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MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012

A cancer support community by any other name...

Gildas Club in Middleton will become Cancer Support Community Southwest Wisconsin in January. Those within the organization say the decision was made to help make the facilitys services as inclusive as possible. Only the name will change; the organization will continue to provide emotional support, cancer education and wellness activities for the whole family, according to the board of directors. Since 2008, Gildas Club has provided such services for cancer patients and their loved ones. The shift comes to align with the national office to provide additional support services to thousands of patients and their families who face cancer diagnoses and need extra support each year in Wisconsin. The formal name change announcement took place on Thursday of last week with a ribbon cutting and grand re-opening celebration at the Cancer Support Community clubhouse located at 7907 UW Health Court in Middleton. Executive director Lannia Stenz said the event was a celebration intended to help move Gildas forward together to become Cancer Support Community Southwest Wisconsin. Stenz said she also hoped to clear up some misconceptions about the change. Some of you may have seen news coverage of the change on the web and I want to tell you that much of the information out there is not correct, she said. The name change is not happening because we are forgetting Gilda and our national organization, the Cancer Support Community, did not mandate the change. In fact, our local board deliberated at length, weighing the pros and cons of the name change, she continued. In the end we chose to move forward as Cancer Support Community SW Wisconsin because the name so clearly describes what we do and who we serve. Stenz said the legacy of late comedian Gilda Radner will always be an important part of the past, present and future of our organization. Locally, we will continue to honor Gildas legacy in large and small ways: our run will be Gildas Run for the Cancer Support Community, our support group rooms will continue to bear the names of Gildas many characters, and our beautiful paintings of Gilda will remain exactly where they are, she said. Visit gildasclubmadison.org or call 608-828-8880 to learn more.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Pictured from left to right: Michael Schlageter, Mayor Kurt Sonnetag, Michael Hughes, Wayne Harris, Linda Zimdars, John Litscher, Wendy Johnson, Lannia Stenz (at podium), Cindy Alvarez, Jan DeAtley, Mary Kreuger, Joyce Siefering, Darren Fortney and Scott Ducke. All present in the photo except for the mayor and Stenz are on the board of directors.

Pheasant Friends team up with Mayor left untethered on CARPC fee proposal MHS on service learning
The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy and Middleton High School recently collaborated on the creation of a pilot program designed to help meet the schools new Service Learning requirement. As a result, more than 450 freshman biology students recently participated in two field trips within the Conservancy. The first field trip focused on hands-on learning, giving students the opportunity to make observations and take measurements in the prairies of the Conservancy. Guided by naturalists, the students learned about seed dispersal methods, native and invasive plants, insects and weather conditions that all play a part in the See FRIENDS, page 25 Members of the Middleton Common Council appeared nonplussed by the Capital Area Regional Planning Commissions proposed fee change, but they declined to take an official stance on the issue at a meeting last week. CARPC is planning fees that would be charged to municipalities. They asked for cities to weigh in and Middleton has chosen to leave Mayor Kurt Sonnentag untethered, as District 3 alderwoman put it, when representing this communitys interests in the matter on the CARPC board. The Dane County Cities and Villages Association (DCCVA) membership voted at its meeting on September 26 to recommend various comprehensive changes to CARPC operations and governance structure. At that meeting, the DCCVA membership delayed action on the proposal that would require application fees at the time a municipality submits a request for a sanitary sewer extension approval after the urban service area is approved.

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