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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2016
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A look at local spending

by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Total operational spending

in Wisconsins cities and villages with populations over
2,000 saw modest increases
for a second straight year in
2014, rising 1.8 percent from
$841 to $856 per resident,
according to a new study.
MunicipalFacts16, an annual study released by the
Old World flavor
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX), reviews

spending in Wisconsins 245
most populous municipalities. WISTAX is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization
devoted to public policy research and citizen education.
Here in the the City of
Middleton, spending on municipal operations was
Affordable housing
for grand families
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Good Times!
Dane County and developer JT Klein

want to offer housing units for
grandparents who are raising children
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Middletons Germanic founders would be proud: Angie Posch, who offers naturally-fermented Poschs Sauerkraut
at the Greenway Station Farmers Market on Thursday mornings, is happy to offer samples, as well as chatting about the
health benefits of this ancient and trendy food.
Photo by Matt Geiger
The 53rdannual Good Neighbor Festival runs August 26through August 28 at Firemans
Park in the heart of the Good Neighbor City. Look inside this edition for your free guide to
all things Good Neighbor Fest, including information about all the fun events, as well as stories of the people and organizations that make the communitys biggest celebration a success.
See TAXES, page 8
Dane County executive Joe

Parisi last week announced that
the Affordable Housing Development Fund would be awarded
to four developments, including
a project designed to house seniors who raise their grandchildren in the Good Neighbor City.
The $1.75 million Affordable
Housing Development fund establishes a source of funding to
assist in the creation of affordable housing across Dane
County.The fund will allocate
$8 million toward affordable
housing in Dane County over
four years. The resolution authorizing the awards was also
introduced before the Dane
County Board.
Parisi said$665,000 will be
awarded to J. T.
Klein,
Inc.,
which will partner with the
county and the
City of Middleton to develop 83
Klein
housing
units
under the name
Oak Ridge Senior Apartments.
Sixty of the units
would be reserved for persons
earning
between 30 perParisi
cent and 60 percent of the county median
income.
The project, which has not
yet gone before the Middleton
Common Council, includes
seven income-restricted threeSee GRAND, page 7
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MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Infinite thanks
from Team Pagel
Our family would like to take
this Good Neighbor opportunity to thank the countless many
who provided us with emotional
and physical support during
Jacksons cancer battle.
On a personal level, our family could not possibly have endured the challenge alone. Now,
one year after his last treatment
and entering his junior year at
Middleton High School, his
prognosis remains very favorable. Its difficult to emphasize
just how important and powerful everyones support has been.
It doesnt end there. Wed
also like to sound the accolades
and thank all the organizers,
participants, coaches, contributors and friends who have kept

the fight going by raising
awareness and funding for desperately needed research.
To name just a few in this
great community: Battle of the
Badges, Coaches vs Cancer,
Strikeout Cancer, Relay for
Life. And there are many, many
e NGAGeMeNT
more. Cancer can be devastating and treatments often brutal

but continuous and generous
support has gotten us all closer
to one day curing cancer.
Our infinite thanks,

Team Pagel
Body found
near Pheasant
Branch Road
On August 9, the Dane
County Sheriffs Office announced that it was looking for
30-year-old Nicholas G. Reding, who went missing from his
home in the Village of Dane
five days earlier.
Ten days after law enforcement asked the public for assistance in locating him, they
received a call reporting a red
BMW that had crashed and
ended up several hundred feet
off of the roadway near the intersection of County Highway
K and Pheasant Branch Road in
the Town of Springfield.
The lone occupant of the car,
who the Dane County Medical
examiners Office subsequently
identified as Reding, had been
ejected from the vehicle and
was confirmed dead at the
scene.
Reding
The Sheriffs Office thanked
the public and Redings family
and friends for assisting in the
search.
Parks-Shook
Steve & Donna Parks of Middleton, WI along with Sheila & Randal Shook of Chippewa
Falls, WI are happy to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their children
Ross A. Parks and Sarah J. Shook. Ross graduated from Middleton High School in 2006 and
University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2011. Sarah graduated from Memorial High School in
Eau Claire in 2006 and University of Minnesota in 2011. Ross and Sarah met while working
for the same company in Washington D.C. In 2013 they moved to Madison and were engaged
in 2015. Ross and Sarah will marry on October 8, 2016.
Residents irked by town board

decision on Sunset Ridge Drive
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
Residents of Sunset Ridge

Drive were disappointed Monday by town of Middleton board
supervisors who unanimously
voted to turn the cul-de-sac they
live on into a through street.
Board members said it was
not in the publics interest to
grant the residents application
to discontinue Sunset Ridge
Drives right-of-way. Instead,
they said the public is better
served by connecting the road
eastward to Bronner Road as requested in the Veridian Homes
Daybreak Valley subdivision
plat, which is pending final approval.
You live on a dead end
street and theres not a lot of
traffic there, its understandable
youd like to keep it that way
But we plan for the logical development of the township and
that includes the extension of
roads into developable tracts,
said Town Chair Bill Kolar.
Making Sunset Ridge Dr. a
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through street is the best interest

of the whole, complete town not just a few residents, he
said.
It was the first time in his 24
years as town engineer that Rod
Zubella said residents have formally challenged a board decision on a road alignment.
Mike Adler and Michelle
Schmitz, residents of Sunset
Ridge estates, hired attorney
Kenneth Sipsma who told the
board that extending Sunset
Ridge Drive did not promote
safety as described in the towns
comprehensive plan.
The current cul-de-sac serves
nine homes and generates less
than 100 vehicle trips daily.
Under Veridian Homes plan,
traffic on the extended road
would increase nine or 10 times
current amounts, Sipsma said.
The road is safe now, no one
claims it isnt. Granting the application will keep it a safe
road. Denying the application
will more than likely make it
less safe, which makes granting
the application in the publics
interest, Sipsma said.
Zubellas defense of extending the road had no data to

show that making the cul-de-sac
a through street would make it
safer to anyone in the town.
Although the road was platted as a temporary cul-de-sac,
subject to extension, the town
put Dead end on Sunset
Ridge Drives street sign, which
residents considered a permanent indication, he said.
Sipsma said the board should
give equal consideration to the
safety of Sunset Ridge Drive
residents as it has regarding the
safety of Veridian Homes Daybreak Valley subdivision
planned to the immediate north
of Sunset Ridge estates.
In April 2013, the board, acting to promote the publics
health, safety and convenience,
officially mapped a realignment
of Bronner and Koch roads that
would cross through the middle
of the Voesen property, the now
proposed Veridian development.
In February of 2016, Jeff
Rosenburg, of Veridian Homes
asked the board to remove the
officially mapped re-alignment

of Bronner and Koch roads as it
would cut the 41-lot Daybreak
Valley subdivision in two and
decrease safety for residents,
Sipsma said
The board asked Veridian
Homes to propose some alternative alignments that would improve safety and be manageable
for development. Rosenburg returned with a Daybreak Valley
road plan that made Sunset
Ridge Drive a through street
and added a long cul-de-sac in
the center part of the subdivision. The board approved the
road plan in the preliminary plat
this summer. Final approval
goes before the board next
month.
Sipsma said the extension of
Sunset Ridge Drive cuts his
clients neighborhood in half
and decreases safety.
Also, according to the towns
comprehensive plan, residents
are among the towns primary
stakeholders and developers are
considered secondary stakeholder - but the making Sunset
Ridge Drive a through street
places the residents interest

secondary to a developers,
Sipsma contended.
The town allows temporary
cul-de-sacs to be built in order
to accommodate development
of large tracts of land but requires them to be extended into
adjoining properties when they
are developed. However, the
town has extended cul-de-sacs
in 55 instances instead of making them through streets, said
Sipsma, and it could keep Sunset Ridge Drive a cul-de-sac by
asking Veridian for another road
plan.
Chris Carbon, a Sunset Ridge
Drive resident, said the town
made Chalet Street and Cambridge Trail permanent cul-desacs although they could be
connected to adjoining developed properties.
In response, Zubella said 27
temporary cul-de-sacs have
been eliminated by street extensions and Chalet Street was
converted from a business to a
residential
developments,
which weighed against making
it a through street.
In voting against the residents, town board supervisor

Brent Renteria said although he
lives on a temporary cul-de-sac,
he was opposed to them because they restrict access to firefighting apparatus, which
decreases public safety.
If I could get away with it, I
would never, ever allow a culde-sac, he said. Its good to
have a neighborhood with more
than one access point.
Board supervisor Paul Connell said he was sympathetic to
the residents as he also lives on
a cul-de-sac but Sunset Ridge
Drive was labeled a temporary
cul-de-sac on the plat, in the
deed and covenant restrictions.
At the end of the day, it was
always intended to connect [to
another road] and its good
planning to do so, he said.
Adler and Sipsma said they
would decide within 30 days
whether to challenge the
boards decision in court.
Theres some due process
issues that could be acted on,
Sipsma said.
district.
Brown said he felt they have
accomplished a lot without having to spend a lot. He explained
that the of focus has been on
how people and systems can
change to positively impact all
students and that its not about
spending money to make
changes.
The work that we have been
doing in Middleton, as far as

professional development, really begins with the self, the individual, the community, the
collective effort, really thinking
about our students and giving
them a voice, Brown said.
The change comes from
within, its not like we need to

throw $5 million at this.
Brown and Love facilitated
another two sessions of the popular equity Institute this summer, which about 200 staff
members attended in the past
two years. Love said at least
two sessions are planned for

next summer as well.
each session lasts four
days. Board member Annette
Ashley said she was told a staff
member who attended it was the
best class she has ever had and
that it challenged her.

What you are doing is making a difference, Ashley said.
Sersch said district officials
have presented on equity efforts
at a number of conferences
Update on equity efforts in schools

by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The school board two weeks

ago heard from the districts director of equity and student
learning Percy Brown, secondary education director Laura
Love, and director of bilingual
services Mandi Sersch about the
latest equity efforts within the
See SCHOOLS, page 4
City leaders are praised for

dedication and leadership
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The Wisconsin chapter of the

American Public Works Association awarded the City of Middleton for project of the year
in the category of structures for
small cities and rural communities for the recently constructed
municipal operations center
(MOC).
President of the Wisconsin
chapter of American Public
Works association Michael Dailey said the what made Middletons MOC stand out was the
extensive planning, thorough

and high quality design and sustainability features. Dailey said
it is important to recognize projects like these because public
works is often overlooked and
taken for granted.
We are the ones you ask to
do more with less and we are
used to that and want to do
that, Dailey said. We are there
everyday providing the necessary services that our communities rely upon.
Dailey recognized all who
were involved in the creation of
the MOC including the design
architect Angus Young, Bate-
man Civil engineering and the

general contractor Newcomb
Construction.
Dailey said Middleton - like
many other suburbs - has experienced issues with continued
growth. He said that the city
made a wise investment when
upgrading the MOC. Planning
began in 2011 and more than 20
sites were considered. Criteria
considered was proximity to
thoroughfare, acceptance of
neighbors and geotechnical
conditions.
The city sold the property of
the former MOC site for the development of Unity Point-
Meriter medical campus which has since stalled several

times - and ultimately purchased the former DOT property at 4330 Parmenter Street.
The site was selected for its surplus of right of way and location.
Dailey noted the foresight of
purchasing a site that was already non-taxed.
By purchasing non-taxed
land you retained taxable land
which you would have otherwise purchased, Dailey said.
Brilliant move on your part
there.
Dailey said the city did an
exceptional job with the total

project, which included the reconstruction of the park and
ride with 51 stalls, 22,000
square feet of cold storage
space, 85,000 square feet for the
operations center with an indoor
recycling center and the relocation of the salt storage shed, all
for a total cost of $11.5 million.
Dailey noted the many sustainability elements including
the solar reflective white roof
system designed to accommodate a future 600 kW solar field,
LeD lighting with occupancy
sensors in most areas and 100
percent storm water stay on.
This award is a reflection of

the dedication of the city employees that planned and supervised the project, the dedicated
professionals that were hired to
design and construct it and it is
also a refection on you the community leaders and decision
makers that comprise the Middleton Council and all the committees involved in the approval
of the project, Dailey said.
You demonstrate the leadership and dedication to serve
your community in an area that
is often overlooked and taken
for granted.
School buses now must be

equipped with amber lights as a
cautionary signal that the bus is
about to stop
Under a new state regulation,
school buses in Wisconsin built
after January 1, 2005 must have
amber lights to alert drivers that
the bus is about to activate its
flashing red warning lights
while coming to a stop. The

new regulation went into effect
last week.
Flashing amber lights are a
signal that the school bus is
preparing to stop, so drivers
need to slow down, pay attention and proceed carefully.
Drivers are allowed to pass a
moving bus with flashing amber
lights, but they should do so

cautiously, says State Patrol
Lieutenant Karl Mittelstadt.
However, once the bus displays flashing red warning
lights, drivers both in front of
and behind the bus must stop at
least 20 feet from the bus and
remain stopped until the red
lights are turned off or the bus
resumes travel. Drivers must

stop even if the red stop-sign
arm on the side of the bus is not
extended.
Stopping for red flashing
lights on buses has been a state
law for decades. Violating the
law results in a minimum fine
of $326.50 and four demerit
points. The law does not apply
to vehicles traveling in the opposite direction of a school bus

on a divided highway separated
by a median or other physical
barrier. However, the law does
apply if there is no median or
barrier on a multiple-lane road.
According to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration, school buses are the

safest form of transportation for
students going to and from
school and extra-curricular activities.
With amber lights as a cautionary signal, school buses will
be even safer for transporting
children, Mittelstadt said.
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
School buses now required to have amber lights in Wisconsin
Wine walk returns
Downtown Middleton will host its 11th wine walk on Thursday, September 8.
The Downtown Middleton Business Association (DMBA) will host a Fall Wine
Walk on Thursday, September 8 from 5 to
8 p.m.
Guests will start the evening at the BMO
Harris Bank where they will receive a wine
glass and a wristband. each guest will plan
their adventure, proceeding to each business
as desired - enjoy tasting one ounce of a red
wine, one ounce of a white wine.
A selection of wines will be featured
from France, California, South Africa,
Chile, Wisconsin, Argentina and Spain.
Businesses will offer delicious appetizers to

compliment the wines.
The participating businesses include
Middleton Dress Company, Z. Bella Boutique, Decker-Cole Interiors, Dinys Jewelers, Tradition Childrens Market, Staybridge
Suites, Momentum Floral & Decor, BMO
Harris Bank, Hallman Lindsay Paints, National Mustard Museum, Chauette Home,
Barriques Wines, Roman Candle Pizza,
Isthmus eye Care and Sam Simon Real estate
Many of the businesses will also be of-
File photo
fering specials for the evening. Gunderson

Funeral Home and Cremation has generously donated the wine glasses for this
event.
The tickets are on sale now on. They can
be purchased at Marilyns Salon, 1833 Parmenter Street, starting at 5 a.m. Only 250
tickets will be sold at $25 each. The Spring
Wine Walk is a fundraiser and a portion of
the proceeds will be donated to the Restoring Hope Transplant House by the DMBA.
They will be accepting cash and checks
only.
SCHOOLS
around the state and nation,

including the State education
Conference in Milwaukee in
January.
Weve been on a journey,
were still on a journey and
we have an incredible story to
tell about the journey, Sersch
said. We do appreciate the
opportunities you have provided for us and supporting
our work.
Board member Kurt Karbusicky asked Brown to elaborate on what he meant when
he mentioned the distinction
between quantitative versus
qualitative in trying to address the achievement gap.
Brown said the quantitative
aspect is the focus on GPAs,
graduation rates and ACT
scores, whereas the qualitative is about stories and getting at peoples experiences.
He said if they want teachers
to think about how they can
be more culturally responsive
it needs to be about self reflection and making a change
within.
For example, Brown says,
instead of looking at a low
performing black student and
assuming their parents dont
care, think about the challenges that black parent may
be going through that make
some people assume they
dont care or are not engaged.
Brown says he tries to get
teachers to think about it in a
historical context, a history
that is not typically taught in
high school. He said they talk
about things like redlining
done in the forties and fifties
and talk about the depiction of
Jesus Christ as a person of european descent when that is
unlikely given the time and
place the story takes place.
When you are doing that
kind of self examination it is
a tough thing to deal with at
times, Brown said. It is
even tough as a facilitators to
continued from page 3
be able to hold that space for

three days and deal with peoples emotions and values and
belief systems and take care
of them through this experience.
Brown also talked at a conference on racial disparities
put together by MHS students
in spring.
He said about 150 high
school students from Dane
County high schools attended.
He also mention that Student
Voice Union members participated in the equity Institute
along with ed Camp in Sun
Prairie. Students are also networking with fellow Dane
County students through their
involvement in the Minority
Student Achievement Network.
Brown shared a incident he
was particularly proud of. The
MHS boys basketball team
wore warm-up shirts that said
walk with me side by side
standing together to end
racism, Brown said. Next,
the girls basketball team wore
them and then the girls gymnastics team and then Madison east High School called
and asked for shirts to sell,
Brown added.
They sold about 700 shirts
and east sold another 200 to
300, Brown said.
Board member Todd Smith
asked what the board could do
to support equity efforts and
increase student engagement.
If we have teachers giving
students more power in the
classroom, we will really have
something, Brown said.
Superintendent
George
Mavroulis said he would like
to have an equity Institute for
students as well. They could
earn a half-credit for participating in a summer session he
said.
He estimated 60-80 students could participate each
year.
Garage Opera
brings free Snow
White to Shea
Court this Sunday
As the name states, these performances are done in garages,

allowing the neighborhood to gather in and around the driveway to witness a Fresco performance free of charge. In true
Fresco Opera fashion, they create a unique experience for those
unfamiliar with opera as well as seasoned concert-goers.
The singers will have an opportunity to connect with an audience in the most intimate of settings, offering a unique performance experience. The intent is to create a true bond
between singer and audience.
The 2016-2017 season of Garage Opera Our starts with a
right here in Middleton, at 21 Shea Court on Sunday, August
28 starting at 2 p.m.
This year Snow White will be the story - set to some of the
most beautiful music the world has ever heard. But wait: There
is a twist in this tale...
While this is the story of Snow White you are familiar with,
in true Fresco fashion they have added a few twists, including
a mild mannered dwarf of a man who befriends Snow White.
And who will save her after the Evil Queen has poisoned her?
Come out to Frescos Garage Opera performance of Snow
White to find out.
Photos contributed
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Alabboud Alkheder, Ahmad,

26, Method of Giving Signals,
12/30/2015, $98.80, 1521
Madison St, Madison, WI
53711
Alberts, Scott J, 53, Non
Registration,
12/31/2015,
$98.80, 1618 Deerwood Dr,
Madison, WI 53716
Amann, Benjamin T, 21, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,
12/22/2015, $98.80, 45 N Randall Ave # 104, Madison, WI
53715
Anderson, Danielle M, 31,
Improper Display of License
Plates/Tags/Decal, 12/05/2015,
$38.00, 4637 Atticus Way,
Madison, WI 53711
Anlauf, Austin J, 25, Motor
vehicle liability insurance required, 01/14/2016, $10.00,
3336 High Rd, Middleton, WI
53562
Anlauf, Austin J, 25, Operating
while
Suspended,
01/14/2016, $124.00, 3336
High Rd, Middleton, WI 53562
Arguello Reyes, Abimael, 25,
exceeding Zones and Posted
Limits, 12/20/2015, $0.00, 3405
Marino Ct # 6, Middleton, WI
53562
Operating With/PAC .08-.099,
$0.00,
3405
12/20/2015,
53562
Operating While Intoxicated,
12/20/2015, $861.00, 3405
53562
Armour, Tori R, 28, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 01/18/2016,
$98.80, W6406 Highway 44,
Dalton, WI 53926
Arndt, Margaret J, 31, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/15/2016, $149.20, 2634
Mckenna Blvd., Madison, WI
53711
Barrow, Tristan M, 25, Non
Registration,
01/11/2016,
$98.80, 309 Jefferson St # 206,
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
Becker, Joann M, 66, Failure
to Keep Vehicle Under Control,
01/03/2016, $136.60, 6218 Old
Middleton Rd, Madison, WI
53705
Bilogo, Maria C, 46, Traffic
Control Signal Violation red,
01/13/2016, $98.80, 342 Island
Dr # 7, Madison, WI 53705
Bilogo, Maria C, 46, Motor
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Island Dr # 7, Madison, WI
53705
Bojorquez Gastelum, Karla
C, 29, Display Unauthorized
Registration
Plates/Tags,
01/05/2016, $161.80, 2433
Chalet Gardens Rd # 4, Fitchburg, WI 53711
Bojorquez Gastelum, Karla
C, 29, Operating after revocation, 01/05/2016, $124.00, 2433
Chalet Gardens Rd # 4, Fitchburg, WI 53711
Bollig, Theresa L, 23, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/05/2016, $124.00, 9030
W Mineral Point Rd, Mount
Horeb, WI 53572
Bosse, Raquel S, 31, Non
Registration,
12/30/2015,
$98.80, 7418 Timber Lake Trl
Apt 305, Madison, WI 53719
Brey, Daniel G, 53, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/07/2016, $149.20, 1202
Feather edge Dr, Verona, WI
53593
C ITY C OURT
Bukuku, Baraka B, 30, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/04/2016, $281.50, 66 S
Oakbridge Ct # 101, Madison,
WI 53717
Butler, Jaylynn A, 20, Non
Registration,
01/09/2016,
$98.80, 8 Mount Vernon Ct,
Madison, WI 53719
Clift, Cheryl B, 38, Disorderly Conduct, 09/19/2015,
$0.00, 6706 Century Ave, Middleton, WI 53562
Cosi,, No licensee on premises, 12/29/2015, $313.00, 8310
Greenway Blvd Apt 106, Middleton, WI 53562
Cuahuey, Luz, 37, Operating
while Suspended, 01/19/2016,
$124.00, 4613 Atticus Way Apt
204, Madison, WI 53711
Cvs Pharmacy,, No licensee
on premises, 12/29/2015,
$313.00, 6210 Century Ave,
Middleton, WI 53562
Davis, Matthew L, 27, No
Drivers License on Person,
01/13/2016, $124.00, 2122 Pike
Dr, Madison, WI 53713
De Lorimier, Andrea M, 34,
Operating while Suspended,
01/05/2016, $124.00, 548 S
Randall Ave, Janesville, WI
53545
Des Jardins, Semone C, 30,
Vehicle
Registration
01/15/2016, $98.80, 1401
Frisch Rd, Madison, WI 53711
Donndelinger, Jean M, 43,
Motor vehicle liability insurance required, 01/06/2016,
$10.00, 200 Pine Meadows Ct,
Cross Plains, WI 53528
Drane Jr, Roger D, 28, Operating
while
Suspended,
01/18/2016, $124.00, 6319
Pheasant Ln # 9, Middleton, WI
53562
ederer, James R, 45, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/06/2016, $98.80, 1185
Nachreiner Ave, Plain, WI
53577
ederer, James R, 45, Operating
while
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53577
elliott, Jonathan W, 19, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/01/2016, $124.00,
8163 Windy Oak Ln #B,
Verona, WI 53593
endres, Nicholas M, 26, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/08/2016, $124.00, 809
Spahn Dr, Waunakee, WI 53597
esser, Lorianne, 53, Inattentive Driving, 01/16/2016,
$111.40, 6217 Putnam Rd,
Madison, WI 53711
Femal, Nicholas J, 37, Auto
Following
Too
Closely,
12/30/2015, $124.00, 5226
Hedden Cir, Middleton, WI
53562
Fernandez, Mason C, 19, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/04/2016, $124.00, 4609
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Fink, Cassandra L, 25, Operating
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53562
Fischer, Christoher S, 27, Vehicle
Registration
01/18/2016, $98.80, 123 N
Blount St # 406, Madison, WI
53703
Fischer, Christoher S, 27,
Non Registration, 01/18/2016,
$98.80, 123 N Blount St # 406,
Madison, WI 53703
Fisher, William Wright, 62,
Failure to Keep Vehicle Under

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1425N Brummitt Rd, Chesterton, IN 46304
Ganser, Tyler J, 23, ProcureSell-Give Alcoholic Beverages,
12/29/2015, $187.00, 6320
Pheasant Ln # 14, Middleton,
WI 53562
Gierhart, Ruth A, 77, Auto
Following
Too
Closely,
12/26/2015, $111.40, 5240
Bishops Bay Pkwy # 303, Middleton, WI 53597
Gonzalez Ugalde, Miriam,
23, exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, 01/05/2016,
$124.00, 1933 Baird St, Madison, WI 53713
Graeve, Karen F, 49, Non
Registration,
01/06/2016,
$98.80, 4463 Beale St, Madison, WI 53711
Grell, Richard J, 45, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/05/2016, $98.80, 828 Clover
Ln, De Forest, WI 53532
Grob, Stephen C, 68, Auto
Following
Too
Closely,
12/28/2015, $98.80, 1652 Norman Way # 3, Madison, WI
53705
Grode, Aaron M, 18, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/02/2016, $98.80, 905 Blue
Aster Trl, Middleton, WI 53562
Hamstra, emily J, 35, Non
Registration,
12/31/2015,
$38.00, 3035 Niesen St, Cross
Plains, WI 53528
Harper, Patricia A, 33, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 12/21/2015, $98.80, 17277
70Th Ct N, Maple Grove, MN
55311
Hausmann, Julia R, 29, Non
Registration,
01/14/2016,
$98.80, 2418 Amherst Road,
Middleton, WI 53562
Heavner, Samantha C, 24,
Limits, 01/09/2016, $98.80,
2349 Talc Trl, Madison, WI
53719
Hinnawi, Mohammed A, 50,
Speeding in School Zones,
01/05/2016, $124.00, 3806
Toban Dr, Madison, WI 53704
Hitchman, Jillian L, 23, Possession of Controlled Substance, 01/08/2016, $124.00,
3918 Hillcrest Drive, Madison,
WI 53705
Hodges, Trisha L, 36, Operating
While
Intoxicated,
01/01/2016, $861.00, 904 Laurie Dr, Fitchburg, WI 53711
Hodges, Trisha L, 36, Failure
To
Report
Accident,
Hodges, Trisha L, 36, H&R
Property
Adjacent/Hwy,
Hodges, Trisha L, 36, Operating
while
Suspended,
Hodges, Trisha L, 36, Failure
Hodges, Trisha L, 36, Operating With/PAC .08-.099,
01/01/2016, $0.00, 904 Laurie
Dr, Fitchburg, WI 53711
Jethwa, Hitendra S, 50, Operating While Intoxicated,
09/18/2015, $861.00, 208 Park
York Ln, Cary, NC 27519 5606
Jethwa, Hitendra S, 50, Operating With/PAC .08-.099,
09/18/2015, $0.00, 208 Park
York Ln, Cary, NC 27519 5606
Jethwa, Hitendra S, 50, Failure to Stop For Flashing Red
Signal, 09/18/2015, $0.00, 208

Park York Ln, Cary, NC 27519
5606
Johnson, Wilkie L, 51, Unlawful 911 Calls, 01/01/2016,
$187.00, 5150 Torino Ct Apt 4,
Middleton, WI 53562
Jones, Paul S, 40, Operating
after revocation, 01/12/2016,
$124.00, 6347 Pheasant Ln #
52, Middleton, WI 53562
Jones, Xavier Deronta, 24,
Limits, 01/08/2016, $124.00,
3750 Parmenter St # 212, Middleton, WI 53562
Kalscheur, Broderick L, 20,
Limits, 01/04/2016, $124.00,
3701 County Road J, Cross
Plains, WI 53528
Kang, Sung-Hyun, 22, Obstructing Traffic, 01/14/2016,
$111.40, 8550 Greenway Blvd
# 214, Middleton, WI 53562
Katze, Mitchell A, 24,
Method of Giving Signals,
10/07/2015, $98.80, 517 N
Stevenson St #108, Deforest,
WI 53532
Larson, Robert C, 42,
FTS/Improper Stop at Stop
Sign, 01/05/2016, $98.80, 118
Briar Crest St, Madison, WI
53704
Lee, Darren, 58, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,
12/30/2015, $98.80, 2810 Post
Rd, Madison, WI 53713
Lee, Shakita, 25, exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits,
01/13/2016, $124.00, 2617
Hazelwood Ct # 5, Madison,
WI 53713
Lee, Shakita, 25, Operating
vehicle without insurance,
01/13/2016, $124.00, 2617
Hazelwood Ct # 5, Madison,
WI 53713
Lemon, Tamiko, 43, Operating
while
Suspended,
11/23/2015, $124.00, 2745 Yahara Road, Stoughton, WI
53589
Lemon, Tamiko, 43, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
11/23/2015, $149.20, 2745 Yahara Road, Stoughton, WI
53589
Littleton, Joseph R, 38, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/10/2016, $98.80, 927
Johnson Ave, Oregon, WI
53575
Lopez, Hernando, 43, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/13/2016, $124.00, 6
Bennett Ct, Madison, WI 53719
Luchianni, Sophia C, 35, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/03/2016, $98.80, 201
everglade Dr, Madison, WI
53717
Machina, Adrianne C, 47,
Limits, 01/15/2016, $98.80,
7781 elmwood Ave #117, Middleton, WI 53562
Margle, Stephen D, 53, Disorderly Conduct, 12/09/2015,
$250.00, 2564 Branch St, Madison, WI 53703
Marks, Caitlin R, 24, Traffic
01/09/2016, $98.80, 4218 Redtail Pass, Middleton, WI 53562
Marquardt, Clarissa Sue, 19,
Operating w/o a Valid Drivers
License, 01/04/2016, $124.00,
5158 Brindisi Ct # 4, Middleton, WI 53562
Martel, Peter R, 40, Disorderly Conduct, 01/11/2016,
$250.00, 3244 Patty Ln, Middleton, WI 53562
Mbah, Gilbert N, 37, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/13/2016, $149.20, 6315

Century Ave #3, Middleton, WI
53562
Mc Guire, Kevin K, 51, Vehicle
Registration
01/05/2016, $98.80, 925 Pontiac Trl, Madison, WI 53711,
Mc Manamy, Margaret M, 57,
Non Registration, 01/01/2016,
$98.80, 7309 Cedar Creek Trl,
Madison, WI 53717
Mcadams, James P, 27, Non
Registration,
01/05/2016,
$98.80, 3603 Napoli Ln Apt 2,
Middleton, WI 53562
Mccoy, Richard W, 80,
Method of Giving Signals,
01/02/2016, $98.80, 425 Wild
Indigo Ln, Madison, WI 53717
Mejias, Rafael F, 28, Operating
while
Suspended,
01/15/2016, $124.00, 6627
Century Ave Apt 8, Middleton,
WI 53562
Mickelson, Christine L, 34,
Limits, 01/09/2016, $124.00,
6805 Village Park Dr, Madison,
WI 53718
Millholland, John C, 25, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/14/2016, $98.80, 56
Craig Ave, Madison, WI 53705
Monreal, George, 20, Receiving
Stolen
Property,
01/06/2016, $187.00, 6909 Tottenham Rd, Madison, WI 53711
Monreal, George, 20, Possession of Controlled Substance,
01/06/2016, $124.00, 6909 Tottenham Rd, Madison, WI 53711
Moore, Nicholas S, 35, Non
Registration,
12/31/2015,
$98.80, 5518 Tesla Ter, Madison, WI 53705
Morales, elvin A, 26, Failure
to Stop For Flashing Red Signal, 01/13/2016, $98.80, 2821
Monroe St Apt 1W, Madison,
WI 53711
Moths, Ashley C, 28, Non
Registration,
01/10/2016,
$98.80, 5405 Century Ave #
202, Middleton, WI 53562
Murphy, Dennis P, 62, Obstructing Traffic, 01/15/2016,
$124.00, 3156 County Road Jg
Po Box/244, Mount Horeb, WI
53572
Murray, Mary A, 73, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/04/2016, $124.00,
902 N High Point Rd Apt 134,
Madison, WI 53717
Murray, Mary A, 73, Traffic
01/04/2016, $98.80, 902 N
High Point Rd Apt 134, Madison, WI 53717
Nash, Senan, 36, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,
01/13/2016, $98.80, 4506 Cody
Ln, Madison, WI 53704
Nelson, Kimberly C, 47,
Traffic Control Signal Violation
red, 01/15/2016, $98.80, 6610
Helena Rd, Arena, WI 53503
Newby, Ronny C, 23, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 12/20/2015, $124.00, 1132
Silver Drive, #101, Baraboo,
WI 53913
Newton, Destiny U, 22, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/19/2016, $124.00, 5256
Brindisi Ct # 8, Middleton, WI
53562
Njie, Yamalen, 31, Non Registration, 12/20/2015, $38.00,
1907 Sherman Ave #16, Madison, WI 53704
Ocotl Meyo, Ascencion, 35,
Operating w/o a Valid Drivers
License, 01/16/2016, $124.00,
2921 Traceway Dr, Madison,
WI 53713
Oelerich, Gregory J, 50, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/09/2016, $98.80, 9413
Cobalt St, Middleton, WI 53562
Offor, Uchendu C, 27, Non
Registration,
01/15/2016,
$98.80, 1517 Deerwood Dr,
Madison, WI 53716
Parker, Richard M, 50,
Sign, 12/31/2015, $98.80, 810
N Holt Cir, Madison, WI 53719
Peterson, Sarah-Jeanne C,
18, Deviation from Designated
Lane, 01/06/2016, $98.80, 1304
N Gammon Rd, Middleton, WI
53562
Peterson, Sarah-Jeanne C,
18,
Inattentive
Driving,
01/06/2016, $111.40, 1304 N
Gammon Rd, Middleton, WI
53562
Pfister, Brian D, 32, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,
$98.80,
515
01/06/2016,
Donofrio Dr # 1, Madison, WI
53719
Picado, Yader O, 35, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/15/2016, $124.00,
6330 Pheasant Ln # C10, Middleton, WI 53562
Plishka, Matthew J, 32, Traffic Control Signal Violation red,
01/09/2016, $98.80, 511 Brule
Pkwy, De Forest, WI 53532
Pohlkamp Jr, Francis W, 54,
Auto Following Too Closely,
01/06/2016, $124.00, 7600
Hillcrest Ave, Middleton, WI
53562
Power engineers,, Unlawful
911 Calls, 10/14/2015, $0.00,
8333 Greenway Blvd # 200,
Middleton, WI 53562
Puleo, Beth A, 38, Non Registration, 01/16/2016, $98.80,
306 everglade Dr, Madison, WI
53717
Reisdorf, Taylor R, 18, Unsafe Backing Of Vehicle,
12/27/2015, $98.80, 6607
Cooper Ave, Middleton, WI
53562
Renlund, Cari A, 42, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
11/14/2015, $124.00, 1135 Willow Run, Verona, WI 53593
Russell, Kathleen A, 52, Non
Registration,
12/11/2015,
$38.00, 7442 Hunters Ct, Middleton, WI 53562
Sager, Paul e, 44, exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits,
01/09/2016, $98.80, 1734
Mayflower Dr, Middleton, WI
53562
Schoenemann, Anne C, 47,
No Drivers License on Person,
01/15/2016, $124.00, 510
Ridge Dr, Mazomanie, WI
53560
Schuster, Jonathan L, 43,
Sign, 01/08/2016, $98.80, 1513
Sunset Ct, Middleton, WI
53562
Skaife, Casandra L, 23, Obstructing Traffic, 12/28/2015,
$98.80, 1221 Hickory Dr, Jefferson, WI 53549
Slack, Jordan M, 21, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
01/15/2016, $98.80, 1316 Field
Ct, Mount Horeb, WI 53572
Smith Jr, Alexander, 28, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/12/2016, $124.00,
1918 Aberg Ave, Madison, WI
53704
Smith, Sean e, 44, Operating
while Suspended, 01/06/2016,
$124.00, 7407 Century Ave,
Middleton, WI 53562
Somers, Ashley M, 21, VehiSee COURT, page 8
PAGE 7
GRAND
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger/Cameron Bren
Above left, Meadow Ridge Middleton is currently under construction and upon completion in March 2017 will contain 95 units of mixed-income workforce housing. Above right, developer
Jacob T. Klein speaks to the Middleton Common Council. Klein says hes excited about the prospect of developing another project in Middletons growing Parmenter Corridor.
bedroom units, which will be

available to grand families - a
growing type of household in
which grandparents are raising
their grandchildren. The project
will also be submitted for competitive low-income housing tax
credits for additional financing
through WHeDA.
My goal as county executive is to ensure all of our citizens have access to all that
Dane County has to offer - including
affordable
housing,said Parisi. We must
continue to meet the needs of
our most vulnerable by increasing employment opportunities,
creating more affordable housing, and helping people stay in
their homes.
We are excited at the opportunity to develop another affordable housing project in
Middletons growing Parmenter
Corridor, said Jacob T. Klein,
president of the development
company.
Meadow Ridge Middleton is
currently under construction
and upon completion in March
2017 will contain 95 units of
mixed-income workforce housing.
With Oak Ridge Senior
Apartments we are looking to
build on the momentum created
by Meadow Ridge and the future development of Meriters
ambulatory clinic to further advance the citys Parmenter Corridor Plan, added Klein. The
City of Middleton has been a
great partner for JT Klein Company and were excited to continue this relationship - as well
CHURCH NOTES
as that with WHeDA and Dane

County - to develop this much
needed affordable housing for
seniors in the community.
Kleins company is also behind the Stagecoach Trail
proposal,
a
Apartments
planned 73-unit, three- and
four-story mixed income
apartment building to be located at 6620 Century Avenue
in Middleton.
He said he chose to focus
on affordable housing at a
young age, in part because of
how personally rewarding it is.
I think its nice to be able
to help people in a community
where there is so much demand for that kind of housing, he stated. Middleton
has been a great partner. They
are great to work with and
very socially aware of the
needs in their community.
Dane County Housing Development
Fund
had
$1,750,000 to award through a
request for proposal process in

2016. Responses to the RFP included over $3.4 million in requested funding.
Other projects receiving
funds include $515,000 to
Housing Initiatives, Inc. to purchase an eight-unit apartment
building. Housing Initiatives
has received a $94,000 annual
grant from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development. The grant - along with
the funding to purchase properties - will allow Housing Initiatives to combine outreach and
case management services
along with supported housing to
implement housing first best
practices targeted at veterans
and others suffering from mental illness.
Another $350,000 was
awarded to the Dane County
Housing Authority to assist in
the purchase of 56 housing units
in the cities of Verona,
Stoughton and DeForest. These
units are currently under USDA
Rural Development income restrictions, but the owner is seeking to sell the properties for
market rate development. The
DCHA has combined financing
from WHeDA, the Federal
Home Loan Bank, low income
tax credits, USDA Rural Development and other sources.
These combined with the grant
from Dane County will allow
all the units, using a combination of housing vouchers and
USDA funding to be available
to very low income persons.
$220,000
was
Lastly,
awarded to Porchlight, Inc. to
purchase a four-unit apartment
building in the City of Sun
Prairie. The building will be
targeted to homeless families
within the Sun Prairie School
District. Porchlight is partnering with the United Way, the
local Joining Forces for Families office to increase support
and case management to needy
families in the district.
The purpose of the fund, cre-
ated in the 2015 budget, was to

encourage the development of
affordable housing in Dane
County by using money from
the fund to leverage additional
funds. The budget also assigned responsibility for the administration of the fund to a
staff team led by the Office of
economic and Workforce Development in the County executives Office. The staff team
held public hearings and had
several conversations to gather
input as to the content of the
Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
that would be issued to identify
projects that would be funded,
as well as how the RFPs should
be structured.
In his 2016 budget Parisi
continued his pledge to create
affordable housing by allocating $500,000 for reentry housing and $750,000 for additional
partnerships to address housing
for
the
chronically
homeless. He also doubled
funding for the eviction Pre-
vention Fund he created in his

previous budget.
This is just another step towards addressing our homeless
and housing problem in Dane
County, said a statement from
Parisis office. Last summer,
county executive Parisi attended the first ever Dane
County Housing Summit. The
summit provided Dane County
municipal leaders, policy makers and residents an opportunity
to learn about the countys current housing needs, who is most
affected by the housing gap, the
impacts, and potential solutions.
The packed room and diverse representation of attendees demonstrates that there is
a county-wide interest in solving our affordable housing
gap, the statement continued.
This summit was a successful
first step towards more strategic, regional collaboration to
address our affordable housing
crisis.
PAGE 8
Kollaschs rack up honors for their flowers

Win multiple Gladiolus awards
DaveKollasch, as a member
of the Wisconsin Gladiolus Society, exhibited multiple gladiolus spikes at the Marathon
County Central International
Gladiolus Show on August 6
and received six awards for his
spikes on the Court of Honor
table.
The awards included: Reserve Champion, Single Spike
Champion, Hybridizer Champion for both Single and for
Three Spike, as well as Seedling
Class Three Spike Champion
and Open Class Single Spike
Small Champion. His wife Jean
exhibited seven floral designs
with the theme of A few of my

favorite things where gladiolus
predominated. Jean received
the design sweepstakes award.
The Society will hold another
gladiolus show at the Athens
Community Fair on August 20
and Dave and Jean will again be
submitting gladiolus entries.
Dave and Jean also made
multiple gladiolus entrees into
the Athens Community Fair on
August 21. Jean entered nine
designs in the judges division
following the show schedule
and won both the champion design in the judges division and
the overall show champion de-
sign for her tall pink design.

Dave again won the reserved
champion spike for the show
with his spike of the variety
Bernice. His three spike of Mint
Blush made the court of honor
in the recent introduction class.
Dave and Jean have grown
and hybridized gladiolus for 49
years, specializing in miniature
varieties. They are members of
the Wisconsin State Gladiolus
Society and the North American
Gladiolus Council.
They market their glads from
a self serve roadside tent at their
Town of Middleton residence.
D eVeLOPMeNT N eWS
Photo contributed
DaveKollasch exhibited multiple gladiolus spikes at the Marathon County Central International Gladiolus Show on August 6. He received six awards.
Last chance!
The deadline to participate in this years citizen
satisfaction survey is Friday, August 26.
In a diverse community such as Middleton,
there are many opinions about which specific programs and services should be annually funded,
said a city statement announcing this years survey. The potential list of programs and services
is nearly unlimited. The amount of money to fund
that list however is very much limited.
During the upcoming 2017 budget development process the Mayor, Common Councils Finance Committee and the Common Council as a
COURT
Celebrating Tribeca
Villages next phase
Photo contributed
On Monday, August 15, T.WallEnterprises hosted a grand opening party and ribbon cutting for Tribeca Village Phase III, which is a 75-unit apartment project located at 3725
Tribeca Drive. This is the third building in the Tribeca Village apartment complex consisting
of 190 units, underground parking, and a pool with hot tub for the residents. Pictured above,
TerrenceWall(second from left) and a few investors cut the ribbon at Tribeca Village.
TAXES
$1,083 per capita, a 0.1 percent change from 2013 versus the 1.8 percent increase
among the 245 municipalities studied by WISTAX.
In 2014, average law enforcement spending was
$228 per resident, while police spending in the Good
Neighbor City was $244.
Local street maintenance
spending totaled $125 per
capita, compared to $116
elsewhere.
While net fire and ambulance expenditures averaged
$140 statewide, they averaged $112 per person in
Middleton.
The operating figures rep-
resent key government services, such as general government operations; police; fire
and ambulance services; and
road maintenance, plus other
programs such as health and
human services, recreation,
and public works.
WISTAX also examined
these first four categories
basic spending - which
rose 1 percent from $561 to
$567 per resident. Police expenditures (40.3 percent of
basic spending) accounted
for the largest share of
spending, followed by fireambulance services (24.7
percent) and street maintenance (20.4 percent). Per
capita expenditures for police were the only one of the

four basic service areas
where spending did not increase, remaining at $228.
Fire-ambulance expenditures rose 0.8 percent to
$140 per person. After a
wide fluctuation in street
maintenance in the two previous years (down 7.5% in
2012, then up 7.4% in 2013)
spending rose 0.5 percent in
2014, to $116. Per capita
spending for general government administration rose 4.5
percent, to $83 per capita.
On the revenue side,
shared revenues from the
state declined slightly, from
whole will be trying to determine Middletons

highest priority programs and services and matching these with estimated resources, the statement
continued. Your input through this survey is very
valuable to this process. Individual responses to
this survey will be kept confidential. Please respond no later thanFriday, August 26, so that we
may have your feedback in advance of our budget
process.
The survey is at surveymonkey.com/r/2016citizensatisfactionsurvey.
cle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 01/17/2016,

$98.80, 4617 Crescent Rd # 10,
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Stern, Jessica A, 33, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
12/31/2015, $98.80, 1902 Londonderry Dr # 226, Madison,
WI 53704
Struble, Peter C, 31, Vehicle
Registration
Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 01/18/2016,
$98.80, 6801 Whittlesey Rd,
Middleton, WI 53562
Struble, Peter C, 31, Non
Registration,
01/18/2016,
$98.80, 6801 Whittlesey Rd,
Middleton, WI 53562
Stucki, Ronald R, 57, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/15/2016, $98.80, 7106
Meier Rd, Middleton, WI
53562
Swenson, Jamie L, 34, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 09/21/2015, $98.80, 1335
Judd Rd, Oregon, WI 53575
Thorson, Heather L, 23, exceeding Zones and Posted Lim-
its, 10/17/2015, $0.00, 110

Merlham Dr, Madison, WI
53705
Thorson, Heather L, 23, Operating While Intoxicated,
10/17/2015, $861.00, 110 Merlham Dr, Madison, WI 53705
Thorson, Heather L, 23, Operating With/PAC .08-.099,
10/17/2015, $0.00, 110 Merlham Dr, Madison, WI 53705
Turkstra, Lyn S, 55, Non
Registration,
11/30/2015,
$38.00, 3418 John Muir Dr,
Middleton, WI 53562
Turner, Deonte L, 23, Operating
while
Suspended,
01/07/2016, $124.00, 4637 Atticus Way # 212, Madison, WI
53711
Walker, Casey L, 37, Failure
01/11/2016, $136.60, 2221 Carling Dr # 1, Madison, WI 53711
Wallace, Crystal A, 33, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/09/2016, $124.00,
502 High St, Arena, WI 53503
Whitelow, Charles A, 27, Op-
erating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 01/12/2016, $124.00,

2906 Ashford Ln Apt 104,
Madison, WI 53713
Whitelow, Charles A, 27, Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle
Driver Drink, 01/12/2016,
$187.00, 2906 Ashford Ln Apt
104, Madison, WI 53713
Wilke Ii, Thomas J, 21, Prohibited Noise Disturbance,
01/08/2016, $98.80, 1308
Shirley Street, Middleton, WI
53562
Wilson, Jacqunette, 22, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 01/16/2016, $98.80, 2414
Brentwood Pkwy #C, Madison,
WI 53704
Wollin, Sidney D, 24, Non
Registration,
01/02/2016,
$98.80, 1417 Perimeter St,
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
Zwettler, Mallory N, 31, exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 12/27/2015, $98.80, 174
Fox Run, Sauk City, WI
53583.,,
$127 to $126 per capita. Per

capita debt increased 0.2
percent in 2014 to $1,553,
compared to average annual
increases of 1.2 percent during 2009-13.
Overall, property tax
levies increased 2.1 percent
in 2016, down slightly from
2.4 percent in 2015. Per
capita property taxes rose
1.7 percent to $565, which
was less than the 2.1 percent
increase from the previous
year.
The 2014 figures, which
became available this spring,
mark the third full year since
2011 Act 10, which required
most public employees to
contribute to their retirement, eliminated benefits as

a subject of collective bargaining and limited bargained wage increases to
inflation. Previous WISTAX
studies showed that municipal spending declined in
2012, and then began inching up again in 2013. This
years per capita operating
expenditure figure is the
highest since 2011.
MunicipalFacts16 groups
municipalities by population, making it easy to compare taxes and spending in
similar-sized cities and villages. Research for MunicipalFacts16 was underwritten
by the Jere D. McGaffey endowment at the Wisconsin

Taxpayers Alliance and
printed with support from
ehlers, an independent financial advisory firm.
For more information or

to purchase a copy of MunicipalFacts16, available
for $19.95 (plus tax and
shipping), visit www. wistax.org, email wistax@wistax.org, call 608.241.9789,
or write WISTAX at 401
North Lawn Avenue, Madison, WI 53704-5033.
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Middleton opens with a bang
Cardinals rout
Spartans in
season-opener
by GREGG HAMMILL
For the Times-Tribune
On Middletons first offensive play from scrimmage in

2016, running back Dion Huff
darted through a huge hole for
a 25-yard gain. On the
Cardinals next play, fellow
running back James Pabst ran
for another 13.
It was that kind of night for
the Cardinals junior running
backs as each took turns
breaking big runs to lead
Middletons football team to a
resounding 31-3 season-opening victory over Madison
Memorial in a Big eight
Conference
game
at
Mansfield Stadium Friday
night.
Of course it didnt hurt to
run behind an offensive line
anchored by 6-foot-3, 320pound right guard Kayden
Lyles.
Thanks to the O-line,
Huff said. They just did their
job and we got it done.
Joining Lyles, a University
of Wisconsin recruit, on the
Cardinals sizable offensive
line were left tackle Jarrett
Horst (6-4, 270), left guard
Daydrian Spears (5-10, 232),
center Justin Sarbacker (5-9,
228) and right tackle Seth
Craker (6-4, 243).
Behind that line, Middleton
FOOTBALL, page 14
Swimmers
gun for gold
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton quarterback C.J. Fermanich looks for room to run during the Cardinals 31-3 win over Madison Memorial last Friday.
Cards hope to
improve on
runner-up
finish of 2015
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Caroline Hippen and Middletons girls swimming and diving team begin their season Friday.
File photo
The future of Middletons

girls swimming program is
remarkably bright.
The present looks extremely
promising, too.
Middleton finished second
at state last year, the highest
finish in school history. The
Cardinals bring back several
key cogs from that team, but
will also field an extremely
young team as 13 of the 21
swimmers are either freshmen
or sophomores.
So the Cardinals challenge
this fall will be replacing the
leadership it lost without missing a beat. Middleton begins its
season Friday when it hosts
Sun Prairie at 5 p.m.
every season is unique and
special in its own way,
Middleton coach Lauren
Cabalka said.It will certainly
be hard to top last season, but I
think the girls are up to the
challenge.
We lost some major leadership with our senior class last
year, so our initial challenge
will be to have some leaders
emerge who can encourage and
motivate this very young team
to be competitive, believe in
their talents and understand the
value of having one common
goal.I think if we can do that,
Aiming high
PAGE 10
Girls spikers
thinking big
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Franco Marcos knows the

history, the success stories and
the failures of Middletons girls
volleyball program better than
anyone.
And if the Cardinals veteran coach tried summing it all
up in a few short words, it
would go like this.
We have been good forever, Marcos said. Now we
want to be great.
Marcos is exactly right.
Middleton
has
been
SPIKERS, page 11
File photo
J e n n i f e r
McGinnis
(left)
and
M i d d l e t o n s
girls volleyball
team begins its
season
on
Saturday.
SPIKERS
extremely good, making four

trips to the WIAA Division 1
state tournament since 2001.
The Cardinals have been a fixture at or near the top of
the Big eight Conference.
But
Middleton
hasnt
reached the state tournament
since 2009 as area programs
such as Sun Prairie and Verona
have caught and passed

the Cardinals.
Middleton will continue its
pursuit of greatness when it
begins its season Saturday at
the Wisconsin Rapids Invite.
This group of returnees
together with the newcomers
will be very good, Marcos
said. The overall skill level
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and chemistry is better. We are

a young team.
Sophomore outside hitter
Lily Welti is the Cardinals top
player. Last season, Welti led
the team in aces (67), was second in kills (280) and third in
digs (237) as a freshman.
She is expected to lead the
team both on and off the
court, Marcos said of Welti.
She is one of our co-captains.
Senior libero/defensive specialist Jessie Nonn will play a
huge role, as well. She was
fourth on the team in digs and
service receive last year.
Marcos is also expecting big
things from senior right side
hitter/setter Mimi McMurray.
Last year, McMurray finished
second on the team in assists.
This year she will be setSPIKERS, page 20
Lily Welti (1) and Middletons girls volleyball team have great expectations in 2016.
File photo
Great expectation for soccer Cards

PAGE 12
Middleton
returns an
experienced,
deep squad
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Twelve
months
ago,
Middletons boys soccer team
fielded one of the youngest and
inexperienced teams in the Big
eight Conference.
That group went 16-4-1,
finished second in the league
and came within two wins of
reaching the state tournament.
Today, the Cardinals welcome back the overwhelming
majority of that team, including a pair of all-state players
forward Bradan Allen and
midfielder Derek Waleffe. And
when Middleton opened its
season Tuesday at Neenah, it
did so with extremely high
hopes.
I want to go to state every
year, said Middleton coach
Ben Kollasch, whose team
began its season Tuesday at
Neenah. Last year we had a
young team that, on paper,
looked weaker than many of
our rivals and yet we really
came together.
This team looks more
experienced, but really it
comes down to how they get
down to business and their collective drive to win. All the talent is certainly in place for
them to go far, but they have
lots of business to take care of
before we talk much about
that.
Middletons top returnee is
Allen, a first-team all-state
player who scored 33 goals a
year ago and had 73 total
points. Allen had at least two
goals in a game on 10 different
occasions, scored four times in
a win over Sauk Prairie and
finished the year with 10
game-winning goals.
Allen also scored against
every Big eight foe and challenged the school record for
File photo
Middletons Bradan Allen was a first-team all-state selection last year. Allen and the Cardinals opened their season Tuesday at
Neenah.
goals and total points.

Bradan Allen is an athlete
with a drive that does not
quit, Kollasch said. He loves
to win and hates to lose. I
always want to be careful of
setting expectations for athletes before the season. I know
he is capable of having an even
better season than last year and
maybe getting some recognition in the conversation about
player of the year for
Wisconsin.
One of the things that
makes Bradan great is how he

is truly having fun even in the
midst of intense competition.
Not only does it allow him to
compete at a high level amid
stress, but it encourages the
team to follow suit.
Waleffe was named honorable-mention all-state after
scoring 13 goals and notching
34 total points a year ago.
Derek Waleffe is also a
great competitor, Kollasch
said. He has a big range on
the offensive and defensive

end and maybe a better pure
shot than Bradan Allen from
distance.
He scored a number of
goals from deep last year. Last
year he made honorable mention while sharing the midfield
area with two seniors. This
year he will need to show that
he can dominate all aspects of
the midfield consistently.
The Cardinals have several
key cogs back from 2015.
Senior defender Ryan

Peyton is one of Middletons
captains this year. Peyton was
injured for half of the season a
year ago, but was one of the
Cardinals top defenders when
healthy.
He is also a potent attacker
that we would like to unleash,
Kollasch said. We look to
organize around him to give
him that opportunity.
Senior
defender
Max
Raislinger has been nicknamed
The Terminator by teammates because hes extremely

reliable and dependable.
He just keeps doing his job
over and over again, Kollasch
said. We are counting on him
bringing that kind of relentless
consistency again this year.
Junior Isaiah Williams is a
speedster who puts relentless
pressure on foes.
Last year he gave teams
lots of problems with his fast
pace with and without the
ball, Kollasch said. He has
been extending his game to the
defensive end and he can be a
critical piece to combine with
the rest of our potent attackers.
Junior Drake Vandermause
moves from forward to the
midfield this fall. Last year,
Vandermause scored seven
goals and had 18 total points.
He will be fitting into a
more comfortable role in the
midfield this year and he might
just compete with our record
holders for assists given his
awareness of the field and the
pieces around him, Kollasch
said of Vandermause.
Keeper Brendon Martin
was named second-team allconference after allowing just
0.88 goals per game.
He had glimpses of being a
great keeper, Kollasch said of
Martin. He has the athleticism
and understanding to lead the
team through critical games.
Kollasch also expects players like junior midfielder Alex
Warholic, senior midfielder
Max Lawrence, and senior
midfielder James Handel will
provide a lift. And if everything falls into place, the
Cardinals could be poised for a
big season.
My immediate wish is to
have this team take control of
the Big eight Conference,
Kollasch said. After three
years of being in the running
for the title and missing it with
a poor result in one game, I
think we should start off by
proving we belong at the top of
this area.
Tennis Cards
drop 3 of 4
PAGE 13
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Making a statement
Girls golfers win

Waunakee Invite
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The first Golf Coaches

Association of Wisconsin poll
was released Sunday.
The poll had Hartland
Arrowhead as the No. 1 team in
Wisconsin and Middleton No.
2. On Monday, the Cardinals
made a statement saying perhaps those spots should be
reversed.
Middleton shot a 325 and
won the 18-team Waunakee
Invite held at The Meadows of
Sixmile Creek. Arrowhead was
second at 333, while Oregon
was a distant third at 377.
Middleton edged Arrowhead
by one shot for the state championship last fall. This year, the
Warhawks nipped the Cardinals
in two early-season events.
Its always a confidence
boost for us to play against
Arrowhead and win, said
Middleton
coach
Becky
Halverson.
Middleton senior Alexis
Thomas captured medalist honors with a 72, three shots ahead
of runner-up Alexa Holland of
Arrowhead (75). Thomas struggled off the tees, but her short
game was sublime.
She is just so solid with her
short game, which helped her a
lot yesterday, Halverson said
of Thomas. Im just so proud
of her for coming out so strong

this season. Shes stepped right
into that leadership role for us.
Morgan Miles carded an 80
and captured fifth place individually.
Morgan Miles had a rough
day of putting, but shot an 80,
which was huge, Halverson
said. I knew with her drive and
positive attitude that she would
be good, but shes had an even
better start than I could have
hoped for.
Payton Hodson carded an 86,
which was good for 10th place
individually.
Payton struggled a bit with
her short game and just had an
off day, Halverson said. But I
know shell come back next
time even stronger from that.
Freshman Kate Meier also
had a solid day and shot an 87.
Kate Meier is really steady
right now in the mid-to-upper
80s and I think her future is
bright, Halverson said.
Lindsay Callahan, who has
battled a back injury, stepped
into the lineup, as well.
Callahans 90 didnt count, but
her performance was extremely
encouraging.
Lindsay is going to play as
much as her back can handle,
which could mean once per
week at this point, Halverson
said. Were doing some playing around a bit with the lineup.
We have a strong group of JV
girls that are looking to move up
and are more than willing to put
in the extra time to get there.
File photo
Alexis Thomas (top) was the medalist at the Waunakee Invite

Monday, while Morgan Miles (above) finished fifth. The
Cardinals dynamic duo helped Middleton win the 18-team
invite.
Middletons girls tennis

team went 1-3 in dual meets at
the I-94 Invitational last weekend.
The meet features many of
the top players and teams in
Wisconsin and provided an
outstanding warm-up for what
lies ahead.
The Cardinals lone win
came via a 5-2 victory over
Kettle Moraine last Friday.
Middletons top two singles
players Kai Heineman and
Michelle Chi both notched
wins. The Cardinals then swept
through the three doubles
flights.
Middleton got doubles wins
from Ally Hujanen and Maddie
Clark at No. 1, Shanna
Wiegand and Jessica Wang at
No. 2, and Jessica Pientka and

Jada Thomas at No. 3.
everyone played so well
and gave it their all, Wang
said. And it paid off when we
won the dual.
Middleton also dropped a 61 decision to Homestead, and
fell to Arrowhead, 5-2, last
Friday
Heineman won at No. 1 singles and Wiegand rolled at No.
4 singles against Arrowhead.
Middletons lone win against
Homestead came from Pientka
and Thomas at No. 3 doubles.
Middleton was also blanked
by Whitefish Bay, 7-0, last
Saturday on the final day of the
invitational.
On deck: Middleton hosted Sun Prairie Tuesday, then is
off until Aug. 30, when it travels to Janesville Craig for a 4
p.m. match.
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n FOOTBALL
rolled up 237 yards rushing

on 37 attempts a 6.4 yardsper-carry average. Huff finished with 108 yards on 16
attempts and Pabst had 105
yards on 15 rushes.
We knew we were going
to use our ground game to
move the ball, Middleton
coach Tim Simon said.
Obviously we think thats a
strength of ours, but we also
wanted to take some time off
the clock.
While Middletons running
game was rolling, Memorial
struggled to get anything
going on the ground. The
Spartans managed just 38
yards on 21 attempts and were
forced to become one-dimensional after falling behind.
Our defensive line was
real scrappy tonight, Simon
said. We were able to contain
the run game and force them
to pass the ball and theyre
very dangerous with that, but
we made just enough plays.
While both teams are
among the favorites to contend for the Big eight title,
Memorial was operating without
its
top
player,
receiver/linebacker
Jake
Ferguson, a University of
Wisconsin recruit who missed
the game due to an unspecified athletic code/school violation. The Spartans were also
without cornerback Hunter
Peters (collarbone).
The Cardinals caught a
break on Memorials opening
drive of the game when quarterback Isaac Blum delivered
a perfect pass deep downfield
to receiver Cortez Thompson.
Thompson appeared to have a
step on defensive back Tre
Turner and a clear path to the
end zone, but dropped the ball
at the Middleton 40-yard line.
There were a couple of
pass plays that got over the
top on us and you have to be
good, but you have to be fortunate and lucky at times too
and I think we were fortunate
on a few of those plays,
Simon said.
Middletons defense forced
a punt and the Cardinals
immediately went to work on
the ground. Big runs by Huff
and Pabst set up a 1-yard
touchdown run by Huff at the
4-minute, 25-second mark of
the first quarter. The Cardinals
covered 65 yards in seven
plays.
The Spartans cut the deficit
to 7-3 on a 27-yard field goal
by Karl Hummerl, but the
Cardinals answered immediately. A 1-yard quarterback
sneak by C.J. Fermanich
capped a 10-play, 73-yard
touchdown drive. The march
featured a 21-yard pass play
There was a lot to celebrate Friday for Aaron Wills (45), Caleb Cymbalak (3) and Middletons football team.
from Fermanich to Myron

Ashford Jr. on third-and-six
from the Spartans 26. The
drive also included runs of 19
and 11 yards by Pabst and a
13-yard run by Fermanich.
Middleton scored again on
its next offensive possession.
After taking over at the
Memorial 37-yard line, the
Cardinals faced a fourth-andtwo at the 29. Huff powered
ahead for four yards and then
Fermanich connected with
fullback Noah Hellbach on a
15-yard pass play to the
Spartans 10. Pabst then raced
around the corner for a 10yard touchdown and a 21-3
lead with 3:42 remaining in
the second quarter.
In the third quarter, the
Cardinals drove from midfield
to the Spartans 8-yard line
before the drive stalled.
Middleton settled for Joe
Poleceks 25-yard field goal
and a 24-3 advantage. Pabst
carried eight times for 47
yards on the drive, which

included a five-yard penalty
on the Cardinals.
It was Huffs turn on the
Cardinals next scoring drive,
which was set up by a Jimmy
Fruciante interception at the
Memorial 32. Huff carried
three times for 25 yards, then
scored on an impressive 7yard touchdown run.
After surging through a
hole in the middle of the
Memorial defense, Huff was
met at the 1-yard line by safety Wil Jessup. But Huff
plowed through Jessup and
into the end zone. Poleceks
extra-point kick made it 31-3
with 9:02 remaining in the
game.
I just thought take the
ball, keep moving, dont stop
and, thanks to the O-line, they
just kept pushing, kept pushing and we got in, Huff said.
The O-line was just amazing.
Shortly thereafter, the
game was delayed and eventually called due to a severe

weather warning.
Simon was pleased to come
away with a conference victory against a tough opponent to
open the season.
Us Big eight coaches talk
about how tough the Big eight
is, Simon said. We really
feel that is the case. We get
slack sometimes for not making it deep into the playoffs,
but were beating up on each
other for every game.
Unlike most teams in the
state, we dont get two non-
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
conference games to work out

the kinks. Were coming out
Week 1, smash-mouth football
against a very, very good
Madison Memorial team and
hopefully we just keep this
rolling.
Aug. 19
Middleton 31, Madison Memorial 3
Middleton ..... 7 14 3 7 31
Memorial .... 0 3 0 0 3
M Dion Huff 1 run (Joe Polecek
kick)
MM FG Karl Hummerl 27
M C.J. Fermanich 1 run (Polecek
kick)
M James Pabst 10 run (Polecek
kick)
M FG Polecek 25
M Huff 7 run (Polecek kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs M 17, MM 10.
Rushing (Att-Yds) M 37-237, MM 2138. Passing yards M 77, MM 112.
Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.) M 14-5-1,
MM 23-10-1. Total plays-yards M
52-324, MM 44-150. Fumbles-lost
M 1-0, MM 1-1. Penalties-yards MM
7-37, M 4-30.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: M Huff 16-108, Pabst
15-105. MM Hackbart 11-36. Passing:
M Fermanich 12-5-1, Davis Roquet 20-0. MM Isaac Blum 23-10-1.
Receiving: M Myron Ashford Jr. 5-50.
MM Cortez Thompson 4-25.
A sensational start
PAGE 15
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Middletons football team opened the 2016 season with a 31-3 win over Madison
Memorial last Friday.
Clockwise (from top), junior running back Dion Huff had 108 yards and two touchdowns.
Cardinals fullback Noah Helbach looks for room for roam.
Junior running back James Pabst had 105 rushing yards and a touchdown.
PAGE 16
n SWIMMERS
goal. I think if we can do

that, there will be no limits for
these girls.
At the same time, you cant
get your heads too high in the
clouds. The girls know that
they need to show up every day
and focus on that day
only.every practice has a purpose and if we stay grounded in
that each day, we will find success.
The Cardinals have a handful of returnees that experienced tremendous success last
season.
Sophomore
Hannah
Aegerter qualified for state in
four events last year. Aegerter
was part of the Cardinals 400yard freestyle relay team that
finished third at state and the
200-yard freestyle relay team
that was fourth. Aegerter was
also fifth in the 200 IM and
seventh in the 500 yard
freestyle.
Hannah played a huge role
in our success as a team last
year, Cabalka said. She is an
incredibly well-rounded swimmer, which makes her highly
valuable to us.We can put her
in just about any event and rely
on her to perform exactly how
we need her to.The only challenge will be deciding which
events to put her in.
Sophomore Cora Mack had
a huge first season, as well.
Mack was seventh last year
in the 200 yard freestyle, seventh in the 50-yard freestyle,
and was part of Middletons
third place 400-yard freestyle
relay team and its fourth place
200-yard freestyle relay team.
Cora is one of our top
returning sprinters, Cabalka
said. She was a key to our
relay success last year and really excelled in her individual
events as the season went on.
Cora came back to us a
much improved practice swimmer and I am so excited to see
how that helps her gain confidence as one of the states top
freestylers.
Junior Caroline Hippen was
part of the Cardinals 200- and
400-yard freestyle relay teams.
Hippen was also 10th in the
100-yard freestyle and ninth in
the 200-yard freestyle.
Caroline was another key
to our relay success last year
and someone who we will rely
heavily on this year for both
her speed and experience,
Cabalka said. With such a
young team, we will be looking
for her to take on a big leadership role. She has gained so
much poise and confidence
over the last two years and I
expect that will help her to
meet all of her individual and
team goals this year.
Senior elise Hokanson, who
was 16th at state in the 500yard freestyle, returns as one of
the Cardinals top distance
swimmers.
We have always stood out
with our depth in the distance
freestyle events and she is a
huge reason why, Cabalka
said.elise made some significant changes to her training
over the last year and a half,
and I am incredibly excited to
see what kind of statement she
ends her high school swimming career with.
Sophomore
Makenna
Licking also swam on
Middletons 200-yard medley
relay team and was 13th in the
100-yard freestyle.
Middleton junior eleanor

Mackey was 11th at state in
diving. Junior Chiara Pierobon
Mays was part of Middletons
200-yard medley relay team
and was 11th in the 100-yard
backstroke.
Senior Tryn Peterson was
15th at state in the 100 butterfly
and senior Margaret McGill
was 18th in the 500-yard
freestyle.
The Cardinals should get a
lift from several newcomers, as
well.
Gabriela
Freshman
Pierobon Mays is one of the
states most highly anticipated
swimmers this season and
should make a huge contribution from day one.
She is an incredible swimmer with many strengths to add
to our roster, Cabalka
said. What makes her so
immediately valuable to us is
her ability to fill just about any
spot on our roster.
We will have some gaps
initially and Gabby will help us
to stay strong in areas where
we might be a bit weak.She is
also an incredibly poised and
mature young woman, which
will help her to navigate
through the intensity of a high
school season.
Freshman
Alex
Anagnostopoulos will play a
major role, as well.
We lost our top breaststroker (emma Karbusicky) and
Alex has already begun to fill
this void, Cabalka said. The
medley relay is a very important event to our team, as it sets
the tone for each meet, and we
will need her to step up big in
this role. She is determined to
improve in other areas as well,
which is a great thing to see as
a coach.
Arrowhead has won the last
two state titles and five of the
past eight. But the Cardinals
may be able to challenge the
Warhawks and anyone else
in Wisconsin for state
supremacy.
Arrowhead always poses a
big threat to the rest of the
teams throughout the state,
Cabalka said. You just never
know what they have coming
back or what they have in their
back pocket. They have set a
File photos
Elise Hokanson (top), Hannah Aegerter (above) and Middletons girls swimming team have great expectations this year.
very high standard and certainly give us something to work

toward.
This team certainly has the
talent and ability to be one of
the best Middleton has ever
seen. It will be up to them to
put all of the work in and make
it a reality.
Id be lying if I said I
didnt want to win a state
championship.But, as I always
tell the girls, while winning is
important, it isnt everything.We have never measured
our success with Ws and Ls
and were not about to start.
There is a lot that goes into
making a season successful and
I do believe we have all of the
pieces.
Is
this
team
capable? Yes. Will it define
us?No.
End of the road

HTL team
falls to Sauk
by DENNIS SEMRAU
For the Times-Tribune
Trent Sorg waited six long

years for a return trip to play in
the Home Talent League
round-robin
championship
tournament.
Mission accomplished.
The second-seeded Sauk
Prairie Twins jumped out to an
early lead and hung on to
secure a 5-3 victory over topseeded Middleton in a
Northern Section championship amateur baseball playoff game at Sorenson-Bakken
Field Sunday.
Pitchers Taylor Koenig and
Sam Koenig combined to hold
the 29ers to just six hits and
help the Twins to advance to
the HTL championship round
for the first time since 2010.
It got a little tight, but our
energy was positive and we
were confident that we were
going to win the game, Sauk
Prairie player/manager Lucas
Koenig said.
The Twins played outstanding defense and never trailed in
extending their winning streak
to eight straight games.
Shortstop Alex Mayer got
the defensive highlight reel
going when he tumbled backwards into short left field while
making a tremendous catch on
Andrew Zimmermans pop-up
with one out in the second
inning.
Sorg then threw a strike to
home plate from right field to
double up A.J. Redders, who
was trying to score from third
base, to end the Middleton
third inning.
But Sauk Prairie center
fielder Chase Suchla made the
plays of the day when he
recorded back-to-back diving
catches in right-center field in
the fourth to further stymie
Middleton.
Hands down to this team,
Suchla said. It was one of the
best defensive games that Ive
seen this team play in a long
time. It was a group win.
Lucas Koenig agreed.
We played solid defense,
Koenig said. Those plays
Suchla made were incredible,
especially that second one. I
didnt think there was any way
he was getting to it. And Sorg
made a strong throw.
We made a whole bunch of
plays that were above average
to very good. If those balls
drop its a different ball game.
We made the plays today.
Sorg was particularly grateful, though, to contribute to the
victory with his bat and his arm
after his participation appeared
to be in doubt earlier this season.
I popped a hamstring and
wasnt sure what my playing
time was going to be this year,
said Sorg, who also drove in a
pair of runs to contribute to a
stellar team effort at the plate
for the Twins.
I was getting up in age a
little bit and injuries are hard to
return from. Its huge to come
back and help out the team and
get to this point.
The Twins struck first for
the second week in a row and
took the lead for good in the
top of the first inning.

Middleton
left-handed
starter Jeff Schafer retired Alex
Mayer and Sam Koenig before
Dylan Slotty reached base on
an infield error. That opened
the floodgates and the Twins
took advantage to jump out to a
2-0 lead.
A.J. Stoffels followed with
an infield single to shortstop,
and Sorg lined a single to center field to score Slotty. Lucas
Koenig followed with an RBI
single to right to bring Stoffels
home and give the Twins some
early momentum.
especially in these do-ordie situations, getting that lead
is big to kind of get your confidence and settle in a little bit.
You can play more relaxed,
Lucas Koenig said.
The offensive outburst also
allowed starter Taylor Koenig
to settle in. He retired the first
six Middleton batters in order
before allowing a pair of
baserunners in the third.
Koenig didnt allow a base
hit until Zimmerman led off the
Middleton fifth inning with a
double off the center field
fence.
Meanwhile, the Twins
added single runs in the second
inning on Sam Koenigs RBI
single to center field and in the
fourth inning on Slottys runscoring single to center field.
With a guy like Taylor
pitching, too, having the pressure on the offense is to our
advantage because hes a guy
you dont want to try too hard
on, Lucas Koenig said of his
brother and battery mate.
If you try to swing too
hard, he tends to slow it down
even more and you end up in
front of the ball. I think we saw
that with a few of their at-bats.
We were able to just have real
positive energy all day with the
good start and the pitching.
But the host 29ers battled
back to chase Taylor Koenig in
the sixth inning and score three
runs to trim their deficit to 4-3.
Kevin Dubler blasted the
first pitch he saw from Taylor
Koenig off the right-field wall
with two outs and scored on an
inside-the-park home run when
Sorg crashed into the fence
while chasing the long drive.
We needed something to
spark us, Middleton manager
Brandon Hellenbrand said of
the icebreaker. Were a good
enough team that we knew we
were going to stay in the game.
We needed a big play to get us
going.
Josh Hinson followed with a
sharp single to right field to end
Taylor Koenigs day and bring
in Sam Koenig. But Middleton
added two more runs on backto-back RBI singles from Ross

Hellenbrand and A.J. Redders
to get back in the game.
However, Sam Koenig proceeded to retire nine of the final
10 batters, only allowing a oneout walk in the ninth inning
before he struck out Brennan
Schmitt to end the game.
I was making good pitches
and they were just hitting the
end of the bat and finding
places we werent, said
Koenig, who allowed singles to
the first three batters he faced.
I wasnt getting upset because
thats baseball. I was doing
what I wanted and just had to
ride the storm out and get to the
next inning and the next batter.
Sauk Prairie capped the
scoring with an insurance run
in the top of the ninth inning
off reliever Drew Farrell on
Sorgs RBI single to center
field.
It has been 50 years since
the Twins won the HTL title in
1966.
Sauk Prairie (14-5) will play
at Wiota (14-4) in the first
game of the round-robin HTL
Final Four tournament on
Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Twins will then host
Albion (15-3) on Sept. 4 and
Monona (13-7) on Sept. 11.
Sam Koenig said he is looking forward to the championship series after his previous
appearance in 2010 was shortened when he had to return to
school at UW-Milwaukee and
was only able to play in the
opening game.
Koenig said he had some
simple advice for his younger
teammates, who will be making their first appearance in the
series, which dates back to
1929.
You have to have fun and
soak it in. The deeper you get
in the playoffs they like to take
it more serious, Koenig said.
Thats just human nature, but
in reality youve got to step
back and just take it in and play
good baseball.
Sauk Prairie .... 210 100 001 5 11 0
Black Earth .... 000 003 000 3 6 1
Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): Sauk
Prairie Taylor Koenig (W, 5.2-3-2-12), Sam Koenig (SV, 3.1-3-1-1-1-1).
Middleton Jeff Schafer (L, 5-8-2-2-3),
Drew Farrell (4-3-1-2-3).
Hitting leaders: Sauk Prairie
Tyler Prime (2x4), Dylan Slotty (2x4),
Trent Sorg (2x5). Middleton Andrew
Zimmerman (2x4). 2B Andrew
Zimmerman. HR Kevin Dubler.
Basketball
evaluations
PORTS
The Middleton Basketball

Club will hold evaluations for
its competitive boys and girls
teams in the coming days.
The girls competitive evaluations will be held Aug. 29Sept. 1 at Kromrey Middle
School.
The schedule is as follows:
Aug. 29
7th grade 5 p.m.
8th grade 7 p.m.
Aug. 30
5th grade 5 p.m.
6th grade 7 p.m.
Aug. 31
4th grade 5 p.m.
3rd grade 6:30-7:30 p.m.
There may be a second evaluationon Sept. 1 for grades 5-8
PAGE 17
RIEFS
if there are enough players for

three teams in a grade level.
Registration for the girls competitive teams closesAug. 23.
The boys competitive evaluations will be held from Sept.
18-22 at Kromrey Middle
School. The schedule is as follows:
Sept. 18
5th grade 4:30 p.m.
7th grade 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 19
4th grade 5:30 p.m.
8th grade 7:15 p.m.
Sept. 20
3rd grade 5:30 p.m.
6th grade 7:15 p.m.
Sept. 22 (if necessary)
5th grade (part 2) 5 p.m.
Registration for the boys

competitive teams closesSept.
13.
Golf scores
MWGA
Flight A
Low gross Martha
Brusegar, 42
Low net Martha
Brusegar, 31
Flight B
Low gross Terry
Rawling, 48
Low net Terry Rawling,
30
Flight C
Low Gross Linda
Underwood, 61
Low net Aeki Baik, 30
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SPIKERS
ting and playing right side

on occasions, Marcos said.
She is very athletic and could
do great things for the team.
Junior
outside
hitter
Jennifer McGinnis will take on
a greater role, as well.
She gives us a strong block

and could crush the ball at
times, Marcos said. She is
very quick and would help us
on defense.
Sophomore middle blocker
Hannah Flottmeyer will also be
counted on for big things in

2016.
She is a quick learner, and
with some more experience
and refinement, will help contribute to our success, Marcos
said. She is always looking for
feedback to improve her
skills.
Middletons other returnees
include senior setter/right side
hitter Maddie Dagitz and senior defensive specialist Olivia
Nyffeler.
Junior setter Ashley Harris
is one newcomer Marcos
thinks will contribute immediately.
Ashley is a good setter
with strong hands and quick
feet, Marcos said. She did a
great job in the scrimmage that
we had. She is expected to be
one of the starting setters.
Sophomore defensive specialist Reagan Thomas, sophomore rightside hitter Keller

Frinzi, junior middle blocker
Cami Spellman and junior outside hitter Jordan Gundrum are
other newcomers Marcos
believes will give the Cardinals
a lift.
Sun Prairie is the Big eight
Conference
favorite
and
Verona should be solid, again.
But Marcos likes his team and
believes they can make plenty
of noise.
We will be in the conversation, Marcos said. We went
with only 12 (varsity) players
to get more reps at practice,
during warm-ups and during
the matches.
Roles should be fully
understood and accepted
before the end of the season.
Taking care of the unforced
errors will help us win the close
matches.
File photo
Mimi McMurray (right) and Middletons girls volleyball team

expects to contend for the Big Eight Conference title.

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