience and lack
of size are our question
marks.
Others who could factor
into the playing rotation for
the Purple Knights include
seniors Malik Young (6-0),
Kobe Yarbrough (6-0) and
Bryan Matthews (6-2) along
with juniors Kamryn Bach (6-
3), Ethan Lueck (6-1) and
Chamar White (5-10).
9. MADISON WEST
The Regents were hit hard

File photo

Kevin Bavery (standing) begins his 12th season as Middletons boys basketball coach.

by graduation, losing starters
Terrell Carey, Simeon Parker,
Casey Bradt and Jerad
Manke.
Senior guard Keishawn
Shanklin (5-10) is the lone
returning regular from a club
that finished 7-16. Shanklin
averaged 8.5 points as a jun-
ior.
Other returning players
include seniors Charles
Benforado (6-0), Rachard
Daniels (6-3), Aaron
Osterberg (6-3) and Jaden
Stephens (6-0) along with jun-
iors Jeramiah Champion (6-1)
and Justin Grosse (6-3).
Speed, quickness and
defense are among our
strengths, coach Keith
Stewart said. Lack of size
and a post presence are among
our concerns.
Stewart, who is entering
his ninth season as the head
coach of the Regents, looks
for Madison East, Sun Prairie
and Middleton to contend for
the title in the Big Eight
Conference this winter.
10. JANESVILLE
PARKER
First the good news
Janesville Parker returns all
five starters from a year ago.
Now the bad news those
five starters played for a
Parker squad that went 0-
23. In addition, the Vikings
JV squad also went winless,
going 0-20.
Coach Keith Miller is
working hard to build a pro-
gram at Parker and is hoping
the returning regulars, which
include seniors Chris Galvan
(6-6) and Kavion Ellison (5-9)
along with juniors AJ
Thompson (6-3), Brody
Dahlke (6-0) and Tremar
Curry (6-2), can help Parker
become competitive.
Experience is our biggest
strength, Miller said. We
lack size so we will rely on a
lot of guard play.
Juniors Brody Lippens (5-
10), Toby Garvoille (6-1) and
Connor Stricklin (6-3) along
with freshman Robert DeLong
(6-0) could also factor into the
rotation.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 31

Parente picks Belmont

Middleton High School senior Jessica Parente (front) signed her national letter of
intentrecentlyto play softball at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., beginning in the
fall of 2018. Parente was a first-team all-Big Eight Conference selection at first base as a
junior, was named second-team all-league as a sophomore at catcher and as a utility play-
er as a freshman.
Parente has batted over .400 all three years shes played for the Cardinals.
In back (from left) are former Middleton head coach Cherie Hellenbrand, former MHS
assistant coach Rich OConnor, Cardinals head coach Perry Hibner and former
Middleton assistant Dudley Hellenbrand.
PAGE 32 TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Queen of Queens
Middleton High School senior Chiara Pierobon
Mays (front, right) recently signed her national letter
of intent to continue her swimming career at Queens
College in New York.
Pierobon Mays was instrumental in helping
Middleton win the last two WIAA Division 1 state
championships.
Pierobon Mays is shown with Middleton head
coach Lauren Cabalka (front, center) and many of
her Cardinals teammates.