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MLK Jr. Forum on Social Action Held Saturday
Above: The dance troupe #GK4LIFE performed on Jan. 19 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Forum for Social Action;
Below: Tamera Stanley and the Mount Zion Baptist Church music ministry leads the group in singing “Lean On Me,”
opening the forum at the Performing Arts Center at Middleton High School.
By Rob Westerlund
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–The Middle-
ton High School Performing
Arts Center was home to a cele-
bration of the Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. Day holiday on Jan. 19.
On a cold afternoon, hun-
dreds of people of a diverse
background warmed themselves
to music provided by Tamera
Stanley and the Mount Zion
Baptist Church music ministry
and dance by the #GK4LIFE
dance troupe, a group of Gla-
cier Creek and Kromrey Middle
School students who provided a
powerful hip hop expression for
the forum. Dom Ricks, Dean of
Students, moved the crowd with
spoken word poetry which ex-
pressed a need for understand-
ing in our community and how
the movie, “Spiderman: Into
the Spider-Verse,” offered the
rare pleasure of seeing a black
superhero as a model to whom
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Opinion 4
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School 11-12
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young men of color can look
up to.
The central message which
Percy Brown, Jr. and his uncle,
Charles Brown, brought to the
audience was struggle expe-
rienced in the desegregation
of schools in the South in the
years following the Supreme
Court ruling in Brown vs. The
Board of Education. Charles
Brown, originally of Rosedale,
Mississippi, who recently cele-
brated his 44th year as a college
instructor at Madison College,
gave a heartfelt testimonial to
his life as a young man who
was a participant in the deseg-
regation of his school.
Charles Brown said, “There
are thousands of stories like
mine, but they’ve never been
told or shared. I was faced with
many hardships and seemingly
insurmountable barriers and
struggles during the ‘60s. I was
born and raised in a segregated
town that did not allow white
and black children to go to the
same school.” He explained the
challenges of being one of the
first black children in his town
to enroll in the all-white school,
how his teachers discouraged
him, and how he couldn’t com-
MIDDLETON
Rob Westerlund-Times Tribune
pete in athletic events due to
death threats.
After Charles Brown painted
a picture of the early years after
Jim Crow laws were struck
down, Percy Brown, Jr. shared
about how these struggles con-
tinue today Percy Brown, Jr.
comes from a family of civil
rights activists who fought for
equal rights in the South during
the 1950s and ‘60s in Bolivar
County, MS. Percy’s father, un-
cles and aunts were part of the
first wave of blacks to desegre-
gate white schools.
Brown, Jr. spoke about the
challenges of integrating into
the all-white Memorial high
school in Madison in 1984. He
clarified that the need for inte-
gration, per Brown vs. Board
of Education, is still needed
today, and that there is the in-
verse problem to segregation,
in which white, wealthy people
flee the inner city and schools
and move to the suburbs, leav-
ing city schools which are now
underfunded and lacking in
equality of education.
Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings,
the Kellner Family Distin-
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By Michelle Phillips people who are well intended
Times-Tribune and justify their actions by
MIDDLETON–A Middle- claiming the context makes it
ton High School staff mem- appropriate. As a black man
ber was put on paid leave last and not speaking from my role
week after using a racial slur in MCPASD, to explicitly state
not once, but twice, in front of the ‘N’ word with ‘ER’ at the
students. The incident, which end should never be used in any
came just days before Dr. Mar- context by a white American
tin Luther King Jr. Day, may and especially in an educational
have surprised some in the setting with children. My hope
district, but not Percy Brown, is that this is an expectation
Director of Equity & Student for school districts across our
Achievement in the Middleton greater community, state and
Cross Plains Area School Dis- nation,” Brown stated.
trict (MCPASD), who noted in- Perry Hibner, MCPASD
cidents have been occurring in Communications Director and
the neighboring Madison Met- superintendent, George Mav-
ropolitan School District in the roulis agree that racial slurs in
last few months. the schools are not something
“Furthermore, our national that will be tolerated in the dis-
climate has given people per- trict. The employee who made
mission to become racially and the comments is currently
culturally insensitive. Unfortu-
nately, it can also occur with See Slur, page 5
Council Approves
Utility Rate Increase,
Referendum Planned
for April Ballot
By Cameron Bren taining public safety.”
Times-Tribune While the council approved
MIDDLETON–Middleton the resolution unanimously,
residents will be asked to raise mayor Gurdip Brar has been
their storm water utility rate one of the most vocal critics.
from $15 to $45 per ERU for “I am opposed to the storm
a five-year period in the spring water utility referendum in
election. The city council ap- April 2019 because we have no
proved a referendum question reliable estimate of what it will
to appear on the April 2 ballot cost to repair and what FEMA,
that will allocate the revenue DNR and other funding sources
specifically to storm water will pay,” Brar said. “Repair
runoff infrastructure improve- estimates for one project vary
ments in the Pheasant Branch from $130K to $700K, we do
Creek Corridor, Tiedeman and not yet have repair estimates
Stricker Ponds. which we can trust.”
City alders had varying opin- Brar added he would be more
ions about how the storm water receptive to a referendum if it
runoff improvements could was held next year. He said
be funded, but unanimously the council approved it for the
agreed that the question should spring because they will have
be put to voters. a better chance of it passing
Council president Susan while the damage is fresh on
West, who proposed the initial peoples’ minds.
storm water utility, brought the Brar said the city is expect-
resolution for a referendum to ing to get a detailed report on
the council. She said for her it is costs for repairs in February.
about more than repairing dam- Meeting with FEMA officials
age from August flooding. are by end of January and the
“If there had been people in city is in the process of apply-
the creek corridor when one ing for grants.
of those walls of water came The issue West points out
through, I don’t know that they is that the referendum needed
could survive,” West stated. “I to be approved by January 19
feel very strongly that we need to appear on the April ballot.
to get it repaired not only for
the aesthetic thing but for main- See Increase, page 3
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Forum Continued from page 1 Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy
Annual Meeting Outlines Highs and Lows

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Percy Brown, Director of Equity & Student Achievement
in the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District spoke at
Cameron Bren-Times Tribune
a social action forum in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. on Jan. 19. Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy Board member, Lyman Wible, addresses the Friends volunteers at the group’s
annual breakfast on Jan. 19.
guished Professor in Urban that culturally relevant teachers
Education at the University of “engage in the world and others By Cameron Bren accomplishment of the organi- Forestry Matt Amundson. serving children through se-
Wisconsin-Madison, shared critically.” Times-Tribune zation over the last year as well Board treasurer Pam Shannon niors, Shannon said. Several
closing comments concern- Critical Consciousness will MIDDLETON–The Friends of as the challenges, namely the spoke for the organization’s volunteer workdays were held,
ing the state of education in present the Black Excellence Pheasant Branch Conservancy, substantial damage caused by president Lloyd Weber who and winter workdays are now
the state and in Dane County. Lecture Series with Percy a nonprofit formed in 1995 fo- the August flood. Guest speak- was not able to attend. Shannon posted for those interested in
Known for her groundbreaking Brown, Jr., and other presenters cused on restoration and main- ers included Dane County Di- reviewed the accomplishments getting involved. Shannon said
work in critical race theory and on Tuesday nights during the tenance in the conservancy, rector of Land & Resources of the board and all its commit- the organization was also able
culturally relevant pedagogy, month of February at Kromrey held its 2019 annual meeting Department Laura Hicklin and tees over the last year. to offer monthly conservancy
Ladson-Billings work and re- Middle School cafetorium in on January 19. City of Middleton Director of The board was able to deliver

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Youth Center Director Presents New Programming Model to City Council
By Cameron Bren
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–Middleton
Youth Center Director Gabrielle
Hinahara presented to the com-
mon council a new program
model which was launched this
school year at the center. The
model includes a mentoring
program, weekly mini courses
and a high school job training/
paid internship program. While
little data is yet available, Hina-
hara said the program model is
showing signs of success. She
also touched on the enrollment
at the center which has out-
paced the capacity resulting in
a waitlist.
Hinahara explained how
the mentoring program works.
Each staff member is respon-
sible for mentoring six to 15
students. Students were given
a choice of which staff mem-
ber with whom they would be
matched. Each staff member
also has one designated day
each week set aside for one-
on-one mentor meetings with
their students, 298 total mentor
meetings have been held so far,
she said.
Time-sensitive behavior
meetings occasionally take
place at Kromrey during the
school day as well, Hinahara
said. Mentor meetings focus
on relationship-building,
goal-setting, behavior plan-
ning, academic accountability,
and self-care practices. Men-
tor meetings also help staff to
identify students and families
in need of additional resources
and support, she added.
The mentoring focuses on
students who attend the cen-
ter three days of the week or
more. Currently 55 students are
participating. Hinahara shared
the demographics of the group
LOCAL
identifying that 60 percent are
students of color, 57 percent are
from families with low-income,
26 percent have individual-
ized education plans or special
needs.
Hinahara says the mentoring
allows staff to have more per-
sonal problem-solving inter-
ventions and communication,
which she correlates with a de-
crease in the number of suspen-
sions. Last year, two students
had between five and nine in-
school suspensions. She notes
while it’s only halfway through
the school year there is only
one student with more than five
in-school suspensions this year.
Regarding out-of-school
suspensions, last year one stu-
dent had less than five and four
students had between five and
nine. This year two students
have less than five while only
one has between five and nine.
Hinahara said the data is not
yet available to make quantita-
tive comparisons in academic
performance between this year
and last year but she is aware
that there is a need for academic
assistance. In the fall 2018-
2019 assessment 45 percent of
mentees were below proficient
in reading and 38 percent of
mentees were below proficient
in Math.
The mini-courses run weekly
for one month, allowing for lon-
ger-term projects, skill build-
ing, better program planning,
and more student involvement
in design and implementation,
she said.
In the first semester 58 stu-
dents participated in a mini-
courses. Mini courses included
the subjects such as baking,
photography, soccer, radio
club, exploring Spanish, finger
knitting, holiday cooking and
Minecraft club.
The high school job training/
paid internship is aimed at high
school students who are youth
center graduates or volunteers,
Hinahara said. They are respon-
sible for leading or co-leading
at least one program.
She said it fits into a larger
goal shared with the school dis-
trict to provide more support
for youth center students after
eighth grade and to “grow our
own” diverse staff team.
The center is working with
school district officials to find
more space and funding as en-
rollment is at an all-time high.
Average daily attendance
has steadily increased since the
center reopened in 2014, Hina-
hara said. It started at 16 stu-
dents per day and is now at 48
per day with 33 more students
on a wait list. She said there
will likely be very few open-
ings until summer enrollment
begins in April.
Hinahara said the center is
actively seeking donations and
has raised $4,490 so far this
year and $6,940 last year. Do-
nations are used to pay part-
time staff.
Hinahara along with the
Middleton Assistant Director
for Recreation Rebecca Price
and City Administrator Mike
Davis are meeting with school
district administration in Febru-
ary to discuss the future home
of the center as the Clark Street
Community School, where the
Youth Center programming is
also held, is planned be con-
verted to a 4K building during
the district’s construction and
renovation projects passed in
referendum.

Free Memory Second Annual Gio’s Garden Fundraiser Feb. 8.

MADISON–A follow-up
fundraiser to last year’s suc-
Screenings Offered cessful inaugural “Gio’s Gar-
den Wintery Affair” is being
held again at Smart Toyota on
at Middleton Library Feb. 8, from 7-11 p.m. The tick-
eted event is open to all who
MIDDLETON–Free memory screenings will be provided wish to make a difference in the
by staff from the Aging and Disability Resource Center at the lives of families with children
Middleton Public Library on Feb. 7 from 1-4 p.m. with special needs.
A memory screening is a wellness tool that helps identify Families with a child with
possible changes in memory. It also creates a baseline so fu- special needs cannot, despite
ture changes can be monitored. Specialists from the Aging & their best efforts, have full con-
Disability Resource Center will provide these free 15-minute trol over every aspect of care-
memory screenings and will have information about memory giving without some outside
clinics, brain health, and local resources that are available. assistance. That’s why Gio’s
Garden, a therapeutic respite
Sign up in advance by calling the reference desk at 608-
center for children six-years old
827-7403. The screening with take place in study room C on
and younger with special needs,
the library’s lower level.
opened their doors to the Madi-
son area community in 2012.

Annual Oratorical Gio’s Garden grew out of an

overwhelming sense of frustra-
tion parents encounter when

Contest to be Held by constantly tending to the care

that a child with disabilities
needs. In this case, the child in
Middleton Optimists question is a youngster named
Giovanni Giordan. Gio’s health
MIDDLETON–The Middleton Optimist Club is again inviting issues included suffering from
area students under the age of 19 as of Oct. 1, 2018, to participate more than 80 seizures a day and
in the 2019 Middleton Optimist Oratorical Contest. Students are undergoing three brain surger-
to prepare a speech of between four and five minutes in length ies.
on this year’s topic: “Is there a Fine Line Between Optimism and Despite his severe medical
Reality?” The winner of our local contest will receive a medallion needs, though, Gio’s family
and $50 gift certificate, which can be used at Middleton-area busi- did not have access to in home-
nesses. Top finishers can also progress to district, regional, and respite care. His parents soon
world championship contests and potentially win college scholar- realized he wasn’t the only one.
ships. Reaching out to other parents in
Applications must be delivered to the club contest chair by similar situations, they realized
March 7, and the club contest will take place on March 11, 5 p.m., there was a strong and urgent
need for outside assistance.
at the Middleton Public Library. For more information and to ob-
They, like other parents, could
tain a contest application, please contact club contest chair Eric A.
not do everything for their child
Baker by phone at 608-283-1783, or email at ebaker@boardman-
while also holding down jobs,
clark.com.
taking care of other siblings,
Optimist International is one of the world’s largest service club
and trying to maintain a “nor-
organizations, with 80,000 members in nearly 3,000 local clubs
mal” life. Collectively, these
in 20 different countries. Carrying the motto “Bringing Out the parents decided they needed a
Best in Youth, in our Communities, and in Ourselves,” Optimists break…and they were going to
conduct positive service projects that reach more than six million do something about it.
young people each year. To learn more about the Middleton Op- Gio’s parents, along with
timist Club or Optimists International, visit www.middletonopti- their newfound circle of other
mists.org. parents with children with
Guests at last year’s Gio’s Garden Winter affair enjoyed drinks, food and entertainmanet
while raising moneu for the children’s respite facility for those with special needs.
special needs, worked to raise
funds and awareness in order
to open Gio’s Garden in Mid-
dleton. In its first year, Gio’s
Garden provided 225 hours of
respite to area families. Today,
it offers upwards of 1,100 hours
of much needed respite every
month!
“Respite is an opportunity
for a child to spend time away
from parents and family,” says
Gio’s Garden’s executive di-
rector Val Madsen. “Having a
child at our facility for a few
hours a week helps to start tran-
sition the child into a preschool
or school setting so that it is not
the first time the child is away
from mom or dad. It is also a
great opportunity for parents
to take care of the things they
need to do, such as run errands,
spend time with the other chil-
dren in the family, rest, read a
book, visit with a friend, attend
any appointments, have a date
night and to get things done that
need to be done.”
Madsen says that by utiliz-
ing Geo’s Garden’s services,
families can have a worry-free
period apart from caregiv-
ing while knowing their child
is in good hands, having fun,
and making progress towards
their goals. More about Gio’s
Garden’s respite services can
be found at giosgarden.org/ser-
vices/.
““Your
Your Co
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Complete
plette FFamily
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The second annual Gio’s
Garden Wintry Affair benefit
at Smart Toyota, 5901 Odana
Road, Madison, will feature
“Food, Wine, Chocolate &
All That Jazz” with music by
Madison-based band The Blue
Olives. There will also be all-
you-can-eat heavy appetizers
and sweets and complimentary
beer and wine. Tickets can be
purchase via the Gio’s Garden
website at giosgarden.org.
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There is no fall election in 2019 so the
referendum would have had to wait another
year.
Brar said the city needs to work with the
greater community to address the runoff is-
sues.
“Our immediate challenge is to address
how not to have floods even if we have
heavy rains like on 8/20/18,” Brar said.
“Big part of our water comes from Madi-
son, Springfield and other communities.
This means working with Madison, Dane
County and other communities where our
storm water comes from. Let us not put
cart before the horse. If we do not do this,
we will repair our facilities to be damaged
again. We are smarter than that.”
West said the problem is that the city
needs the money now to start the planning,
engineering and construction while the
funds from FEMA would be reimburse-
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will likely take years to implement.
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Opinion
MICHELLE’S In recent years researchers have
gained a renewed interest in
I remember that the director at
the aquarium had told the news
or two, here or there, since.
When I was fact checking this
curious if it would have the same
effect on the octopi.

Musings
BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Octopi
I’ve been thinking about oc-
topi a lot lately, and yes, I meant
to say octopi instead of octo-
puses.
In regard to the cephalopods,
let’s start there. I am old school
and I still use an “i” to signify
plural when speaking of things
like octopi, fungi, etc. I don’t
like the word octopuses, to me
it makes it seem as though the
offender does not know that the
word is really octopi.
I am also fascinated by the
eight-legged creatures that range
in size from inches to yards in
length. They are very intelligent
and there are plenty of videos
floating around on the Internet
to prove how agile and crafty
they are. They can walk on land,
they can squeeze through the ti-
niest spots and open object like
jars and coconut shells with their
tentacles. They can shape shift
and become flush with different
colors for camouflage.
They most certainly have the
most advanced brain of any in-
vertebrate or cephalopod, which
also includes some creatures
with exoskeletons, like clams.
them. In many ways their brains
are like those of humans, includ-
ing their neurons.
Octopi also happen to be very
delicious.
This intelligence, you see,
is why I began to have a moral
dilemma concerning my con-
sumption of the sea animals. I
love nothing more than a piece
of tako sushi or pickled octopus
and seaweed salad when I visit a
Japanese restaurant.
I began to question my deci-
sion to eat it after I read a story
in the Washington Post two or
three years ago about an octopus
named Inky at an aquarium in
New Zealand. Inky escaped from
his enclosure walked across the
floor, went through a drainpipe
to ocean freedom. The self-lib-
erated octopus was never seen
again.
outlet that Inky’s behavior was
not abnormal and that octopi
are curious creatures that are
constantly observing their sur-
roundings. It was unusual that
he would go to the drain pipe
because in other reports of es-
capes at different aquariums the
animals have gone to the closet
body of water.
I eat other animals but was
vegetarian for about five years.
I eat more fish and poultry than
anything else, and I’m okay with
it. For some reason, though,
Inky’s story stuck with me. I felt
guilty about eating the tender,
ocean delicacy. So, I stopped.
Cold turkey. I think Henry, the
owner of my favorite Cedar
Rapids, sushi restaurant, was
confused the first couple of times
octopus was not part of my order.
Although I have ordered a piece
column, I came across another
octopus tale from an aquarium in
Bermuda. It was sneaking out of
its own aquarium at night, going
into other aquariums and eating
the inhabitants.
“How cleaver and barbaric!”
I thought. “Maybe I can eat you
after all.”
All of this thought of octopi
was spawned by the last octopus
related thing I am going to bring
up, scientific research testing the
effects of MDMA (ecstasy) on
their brains. Yes, you read that
right, scientists gave the party
drug, ecstasy, to California two-
spotted octopi. The animals are
loners, and ecstasy is a drug that
makes humans more social and
touchy-feely, so researchers were
They put five of them in an
MDMA bath and found that they
did become more social with
one another, ignoring their fa-
vorite objects in favor of touch-
ing one another. The experiment
conducted at Johns Hopkins
University, was testing whether
or not the serotonin transport
system was the same for octopi
as humans. As it turns out, it is,
proving the theory that serotonin
is an important factor in the so-
cial behavior of both octopi and
vertebrates.
This did not help in regard to
whether or not I should nosh on
the yummy and fascinating crea-
tures of the sea–the intelligent,
curious and agile octopus. I guess
I’ll just play it by ear next time.

GeiGer vory meal.

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“I think the font was Helvet-
ica,” I cried. “Maybe Geneva. I

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by Matt Geiger, Editor
Only One
As I left the supermarket, I
strapped my baby daughter into
her stroller. Then I piled bag after
bag of groceries on top of her,
wedged them into small crevices
beside her, beneath her, and any-
where I thought something might
possibly stay put during the walk
home.
A container of milk was com-
pressed tightly into the little shelf
my growing bald spot receives
the sun’s soothing, carcinogenic
rays in all its naked glory. I had
no cares, and no worries. My
daughter cooed and gurgled hap-
pily, so while I could not see her
as I walked, I knew she was en-
joying herself.
Then, as I continued to stroll,
she went silent.
When we got home, I began
removing the various bags and
sacks. I gathered up the stray
literally overflowing with food!”
I thought. “That flier, and I guess
the shopping bags, were the only
non-edible things in there! Why
didn’t you eat some of the bread
that I crammed in there, right
next to your head?”
She smiled and laughed, her
breath carrying with it the dis-
tinct odor of “This Week Only!”
deals.
“She’s going to die,” I thought.
“What have I done?”
Back then, before four years of
parenting taught us that children
can eat, fall off of, and get into
just about anything without being
permanently harmed, I was terri-
fied. We had debated which color
can’t be sure!”
She listened patiently, then
asked a question I hadn’t been
anticipating.
“So, how many of these fliers
did she eat?”
“One,” I said. “It was the size
of a piece of paper. A regular
piece of paper. Eleven-by-some-
thing, I think.”
“She’ll be fine. Call us back,
or take her to urgent care, if she
ever eats several of them in one
sitting.”
“Really?”
“Sure. She’ll be fine. But
again, please make sure to con-
tact someone if she eats, like,
three or four of them.” IWitnessBullying.org

beneath her seat, its BPA-free
plastic being put to the test as
it endured pressure from below
and above. Eggs trembled pre-
cariously as they jutted out of
the drink holder adjacent to the
handlebar.
It looked like a variation on
the medieval donkey aesthetic,
with everything we owned pre-
cariously affixed to a single,
teetering mode of transportation.
Instead of pots and pans clanging
on the side, we had dangling bags
of cereal and fruit.
I gave her a bright yellow flier,
full of coupons, deals and spe-
cials, to play with.
As we walked home, I felt the
sun on my shoulders. I enjoyed
the particularly intense tingling
on the apex of my head, where
containers of peanut butter and
yogurt that had gone rogue and
struck out on their own during the
journey, finding their ways out of
the bags and into the depths and
recesses of the stroller.
When I reached my kid and
unstrapped her, I noticed the flier
was gone.
“It must have fallen out on the
walk home,” I thought. “I hate to
litter, but who knows where it is
now.”
Then, as I carried her into the
house, I noticed ink smeared onto
her little finger tips, like a crimi-
nal who had just been booked.
All around her mouth, I saw
traces of the yellow supermar-
ket flyer. Inside her little maw, I
found the final bite of what had
apparently been a delicious, sa-
lentils would be easiest on her di-
gestion for hours. We read about
strawberry allergies for months
before taking that plunge.
And now she had eaten col-
ored paper and toxic ink. It was
the end of the world.
When I called the Poison Con-
trol hotline, I reached a woman
whose general apathy toward my
situation was a calming, pallia-
tive balm for my psychological
wounds.
I explained the situation to her
in unremitting detail, having to
back up and retrace my steps to
explain the kind of tires on the
stroller (“it has shocks, so the
ride is pretty smooth,” I said)
what “Expedition Bread” is, and
what kinds of savings the van-
ished flyer had offered.
“I really don’t think I’m capa-
ble of that level of negligence,”
I thought. But just to be sure, I
saved the Poison Control hotline
number. You never can be too
safe.
I think it’s a story I’ll tell my
daughter, who’s not a baby any-
more, as she continues growing
up. Whenever she makes a mis-
take, which is probably insignifi-
cant, but which will inevitably
feel absolutely enormous, I’ll try
to be like that woman.
Whenever she makes a mis-
take, or you make a mistake, or I
make a mistake, it might be good
to sit back, think, “Only one?”
and realize that everything will
probably be fine, after all.

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LOCAL
Friends Continued from page 2

day programs.
The board organized a fundrais-
ing campaign dubbed “Give
more to restore” with the goal
of purchasing a truck and in-
creasing hours for the park co-
ordinator position.
“We raised the money quickly
and as it turned out that was
a good thing,” Shannon said
leading into a description of the
year’s challenges.
“The big story of the year, of
course was the August flood-
ing, devastating flooding,”
Shannon said. “It wiped out
the entire creek corridor caus-
ing widespread damage totaling
an estimated several millions of
dollars.”
Following the damage was a
swell of community support.
“There was an outpouring
of community support and it
made us realize just how much
people value and appreciate the
conservancy and how devastat-
ing a loss it was to not be able
to go in and walk the trails and
participate like they normally
do,” Shannon said.
The board got work straight
away setting up another fun-
draising appeal so that funds
would be available for repair
and restoration work begins
after a period of deliberative
planning.
Shannon said the appeal drew
contributions from local busi-
nesses including Newcomb
Construction, Prairie Cafe and
Capital Brewery. There were
also many personal donations,
Shannon said. Altogether the
contributions reached more
than $140,000 and money is
still coming in, Shannon said.
“It is an incredible outpouring
of support and it is very heart-
warming,” Shannon said. “We
are also pleased to report that
the Friends membership has
grown about 15 percent over
the last year which is also a
great development.”
Shannon said the board is sup-
ported by its numerous com-
mittees and touched on those
contributions.
Restoration and management
committee led the fundraising
campaign for the truck and in-
creased hours, managed the
intern program, coordinated
more than 3,000 hours of work
from volunteers, oversaw ar-
mored trails installation, which
prevent erosion, and worked
on cooperative initiatives with
county and City of Middleton.
The committee is also sponsor-
ing a study group to help vol-
unteers become state certified
in applying pesticides.
The education committee held
40 courses on environmental
education and also worked with
middle and high school stu-
dents. Kromrey Middle School
and Middleton High School
students both held fundraisers
which each raised over $1,000
for the conservancy.
The ad hoc accessibility and
use committee started a few
years ago to work on making
conservancy more usable for
seniors and those with physi-
cal and cognitive disabilities,
Shannon said. This year the
board voted to make a perma-
nent committee and also tasked
it with tracking how people use
the conservancy and resolving
user conflicts.
Watershed committee applied
for and received grant from
the Clean Lakes Alliance to
conduct a park barrier feasibil-
ity study. Committee members
have been carrying out surveys,
doing stream monitoring and
identifying water trails.
The development and market-
ing committee managed the
Prairie Chase Run/Walk. It is
also working on revised web-
site to be revealed later this
year, Shannon said.
The governance committee re-
cruited and trained new board
members. Three board mem-
bers were elected this year to
replace retirees.
Dane County Director of Land
& Resources Department Laura
Hicklin thanked the Friends for
their efforts.
“Dane County now owns about
14,000 acres of parkland and
conservancy throughout the
county and there is no property
that has benefitted more from
the work of volunteers than the
Middleton Residents Encouraged to
Join Committees and Commissions
MIDDLETON–The city will
have committee and commis-
sion vacancies as current mem-
bers will be completing their
term in April 2019. Those who
would like to apply to serve on
any of these committees and
commissions, should fill out
the committee application form
Pheasant Branch Conservancy,” She also reviewed numerous public mitigation fund which
Hicklin said. “When we think education and restoration initi- provides funding for projects
of Pheasant Branch at Dane ates the county is working on that could reduce the impact of
County, we think of the land, including an education trailer a future event.
but we think of the Friends first to inform the public on the con- Amundson said city staff are
and really appreciate all your nection between rainfall and still in the process of working
efforts and what you’ve done to the water shed and volunteer with FEMA officials sorting out
make it a treasure in our com- networks for prairie planting what qualifies for public assis-
munity.” and wetland restoration. tance and public mitigation.
Hicklin said the county needs Middleton Director of Public Currently two large planning
to work with local communities lands, Recreation & Forestry projects are happening at the
and be more flexible to achieve Matt Amundson reviewed pho- city level Amundson said. That
common goals. She said the tos of the damage caused by the includes assessing stream bank
county’s 2019 budget includes August flooding. stabilization, which will be a
funds to potentially expand Amundson said in terms of collaboration with the DNR,
conservancy. relief there are three pools and a study is underway to
“I can’t say enough on the value of funding available through identify treatment options for
of expanding our resource and FEMA. The city submitted erosion on west side of conser-
making sure that it is large six applications for hazard vancy.
enough to be a viable system mitigation which had an early Amundson noted that a master
that provides both the ecosys- deadline though none were ap- plan for the conservancy was
tem services that we all expect proved. Amundson said that also funded in the 2019 budget,
it and recreational opportuni- funding usually goes towards which hadn’t been done since
ties,” Hicklin said. “If it is large home relocation which was not 1998.
enough those two concepts needed in Middleton. The Friends have been essential
don’t have to conflict with one Another FEMA fund is the pub- in getting the best use out of the
another.” lic assistance fund which is for land, Amundson said. The city
Hicklin said the county is plan- governmental entities that made would not have the resources to
ning to work with the city to a recent improvement which provide the level of restoration
repair and improve the stream was damaged. work and programming that the
bank. The third FEMA fund is the organization provides.
Council. • Board of Review • Plan Commission
Without the dedication of the • Community Development Au- • Pleasant View Golf Course
many volunteers who serve and thority Advisory Committee
contribute countless hours, the • Conservancy Lands Commit- • Police Commission
city would be unable to func- tee • Public Safety Committee
tion. These volunteers help to • Emergency Medical Services • Sustainability Committee
make the City of Middleton a Commission • Water Resources Management
great place to live, work, and • Landmarks Commission Commission
play. For more information and • Library Board • Youth Commission

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DEAN’S LIST
Rochester Community and
Technical College
The Rochester Commu-
nity and Technical College has
named Sydney Ahern of Wauna-
kee to the Dean’s List for aca-
demic achievement during the
Fall 2018 semester.
To qualify for the Dean’s List,
a student must successfully com-
plete 12 or more letter-graded
credits, in the same semester,
and achieve a grade point aver-
age between 3.0 and 3.74.
UW-La Crosse
The following area students
have been named to the Dean’s
List at the University of Wis-
consin-La Crosse for the fall se-
mester of the 2018-19 academic
year.
Qualification for the Dean’s
List is limited to students who
have attained outstanding aca-
demic achievement. To be eli-
gible, students must have earned
not less than a 3.5 semester
grade point average and carried
a minimum of 12 credits
Cross Plains
Haley Franzen, Undeclared
MajorSAH, Kristin Hartung,
Communication Studies Major:
Organizational and Professional
Communication Emphasis,
Daniel Johnson-Schunk, Geog-
raphy Major: Geographic Infor-
mation Science Concentration,
Kyra Neuser, Therapeutic Rec-
reation Major and Dana Swan-
son, Middle Childhood through
Early Adolescence Education
Major.
Middleton
Cade Armstrong, Biology
Major, Samantha Ballweg, Ac-
countancy Major, Kyle Beck-
with, Political Science Major,
Lucy Bergenthal, Exercise and
Sport Science Major: Exercise
Science–Fitness Track, Seth
Craker, Biology Major. Hayden
Denson, Exercise and Sport Sci-
ence Major: Physical Education,
Sydney Friedle, Communication
Studies Major: Organizational
and Professional Communica-
tion Emphasis, Ben Harris, Eco-
nomics Major, Sydnee Herrling,
Psychology Major, Tyler Hol-
ley, Exercise and Sport Science
Major: Exercise Science–Fitness
Track, Talia Joseph, Psychology
Major, Tommy Knoche, History
Education Major, Natalie Koz-
itzky, Public Health and Com-
munity Health Education Major,
Casey McKean, Mathematics
Major, Noah Meeteer, Exercise
and Sport Science Major: Exer-
cise Science - Pre-professional
Track, Brennan Schmitt, Sta-
tistics Major: Actuarial Science
Concentration and Brady Thor-
son, Accountancy Major.
Verona
Carly Boles, Theatre Arts Major:
Performance Emphasis, Megan
Borgmeyer, Marketing Major,
Alexandra Frieburg, Market-
ing Major, Emma Furniss, Psy-
chology Major, Will Haessig,
Communication Studies Major:
Interpersonal Communication
Emphasis, Harrison Ireland,
Accountancy Major, Alexa
Jaggi, Exercise and Sport Sci-
ence Major: Exercise Science
- Pre-professional Track, Grant
Kelliher, Accountancy Major,
Casey McClure, Finance Major,
Carson McCorkle, Communi-
cation Studies Major: Public
Communication and Advocacy
Emphasis, Brady McCormick,
Exercise and Sport Science
Major: Exercise Science–Fit-
ness Track, Makenna McGil-
vray, Biology Major, Megan
Milbrath, Philosophy Major,
Zachary Novotny, Exercise and
LIFESTYLES
OBITUARIES
Sport Science Major: Exercise
Science–Fitness Track, George
Bernadine Ellen “Bee” (Dusik) Bowar Anita Lou “Ann” Schlough
CROSS PLAINS-Bernadine Ellen “Bee” (Dusik) Bowar, age 89, Anita Lou “Ann” Schlough, age 88, of Fall River, passed away
Nunn, Biology Major, Anthony
died Jan. 21, 2019, at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison, WI. Bee was on Jan. 18, 2019, at Home Again ALF. She was born on Oct. 18,
Rosati, Finance Major, Bethany
born at home in Janesville on May 11, 1929, to Sigmund Dusik and 1930, in Lansing, WV, the daughter of Guy Workman and Mamie
Russell, Accountancy Major,
Anastasia Vlasak Zumanek Dusik Lewis. Anita graduated from An-
Kassidy Steyer, Marketing
(VonWolfskeel). She attended St. sted High School in West Virginia
Major, Allison Taylor, Middle
Mary’s Grade School and Janes- in 1948. She and Leslie Schlough
Childhood through Early Ado-
ville High School, where she were married in June 1948 in
lescence Education Major, Mat-
graduated in 1947. She worked at Mazomanie until he passed in
thew Waller, Psychology Major,
Parker Pen Company in Customer November 1979. She worked as a
Jackson Welsh, Finance Major,
Service and Research Departments nursing assistant for the VA Hos-
Holly Wickstrom, Marketing
for 14 years. pital. She loved old country music
Major and Mark Zobel, Sociol-
Bee and Victor “Butch” Bowar and watching her children and
ogy Major.
were married on Sept. 3, 1960. grandchildren playing sports in
Waunakee
In Cross Plains, Bee volunteered the summertime. You could often
Kennedy Bussan, Undeclared
for many years at Park School, find her singing either by herself
Major–SOE, Sydney Dorn,
St. Francis Xavier School and or with her sisters.
Early Childhood through Mid-
Middleton High School. She was Anita is survived by her
dle Childhood Education Major,
an active member of St. Francis children, Gilbert (Karen Voth)
Maria Dresen, Spanish Major:
Xavier Church and also a member of the Christian Women and Le- Schlough, Dixie Shaw, John Schlough, Leslie (Paramjit Singh)
Business Concentration, Leah
gion Auxiliary Post 245. Bee enjoyed a second career at the State Schlough, and Gary (Elizabeth) Schlough; sister, Lois (David)
Fricke, Therapeutic Recreation
Bank of Cross Plains, where she worked for 14 years. Wilkinson; 16 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; three great-
Major, Ally Hilker, Undeclared
Bee was artistically inclined, participating in singing groups great-grandchildren; and many extended family and friends.
Major–SAH, Emily Holden,
throughout her life, including St. Mary’s Choir and Acting Group She was preceded in death by her parents; son, David Schlough;
Public Health and Community
in Janesville, the St. Francis Church Choir, and Silvertones, and she husband, Leslie John Schlough; son-in-law, Robert Shaw; four sis-
Health Education Major, Adam
was also a talented drawing artist. Bee was an avid traveler with the ters, Mary Willis, Macil Leschinski, Thelma Workman and Dixie
Hoppe, Undeclared Major–
Prime Time Club. “Tiny” Clementine; and four brothers, Gilbert Workman, William
SAH, Gretchen Hoppe, Early
She was known by her friends and family to be gracious and kind, Workman, Norman Workman and Clifford Workman.
Childhood through Middle
to have had an incredible sense of humor and willing to partake in Funeral Service were held at Gunderson Camacho Black Earth
Childhood Education Major,
any experience. It is very likely that you may have traveled with her Funeral and Cremation Care, 1710 Center Street, Black Earth, at 11
Brandon Kaminski, Exercise
near or far, bowled in a lane with or next to her, or played cards or A.M. on Jan. 22, 2019, with Rev. John Oliver presiding. Burial was
and Sport Science Major: Exer-
Bingo with her. held at Mazomanie Cemetery. Visitation was held at the funeral home
cise Science–Fitness Track, Mi-
Bee was predeceased by her “Dear One”, her husband, Butch, in on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. The family
chelle Kienow, Biology Major:
1986; her parents, Sigmund and Anastastia; her sister, Josephine; her would like to thank Home Again ALF and Heartland Hospice for
Biomedical Science Concentra-
brother, Alfons; a baby son in 1962; and many other family members. their compassionate and excellent care of Anita.
tion, Pieter Koopmans, Exer-
She is survived by her children, Joseph (Ann) Bowar of Little- In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Anita’s family to be
cise and Sport Science Major:
ton, CO, Amy Bowar of Janesville, Thomas Bowar of Englewood, designated at a later date.
Exercise Science–Pre-profes-
CO, Carol (Ted Halbert) Bowar of Broomfield, CO, and Sara (Mark) Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com
sional Track, Cameron Lewis,
Hanson of Middleton; her grandchildren, Jake, Luke, Matthew, and
Finance Major, Kira Nerat,
Timothy Bowar, Ian and Ace Litten, Isaac, Adam, and Lydia Hanson, Mark C. Elliott
English Major: Writing and
and Eleanor (Ellie), Tate, and Josephine (Joey) Halbert; her sister, MIDDLETON-Mark C. Elliott, age 53, of Middleton, passed away
Rhetoric Emphasis, Courtney
Anastasia (Stell) Protteau of Texas; sister-in-law, Lucille (Frank) unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. He was born on July 22, 1965,
Pagnucci, Marketing Major,
O’Connor; and so many nieces and nephews and grand nieces and in Reedsburg, the son of Charles and Kathy A. Elliott. Mark gradu-
Lydia Park, English Major:
nephews. ated from Middleton High School
Writing and Rhetoric Empha-
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis Xavier Cath- in 1983. Mark married Amy Turn-
sis, Alec Phelps, Management
olic Church, 2947 Thinnes St., Cross Plains, at 11 a.m. on Jan. 25, quist on May 31, 1997.
Major, Samantha Rod, Accoun-
with Rev. Msgr. Gerard Healy presiding. A Catholic Rosary with the He was passionate about his
tancy Major, Joseph Rudisill,
Knights of Columbus will take place prior to the Mass at 10:30 a.m. work in the construction field
Recreation Management Major:
Burial will follow the Mass at the church cemetery. Visitation will be which he did for 35 years. His first
Outdoor Recreation Emphasis,
held at the church from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. on Jan. 24, and again from 9 25 years of his career was as an
Danielle Semler, Accountancy
a.m. until the start of the Mass on Friday. employee/owner of Elliott Con-
Major, Samantha Statz, Market-
Bee’s family is so incredibly grateful for her community of friends, struction and the last eight years as
ing Major, Abby Stellmacher,
including those from the State Bank of Cross Plains, St. Francis a superintendent for Encore Com-
Middle Childhood through
Xavier Church, Northwest Dane Senior Services, and the Prime Time mercial Inc. Mark loved being
Early Adolescence Education
Club. Your friendship and support of Mom provided her with many, surrounded by his family and
Major, Courtney Straus, Spanish
many adventures, and years of love and laughter, for which we are good food. He loved being outside
Major, Ethan Thompson, Biol-
so deeply appreciative. hiking, camping or relaxing by a
ogy Major, Brandon Treadwell,
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St. Francis Xavier fire. Mark was a proud grandpa of
Exercise and Sport Science
Endowment Fund or Northwest Dane Senior Services. his little princess, Shailee, and exceptionally proud of his sons. He
Major: Exercise Science–Pre-
Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. loved watching them play sports; most recently he simply enjoyed
professional Track, Jen Turski,
their company. Mark was always a generous man and a proud organ
Biology Major: Environmental Catherine Clevie Hatcher donor. Through his death, others are able to renew their lease on life.
Science concentration, Joshua
CROSS PLAINS-Catherine Clevie Hatcher, age 85, of Cross Mark will be missed by many people who loved and respected him
Tuschl, Accountancy Major and
Plains, passed away on Jan. 13, 2019. She was born on Sept. 19, as a friend, co-worker, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle,
Kallie Ziegler, Early Childhood
฀฀ ฀฀ ฀฀
1933, in Newsoms, VA, the daughter of Bennie and Iola (Atkin- and son. He was the all-around, go-to guy.
฀฀฀ ฀฀฀
through Middle Childhood Edu-
son) Hatfield. She married Frank Mark is survived by his wife, Amy Elliott, son, Andrew (Cris)
cation Major.
Hatcher on Sept. 17, 1983, in Elliott; granddaughter, Shailee Elliott; sons, Alex Elliott, and Max
Middleton. Catherine worked as Elliott; father, Charles L. (Kathy Moeschberger) Elliott; mother,
a CNA for Brookdale Assisted Kathy A. Elliott; brother, James (Lin Devoss) Elliott; sister, Heidi
Living until retiring in 1998. She (Eric) Turnquist; brother, Quinn (Kristen) Elliott; father-in-law and
CHURCH NOTES enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, mother-in-law, Terry and Pat Turnquist; brother-in-law, Ted (Tammy)
word searches, ceramics, bowling Turnquist, and brother-in-law, Eric (Heidi) Turnquist, nephew, Travis
Middleton Community Church and dancing to country music with (Kristin) Turnquist; niece, Heaven Elliott; niece, Alyssa Turnquist;
Connecting Faith and Life her late husband. niece, Kailey Dougherty; nephew, Eliot Turnquist; niece, Georgia El-
645 Schewe Road, 2 mi. West
Catherine is survived by liott; nephew, Aiden Elliott; and niece, Abby Elliott. He was preceded
of Beltline on Old Sauk Road
daughters, Vickie Pailing, Nickie in death by his brother, Paul Elliott, and niece, Morgan Turnquist,
For information on events, visit:
www.middletonucc.org (Vadney) Hanson, Cathy (Tracy) who he now joins into eternal life.
Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m. Lombardi and Lori Cutrell; son, Funeral Services will be held at Middleton Community Church,
Ron Cutrell; eight grandchildren 645 Schewe Road, Middleton, at 11 a.m. on Jan. 25, 2019, with the
St. Martin's Lutheran Church
and 12 great-grandchildren. She Rev. James Iliff presiding. Visitation will be held at the church from
2427 Church St. Cross Plains
was preceded in death by her husband and parents. 4-7 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2019, and also from 10 a.m. until the time of the
Sunday Worship 9 a.m.
www.stmartinscp.org A Celebration of Life was held at Gunderson Camacho Funeral service on Friday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
and Cremation Care, 500 N. Eighth Street, Mount Horeb, on Jan. 21, family. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gateway Community Church
2019, with Pastor Jared Parmley presiding. Burial was held at West
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Pastor Paul Lundgren
Blue Mounds Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the family. On-
3510 High Road, Middleton
line condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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CROSS PLAINS
New Coach’s Club Manager Getting in the Swing of Things
By Rob Westerlund
Times-Tribune
CROSS PLAINS–Coach’s
Club Sports Bar and Restaurant
has welcomed a new General
Manager, Bob Relph of Cross
Plains, in October of last year.
Relph brings his years of ex-
perience in managing supper
clubs, sports bars, and restau-
rants with him.
He may be new to Coach’s,
but he’s not a newcomer to
the service industry. He has
worked for decades in the hos-
pitality industry, having owned
his own supper club in Monona
and managed the Red Mouse in
Pine Bluff. “I love the food in-
dustry, the bar industry, the cus-
tomers. I’ve always been in the
people business,” Relph said.
He’s not new to the area ei-
ther. Relph, whose father was
a teacher at Middleton High
School for 42 years, has been
running around Cross Plains
since he was five years old.
“I really like the area. There’s
great people here, great com-
munity, and with the flood, it
was great to see so many people
working together to put the vil-
lage back together. I’m with the
fire department here in town,
and I’m a driver for the EMS.”
The fire department and
EMS are staffed predominantly
by volunteers, so when duty
calls, Relph and others re-
spond, even if they are at work,
but that’s okay with the own-
ers. “Jim and Judy Nonn have
been very good about the com-
munity. If there’s a fire or EMS
call, I have the liberty to go.”
The Nonns own Coach’s and
the Cross Plain Culver’s.
“Jim and Judy have been
great to work with. I feel like
family. They have done a great
job making me feel at home. I
kid them. I call Judy ‘Mom’.
They make me feel welcome
here, and they’ve given me
open rein to do what I see fit,”
Relph said.
During the flood of Aug. 20,
Coach’s experienced signifi-
cant damage from flood waters.
“During the flood, our base-
ment was completely flooded
head high, to the rafters. We
lost a lot of inventory and elec-
trical, so we had to completely
redo the downstairs system, and
it took quite a bit of time to re-
open. We were shut down for a
few months, if not more, and
they finally put it back together,
now nicer than it was before.
We also took a proactive ap-
proach so that if it ever hap-
pened again, we are ready for it.
“That night it was starting
to come in through the founda-
tion. There was quite a bit of
foundation work done to rectify
the problem there where we got
the bulk of it,” Relph said.
The night of the flood and
after, Relph worked as a vol-
unteer with the fire department
to rescue people and help with
sandbags and other work. “We
worked countless hours, that
night, that weekend, the next
day, filling sandbags.”
After Coach’s was closed for
a couple months, they reopened
about the time Relph came on-
board to general manage the
restaurant. Relph started taking
a healthy operation and worked
to draw in more people. “I have
some lofty goals for this place,
goals to increase sales. We’ll
be increasing our service. What
I want is for the people of Cross
Plains to know we’re the place
to be for sporting events. If
there’s a Packers or Badgers
game, or the Super Bowl, we
want them to come here. When
the Brewers come around,
we’ll be running a bus trip to
the Brewers game. We’re going
to be doing a lot of entrainment
out on the patio this spring and
summer. I think people tend to
get on the Internet and they go
to the bar with the best happy
hour, the best games, the best
offerings.
“We do trivia on Thursday
night which draws in a big
crowd. I’m looking at bringing
in karaoke or a DJ to mix things
up. We have satellite dishes so
we can get things that people
can’t get at home. We’ve got
some live music and various
shows that people will be inter-
ested in. Thursday night trivia
quiz is going really well. The
bar gets packed. PubQuiz does
a really good job with it, really
engaging the crowd,” Relph
said.
Along with a refreshed res-
taurant and new features like
prizes, music, and trivia, Relph
boasts of its great service. “One
of the things that is really tough
in this industry is staffing, but
here the staff looks out for each
other, watching each other’s
back, and that’s important.
We’ve got a great staff. I can’t
say enough about our food and
our kitchen staff, taking things
to the next level, enhancing our
menu, catering to the work-
ing guy, doing daily lunch
specials,” Relph said. Coach’s
chef and kitchen manager, Jed
Limbach, brings years of ex-
perience and a love of food to
the mix. “The way Jed prepares
food, it is very fresh, and it is
immaculate. He is very particu-
lar as far as what he orders, as
far as the meat is concerned. He
does a great job. On Monday
through Friday, customers who
gets a half hour for lunch can
come in and get a homecooked
meal in under 10 minutes for
under 10 bucks. Pork chops,
mashed potatoes, vegetables,
all home cooked. I want to ex-
pand into the businesses around
the area for holiday parties, for
catering, and for happy hour.
“I watch all the meals that go
out of here. I watch what goes
out of the kitchen to the table.
I’ve have visited and have been
a customer and critiqued many
places, and I think we have the
best fish fries, hands down, in
Dane County.
“What’s nice is we’ve seen a lot
of new faces to Coach’s, a lot of
new people who haven’t been
here before, who have come for
happy hour to try drinks or to
try our sandwiches or our lunch
specials. A lot of repeat cus-
tomers throughout the week.”
When asked what his favor-
ite Coach’s meal was, Relph
responded, “My favorite meal
here is a toss-up between our
Friday fish and our prime rib.
I’d say come in, give us a shot.
We are the biggest hidden se-
cret in western Dane county,
from our food, to our events, to
our private room upstairs where
people can have a party. Come
on in.”

Rob Westerlund-Times Tribune

Left: Pictured L-R: Bob Relph, Jed Limbach, and Shara Dahlk, create a welcoming atmo-
sphere for customers at Cross Plains Coach’s Club. Relph is the new general manager of
the sports bar and restaurant; Above: Coach’s Club offers a wide variety of menu items ,
and has a full bar to create your favorite libations.

Fight Winter Boredom with Programs at the CP Library

Winter Storytimes
Join us Tuesdays for Wigglers and Gigglers (babies and toddlers),
and Thursdays for Big Kids Booktime. Both programs begin at
10 a.m. Our new winter session, Let’s Play!, is in full swing now.
Come and play with us.
Family Yoga Night–Jan. 28, 6:15 p.m.
Family Yoga Night is almost here! Breath and stretch away the
winter blues with Jamie Gepner of little om BIG OM. Please call
the library at 608-798-3881 to register for this fun event.
Read to a Dog
Chase, our canine reading buddy joins us on Feb. 18 from 4-5:30
p.m. This is a great opportunity, particularly for reluctant readers to
practice their skills with a happy and appreciative listener. Please
call the library if you are interested in reserving a 15-minute ses-
sion. Check our website for a story about Chase: rgpl.org/kids.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
You are your child’s first and best teacher. You can give them a
great jump-start with this program that encourages families to read
together. No child is too young! Stop in anytime to sign up and get
a special keepsake record book and book bag for your child. For
more information, go to www.rgpl.org/1000-books-kindergarten.
Lego Club is Back!
Beginning Feb. 11 from 4-5 p.m., the Lego Club with start up for
its first session of the year. Please just give a jingle to let us know
you plan to come, 608-798-3881. For ages 5 and older.
Tween Book Club Feb. 18, 4 p.m.
Jessica Townsend’s “Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow” is
our selection for February. “A cursed girl escapes death and finds
herself in a magical world - but is then tested beyond her wildest
imagination…” Need we say more? Well, many comparisons have
been made between this series and the Harry Potter series, so there
you go. All are welcome, sign up and get a copy of the book at the
service desk.
School’s Out Movie Feb. 22, 1:30 p.m.
Join us for an animated adventure comedy that will keep you on
your toes, no matter how small they are. Check the library website
or call the library for details.
Carpe Librum
Join us on Jan 31 at 6 p.m., and start the new year with Wiley
Cash’s gorgeous, expansive novel, “The Last Ballad,” about a real-
life 1929 North Carolina mill and its abused workers. Fed-up with
low-paying, hazardous jobs, a community rallies to join union or-
ganizers to forge a path to a better life.
Morning Movie–Feb. 14
Our February pick interweaves the story of a couple’s youthful
passion and ambition with a portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years
later - a lifetime’s shared compromises, secrets, betrayals, and mu-
tual love. Adapted from the Meg Wolitzer novel, “The Wife,” the
film stars Glenn Close, who won a Golden Globe Award for her
performance, and Jonathan Pryce. Rated R. Run time is 1 hour, 40
minutes. Coffee and breakfast treats are ready at 9 a.m., and the
movie beginning at 9:30 a.m. Please call 608-798-3881 to sign up!
Job Services Help
Our Job Services Employment and Training Specialist is back to
assist you. Get one-on-one help applying for unemployment ben-
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Mollie B Lands Singing & Acting Parts in ‘The Mule’
By Rob Westerlund
Times-Tribune
WISCONSIN–Many people
dream of acting in a Hollywood
film is, and for Mollie B, a Cross
Plains’ favorite, her dream come
true.
In March of 2018, Mollie B
and her band were asked to be in
“The Mule,” a Warner Bros. film
directed by and starring Clint
Eastwood, to be released in De-
cember of 2018. Mollie B, a fre-
quent visitor to Cross Plains, led
a music workshop last November
for the students at Park Elemen-
tary and then provided a polka
party for the school to raise funds
for special needs programs. Mol-
lie B tours the country leading
polka parties with the Jim Busta
Band and SqueezeBox.
After returning from a perfor-
mance, Mollie B had voicemail
messages from a number in Cali-
fornia. It turned out, it was Hol-
lywood calling.
Mollie said, “Mr. Eastwood
watches the Mollie B Polka Party
on TV, and according to the folks
at Warner Brothers studios, ‘He
is a Mollie B fan.’ Mr. Eastwood
wanted to know if I would be in
his upcoming movie as ‘Mol-
lie B’ along with my band. The
scene was a grand re-opening of
a VFW with Clint Eastwood’s
character. Not only would I get to
sing and play in this scene, Ted
Lange and I had the opportunity
to submit original songs for the
polka band to play in this movie
scene.
“The scene was shot in Atlanta
with several polka people on set
including the band SqueezeBox,
several Mollie B fans, including
my parents, and a few extras.
While on set, my personal role
was extended from playing and
singing to also dancing with Clint
Eastwood. Ted and I attended the
premiere in Westwood, Califor-
nia. The movie was released on
Dec. 14, 2019. Our one-minute,
40-seconds scene, is about 40
minutes into the movie.”
Mollie wasn’t the only polka
fan on screen. “Warner Broth-
ers wanted legit ‘Mollie B fans’
to be the dancers in the scene.”
Mollie reached out to her fans,
inviting them to be in the movie.
“Within a week, I believe WB
had received several applications
and by the end of May, dancers
were receiving confirmation e-
mails giving them details about
the filming in the Atlanta area. It
was exciting to know we would
get to share this experience with
so many ‘Mollie B’ fans and
friends.”
Locally, Mollie B. fans raved
about the movie. “I saw it four
times,” said Rodney “Peanuts”
Esser, head custodian at Park El-
ementary, and one of Mollie B’s
CROSS PLAINS
biggest fans. Mr. Peanuts, as he’s and I said, “I gotta be honest with or 10 times, and then he changed polka party. People are together,
called by students at the school, you. I know nothing about danc- it, and then we did it that way they’re happy, they’re dancing
shared his story about how a hun- ing. From then we just kept on multiple times,” Mollie said. the polka, the band was playing
dred friends of Mollie B had been moving on. I worked on shows Mollie had to join the Screen well, and there was such a good
invited to be extras in the movie, with her in Iowa, Minnesota, Actors Guild, SAG, in order to feel and the crew picked up on
and that he had known most of Wisconsin, and Illinois.” have lines or to sing in the union that. They had so much fun with
them, and was thrilled to see The polka scene was shot in production. Even though it was us. Every happy smile you saw
them on the silver screen. “They one day after many takes. “We work, it was still a party. “We in the film was just genuine.”
were shooting during the last did the whole scene maybe eight really were able to have a true
week of school, and, of course, I
couldn’t make it,” Esser said.
And what was it like for Mol- Snowmen & Stories
lie working with a major Holly-
wood star and director? “Well,
since I’ve only done television,
I have nothing to compare it to.
He lets the artist do their thing.
He let’s you play your role, and I
played, obviously, Mollie B. And
things changed. He said, ‘I want
Mollie B to dance with me.’ It’s a
polka party. Everybody’s having
a good time. I will dance, if at a
private party, with the honored
person, so it was very real.”
In the movie, Mollie B jumps
off stage to dance with East-
wood’s character, who is the
‘man of honor’ that night for pro-
viding the funds to re-open the
VFW after a fire. In real life, it
was Mr. Peanuts who was once
the man of honor. “We were at
Maggie May’s barn dance in
Oxford, celebrating 50 years at
Park Elementary, and she sang
three songs, and she came off the
stage, and she walked up to me,
that was our first time we met,

Photo Submitted
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and Piper Zimmerman, until Chloe Graves “the sun” came out and it was one big sto-
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efits, resume writing, job search strategies, inter-
view skills and more on Feb. 15 from 9 a.m.-12
p.m. Sign up for 30- or 60-minutes appointments
by calling the library at 608-798-3881. Walk-ins
are also welcome.
Cooking with Huma–Samosas!
Photo Submitted Huma Siddiqui is back to teach us how to prepare
that most popular of Pakistani/Indian appetizers,
Local favorite Mollie B recently had an acting part and her music was featured in the the samosa, a delicious deep-fried pastry filled
Clint Eastwood movie “The Mule.” with spicy potatoes. She will also show us how
to make Raita, a yogurt, cumin, and cilantro side
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sauce. To try your hand at making this perfect
comfort food at 2 p.m. on Jan 12. Call 608-798-
3881 now to sign up. Space is limited. Ages 16
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and older only, please. This is a free program.
WEEKLY An Afternoon with Mare Chapman
structure and spontaneity. Although her main
focus is on watercolor, she also works in oil,
acrylic and mixed media. She teaches watercolor
for University of Wisconsin Union Mini-Courses,
Madison College Enrichment Classes, as well as
various weekend watercolor workshop. Luci’s
exhibit runs through March 15.
Open Music Jam
Stop by the library on Thursday nights, 6-8 p.m.,
and join other area musicians in a weekly music
jam. All abilities welcome!
Auction Fundraiser–Art Needed
Bidding at the 2019 Friends Used Art Auction
will start April 15 and end May 9 with a recep-
tion and announcement of the winning bids.
In order to make this an outstanding event, the

TIP! Mare, a Madison-based psychotherapist and au-

thor of “Unshakeable Confidence: The Freedom
to Be Our Authentic Selves - Mindfulness for
Friends are asking for your donation of appeal-
ing art items. So, if you have art you love but
no longer want, please consider donating it to the
Veggies & Breast Women,” teaches guided imagery and mindful- Friends of the Library. Donations of professional
Cancer Risk ness meditation. On Feb. 23 from 1-2:30 pm.,
she will discuss how gender conditioning cre-
quality art in good condition–framed paintings,
prints, lithographs, and photography, sculptures,
Researchers tracked about 182,000 ates disempowering beliefs that give root to self- jewelry, pottery, textiles, and glass–are accepted
women for 24 years. Women who doubt, chronic anxiety and depression, and how at the library throughout the year. Proceeds from
reported eating more than 5-1/2 mindfulness practice cultivates connection with the auction go to fund library programming and
LISA KOSTECKI,
servings a day of vegetables and R. PH. ‡ Well & Pump Service authentic the self to recover self-respect, confi- special projects. Donations are tax deductible.
fruit (not juice) had an 11% reduced risk of breast dence and well-being. A brief guided ‘Drop In’ Materials Donations to the Friends
‡ Water Filters
cancer when compared to those who consumed no practice will be included. Mare’s book will be The Friends welcome donations of new or gently
more than 2-1/2 servings a day. Broccoli, cauliflower, ‡ Plumbing Service available for sale and author signing. This is a used books, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles. Donation
cabbage, winter squash and green leafy vegetables ‡ Water Softeners free program. No age limit. Men are welcome, guidelines are posted on the library website and
were particularly associated with lower risk. Diets too. Registration is helpful but not required. at the library, so please check it out before you
‡ New Construction
rich in fruits and vegetables have also been linked Please call 608-798-3881. donate. The next Friends used book sale is May
‡ Remodeling Monarch Butterfly Program 3-4.
with lower risk of heart attack and stroke and may
also help lower blood pressure. ‡ Tankless Water Join us March 6 at 6:30 p.m. when Danita Doyle New Cross Plains-Berry Historical Society
Heaters and Lois Lehmann will be here to tell us all about Display
Your locally owned independent Pharmacy monarch butterflies. Learn how you can create a Stop by the library to take a peek at the Vintage
‡ Water Heaters habitat corridor for monarchs and other pollina- Tiny Shoe Collection, on loan from Ginny Faust.
tors while also adding beauty to your garden. Call Started in the early ‘50s by her mother, Martha
1620 Park Street
to sign up. Esser, and continued by Ginny, the collection
Cross Plains Realism to Abstract Art Exhibit now contains over 300 shoes. The display is a
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Mounds Makes Large Donation
to Dane County Humane Society
MADISON–Throughout
December 2018, Mounds Pet
Food Warehouse held its an-
nual drive, Humane Holidays,
and collected donations for
Dane County Humane Society
(DCHS). The donation drive
was a great success thanks to
the generosity of the surround-
ing community. Now, a Mounds
truck full of items ranging from
food, cat litter, toys and other
supplies is making its way to
DCHS.
“Items donated not only help
provide basic care to animals in
need but also greatly enriches
an animal’s stay while at the
shelter,” says Marissa DeGroot,
DCHS Public Relations Coor-
dinator.
Every year DCHS is amazed
by the overwhelming gener-
osity of the community and
the amount of items donated
through Mounds Humane Holi-
days Drive.
“We’re incredibly thankful
to live in a community that is
so supportive of the shelter and
the homeless animals” says De-
Groot.
The donations will be de-
livered on Jan. 10 Jaeckle Dis-
tributors warehouse. Jaeckle
Distributors (4101 Owl Creek
Drive, Madison), a nearby sup-
porter of DCHS, has offered to
once again house the donations
while room is made at DCHS
to accommodate the incoming
items.
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COUNTY
DATCP to Begin Inspections
of Wisconsin Produce Farms
MADISON–Through a co- While inspections for large an inspection is to participating
operative agreement with the produce farms will begin this in an on-farm readiness review.
U.S. Food and Drug Adminis- year, inspections for smaller A review is done by a team of
tration (FDA), the Wisconsin produce farms will start in state food safety officials and
Department of Agriculture, 2020. The FDA defines the cooperative extension staff
Trade and Consumer Protection size of a produce farm based who provide an assessment of
(DATCP) will begin inspecting on the following annual food the farm’s readiness to meet the
produce farms for compliance sales revenue: Large produce new requirements. There is no
with federal food safety regu- farm–More than $500,000; charge to the grower, no regu-
lations this year. The inspec- Small produce farm–$250,000- latory paperwork, and feedback
tions are part of the FDA Food $500,000; Very small produce is provided through observation
Safety and Modernization Act’s farm–$25,000-$250,000. and discussion.
Produce Safety Rule to better Throughout the implementa- More information about
protect public health by focus- tion, DATCP will continue to training dates and how to reg-
ing food safety efforts on pre- provide education and training ister as well as information
vention of foodborne illnesses. to help produce growers imple- about an on-farm readiness re-
“Implementing the Produce ment nationally standardized view and how to request one
Safety Rule for Wisconsin has food safety practices. are available at safeproduce.
required additional resources, In partnership with the Uni- wi.gov. For questions about
training, and education for our versity of Wisconsin-Extension, the inspection process call 608-
staff and the industry,” said produce growers can prepare 224-4511, or email safepro-
Shawn Bartholomew, DATCP their farm for inspections by duce@wi.gov.
Produce Safety Supervisor. participating in produce safety Wisconsin ranks 11th in the
“Starting these inspections training. The training is re- nation in number of produce
will be a major milestone as quired for fresh produce grow- farms, and second in number of
Photos Submitted Wisconsin’s fresh fruit and ers who must meet the federal organic produce farms. There
Above: Ash Collins, DCHS Donor Relations Specialist; vegetable industry align with produce safety rules. are an estimated 1,100 Wiscon-
Katie Van Altena, Mounds Pet Food Warehouse President nationwide food safety require- Another resource produce sin farms that will need to meet
in front of a stacks of food donted to the Humane Society; ments.” growers can use to prepare for the federal produce safety rules.
Below: Treats donated to the shelter.
WIC Clinics Remain Open During Shutdown
MADISON–The Public Health Madison & port, and referral services. In addition, benefits
Dane County Women, Infants and Children will continue to be able to be redeemed at local
(WIC) program continues to operate despite the vendors.
federal government shutdown. WIC is a feder- “In 2018, we served approximately 8000 par-
ally funded nutrition program that helps pregnant ticipants at our WIC clinics. This program is vital
women, new mothers, infants and young children to the health of local families and it’s important
eat well, learn about nutrition and stay healthy. that everyone knows we are still providing ser-
Should the continuation of the federal govern- vices,” says Sue Marshall, WIC Supervisor.
ment shutdown threaten WIC operations, clients For more information about WIC or to check
will be given advance notice of the impact. eligibility, call 608-267-1111 or visit the Public
Madison and Dane County’s program operates Health Madison & Dane County http://www.
Monday-Friday and provides nutritional food publichealthmdc.com/health-services/women-
benefits, nutrition education, breastfeeding sup- infants-children-wic-program.

MIDDLETON–The Wiscon-
sin Department of Transporta-
tion (WisDOT) announced six
Excellence in Construction
Awards for 2018 during the an-
nual Contractor-Engineer Con-
ference held in Middleton.
Kraemer North America of
Plain was one of the compa-
nies receiving the award in the
Excellence in Small Structure
category. The company worked
on the bridges project on US
14 after flooding on Aug 20
took out two bridges in Black
Earth. Kraemer took on the
emergency project and had the
bridges reopened in just eight
weeks. Multiple crews worked
overtime to complete the job.
Other winner included:
Excellence in Grading–Musson
Brothers, Inc. of Rhinelander
Excellence in Asphalt Paving–
Northeast Asphalt Inc. of Green
Bay
Excellence in Concrete Pav-
ing–Ptaschinski Construction
Inc. of Beaver Dam
Excellence in Large Structures–
Zenith Tech Inc. of Waukesha
Large Contract–Walsh Con-
struction Co. of Milwaukee
“Wisconsin is fortunate to
have so many talented pri-
vate contractors whose skill
and experience help to over-
come challenges in the field
to deliver vital transportation
improvements throughout the
state,” said Beth Cannestra,
director of WisDOT’s Bureau
of Project Development. “The
annual Excellence in Construc-
tion Awards are an opportunity
for us to applaud the quality of
private contractors’ work and
reflect on best practices mov-
ing forward.”
Woodland Conference Planned
DANE COUNTY–On Feb.
16 the Madison Area Wood-
land Owners Conference will
feature presentations focusing
on: Snapshot Wisconsin a state
wildlife program, preparing for
a meeting with your forester,
forest harvesting–methods and
more, pruning to improve your
woods, and fantastic fungi-
movers and shapers of forest
ecosystems.
The conference site is the
American Family Insurance
Headquarters Training Cen-
ter, which is located between
Madison and Sun Prairie, off
of Highway 151 on American
Pkwy. Commercial and educa-
tional exhibits will also be in-
cluded as part of the event.
The conference runs from 8
a.m.-3 p.m. and includes con-
tinental breakfast, lunch and
handouts. The “early bird” fee
is $40 for registration by Feb.
8. Advance and on-site registra-
tion is available for increased
fees. Couple discounts apply.
The sponsors for the con-
ference include, Dane County
UW-Extension, Wisconsin De-
partment of Natural Resources,
and Wisconsin Woodland Own-
ers Association. If you would
like to receive a registration
brochure or are interested in
having an exhibit at the confer-
ence, contact Mindy Habecker
at the Dane County UW-Exten-
sion office 608-224-3718. The
conference brochure as well as
the online registration option
is also available at http://dane.
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Naturally Speaking: Ice Sculptures

By Jerry Davis
DANE COUNTY–Winter at-
tractions, particularly when the
season comes and goes due to
extreme temperature fluctua-
tions, still provide opportunities
to explore nature.
Some explorers look for
plants, overwintering parts
(many are dead), and how these
parts are impacted by win-
ter snow, ice and wind. A few
plants remain green, while far
fewer begin growing anew well
before freezing turns to thaw-
ing.
Marshland skunk cabbage
is six inches tall already. Some
tree buds are noticeably ex-
panded before Valentine’s Day.
Wherever there is running
spring water, freezing appears
intermittently as icicles and
other formations.
Look for these formations
in this come-and-go ice. Even
though they are ice sculptures
of the most natural kind, faces,
parts of animals, and exquisite
geometric figures seem to come
alive, changing every day.

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Student Perform at Concerto-Aria Competition–Two Selected to Join Symphony Orchestra
MIDDLETON–Middleton
High School students per-
formed at the Concerto-Aria
Competition on Jan. 12.
The following students have
been selected to perform with
the MHS Symphony Orches-
tra on March 14: Daphne Wu,
piano, playing “Mendelssohn:
Capriccio Brilliant;” and Mary
Hsu, violin, playing “Bruch:
Violin Concerto No.1 in G
minor, Mvt 1.”
In addition these students
SCHOOL
were selected as featured per-
formers for the MHS Music
Department Fine Arts Week
Honors Recital: Eric Lee, vio-
lin, “Mendelssohn Violin Con-
certo, Mvt 1;” Andrew Stine,
alto sax, “Ibert Concertino da
Camera, Mvt 1;” Joseph Choi,
cello, “Elgar Cello Concerto,
Mvt 1;” Zoe Salyapongse, so-
prano, “Mozart “Non so piu”
from Marriage of Figaro;”
Amanda Roesch, alto sax,
“Glazunov Saxophone Con-
certo” (cuts as performed); Mia
Chapman, violin, “Saint-Saens
Introduction & Rondo Capric-
cioso;” Megan Andrews, horn,
“Goedecke Concerto.”
Finally, this year’s audi-
tioners: Megan Andrews, Mia
Chapman, Joseph Choi, Mi-
chael Chiaverini, Ethan Ewer,
Mena Garber, Henry Gruett,
Mary Hsu, Marcus Knoke,
Eric Lee, Abigail Mangas, Sam
Miller, Ben Petersen, Amanda
Roesch, Zoe Salyapongse,
Gregory Scheer, Andrew
Stine, Stuart Wodzro, Daphne
Wu, Julia Zhang, and Susanna
Zheng.
Judges for the event were
Ben Jaeger (Band Teacher at
Madison Memorial HS), Molly
Petroff (Choir teacher at Wau-
nakee HS), and Kristen Flak
(Orchestra Teacher at Kromrey
and Glacier Creek MS).

Akropolis Reed Quintet to Play at Middleton PAC

MIDDLETON–The Akrop-
olis Reed Quintet will be per-
forming LIVE at the Middleton
PAC Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. The con-
cert is general admission and
the tickets are free.
Jan. 24-25th Akropolis will
be in Middleton working with
MHS, Kromrey Middle School
and Glacier Creek Middle
School students. Students will
have an opportunity to work
directly with the members of
Akropolis in preparation for
Solo and Ensemble. Akropolis
will inspire students as they
share their musical experiences
and perspectives about careers
in music.
The Akropolis Reed Quin-
tet was founded in 2009 at the
University of Michigan and is
the first ever ensemble of its
makeup to win a Fischoff Gold
Medal (2014), Grand Prize at
the Plowman and the MTNA
national competitions, and six
national chamber music prizes
in total. Hailed by Fanfare for
its “imagination, infallible
musicality, and huge vitality,”
Akropolis has performed from
Juneau to Abu Dhabi and has
won juried showcases at six na-
tional conferences.
For more information check
out www.middletonban-
dorchestra.org and www.ak-
ropolisquintet.org

Photos Submitted
Daphne Wu (above) and Mary Hsu (below) were selected to
play with the MHS Symphony Orchestra during the Con-
certo-Aria competion on Jan. 12. Photo Submitted

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SCHOOL
Students Advance to National Speech
and Debate Tournament in Dallas
MHS Students Bring
MILWAUKEE–Middleton
High School (MHS) seniors
Meghna Datta and Andrew Lee
Home DECA Awards
took first place in their division
at the state qualifier on Jan. 5 to
advance to the National Speech
and Debate Tournament in Dal-
las in June.
The team of Abhav Soni and
Anaka Srinivas also competed
at the state qualifier, which was
held at Milwaukee Marquette.
Students debated the topic:
“Resolved: The United States
federal government should
prioritize reducing the federal
debt over promoting economic
growth.” Photo Submitted
The national tournament is https://www.speechanddebate. the Wisconsin State Debate
June 16-21. Visit the National org/nationals/. Tournament in West Bend this
Speech and Debate Tourna- The MHS debate team will weekend.
ment website to learn more: send around 20 students to

Three Up for Kohl Foundation Honors

MIDDLETON–The Middle- Award. Educational Foundation awards.
ton Cross Plains Board of Edu- Since 2015, six Middleton The Kohl Foundation honors
cation recognized three staff Cross Plains Area School District educators and recognizes excel-
members who are finalists for staff members–Glacier Creek spe- lence and innovation in teaching.
2019 Kohl Educational Founda- cial education teacher Tim Ashe Winners receive a $6,000 grant Photo Submitted
tion awards at its regular meeting (2015), MHS and Kromrey Ger- and recognition at the founda- SUN PRAIRIE–Forty- keting for the second straight Zinnia Nie: second place in Fi-
on Jan. 14. man teacher Jolene Wochenske tion’s Spring Banquet. They nine students Middleton High year. nancial Services.
Kromrey fifth-grade teacher (2015), Kromrey principal Steve choose 16 principals for the Prin- School (MHS) competed at the Other MHS series champi- Zinnia Nie: second place in
Carol Pincombe and MHS band Soeteber (2016), MHS orchestra cipal Leadership Award and 100 DECA District 3 Career De- ons included: Economics Test.
teacher Doug Brown are final- teacher Steve Kurr (2017), Gla- teachers for the Teacher Fellow- velopment Conference at Sun Lauren Dahler: second place in Amber Kaplan and Elizabeth
ists in the Teacher Fellowship cier Creek band teacher Jeanne ship Program. Prairie High School on Jan. 12. Apparel and Accessories Mar- Schink: third place in Sports
Program, while West Middleton Hammes (2017) and Glacier This year’s recipients will be an- Junior Lily Baird took first keting. Marketing Team.
principal Katrina Krych is a final- Creek sixth-grade teacher Rhonda nounced in late March or early place in hotel and lodging mar- Poojha Prabahara Sundar and Nina Wakeham: fourth place in
ist for the Principal Leadership Veroeven–have received Kohl April. Food Marketing.
Ashley Biwott: fourth place in
Accounting/Business Finance
Q: How long can I leave my dog
outside in winter?
Q: What can I expect if I need an MRI
scan for the first time?
and fourth place on the Eco-
nomics Exam.
A: Just like
animal’s
people, an
cold toler-
A: Often times just the thought of an MRI scan creates
feelings of anxiety and fear because of the traditional tube style
MRI machine that can be very challenging for a claustrophobic
Emery Engling: fourth place in
Business Services.
ance can vary from pet to person to deal with. The good news is a much better option is Students took a marketing
pet based on their coat, available in Middleton where the staff at Midwest Open MRI is
exam and performed role plays
body fat, activity level and devoted to helping patients get past their fears in a relaxed,
individual focused environment. Here’s what you can expect: based on scenarios they would
health. Small dogs or those your doctor’s office will call or fax over the MRI order. You may encounter if they worked in
that lack thick, long fur can tolerate less cold
than breeds such as huskies. If you are cold,
request Midwest Open MRI if automatically scheduled business. Medals were given

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it is likely that your pet is cold too.
When the temperature is below freezing,
keep your pets outside time to a minimum.
You may need to shorten walks and have
elsewhere. Insurance coverage is not required however almost
all major insurances are accepted, including Medicare and based on their performance.
Medicaid. Your appointment will be scheduled at your MHS DECA adviser Rob-
convenience, usually within a week. Fasting, dieting, or medical ert Hutchison noted most of
the students competed at UW-
restrictions do not apply. You may ask your doctor for a mild
sedative if preferred. Medical screening questions will be
Whitewater and Middleton’s

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your pet wear a coat and/or booties. Frostbite
and hypothermia can happen quickly in frigid
weather. Signs of exposure could be whining,
shivering, appearing anxious, slowing down,
stopping movement, and looking for a place
reviewed prior to the exam to assure safety as MRI’s should be
avoided if pacemakers, metal implants or surgical staples are own mini-conference, making
present in the body. Most scans last 30-45 minutes. The MRI
Technologist is present during the entire exam to assure your
this their third competition of
comfort and understanding of what is happening. Only one the year.
patient is scheduled per hour, so the staff can devote their full “Students in most other

YOUR
to burrow. If you notice any of these signs, attention on you. Within 10 minutes of the completed scan, chapters were competing for
the first time so it’s easy to see
you will be handed a CD of all the images to take with you to
you need to return your pet indoors immedi- your follow up doctor visit. The Radiologist report is faxed to
ately and call your veterinarian. your doctor’s office within 48 hours. Call today for more that the two prior competitions
Middleton Veterinary Hospital information. 608-836-7220 helped the students do well,’’
Hutchison said.

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Hey Mom and
Dad, take it
down a notch
WIAA worried about referee shortage
Editor’s Note: The follow-
ing is an opinion piece from
the WIAA.
If you are the mother or fa-
ther of a high school athlete
here in Wisconsin, this mes-
sage is primarily for you.
When you attend an ath-
letic event that involves your
son or daughter, cheer to your
heart’s content, enjoy the ca-
maraderie that high school
sports offer and have fun. But
when it comes to verbally
criticizing game officials or
coaches, cool it.
Make no mistake about it.
Your passion is admired, and
your support of the hometown
team is needed. But so is your
self-control.
Up and down week for Cards
Middleton
holds off
Verona
BY ADAM HATLAN
For the Times-Tribune
Middleton boys basketball
coach Kevin Bavery knew
that facing Verona last Friday
was a challenge his Cardinals
couldn’t take lightly.
Verona, which sits near the
bottom of the Big Eight Con-
ference standings, had won
three of its last four games.
And the Wildcats are coached
by former Middleton assistant
Javin Budde, who knows the
Cardinals inside and out.
The teams were deadlocked
at 39 late in the contest. But
Middleton finished on an 11-1
run and toppled the Wildcats,
50-40, at the Coaches versus
Cancer game in Middleton.
Middleton improved to 9-5
overall, 6-5 in the Big Eight
and snapped a two game los-
ing streak. Verona dropped
to 4-11 overall and 3-8 in the
Big Eight.
“Verona has lost so many
close games and also played
(Madison) La Follette to a
three-point game and had
(Madison) East down early in
the second half,” Bavery said.
“When we played at Verona
earlier in the year, we got up
to an 18-point lead at half and
See VERONA page 17
Sports
Yelling, screaming and be-
rating the officials humiliates
your child, annoys those sit-
ting around you, embarrasses
your child’s school and is the
primary reason Wisconsin has
an alarming shortage of high
school officials.
It’s true. According to a re-
cent survey by the National
Association of Sports Of-
ficials, more than 75 percent
of all high school officials say
“adult behavior” is the pri-
mary reason they quit. And 80
percent of all young officials
hang up their stripes after just
two years of whistle blowing.
Why? They don’t need your Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
abuse.
The WIAA is asking spectators to cheer hard for their teams without lambasting referees in the process.
See REFEREES page 16
Muskego
hammers
Middleton
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
BROOKFIELD — Mid-
dleton senior guard Sam
Close left Brookfield Central
High School last Saturday
with a T-shirt for being cho-
sen as the Cardinals’ Player of
the Game.
Many of Close’s teammates
left town with ice cream after
stopping at a legendary frozen
custard restaurant.
Aside from that, Middle-
ton’s trip east yielded one
giant headache.
The Cardinals never found
a rhythm offensively, shot
just 25.5% and dropped a
55-39 decision to Muskego
at the Luke Homan Memorial
Showcase held at Brookfield
Central High School. Close
led the Cardinals with 16
points, including three three-
pointers.
Middleton, which defeated
Verona less than 24 hours
earlier, fell to 9-6 overall.
Muskego, which had several
players from its state cham-
pionship football team, im-
proved to 10-4.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Parker Van Buren and Middleton’s boys basketball team toppled Verona last Friday. See MUSKEGO page 16
PAGE 14 TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019
Midleton girls roll
past Madison West
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The layoff was barely no-
ticeable.
The rust factor was mini-
mal.
Middleton’s girls basket-
ball team, which had a 10-day
break, returned to the court
last Saturday and routed visit-
ing Madison West, 71-29.
Senior center Hannah
Flottmeyer led the way with
21 points and 15 rebounds,
while junior forward Sitori
Tanin added 17 points and 14
rebounds.
The Cardinals improved
to 10-5 overall and 8-2 in the
Big Eight Conference, one-
game behind league-leading
Sun Prairie in the loss col-
umn. West fell to 1-14, 0-11.
“West was a good game for
us to get back into action after
a 10-day layoff,” Middleton
coach Jeff Kind said. “We had
a little rust to shake off in the
first half after exam week and
the long break, but after we
Hockey Cards
are on a roll
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middleton’s hockey team
has picked the perfect time to
get red hot.
The Cardinals won a pair of
games last week, pushing their
winning streak to four games.
Middleton defeated Madi-
son West, 4-2, last Tuesday and
cruised past Beloit Memorial,
6-2, last Saturday.
The Cardinals are now 11-
7-1 overall and 7-5 in the Big
Eight Conference.
Middleton trailed the Re-
gents, 1-0, after the first period.
Then the Cardinals exploded
for four second period goals.
Andrew Chafe started the
fun with an even strength goal
at 1:36 that was assisted by
Dane Sjowall and Bryce Carey.
Bryce Schuster scored at 3:25
on an assist by Jake Pavelski,
then Alec Inman scored at 9:07
on an assist by Ben Strasser.
Finally, Bo Bergenthal
scored at 11:53 on assists by
Ayden Henderson and Schuster.
West scored midway through
the third period to close within
4-2, but couldn’t come any
closer.
got going, we did some good
things.”
They sure did.
Middleton, which can make
a living with its pressure de-
fense, played the entire game
without pressing to work on
its man to man defense.
“We are seeing some im-
provement in our fundamen-
tals and intensity,” Kind said.
The Cardinals were also
more fluid and efficient of-
fensively. Middleton built a
31-17 halftime lead, then ran
away and hid in the second
half.
“We made some strides in
our discipline and spacing of-
fensively,” Kind said. “In the
second half, we did a good
job getting to the basket and
to the free throw line. We
did a good job with our size
advantage with Hannah and
Sitori both registering double
doubles.”
Middleton, which has also
struggled with turnovers
throughout the year, protected
the ball much better. Senior
Noah Hogan stopped 22 of
24 shots (.917) and earned the
win in goal for the Cardinals.
Later in the week, Middleton
scored four first period goals
and cruised past the Purple
Knights.
Jack Baltes, Carey and both
Blake Kalscheur and Brooks
Kalscheur had first period goals
for Middleton, which took a 4-1
lead after one.
In the second period, Schus-
ter and Chafe scored for the
Cardinals.
Luigi Pugliese saved 16 of
18 shots (.889) and earned the
win for Middleton.
• On deck: Middleton is
off until Jan. 29, when it hosts
third-ranked Verona at 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 19
Middleton 4, Madison West 2
Madison West ……......……. 1 0 1 — 2
Middleton ……….....………. 0 4 0 — 4
First period: MW — Baldwin
(Jiang, Clark), 10:08.
Second period: MID — Chafe (Sjo-
wall, Carey), :47; Schuster (Pavelski),
4:23; Inman, 10:21; Bergenthal (Brooks
Kalscheur, Henderson), 12:45 (pp).
Third period: MW — Duchemin
(Frey), 6:46.
Saves: MW (Hedican) 34; MID
(Hogan) 22.
point guard Charlotte Dunn
was outstanding and the Car-
dinals handled the ball much
better than in recent weeks.
“Charlotte had one of her
best games getting us into our
offense and starting our sets,”
Kind said. “Hopefully it was a
good tune-up for a couple big
games this week.”
• On deck: Middleton was
at Madison East Tuesday, then
heads to Madison Memorial
for a conference showdown
Saturday at 7:15 p.m.
Jan. 19
Middleton 71, Madison West 29
Madison West ….........….. 17 12 — 29
Middleton ……….……….. 31 40 — 71
MADISON WEST — Jankovich 2
0-0 5, Brown 3 0-0 6, Fleming 2 0-0 5,
Mueller 0 1-1 1, Culver 2 0-0 4, Kettle-
son 2 0-0 4, Zidani 1 0-1 2, Sullivan 1
0-0 2. Totals 13 1-2 29.
MIDDLETON — Schwartz 1 0-0 2,
Hodson 2 0-0 6, Tanin 7 3-6 17, Roquet
0 5-8 5, Coleman 2 3-4 8, Bursac 2 0-0 4,
Dunn 2 3-4 7, Accola 1 0-0 2, Flottmeyer
8 4-9 21. Totals 25 18-31 71.
3-point goals — MID 3 (Hodson 2,
Coleman 1); MW 2 (Fleming, Jankov-
ich). Total fouls — MID 11; MW 21. Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Fouled out —Brown, Kettleson.
Sitori Tanin and Middleton’s girls basketball team routed Madison West last Saturday.
Times-Tribune
photo by Mary
Langenfeld
Brian Frus-
ciante (6) and
Middleton’s
hockey team
has won four
straight games.
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Cabalka
named Coach Times-Tribune photo

of the Year
by Mary Langenfeld

Middleton girls swimming
and diving coach Lauren Ca-
balka has been selected as the
2017-‘18 Central Coach of the
Year by the National Federation
High School Coaches Associa-
tion.
The Central Coach of the
Year is given to the top coach
from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan and Wisconsin.
Cabalka led Middleton to a
third straight WIAA Division
1 state title in November. The
Middleton girls
swimming and
diving coach Lau-
Cardinals became just the ninth
ren Cabalka was
program in state history to win
named the Cen-
three consecutive state titles.
tral Coach of the
Middleton rolled to the team
Year.
title in 2018, defeating runner-
up Cedarburg, 249.50-188.0.
The Cardinals posted 313.50
points in 2017, well ahead of
runner-up Cedarburg (242.0).
And Middleton’s 265.0
points in 2016 gave it a com-
fortable margin over runner-up
Verona-Mount Horeb (215.50).

Signing day
Several Middleton High School
athletes recently signed their na-
tional letters of intent.
From left:
• Reed Kochan will attend Car-
thage College and play lacrosse.
Nathan Kapp is headed to Jack-
sonville University to play lacrosse.
• Dylan Carrington will play
baseball at Judson University.
• Caitlynn Owens will attend
UW-Milwaukee to play soccer.

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Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Jack Boyle and Middleton’s boys basketball team fell to Muskego last Saturday.

MUSKEGO continued from page 13

“They just kind of beat us
effort wise,” Close said. “A
lot of fast breaks down the
court where they got a lay-up
or we fouled them, and they
didn’t miss their free throws.
And then just moving the ball
and getting open shots …
we didn’t do a very good job
there.”
Middleton would have had
a distinct size advantage had
it been at full strength. But
6-foot-7 junior post Parker
Van Buren was at a volleyball
showcase event in Chicago
and 6-foot-5 Jake Kluber-
tanz — the Cardinals’ leading
scorer — was in foul trouble
That’s because the Cardi-
nals got in the bonus early and
made 11-of-14 free throws
(78.6%). Close knocked down
two three pointers and had 11
first half points. And Middle-
ton’s defense was extremely
good, holding to Muskego to
7-of-27 shooting (25.9%).
“We were just kind of wait-
ing for that little spark to put
us ahead or tie it up,” Close
said. “Unfortunately, they
were the ones that had that
and kind of blew it away.”
They sure did.
Close drilled a three-
pointer and was fouled with
14:15 left in the game and
like this,” Close said. “You’d
just like to play a little bit bet-
ter.”
Bavery agreed.
Since winning six straight
games from mid-December to
early-January, the Cardinals
have dropped three of four.
And with the postseason just
a month away, Bavery knows Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
his team must find a branch of
consistency to hold onto soon. The WIAA says that 80% of young referees stop officiating after two years, and the main reason
“We just really need to they quit is abuse from fans.
clean some things up and do it
soon,” Bavery said. “Because
right now, we’re just not con-
sistent enough.”

Jan. 19
REFEREES continued from page 13

all night and held to two
points.
“That should have been
an area where we could have
attacked,” said Middleton
coach Kevin Bavery, whose
team shot 12-of-47. “But we
didn’t have enough depth at
post.”
Instead, Muskego played a
packline defense, which is a
“sagging” man-to-man. The
basic premise is to clog the
middle, protect the paint, and
prevent dribble-penetration.
The Warriors played it ex-
tremely well and forced the
Cardinals to fire away from
the perimeter. Middleton had
several good looks throughout
the game, but simply couldn’t
connect.
“We just have a tendency
when we’re down to try and
do too much too soon,” Bav-
ery said. “At this point in the
season, our ability to read
beyond the initial (read) just
isn’t there yet.
“You have to know when
to reverse the ball and when
to take a look from the top in-
side and when we just have to
turn it. We still tend to be too
robotic.”
The game was an exercise
in frustration for the Cardinals
from start to finish.
Middleton shot just 3-of-
22 in the first half (13.6%),
yet trailed only 24-19 at the
break.
pulled Middleton within 29- Muskego 55, Middleton 39
Muskego ……………. 24 31 — 55 Plus, there’s a ripple effect. a sense of pride in school become a licensed official at
24. But Muskego answered
Middleton ………..… 19 20 — 39
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1:18 and stretched its lead to 15, Kwapick 1 0-0 2, Greenthall 2 60 than under 30 in many long lessons like the value of Otherwise, adult role models
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From there, Middleton 1 3-4 6, Chovanec 2 2-3 6, Dowd 1 enced officials retire, there and facilitates the physical here in Wisconsin are always
couldn’t come closer than 0-0 2, Wauer 1 1-2 3, Wohler 2 0-1 aren’t enough younger ones and emotional development welcome.
eight points — something it 5. Totals 18 14-23 55. to replace them. of those who participate. So,
MIDDLETON — Thomas 0 If there are no officials, if the games go away because
did three times.
1-2 1, Hellenbrand 1 0-0 2, Close 4
The final time came after a 5-6 16, Klubertanz 1 0-0 2, Boyle 1
there are no games. The short- there aren’t enough men and
basket by senior guard Casey 0-0 2, Scher 2 1-2 5, Deptula 1 2-2 age of licensed high school women to officiate them, the
Hellenbrand pulled Middleton 4, Johnson 0 1-2 1, Patterson 2 2-3 officials is severe enough loss will be infinitely greater
within 42-34 with 6:40 left. 6, Schultz 0. Totals 12 12-17 39. in some areas that athletic than just an “L” on the score-
But the Warriors answered 3-point goals — MUS 5 (Maki- events are being postponed or board.
nen 2, Malkowski 1, Drana 1, cancelled—especially at the It will be putting a dent in
with an 8-3 burst over the
Wohler 1), MID 3 (Close 3). Total
next three minutes to push freshman and junior varsity your community’s future.
fouls — MUS 17, MID 21. Fouled
levels. If you would like to be
their lead to 50-37 and end
any comeback hopes the Car-
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Casey Hellenbrand and Middleton’s boys basketball team knocked off Verona last Friday.
VERONA
they cut it to a point in the
second half where they almost
tied us. We turned an 18-point
lead into a six point win that
night. Tonight was very simi-
lar to that game.”
Senior Jake Klubertanz led
Middleton with 13 points. Se-
nior point guard Jack Boyle
also had a strong night for
Middleton and finished with
12 points, including a huge
three-point basket late in the
second half that gave Middle-
ton a four-point cushion.
“(Verona) is a really good
team,” said senior Jack Boyle.
“They’ve played really well
against everyone in the con-
ference. They had close
games against both LaFollette
and East who are two of the
top teams in the conference...
they gave us their best shot.”
Middleton led 24-15 at the
half and then led 28-15 two
minutes into the second half.
Verona used their perimeter
shooting to carry themselves
back into the game, led by
senior Ryan Van Handel. Van
Handel had four of Verona’s
six three-pointers in the sec-
ond half, all which came in
the first eleven minutes.
“We had a really good first
half against them the first time
we played them. We went up
twenty on them and they came
storming back,” said Boyle.
“We knew they would come
back and make some adjust-
ments, and obviously they
did. Van Handel started hit-
ting some shots, so we knew
we had to stick to him.”
Boyle had the task of stick-
ing with Van Handel after
Van Handel made four three-
pointers in a row, the fourth
pulling Verona within one
point at 37-36 with just under
eight minutes left in the game.
Van Handel scored 12 of his
game-high 20 points in the
second half.
“We went into a little bit of
our ‘twenty’ zone, but had me
stick with him and not leave
him,” said Boyle. “Since he
was just killing us from out-
side and just hitting every-
thing at that point, we knew
we had to get him out of his
rhythm.”
Having Boyle shadow Van
Handel seemed to work as
Van Handel attempted only
two more shots the rest of the
game - both three-pointers -
and missed them both.
“We let Van Handel get
away from us...he single-
handedly shot them back
into the game,” said Bavery.
“We had four guys playing in
our normal zone and we had
Jack Boyle chasing him ev-
erywhere. I think it really did
take Van Handel out of the
game for a stretch, because he
was running everywhere to
get open.”
Middleton jumped out to
a 7-0 lead to start the game
and would lead by as many
as eleven in the first half on
their way to a 24-15 lead at
the half.
At halftime, the fans in
attendance donated money
towards the Coaches versus
Cancer fundraiser and raised
nearly $700 in one minute.
Middleton came out of half-
time and took a quick 28-15
lead two minutes into the half.
Verona answered with a 9-0
run to make it 28-24. Verona
would hang within four points
of Middleton until tying it at
39 on a three-pointer by se-
nior Reagan Klawiter with
just over four minutes to go.
Middleton led 40-39 and
had the ball, and Boyle hit a
huge three-pointer that gave
Middleton a 43-39 lead with
2:36 left in the game.
“We called our ‘Yoda’ play
which is usually looking to go
to the post, but sometimes off
that first screen when I come
up, I’ve gotten open on a cou-
ple looks,” said Boyle. “I got
open and I knew I was ready
to shoot it. I shot it, it went in,
and it gave us a two posses-
sion lead.”
Bavery echoed the magni-
tude of the late-game Boyle
basket.
“I thought Boyle hit a big
three for us,” said Bavery.
“We were running an offense
designed to get the ball inside
or get an open three pointer
at the top; he got a good open
three and he buried it.”
Middleton was able to
make their final six free throw
attempts to ice the game and
survive with the 50-40 vic-
tory.
Bavery was thrilled the
Cardinals were able to take
care of the pesky Wildcats
and grind out a tough win.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
“I really liked our com-
posure down the stretch and
really liked our shot chart to-
night. In the first half...nearly
everything was in the paint,”
said Bavery. “Guys are start-
ing to recognize where our
strength is: it’s inside, and
then inside-outside. We’ve
got guys that can finish down
low.”
“I thought we really val-
ued our possessions tonight
- we were a lot more patient,”
added Bavery. “Tonight was
a very, very satisfying win
against a team that is playing
much better basketball.”
On deck: Middleton hosts
Madison West Thursday at
continued from page 13
7:15 p.m., then travels to
Madison Memorial Saturday
at 7:15 p.m.
Jan. 19
Verona…............................15 25----40
Middleton............................24 26----50
Middleton- Patterson 3 2-3 8,
Thomas 1 2-3 4, Hellenbrand 1 0-0 3,
Close 1 0-1 2, Scher 0 2-2 2, Boyle 4 2-2
12, Klubertanz 5 3-4 13, Van Buren 3 0-2
6. Totals- 18 11-17 50.
Verona- Anderson 2 1-4 5, Klawiter
2 0-0 6, Odetunde 1 0-0 2, Slawek 3 1-3
7, Van Handel 7 1-2 20. Totals- 15 3-9
40.
Three-point goals- MID- 3 (Boyle
2, Hellenbrand) VER- 7 (Van Handel 5,
Klawiter 2). Total fouls- MID- 15 VER-
15. Technical fouls- Odetunde (Verona).
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SPORTS BRIEFS
Baseball, softball registration
Middleton’s Baseball Softball Commission has online registration open for summer base-
ball and softball leagues for children that attend or live in the Middleton Cross Plains Area
School District. Baseball is for boys age 7-18 and softball is for girls age 6-18.
Please visit the MBSC website at www.mbsciwi.com to register.
Good Hops is coming
The Middleton’s Baseball Softball Commission will host its annual “Good Hops” event.
The event features beer, wine and whiskey from local companies.
The event is April 6 from 5-9 p.m. at the Holiday Inn West. Tickets can be purchased
from a MBSC board member or at the MBSC website: www.mbsciwi.com
The night will also include music, a silent auction, 50/50 raffles, food from local restau-
rants and community spirit. All proceeds go to help support the volunteer MBSC to run
summer baseball and softball programs.
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MIDDLETON-CROSS PLAINS AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
District Services Center
7106 South Avenue, Middleton,
Wisconsin
Board Round Table Session with Northside and
Sunset Ridge - 5:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER REGULAR BOE MEET-
ING AT 7:00 P.M.
The regular board meeting of the Middleton-
Cross Plains Area School District Board of
Education was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by
President Bob Green.
Present: President Bob Green, Vice President
Annette Ashley, Clerk Todd Smith, Treasurer Anne
Bauer and Board Members: Bob Hesselbein,
Sean Hyland, Kelly Kalscheur, Kurt Karbusicky,
and Paul Kinne
Not Present:
Others Present: Superintendent George
Mavroulis, Assistant Superintendent Sherri Cyra,
Director of Business Services Lori Ames,
Principals Maria Dyslin and Duy Nguyen, and
Representatives from EUA Kim Frerichs, Robin
Savola, and Mike Schwindenhammer
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOVED by Ashley SECONDED by Smith to
approve the Regular Minutes of December 3,
2018. Motion carried unanimously, 9-0.
3. COMMUNICATIONS
a. Citizen Comments
Ellen Lindgren thanked the board for being
proactive regarding the special education funding
and dual enrollment credentials letters of support.
She encouraged the board to stay involved.
b. Correspondence/Board Communication
Anne Bauer attended the Sunset Ridge Winter
Tea and she shared that Glacier Creek has a choir
concert on Tuesday. Kurt Karbusicky attended the
Glacier Creek band concert last week.
Wednesday night, Paul Kinne attend the MHS
band concert. Annette Ashley also attended the
MHS band concert and shared that the Jazz
Cabaret is coming up in January.
c. Legislative
Anne Bauer stated that the local legislative rep-
resentatives will be invited to the April 22 board
meeting.
4. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
a. Upcoming Events and Updates
George Mavroulis reported that administration
will be meeting with EUA and Findorff for their reg-
ular Core Team meeting tomorrow. Percy, Sherri
and George are meeting with the director of
MSAN and Madison area will be hosting the
national MSAN conference next year.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
MOVED by Smith SECONDED by Bauer to
approve the following item on the consent agen-
da: 5.a.1. Approval of Bills Payable, and 5.c.1.
Approval of School Safety Mandates for
DOJ/OSS (Act 143). Motion carried unanimously,
9-0.
a. Administrative/Business Services
i. Approval of Bills Payable
The board approved under consent agenda the
check list totaling $1,531,845.42. (Exhibit A)
ii. Approval of Treasurer’s Report
There was no Treasurer’s Report to approve.
b. Employee Services - Certified Staff
i. Approval of Resignations
There were no resignations to approve.
ii. Approval of Leaves of Absence
There were no leaves of absence to approve.
iii. Approval of Staff Appointments
There were no staff appointments to approve.
iv. Approval of Retirements
There were no retirements to approve.
c. District Consent Items
i. Approval of School Safety Mandates for
DOJ/OSS (Act 143)
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6. ITEMS FOR INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
a. School Improvement Team Reports - NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Northside and Sunset Ridge MIDDLETON COMMON COUNCIL
Duy Nguyen and Maria Dyslin joined the board
to update them on their school improvement team To Whom It May Concern:
reports. The schools are honing in on small group
instruction for reading. The MTSS system is help- At a meeting of the Middleton Common Council to be held on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 7:36
ing all the elementary buildings work together pm, at Middleton City Hall, 7426 Hubbard Ave., Middleton, the following matter will be heard:
rather than as separate buildings. All the elemen-
tary schools are sharing the same academic A proposed rezoning of property in the Town of Westport, for the land legally described below, from
goals. Several questions were asked by the board County A-1, Agricultural, to County A-1EX, Exclusive Agricultural. The land is part of the Laufenberg
members on the data received. property, west of CTQ and south of Balzer Rd., and is shown as highlighted on the attached map. It
b. High School Visioning/Design Report is legally described as:
Kim Frerichs and Robin Savola from EUA pre-
sented the beginning steps in the high school Section 31-8-9 FR SW ¼ NW ¼ and Section 31-8-9 SE ¼ NW ¼ EXC to HWY EXC R21/126 and
visioning and design process. Sherri Cyra high- EXC CSM 7523
lighted the staff involvement in the visioning
process. The high schools that the group toured The hearing is also to solicit comments from City and Town residents regarding amending the
was also shared. EUA shared some of the begin- Waunakee/Westport Joint Comprehensive Plan (Middleton/Westport Extraterritorial Zoning (ETZ)
ning discussion on the layout for staff and stu- Area Comprehensive Plan) to change approximately 80 acres in the Town located west of CTH Q
dents in the building and the effort to break the and north of the City’s North Lake subdivision to Rural Preservation (Long Term Agricultural
building up into smaller communities of support. Preservation).
Safety and security was briefly discussed also.
The board asked questions throughout the pres- This area is part of the Middleton/Westport Joint Planning Area.
entation.
c. Preview Elementary School Plan and At the hearing, all interested persons will have an opportunity to be heard, and action will be con-
Design sidered.
Robin Savola and Mike Schwindenhammer
reviewed the next steps in the design update for More information about this request is available at City Hall during normal business hours, 7:45
the new elementary school. Sherri Cyra then am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Ph. 821-8370 E-mail: ekelley@ci.middleton.wi.us.
highlighted the staff engagement in the process.
The team is still looking at interior design and Lorie Burns, City Clerk
color concepts for the new building. It’s an ongo-
ing process with the staff input. A layout of the
property and the building were presented. The
site plans were also reviewed. Possible outdoor
scenarios were discussed such as exterior design
and views. The board asked questions about the
designs presented.
d. Open Enrollment Discussion - Policy and
Enrollment
Sherri Cyra highlighted the preliminary recom-
mendation for open enrollment space for next
year. The district has no openings other than a
few at Clark Street. There are no changes recom-
mended for the open enrollment policy. This item
will be brought back for approval in January.
7. ITEMS FOR ACTION
a. Approval of Superintendent Search Firm
Sherri Cyra summarized the interview process
for the superintendent search firms. MOVED by
Kinne SECONDED by Kalscheur to approve BWP
as the superintendent search firm. Motion carried
unanimously, 9-0.
b. Approval of VER and Early VER Option
for Teachers through June 2022
MOVED by Karbusicky SECONDED by Bauer
to approve the VER and Early VER options
remain through June 2022. Motion carried unani-
mously, 9-0.
c. Approval of Godfrey & Kahn Payment
MOVED by Ashley SECONDED by Hesselbein
to approve the Godfrey & Kahn payment. Motion
carried unanimously, 8-0 with Smith abstaining
from the vote.
MOVED by Smith SECONDED by Ashley to
move into closed session to decide on an expul-
sion order. Motion carried unanimously, 9-0 on a
roll call vote.
8. CONVENE IN POSSIBLE CLOSED SES-
SION UNDER S.S. 19.85 (1)(f)
a. Decision on Expulsion Order
9. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
10. NEXT MEETING DATES AND ADJOURN-
MENT
MOVED by Bauer SECONDED by Hyland to
adjourn the regular meeting at 8:51 p.m. Motion
carried unanimously, 9-0.
a. Future Meeting Dates
b. Potential Board Agenda Items
Cheryl Janssen, Board Secretary
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No Bid will be received unless accompanied by a surety in a posed amendment would better reflect existing conditions by re-
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The Proposed Amendments can also be viewed on the Town
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Hideaway LLC, requesting a rezoning of property at 4007 Burr Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any Bid which it inspection at the Middleton Town Hall during regular business
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rezoning from County R-1, to ER-1, Estate Residential District. ance for 85 days after the time set for receiving Bids (consisting Clerk/Deputy Administrator, may provide additional information
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ates one new buildable lot). and 10 days for City execution of agreement).
During the public hearing, the public is invited to speak on the
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Lot 3, Certified Survey Map No. 954, Volume 4, Pages 203- Published by the authority of the City of Middleton. when all interested parties in attendance have had a chance to
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