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During a full house special meeting
at the Westport Meeting Room, a joint

meeting of the Westport Planning
Commission and the Westport-Wauna-
kee Joint Planning Commission voted
to reject the rezoning proposal from
County C-2 Restricted to C-1 for a po-
tential haunted house installation at
5305 CTH M.
Commissioners from both the West-
port Planning Commission and the
Westport-Waunakee Joint Planning
Commission were present and re-
viewed the proposal, which included
the commercial building, enough land
for three separate haunts, and park-
ing.
The concept was brought to the plan
commission by Guy Kitchell, who said
the attraction would include enough
parking for up to 400 vehicles, in addi-
tion to the building and the haunts.
Commissioners from the Westport
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Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
This time, its personal
When Middleton resident Courtney Baker challenged Mayor Kurt Sonnentag to take part in the ALS Ice
Bucket Challenge, Sonnentag didnt hesitate. He was already active in the fight to cure ALS, a disease that
claimed the life of his brother, Kipp. So Baker and Sonnentag headed to the Middleton Fire Station on Uni-
versity Avenue, where they both got doused, donated to the cause, and challenged others to do the same. To
see if the mayor was still smiling after getting hit with a full bucket of icy water, turn to page 10.
Local police use video,
audio recordings to keep
operations transparent
While questions of race, lethal force
and police accountability continue to
rage in Ferguson, Missouri following
the fatal shooting of Michael Brown,
the Middleton Police Department is
making clear that it has already taken
extensive steps to document its offi-
cers interactions with the citizenry.
If a controversial event occurs
which involves one of our officers, we
are in good shape to review the inci-
dent and share the results with the pub-
lic at an appropriate
time, said Chief of
Police Chuck Foulke
in a statement sent to
city leaders last
week.
I am a firm be-
liever in squad video
cameras and am opti-
mistic that personal
body cameras will soon become part of
our everyday equipment, said Foulke.
I strongly advocate being transparent
in everything we do.
Westport votes down a
proposed haunted house
Good
Neighbors
gathered
At right, veterans march in Sun-
days Good Neighbor Festival Pa-
rade. To see a full page of images
from the festival, turn to page 9.
Photo by Jeff Martin
Inside this issue:
Taxes: Library: Sports:
Middleton man at center of
butcher shop battle. Page 2
1000 Books Before Kinger-
garten kicks off. Page 5
Strong start for
football team. Page 12
Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 5
Geiger Counter . . . . . . . . 7
Classieds . . . . . . . . . . . 18
While the debate about an officer-involved
shooting rages in Missouri, Middletons
police chief says squad and body cameras
can protect both citizens and police officers
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
by MICHAEL DREW
Times-Tribune
Foulke
See POLICE, page 11
See HAUNTED, page 8
Westport nixes proposal to turn blighted
gas station into haunted house attraction
Black Earth Meats owner Bartlett
Durand will forego plans for growth
while he and the Village of Black Earth
battle in court.
Durand, a Middleton resident, can
no longer maintain operations because
of his ongoing legal battle with the vil-
lage, which caused him to lose collat-
eral that would have been used to
secure financing for planned projects.
The lawsuit is the result of an esca-
lated dispute between Black Earth
Meats and its residential neighbors.
Durand and investors purchased Black
Earth Meats in 2008. The slaughter op-
eration grew tremendously since the
takeover. At its peak, Black Earth
Meats was processing 140-150 animals
a week.
Neighboring residents began com-
plaining to the village board about de-
livery trucks blocking traffic and idling
along residential streets, animal noise,
animal blood and waste on village
streets, and the odor from animal parts
being stored outside in
containers.Vocal residents deemed the
business a public nuisance and called
for its closing.
Mary Mickelson is one of the neigh-
bors who complained to the village
about the Black Earth Meats slaughter-
house. She has lived in her home,
which is two houses away from the
business, for 41 years. Mickelson said
she had no complaints until business
started booming in recent years.
Just that increase was getting to
that point that, this is not an industrial
zone, its a commercial residential
zone, and that amount of slaughtering,
sites, smells and sounds does not be-
long in this zoning, Mickelson said.
And we never had and still dont have
an issue with the market. It was the
slaughtering that got way out of con-
trol.
Mickelson said she saw streams of
blood going into the sewer and was
also concerned about the safety of chil-
dren who passed by when walking to
school on Remington Street, where
Black Earth Meats loading dock is lo-
cated.
A lot us have grandkids who we
would walk and we would have to
cross the street because we didnt want
them to see some of the sites, Mickel-
son said. I mean, my own grandchil-
dren saw two cattle heads laying on the
road outside of their business at one
time.
While Durand understands the com-
plaints, he claims he was not breaking
any laws and wanted assistance and co-
operation from the village if they
wanted him to move the facility.Du-
rand also said the operation was con-
sistent with the zoning and village
ordinances.
What you gave me was, come up
with a plan that you accept, and the in-
ference is, and that you will pay for,
Durand said to the village board at their
July 2 meeting.
The village paid a consultant $4,000
with a grant they received from Alliant
Energy to work with Durand to come
up with proposals for relocating the
slaughterhouse. Four
proposals were intro-
duced to the board at
the July 2
meeting. Durand was
willing to move for-
ward on each proposal
or a mix of them, but
requested the town
pass a motion that he
wrote claiming Black
Earth Meats was not a public nuisance
and could continue operations while a
proposal was fleshed out.
Durand insisted that if he could not
maintain his operations, he would lose
a majority of his collateral, making it
impossible to stay in business, let alone
relocate.
He also notified the board that he
was filing a suit for damages that he
would pursue if the board rejected his
motion. The board tabled the motion
and did not respond until after a closed
session meeting with the village attor-
ney, after which they announced, the
village would take all necessary legal
action to conclude the matter.
Durand thinks the people of Black
Earth should have a chance to directly
weigh in. He supports a referendum
vote on the matter.The village board
has not endorsed the idea and appears
to be set to resolve the dispute in court.
Durand, who had garnered a reputa-
tion as something of a star on Madi-
sons localvore scene in recent years,
now has a heavy mortgage and a clos-
ing business. Black Earth Meats was
the only certified organic and Animal
Welfare Approved slaughter facility in
the area. Durand said there will be a
void in the market, not only for con-
sumers, but for farmers and more than
40 Black Earth Meats employees.
Right now, personally, I am having
to dig out of a very large mortgage
without collateral, Durand said. My
partners are trying to start a new com-
pany to pick up some of the pieces and
carry on the mission, but I cant be part
of that until I get my debt paid off. It
is personally miserable because this is
my passion and what I have been com-
mitted to for the last seven years.
Durand hopes the Conscious Carni-
vore, a retail butcher shop in West
Madison that sells mostly meats
processed at the Black Earth facility,
can stay in business. To do this, Du-
rand said he needs to be bought out by
his partners.
Prior to the lawsuit Durand was ne-
gotiating to open new Conscious Car-
nivore locations in Fitchburg and
Whitefish Bay. Those would have
opened this year with another three to
five planned to open over the next few
years.
Black Earth Meats will also have to
cut ties with all out-of-state markets
that Durand said were just beginning to
take off.
The Travel Channel ran us on their
Bizarre Foods segment again, ex-
plains Durand. A lot of people saw
that and wanted to order our meat so
we started a shipping program. We
have people begging us to ship, but
until we get USDA slaughter and pro-
cessing resettled we cannot go outside
the state.
Black Earth Meats lost USDA ap-
proval when the facility was closed for
being a public nuisance.
Durand said he is looking at crowd
funding to help him through the legal
battle. He is starting a Kickstarter
campaign and a legal fund. He said
one of the best things supporters can do
is shop at the Conscious Carnivore or
join the buyers club.
The Black Earth Village Board is not
commenting on the lawsuit at this
time. Part of the lawsuit involves a
defamation case, which has Durands
lawyer paying close attention to what
the board members say to the media.
Despite the challenges to Durands
business and goals, he still believes
some good can come out of the dis-
pute.
I think this could be a cathartic mo-
ment for the Village of Black Earth,
Durand said.We could actually build
new community out of this, but if it
festers, its going to be a mess there for
quite awhile.
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Plight of Middletons ethical butcher garners national headlines
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
Bartlett Durand was a rising
star on the localvore scene -
now hes embroiled in
a fight to keep his business
Durand
The Middleton Common Council
held a relatively brief meeting Tuesday,
August 19. Votes came with little dis-
cussion and the meeting was through
in less than forty minutes.
Perhaps a sign things are running
smoothly. To keep readers in-the-
know on the small stuff and up-to-date
on the city council, here is a summary
of the meeting.
During public comment Kathy
Olson, who is vice-chair of the sustain-
ability committee, explained the com-
mittees Middleton Recycling Center
proposal. It would be located at Mid-
dleton Operation Center, which has set
aside one third of its space for the re-
cycling collection site. The center
would accept electronics, hard plastics,
block Styrofoam, metals, cardboard,
textiles, and clean wood. The drop off
site would be staffed year-round on
Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. The
city will ultimately decide during the
budgeting process.
Olson also asked that the council
support changing recycling to weekly
pickup. She explained this could bring
the city above its current 31 percent di-
version rate (diverted from landfill) for
recycled solid waste. This required
amending the citys contract with Pel-
litteri. The amendment passed with a
single nay vote and no discussion.
District 5 alder, Howard Teal, made
a motion during the public comment
period that will prohibit parking on all
of Century Avenue. Teal said his rea-
soning was that many residents have
experienced close calls with passing
vehicles colliding with parked ones.
There are only a few spots where park-
ing is currently permitted. The motion
passed as a referral public works com-
mission and license and ordinance
committee.
The city council declared a procla-
mation for Spinal Cord Injury Aware-
ness Month. In the proclamation the
city recognizes residents who have
been impacted by spinal cord injuries.
Spinal cord injuries and paralysis are
especially high among veterans. The
proclamation declares: There is a
need for increased awareness, educa-
tion, resources, and the investment and
research here in Wisconsin to continue
to improve the quality of life for indi-
viduals with spinal chord injuries.
The council approved a budget ad-
justment for 2014 for replacing com-
munity services vehicles. There was
some discussion what would happen
with the old vehicles and noted they
would be sold.
The Middleton Municipal Opera-
tions Center presented its financial re-
port to the council.
I look at the design phase already
above the estimate by $114,000 and it
is not done yet, said District 2 alder
Gurdip Brar to Rich Weihert, city en-
gineering technician.
Weihart points out Public Works has
followed councils instruction. He
notes $92,000 went to legal expenses
when the city was sued Associated
General Contractors of Wisconsin.
On December 12, 2013, the City of
Middleton issued a public notice that it
was accepting bids for the construction
of the new Public Works Facility and
Outbuildings, which has an estimated
cost of over $9 million. Nine different
contractors submitted bids for the Proj-
ect, including six contractors who are
members of the Associated General
Contractors of Wisconsin.
The council voted on March 4, 2014
to award the contract for the project to
Newcomb Construction despite the
fact that Newcomb Construction was
not the lowest responsible bidder and
had failed to comply with the citys ad-
vertised bid requirements, according to
a complaint filed by Associated Gen-
eral Contractors of Wisconsin.
The Associated General Contractors
of Wisconsin successfully argued to
Judge Lanford that the City of Middle-
ton had violated its own ordinances
and Wisconsin law by awarding the
contract to Newcomb Construction.
Meriter Health Services is still plan-
ning to construct a new medical cam-
pus east of the Beltline at Century
Avenue and Laura Lane. The citys
Public Works facility, located in the
proposed development site, must leave
by March 1st of 2015.
The city will replace a water main
on Allen Blvd. and a boiler at the li-
brary.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
Council hears details about
recycling center proposal
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
Photo contributed
Optimists award scholarships
The Middleton Optimist Club presented scholarships to four Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
students at its meeting at Sofra Family Bistro two weeks ago. The students, pictured from left to right at the
meeting: Suzanne Jamieson, Eden Girma, Lydia Schalch and Abby Vanaartsen.
MI DDL E -
TON/WAUNA-
KEE-Ri chard
Rich Voss,
passed away
surrounded by
his family on
Thursday, Aug.
21, 2014, from a brief illness. Rich
was born on April 27, 1927, in
Middleton, the son of George and
Grace (Tusler) Voss.
Rich graduated from Middleton
High School early to join the Coast
Guard during World War II. After
he returned from the Coast Guard
he graduated from the UW-Madi-
son with a Bachelors degree in
Business. Rich re-enlisted as a
lieutenant in the Coast Guard dur-
ing the Korean War and was sta-
tioned in Miami where his love for
Florida began. He worked in resi-
dential construction in the Madison
area for many years. Rich owned
Voss Construction and in 1970 was
proud to be a builder involved with
the Parade of Homes. In 1980 he
and Monica Bunch bought the Gold
Nugget Bar in Waunakee and en-
joyed many years together. Rich
liked to deep sea fish and play golf
and Blackjack. He also took his
family on vacations to South
Florida and held season tickets for
the Badgers and Packers. Every
Fathers Day his family took him
deep sea fishing and at the age of
86 he went 32 miles off the Florida
Keys.
Rich is survived by his special
companion, Monica Bunch; chil-
dren, Robert (JoAnn Smiarowski)
Voss of West Palm Beach, Fla.,
Rodney (Rita) Voss of Waunakee,
Kristi (Tom) Duhr of Marshall and
Annie Voss of Middleton; grand-
children, Dylan (Coni) Duhr, Bron-
son Duhr, Lindsay Voss and Joey
Voss; great-grandchildren, Skylar
Duhr and Austin Duhr; sister, Jean
(Vernon) Molbreak, sisters-in-law,
Mary Voss and Mary Jo Voss. He
was preceded in death by his par-
ents; a grandson, Storm Robert
Voss; brothers, Willard (Moody)
Voss, Robert Voss, Jack Voss and
Clifford (Shirley) Voss; and twin
brothers, Russell and Raymond
Voss.
Funeral services were held at the
GUNDERSON WEST FUNERAL
HOME, 7435 University Avenue,
Middleton, on Tuesday, Aug. 26,
2014, at 10:30 a.m. Burial was
planned in Middleton Junction
Cemetery. A visitation was held at
the funeral home on Monday, Aug.
25, 2014, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.,
and on Tuesday, from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of the service.
The family would like to extend
a special thank you to Rodney and
his family for all the special care
they provided to Rich during these
last few years. Take care of your
pennies, the dollar bills will take
care of themselves. Richard Voss.
Thanks Dad. Online condolences
may be made at www.gunder-
sonfh.com.
Gunderson West
Funeral & Cremation Care
7435 University Avenue
(608)831-6761
www.gundersonfh.com
Obituary
RICHARD RICH VOSS
The Westport Town Board last week
held a discussion on the ongoing con-
struction of the new Town Garage and
miscellaneous projects throughout the
township. As of August 18, the
agreed-upon $950,000 complex has
utilities installed, and per Westport
town administrator Tom Wilson, the
foundation and flooring work was well
underway.
I suspect after Labor Day, well
start seeing the walls go up, Wilson
advised on the project.
Its coming along, he added.
Wilson also gave a brief update on
the ongoing construction project at Tall
Oaks Road, indicating that asphalt was
in the process being torn out and re-
placed, and additionally advised on
some curbing improvements taking
place on Sunset.
I suspect, commented Wilson on
the miscellaneous projects, they will
be finishing up things next week al-
ready.
The Westport Board also voted to
approved of a rezone from County R-1
to SR-4 to allow for the construction of
a deck at 5578 River Rd, discussed and
approved a motion to allow a tempo-
rary retailers license for the Waunakee
Community Foundation for Walkto-
berfest, from September 11-14, and
paid the towns bills for the week prior
to adjourning the Board Meeting.
The Springfield Town board on Au-
gust 19 voted unanimously to grant an
extension to Wolf Paving for the com-
pletion of the Foxfire Trail and Wil-
drose Court construction project until
Sept 5 due to hazardous conditions on
the work site.
Jim Pulvermacher, reporting as an
employee of the construction firm that
has undertaken the project, provided
the board with an update on the con-
struction.
There is just way too much [stuff]
in there, Pulvermacher said. He fur-
ther advised there were multiple 8000-
volt lines running out of a transformer
in the area, and that the lines had not
been properly marked when called for
prior to construction beginning, and
detailed the potential dangers the con-
struction crews have been facing as a
result of improperly placed and im-
properly marked utilities.
In all my years, stated Pulverma-
cher, Ive never seen anything like
this and Ive worked all over the state.
Though the project is no longer ex-
pected to be completed prior to the start
of the school year, road patrolman
Mark Grosse advised that new asphalt
should be in before school starts.
TIF TALK
Springfield also participated in sev-
eral discussions concerning the cre-
ation of a Tax Increment Financing
(TIF) district and future construction at
the Schneider Road Business Center,
which is located on the site of an aban-
doned town landfill.
Project owner Jim Mills presented
blueprints of two buildings to the board
for lots three and five of the complex.
Both buildings were described as hous-
ing warehouses, while the planned
building at lot three was planned to in-
clude a full loading dock capable of un-
loading a full-sized semi. Lighting,
landscaping, and signage plans for the
two sites were described as being in-
complete, and Wills advised he would
need to return to the board for approval
once they were drafted.
MSA HIRED
The Springfield Board also took ac-
tion to hire MSA Professional Services
to draft legal documentation including
a developers agreement towards the
creation of the Schneider Road Busi-
ness Center TIF District.
Andrew Bremmer, of MSA, was
present at the board meeting to provide
an update on the creation of a TID for
the Schneider Rd. Business Center.
Bremmers update included advising
of deadlines throughout the upcoming
months for the TIF creation process,
assisting the board in organizing the
first TIF Joint Review Board meeting
for Sept 23, and advising the board on
the developers agreement that must be
drafted prior to this meeting.
After discussion, the Springfield
board voted unanimously to hire MSA
to draft the developers agreement, so
as to provide the document to the
towns attorney quickly. Bremmer also
advised that a site investigation was
conducted at the property in July, and
the report from that investigation is
currently being internally reviewed
by the state DNR.
We do have a responsibility, com-
mented board Cchairman Don Hoff-
man on Springfields involvement in
the TIF creation, due to its history as
a [former town] landfill site.
The board did briefly inquire if any-
thing overtly hazardous was found dur-
ing the site investigation, to which the
response was in the negative.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Springfield board reviewed the
renewal of a CD, tabled a discussion on
converting the Springfield Town Hall
from propane to natural gas, and dis-
cussed the effects of and Dane County
Towns Association actions related to
WI Act 377, Implement of Husbandry.
Discussion on the Act indicated that the
Towns Association is creating a board
to review the effects of the Act on Dane
County Towns, and was looking for
members who would be potentially in-
terested in seats on the board. The
town additionally paid the bills of the
last weeks before adjourning the meet-
ing.
Wolf Paving gets extension from Springfield board
by MICHAEL DREW
Times-Tribune
by MICHAEL DREW
Times-Tribune
Garage walls will soon go up
Bob and Dawn Stepien, Racine, and Todd Berry and Margaret Lewis, Mid-
dleton, are pleased to announce the July 19 marriage of their children, Taylor
A. Stepien and Andrew B. L. Berry, at Hilltop in Spring Green, WI.
A 2009 molecular biology and French graduate of UW-Madison, Taylor is
pursuing a Ph.D. in Pathobiology at the University of Washington-Seattle. A
2004 graduate of Middleton High School, Andrew studied cognitive neuro-
science at Dartmouth College, receiving his B.A. in 2008. He is also pursuing
a Ph.D. at the University of Washington, in Human Centered Design & En-
gineering.
Middleton H.S. graduates Alison and Kate Berry, Kyle and Amanda
Schmitt, Alex Richgels, and Reed Smidebush were among those in the wed-
ding party.
Andrew and Taylor will reside in the Capitol Hill district of Seattle. They
plan an early September honeymoon to Provence, France, before resuming
their doctoral studies in Seattle later in the month.
Wedding
Taylor Stepien, Andrew Berry Wed
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
What is 1000 Books before
Kindergarten?
It is a free program that encourages
parents to read 1000 books with their
child before he or she enters
kindergarten a goal experts say
children need to help them learn to read
for themselves. One of the best ways
to encourage learning is to spend time
sharing books every day. Reading
together helps develop important pre-
reading skills that provide a solid
reading foundation a key to school
and learning success. Plus, sharing
stories together is fun!
Who can participate?
All families with children who have
not yet started five-year-old
kindergarten can join the program
even newborns! We welcome all area
families. You do not need to live in
Middleton to participate.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Kick Off Party!
Saturday, September 6, 2:30-3:30
pm (Birth 4K)
Clifford the Big Red Dog will be at
the library to help kick off the local
1,000 Books Before Kindgergarten
event! To get things started, they will
share a Clifford story together and get
to meet the Big Red Dog! Older sib-
lings and other family members are
welcome to join them, too. Keepsake
journals will be handed out at the party.
Stop by the Main Level Help Desk
or call 608-827-7402 to sign up.
Post Kick-Off Party Instructions
If you are not able to attend the kick-
off party, stop by the Main Level Help
Desk anytime after September 6 to
register and receive your keepsake
journal.
Free Gasland screening
kicks of Green Thursdays
A free screening of the documentary GASLAND PART II, will kick off
this years Green Thursday season on September 4 at 7 p.m. in the Willy
West Community Room. Filmmaker Josh Fox uses his trademark dark
humor to take a deeper, broader look at the dangers of hydraulic fracturing,
or fracking, the controversial method of extracting natural gas and oil,
now occurring in 32 countries worldwide.
This free event is sponsored by the City of Middleton Sustainability
Committee and The Natural Step Monona with support from Willy Street
Co-op, Madison Gas & Electric, Dane County Environmental Council,
and Richard and Judy Fritz. Free refreshments are provided. Willy West
is located at 6825 University Ave in Middleton.
CHURCH NOTES
Anderson, Luke Anton, 20, Middleton, WI
53562, 07/08/2013, Exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, $88.80
Ballard, Antonio Deshawn, 19, Fitchburg, WI
53713, 07/18/2013, Failure to Obey
Officer/Sign/Signal, $88.80
Ballard, Antonio Deshawn, 19, Fitchburg, WI
53713, 07/18/2013, Operating w/o a Valid
Drivers License, $114.00
Barker, Samuel Dean, 31, Madison, WI
53716, 07/04/2013, Operating while Suspended,
$114.00
Barker, Samuel Dean, 31, Madison, WI
53716, 07/04/2013, Vehicle Registration Re-
voked/Suspended/Cancel, $88.80
Becker, Felice A, 36, Middleton, WI 53536,
07/25/2013, Unlawful Use Of Telephone, $303.00
Beese, Nicolas Stefan, 20, Madison, WI
Bennett, Latresha L, 44, Fitchburg, WI 53711,
06/29/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00
Bethencourt, Daniel J, 65, Mount Horeb, WI
Brandenburg, Jonathan J, 19, Middleton, WI
53562, 06/17/2013, Non Registration, $88.80
53562, 06/24/2013, Motor vehicle liability insur-
ance required, $10.00
Bray, Sallie S, 53, Madison, WI 53711,
07/06/2013, Operating vehicle without insurance,
$114.00
Breitfelder, Kevin O, 47, Madison, WI 53704,
07/08/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone, $88.80
Browning, Mary Lockyer, 43, Middleton, WI
Brunker, Christopher Charles, 19, Sun Prairie,
WI 53590, 07/12/2013, Underage
Consume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,
$177.00
Cabrera Contreras, Serafin, 40, Madison, WI
Cabrera Contreras, Serafin, 40, Madison, WI
53719, 06/28/2013, Operating vehicle without in-
surance, $114.00
Castro, Adamira, 44, North Freedom, WI
53951, 07/06/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,
$88.80
Cedron, Jose M, 54, Waunakee, WI 53597,
07/06/2013, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
$114.00
Cedron, Jose M, 54, Waunakee, WI 53597,
07/06/2013, Motor vehicle liability insurance re-
quired, $0.00
Chiman Aguilar, Daniel Ulises, 20, Middleton,
WI 53562, 07/02/2013, Resisting or Obstructing
Officer, $0.00
Chiman Aguilar, Daniel Ulises, 20, Middleton,
WI 53562, 07/02/2013, Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia, $177.00
Clacks, Stanford Latrail, 26, Madison, WI
Clacks, Stanford Latrail, 26, Madison, WI
$114.00
Clarson, Michael, 27, Verona, WI 53593,
06/26/2013, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Sus-
pended/Cancel, $88.80
Cobb, Kristen Michaela, 18, Sun Prairie, WI
53590, 07/12/2013, Underage Consume/Pos-
sess Alcoholic Beverages, $177.00
Colletti, Joseph J, 51, Middleton, WI 53562,
04/20/2013, Method of Giving Signals, $88.80
Cook, Russel B, 24, Madison, WI 53705,
05/11/2013, Operating While Intoxicated, $731.00
$0.00
05/11/2013, Operating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00
Davis, Lisa Suzzane, 44, Oregon, WI 53575,
$114.00
Disch, Erin J, 36, Madison, WI 53719,
07/05/2013, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers Li-
cense, $114.00
Drury, William S, 71, Waunakee, WI 53597,
$114.00
Dutton, Bradley Frederick, 18, North Free-
dom, WI 53951, 07/09/2013, Private Use/Sale
Firework, $114.00
Eatmon, Javonee K, 23, Middleton, WI
53562, 07/04/2013, Disorderly Conduct, $240.00
Edgren, Hope M, 26, Windsor, WI 53598,
$88.80
Elghallab, Mohammed, 33, Madison, WI
Fedenia, Kristy Brace, 55, Middleton, WI
Fedenia, Kristy Brace, 55, Middleton, WI
Felz, Laura E, 48, Madison, WI 53717,
$88.80
Felz, Laura E, 48, Madison, WI 53717,
quired, $10.00
Flores Cabrera, Karla Mercedes, 27, Madi-
son, WI 53711, 07/08/2013, Operating w/o a
Valid Drivers License, $114.00
Flores Cabrera, Karla Mercedes, 27, Madi-
son, WI 53711, 07/08/2013, Failure to Stop For
Flashing Red Signal, $88.80
Foemmel, Grace Li, 52, Madison, WI 53704,
quired, $0.00
Foemmel, Grace Li, 52, Madison, WI 53704,
$88.80
Fowler, Justine A, 25, Middleton, WI 53562,
$0.00
07/10/2013, Operating While Intoxicated,
$801.00
07/10/2013, FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,
$0.00
07/10/2013, Operating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00
Frank, James B, 58, Madison, WI 53711,
quired, $10.00
07/06/2013, Non Registration, $88.80
$114.00
Frankland, Nicholas John, 18, Waunakee, WI
$88.80
Franklin, Max J, 22, Marshall, WI 53559,
Fridl, Kimberly B, 36, Madison, WI 53719,
07/01/2013, Inattentive Driving, $101.40
Fries, Wayne Robert, 25, Waunakee, WI
Fries, Wayne Robert, 25, Waunakee, WI
Gardner, Delrey, 56, Evansville, WI 53536,
cense, $76.20
Gerke, Sara L, 36, Lodi, WI 53555,
Girard, Erin Lynn, 31, Madison, WI 53719,
07/09/2013, Failure to Obey Officer/Sign/Signal,
$88.80
Girard, Erin Lynn, 31, Madison, WI 53719,
07/09/2013, Operating after revocation, $114.00
Gomez Egante, Violeta, 35, Madison, WI
Gray, Paul Robert, 22, Rio, WI 53960,
$114.00
Guerra, Hector H, 29, Middleton, WI 53562,
cense, $0.00
Hall, Annette, 54, Middleton, WI 53562,
07/10/2013, Prohibited Noise Disturbance,
$88.80
Hansen, Derek L, 27, Middleton, WI 53562,
12/06/2011, Operating While Intoxicated, $0.00
Hansen, Derek L, 27, Middleton, WI 53562,
12/06/2011, Operating with a detectable amount
of a restr, $0.00
Harris, Holly Marie, 18, Portage, WI 53901,
06/30/2013, Possession Of False Identification,
$177.00
Hernandez, Monica B, 27, Middleton, WI
surance, $0.00
$88.80
Herrera, David Rojas, 22, Middleton, WI
$114.00
Hook, Kathryn Tressie, 26, Waunakee, WI
$88.80
Hornung, Jeremy J, 29, Waupun, WI 53963,
07/01/2013, Auto Following Too Closely, $114.00
Hornung, Jeremy J, 29, Waupun, WI 53963,
quired, $10.00
Hudson, Bianca T, 22, Milwaukee, WI 53225,
06/29/2013, Display Unauthorized Registration
Plates/Tags, $151.80
Huebner, Keith M, 39, Madison, WI 53717,
05/09/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance,
$0.00
Huebner, Keith M, 39, Madison, WI 53717,
05/09/2013, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
$177.00
Imberg, Michael S, 27, Verona, WI 53593,
07/07/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
$10.00
Jaehn, David M, 42, Middleton, WI 53562,
$114.00
Johnson, Eugene JR, 31, Madison, WI
$114.00
Johnson, Natasha Asuncion, 20, Madison, WI
$88.80
Kaltenberg, Jennifer J, 58, De Forest, WI
Lanagan, Darien T, 20, Middleton, WI
Lanagan, Darien T, 20, Middleton, WI 53562,
Lanagan, Darien T, 20, Middleton, WI 53562,
$114.00
Larsen, Timothy J, 35, Madison, WI 53705,
quired, $10.00
Lee, Pearl G, 28, Middleton, WI 53562,
06/21/2013, Theft, $114.00
Lee, Pearl G, 28, Middleton, WI 53562,
06/21/2013, Resisting or Obstructing Officer,
$114.00
Leitner, Lynn M, 30, Middleton, WI 53562,
Leitner, Lynn M, 30, Middleton, WI 53562,
quired, $10.00
Liston, Brian R, 44, Monona, WI 53716,
07/10/2013, Operating While Intoxicated,
$801.00
Liston, Brian R, 44, Monona, WI 53716,
07/10/2013, Operation W/O Required Lamps
Lighted, $0.00
Margle, Stephen D, 51, Middleton, WI 53562,
07/04/2013, Possession of Controlled Substance,
$271.50
cense, $114.00
07/05/2013, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
$10.00
Mcdaniel, Jasmine B, 21, Madison, WI
$114.00
Mcdaniel, Jasmine B, 21, Madison, WI
surance, $114.00
Mcginnis, Connor Joseph, 19, Middleton, WI
Mclaughlin, Heather L, 31, Wisconsin Dells,
WI 53965, 07/15/2013, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,
$88.80
Mortenson, Lisa M, 43, Madison, WI 53719,
$139.20
Mortenson, Lisa M, 43, Madison, WI 53719,
quired, $0.00
Mowry, Mark R, 45, Eau Claire, WI 54701,
$88.80
Mueller, Courtney S, 19, Cottage Grove, WI
Mukasa, Nabukenya Mw, 21, Middleton, WI
53562, 05/11/2013, Operating While Intoxicated,
$731.00
53562, 05/11/2013, Intoxicant In Motor Vehicle
Driver Drink, $177.00
53562, 05/11/2013, Operating With/PAC .08-
.099, $0.00
$88.80
surance, $114.00
Odonnell, Sara A, 32, Waunakee, WI 53597,
$88.80
Parker, Dallas C, 26, Mazomanie, WI 53560,
Paulino Henriquez, Luis Manuel, 61, Middle-
ton, WI 53562, 07/09/2013, FYR From Stop
Sign, $88.80
Pieper, Sarah M, 20, Madison, WI 53703,
$114.00
Porior-Arce, Lynette Leilani, 37, Waunakee,
WI 53597, 07/14/2013, Exceeding Zones and
Provencher, Graham Murphey, 18, Madison,
WI 53711, 07/12/2013, Underage
Consume/Possess Alcoholic Beverages,
$177.00
Pugh, Carla Marie, 47, Middleton, WI 53562,
$88.80
Reeder, Steven D, 49, Madison, WI 53704,
Rejch-Marks, Nancy A, 61, Middleton, WI
Resch, Robin N, 45, Middleton, WI 53562,
Retallick, Charles W, 21, Middleton, WI
$114.00
Rogers, Eric S, 46, Madison, WI 53717,
06/28/2013, No Motorcycle License, $0.00
Salama, Albaraa, 26, Verona, WI 53593,
$114.00
Scharrer, Melanie Hope, 29, Madison, WI
53713, 07/16/2013, Unlawful U Turn at Con-
trolled Intersection, $88.80
Shoemaker Allen, Raquel S, 43, Middleton,
WI 53562, 07/21/2013, Prohibited Noise Distur-
bance, $88.80
Shuman, Michael Kelley, 49, Verona, WI
Sierra- Camacho, Maria S, 40, Middleton, WI
Sippel, Rebecca S, 40, Middleton, WI 53562,
$114.00
Smith, Lindsey Jo, 23, Arena, WI 53503,
quired, $10.00
Solis, Amanda M, 32, Verona, WI 53593,
$88.80
Soriano, Randy M, 38, Madison, WI 53719,
quired, $10.00
Stauffacher, Janet A, 64, Madison, WI 53703,
Valenzuela, Albert Zafar, 19, Merrimac, WI
53561, 05/31/2013, Resisting or Obstructing Of-
ficer, $177.00
Valenzuela, Albert Zafar, 19, Merrimac, WI
53561, 05/31/2013, Conservancy Land Regula-
tions - Hours, $0.00
Verhelst, Suzanne Christine, 63, Winter Gar-
den, FL 34787, 07/10/2013, Exceeding Zones
and Posted Limits, $88.80
Virnoche, Matthew Thomas, 18, Verona, WI
Von Rutenberg, Jordan Jack, 19, Waunakee,
WI 53597, 06/23/2013, Possession of Controlled
Substance, $177.00
WI 53597, 06/23/2013, Possession of Drug
Paraphernalia, $177.00
WI 53597, 06/23/2013, Operating vehicle without
insurance, $114.00
WI 53597, 06/23/2013, Motor vehicle liability in-
surance required, $10.00
Wackman, Sandra O, 70, Sauk City, WI
Middleton Municipal Court
See COURT, page 11
A place
to call
home
When my daughter was around 12
or 13 years old, she had to write a
paper about how humans and their
habits were affecting the health of the
planet. When the graded paper was re-
turned to her, she brought it home from
school, slapped it down on the kitchen
table and said,
I hope that you two dont want to
be grandparents, because Im not
adding to the population on this planet.
Maybe Ill adopt a sibling set one day,
because theres a real need for that.
It seemed like such a definite state-
ment for one so young. We talked
about what her research had uncov-
ered, but beyond that, I didnt think
much more of it at the time.
Things change, especially minds.
But, I filed the episode away in my
head and heart, as mothers often do.
Twenty years later, my daughter and
her husband have applied for adoption.
They are willing to take a sibling set,
because there is still a real need for
that.
They have not applied to adopt a
baby. They have applied through Chil-
drens Hospital of Wisconsin - Com-
munity Services, for a child or two
between the ages of 4 and 8.
According to Wisconsin Care and
Adoption Guidelines on the Adopt US
Kids website,
there are 6,568 children in foster
care in Wisconsin. 1,280 of these chil-
dren are waiting for adoptive families.
For some reason or other, their parents
have lost or given up custody.
Probably half of the people, who I
tell about Hilary and Joeys decision to
adopt, ask me, Do your daughter and
son-in-law know what they are getting
themselves into?
As best as any parent can before
hand, is my usual answer. There is no
crystal ball for anyone who raises chil-
dren, whether those children are bio-
logically conceived by their parents or
they are adopted.
People who adopt through Commu-
nity Services are run through extensive
background checks. They take classes
that are both face-to-face and on-line.
They have regular meetings with social
workers and have plenty of chances to
ask questions.
Before officially adopting, there is a
minimum of six months during which
the children live with the adoptive per-
son or persons as foster children. Find-
ing out whether the children and
parents are able to bond is a high pri-
ority for everyones sake.
Most often, children whose parents
lost custody, have lived the greater por-
tion of their young lives below the
poverty line. In a May 2011 report
from US Dept. of Social Services, 84%
of children adopted after parents lost
custody, lived at 100%-400% poverty
rates before they were put in foster
care.
For school-aged children, the class-
room is usually the most stable place
that theyve experienced before enter-
ing foster care. However, many chil-
dren miss large amounts of school due
to homelessness, multiple moves, fail-
ure to enroll, among other reasons.
Adoptive parents, like any parents,
cant control aptitude and tempera-
ment. They cant know how their child
will react in every given situation, what
their tendencies and resilience will be,
etc.
But, because of foster placements,
social service interventions and school
or day care, there are track records for
foster children that speak of their abil-
ity to adjust, to feel joy, to bond and in-
teract. There is something to go by
that guides adoptive parents to the chil-
dren who will be the best fit as fam-
ily.
Most people can easily become par-
ents. But, to become a parent through
the adoption process takes reflection,
accountability, effort and commitment.
To agree to raise children who have
been imprinted with less than ideal
family or nurturing in their early years,
does not necessarily mean trouble. But
it does call for patience, willingness,
stability, clarity and love.
It is unwise to go forward thinking
that everything will be rosy and easy
whether entering parenthood through
adoption or birth. But, there is a huge
difference between being realistic and
pessimistic.
The May 2011 US Dept. of Social
Services report also stated, It finds
that the vast majority of children
adopted from foster care are doing well
and have parents who are satisfied with
their adoption experiences. However,
some families struggle with challenges
including one quarter who do not de-
scribe their relationship with their child
as warm and close.
However, fully 92 percent of parents
who adopted their children from foster
care report that if they knew then
everything they know now they would
probably or definitely have made the
same decision to adopt.
To assume that adoption is going to
be more difficult leans heavily on
everyone involved. What we think
matters.
Im excited to become a grand-
mother. Not only do I have the surprise
of boy or girl before me. I also
have the surprise of ethnicity.
Im excited to watch my daughter
and son-in-law evolve in their roles as
parents. Its been a pleasure to hear
their thoughts on the subject already.
They are both poised to give their
child or children the chance to discover
their own interests and skills, their likes
and dislikes in a way that is invitational
and supportive.
Sometimes before I go to sleep at
night, I send loving thoughts to my
grandchild or grandchildren. He or she
or they are somewhere in Wisconsin
right now. They are having experi-
ences of transition and adjustment.
They are having very early lessons
in letting go, in opening to new situa-
tions, in flexibility and in learning to
adapt.
It is heartening to think that they will
soon have a permanent place to call
home.
Pioneers
A quick inventory of my canoe re-
vealed the following things:
Three tennis balls (for playing fetch
with my dog). A knife that could be
used for fending off mosquitoes or
mosquito-sized bears. Flip-flops (to en-
hance slipping and ankle twisting, and
cultivate large blisters). Two expensive
back country water bottles, both empty.
A small notebook and pen (which I
could use to keep a journal of my
thoughts). A leaky, moldy tent that I
had forgotten to dry after the prior
summers notably soggy camping ex-
cursions.
The last and most important thing I
brought camping was invisible but
very real - an utter lack of knowledge
about the geography of the places we
would be heading.
It looked like I was fully packed and
ready to go.
Were like pioneers! my friend,
Jim, shouted merrily as we shoved off
into the Wisconsin River that morning.
Like Lewis and Clark.
He was right, I thought, particularly
because they nearly starved to death on
numerous occasions. They had once
been forced to eat shoe leather. (At this
moment I remembered that my flip-
flops were made of some kind of foam
rubber that was likely inedible.)
Which way? my companion
shouted from up ahead as we reached
a fork.
Left! I responded, primarily be-
cause my canoe was traveling in that
direction no matter how I paddled.
The route I had chosen carved its
way through a stretch of low hanging
foliage, insect swarms and shallow,
mucky soil. It was filthy, it buzzed, and
it was hard to navigate without getting
caught, but at least it was narrow and I
stopped worrying about drowning. In-
stead, I worried about suffocating in
the coal-black mud.
This branch of the river was also a
dead end something we discovered
after quite a bit of rigorous paddling.
So we turned around and paddled up-
stream, going the other way at the point
where the water split.
My paddling was bad enough that
my dog, who is usually very docile, de-
cided he wanted to abandon ship. I had
to frequently remind him to stay inside
the canoe.
Up ahead, just at the tip of the hori-
zon, I heard my friend laughing and
baiting his fishhooks, accompanied by
the occasional, casual splash of a pad-
dle in the water. It was puzzling be-
cause even though he was directly
downstream, we were apparently trav-
eling in two completely different bod-
ies of water.
His river guided canoes swiftly but
gently along. Mine was determined
that I should face backwards, in the di-
rection from which I was coming. It
kept spinning the canoe around so that
I had to crawl to the other end, water
splashing over the edges as I did so, to
face forward.
Bald eagles an animal I only saw
in books as a child growing up on the
east coast, lined the river, occupying
nests along its wooded edges. At one
point, just after the river had spun me
around and before I had been able to
crawl to the other end, I saw a dot ap-
pear in the sky. The dot grew into two
dots one dark brown and one white
as it descended toward me. Then it was
the size of a large bird. Then it swelled
to the size of a pickup truck as it sliced
through the air, dissatisfied with the
speed of gravity and occasionally
thrusting its wings to gain more speed.
I cant fathom falling from such a
height, but Im pretty sure my primary
thought would not be I need to do
something with my arms to make me
go faster.
And then the eagle struck, snatching
a shimmering silver fish from the water
in front of me with elegant ferocity.
In a moment it was two small dots,
then one, then nothing at all as it rose
back into the sky, evaporating into the
heavens.
I soon passed a nude beach, and Im
pretty sure I looked like I was gawking,
sitting backwards in my canoe after I
passed.
Sorry! I shouted back to them.
My boat wont obey me
As I moved closer to shore to avoid
troublesome currents, a doe sauntered
down to the edge of the water to drink,
undisturbed by my presence.
Im becoming a real outdoorsman,
I thought to myself.
I would have thought about the topic
for longer, but I had to shift my atten-
tion to the low hanging branch that had
grabbed hold of the bow of my canoe.
The boat had a tiny loop of nylon rope
tied at its tip. It was designed to make
it easier to drag the canoe across land.
While looking at the deer, I had inad-
vertently snagged a tree branch with
this loop.
Freedom could only be attained by
walking through chest-deep water to
the shore, where I cut off the offending
branch.
One of the dangers of living in civi-
lization is that one forgets that light is
not an unlimited or universally avail-
able commodity. When the sun goes
down in places where there are no cars
or streetlights, seeing things is no
longer an option. I realized this as night
dropped like a theater curtain over the
top of me, leaving me adrift in the mid-
dle of a vast, deep river.
Eventually running aground at a
sandbar, I saw my companion setting
up camp. In his bag, I saw a candlelit
canister of something called bear
spray. As someone who finds even
hair spray troubling, this was cause for
concern.
Are there I paused. Are there
bears?
Probably, he shrugged. I dont
know.
You should use this emergency
blanket tonight, he added with a smile
warmer than the dismal little campfire
I was practically sitting in. I always
carry one with me, and you are ab-
solutely soaked.
I unfolded the metallic blanket,
which is thin but shiny enough to re-
flect body heat back onto you, and
wrapped it around my dog and myself.
I even slept soundly for long stretches
something that cannot be said for my
companion, who was awakened by the
sound of my blanket whenever I
moved in my slumber.
It was as if you were wrapped in
aluminum foil, he said the next morn-
ing as he struggled to open his eyes.
Youre a pretty active sleeper, Matt.
When we eventually got home, my
wife asked how the trip went.
Pondering all the things Id seen and
done over the previous 24 hours, then
checking by flip-flops for any indica-
tions of gnawing, I gave my answer:
We were like pioneers. Like Lewis
and Clark.
by Matt Geiger
GEIGER
Counter
Many of us in Middleton are
excited that we will be opening a
Mary Burke Cooridnated Cam-
paign Office at 6719 Frank Lloyd
Wright Avenue. We will be host-
ing a Grand Opening of the office
on Tuesday, September 4th from
4:30 - 7:00 p.m. Many local
politicians will be on hand and
there will be a program starting at
5:30. Were excited that State At-
torney General candidate, Susan
Happ will be coming and will
speak at 6.
Come, pick up a yard sign, but-
tons and bumper stickers. There
will be snacks and beverages pro-
vided. We hope that you will
come and see how you can make
a difference. There are plenty of
opportunities to volunteer. Help
Mary Burke win!
Rose Sime
City of Middleton
Burke supporters
set up shop in city
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Theres no such thing as a free lunch.
But there is FREE graphic design !
When you place your display ad in our
newspaper, FREE graphic design is
included with the cost!
Planning Commission questioned ele-
ments of the proposal - including the
sizing of the attraction, potential park-
ing and restroom facilities, lighting,
preservation of natural areas, neighbor-
hood input, and enforcement of hours
at the proposed facility prior to making
any motions.
It will be outsiders that come into
this facilities, commented Westport
plan commissioner Mark Trotter.
Im concerned about just the neigh-
borhood disruption, he added.
Discussions also indicated that while
the proposal only included up to 400
parking spots, there could potentially
be space for many more,
Trotter indicating as many as 500 to
800 vehicles could potentially be fit if
all available land were used for park-
ing.
The temporary use clause of the pro-
posal was also questioned.
If they move forward with a fire-
works store in June and July, is this
commission going to approve that?
asked Trotter. Maybe an Easter paint-
ball hunt inside, in the spring, or maybe
a Valentines Day adult superstore?
Maybe that is what this commission is
going to approve with these temporary
uses.
Initially, a motion was brought by
plan commissioner Brad Robinson to
approve the rezoning proposal of the
site, but the motion failed on a vote of
2-3, with town board chairman John
Van Dinter casting the tie-breaking
vote against the proposal.
After further discussion, a motion to
reject the rezone proposal was made by
Trotter. It passed on a vote of 3-1.
Controversy had been stirred in the
surrounding neighborhood regarding
the potential Halloween at the corner
of highways K an M.
Many members of the local commu-
nity were present at the joint zoning
meeting, though public comment was
restricted during the meeting to allow
for board discussion.
Its intrusive, resident Rhonda Ar-
ries told the Westport Town Board one
week earlier.
When asked if representatives of the
neighborhood opposition had commu-
nicated with him their concerns about
the site, Kitchell replied: Not until the
meetings.
They wouldnt even talk to us, he
added.
Discussions as to the future of the
site remained unclear as of the end of
the meeting. The building had been
known as a Stop-and-Go convenience
store prior to becoming unused.
You know what its going to turn
into? commented Kitchell in a discus-
sion with Westport administrator Tom
Wilson after the adjournment of the
zoning meeting. Its going to go back
to the way it was.
During discussions during this
weeks meeting, it had been mentioned
that the site has been abandoned for an
excess of five years, with minimal
maintenance and was identified during
the meeting by Commissioner Robin-
son as a potential lure for vagrancy.
Discussion at the meeting also in-
cluded some talk of potential offense
made by the description of the haunt
to veterans, due to the nature of the
proposed haunt as being an abandoned
military hospital.
I am a disabled veteran, com-
mented Westport plan commissioner
Brad Robinson, and I have no prob-
lem with this temporary use, and I
dont think its a disgrace.
Further discussion by the board did
indicate that others did not share
Robinsons view on the attractions fic-
tional backstory.
My nephew has served three tours
in Iraq, commented Trotter, and I do
take offense to this being labeled as a
veterans hospital gone crazy.
Both the Westport Planning Com-
mission and the Westport/Waunakee
Joint Planning Commission consecu-
tively adjourned after the vote to reject
recommending the rezone. The West-
port Town Board could still vote to
have the commission reconsider the
proposal.
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GOODNEIGHBORFEST 2014
The Middleton Good Neighbor Festival took place Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, giving local service clubs a chance to shine (and raise much-needed
funds for their various charitable works). Clockwise from top right: Parade
Marshal Charlotte Deleste; American Girls parade float; Ronald McDonald
leaves the Parade route to take a break with Phyllis Uminski and her Great
Grandson Finn Riddle; University of Wisconsin cheerleaders; 3-year old Lily
Anderson of Middleton does a bit of shopping in the Arts and Craft Fair
area; 10-year old Max Maeder of Middleton is fascinated by the small figures
at this booth in the Arts and Craft Fair.
Photos by Jeff Martin
Scenes from a great
Good Neighbor Fest
Challenge accepted!
Courtney Baker and Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentag took part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last week at
the Middleton Fire Station (at right). The challenge is a viral fundraising phenomenon in which people dump icy
water on their heads while donating money to help find a cure for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as
Lou Gehrigs Disease. I just wanted to get the community involved, said Baker (top photo), who challenged Son-
nentag. I was trying to find influential people. The mayor did it with a smile, challenging city council members
Susan West, JoAnna Richard and Mark Sullivan to follow in his footsteps.
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Recording interactions between the
police and the people we come in con-
tact with, videotaping interviews we
conduct with suspects, witnesses and
juveniles and making those recordings
available when legal and appropriate,
falls into our core values of integrity,
trust, competence, professional devel-
opment and growth and accountabil-
ity, Foulke continued.
The Middleton Police Department
already had a reputation for commu-
nity outreach and openness with the
press. Foulke said enhanced video
recording can further strengthen those
relationships.
He added that they could be used to
prove officers acted lawfully and ethi-
cally, or to hold police accountable if
they did not.
Usually these recordings show that
we did things the right way, the way we
were trained and the way the commu-
nity expects us to act, he said. If not,
if we made an error, overreacted, were
unprofessional, violated policies or
broke the law, it is critical that we
know this also.
Middleton Police review recordings
whenever a complaint is received, or
when officers are involved in a critical
incident. They also randomly check of-
ficers interactions with the public and
use recordings for training purposes.
Officers review recordings when-
ever they arrest someone. [I]t makes
their reports more accurate and typi-
cally assists the prosecutors in obtain-
ing convictions, often without a time
consuming trial, Foulke said.
In the early years of police video
technology, cameras were clumsily
mounted on the dashboards of local
squad cars, according to Foulke. In
those days, VCRs were stored in the
trunks of police vehicles.
We literally had hundreds, if not
thousands, of VHS tapes stored in our
evidence system, said Foulke.
The department, and the technology
it employs, have come a long way
since then. A sleek digital recording
system has been in place since 2010,
when the Middleton City Council ap-
proved funding for the upgrade.
Foulke said elected officials realized
that while these systems are expensive,
not having them can produce terrible
repercussions.
Today, there are digital audio and
video units in every patrol car. They
can be manually activated, but they
also turn on automatically whenever
emergency lights are activated, the
squad reaches a certain speed, the ve-
hicle is involved in a crash which acti-
vates airbags, or the rifle is unlocked.
The digital recordings are automati-
cally, wirelessly downloaded onto a
server on a regular basis.
The recordings are treated as evi-
dence, according to Foulke, and they
can be reviewed by officers but not ma-
nipulated.
All officers also wear audio record-
ing devices paired with the cameras,
which have a range of up to 150 feet.
These are not merely hypothetical
scenarios, even in the relatively low-
crime environment of Middleton.
When officer Nick Stroik responded
to a domestic disturbance in 2011 and
was greeted at the door by a man bran-
dishing a shotgun, audio from the sub-
sequent shooting was captured by his
cars recorder.
Stroik could clearly be heard yelling
six times for the suspect to drop the
weapon before shooting the
suspect. The District Attorney and
Dane County Sheriffs Office investi-
gators reviewed the audio, clearing
Stroik of any wrongdoing in part be-
cause of the evidence.
And while protests in Ferguson are
currently capturing the nations atten-
tion, Foulke said local police here hope
to wear body cameras by 2016, if the
city council approves funding for the
initiative.
Our current plan is a two part digi-
tal recording project proposal, with
new digital cameras and storage sys-
tem for squads in the 2015 Capital
Budget and body cameras that work in
the same system for the 2016 Capital
Budget, said Foulke.
He said body camera technology is
still rough, but he expects it to be im-
proved within the next couple years.
Im optimistic that the body cam-
eras will be ready in 2016 so that
recorded interactions can be down-
loaded and saved in a server in the
same manner as the squad video sys-
tem, said Foulke.
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They survived the first two meets
of the season without their best play-
er.
When she returned, a terrific
Middleton girls golf team became
downright dynamic.
Cardinals junior Loren Skibba
returned to the lineup last Friday dur-
ing a dual meet against Janesville
Parker at Pleasant View. And
Middleton responded by shooting a
school-record 2-over-par, 146.
The Cardinals big day helped
them climb to No. 2 in the latest Golf
Coaches Association of Wisconsin
poll.
Fridays match against Janesville
Parker was amazing to say the least,
Middleton coach Becky Halverson
said.Loren was back for us and we
got to see a sneak peak into our
teams potential this season.
Skibba has been nursing a back
injury early in the year. And the
Cardinals will be cautious with her
all year, making sure shes ready for
the postseason.
But Fridays match showed just
how good Middleton can be when
its at full strength.
Sophomore Morgan Narowetz
was the star of the show, shooting a
1-under-par 35. Fellow sophomore
Alexis Thomas also shined, shooting
an even-par 36.
These girls were so happy out
With loads of experience and tal-
ent, Middletons defense figures to be
one of the more dominant forces in the
Big Eight Conference this season.
So going up against Janesville
Parker in its opener, it had to be a
shock when the Vikings Eric
Schumacher ripped through a gaping
hole in the defense for a 28-yard gain
on the first offensive play of the game.
Fortunately for the Cardinals, that
play turned out to be one of the few
big plays they allowed all night as
they rolled to a 36-0 season-opening
Big Eight Conference victory over the
Vikings last Friday.
That first play really was kind of a
shock, Middleton senior linebacker
Brian Chapman said. They had that
big run at first and we didnt know
how it was going to go from there, but
after that we shut them down.
Indeed, after that opening play, the
Cardinals yielded just 63 total yards
the rest of the night. The defense
recovered four fumbles, recorded a
safety, and totaled 11 tackles behind
the line of scrimmage.
Middletons defense was so domi-
nant in the second half that it allowed
just five total yards until a 24-yard
pass completion in the final minute of
the game.
What was pleasing on defense
was we were getting multiple red jer-
seys to the ball and thats what you
want, Middleton coach Tim Simon
said. Its not just a solo tackle, we
had four, five, six guys running to the
football so our defensive speed, espe-
cially coming off the edge, was really
good tonight.
Parkers quarterbacks combined to
complete just two passes in 14
attempts for a net of 22 yards.
We got a lot of pressure on the
quarterback, Simon said. That was
part of our game plan as we wanted to
get some pressure off the edge. We
had that quarterback scrambling and
the way hes scrambling its hard to set
up and find a target. A lot of their com-
pletion percentage had to do with our
pass rush.
Offensively, junior running back
Cam Maly led Middletons attack.
Maly finished the night with 72 yards
rushing on seven attempts, scoring
three touchdowns, including a 54-yard
scoring run.
Middleton hammers Parker
Cardinals defense
dominates in rout
by GREGG HAMMILL
Special to the Times-Tribune
See FOOTBALL, page 17
Spikers
ready
to roll
Middletons girls
golf team sets new
school record
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See VOLLEYBALL, page 14
Showtime
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See GOLFERS, page 17
Girls volleyball
team expects
no slippage
Franco Marcos is notorious for
bold statements.
He doesnt shy away from large
proclamations. And he wont run from
those declarations throughout the year.
The thing is, more often than not,
Marcos is right. And Middletons girls
volleyball coach is hoping he will be
correct again this year.
The Cardinals graduated eight sen-
iors from last years team, including
four all-conference players. That
group reached the sectional finals
before losing to Sun Prairie.
And while many expect Middleton
to take a step back this season, Marcos
certainly isnt one of them. The
Cardinals will begin finding out exact-
ly what they have when they travel to
the Oconomowoc Tournament
Thursday.
I like these kids a lot, maybe even
more than last years team from a tal-
ent perspective, said Marcos, whos
beginning his 19th season as
Middletons varsity coach. A lot of
kids that are eager to learn and I think
with this group we could do some
great things.
We could end up a season thats
average or we could end up with a sea-
son out of this world. But right now,
Im thinking out of this world.
Midletons best player figures to be
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton junior running back Cam Maly had three touchdowns in the Cardinals rout of Janesville Parker last Friday.
Times-Tribune
photo by Mary
Langenfeld
Mi ddl et on
girls golf coach
B e c k y
H a l v e r s o n
(right) and
R a c h e l
Thornton were
all smiles after
the Cardinals
shot a blister-
ing 146 during
a nine-hole
meet last week.
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Gone is a senior class that experi-
enced unparalleled success. A group
that took a terrific program and made
it even better.
Middletons girls swimmers won
four straight Big Eight Conference
titles behind a core that recently grad-
uated. That class helped lead
Middleton to third place finishes at
state in 2013 and 10, and fourth place
showings in 2011-12.
So when Middleton begins its sea-
son Friday at Verona at 5 p.m., it will
have a dramatically different team
but many of the same goals.
Its been a great four years,
Middleton coach Lauren Cabalka said.
You certainly cannot replace a senior
class like the one we just lost, but the
girls have put in a lot of time and hard
work throughout the offseason to
becoming better athletes and swim-
mers.
Many of them came back to us in
the best shape they have ever been in
and ready to pick up where we left off.
We will set high goals for ourselves,
one of those being to be 9-0 in confer-
ence duals. Winning is not everything,
but it is important to the girls and I
know they want it.
The Cardinals lost a bevy of gifted
swimmers, but will try reloading
around a solid nucleus of veterans.
Junior Victoria Lin is a standout in
the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.
Lin was sixth at state last year in the
100-yard backstroke, eighth in the
100-yard butterfly, and was part of
two relay teams that also shined at
state.
Victoria took her training and rac-
ing to a new level last year, taking her-
self from a two-event swimmer to a
four-event swimmer, Cabalka said.
She came up big for us, not only in
her individual events, but in our relay
events as well. She set two team
records last year and was a major con-
tributor to our overall team point total
at the state meet.
A great thing about Victoria is that
she doesnt take herself too seriously
or get down on herself when races
dont go her way.She has a great atti-
tude and very mature perspective on
the highs and lows of a swim season. I
am confident that she will be one of
the top swimmers in the state once
again.
Senior Paige Prestigiacomo is
another swimmer who figures to
excel. Prestigiacomo was 11th at state
last year in the 200-yard freestyle and
16th in the 100-yard freestyle. She
was also part of two relay teams that
finished seventh and eighth at state.
Paige has consistently been one of
our most reliable swimmers, Cabalka
said. We can always count on her to
train hard, expect the most from her-
self and to set and achieve high
goals.
She is a huge part of our overall
team success, not only for her swim-
ming ability, but also for her leader-
ship. She will be a vital part of our
relays once again and one of the con-
ferences top freestylers.
Junior Samantha Roll reached the
state meet last year in the 200
freestyle, and swam on a pair of relays
at state. This season should be even
better.
Sam is a workhorse and always
striving to improve, Cabalka said.
She expects a lot from herself and
others and is a huge part of our relay
teams. We can use her in many differ-
ent ways in our line-ups, which makes
her incredibly valuable to our team as
a whole.
Freshman Caroline Hippen is a
newcomer who should contribute
immediately. Hippen specializes in the
200 freestyle, the 500 freestyle and the
100 backstroke.
(Caroline) is an incredibly talent-
ed swimmer who will add depth to our
distance freestyle events, an area we
were lacking in last season, Cabalka
said. She comes to us as one of the
states top swimmers and someone
who can bring a lot of versatility to
our line-up. While distance free is her
forte, she can also swim many other
events when needed.
Freshman Chiara Pierobon-Mays is
another standout newcomer who
should provide immediate help.
Pierobon-Mays specializes in the 200
IM, the 100 fly and the 100 back-
stroke.
Chiara also comes to us as one of
the states top swimmers, Cabalka
said. She can swim just about any-
thing you put her in and swim it well.
She will also be someone who we
can use in many different ways and
will help us to win those close races
and meets. She and (Hippen) are two
of the most anticipated swimmers in
the conference this year and we are
really excited to see them grow and
improve.
Cabalka, who was a standout
swimmers at MHS, has taken the pro-
gram to terrific heights. And while it
wont be easy, Cabalka believes her
Cardinals can remain in their lofty
perch and potentially win a fifth
straight Big Eight title.
As a former Cardinal swimmer, I
take a lot of pride in our program,
Cabalka said. Everything we do is
very personal to me and part of the
legacy I hope to contribute to and
leave behind.
We have been able to develop
some great swimmers, but more
importantly, some great young
women. At the end of the day, if we
have the reputation of having top
notch student-athletes who are active,
responsible citizens in our local com-
munity, our job was well done.I think
weve done a great job so far.
MIDDLETON GIRLS
SWIMMING ROSTER
Seniors: Lauren Kalvin, Maggie
Mangas, Paige Prestigiacomo, Jordan
Redders.
Juniors: Kristin Hartung, Jordyn
Hellenbrand, Emma Karbusicky,
Victoria Lin, Victoria Trantow.
Sophomores: Anna Bauerle,
Maggie Go, Elise Hokanson, Margaret
McGill, Tryn Peterson, Morgan
Pincombe, Samantha Roll.
Freshmen: Caroline Hippen,
Nicole McCue, Chiara Pierobon-
Mays.
Swimmers expect to
make a splash again
Middleton has
holes to fill, but
talented options
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Paige Prestigiacomo and Middletons girls swimming team will be gunning for a fifth straight Big Eight title.
junior outside hitter Logan Welti. A
year ago, Welti was named second-
team all-Big Eight Conference after
leading Middleton with 74 aces, and
finishing second in kills (354) and
digs (342).
Welti will begin the season at out-
side hitter, but Marcos said hes also
giving consideration to having her
move to setter.
Shes a great outside hitter,
Marcos said of Welti. But we have
some questions at setter, so well see
what happens there.
Many of the other Cardinals that
will be counted on lack experience.
But they certainly dont lack talent, as
Marcos said picking his 15-person
roster was the toughest its been in
years.
Marcos is extremely excited about
his middle blockers, an area where the
Cardinals have lacked some size in
recent years. Sophomore Andrina
McNamer and junior Molly Zieneman
are both 6-feet tall, while junior
Meghan Bayer is 5-11.
Blocking was an issue in past,
Marcos said. With these kids, well
be able to block really well.
Marcos likes his collection of out-
side hitters as well. That group
includes senior Audrey Hinshaw, and
juniors Gabie Buechner and Elizabeth
Keller.
Theyve all got good skills,
Marcos said. Weve got options.
Senior Amber Karn, junior Morgan
Schmitt and sophomore Jesse Nonn
are in the hunt to play Libero.
We had seven Liberos try out for
the team, Marcos said. I had to cut
three that would have made the team
any other year. That will be a position
of strength.
The big question, though, remains
setter. Right now, seniors Rachel
Severson and Cole Jordee, and junior
Katelyn Robson are battling for the
job.
Thats the big question whos
the setter? Marcos said. Because
that will determine what offense well
run.
Ive got options and thats what I
want as a coach. Then you have to
make the right decisions at the right
time.
Sun Prairie remains the conference
favorite, while Verona should also
challenge. But Marcos thinks his
Cardinals will be right in the mix.
And really, why would anyone
doubt him.
Middleton has been to the state
tournament four times under Marcos
and has been a dominant force in the
Big Eight since entering the league
two decades ago. And despite heavy
graduation losses, Marcos expects
2014 to be exactly like past seasons.
I like our odds, Marcos said.
This class just has so many kids Ive
been looking forward to coaching.
We have a number of underclass-
men, but theyre ready. In terms of tal-
ent, weve got the positions covered
pretty well. Now we have to go and
put it all together.
If we do that, I think this team will
be a better team than last years team
in all the facets of the game. We have
more people that can play good
defense and well do a better job at the
net. Pound for pound, I think well be
improved.
VOLLEYBALL continued from page 12 n
Girls Volleyball Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Year
2 Jesse Nonn DS 5-7 10
3 KateLyn Robson Setter 5-7 11
4 Rachel Severson Setter 5-8 12
5 Morgan Roberts DS 5-7 11
6 Audrey Hinshaw OH 5-9 12
7 Logan Welti* OH 5-9 11
8 Amber Karn Libero 5-6 12
9 Morgan Schmitt DS 5-3 12
10 Elizabeth Keller OH 5-10 11
11 Andrina McNamer MB 6-0 10
12 Molly Zeineman MB 6-0 11
13 Heather Haack MB 5-9 11
14 Meghan Bayer MB 5-11 11
16 Gabie Buechner OH 6-0 11
18 Cole Jordee S/OH 6-1 12
* Captain
Head Coach: Franco Marcos
Assistant Coach: Kathleen Shaffer, Heather Burdett
Manager: Betsy Murphy, Charlotte Patterson
Heavy graduation losses?
Please.
Too many newcomers?
Come on now.
Middletons boys soccer team is
packed with inexperience. But the
Cardinals showed in their season-
opener they could be poised for a ban-
ner season.
Host Middleton rolled past WIAA
Division 3 power Mount Horeb, 5-0,
last Thursday.
Any 5-0 result for us is a great
result, Middleton coach Ben
Kollasch said. Mount Horeb has
shown they know how to win and for
us to win convincingly is a good first
step in our season.
Middleton senior midfielder Devin
Ott had a pair of goals, while Collin
Ledin, Nick Bilodeau and Noah
Steiner all scored, as well.
Mount Horeb, a state qualifier from
2010-12 and the state champion in
2011, certainly left impressed.
We faced a quality D1 power in
Middleton and they took advantage of
a lack of focus at the end of the first
half to blow open what had been a
close game, Mount Horeb coach
Mark Newman said. We had three
players missing due to injury and sev-
eral others playing limited minutes for
the same reason. Our depth was sorely
tested and we simply made too many
mistakes that you cant make when
you play Middleton.
Middleton had several newcomers
in its own lineup, but you wouldnt
have known it.
The Cardinals scored two goals in
the closing minutes of the first half
and grabbed a 3-0 intermission advan-
tage. Middleton continued to add to its
lead in the second half.
We are learning about ourselves in
these first games and we are finding
who is comfortable at this level and
who needs to get more experience,
Kollasch said. We also need to
replace two key defenders from last
year, so we are learning about who can
inspire confidence in the rest of the
team and organize people in front of
them. There are no clear answers yet,
but I know we have a team that can
challenge anyone on any day.
On deck: Middleton hosts
Janesville Parker Thursday at 7 p.m.
The Cardinals then host a quadran-
gular this weekend in which they face
Neenah on Friday at 5 p.m. and
Hartland Arrowhead Saturday at noon.
The weekend games should show
us more about this teams will to win,
Kollasch said.
Opening with a bang
Soccer Cards
cruise in opener
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Zach Whritenour (24) and Middletons boys soccer team rolled past Mount
Horeb in its season opener.
File photo
Logan Welti
a n d
Mi ddl e t on s
girls volleyball
team begin
their season
Thursday.
Middletons girls tennis team is off
to a blazing start this fall. Now, if the
Cardinals could just figure out a way to
knock off Hartland Arrowhead.
The Cardinals went an impressive 4-
1 at the Madison/Milwaukee 10-team
Challenge. For the second straight
weekend, though, the Cardinals only
setback came to state power
Arrowhead.
Middleton defeated Oak Creek, 5-2,
and notched a 4-3 win over Whitefish
Bay. After a 5-2 loss to Arrowhead, the
Cardinals rolled past Homestead, 6-1,
and cruised by Kettle Moraine, 7-0.
Were getting better every match,
Cardinals coach Deke Bradley said.
Our newer players are learning a lot
and gaining valuable match experi-
ence.
Were playing really strong compe-
tition right now and our only two losses
are both to Arrowhead, which is one of
the top teams in the state and very tough
this year. We feel good about how
quickly were progressing and we hope
to continue the growth.
In Middletons win over Oak Creek,
No. 1 singles player Kaisey Skibba
posted a 6-1, 6-0 win. Emily
Oberwetter rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win at
No. 2, while Liddy Whitenour prevailed
at No. 4, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8.
Middletons top doubles team of
Allison Ragsdale and Abbey Webber
posted a 6-2, 6-0 win, while its No. 2
team of Baylie Gold and Lauren Coons
rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win.
Skibba notched a 6-1, 6-0 win over
Whitefish Bay. Oberwetter also rolled
to a 6-1, 6-2 victory, while Ally
Hujanen cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 win at No.
4.
The doubles team of Webber and
Ragsdale also posted a 6-2, 6-2 win,
giving the Cardinals the necessary num-
ber of wins to edge the Blue Dukes.
Against Arrowhead, Skibba played
at No. 2 in the lineup and posted a 6-0,
7-5 win. Middleton also got a win at
No. 3 singles, as Webber jumped up and
cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
Middleton recovered with an easy
win over Homestead.
Webber, Oberwetter, Amanda Huff
and Whitenour all notched singles wins.
And in doubles action, Middletons
teams of Ragsdale-Webber, and Gold-
Coons both prevailed.
Middleton then ended the day with a
7-0 pasting of Kettle Moraine.
Skibba, Oberwetter, Huff and
Whitenour all rolled to singles wins.
The doubles teams of Webber-
Ragsdale, Gold-Coons and Megan
Peyton-Jessica Wang all notched wins.
Middleton also rolled past Janesville
Parker, 7-0, on Aug. 19.
Skibba, Oberwetter and Webber
cruised to 6-0, 6-0 wins at No. 1, 2 and
3 singles, respectively. Coons also
notched a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.
Peyton and Wang posted a 6-2, 6-1
win at No. 1 doubles, while Huff and
Whitenour notched a 6-4, 6-0 win at
No. 2. Hujanen and Emily Bruhn also
cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 3.
On deck: Middleton was at the
Eau Claire Memorial Invite Monday
and Tuesday. The Cardinals then are at
Verona Thursday at 4 p.m.
Champs!
The Middleton summer high school baseball team competing in the Junior Division of the Capital Lakes
Summer Baseball League recently completed its season by winning their leagues championship. The
Middleton team, comprised of players from last years freshman and sophomore classes at Middleton High
School, competed against 17 other area teams in the Junior division.
The team qualified for its league playoffs after compiling an 8-6-1 regular season record. Middleton swept
through the single-elimination format tournament by beating McFarland 5-0, Verona 4-2, and then Oregon 9-
4.
In front (from left) are Sam Gibbs-Soeteber, Michael Winn, Roman Kryshak, Bryce Vander Sanden, Ryan
Land, Brady Thorson, Jackson Grimm and Gavin Jerg. In back (from left) are coach Jerry Gurtner, coach
Rob Thorson, coach Rick Vander Sanden, Cole Spitler, Jack Smith, Logan Ziegler, Justin Gurtner, coach Bob
Ziegler and coach Mike Land. Not pictured are Jordan Hylbert, James Rasmussen, Spencer Wagner and Brett
Wipfli.
Three-peat!
Kurt's won the Cross Plains softball league for the third year in a row after posting a 12-3 record.
In front (from left) are Kyle Olson, Dave Burkhalter and Tim Acker. In back are Rob Capener, Chris
Urso, Michael Kruchten, Justin Loomis, Mike Wamhoff, Dom Osterhaus, Jason Kopras and Drew King.
Not pictured are Ben Voss, John Hartung and Shane Moyer.
Tennis Cards
keep rolling
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Kaisey Skibba and Middletons girls tennis team had a solid showing at the
Madison/Milwaukee Challenge last week.
ASHTON Nick Maier has waited
15 years to play for a Home Talent
League championship.
Sunday afternoon, the Ashton start-
ing second baseman and teams top
reliever made sure he didnt waste the
opportunity to get his team off to a
stellar start.
Maier delivered an RBI-single in
the seventh inning and slammed the
door on a potential rally in the bottom
of the ninth as Ashton earned a 5-2
victory over DeForest in an HTL Final
Foul first-round amateur baseball
game.
This is surreal. It is awesome,
said Maier, a Middleton High School
graduate who said he began playing in
the HTL when he was 18 years old. It
took me 15 years to get to this point
and its living up to the dream so far.
Ashton (15-5) starter Kevin
Peternell appeared headed for a short
outing when he needed 27 pitches to
get through the first inning on a hot
and steamy afternoon.
However, Peternell limited
DeForest (17-3) to just five hits
through seven innings, retiring 12 of
13 batters he faced spanning the sec-
ond to sixth innings.
It was hot out there. I just wanted
to get the ball in the zone and let my
great defense behind me make plays,
Peternell said. I believe in our
offense, these fans and our team. We
have a good team here.
Designated hitter Derek Prochaska
provided an early spark for Ashton
when he followed Garrett Novinskis
two-out base hit with a two-run home
run to left-center field in the bottom of
the first inning for a 2-0 lead.
It was something off-speed,
Prochaska said of the one-strike offer-
ing from right-hander Mac Wichman.
We knew coming in he had a good
fast ball. You take that first one and
see what hes got and then I got a good
swing and it went somewhere.
Peternell allowed a pair of base
runners in the second before he
induced Vinny Daniels to bounce into
an inning-ending double play and
shifted into cruise mode.
I tried to spot my fast ball and
throw strikes early with my breaking
ball, said Peternell, who finished
with 80 pitches and walked one with
five strikeouts.But it was nice to get
the two runs right away. It makes it
easier to pitch.
Peternell lost his bid for a shutout
in the seventh after he gave up a one-
out single to Julian Edwards and got a
fast ball up in the zone that DeForest
first baseman Drew Barman blasted
for a two-run home run to forge a 2-2
tie.
DeForest then tried to take the lead
when Evan Kelley was hit by a pitch,
stole second and attempted to score on
a two-out single by Kent Lentz.
However, Ashton center fielder
Shane Adler gunned a throw to catcher
Kevin Drunasky, who tagged Kelley
out at home plate to end the inning.
If we dont get that guy, maybe
the floodgates open up, Shane Adler
said. But we got him and came back
and scored three runs. Theres some-
thing about this team, we keep
answering. We keep scoring runs.
Prochaska led off the winning rally
in the bottom of the seventh with a
walk. After he moved to second on
Kasey Millers sacrifice and to third
on a wild pitch, Prochaska scored
when Peternells fly ball to short cen-
ter field was misplayed.
One out later, Drunasky lined an
RBI-double to left-center and Maier
followed with an RBI-single to left for
a 5-2 lead.
Manager Dave Adler who
pitched for Ashton when it made its
last Final Four appearance in 1986
said he was confident Maier would
keep DeForest in check over the final
two innings.
Youve got to win the first one,
Adler said. Hes pitched more
innings this year than he ever has. But
he went out and was a change of pace.
He changed it up and kept them off
balance.
Maier allowed a single and a walk
to open the eighth before retiring the
next three batters in order. Kelley
reached Maier for a one-out single in
the top of the ninth and moved to third
on a passed ball and Lentzs single to
center.
Maier then struck out Kendall
Frank on four pitches to secure the
victory.
Hes been good for us all year in
relief, Drunasky said of Maier. That
last pitch, the batter was looking for
off-speed definitely and he got a fast
ball up and in to finish him off.
DeForest manager James Booth
said the one-two punch of Peternell
and Maier proved too much to over-
come.
We just didnt hit like weve been
doing all year, Booth said. Good
pitching beats good hitting most of the
time, if not all the time.
Northern Section champion Ashton
will travel to Hollandale which lost
to Utica 23-3 Sunday at 1 p.m. in
the second round of the round-robin
tournament.
The first win in the Final Four is
huge. Youre in the drivers seat now.
Even if you lose that second week
youre still 1-1, Prochaska said. But
its a long road. Youve got to win
three against three good teams. Thats
where were at.
ASHTON 5, DEFOREST 2
DeForest 000000200 2 8 1
Ashton ... 200 00030x 5 6 1
Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): DeForest Mac
Wichman (L, 6.2-5-2-3-8); Brett Vomhof (1.1-1-
0-1-3). Ashton Kevin Peternell (W, 7-5-2-1-5),
Nick Maier (S, 2-3-0-1-1).
Hitting leaders: DeForest Kent Lentz
(2x5), Kendall Frank (2x5), Julian Edwards
(2x4).
2B Kevin Drunasky. HR Derek
Prochaska, Drew Barman.
Ashton wins Final 4 opener
Maier leads win
over DeForest
by DENNIS SEMRAU
Special to the Times-Tribune
there and played some outstand-
ing golf, Halverson said. Alexis
played steady and Morgan had two
birdies in a row. Their rounds were
outstanding confidence builders.
Skibba had a terrific 2014 debut,
as well. Skibba holed a wedge from
39 yards out at No. 6 for eagle on her
way to a 37.
Loren had a good day out there,
Halverson said. Her putts werent
dropping, but the rest of her game
was solid.
Senior Rachel Thornton also had a
solid day, posting a 38.
I couldnt be happier for these
girls, Halverson said. They have
worked so hard over the summer, and
to see what theyre capable of is
great!I am very proud.
Halverson was also quite proud
how her team performed at the
Brookfield Central-Homestead
Invite Aug. 18-19.
With eight of the states top-10
teams on hand, Middleton finished
seventh at the 24-team invite.
Madison Edgewood won the tour-
nament with a two-day score of 623.
Arrowhead (625), Homestead (630),
Madison Memorial (636) and
Brookfield Central (659) rounded
out the top five.
Middleton shot 668.
I was extremely happy with our
performance at the BC-Homestead
Invite, Halverson said. The girls
really stepped up without Loren and
proved that they are ready to com-
pete.
On the first day, the golfers
played at Mee-Kwon in Mequon and
Lindsay Callahan led the Cardinals
with an 81. Teammates Thornton,
Thomas and Narowetz all posted
83s.
The golfers moved to Wanaki
Golf Course in Menomonee Falls on
the second day. There, Thomas post-
ed a blistering 76 and Thornton shot
an 83. Callahan carded an 84 and
Narowetz shot 95.
Alexis Thomas was our rock star
on Day 2, for sure, Halverson said.
She was smiling the whole day and
was extremely confident with her
shots.
Middleton was at the Waunakee
Invite Monday, then face Madison
Memorial and Madison La Follette
in a triangular Thursday at Odana
Hills beginning at 10 a.m.
And after a memorable start to the
season, Halverson knows her young
team could be poised for plenty of
highlights moving forward.
These first two weeks have been
better than I could have expected,
Halverson said.We just need to stay
focused and positive out there and
well have a fun season.
Junior quarterback Kellan Schulz
connected on 11-of-15 passes for 163
and two touchdowns.
The Cardinals survived a sloppy
start as they traded fumbles with
Parker to open the game. Middleton
broke through midway through the
opening quarter on a 3-yard touch-
down run by Maly to cap a six-play,
76-yard drive.
The drive featured a 39-yard pass-
run play that included a fortuitous
bounce. Schulz connected with Travis
Zander at midfield on a first-and-10
play from the Middleton 35. As
Zander turned upfield, Parkers Trey
Conley tackled him and dislodged the
ball, which bounced directly into the
hands of Mitchell Bacon, who ran
another 20 yards before finally getting
tackled at the Parker 26-yard line.
Middleton looked to be back in
business again after recovering a fum-
ble by Logan Coulter at the Parker 18.
The Cardinals drove to the Vikings 6-
yard line, but the drive stalled when
Schulz fumbled and took an 11-yard
loss on a third down play.
Parker then took over at its own 5
and the Cardinals defense went to
work. On first down, Chapman tack-
led Schumacher for a four-yard loss
just inches from being called a safety.
It was just a push pass play and
we were expecting it, Chapman said.
I just had to lock up with the receiver,
drive him down the line and tackle
him.
On the next play, the Cardinals got
the safety after forcing a fumble on a
running play. Parkers Sandy Toyer
fell on the loose ball in the end zone,
which gave Middleton an 8-0 lead.
After the ensuing kick, the
Cardinals took over at the Parker 45
and needed just six plays to score.
Schulz capped the drive with a 7-yard
TD pass to senior tight end Mitchell
Herl. Declan Whinnerys kick made it
15-0 with 10 minutes, 43 seconds
remaining in the second quarter.
We were a little sluggish in the
first quarter, Simon said. It wasnt
first game jitters, it was just first game
lack of experience. It wasnt that we
were playing bad, we just werent
clicking on all cylinders, especially up
front offensively.
Once we got the second touch-
down it gave our guys a little bit more
confidence. They were really cram-
ming the box. We wanted to run the
ball a little bit more, but they were
stacking the box and gave us the pass-
ing game so were not going to beat
our head against the wall. Were going
to take what theyre giving us.
Middleton struck again on its next
possession as Maly scored on a nifty
54-yard run. Maly bounced off a pile
of linemen just past the line of scrim-
mage, found a hole to the left and then
broke loose down the sideline.
It was supposed to go to the three
hole (between left guard and tackle)
and it was clogged and then I ran into
someone and then, all of a sudden, I
turn my head to the left and it was
open, Maly said. I just juked out,
dodged a few of my linemen that were
working really hard, got to the outside
and went all the way.
Another Parker fumble set up
Middletons final score of the half. On
the ensuing kickoff, Jovanni Sanchez
and Schumacher botched a reverse
and Middletons K.J. Willis recovered
the fumble at the 11-yard line. Three
plays later, Schulz connected with
Zander for a 5-yard strike and a 29-0
Middleton lead.
Middleton built its lead despite 10
first-half penalties totaling 95 yards.
Its inexcusable, Simon said of
the penalties. Its going to happen
early in the season, but its inexcus-
able. Snap count is snap count and that
shouldnt be a problem, but it was for
us a few times tonight. Well get those
cleaned up.
Schumacher fumbled the ball away
again in the third quarter and
Middleton took advantage. Taking
over at Parkers 16, Maly ran for five
yards on first down, then carried again
and found the end zone with a deter-
mined effort.
Maly cut through a hole where he
was met by 5-foot-10, 280-pound
Anthony Conners at the 8-yard line.
Maly got turned around and somehow
managed to carry Conners with him
into the end zone while running back-
ward.
I was just running and I dont
know what he was doing, Maly said.
Then, all of a sudden, I just kept
moving and then Im like Okay, Ill
just go into the end zone. Ill just keep
going with you.
In all, Parker fumbled five times
and lost four. The fumbles resulted in
16 points for the Cardinals.
The turnovers really made a dif-
ference, Chapman said. We were
coming into it wanting to force two.
Simon felt Middletons special
teams played a key role in the out-
come.
We played sloppy in the first half
at times, but I thought our special
teams were a difference, Simon said.
We were really solid in both our kick
coverage and our return game both for
punt and kick. The special teams made
the difference. We were able to control
field position that way.
Middleton will be looking for
improvement when it faces rival
Verona on the road Friday at 7 p.m.
We better have our best week of
improvement this week, Simon said.
Thats what we told the kids after the
game. We played a good game, it was-
nt great, but it was good, good
enough, but we better improve. The
improvement curve is pretty steep this
week, weve got to get better and
weve got to get better fast.
Aug. 22
Middleton 36, Janesville Parker 0
Janesville Parker ... 0 0 0 0 0
Middleton .... 8 21 7 0 36
M Cam Maly 3 run (kick failed)
M Safety, Miller tackle in the end zone
M Mitchell Herl 7 pass from Kellan Schulz
(Declan Whinnery kick)
M Maly 54 run (Whinnery kick)
M Travis Zander 5 pass from Schulz
(Whinnery kick)
M Maly 11 run (Whinnery kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
First downs JP 6, M 9. Rushing (Att-Yds)
JP 30-69, M 31-184. Passing yards JP 22 M
163. Passing (Att.-Comp.-Int.) JP 12-2-0, M
17-11-0. Total plays-yards JP 42-91, M 46-347.
Fumbles-lost JP 5-4, M 5-2. Penalties-yards
JP 7-40, M 11-100.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: JP Jovanni Sanchez 7-52. M
Maly 7-72, Brett Joers 5-40. Passing: JP Darin
Empereur 2-10-0-22, Coulter Logan 0-2-0-0. M
Schulz 11-15-0-163, Joers 0-2-0-0. Receiving: JP
Dyvonne Thornton 1-24. M Herl 5-77.
FOOTBALL continued from page 12 n
Golf Coaches Association
of Wisconsin Poll
1. Madison Edgewood
2. Middleton
3. Arrowhead
4. Homestead
5. Madison Memorial
6. Brookfield Central
7. Verona
8. Milton
9. Stoughton
10. Fox Valley Lutheran
Honorable Mention: Franklin,
Kettle Moraine, Whitefish Bay,
Green Bay Notre Dame, Kimberly,
DSHA, Mukwonago, Oregon,
Holmen, Prairie School, Beaver
Dam, Osseo-Fairchild, Arcadia,
Cedarburg, Oshkosh West, Monona
Grove, De Pere.
GOLFERS continued from page 12 n
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