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Inside this issue:Local: Music: Sports:School district taxes approved. Page 3

Special concert will honorPeanuts Esser. Page 5

Middleton has staunchdefense. Page 13

Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 5Environment . . . . . . . . . 1 3Classieds . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Fire Districthonors thosewho died interror attacks

The Middleton Fire District heldits annual 9/11 memorial last week,honoring the 343 first responderswho perished in the terrorist at-tacks of Sept. 11, 2011. The stationposted guard at 7 a.m., calledeveryone to the bell at 8:39, andread the names of all 343 men andwomen starting at 8:44. The cere-mony continued with the wailingof sirens, a story of survival, an in-vocation and the song AmazingGrace. At right, firefighters standbehind a piece of the Twin Towerswreckage.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

City leaf collection tobegin October 1

Bulk leaf collection will begin on orabout October 1 and will continuethrough November or until snow cover,whichever comes first.

Leaves must be windrowed alongthe terrace, but not placed in the streetor gutter. Please place your leavesaway from trees, mailboxes and otherobstructions. Leaves in bags or con-tainers will not be collected, and leavesmixed with brush will not be collected;leaves and brush must be kept in sepa-rate piles.

Please reference the citys new Leafand Garden Waste Collection Policy atwww.cityofmiddleton.us.

Septicquestionslinger

The Middleton Plan Commis-sion has reviewed and discussed areport they requested to gain adeeper understanding of the impli-cations of using private well andseptic tanks in a proposed neigh-borhood adjacent to PleasantView Golf Course.

The commission also discusseda possible TIF expenditure forParmenter Street improvements.

Erdman Holdings Inc. is the de-veloper behind the proposed newruralist subdivision they are call-ing Pleasant View Ridge. The de-velopment would turn 162 acresof rural land between U.S. High-way 14 and Pleasant View GolfCourse into an assortment of resi-dential neighborhoods situatedaround a working farm.

Erdman Holdings planned tobreak ground within 2014 andcomplete the development by

School districtscored low inmorale survey

The Middleton-Cross Plains AreaBoard of Education commissionedSchool Perceptions, an independent re-search firm that specializes in conduct-ing surveys for public and privateschools, to find out where the districtsmorale stands.

The overall morale is relatively lowin Middleton compared to the rest ofthe state, but consistent with a lowmorale throughout Dane County, thefindings showed.

More than 600 staff throughout thedistrict took the survey. Bill Foster,president of School Perceptions, pre-

REmEmBERInGSEPTEmBER 11, 2001

ATC to hold powerline open housesATC, ITC announce publicopen houses for Wisconsinportion of Cardinal-HickoryCreek Transmission Line

American Transmission Co. andITC Midwest LLC will host openhouses to introduce to the publictheir plans for a new electric trans-mission line that would connectDane County, Wisconsin, andDubuque County, Iowa.

The Cardinal-Hickory CreekProject, previously called CardinalBluffs, would connect ATCs Car-dinal Substation in the Town ofMiddleton with ITCs proposedHickory Creek Substation in

Dubuque County, Iowa. The Mid-continent Independent System Op-erator, Inc., the regional electrictransmission organization, ap-proved the need for the approxi-mately 125-mile, 345,000-voltCardinal-Hickory Creek project aspart of a portfolio of 17 transmis-sion line projects that were identi-fied as Multi-Value Projects.

ATC claims these projects areexpected to deliver multiple bene-fits to electric consumers across theMidwest region by improving elec-tric system reliability, providingeconomic benefits to utilities and

by CAmERon BREnTimes-Tribune

by CAmERon BREnTimes-Tribune

See SEPTIC, page 9

See SURVEY, page 9

See ATC, page 9

Relationship with theteachers appears to haveimproved since survey

A gas leak Wednesday morning atGreenway Boulevard and North HighPoint Road caused ramps to the Belt-line East and West to be shut down byauthorities. Traffic on Greenway andNorth High Point was also stopped.

Gas leak at Greenway

Ahmeti, Ardian, 34, Mc Farland, WI53558, Motor vehicle liability insur-ance required, 08/11/2013, $10.00

Allhoff, Thomas W II, 31, Madison,WI 53703, Vehicle Registration Re-v o k e d / S u s p e n d e d / C a n c e l ,08/07/2013, $88.80

Baker, Roger B, 46, Middleton, WI53562, Dog/Cat Not Run At Large,08/04/2013, $101.40

Barbian, Alex J, 25, Waunakee, WI53597, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/08/2013, $164.40

Barbian, Alex J, 25, Waunakee, WI53597, Motor vehicle liability insur-ance required, 08/08/2013, $10.00

Batkhuu, Batzorig, 33, Los Ange-les, CA 90020, Vehicle RegistrationR e v o k e d / S u s p e n d e d / C a n c e l ,08/07/2013, $88.80

Batkhuu, Batzorig, 33, Los Ange-les, CA 90020, Operating w/o a ValidDrivers License, 08/07/2013, $114.00

Becker, Jestin Z, 38, Middleton, WI53562, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/09/2013, $88.80

Boissonnault, Jacob Luis, 24, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, Operating whileSuspended, 07/30/2013, $114.00

Boissonnault, Jacob Luis, 24, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, 07/30/2013,

$114.00Box, Thomas W, 67, Whitewater,

WI 53190, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 07/27/2013, $88.80

Brammer, Jordan Geanyce, 21,Middleton, WI 53562, Operating whileSuspended, 08/01/2013, $114.00

Brovelli, Dwayne, 48, Madison, WI53717, Disorderly Conduct,08/23/2013, $240.00

Bunch, Darryl A, 49, Fitchburg, WI53713, Operating vehicle without in-surance, 08/05/2013, $0.00

Bunyan Jr, William M, 44, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Non Registration,07/31/2013, $0.00

Cameron, Rachael Dawn, 32, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, 08/08/2013,$88.80

Cameron, Rachael Dawn, 32, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, Motor vehicle liabil-ity insurance required, 08/08/2013,$10.00

Carranza Morales, Gonzalo, 28,Middleton, WI 53562, Operating whileSuspended, 08/01/2013, $114.00

Carranza, Anselmo, 49, Middleton,WI 53562, Operating w/o a Valid Dri-vers License, 08/08/2013, $114.00

Cavanaugh, Joshua M, 23, Reeds-burg, WI 53959, Possession of Drug

Paraphernalia, 05/13/2012, $114.00Cavanaugh, Joshua M, 23, Reeds-

burg, WI 53959, Possession of Con-trolled Substance, 05/13/2012, $0.00

Clemens, Brent A, 36, De Forest,WI 53532, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 07/28/2013, $88.80

Colstad, Rachel M, 31, Prairie DuSac, WI 53578, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 07/28/2013, $88.80

Crothers, Natalie A, 32, WisconsinDells, WI 53965, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, 08/09/2013,$114.00

Dolsey, Jessica L, 31, Madison, WI53713, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/28/2013, $88.80

Doremus, Nicholas G, 25, Madi-son, WI 53703, Motor vehicle liabilityinsurance required, 08/06/2013,$10.00

Draeger, Melissa A, 34, Lake Mills,WI 53551, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,08/03/2013, $88.80

Egerstrand, Marianne B, 54, Madi-son, WI 53704, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/20/2013, $88.80

Eggebrecht, Jamie L, 55, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, 08/02/2013, $0.00

Eicher, Paul Jeffery, 22, CrossPlains, WI 53528, Non Registration,

08/02/2013, $0.00Ellickson, Edward G, 65, Middle-

ton, WI 53562, Operating While Intox-icated, 08/04/2013, $801.00

Enge, Travis M, 33, Prairie DuSac, WI 53578, FYR to Pedestrian/Bi-cyclist/EPAMD at Controll,08/04/2013, $88.80

Erdman, Frank William, 55, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, FYR while MakingLeft Turn, 07/31/2013, $88.80

Fisher, Christopher N, 52, Madi-son, WI 53705, Vehicle RegistrationR e v o k e d / S u s p e n d e d / C a n c e l ,08/09/2013, $88.80

Fisher, Christopher N, 52, Madi-son, WI 53705, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, 08/09/2013,$114.00

Fisher, Christopher N, 52, Madi-son, WI 53705, Operating while Sus-pended, 08/09/2013, $114.00

Flad, Christopher J, 40, CrossPlains, WI 53528, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, 08/09/2013,$114.00

Gainor, John G, 44, La Crosse, WI54601, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/05/2013, $88.80

Gold, Phillip E, 27, Madison, WI53716, Non Registration, 08/04/2013,$0.00

Gorbacheva, Liudmila I, 72, Madi-son, WI 53705, Failure to Keep Vehi-cle Under Control, 08/03/2013,$126.60

Gorvego, Korpo Kolu, 27, Madi-son, WI 53705, Non Registration,08/10/2013, $88.80

Gowan, Aaron J, 21, Cross Plains,WI 53528, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/09/2013, $88.80

Gowda, Krishne, 53, Madison, WI53719, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/21/2013, $88.80

Griffin, Richard P, 30, Madison, WI53719, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/01/2013, $114.00

Guaderrama, Sergio A, 46, Madi-son, WI 53704, Operating w/o a ValidDrivers License, 08/04/2013, $114.00

Guaderrama, Sergio A, 46, Madi-son, WI 53704, Motor vehicle liabilityinsurance required, 08/04/2013,$10.00

Guaderrama, Sergio A, 46, Madi-son, WI 53704, Operator Fail/HavePassenger/Seatbelted, 08/04/2013,$10.00

Hahn, Beth A, 62, Cambria, WI53923, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/05/2013, $114.00

Hahn, Beth A, 62, Cambria, WI53923, Motor vehicle liability insur-ance required, 08/05/2013, $10.00

Hamilton, Joan E, 50, Waunakee,WI 53597, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/08/2013, $114.00

Hansen, Michael J, 36, Prairie DuSac, WI 53578, Non Registration,08/13/2013, $0.00

Hansen, Michael J, 36, Prairie DuSac, WI 53578, Motor vehicle liabilityinsurance required, 08/13/2013,$10.00

Hanson, Kenneth J, 29, Wauna-kee, WI 53597, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/05/2013, $114.00

Heiman, Glenn A, 45, Fort Atkin-son, WI 53538, Seatbelt Required

PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Municipal Court Report - City of Middleton

See CoURT, page 10

The Middleton-Cross Plains AreaSchool District Board of Educationunanimously approved three of thefour resolutions related to the 2013-14

district budget on Monday, Sept. 15.In addition, a fourth resolution to in-

crease the pay of school board mem-bers was approved by residents in theaudience by a 12-1 margin.

Board of Education treasurer AnneBauer and Board member LeeanneHallquist provided a 20-minuteoverview of the budget. SuperintendentDon Johnson also provided a State ofthe District presentation. It was the sec-ond consecutive year that has been in-

cluded in the meeting.The four resolutions that were voted

upon were:1.) Resolution A: Resolution to

Levy a Tax for Adding to Capital Fund.The fund, which is used for mainte-nance, is for 900,000 this fiscal year.

2.) Resolution B: Adoption of TaxLevy of $64,810,458 for the 2014-15fiscal year.

3.) Resolution C: Adoption of

School Board Salaries for 2014-15.President Bob Green will receive$4,200 and the other eight Board mem-bers will receive $3,600. The salary in-crease is the first for Board memberssince the 1998 annual meeting.

4.) Resolution D: Authorization forSale of Surplus Property/Equipment.

There was some real debate aboutformer Board member Bob Hessel-beins motion to increase BOE salaries

by $100 a month. Some membersthought it was the wrong message inlight of a growing percentage of strug-gling families in the District and the in-ability to raise salaries consistentlysince 2010.

The tax levy will increase by 6.09percent and the mill rate will increaseby 5.04 percent, Bauer said. That as-

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Town will build shed to store winter saltTown of Middleton Administrator

David Shaw hopes not to worry abouthaving enough road salt this winter asthe town board last week approved a$993,000 salt storage shed and parkinglot project.

The town used sand and a 50-tonpurchase from the city of Middleton tostretch its salt supply last winter.

A new 6,400-sqaure-foot shed to bebuilt this fall just west of Fire Station#2 should accommodate a seasonsworth of salt, plus store other road ma-terials, and rent 1,200 square feet to theMiddleton Fire District.

We were getting crammed for

space (at the town garage) and the firedistrict wanted more storageroom...Also, the town has grown a lotsince the old salt shed was built, saidShaw about need for the project.

An 80-stall parking lot will be con-structed this fall adjacent to the newsalt shed. It replaces parking that willno longer be provided by K&M Con-crete, just north of town hall, neededfor baseball games at Pioneer Park.

The shed and parking lot were partof a Pioneer Lands residential develop-ment the board prepared but the resi-dents unanimously voted down in anApril annual meeting. Residentswanted the 15 acres south of PioneerPark left undeveloped but agreed thatmore parking and storage was needed.

Joe Daniels Construction Company,,

the only firm to submit a completedbid, was awarded the project Mondayand should begin site work in a fewweeks, said Shaw.

An area below Fire Station #2 willbe excavated with the soil used to raiseand level the 80-stall parking lot site.The lot will be topped with recycled as-phalt, also called regrind, that does notbind as well as asphalt but better thangravel, said Shaw.

Regrind has been used at the VossPark parking lot but board would con-sider paving Pioneer Parks new 80-stall lot if the regrind does not performwell there, said Shaw.

Using regrind keeps the cost of theparking lot around $100,000, Shawsaid.

The salt shed will be constructed of

split-faced brick, in colors similar tothe fire station, and corrugated steelsiding.

The structures west end will be 27-feet tall but less than 10-feet tall on theeast side as it abuts the slope below thefire station.

It wont be an obtrusive building,Shaw said.

Nearby residents where initiallyconcerned about the sheds appearancebut voiced no opposition to the projectMonday, Shaw said.

The neighbors were not interestedin an eyesore. I think well have not abeautiful piece of architecture but nota bad-looking building either, he said.

The salt shed and the parking lotshould be completed by the end of theyear in time to receive salt deliveries,

Shaw said.The current salt shed, next to town

hall, should be filled with road salt inOctober, said Shaw. Salt will be or-dered as needed and delivered to thenew shed when completed. Next year,the current salt shed will be put to otheruse.

The board asked the Finance Com-mittee to recommend options to fundthe $993,000 project. The town coulduse its cash reserves to pay for the proj-ect, borrow money or use a combina-tion of the two, said Shaw.

Shaw expects the board will decidehow to pay for the project within a fewmonths.

MCPSD tax levy adopted at annual school district meeting

by KEVIn mURPhYTimes-Tribune

See LEVY, page 11

Tax levy will rise by6.09 percent, mill rateto go up 5.04 percent- the school boardgives itself a raise

Sprechers Restaurant and Pub, lo-cated at 1262 John Q Hammons, isglad to welcome one and all to thisyears Sprechtoberfest celebration.

Known as Wisconsins FamilyBrewpub, Sprechers enjoyed hostingthis one-day event over the past coupleof years so much they extended it intoa six-day extravaganza. Sprechers ispartnering with Reach-a-Child for thisyears event, and patronage will help toput books in the hands of first respon-ders to ease the stress and trauma ofchildren in crisis.

In addition to an array of Germandelicacies - which may include MunichMeatballs, Sauerbraten, Schnitzel, andGerman Chocolate Cake - andSprecher specialty draft beers andgourmet sodas, this year they are gladto welcome Mama Dear, an act straightfrom Nashville that RollingStone.comnamed its Best Up-and-Comer.

Also, some of this areas finestbands will perform, and there will becountless other attractions for all ages.For the kids, they will have emergencyvehicles and crews from the surround-ing areas, face-painting, coloring con-tests, and much more. And as the sun

goes down, they will have tons for theadults from live music and dancing toquarter-barrel bowling and strong mancompetitions, prizes, raffles, silent auc-tions, the list goes on and on.

Its certain to be six days packedwith music, food, and fun for the wholefamily.

Sprechtoberfest runs from Tuesday,Sept. 23 to Sunday, Sept. 28.

To learn more about Reach a Childand our combined mission, visitwww.reachachild.org.

The next Middleton Action TeamOpen Mic Night will take place Thurs-day, September 18 at Craftsman Table& Tap, 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave.Middleton Hills, 6:00-8:00pm.

The guest presenter will be AndreaKaminski, Executive Director, League

of Women Voters of Wisconsin. The topic will be: What have we

done to deserve voter suppression?The evening ends with people who

have signed up to rant, rave, recite po-etry, sing, perform music, comedy,each having three minutes.

Join them upstairs, order from themenu and enjoy the cash bar. Feel freeto bring a food item for Middleton Out-reach Ministry.

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CHURCH NOTESSponsored by the Friends of Pheas-

ant Branch Conservancy, its Orien-teering For Everyone! (rescheduledfrom August). The event will takeplace Thursday, Sept. 18 from 6 7:30pm. Meet at the Orchid Heights Parkshelter, 4198 Park Trail, Middleton.

Guides will be Evan Wing, JeffEverson and Mike Zolinski of MedicusWRX Adventure Racing Families arewelcome!

Please bring a compass (at anysporting goods store for as little as$10).

RSVPs appreciated to Colleen: edu-cation@pheasantbranch.org or 608-767-2394.

Come for the basics of orienteering!Learn to navigate various terrains usinga compass and topographic map animportant skill to have. You will matchwhat you see in the landscape (land,water and man-made features) with thedetails on a USGS topographic map.Up to two miles of light walking, oryouth-focused compass activities at thepark.

Medicus WRX is a not for profit

group of amateur adventure racers whohave been racing together for 8 years.The team has more than ten top 5 fin-ishes and qualified this year to race inthe USARA Adventure Race NationalChampionship in Maryland. Continuedsuccess and an ever-increasing knowl-edge base has inspired the team to giveback to the adventure racing commu-nity by promoting the sport and hostingraces in the Wisconsin area.

Remember to dress for the weatherand mosquitoes. Bring a flashlightdays are getting short!

Rec office has new hours

Its Sprechtoberfest

Get oriented today

MAT event about voter suppression

The Public Lands, Recreation, andForestry Department is now open forthe Labor Day-Memorial Day OfficeHours: Monday-Friday 8:15 a.m. to 3p.m.

The Fall, Winter, & Spring Guide isnow available ONLINE! It will be dis-

tributed through the MCPASD at a fu-ture date. You can now register for theFALL programs: soccer, ballet, taekwon do, adult volleyball, art classes,Engineering for Kids, Young Rem-brandts, Celebrations Art Studio, TwinValley Clay, and more!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5

Koestecki is reading winner!Here is the Grand Prize winner for the Midddleton Public Librarys Teen Summer Reading Program. Emma

Kostecki (center) won the Kindle Fire. She is accompanied by her friends Bella and Maggie Zopf.

Presentation onPolish history

On Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. theMiddleton Public Library will host alecture entitled Poland: The Heart ofEurope.

In honor of October being NationalPolish-American Heritage Month, thisprogram captures the essence of Polishhistory and culture, from the earliesttimes to the 21st century, as Polandfinds its place among the nations ofmodern Europe.

Presenter Eva Verhoven describesthe event as a virtual tour of the EasternEuropean nation: Traveling along thepicturesque Vistula river runningthrough the heart of Poland, we passthrough Krakow in the south, the cul-tural capital of Poland, continuingnorth through the historic capital cityof Warsaw. We end up in the port cityof Gdansk on the Baltic Sea where the

first shots of WWII were fired and,years later, the Solidarity movementwas born.

Verhoven was born and raised inPoland, where she worked with thePolish National Tourist Office arrang-ing tours for English-speaking visitors.She has given numerous presentationsand lectures on Polish history and cul-ture for the UWs Center for Russian,Eastern European, and Central AsiaStudies and has taught classes on Pol-ish film and theater at Madison Col-lege. She currently works as aPolish-language interpreter for hospi-tals and clinics in Dane county.

For more information or to registerfor this program, visitmidlibrary.org/events, emailinfo@midlibrary.org, or call 608-827-7403.

Special concert will honor Peanuts Esser

Rod Peanuts Esser will celebrate50 years as a custodian in the Middle-ton-Cross Plains Area School Districtwith a very special event in 2015.

Esser will be honored at a concert byMaggie Mae to be held at the Middle-ton Performing Arts Center on Satur-day, April 18. Esser has seen Mae inperson more than a dozen times, in-cluding throughout Wisconsin, Min-nesota and even in Branson, Mo.

All proceeds from the event willbenefit the MCPASD Education Foun-dation.

I am honored and humbled thateveryone is making such a fuss overthis, said Esser, who for most of his

time has worked as the custodian atPark Elementary in Cross Plains. Ilove Maggies concerts. Everyone whocomes will have a great time. She pro-vides good, wholesome entertain-ment.

Tickets for the show, which beginsat 7 p.m., are $26 for orchestra seatingand $21 for mezzanine seating. Allseats are reserved. Tickets can be pur-chased through Brown Paper Tickets,either through the companys website(www.brownpapertickets.com) or bycalling 1-800-838-3006. The PAC hasmore than 550 orchestra seats andnearly 350 mezzanine seats.

The Lions Club of Cross Plains, thePark PTO and St. Francis XavierCatholic Church will sell food, bever-ages and dessert before the concert.The PAC will open at 5 p.m. and Maeand Esser will be available to meetwith people before and after the show.A short tribute to Esser will begin at6:45 p.m.

Mae, a home-grown talented coun-

try singer andNashville record-ing artist fromOxford, Wis., hasbeen entertainingcrowds with hercountry musicand yodelingand promisese n j o y m e n tthroughout her shows since taking upthe guitar in 2002.

She has become one of the biggestMidwestern names in pure countrymusic. She is a favorite performer onRFD TVs Midwest Country Showon Saturday nights, which has madeher a familiar face in millions of homesacross the country. She also makes ap-pearances on The Virginia DreamsCenter Stage Show and the ShotgunRed Variety Show on RFD TV.

In 2012 her gospel album Walkingin the Sons Light received a Grammynomination. She has recorded seven al-bums and has sang with such greats as

The Riders in the Sky and recorded aduet with country great Doug Stone aswell as opened up shows for manyartists. In 2011 Maggies albumCooking Up Country won the RuralRoots Music Commissions pick forContemporary Country CD of the YearAward.

She is accompanied by the Heart-land Country Band, which includesEric Nofsinger (fiddle), Steve Nelson(lead guitar), James Lau (bass), RayChambers (drums), Loren Nelson(steel guitar) and Stuart Thayer (piano).

Mae and her husband, RogerHilliard, own and operate MaggieMaes Caf in Oxford. She regularlyperforms the Maggie Mae BarnDance/Dinner Shows that are held onher farm in Oxford, too.

Every day there are so many folksthat travel from states and cities awayto my caf in Oxford or attend some ofmy other shows across the state, shesaid. I love seeing the smiles on fansfaces.

Esser

Mae

Esser will celebrate halfcentury as school custodiannext year

Learn about the Heart of Europe

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

UW Health hospitalist Dr. AnnSheehy has been selected as one of thetop 10 hospitalists in the nation in 2014

by the American College of Physicians.This is the seventh year the ACP Hos-pitalist publications editorial board has

made a top 10 list of physicians whostood out from their peers by their ex-emplary work.

This is a nice honor to be recog-nized by my peers and other leaders inthe field, said Sheehy. Not every hos-

pital in the country has the hospitalistprogram as we do and I am proud torepresent Wisconsin on a nationallevel. Its a relatively new field and thisspeaks to the high quality of work andtalented doctors we have here.

A hospitalist is a doctor who special-izes in treating patients in the hospital.UW Health started its hospitalist pro-gram in 2005, the same year Sheehybegan work at UW.

Sheehy has been on the nationalstage during the debate over Medicarecoverage for the elderly. She has beena strong advocate for reform ofMedicare rules for observation and in-patient status. In 2014 Sheehy has tes-tified twice in front of Congressionalcommittees to promote changes in howthe federal government enforces deci-sions about hospital-stay status.

Sheehy grew up in Middleton. Shecompleted her undergrad work at Stan-ford, and then went to medical schoolat Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Min-nesota followed by her residency atJohns Hopkins Hospital. She cameback home in 2005.

Sheehy will be featured in the No-vember issue of ACP Hospitalist.

The Wisconsin Department ofTransportations Division of Motor Ve-hicles (DMV) and Department ofHealth Services (DHS) Vital RecordsOffice have joined together to put anew process in place that will help cit-izens get a state identification card (ID)for voting without paying governmentfees.

The agencies are initiating theprocess to assist people who dont havethe required birth certificates or other

underlying documents that are requiredfor a state ID card. Typically, these cus-tomers would need to pay a fee to ob-tain the documentation. Starting onMonday, September 15, DMV andDHS are working together to provide afree verification process. DMV alreadyhas a process in place to waive thestandard ID card fee if the ID is re-quested for voting.

The new verification process will beavailable to those customers who have

never obtained a Wisconsin driver li-cense or ID card and whose documen-tation is unavailable to prove their U.S.citizenship, names or dates of birth. In-dividuals must also be at least 18 yearsold on the date of the next election tobe eligible to vote in Wisconsin.

We are working to ensure that indi-viduals seeking a Wisconsin ID areable to satisfactorily prove their iden-tity through a seamless process. This isa great opportunity for state agencies

to work together to assist our cus-tomers in obtaining an ID card, saidOskar Anderson, DHS State Registrar.

Complete details on obtaining aWisconsin ID card are available on theweb at www.wisconsindmv.gov. DMVcustomers are reminded to only use theofficial .gov website. Websites with.org and .com are not official and mayhave extra charges for forms or list in-formation that is outdated or incorrect.

PAGE 8 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Mathiam Mbow, owner and head in-structor of Kicks Unlimited Middleton,will be conducting a free self-defenseseminar for women on Saturday, Oct.4 at Kicks Unlimited in Middleton lo-cated at 3170 Deming Way.

Mbow has been teaching martial artsfor 20-plus years and has made self-de-fense one of his focuses. He has beenlucky to train with highly renownedself-defense experts.

Life is uncertain and no matter howcareful you are, all it takes is to be atthe wrong place at the wrong time toreally find yourself in trouble. I thinkeveryone should have at least somebasic self-defense skills, said Mbow.Teaching people how to protect them-selves and their loved ones is just onesmall way I can give back to the com-munity thats been so great to me andmy family.

Mr. Mathiam Mbow is a 4th degreeblack belt in ITF (International Taek-won-do Federation) certified instructor,4th degree black belt American Taek-won-Do. Mathiam Mbow is originallyfrom Senegal, West Africa. He movedto the US in 1996 to attend the Univer-sity of Wisconsin.

Kicks Unlimited Middleton is a fullservice martial arts gym offeringclasses in martial arts, self-defense andfitness to kids and adults and also awonderful after school program. KicksUnlimited also has locations in Fitch-burg, WI and Sun Prairie WI. Kicksgoal is to provide a positive, balancedexperience that focuses on the individ-ual, preparing students to meet anychallenge and live life to its fullest.

Free selfdefenseclass forwomen

Friends of Robin Haupt plan Sept. 27 fundraiser

Hundreds of Advocates Gatherto Ask Congress to SupportPolicies that Combat Cancer

Jeff Bremer, of Middleton, joinedhundreds of cancer patients, survivorsand caregivers on Capitol Hill thisweek to urge Congress to make cancera national priority and help end a dis-ease that still kills 1,600 people a dayin this country.

Bremer was scheduled to meet withRep. Mark Pocan to discuss the need tosupport an increase in federal fundingfor cancer research and prevention. Heplanned to thank Pocan for his co-sponsorship of legislation that supportspatients quality of life, and ask that hesupport legislation that would close aMedicare loophole which often resultsin surprise costs for seniors when apolyp is found during a routinecolonoscopy.

Congress has a critical role to playin the fight to defeat a disease that killsan estimated 500,000 people in Amer-ica every year. As someone whos lost

a loved one to pancreatic cancer, Imasking Congress to demonstrate a com-mitment to that fight through these crit-ical policies, said Bremer.

The ACS CAN Leadership Summitand Lobby day took place September14-17 in Washington, D.C. Bremer, anACS CAN volunteer and event partic-ipant, lost his father and brother to can-cer.

WHAT BREMER AND ACS CAN WANT:

Increase funding for cancer re-search at the National Cancer Insti-tute (NCI) and for preventionprograms at the U.S. Centers forDisease Control (CDC): Freezes andcuts in federal funding for NCI and theCDC in recent years have put contin-ued progress in the prevention, detec-tion and treatment of cancer injeopardy. In 2013, Wisconsin researchinstitutions received $373,875,975 infunding from the NCI and the statesWell Woman Program received$3,000,110 from the CDC to support

lifesavings cancer screenings for low-income women.

Co-sponsor legislation to improvethe quality of life of cancer patientswith better access to palliative care:Sometimes the pain, stress and side ef-fects of cancer treatment is made worseby the poor coordination among thedoctors, nurses and specialists on a pa-tients treatment team. Patients can re-ceive an extra layer of support, calledpalliative care, which improves pa-tients quality of life at any age and atany stage of illness. ACS CAN sup-ports bipartisan legislation that wouldmake palliative care more available topeople who need it.

Co-sponsor the Removing Barri-ers to Colorectal Cancer ScreeningsAct: Half of all colorectal cancerdeaths could be prevented each year ifeveryone over the age of 50 receivedscreening. The biggest barriers toscreening are co-pays and other patientcosts. The new health care law waivesco-pays for proven screenings for col-

orectal and other cancers, but Medicarepatients can still get hit with a bill if apolyp is found during the procedure.ACS CAN supports legislation that en-sures seniors receive those screeningswithout facing an unexpected bill.

The ACS CAN Lobby Day was ex-pected to culminate Wednesday withan evening Lights of Hope ceremonyin front of the U.S. Capitol ReflectingPool featuring thousands of lights lit inhonor of a cancer survivor or to memo-rialize a loved one who lost his or herfight with the disease.

ACS CAN is the non-profit, non-partisan advocacy affiliate organizationof the American Cancer Society, whichis dedicated to eliminating cancer as amajor health problem. ACS CANworks to encourage lawmakers, candi-dates and government officials to sup-port laws and policies that will makecancer a top national priority. ACSCAN gives ordinary people extraordi-nary power to fight cancer. For moreinformation, visit www.acscan.org.

In June 2014, local residentRobin Haupt was diagnosed withcancer. Robin has been fighting eversince, but despite her positive atti-tude, there are still concerns aboutthe mounting medical expensesfrom her treatments. With thesegrowing costs in mind, a committeeof Robins friends, family, and co-workers are organizing a fundraiserto help as much as possible.

The Friends of Robin Haupt

committee isworking in part-nership with localfraternal life in-surer NationalMutual Benefit,and together theywill be holding abowling andc h i l i - f e e dfundraiser on September 27, 2014,at Middleton Sport Bowl in Middle-

ton. In addition to bowling and the

chili-feed, the event will feature raf-fles, silent auction items, and muchmore. National Mutual Benefit willmatch funds raised at the event up to$2,500.

To learn more about Robins storyand how the community is helpingto support her recovery, please con-tact National Mutual Benefit Branch400 President Dianne Gintz at (608)

845-5346. You can also reach the Friends

of Robin Haupt committee viaemail at fraternal@nmblife.org ifyou are interested in donating fundsor silent auction items. Cash dona-tions can be made at any State Bankof Cross Plains branch.

Make checks payable to: NMBBranch 400 (memo Robin HauptBenefit).

Middleton native Dr. Ann Sheehy named one of the Top 10 Hospitalists in 2014

Haupt

Class will be led by Mathiam Mbow Middletons Bremer heads to Capitol Hill and urges

lawmakers to make funding for cancer issues a priority

Wisconsin DMV, DHS work together on voter ID plan

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

What every voter needs to know about registration, absentee ballotsAs Election Day approaches on No-

vember 4, another wave of voter regis-tration and absentee ballot mailingshave begun arriving in Wisconsin vot-ers mailboxes.

The Government AccountabilityBoard advises voters that their bestsources of information about voter reg-istration and absentee voting are theirlocal clerks and MyVote.WI.gov, notmailings from political parties and in-dependent groups.

As in previous election years, theG.A.B. and municipal clerks aroundthe state have started receiving numer-ous questions and complaints about re-cent direct mailings on voterregistration and absentee voting be-cause they contain campaign messagesand even errors that could interferewith voting, said Kevin J. Kennedy, di-rector and general counsel of theG.A.B.

Every election we get complaintsabout these types of mailings,Kennedy said. Political parties and in-terest groups send out glossy mailers toencourage voters to register or applyfor an absentee ballot to vote by mail.While these mailings are permissible,our advice to voters is to examine themcarefully before relying on them for de-

finitive information about participatingin the electoral process. Preferably,voters should rely instead on their localmunicipal clerks office or ourMyVote.WI.gov website.

One continuing problem with thesemailers is that some of them contain in-correct return mailing addresses formunicipal clerks. This can happenwhen the voter lives in a town outsidea larger city, but has that citys postaladdress. These incorrect addresses forthe clerks office result in the requestbeing misdirected or delayed or worse,the ballot not being counted, said Elec-tions Division Administrator MichaelHaas.

Wisconsins municipal clerks areconscientious and diligent, and they dotheir best to send misdirected voter reg-istrations and absentee ballot applica-tions to the right place, Haas said.However, ensuring that misdirectedregistration forms and absentee ballotapplications actually get to the propermunicipality in time cannot be guaran-teed.

Additionally, some mailings containerrors or use wording to make recipi-ents incorrectly believe they may nolonger be registered to vote, Haas said.In recent days, the Milwaukee City

Election Commission has receivedmore than 100 complaints based on amailing from the Voter ParticipationCenter, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit group.

These mailings also generate unnec-essary work for municipal clerks be-cause some people who are alreadyregistered fill out the forms and sendthem in, Haas said. Voters can spendtwo minutes online at MyVote.WI.govand see whether their registration iscurrent, he said.

Additionally, voter registration andabsentee voting mailers often containpolitical messages printed on or withofficial forms, leading some people tomistakenly believe the mailers arecoming from their municipal clerk orthe Government Accountability Board.The G.A.B. and Wisconsins munici-pal clerks are non-partisan, and wouldnever send out partisan political mail-ings, Kennedy said.

Voters who need to register orchange their address should go toMyVote.WI.gov, Wisconsins securevoter services website, Haas said. Thewebsite is designed to deliver person-alized information for each voter, sostart by choosing the kind of voter youare, and enter your name and date of

birth to see your own voter record.Electors who need to register for thefirst time, or need to update their voterrecord, are strongly encouraged to doso as soon as possible and not waituntil Election Day.

MyVoteWI.gov is the only websitewhere voters can enter their own infor-mation directly into the states voterregistration list, Haas noted. Whenyou register using MyVote, your mu-nicipal clerk can approve your voterapplication without the hassle of retyp-ing your information or the risk of adata entry error, Haas said.

Using MyVote.WI.gov, people canfill out the registration form online,print it out, sign it and send it to thecorrect clerks address which the web-site will provide. Voters registering bymail must also send a copy of a proof-of-residence document, such as adriver license, utility bill or bank state-ment with the voters current address.

MyVote.WI.gov will deliver absen-tee ballots online only for military andpermanent overseas voters, as author-ized by law. Regular Wisconsin voterswho need to get an absentee ballot canuse MyVote.WI.gov to find their cor-rect clerks address and contact infor-

mation, then make the request in writ-ing, or by fax or email.

Most voters who wish to cast absen-tee ballots by mail must make their re-quest by 5 p.m. the Thursday before theelection. Voters who are military oroverseas, or who are indefinitely con-fined due to age, disability, infirmity orillness may request absentee ballots by5 p.m. the Friday before the election.For this federal election, military vot-ers who are on active duty away fromtheir residence may request an absen-tee ballot until 5 p.m. on Election Day.All absentee ballots must be post-marked by Election Day, and receivedby 4 p.m. Friday, November 7 to becounted.

Those wishing to vote early mayalso do so in-person at their municipalclerks office during normal businesshours starting Monday, October 20.The period for in-person absentee vot-ing ends Friday, October 31at 5 p.m. orthe close of business, whichever islater. Hours vary, so voters should con-tact their municipal clerk to find outwhen the office is open for absenteevoting.

sented his findings to the board duringa work session before their regularmeeting in late August. He rated thedistrict at 55-60 percent, which is lowfor a climate survey, he said.

Only 51 percent of staff view theirwork load to be reasonable, Fosternotes. Staff generally feel positiveabout their benefits, but negative aboutcompensation, asserting that MCPASDhas not made reasonable efforts to pro-vide salary increases.

General feedback on principals asa group was positive, although effec-tive communication was a lower ratingthan other indicators, Foster adds.There were generally low [negative]responses regarding the board of edu-cation and district administration.

The rating for board members anddistrict administration was even lowerthan it was for teachers and staff.

The surveys were sent out last May,a time when the board and union werenot in good standing and long beforethe handbook committee processstarted. The board and union are actu-ally communicating now and both par-ticipating in the handbook committee.The board, administration, teachers,staff, and union have even madeprogress and agreements on the em-ployee handbook, which, as a result ofAct 10, replaces a collective bargainingagreement.

This is a snapshot in time, hementioned. There are some districts Iwork with that have tremendous

morale issues. I dont lump you withthose groups. In some senses, I thinkyou need to be patient. The sky isntfalling, but you shouldnt ignore thedata, either.

Not all perception in the district arenegative Foster points out, but clearlythe district needs to do something tomake teachers feel their opinions holdweight.

Getting along with colleagues, fa-cility maintenance, and feeling safe atwork were rated high, Foster details.Many positives about academic ex-pectations, caring for students, andschoolsbeing a good place to learn.

Conversely, lower levels of agree-ment were operating as a team inschools and being more involved in de-

cision-making, the consultant adds.Results indicate a need to improvecommunication between district ad-ministration, superintendent and staffin general.

Foster told the board that MCPASDis about two years behind most districtsin implementing an employee hand-book. The district decided to move for-ward in July with the handbook and acommittee shortly before the stateSupreme Court ruling upheld Act 10,solidifying a handbook as the principaldeterminant of employee working con-ditions.

He also points out that Dane Countyhas the lowest morale in the state,meaning Middleton aligns closely withthe broader area.

Dane County as a county scoreslower than any other county in thestate, Foster says. There is morefrustration here than there is anywhereelse.

Foster speculated that more turnoverand lots of new employees may beleading to more frustration.

He suggested holding staff cafes 2-4 times a year. They would have meet-ings with board members where therewould be different tables to discussvarious different topics and concernsstaff may have. He said it gives staffmembers access to the board for criti-cal questions and promotes collabora-tion and communication.

electric consumers, and expandingelectric infrastructure to support publicpolicy for greater use of renewable en-ergy.

The open houses are the first step ina multi-year process required to seekregulatory approval for the line.

Open houses are scheduled from 4to 7 p.m. at all locations. Attendees areencouraged to come at any time tospeak with subject matter experts andlearn more about the project; there willbe no formal presentation.

A route for the new power line hasnot yet been determined. We look for-ward to meeting with the public andtalking about their involvement in therouting and Wisconsin regulatoryprocesses, said Jon Callaway, ATCsenior local relations representative.ATC and ITC are beginning outreach

in Wisconsin well ahead of filing anapplication with the Public ServiceCommission of Wisconsin.

Landowners and local officialshave an important role to play in thisprocess, said Angela Jordan, ITC areamanager for local government andcommunity affairs. These openhouses are the first step in a longprocess of communications and dia-logue with local landowners, citizensand other stakeholders about this im-portant project.

The project will require state regu-latory approvals from Wisconsin andIowa agencies as well as federal ap-provals from the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service and the Army Corpsof Engineers. ATC and ITC anticipatefiling an application for the Wisconsinportion of the project with the PSCW

in 2016. If the project is approved,construction in Wisconsin is expectedto start in 2019 to meet an in-servicedate of 2020.

The total project is estimated to costapproximately $450 million at thistime, although detailed engineeringdesign cannot be performed until aspecific route is determined. Becausethis project is designated by MISO asa Multi-Value Project that providesbenefits across the Midwest, its costswill be spread across the MISO 11-state footprint in the Midwest.

American Transmission Co. is aWisconsin-based company that ownsand operates the electric transmissionsystem in portions of the Upper Mid-west.

ITC Midwest LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings

Corp., the nations largest independentelectricity transmission company.Through its regulated subsidiaries,ITC owns and operates high-voltagetransmission lines in seven states,serving a combined peak load exceed-ing 26,000 megawatts along 15,000circuit miles of transmission line. ITCMidwest operates more than 6,600 cir-cuit miles of transmission lines inIowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Mis-souri, and holds utility status in Wis-consin. ITC Midwest maintainsregional offices in Cedar Rapids,Dubuque, Iowa City and Perry, Iowa;and Albert Lea and Lakefield, Min-nesota.

For more information, including astudy area map, visit www.cardinal-hickorycreek.com.

Monday, Oct. 6: GrantCounty Fairgrounds-UW Exten-sion Youth & Agriculture Cen-ter, 916 East Elm St., Lancaster

Tuesday, Oct. 7: BelmontConvention Center & BanquetHall, 102 West Mound ViewAve., Belmont

Wednesday, Oct. 8: DodgerBowl Banquet Hall, 318 KingSt., Dodgeville

Thursday, Oct. 9: MarriottMadison West Ballroom-Salon D 1313 John Q. Ham-mons Drive, Middleton

Middleton openhouse is October 9

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2019. Due concerns brought forth inpublic hearings and statements issuedfrom environmental advocacy groupsabout the use of septic tank systems,the city decided to hold off on the proj-ect until further information was gath-ered.

The city commissioned SAA DesignGroup of Madison to produce an inde-pendent third party report on the pos-sible risks of septic systems in thearea. Funds were provided by an es-crow agreement between the City ofMiddleton and Edrman Holdings of$10,000.

The commission spent less than twominutes discussing the report. Ald.Hans Hilbert said he felt the report,which suggested septic is a viable op-tion, lacked depth. He pointed outHerb Garn, a citizen and professionalhydrologist for the U.S. GeologicalSurvey who has been following theproposed development very closely,made some good points, on the re-port.

It is not that I am opposed so muchto the Pleasant View Ridge develop-ment if sewer and water are supplied,but am opposed to the subdivision or-

dinance allowing use of septics and pri-vate wells, Garn said previously. Ibelieve it is short-sighted, ill-conceivedplanning and promotes urban sprawl.All of the guiding principles touted forthe conservation subdivision can beachieved as well with municipal sewerand water.

No action was taken. The full reportfrom SAA Design Group can be foundon the citys website.

TIF FUNDSThe commission also discussed

using Tax Increment Financing

(TIF) funds to make improvementsto Parmenter Street north of Uni-versity Avenue up to the round-about. Proposed improvementsinclude adding another roundaboutat the Lee Street intersection,street resurfacing, sewer, waterand underground electric mainte-nance, and brick sidewalks.

City staff suggested hiring aconsultant to start sorting out fea-sibility and costs, but commissionmembers suggested holding off onany action till they get some inputfrom property owners in the area.

Before jumping on a wholestreetscape type thing it might bebeneficial to see if we can get ameeting with the property owner todiscuss their long term plans be-fore spending any money on a con-sultant, Hilbert stated.

Mayor Sonnentag said a consult-ant could facilitate that meeting.The plan commission membersagreed and made recommendationto city council to use TIF refundsto hire a consultant.

Oper/Pass, 08/20/2013, $10.00Helmuth, Lisa D, 48, Middleton, WI

53562, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/01/2013, $88.80

Hernandez Lopez, Mario A, 28,Fitchburg, WI 53713, Operating w/o aValid Drivers License, 08/12/2013,$114.00

Hernandez Lopez, Mario A, 28,Fitchburg, WI 53713, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 08/12/2013,$139.20

Herrling, Thomas Ronald, 71,Cross Plains, WI 53528, InattentiveDriving, 08/13/2013, $101.40

Hogg, Trevor J, 20, Madison, WI53715, Failure To Report Accident,08/08/2013, $177.00

Hogg, Trevor J, 20, Madison, WI53715, FYR while Making Left Turn,08/08/2013, $88.80

Hubanks, Jay M, 27, Madison, WI53711, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/06/2013, $139.20

Hyman, Cynthia, 59, Madison, WI53717, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/07/2013, $88.80

Janko, Timothy J JR, 28, SunPrairie, WI 53590, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, 08/12/2013,$88.80

Jensen, Calvin James, 28, Plain,WI 53577, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, 08/20/2013, $10.00

Jensen, Cheryl R, 42, Belleville,WI 53508, Obstructing Traffic,07/28/2013, $88.80

Jordan, Jason J, 40, Fitchburg, WI53719, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/22/2013, $88.80

Kaioula, Darrell M, 51, Madison,WI 53716, Non Registration,08/04/2013, $0.00

Kaioula, Darrell M, 51, Madison,WI 53716, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, 08/04/2013, $10.00

Kempton, Steven John, 29, Madi-son, WI 53705, Non Registration,08/15/2013, $88.80

Kennedy, Arlene Elissa, 32, Madi-son, WI 53717, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 07/30/2013, $114.00

Kennedy, Arlene Elissa, 32, Madi-son, WI 53717, Motor vehicle liabilityinsurance required, 07/30/2013,$10.00

Klootwyk, Robert Gordon, 29,Madison, WI 53719, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 07/27/2013,$88.80

Krasniqi, Liridon, 33, Madison, WI53704, Exceeding Zones and Posted

Limits, 08/20/2013, $139.20Kritz, Austin R, 25, Mc Farland, WI

53558, Vehicle Registration Re-v o k e d / S u s p e n d e d / C a n c e l ,07/31/2013, $0.00

Krumenauer, Jennifer L, 33, Madi-son, WI 53704, Vehicle RegistrationR e v o k e d / S u s p e n d e d / C a n c e l ,08/15/2013, $88.80

Krumenauer, Jennifer L, 33, Madi-son, WI 53704, Display UnauthorizedRegistration Plates/Tags, 08/15/2013,$151.80

Lamantia, Susan M, 49, Verona,WI 53593, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/04/2013, $88.80

Lang, Amy C, 20, Prairie Du Sac,WI 53578, Resisting or ObstructingOfficer, 08/10/2013, $177.00

Lara, Horacio, 40, Fitchburg, WI53711, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/09/2013, $114.00

Larsen, Katrina D, 34, Middleton,WI 53562, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/13/2013, $88.80

Ledford, Jacob W, 20, WAUNA-KEE, WI 53597, Possession of DrugParaphernalia, 07/08/2013, $177.00

Ledford, Jacob W, 20, WAUNA-KEE, WI 53597, Possession of Con-trolled Substance, 07/08/2013, $0.00

Lemens, Alex L, 28, Madison, WI53711, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/14/2013, $114.00

Lemens, Alex L, 28, Madison, WI53711, Operating while Suspended,08/14/2013, $114.00

Leshoure, Kelly J, 28, Madison, WI53705, Operating after revocation,08/04/2013, $114.00

Levine, Ronni Cara, 28, Madison,WI 53719, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/08/2013, $114.00

Littman, William D, 59, Madison,WI 53717, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/07/2013, $88.80

Luevano Rhoden, Rosario E, 38,Cambridge, WI 53523, Motor vehicleliability insurance required,07/18/2013, $10.00

Luu, Phuoc B, 37, Madison, WI53713, Operating vehicle without in-surance, 07/31/2013, $114.00

Maxwell, Kristin L, 32, Middleton,WI 53562, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,05/05/2013, $0.00

Maxwell, Kristin L, 32, Middleton,WI 53562, Operating While Intoxi-cated, 05/05/2013, $731.00

Mcintyre, Darrien, 53, Madison, WI53711, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/13/2013, $139.20

Medina, Garrett A, 33, Middleton,WI 53562, Non Registration,08/04/2013, $88.80

Medina, Garrett A, 33, Middleton,WI 53562, Operating vehicle withoutinsurance, 08/04/2013, $114.00

Moll, Emma L, 23, Prairie Du Sac,WI 53578, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/01/2013, $114.00

Muana, Joan Nudalo, 30, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/22/2013, $114.00

Nania, Rebecca L, 25, Madison,WI 53719, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, 08/03/2013, $10.00

Nayflish, Leonid V, 31, Franklin, WI53132, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/16/2013, $114.00

Neuhaus, Matthew John, 45,Verona, WI 53593, Non Registration,07/28/2013, $88.80

Nieting, Jacob Todd, 25, MountHoreb, WI 53572, Non Registration,07/26/2013, $88.80

Ohler, Maureen P, 25, Elmhurst, IL60126, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/09/2013, $271.50

Ohler, Maureen P, 25, Elmhurst, IL60126, Auto Following Too Closely,08/09/2013, $114.00

Olson, Melanie Moselle, 24, Madi-son, WI 53719, Vehicle RegistrationR e v o k e d / S u s p e n d e d / C a n c e l ,08/09/2013, $88.80

Olson, Melanie Moselle, 24, Madi-son, WI 53719, Non Registration,08/09/2013, $88.80

Olson, Melanie Moselle, 24, Madi-son, WI 53719, Operating while Sus-pended, 08/09/2013, $114.00

Olson, Melanie Moselle, 24, Madi-son, WI 53719, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, 08/09/2013,$114.00

Paar, Lance M, 41, Middleton, WI53562, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/08/2013, $139.20

Pacheco Rodriguez, Edwin G, 26,Madison, WI 53711, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, 07/27/2013,$88.80

Pacheco Rodriguez, Edwin G, 26,Madison, WI 53711, Operating vehi-cle without insurance, 07/27/2013,$114.00

Putz, Quinton W, 25, Baraboo, WI53913, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/20/2013, $114.00

Quintana-Sliffe, George A, 48,Madison, WI 53713, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 08/09/2013,$114.00

Rapacz, Kelly A, 22, Mc Henry, IL60050, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/04/2013, $114.00

Richardson, Joshua L, 31, SaukCity, WI 53583, Speeding 55 MPHZone, 08/11/2013, $88.80

Ripp, Michael John, 23, Lodi, WI53555, Speeding 55 MPH Zone,08/11/2013, $88.80

Roberge, Jennifer J, 34, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Speeding 55 MPHZone, 07/20/2013, $88.80

Robertson, Gustave P, 26, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/22/2013, $114.00

Rodrigues, Lea Ester, 38, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 07/07/2013, $88.80

Rodrigues, Lea Ester, 38, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Operate M/V by Per-mitee w/o person over 21,07/07/2013, $114.00

Roland, Julia Nichole, 20, Lodi, WI53555, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/26/2013, $88.80

Saffian, Leonora, 75, Middleton,WI 53562, Non Registration,07/30/2013, $88.80

Salinas, Jessica, 22, Middleton, WI53562, No Drivers License on Per-son, 08/21/2013, $114.00

Santiago, Antonio E, 21, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Unclean/DefectiveLights/Reflector, 07/29/2013, $76.20

Sawle, Jaime Leigh, 19, Prairie DuSac, WI 53578, Non Registration,08/10/2013, $88.80

Schaefer, Jennifer Ann, 28, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, FYR when Emerg-ing From Alley, 08/05/2013, $88.80

Schaefer, Jennifer Ann, 28, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, Failure To ReportAccident, 08/05/2013, $177.00

Seo, Jung Hun, 33, Madison, WI53705, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/28/2013, $88.80

Shamsee, Michelle T, 39, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Operating while Sus-pended, 08/09/2013, $114.00

Shamsee, Michelle T, 39, Middle-ton, WI 53562, Motor vehicle liabilityinsurance required, 08/09/2013,$10.00

Sheikh, Deka Abdalla, 25, Fitch-burg, WI 53719, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, 08/20/2013,$114.00

Sow, Salimata Boubacar, 27,Madison, WI 53704, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, 07/27/2013,$88.80

Spethman, Todd, 27, Omaha, NE

68144, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/26/2013, $114.00

Stearns, Joshua J, 35, Waunakee,WI 53597, Failure to Keep VehicleUnder Control, 08/13/2013, $126.60

Stearns, Joshua J, 35, Waunakee,WI 53597, H&R PropertyAdjacent/Hwy, 08/13/2013, $177.00

Stearns, Joshua J, 35, Waunakee,WI 53597, Failure To Report Accident,08/13/2013, $177.00

Suresh, Vanitha, 38, Middleton, WI53562, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/09/2013, $88.80

Swiney, Percell Thadeus, 19, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, 07/28/2013,$139.20

Swiney, Percell Thadeus, 19, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, Operating whileSuspended, 07/28/2013, $114.00

Swiney, Percell Thadeus, 19, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, 07/28/2013,$114.00

Terry, Jessie W, 39, Waunakee, WI53597, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 07/28/2013, $88.80

Thomas, Marcus A, 24, Madison,WI 53713, Disorderly Conduct,05/15/2013, $240.00

Tourdot Sr, Gerald L, 67, Baraboo,WI 53913, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 08/03/2013, $88.80

Troutman, Gary D JR, 52, Madi-son, WI 53713, Ride in Vehicle with-out seatbelt, 08/04/2013, $10.00

Vieth, John A, 42, Darlington, WI53530, Operating vehicle without in-surance, 08/12/2013, $114.00

Vilutiene, Rima, 39, Lisle, IL60532, Exceeding Zones and PostedLimits, 08/03/2013, $114.00

Von Behren, Debbie J, 57, Fitch-burg, WI 53713, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, 08/13/2013, $10.00

White, Jamie A, 33, Arena, WI53503, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,08/20/2013, $10.00

Wickman, Mary M, 76, Middleton,WI 53562, FYR From Stop Sign,08/11/2013, $88.80

Windschiegl, Sean T, 22, Madison,WI 53704, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, 07/25/2013, $114.00

Wooton, Richard J, 31, Madison,WI 53703, Non Registration,08/04/2013, $88.80

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Get to know the new principal at MHSSteve Plank, the newly hired Mid-

dleton High School principal, says hewill take a unique approach to his rolein the district.

Plank vowed to forge close personalrelationships with teachers, and to keepan open dialogue with students.

In a candid interview, he also sharedhis views on the state of education inWisconsin and beyond, and the cultureand climate in the Middleton-CrossPlains Area School District.

Plank was hired following the resig-nation of Denise Herrmann. The for-mer MHS principal announced shewould be taking a similar position inPaulo Alto, California beginning thisyear.

The district began the hiring processimmediately. Twenty-seven candidatesapplied for the position.

MHS associate principal, JeffKenas, who has also served as a mathteacher and Dean of Students, was theother finalist.

Plank went through two rounds ofinterviews and met with about 80 staffmembers, parents and students duringtwo open forums before being hired.

During the forums he was askedabout his views on Act 10, Common

Core, and other controversies in thedistrict and the state.

Plank was a band director before hefound himself interested in administra-tion.

I got into administration because Isaw it as a way to better ensure that Iwas the teacher I wanted to be, Plankrecollects. And so that I understoodthe global impact of what was going onin the building.

He started as an associate principalin Fort Atkinson, then a principal in thesmall, rural Durand, Wisconsin beforehe and his wife decided to return totheir hometown, Milwaukee.

Plank briefly served as principal ofBradford High School in the Kenoshadistrict. He then worked as the Visualand Performing Arts Director atStevenson High School in Licolnshire,Ilinois. Finally, Plank was a principalin Lake Villa, Illinois before his offerfrom Middleton.

Plank says he had numerous reasonsfor making the move, both personallyand professionally. His wife is ateacher in Wisconsin and he had beenworking in Illinois, often staggeringtheir schedules and not giving them aproper vacation in more than a decade.

Plank adds that he believes hisstrengths as an administrator best servea school the size of MHS.

More person-ally, Plankpoints out helikes the idea ofretiring in theMadison Area.He also lovesthe naturalbeauty that liesin the south-west region ofthe state.

I would find my way to the westernpart of Wisconsin as frequently as pos-sible to either camp or to get out on abicycle for the weekend, Plank ex-plains. From Middleton West, thatwhole southwest corner is the play-ground.

Middleton High School has a repu-tation of strong performance and highstandards. This year U.S. News andWorld Report ranked the school num-ber one in the state by looking at col-lege readiness, Math and Readingproficiency, and student-teacher ratio.

When asked if hes nervous aboutheading up the high ranking school,Plank replied that he hopes his commu-nity would hold him to the higheststandards, but his concern is the levelof pressure the students face.

I think there is a pressure that canbe good and healthy,Planks says. I

think it is a different conversationwhen we talk about what does that doto the psyche and social, emotionalwell being of students. When theyrefeeling pressure from community, par-ents, school and self imposed pressure,to perform at a certain level I am notsure I would want to change placeswith them.

On Act 10, Plank says he felt a directfinancial impact from the law becausehis wife is a Wisconsin teacher. Healso points out that things evolve and achange in teacher representation couldbe for the better.

This is an evolution of what wasrepresentation for healthy practices inthe employment setting, thats whatunions did; I dont know how neces-sary that is today, Plank explains. Ithink people are well-aware that ahappy work place is a highly function-ing workplace.

Plank says he can understand con-cerns teachers have but thinks thosecan be dealt with through open dialogand having safeguards in place in theemployee handbook.

Plank says he supports CommonCore because it fosters a global stan-dard for education in the age of aglobal economy, though he has somereservations about of the idea ofteacher accountability.

I dont know that using the termaccountability when it comes to thelives of children is really the best ap-proach, the principal says. I think itbegs some insight on whether or notyou can measure kids along the way. Iknow there is a body of research thatsays you can and a body of researchthat says you cant, but it sort of de-pends what is deemed measurable. Ihope we find a buffet of ways we canuse to measure the school.

Not unlike many school districtsacross the nation, Middleton has stu-dents who feel isolated or bullied orfall behind academically because theyare different from the majority of stu-dents. Plank says he believes all ofthese problems could improve with achange in the culture of the district.

Plank says he will be very visible tostudents and try to maintain a good rap-port. This way students know he andthe administration is listening, he says.He also points out that the new sched-ule will allow for new activities and in-tervention for marginalized students, amethod he has seen work well in thehis past.

Ive had people say, make sure totell the students how you want to be ad-dressed and I say, my name is Steve,that works, he says.

Plank

Local schools once again ace report cards

For the second straight year, morethan half of all Middleton-Cross PlainsArea School District schools signifi-cantly exceeded expectations on theSchool Report Cards, which were is-sued Tuesday by the Wisconsin De-partment of Public Instruction forevery public school in the state.

Six MCPASD schools Elm Lawn,Northside, Park, and West Middletonelementary schools, Kromrey MiddleSchool and Middleton High School were in the highest category, whileSauk Trail and Sunset Ridge elemen-tary schools and Glacier Creek MiddleSchool exceeded expectations, whichis the second-highest category.

There were 116 schools out of morethan 2,100 rated in the state that signif-icantly exceeded expectations. Another752 exceeded expectations.

There were only 16 schools out ofmore than 110 that received reportcards in Dane County that significantly

exceeded expectations. Four of thenearly 50 schools in the Madison Met-ropolitan School District received thatdistinction. The others were in Wauna-kee (3 of 6), McFarland (2 of 5) andSun Prairie (1 of 11).

A year ago, MCPASD was also theonly district in Dane County with morethan 50 percent of its schools signifi-cantly exceeding expectations on thereport cards.

Were thrilled with the results,Superintendent Don Johnson said. Allof our schools continue to perform wellabove the vast majority of schools inthe state. We know we are a destinationdistrict and a big reason for that is thequality faculty, staff and leadership wehave. Continuous improvement is apart of our District culture, and thatbenefits every student at every level.

It is the third year that DPI has is-sued school report cards. DPI also gaveschool districts an overall rating for thesecond straight year. MCPASD ex-ceeded expectations with a score of80.6, which is a 0.5 point increase froma year ago. The only Dane County dis-trict with a higher score was Waunakeewith an 82.1.

Kromrey (86.4) was the highest-

rated middle school in Dane Countyand the highest-rated brick-and-mortarmiddle school in the state. The onlyschool in Dane County with a highercore than Northside (89.0) was VanHise Elementary (90.4) in Madison.

Northside made the biggest jump ofany District school, seeing its score goup by 6.3 points. Other schools withbig increases included Sauk Trail (5.8),Park (3.9) and Glacier Creek (3.6).

MCPASD is the only district in the10-team Big Eight Conference to haveall of its schools in the top two cate-gories for the third year in a row. MHS(83.1) was also the highest-rated highschool in the Big Eight with SunPrairie second (79.2).

The only Dane County school dis-tricts to have all of their schools in thetop two categories were MCPASD (9schools rated), Waunakee (6 schoolsrated), Monona Grove (4 schoolsrated), Mount Horeb (4 schools rated),Belleville (3 schools rated), Cambridge(3 schools rated), and Deerfield (3schools rated)

We are extremely proud of theachievement of our students, Assis-tant Superintendent for EducationalServices George Mavroulis

said.These results reflect the dedica-tion of our faculty and staff to providehigh-quality instruction, and the highlevel of support we receive from fami-lies and the community.

Clark Street Community School, acharter school for students in grades 9-12, and the 21st Century ESchool foronline students, were not rated in thestate because they are new,too small orlack sufficient assessment data to re-ceive an overall accountability rating.

Six of the nine MCPASD schoolsimproved their scores from a year ago:

The DPIs School Report Cardsmeasure school performance. Eachpublic school earned a score from 0to 100 that is called an accountabilityindex score. The accountability indexis based on the schools performance infour priority areas:

Student achievement in reading andmathematics on state assessments

Student growth, measured by year-to-year improvements in achievement

Closing gaps in performance be-tween specific student groups (compar-ing English language learners,low-income students, students withdisabilities, and members of racial orethnic group with their peers)

On-track to graduation/postsec-ondary readiness, using reliable predic-tors of high school graduation andpostsecondary success

Schools can be placed in one of fivecategories, from Significantly ExceedsExpectations to Fails to Meet Expecta-tions, based on their score. The fivelevels of rating are:

Significantly Exceeds Expectations:83-100

Exceeds Expectations: 73-82.9Meets Expectations: 63-72.9Meets Few Expectations: 53-62.9Fails to Meet Expectations: 0-52.9All state public school report cards

can be found on the District websiteunder school report cards or on the DPIwebsite. The 0 to 100 accountabilityindex score is not a percent correctmeasurement, and is not similar to ascore a child might earn on a test inschool.

All nine MCPASD school reportcards, along with the District reportcard, can be found on the websiteunder School Report Cards. All statepublic school report cards can be foundon the DPI website.

by CAmERon BREnTimes-Tribune

sumes a 1 percent increase in propertyvalue for homeowners in all eight mu-nicipalities that make up the District in2014.

The Districts revenue limit is ex-pected to increase by $2.3 million. Ad-ditional money from enrollmentgrowth provides more than 40 percentof that.

State general aid to MCPASD con-tinues to drop. The Districts is ex-pected to see a 15 percent drop in state

aid from 2013-14 fiscal year. The Dis-trict received $1,311 per student in2012-13, the lowest amount for anydistrict in Dane County.

Equalization aid is only $8.2 millionout, which is why the bulk of the Dis-tricts total revenue limit of $67.5 mil-lion comes from property tax, she said.

When our aid decreases, our de-pendence on the property tax in-creases, she said.

Hallquist covered the Districts

goals and challenges for 2014-15 be-fore discussing expenditures. The pre-liminary budget approved in July haschanged because more staff is neededto cover growing enrollment, whileteachers received a 2.7 percent raiseand $125,000 to cover lane changes.She said 62 percent of expenditures areon salaries and benefits.

This budget is all about the peoplewho work here and support and helpour children, she said.

The Districts fund balance is at$17.8 million, which played a big rolein maintaining the Districts Aaa bondrating. Had the District had an A rating,it would have paid an additional $1million for the referendum because ofa higher interest rate.

Sufficient reserves have allowed theDistrict to put on an addition at SunsetRidge, do a STEM renovation at MHSand add an additional classroom atNorthside. The District is estimating

property values to rise by 1 percent. Ifthe increases are higher, the mill ratecan go down.

Johnson shared with the Board asimilar presentation to the one he gaveat the all-staff meeting in late Augustand the Get Moving Middleton cham-ber meeting earlier this month.

-From a school district press release

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Six schoolsscored in thehighest category

Horse drawn wagon rides overlooking Lake Mendota, the terminal moraine, and the Black Earth Watershed werea highlight of the event.

Nick Balster, from UW-Madisons Soil Science Department, explains whatyou can learn from digging a soil pit to Marlin and Colton Klein from CrossPlains.

Mike Healy, from Adaptive Restoration, LLC, talks about native prairiesin front of an established prairie on the Conservancy property.

Amy Rosebrough, from the Wisconsin State Historical Society, shows anearly Native American hoe with a stone point during her discussion of earlycultures on and near the Conservancy lands.

SCEnESFRomhERITAGEDAYATPoPEFARmConSERVAnCY

Heritage Day at Pope FarmConservancy took place Satur-day, Sept. 13 from 1 4 p.m.The educational event featuredfive different speakers at differ-ent stations and conservancyvisitors literally walked the his-tory of the land, learning aboutGeology, Native Peoples, Na-tive Vegetation, Western Euro-pean Immigration and theCivilian Conservation Corps inthe 1930s.

Times-Tribune photos by Jeff Martin

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The defensenever rests

With Madison La Follette comingto town last Friday, Middletons foot-ball team figured to face its toughesttest yet this season.

Thanks to another stingy effort bythe defense, it turned out to be no con-test.

After yielding an early score, theCardinals shut down the Lancers andcruised to a 28-7 Big EightConference victory in a battle ofunbeatens.

Our defense was real sharptonight, played fast, played assign-

ment football, and made plays whenplays needed to be made, Middletoncoach Tim Simon said.

La Follette (3-1 overall and in theBig Eight Conference) entered thegame ranked ninth in the latestAssociated Press state poll, whileMiddleton was just outside the top 10.This fact was not lost on senior defen-sive end Alex Wills of Middleton.

Theyre ranked No. (9) in thestate, said Wills, whose team debutedin the state rankings this week at No.8. We showed them whos better.

Middleton improved to 4-0 overalland in the Big Eight Conference andplayed like a team with something toprove.

It was great, I mean we were thebetter team, Wills said. Our coachestold us all week, we watched it on

Stellar unit leadswin over Lancersby GREGG hAmmILLSpecial to the Times-Tribune

See FooTBALL, page 20

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middletons Alex Wills (45), Joe Ludwig (48) and Max Boehnen (5) combine for a tackle in the Cardinals win overMadison La Follette last Friday.

There was plenty of enthusiasmfrom Day One.

There was excitement, eagerness,anticipation.

But even for the greatest optimistinside Middletons boys soccer pro-gram, the Cardinals remarkable starthas to come as a surprise.

Middleton won two more BigEight Conference games last week,rolling past Madison East, 4-2, lastTuesday and besting Madison LaFollette, 5-0, last Thursday. TheCardinals improved to 8-0-1 on theseason and 4-0 in the Big EightConference.

After losing 15 seniors, no oneinside the program knew exactlywhat to expect. How about a magnif-icent start that has the Cardinalsranked No. 2 in the latest WisconsinSoccer Coaches Association poll.

We were optimistic coming intothe season, but never expected to findsuccess this quickly, Middleton sen-ior defender Jordan Grapentine said.We lost a ton of seniors. Replacingthat many players is never easy.

Thankfully, Middleton hasalways had a deep program and thisyear has been no exception. Wevehad guys step in and make playswherever the team has needed them.

Cardinals senior defender RogerWaleffe agreed.

We did have a number of seniorslast year that are no longer on theteam, but we have also have lots ofyoung talent, Waleffe said. I havebeen impressed with everyone on theteam this year. Everyone works hardtogether and I think that speaks to ourstart this year.

Last week was a continuation toMiddletons sensational start.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 2-0lead against the Purgolders whenNick Bilodeau scored in the secondminute and Braden Allen had a goalin the 34th minute. East respondedwith goals in the 48th and 59thminute, and to the surprise of many,tied the game, 2-2.

But Allen scored again in the 65thminute and Ivan Khamenka scored inthe 83rd minute as the Cardinals sur-vived.

Our East game was tougher thanit should have been, Middletoncoach Ben Kollasch said. East is ascrappy team that is always lookingto overachieve and we let them hangaround well into the second half.

The ability was always there forus. We just didnt focus and lock intoour game until we got into a toughspot.

Middleton responded with animpressive performance against theLancers, scoring four second halfgoals and cruising to the win.

Allen scored on a penalty kick inthe 14th minute to give Middleton a1-0 edge. It stayed that way until the57th minute when Bilodeau scoredon an assist from senior midfielderDevin Ott to make it 2-0.

Allens goal in the 62nd minutemade it 3-0. Then Noah Steiner andKhamenka scored before thingsended.

La Follette was one of our bestgames of the season so far, Kollaschsaid.We really put together a full 90minutes of play with very few errorsand lots of great chances.We have along way to go to hit on all cylindersthe way we would like to, but thiswas a big step forward for us.

Middletons fast start has vaultedit from a team flying under the radarto one thats now firmly in the spot-light. Milwaukee Marquette tops thestate ranking, but the Cardinals havebeen on a steady rise and jumped toNo. 2 this week.

To date, Middletons players seemto be handling the extra attentionwith aplomb.

We were all very excited to see usranked so high and getting the recog-nition we deserve, Ott said. But weall know that it is just a number and itputs a bigger target on our back, sowe just have to keep performing andtaking care if business.

Grapentine agreed with his team-mate.

Yeah Im not going to lie, wewere all pretty excited when we sawourselves in the state rankings,Grapentine said. Its always nice toreceive recognition for hard work.

However, our goal for the seasonisnt to be ranked in early September.Its to win the Big Eight Conference.Our state ranking is just reinforce-ment that we are on the path toachieving this goal. It may put a bitof a target on our back, but I believethat the added competition will bringout the best in our team and will ulti-mately prepare us to make the deepplayoff run that I think we canmake.

There have three major keys to theCardinals sensational start.

One, Middletons offense has beenmore explosive than any time inrecent memory. The Cardinals have43 goals in their first nine games (4.8average), led

Ive never been on a team thatcan score as effectively as we havethis year, Grapentine said. It starts

with our outside backs getting intothe attack, is fueled by our creativecenter mids, and is polished by thespeed and finishing ability of our out-side mids and forwards. Its just funto make the ball move around like wehave been.

Two, the newcomers have steppedin and contributed from the start.That group has been fueled by a gift-ed sophomore class that includesAllen, Brendon Martin, Ryan Peytonand Christopher Geanon.

And third, Middletons bench isextremely deep, which has helped theCardinals wear down their foes.

This year I can say that I couldput any player on my roster into thegame and have confidence that theycan excel and thrive at the varsitylevel, Kollasch said. Senior tosophomore they are ready to play inpressure situations and many of themcan fill in at multiple positions at thatlevel. That creates a great atmosphereof competition around the team.

Sophomores are pushing seniorsfor playing time, and a week laterseniors are pushing sophomores forplaying time. That makes my jobreally tough, but for all the right rea-sons and it proves we have the mate-rial we need to penetrate deep intothe postseason.

Thats certainly the goal for theseCardinals. But everyone knows itwont be easy.

Big Eight foes Madison West andMadison Memorial are ranked No. 3and 4, respectively, in the latest statepoll. And both teams are inMiddletons sectional.

The rest of the schedule is linedwith challenges. But Middleton cer-tainly seems ready to handle each andevery obstacle.

Our fast start this year was defi-nitely unexpected to most people,especially since we lost many sen-iors, Ott said. But the team wasnttoo surprised because we are talentedin many positions and have a veryexplosive and dangerous offense.

Added Waleffe: This team hasbeen a ton of fun so far. I am veryhappy with how hard everyone worksfor themselves and the team.

And right now, that team is thesurprise of the state.

On deck: Middleton was at SunPrairie Tuesday at 7 p.m. TheCardinals also travel to MadisonMemorial Thursday at 7 p.m. for aconference showdown, then are at theMuskego Invitational Friday andSaturday.

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Soccer Cards continue upward climbMiddleton No. 2in latest state pollby RoB REISChELTimes-Tribune

WISCONSIN SOCCERCOACHES

ASSOCIATION POLLDivision 1

1. Marquette2. Middleton3. Madison West4. Madison Memorial5. Green Bay PrebleHonorable mention: Beloit

Memorial, Menomonee Falls, EauClaire Memorial, Kettle Moraine.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Ivan Khamenka and Middletons boys soccer team have jumped to No. 2 inthe latest state poll.

Progress. Growth. Improvement.Thats what Franco Marcos is hop-

ing to get with his extremely youngMiddleton girls volleyball team. Andthats exactly what the Cardinals gavetheir head coach last week.

Middleton opened the week with atough, 3-0, loss to Verona lastTuesday. But the Cardinals reboundedwith a 3-0 win over Madison East lastThursday, and a second place finish atthe Appleton West Invite lastSaturday.

It was a good week and weshowed a lot of improvement as theweek went on, Marcos said. I amreally excited about this team.

Marcos was excited about his team,even after it lost to Verona, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22. Thats because he saw histeam get better as the match went on.

Logan Welti had 11 kills and 12digs for Middleton, while RachelSeverson had 12 assists. Amber Karnhad nine digs, while Cole Jordee hadsix blocks and seven kills.

It was a very competitive matchbut they were the better team thatnight, Marcos said. I was veryhappy with the overall performance of

our players. Our kids played hard and the fans

got the treat that they expected. Ourplayers grew as the match went on andthey never gave up. Overall, I was

pleased with our performance.Middleton followed that with a 25-

10, 25-12, 25-13 win over MadisonEast.

KateLyn Robson had three aces

and eight assists, while MorganRoberts had three aces. Welti hadseven kills and Karn had three acesand 10 digs.

Elizabeth Keller had three aces and

five kills, Meghan Bayer had threeblocks, and Jordee had two aces, threeblocks and seven assists.

It was a great opportunity to workon some plays that did not work(against Verona) and get ready for theweekend tournament, Marcos said.

Middleton then shined at theAppleton West Invite, despite not hav-ing two of its starters who were takingcollege entrance exams.

The Cardinals started with a 25-18,25-20 win over Winneconne, thenbested Waupaca, 25-15, 25-16.Middleton then lost its final match inpool play to Appleton East, 25-22, 25-21.

In the semifinals, Middleton top-pled Stevens Point, 25-18, 22-25, 15-6.

Audrey Hinshaw had seven kills,while Welti had eight kills and 12digs. Keller had six kills, while Jordeehad three aces, three kills and nineassists.

In the title match, Appleton Eastbested the Cardinals, 25-22, 29-27.

Welti had three aces, 10 kills and14 digs, while Severson had eightassists and Hinshaw had six kills.Karn added nine digs, Bayer had threeblocks and Jordee had eight assists.

It was a great match and we leftthe fans wanting more, Marcos said.

On deck: Middleton hostedMadison La Follette Tuesday, then isat Sun Prairie Thursday at 6:30 p.m.The Cardinals then host the MiddletonInvitational Saturday beginning at 8a.m.

Ben White couldnt wait to startgetting answers.

When he did, Middletons boysvolleyball coach liked what he discov-ered.

The Cardinals went to the power-packed Racine Invite last Saturdayand met some of the states eliteteams. Middleton more than held itsown, going 2-1-1 on the day.

We found when healthy we can gotoe-to-toe with most of the best,White said.

Middleton opened with a 21-10,21-15 win over Homestead, thencruised past Kenosha Indian Trail, 21-11, 21-14. The Cardinals split setswith Kettle Moraine, 21-15, 12-21,then lost to Germantown 23-21, 21-15.

James Caldwell led the Cardinalswith 23 kills, 12 digs, six blocks andfour aces. Nolan Schoonveld had 19kills and Derek Kalvin had 45 assists.Blake Sprecher added 11 blocks andThomas Robson had 14 digs.

The lone dark cloud came whenSchoonveld suffered a knee injuryagainst Germantown and didntreturn. His status moving forward wasuncertain.

I was proud of the way we playedon Saturday as we did a lot of goodthings, White said.

In Middletons win overHomestead, Caldwell and Schoonveld

combined for 11 of the Cardinals 13kills.

We quickly learned (Homestead)could play defense, White said. Wehad to step it up.

In Middletons win over KenoshaIndian Trail, the Cardinals had eightblock kills, including four bySprecher. Kalvin also got several peo-ple involved, and Jordan Futch andAndrew Gardner had multiple kills.

The Cardinals then split with KettleMoraine, as Caldwell and Schoonveldcombined for 12 of Middletons 13kills.

The match against Kettle Morainewas a great experience for us, Whitesaid. Kettle Moraine is in our sec-tional, so to make state we know weare going to have to beat them andthey are one of the top 10 teams instate. We proved that we can beatthem. We also learned that they caneasily beat us, so we have a lot to workon.

Middleton then facedGermantown, which lost in the statefinals a year ago.

In Game 1, Germantown led, 21-20, and was serving for the gamewhen Schoonveld delivered a hugekill to tie the game at 21. But it camewith a price, as Schoonveld suffered aknee injury that ended his day.

The injury looked bad, but wedont know the extent of the injury atthis time, White said Monday. Itwas tough for the guys to recover afterthat.

Indeed.Germantown scored the next two

points and captured the game, 23-21.The Warhawks then jumped out to a10-4 lead in Game 2 and cruised

home