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Flood of 2018: After the Rain

A Special Edition of the Middleton Cross Plains Times-Tribune

Greens, Neighbors Hit Middleton Reponds

Hard in Cross Plains
BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Times-Tribune
Thunder clapped, lighting lit up the sky and
water rose quickly on Brewery Rd. in Cross
Plains, as residents were evacuated by the fire
department on the night of Aug. 20.
Jodi Green said she noticed the water rising
in the street around 5:30, but since her house
had never flooded, she wasn’t too concerned.
The Cross Plains Fire Department evacuated
the Green house at 7:40 p.m. “When the fire de-
partment came, they told me to leave my three
dogs. My friend Melissa (Murphy) risked her
life to go get them later,” said Jodi.
“I was hanging on to the railing, trying not
to get swept away by the current,” recalled Me-
lissa. Once in the house she let out the dogs and
a neighbor took them in to their garage until she
could come back for them.
Neighbors Janet Gray and Kathy Acker, who
live side by side at 2909 and 2915 Brewery Rd.
to Flood Damage
and were evacuated at around 2 a.m., felt the
same way when they saw water rising in the
road. “We have the creek right behind our house
and I would have expected it to come from there
if it flooded,” said Kathy, who has lived in her
home for 38 years, as has Janet, and never ex-
perienced a flood.
First, sewage started pouring into their base-
ments. Next water broke doors and windows
gushing into basements and finally seeped
under doors filling the living spaces upstairs
and garages.
At one point, Jodi said she saw something
moving down the flooded street, and realized,
“That’s our camper! It hit a car down there,” she
said, pointing at the intersection. “The village
brought it back.” The camper is now parked
See Neighbors, page 2A

Kevin Murphy-Times-Tribune
Starion Bank, one of many flood-damaged businesses in John Q. Hammonds-Demming
Way area of the city, could be closed up to 90 days, said Curt Walth, an executive vice
president.

BY KEVIN MURPHY no damage, he said. “It was totally flooded, the

Times-Tribune
Last week’s record rainfall
damaged public and private
property in the city of Middle-
ton by a combined estimated
$23 million and may close
some businesses up to 90 days.
The impact of being near the
center a nearly 12-inch rainfall,
will be felt temporarily and into
the future, said Chamber of
Commerce Executive Director
Van Nutt.
Deming Way, Greenway
Michelle Phillips-Times-Tribune Blvd. and John Q Hammonds
Jimi Green of Cross Plains cleans up debris from inside his family’s home on Aug. 26. Dr. were among the most
He and his wife Jodi are waiting for a building inspector to tell them if the house is safe flood-damaged areas in the city
to live in. with only a few businesses on
N. Deming Way having little or
“There’s been some reported
structural damage reported, but
damaged inventory, business
interruption and businesses not
being able to buy flood insur-
ance, other than sewer backup
insurance, is where much of the
loss is being felt be felt,” Nutt
said.
Starion Bank, on John Q Ham-
mons Blvd., may be closed for
up to 90 days, as the building’s
first floor was heavily flood
damaged, said Curt Walth, an
executive vice president.
Walth stood Monday among
ripped up carpeting, and di-
sheveled furniture in the bank’s
empty lobby.
basement, too,” he said.
The basement contained a
conference room, break room
and storage area that were
covered in a few feet of water.
The elevator in the three-story
building hasn’t worked since
the Aug. 20 rain turned into a
flood for lower-lying areas.
Retailers in Greenway Sta-
tion overall fared better than
their counterparts north of US
14 where parking lots turned
into lakes, stranding motorists,
damaging vehicles and closing
stores until water and debris
could be removed.
See Middleton, page 4A

Communities Come Together in Sandbagging Effort

BY KATHERINE PERRETH
Times-Tribune
The youngest was three; the
oldest had seven decades under
her belt. Scouts and Huber-re-
lease volunteers, neighbors,
friends and Good Samaritans.
They hailed from Madison,
Middleton and Cross Plains.
All spent part or most of Aug.
23 filling sandbags at Park
Shores Court, near Tiedeman’s
Pond.
The City of Middleton kept
volunteers supplied with sand,
bags and zip ties, while car after
van after pick-up truck drove
through the cul-de-sac to load.
Rarely did more than a layer
of sandbags accumulate before
being hauled away.
Lynn Montgomery, volunteer
coordinator with the Dane
County Sheriff’s Office esti-
mated her crew of four plus a
handful of others filled between
600-700 bags in about seven
hours. She’d been with the crew
Tuesday at Middleton Beach
Road but had been diverted to
Monona on Wednesday.
Montgomery gave accolades
to Middleton Department of
Public Works Operations Man-
ager Brad Hopwood. “He’s
been really good to work with;
he stopped by, which we ap-
preciated. And we’ve had great
communication with him.”
Hopwood was responsible for
making sure the crew had ev-
erything they needed to get the
job done, including providing
a bagging contraption. He also
had more sheet plastic deliv-
ered for homeowners to wrap
around bags they would place
in layers of rows.
All told, through Friday,
Hopwood estimates 200 tons of
sand have been delivered to the
three sandbagging locations:
Park Shores Court, Dewey
Court and Middleton Beach
Road (the latter two are on ei-
ther end of Middleton Beach
Road).
Volunteers have bagged
about 10,000 sandbags, Hop- vancy, but that area is not safe speak for my neighbors using
wood said, and an additional currently for volunteers.” them when I say we’re super
5,000 bags are available. “As Earlier in the week, the appreciative of the sand bags.”
of right now, we still have some Middleton Football Team had Two huge cement storm
stock throughout the city and pitched in as well, loading mul- drainage tunnels are completely
sandbags ready. We’re pretty tiple pallets with sandbags on submerged on one side of Dal-
well stocked.” Middleton Beach Road along santo’s property. Her
A deputy clerk in the city’s Lake Mendota. Resident Jill
finance department, Michelle Dalsanto said, “I think I can See Sandbagging, page 3A
Marx, volunteered to
coordinate sandbag-
ging and clean-up
volunteers said, “I’ve
had more than 60
people express inter-
est in volunteering,
including different
employee groups
from area businesses.
There are no sched-
uled times, or sign-ins
with me, they’ve just
been directed to head
to the sand bagging
sites and help as long
as they could. There
is also a lot of interest Katherine Perreth-Times-Tribune
in helping with clean Tyler and Jordan Tognetti pitch in Thursday late afternoon at the
up in the Conser- Park Shores Court location, while a new friend holds the bag.
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Rapidly Rising Water Causes Extensive Dane County

Damage to Cross Plains Homes, Businesses
BY KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
Until last week’s historic
rainfall, Roman Ripp, of Cross
Plains, said he hadn’t had a drop
of water in the basement of his
Spring St. home in 40 years.
On Monday, a cleanup crew
finished removing carpeting,
furniture and other belongings
from his basement damaged by a
backed-up floor drain.
“It was only about four-to-five
inches deep, but it ruined every-
thing on the floor,” he said.
A neighbor around the corner
from Ripp had water troubles by
the foot.
“The sewer drain was so full
of water that the water geysered
out of the toilet,” said Gerry
Pfeifer, of Hydro Pro Drying
Systems.
That Park St. homeowner had
four feet of sewage-contaminated
water in her basement right after
the August 20 flood and four
inches by the time Hydro Pros
got there two days later. It took
about a day to remove the sew-
age residue.
“Whether someone has a fin-
ished basement or not, people
store a lot of stuff in their base-
ments and that gets damaged
with this kind of water and can’t
be cleaned,” Pfeifer said.
Basements filled corner to cor-
ner with sewage can take a full
day for Hydro Pro’s four-man
crew to clean up. At last count,
Hydro Pros had 76 calls to re-
spond to, Pfeifer said.
“I’m a local Cross Plains res-
toration company. I can’t image
what the bigger companies have,
four, five or six hundred calls.
Not many homes on parts of
Park and Spring streets weren’t
flood damaged and since they’re
not located in the floodplain,
there’s typically no flood insur-
ance to cover their losses.
It can cost between $4,000 and
Photos, Above: Roman Ripp stands next to a furniture and other belongings removed from
his Spring St. basement; Right, A drone photo shows an aerial view of Saeman Lumber Co.
in Cross Plains on Aug 22.
$5,000 to clean out an unfinished
basement, $6,000 to $8,000 for a
basement finished in carpeting,
drywall or paneling, said Hydro
Pros. A furnace, water softener
can add another $3,000 to $4,000
to the total cost, Pfeifer said.
Even if their losses are eligi-
ble for relief from state or federal
sources, that can take months.
Damages to new and used
vehicles at Kalscheur Dodge are
approximately $1 million, said
Dean Kalscheur owner.
Kalscheur was returning to the
dealership on Main St. during
Monday night’s down pour in
time to move about 20 of his
100-vehicle inventory inside.
About 60 of the 80 vehicles left
outside overnight are totaled and
won’t be sold, he said.
“We’re still open for busi-
ness…Servicing cars, finding
cars. There’s a lot of people in
town in need of cars now and
Public Health
Warns Residents
of Flood Hazards
BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Times-Tribune
After recent flooding and in southern Dane County, and more
expected with more rain predicted, Public Health of Madison &
Dane County (PHMDC) says there are hazards and dangers to look
out for and prevent.
Sarah Mattes, Communication Supervisor for the department
warned that you should always avoid contact with flood water
whether it is during flooding or as water recedes afterward.
“Flood waters and standing waters can pose various risks, includ-
ing infectious diseases, chemical hazards, and injuries. Contami-
nants can include sewage, fertilizer, manure, gas, and pesticides.
We advise everyone to stay out of flood waters if possible, she said.
Tetanus is another hazard if you have gotten a wound. It is al-
Kevin Murphy-Times-Tribune ways good to make sure that you have a tetanus shot or booster.
“If someone experiences an injury and is unsure of their vaccina-
tion status, it’s a good idea to check with their health care provider
See Public Health, page 4A
they’re calling to find one,” he
said.
Two cars washed down Mar-
ket St. and into Saeman’s Lum-
ber Co. coming to rest close to
the company’s relic delivery
truck, which was pushed about
20 feet by rushing flood water,
said Mike Dunse, office coordi-
nator.
Black Earth Creek flows be-
hind the lumber yard and pushed
stacks of laminated lumber next
door to the village’s wastewater
treatment plant. Other stacks of
lumber were pushed about 100
feet or more down the railroad
tracks.
“The water was six feet high
in front of the office about as
high elsewhere in the yard,”
Dunse said.
A lot of stacked lumber was
still damp Monday and whether
it could be put to use remained
undetermined, he said. Photo Submitted by Jeanne Statz

Neighbors Continued from page 1A

down the street from her
home at 2914 Brewery Rd.
“It was like a raging river run-
ning parallel to the creek, and it
went right down the road,” Jimi
described.
In the Green home everything
was ruined, and a giant dump-
ster was inadequate in handling
all of the trash that once made
up their lives. Piles of furniture,
paneling, carpet, clothes, toys
and everything else imaginable
was piled on the curb in front of
the Greens’, with similar piles
lining many of the streets in
Cross Plains.
“We’ve got about everything
out of the house,” said Jimi
Green, Jodi’s husband. “We lost
all of the contents of the house.”
“Now we are just waiting for
the building inspector to tell us
if it’s condemned,” added Jodi. basements, and found out there
The Greens and their five kids,
Jasmin, Jordan, Jaelyn, Jocelyn
and Adam, have been staying
with Melissa’s family. “We
went from a family of five, to
a family of twelve overnight,”
Melissa joked.
Inside the house, everything
in the basement is gone with the
exception of a few 2x4 studs.
Upstairs water came in through
the patio door and several inches
were standing inside. All of the
flooring has been removed and
Jimi was planning on moisture
testing the walls to see if water
got into the insulation.
Across the street Janet and
Kathy had flooding in their
was no financial help, as did the
Green family, who have a go
fund me page.
“Someone from Red Cross
told me I have minor damage,”
said Janet. “Does this look like
minor damage?” She asked,
gesturing toward the large pile
of items on the curb, then her
missing garage door.
“He told me even if FEMA
got involved they probably
wouldn’t help me because of
my minor damage. I guess you
have to lose everything like the
Greens.”
The sad reality is, unless there
is a National Disaster Declara-
tion by Pres. Donald Trump, no
one will get financial assistance
from the government. FEMA is
not deployed to assist in disas-
ters without a national declara-
tion.
The Red Cross, Salvation
Army and Dane County Emer-
gency Management have all
been around to collect damage
reports, deliver food and water
and offer clean-up and toiletry
kits. Residents said they had not
seen representatives from the
Village of Cross Plains. “I can’t
imagine how bombarded every-
one is, but ‘how are you doing?’,
‘sorry for your damage’ goes a
long way,” said Kathy.
Volunteers, many organized
by village leaders were out in
force to help with the clean-up,
and those with flood damage got
help from family and friends as
well. People came from all over
the area to help.
“One guy, and elderly man,
drove here from Windsor and
asked how he could help. He
had seen me on the news and
just drove down here. It turns
out he is an insurance agent and
he gave us some advice,” said
Jimi. None of the residents that
we talked to had flood insurance
because they are not considered
to be in a flood plain.
The Green children help with
the clean-up at their home and
Adam said he skipped football
practice last week to help his
family with the flood mess.
Adam reflected on the dam-
age to their home, “It’s not
good, but other people have it
worse, so I try to think of it that
way.”
“I feel like I got punched in
the gut,” Jimi added.
Jimi, Jodi, Kathy and Janet all
agree that the magnitude of the
flooding hasn’t really hit them
yet.
“We haven’t had any down
time to even let it sink in,” Jodi
concluded.

Michelle Phillips-Times-Tribune
Photos, Left: Adam Green points out damage in the family kitchen; Above: Furniture, per-
sonal items and building materials are piled up on the curb in front of Janet Gray’s house,
a common seen in Cross Plains last week.
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Evers Speaks in Middleton
Gubernatorial Candidate Kicks Off Opening of Middleton Democratic Headquarters
BY CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–A little more
than a week after winning the
Democratic nomination for
governor, state superintendent
Tony Evers spoke Aug. 23 at a
Middleton Action Committee in
conjunction with the reopening
of the Democratic Party office
in Middleton. The headquarters
is located in the former Star-
bucks building at Frank Lloyd
Wright and County Hwy M.
Evers touched on the pri-
mary, what his priorities would
be as governor and how he’s
going to campaign against
incumbent Governor Scott
Walker.
Assembly Rep. Dianne Hes-
selbein, Sen. Jon Erpenbach
and Democratic candidate for
state treasurer Sarah Godlewski
spoke before Evers at the event.
Hesselbein announced that
the Democrats have 92 candi-
dates running in the state’s 99
districts. Hesselbein noted that
43 of those are women.
Godlewski reminded the au-
dience that Walker has advo-
cated for eliminating the state
treasurer position altogether.
Walker said he was voting
’yes’ to eliminate the position
on a statewide in a referendum
in April.
Godlewski said she led the
“Save Our Fiscal Watchdog
Committee,” which helped to
persuade voters to reject the
elimination with 61.75% in
favor of keeping it.
She believes the office
should be fiscal watchdog that
would audit things like the
Foxconn deal. She added she
would use investment authority
of trust funds to help refinance
Bob Suter’s Capitol Ice Arena Gets Overhaul
BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–Bob Suter’s
Capitol Ice Arena in Middleton
became home to the Madison
Capitols last year, after three
years at the Alliant Energy
Center. Now the arena will get
some needed updates to house
the USHL team.
The Capitols are owned by
a group of investors, which in-
cludes hockey legend Suter’s
son, Ryan Suter. “Our group of
investors and the league agreed
to on the renovations,” Andrew
Joudrey, president of the team
said. “We knew right away we
were going to renovate and
started working with the city.”
The arena has two ice rinks
and hosts youth hockey, hockey
camp and the Middleton High
School Cardinal team. Joudrey
said they have maintained one
area at all times for these activ-
ities.
First on the list of the $2
million is renovations was
getting the main ice ready for
the season opening game on
Tony Evers, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin Governor was on hand Aug. 23 at the
grand opening of the Middleton Democratic Headquarters.
student loan debt and be a fiscal
advocate for consumer loans.
Sen. Jon Erpenbach of Mid-
dleton introduced Evers as
the life of the party saying his
hobbies include euchre and the
polka, but more seriously, said
he was the one to lead voters,
“out of the wilderness.”
Evers opened acknowledg-
ing he was probably not many
people’s first pick winning the
primary with 41.8 percent of
the votes.
“I know there are at least one
or two of you in this room that
probably didn’t vote for me,”
Evers said. He said he feels the
race made all the candidates
stronger, energized the base and
he was, “proud to have their
support.”
He said his campaign will
Oct. 12. “We closed this side
down,” said Joudrey pointing
to one slab of ice, swirling with
the movement of youth hockey
camp attendees. “We brought
the ice in five feet. It was closed
for about two months.”
Once the ice is done, work
turned to the addition of seven
new suites accommodating 20
people, and the Suter Suite,
which can hold 35. There will
also be a Mezzanine level beer
garden and food area for 300-
400 hundred.
Joudrey said they wanted
seating to be family friendly
and have traded out the old
bleachers for recreational fam-
ily seating. All of the old seat-
ing rink side was donated to
Monroe Youth Hockey. The
remodel will bring seating from
1,300 to around 2,500, nearly
doubling capacity.
There will also be a merchan-
dise store to get Caps gear and
a new Will Call area. A video
board will also be added.
See Arena, page 2B
focus on a progressive vision
for the state rather than, “beat-
ing Scott Walker up.”
As governor, he said he
would focus on investing in
public education and the uni-
versity system and improv-
ing infrastructure. He said he
would also accept federal funds
to expand Medicaid in the state.
Evers announced his cam-
paign had just raised a total of
$1 million. But he said he will
probably never catch up with
Walker whose campaign re-
ported raising more than $5.5
million in July.
“We can beat him, but it is
going to have to be retail poli-
tics,” Evers said.
Carol Jensen with the Mid-
dleton Action Team said her
group formed during Barack
A concept image of what the renovated ice arena will look when work is complete. The remodel should be done ahead of
the Madison Capitol’s season opener on Oct. 12.
Cameron Bren-Times-Tribune
Obama’s 2008 presidential run
and has been active since. The
group does canvassing, phone
banking and writes postcards.
“We keep the energy up and
I think people are really ready
for this,” Jensen said. “So, we
are looking to get Tony elected
and the rest of the ballot.”
Jensen said her group was
very mixed in who they favored
for the democratic candidate,
but she believes Evers has the
energy, experience and likabil-
ity to take on Walker.
She said the fact that Evers’
campaign has already raised $1
million is a good sign.
Jensen said she particularly
likes Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes,
a former Assembly Representa-
tive from Milwaukee.
Council Approves TIF
for Affordable Condos
BY CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–The Middleton Common Council approved a
TIF agreement for $709,215 to assist Cornerstone Development
with extraordinary costs in constructing 48 condos and subsidizing
affordable units reserved for residents making 80 percent of the
area median income (AMI) or less. The council also deferred the
Treysta project at its Aug. 21 meeting.
On July 3 the council deferred action on the request for assistance
because it didn’t include a marginal cost comparison for storm
water infrastructure. That has been submitted to and reviewed by
the city’s TIF consulting engineer Tom Stetzer who found most of
the costs eligible and the request amount was adjusted.
City administrator Mike Davis said if the city is able to facilitate
the construction of three buildings the project will generate about
$1.4 million of tax increment for the life of TID #3 and create 10
workforce housing condos near the start of the development.
Davis recommended the council provide $609,215 in devel-
oper-financed and $100,000 in off-site costs toward this project,
totaling $709,215. He said as the condos are sold they eventually
would add 10 qualified affordable condos and an estimated net gain
of $730,675 to TIF District #3.
The agreement will tie into an existing condo development,
Whispering Pines, which began in 2006, and stalled during the
economic recession in 2008. The developer started building again
in 2016 and now adding another phase.
In 2006 the city sold property it had acquired to Cornerstone
Development, valued at $1,654,000, for the prospect of developing
affordable condos. The city gave the developer a discount on the
land of about $391,000 in anticipation of 35 income eligible units
or 25 percent of the total units developed.
In phase one 44 units were constructed, of which 18 were sold to
people making 80 percent AMI or less. Phase two started in 2016
and includes one 12 unit building with four residents that qualify
for low-income assistance.
The proposed phase three includes three 16-unit buildings to-
taling 48 units, of which 10 would be reserved for low-income
residents.
The TIF agreement is developer financed, minimizing risk to the
city. Both the plan commission and workforce housing committee
reviewed the request and recommended approval to the council.
Without discussion Alder Mark Sullivan made a motion to ap-
prove the TIF agreement. The motion passed unanimously.
The council put a hold on another project moving through the
pipeline. An 8.48-acre, mixed-use project and public market in the
Parmenter corridor, proposed at 7622 Lisa Lane by Treysta Group,
was seeking approval for a specific implementation plan (SIP), the
last step of approval from the council before getting a building
See Council, page 5B
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Regal Find Offers Local Art in Downtown Middleton

BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Times-Tribune
MIDDLETON–If you are in
the market for a local art find,
look no further that the Regal
find, located at 7505 Elmwood
in downtown Middleton. The
shop offers an eclectic variety
of artwork in a wide range of
media.
The store features artwork
by artists from around Dane
County, the state and region.
Of the 130 artists featured, 90
are from Wisconsin. “I had no
idea how much pride there was
in Madison, Middleton and
Wisconsin,” said owner Jessica
Regale, who offers Wisconsin
themed artwork as well. “I’ve
always had such a passion for
creating and art, and I like hav-
ing a connection with local art-
ists and makers.
Regale said she tries to ap-
peal to a lot of different price
ranges when choosing art for
the store. She finds artist at gal-
leries and art shows.
“The prices are affordable. It
doesn’t have a gallery feel, but
more of something you can take
home,” added store manager
Carla Johnston.
The Regal Find offers many
types of items from pottery and
paintings to textiles and furni-
ture, appealing to a wide range Michelle Phillips-Times-Tribune
Photos: Regal Find Owner Jessica Regale and manager Carla
See Regal Find, page 11B Johnston inside the store. All other photos are art in the shop.

Arena Continued from page 1B

Town of Middleton
Authorizes
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Emergency Funds
A concept image of the new Mezzanine level of Bob Suter’s Capitol arena in Middleton. The home to the Madison Capi-
tol’s got a $2 million renovation between seasons.

NO TRASH PICKUP ON LABOR DAY! “When people come in they will notice the changes. It will look
for Street Repairs
NO TRASH PICKUP ON MEMORIAL DAY! whelmed culverts there. Also,
completely different,” Joudrey said. BY KEVIN MURPHY
Residential Trash & Recycling Customers: In addition to the improvements fans can see, the stadium is Times-Tribune “big wash outs” occurred along
also getting a new training room. The second ice rink will also be Meadow Rd. at Valley View
Service the week of September 3rd Last week’s deluge drasti-
redone. Rd. and Pioneer Rd., Shaw said.
cally eroded shoulders of some
Service the week
will be delayed ofday
one Maylater
25th will
than Joudrey said the area offers open ice skating. Guests can also Last week, the town board
roads in the town of Middleton
be delayed one day later than your
your normal pickup day. throw parties at the facility, from corporate events to children’s authorized spending $200,000
but did not cause any road clos-
www.pellitteri.com normal pickup day. birthday parties. for emergency road repairs,
ings, said Town Administrator
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David Shaw.
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Driveways were damaged
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state and federal emergency
aid. However, Shaw said the
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Ribbon Cutting Held for History Professor to

PRO Physical Therapy Discuss European Far-Right MIDDLETON–The Mid-
dleton Public Library’s popular
“Scholar’d for Life” lecture se-
ries continues with a lecture by
Professor Laird Boswell on Sept.
13, at 7 p.m. in the library’s low-
er-level Archer Room.
A professor of History at
UW-Madison and current de-
partment chair, Boswell will
present a lecture entitled “The
European Extreme Right,” in
which he will analyze the rise
of the extreme right in European
politics and the challenges these
populist, ultra-nationalist parties
pose to the established political
order on the continent.
Professor Boswell is a spe-
cialist in the history of Modern
Europe, especially France, in the
nineteenth and twentieth centu-
ries. His teaching and research
interests have focused largely
on society and politics – ranging
from the transformations of rural
society, to the history of Euro-
pean socialism and communism,
the history of nationalism, voter
behavior and, more recently, the
contemporary extreme right. He
wrote his first book on peasant
communism in France and is
currently completing a study that
uses the border region of Alsace
and Lorraine to discuss changing
conceptions of national belong-
ing in twentieth century France.
In addition to his work in the
History department, he has di-
rected the University of Wiscon-
sin Center for European Studies
and served as director of the UW
study abroad program in Aix-en-
Provence, France.
Scholar’d for Life is a lecture
series presented by the Middle-
ton Public Library in partnership
with the UW Madison Speakers
Bureau. Taking the “Wisconsin
Idea” as its starting point, this
series aims to promote lifelong
learning, intellectual curiosity,
and engagement between aca-
demics and the community as a
whole.
Registration is appreciated for
this lecture: Online at midlibrary.
org/events or by email at info@
midlibrary.org. More informa-
tion, including upcoming lec-
tures recordings of past lectures,
at www.midlibrary.org/sfl.

Photo Submitted Naturally Speaking: Horse Flies

PRO Physical Therapy held a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Aug. 16. The new lo- BY JERRY DAVIS
cation is at University Ave Suite 100, Middleton. Pictured, L-R: Angela Webb-Buffington,
Office Manager, Michelle Belgiano, Patient Services, David Nissenbaum, Owner/Physical DANE COUNTY–Have
Therapist, Jeff Schleusner, Owner/Physical Therapist, Jaime Reich, Physical Therapist you ever seen a fly twice the
size of a house fly? If so, you
and April Friedle, Accountant.
were likely looking at a black
horse fly.

15th Annual Downtown Small flies may kill baby

birds by sucking blood, but
how about a large fly, more

Fall Wine Walk Planned

MIDDLETON–The Downtown Middleton
Business Association, will host a Fall Wine Walk
on September 13 from 5-8 p.m.
Guests will start the evening at the BMO Har-
ris Bank where they will receive a wine glass and
a wristband. They will stroll through downtown,
proceeding to each business; enjoying a one
ounce tasting of red and white wine.
Wines from around the world will be offered
and businesses will have delicious appetizers to
complement the wines.
There are 13 stops on the 2018 wine walk.
Many of the businesses will also be offering spe-
cials for the evening.
Tickets are $25 each and they be purchased at
Marilyn’s Salon,1833 Parmenter Street. We will
be accepting cash and checks only.
The Spring Wine Walk is a fundraiser, and a
portion of the proceeds will be donated to De-
mentia Friendly Middleton.
than an inch long, killing large
wild and domestic animals?
Horse flies, some entirely
black, are known to perch on
vehicles imaging the car or
truck is a big animal. That may
be one reason these flies often Photo Submitted
stay put on a car for long pe- ested areas. These flies bite and mer. While not known to seek
riods; suspecting it is a Bronco suck blood from animals shad- out humans for a blood meal,
not a Jeep. ing themselves in the trees. they do pester livestock, some-
Black horse flies are all Adults emerge from larvae times to the point of weakening
black, as their name suggests. that probably hatched from and possibly killing the host
They are most common is for- aquatic locations in early sum- animal.

Fall Programming Set at Middleton Library

Upcoming Events for Younger
Children
Weekly Storytimes:
Big Kids Storytimes (ages 3-6),
Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30
a.m.* Books, music, and move-
ment activities followed by a
craft project! [Archer Room]
*No storytime Nov 20.
Little Kids Storytime (ages 2-3)
Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30
a.m.* Books, music, and move-
ment activities followed by a
craft project! [Archer Room]
*No storytime Nov 21.
Tiny Tots Storytime (ages 1-2),
Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. & 10:30
a.m.* Songs, rhymes, puppets,
music, and short books. [Sto-
rytime Room] *No in-library
storytime on Oct 4. See special
below!
Baby Lapsit Storytime
(pre-walkers), Fridays, 9:30
a.m.* Songs, rhymes, and short,
interactive books specifically
designed for young babies. [Sto-
rytime Room] *Baby Sign Lan-
guage Sept 28. No storytimes
Nov 2 & Nov 23.
Special Events for Younger
Children
Bilingual Spanish-English Sto-
rytime (All ages) with Yesianne
Ramirez, Fridays, 10:30 a.m.,
Sept 7, Oct 5, Nov 9, Dec 7.
Books, songs, and fun in Span-
ish & English for all ages.
Family & Toddler Yoga (Ages
2-5), 10:30 a.m., Sept 10, Oct 8,
Nov 12, Dec 10. Fun songs &
poses! Registration is required–
space is limited.
CI Pediatric Therapy Centers
Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Sept 11,
Oct 9, Nov 13, Dec 11 (all ages)
Interactive book reading, songs,
crafts and more, presented by a
speech pathologist and an occu-
pational therapist.
FIT4MOM (All ages), 10:30
a.m., Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 16,
Dec. 14. Join Jackie Dorris from
FIT4MOM Madison for an ac-
tive story about living a healthy
lifestyle. We’ll read stories to
learn about fueling our bodies
& eating a rainbow, then move
our bodies–songs, dance and
exercises–and finish with a cool
down and relaxation. Please
register.
Evening Storytimes! (ages 2-6).
Stories, songs, a picture-book
movie, and a craft or sensory
activity! Please register. [Ar-
cher Room] Sept. 17, 6 p.m.
Stuffed Animal Sleepover Oct
29, 6 p.m. Happy Halloween
(costumes welcome)
Introduction to Baby & Toddler
Sign Language, Sept. 28, 9:30
a.m. Curious about using Amer-
ican Sign Language (ASL) to
communicate more effectively
with infants and toddlers? Par-
ents/caregivers with little ones
aged 0-2 as well as expecting
parents are welcome. Please
register.
Up Close with Magnum Opus
Ballet, Oct. 1, 10:30 a.m. See a
sneak peak of Magnum Opus’
newest performance. Catch the
whole show on Oct 19 & 20 at
the Verona Area Community
Theater. Performance to be
followed by learning creative
ballet steps yourself! Magnum
Opus is the newest professional
ballet company in Wisconsin.
Please register.
Greenway Station Playdate Se-
ries (All ages), Oct. 4, 10 a.m.
Visit us at the Farmers Market,
8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. We’ll have
lots of books, games, activities
and fun!
KEVA @ the Library (ages
2-6), Oct. 19 & Dec. 19, 10:30
a.m. Join the coaches from
KEVA for sports-themed read-
ing, crafts and group active
time. Please register.
Upcoming Events for School
Age Children (grades K-6)
LC3 = Loosely Controlled
Chaos Club (Grades K-6), Sept
6, 4:15-5 p.m. Fizzy Rockets
Oct. 15, 4:15-5 p.m. SLIME!
Calling all MAD SCIENTISTS!
Join forces to explore & create.
Adults, please don your own
goggles to assist our younger
scientists. Registration is re-
quired for each month–space is
limited.
Chess Club (All ages), 1:30-
3:30 p.m., Sept. 9, Oct. 7, Nov.
18, Dec. 9. Chess lessons will
begin at 1:30 p.m. followed by
open play. All ages and skill
levels are welcome.
Dogs on Call: Read with Me
(All ages), Saturdays, Sept. 15,
Oct. 13, Nov. 17, 2:30-4 p.m.
and Thursdays, Oct. 18, Dec.
13, 4-5:30 p.m. Read with a
trained therapy dog at the li-
brary! Bring a favorite book to
read. Sign up for a 15-minute
time slot by calling 608-827-
7402.
“Krafty” Kids: Happy Hallow-
een! (All ages), Oct. 20, 3-4
p.m. Crafts and fun for every-
one! Wear your costumes Doors
open at 3 p.m. Drop in anytime
but be sure to allow yourself
enough time to complete your
craft by 4 p.m.
Downtown Annual Trick-or-
Treat (All ages), Oct 26, 11
a.m.-2 p.m. Dress up in your
Halloween costumes and Trick-
or-Treat Downtown Middleton.
Stop by the library for treats and
a photo booth! Businesses dis-
playing the orange pumpkin are
participating.
Haunted Library (All ages),
Oct. 26, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Beware
black cats, flying bats, and other
creepy, crawly critters as you
make your way through the li-
brary’s haunted house! Lights
on for the first 15 min.
Upcoming Events for ‘Tweens
(grade 3-6)
Dungeons and Dragons for
‘Tweens (Ages 9-12), Wednes-
days, Sept. 12-Oct. 24*, 6:30-8
p.m.
Join us for this classic role-play-
ing fantasy game. All skill lev-
els welcome! Registration is
required–space is limited to
five. Registering for the Sept 12
date signs you up for the entire
six week series. *No meeting
Oct 3.
‘Tween Books & Cooks (Grades
3-6), Oct 3., 6-7 p.m. Theme:
Out of this World! Syfy Ad-
venture. Recipe: Piece o’ Cake.
Put on your chef’s hat and grab
your books! Make a cake from
scratch–it’s out of this world!
We’ll talk about books while
we eat. Read one or more of the
suggested books or choose your
own. Registration is required–
space is limited. Recommended
Books: Bounders Series by
Monica Tesler; Space Runners
Series Jeramey Kraatz; Ran-
doms Series by David Liss; “A
Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine
L’Engle; Star Wars Series.
Media Maker Schedule. Look-
ing for an opportunity to learn
Computer Science and have
fun in a supportive and collab-
orative environment? Join Mr.
Miles, a Technology Integrator
and Computer Science Teacher
for MCPASD, in the lower level
computer lab for Media Maker
Events. Brian Miles has been
teaching Media Lab Events
to kids at the library for three
years!
Registration is required for each
class as space is limited. Regis-
tration opens on the 25th of the
month prior to the class date.
Computer Science Club, Tues-
days, 6-8 p.m., Sept. 11-Oct. 30
(Ages 8-14). Possible activities
include: Coding/Programming,
Spheros, Minecraft Edu, Game
Creation, Building Holograms,
Makey Makeys, PicoBoards, &
Scratch.
Minecraft Club, Thursdays,
6-8 p.m., Sept. 6-Oct. 25 (ages
8-14). This incredibly popular
club allows kids to have fun
while interacting with peers in
our Creative Library Minecraft
Server!
‘Tween Paint Night: Haunted
Houses! (Grades 3-6), Oct.
22, 6-7 p.m. Create a spooky
haunted house using acrylic
paint on canvas. Wear grubby
clothes as acrylic paint is not
washable. Registration is re-
quired–space is limited to 24.
Upcoming Events for Teens
Music! Would you like to learn
how to play guitar? Get a free
lesson at the library from the
Guitar Center on Oct. 19. Reg-
istration is required, ages 10-
adult. Are you familiar with
K-pop? (Korean pop music) On
Oct. 13, join us to talk about
your favorite K-pop bands, try
our karaoke challenge, dda-
kji game, mirrored dance, and
make a button of your favorite
K-pop singer at our K-pop Fan
Club.
Teen Read Week! Do you have
a photo of yourself reading in
an unusual spot? The week of
Oct. 8-12, teens are invited to
“Get Caught Reading”–try the
silly props in our photo booth or
submit one you already have for
our social media pages. We also
challenge you to write your odd-
est book review this week–can
you write one using only emojis
or in a fictional language?
Dystopian Survival, Fantasy, &
Haunted Library. What if all the
science fiction dystopian worlds
you read about were thrown
together into one survival
event? We dare you to try the
Dystopian Survival Challenge
on Sept. 14! Back by popular
request, Dungeons & Dragons
for teens will also be meeting
in September and October. Fan-
tasy fans might want to check
out the bestselling fantasy set in
West Africa called Children of
Blood and Bone; we’ll be dis-
cussing it on Oct. 9. Free copies
are available at the Help Desk
(as supplies last) for teens who
plan on attending the discus-
sion!
Teens are invited to help the
Library create a Haunted House
on Oct 25! We’ll be talking
about design and props to pur-
chase at the Sept. 17 and Oct.
8 Teen Advisory Committee
meetings. We’d love your help.
The Haunted Library will be
open to all ages on Oct. 26,
4:30-5:30 p.m.
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Opinion
MICHELLE’S
my husband and I were lucky,
we had some groundwater in
our basement, but no sewage
back-up, like so many people
The donate time, food, clothing,
money, anything that is asked
of them. They are champions
for their fellow man. I just wish
Letters
Construction Plays Role in Flooding
Musings we knew who lived closer to
the river. The sewer lines in
Cedar Rapids had filled with
we could treat every day as if it
were a disaster, and care for our
fellow man without boundaries
Dear Editor;
The Aug. 20 deluge leading to catastrophic flooding in Madison
rushing water, and literally blew and prejudices. West and western Dane County is a wake-up call. The damage
the manhole covers off. Even I salute all of you who came assessment will take weeks, and the costs will be staggering to
BY MICHELLE PHILLIPS
Mercy Hospital got flooded. out to help, no matter what individuals and to taxpayers in the affected municipalities.
purchasing all disposable ta- Flood lesson number five, role you played, the recovery When so much ground is covered with buildings and pavement,
Floods bleware, and a once over by the natural disaster knows no so- couldn’t happen without you. water has no place to go. The explosion of new construction and
Floods. health inspector, Michael was cio-economic status, no race, no I feel it is important that I infrastructure in our communities will only increase the risks as
I have been through several back in business after two days. gender, no sexual orientation. mention Puerto Rico, which was we experience more frequent extreme weather events from climate
of these natural disasters in my We were serving $30 steaks Natural disaster is non-discrim- almost wiped completely off change. Denial is no longer an option. What prevention and protec-
lifetime, all in the last 25 years. on paper plates with plastic cut- inatory. It will take everyone the map by a hurricane nearly a tion strategies will our municipal leaders enact? Will they listen to
The first in Des Moines in 1993. lery and pouring fine wine into down. year ago and still has areas with the people who will have to pay the costs of losses and damages?
I was 26 years old and liv- small, red, Solo cups. We were Recovery for my town was no power, closed schools and Or to the developers who complain about pesky regulations low-
ing in a duplex. The basement one of the only restaurants in swift. Pres. George W. Bush de- food shortages. What about the ering their profits?
had water seeping in, which we town open, and we were packed. clared a national disaster almost people there that are American Sincerely, Susan Fiore, Verona
didn’t really notice since we Flood lesson number three, immediately. He came right citizens, and also the forgotten?
never saw standing water. The people don’t want to deal with away and assessed the damage, I can’t help but wonder how Ode to Pheasant Branch
water had soaked into cardboard cooking for themselves during and FEMA set up shop around things would have been dif- Letter to the Editor:
boxes full of stuff that I had a natural disaster and shouldn’t eastern Iowa, even in the small- ferent for Puerto Rico or Dane “Heatwave/cool spa: An Ode to the North Branch, Pheasant Branch
stored in the basement. Mem- have to. est of towns, to help people with County if we had a different Creek”
orabilia from the first 26 years In just a few days, much of financial assistance. president. We will never know. Early mornings I follow my 2-wheeled trail to breezy rolling
of my life was destroyed. Pho- the clean-up had been done, I couldn’t help but think that I would also be remiss if I hills and country fields.
tos, prom dresses, cheerleading and people we starting to think Bush was just trying to make up did not mention Global Cli- Past stalking cranes at the confluence, and bobolinks and mead-
outfit, all gone in the blink of an about repairs and reconstruc- for the pathetic way in which he mate Change, in 25 years I have owlarks in grasslands.
eye. It felt a little numbing to tion. Volunteers from all over handled Hurricane Katrina in been through five floods, two A hawk observing from a light pole and a ground hog burrowing
lose my history. the state came to Iowa’s cap- 2005. Maybe he was trying to majority and three minor. Not at the creek.
Flood lesson number one, itol to help flood victims with correct a mistake, or maybe he only are these weather events
A Monet vision of wildflowers and the Tallard with its luscious
keep all important items in plas- clean-up and recovery efforts. had learned HIS lesson. becoming more frequent, but
tic crates on the main or second Donations were plentiful, and green evergreens and calling pheasants.
Flood lesson number five, also more intense. In fact, Des
floor. even Coors and Budweiser bot- George Bush did something Moines suffered a similar flash Wind turbines appear as I pump a few hills; and turn homeward
The city’s waterworks had tled water for flood victims. In with which I agreed, and hell flood to Dane County just a to catch the sunrise over the moraine.
been wiped out in spite of vigor- fact, in a box somewhere I have had not frozen over. month ago. Hurricanes and I coast through the cool creek ravine of the cottonwood cathe-
ous sandbagging by my friends, one of each. During the recent flash flood- thunderstorms have become dral, giving a wave and nod to the other early morning regulars, and
myself and hundreds of other Flood lesson number four, ing here in Dane County, all of bigger with extended seasons. listening to the calls of cardinals and catbirds.
volunteers. With the water sys- friends, neighbors and strangers the lessons I mentioned rang Regions that have never experi- I breathe, no longer waiting to exhale, and give thanks to those
tem contaminated, people began will put aside all differences to true, the mess of a flood, the enced natural disasters, now see who work so hard to support this unusual and beloved city trail,
to panic. help someone in a disaster. loss, the devastation, the diffi- them regularly occurring. and now mourn in shock as I contemplate lessons of its devastation.
The next day, the National After that first really big culty, the clean-up and, most I have read that we have Chris Tyler, Middleton
Guard set up water stations flood, I went through a couple certainly the volunteerism. reached the point of no return
around the city. Des Moines of small, minor floods, also What is missing is simple, in regard to climate change
CHC Transmission Line Unecessary
proper and Madison proper are in Des Moines, but little did I a Presidential Declaration of over and over in recent years. To the Editor:
about the same size, and tens know, the granddaddy was yet Disaster. I have not seen, nor I have watched politicians po- In August 2017, the Mount Horeb Village Board cast a unan-
of thousands of people were to come. In June of 2008, six heard of Pres. Donald Trump liticize and lie about the effects imous opposition vote to the proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek
without clean water. When you years after I moved to Cedar making a declaration. I have not of climate change. I have seen (CHC) high voltage transmission line, and in August 2018 the
turned on the faucet, nothing Rapids, I experienced a 500- seen him donning (no pun in- the temperatures and river rise, Mount Horeb Area Economic Development Corporation also
came out. year flood. tended) a headset on a military watched as species become ex- passed a unanimous opposition vote. CHC is an unnecessary and
My roommate, Pat, and I put We got almost six inches of airplane, no hugs for victims, no tinct or migrate farther north environmentally destructive, 125-mile, 345-kilovolt, high capac-
water pick up in our schedules rain in an hour, and the already food deliveries from the Com- and watched drought creep in. ity line proposed to run from Middleton to Monfort and then to
for the next 10 days. We be- saturated ground and swollen mander in Chief. He has not One of the most appealing Dubuque County, IA. Nearly 160 local municipalities, school
came well versed in bathing Cedar River could not stop, or even mustered tossing rolls of about Dane County for me and boards, businesses, and organizations that will be directly and
in two gallons of water heated even slow the water. Levees paper towels, like he’s throwing my husband is that you take cli- negatively affected by CHC have passed opposition, information
on the stove, sometimes a little were compromised, sandbag- out T-shirts at a sporting event. mate change seriously and try request, or “cost/benefit analysis” resolutions.
too warm, sometimes not warm ging was futile and, in the end I know that the disaster here to reduce greenhouse gases. I The CHC application now before the Wisconsin (WI) Public
enough. Each day we went to nearly 15 square miles of the seems like small potatoes to recently met Dane County Ex- Service Commission is being proposed by for-profit utility com-
the parking lot of Dahl’s gro- city was flooded. the government. It is not like ecutive Joe Parisi, and water panies including American Transmission Company (ATC). CHC
cery store and waited in line in Anamosa, the town I was a hurricane, but to the people quality, methane and global would run through the very heart of the Driftless Area which we
front of a giant plastic bladder. working in about 25 miles affected, it is everything. In warning came up. I knew I had know as home. Mt Horeb is the gateway to the Driftless Area.
There was a 4-gallon maximum away, faired a little better, but Hawaii during Hurricane Lane, made the right choice in moving
A recent Letter to the Editor in support of CHC, written by Wind
per person, and Pat and I used the sewage treatment plant which occurred last week as here when he said something to
on Wires (WO), was published in many local papers whose com-
nearly every drop between was under water, and effluent well, there was four feet of rain, the effect of: We know we can’t
drinking, cooking, dishwashing flowing directly into the Wap- munities would be negatively affected by CHC. Why are only com-
and most of the Big Island was stop climate change, but we can
and makeshift showers. sipinicon River. It was the first under water, affecting thou- work on reducing our contribu- panies who profit from transmission lines writing letters in support
Flood lesson number two, a time I covered a major flood as sands of people, but to me that tion to it. of CHC? All members of the WOW board of directors work ei-
waterworks plant should not be a reporter, and it was devastat- makes Dane County and its peo- I wish everyone felt the same. ther for large for-profit companies, or work for organizations with
in the flood plain. ing. Watching people scrape ple no less important. But for now, we must live with members who benefit from building and/or owning utility scale
I was working as a waitress together a piece of what was Flood lesson number six, the beast we created, even power generation. Who will pay for CHC? We will, the electric
in a fine dining establishment once safe and familiar had an Americans are resilient in the though it is like Hydra, you cut ratepayers.
named Michael’s in the Beaver- overwhelming impact on how I face of adversity. They are off one head and two grow in its WOW claims CHC would “help deliver” clean energy and result
dale neighborhood. After hav- viewed people. helpful and humble. They are place. in more wind power consumed in Wisconsin. Many electric cus-
ing a tank of water delivered, At home, in Cedar Rapids, empathetic and sympathetic. tomers assume wind power is the ONLY reason to support CHC,
and to justify the negative effects of the line. The critical fact is
Times-Tribune CHC would be an open source line, and carry all forms of power
generation, mainly fossil fuel generated. In 2016, power generated
Letters to the Editor policy in the Midwest was eight percent wind power and 73 percent fossil
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OBITUARIES News Briefs

Donna M. (Voramwald) Ludeking
MIDDLETON- Donna M. (Voramwald) Ludeking passed away
on Aug. 21, 2018, in Fitchburg. She was born at home in Madison
to Robert H. and Frieda A. (Gaetzke) Meyer, Sr., on Jan. 5, 1925.
Donna attended one-room elementary schools through eighth grade
and graduated from Middleton High School. She went on to attend
Madison Business College and
was employed by the Wisconsin
Council of Agriculture for one
year. Donna then worked with
the Wisconsin State Division,
ending 45 years of service when
she retired in 2000. She spent
much of her time contributing,
through volunteering, to the
community and her church.
Donna is survived by her
nieces, Jean and Janet Meyer;
nephews, Roger (Deb) Meyer
and sons, Jason and Andrew;
Curtis (Pam) Meyer and sons, Kenneth (Jen) and David (Theresa)
and daughter, Sarah (Andrew) Schmitz; Robert (Angie) Meyer III
and daughters, Jennifer (Sam) Bowersock, Kimberly and Christy
and son, Robert H. Meyer IV; niece, Charlotte (Richard) John-
ston and daughter, Heidi (Robert) Ling and son, David (Jessica)
Johnston; nephew, Paul H. (Leslie) Dahlk and daughters, Lauren
(Michael) Colombo, Annie and Emily Dahlk; and niece, Beverly
Bollenbach. She is also survived by step-daughters, Barbara So-
lenberger and Jane (Gary) Krogh; five step-granddaughters; one
step-grandson; many great-grand nephews and nieces; cousins; and
friends. She was preceded by her parents; baby sister, Elizabeth
Elaine; husbands, George J. Voramwald and Kenneth A. Ludeking;
and brother and sister-in-law, Robert H. (Gwendolyn) Meyer, Jr.
Funeral services will be held at Gunderson West Funeral and
Cremation Care, 7435 University Ave., Middleton, at 11 a.m. on
Aug. 25, 2018. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Park. Visita-
tion will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. until the time of the
service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to High Point
Church or to HospiceCare. Donna’s family offers heartfelt thanks
Mary Ruth (McDonald) Peterson
MIDDLETON–Mary Ruth McDonald Peterson passed away
CWU to Hold Forum
MADISON–Church Women United invites the public their Septem-
peacefully on Aug. 26, 2018, at the Waunakee Manor. Mary Ruth ber forum.
was born on Jan. 21, 1924, the second of three children born to The guest speaker is Seth Hoffmeister, field director of the Wisconsin
George and Bridget Anna McDonald of Soldiers Grove. She League of Conservation. Hoffmeister will talk about his agency, what
grew up surrounded by a large, extended Irish family with de- causes they are currently working on, and where the candidates in the
vout Catholicism at its center. November election stand on environmental issues. He will also talk
After attending Soldiers Grove about the waterways in the Madison area.
High School, Mary Ruth earned The event is September 7 at Bashford United Methodist Church, 329
her degree from Saint Mary’s North Street, Madison.
School of Nursing in Madison. Refreshments and fellowship begin at 9 a.m. refreshments with the
She was a diligent and caring program 10 a.m. program. The program is free and open to all.
R.N., practicing in hospitals in
St. Louis, Denver, Racine and Noel Manor to Host Casino Night
Prairie du Chien. On June 17, VERONA–The community is invited to enjoy the glitz and thrill of
1947, Mary Ruth married her the Vegas strip at Casino Night on Sept. 13 at Noel Manor Retirement
high school sweetheart, James Living, 471 Prairie Way Blvd., Verona, from 4:30-6 p.m. RSVP 608-
Ole Peterson at St. Philips Cath- 620-6010 by Sept. 5. Refreshments will be served. The event is free.
The professionally-run event will feature craps, blackjack, roulette,
olic Church in Rolling Ground.
poker and bingo. Participants will win tickets for a drawing that evening.
They enjoyed 67 years together, raising their eight children while
No money is exchanged. Must be present to win.
celebrating a shared love of faith and family.
“We welcome the community to join us for this night of fun,” said
Mary Ruth was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Executive Director Katie Rasmussen.
James, in 2014; her first born, Michael, in 2012; her parents;
brother, Donald; sister, Anita (Herb) Helgerson; and daughter-in- Man Charged with 4th OWI
law, Sandra Craine Peterson. On Aug. 26, at 1:52 a.m., an officer with the Middleton Police De-
Mary Ruth is survived by her children, Mark (Marla), Stephen partment investigated an occupied suspicious vehicle in a parking lot
(Jackie), Donald, Sara (James) Dalsin, Jenni (Owen) Stoughton, of a closed business on Pleasant View Rd. The driver was identified
Ellen Peterson and Daniel (Lisa); daughter-in-law, Jane Randall; as Marc Schiel, 41, of Middleton. The officer detected the smeoo of
brother-in-law, Robert Peterson (Barbara); and sister-in-law Joan alcohol, and he admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages. He has three
Peterson Goulet. Additionally, Mary Ruth is celebrated by 13 prior convictions for OWI and is prohibited from driving with a blood
grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and many loving nieces and alcohol concentration (BAC) greater than 0.02. After providing a breath-
nephews. alizer, Schiel’s BAC registered 0.07.
It is impossible to fully express our deep appreciation to the staff He was taken to the Dane County Jail and was booked on the tentative
at Waunakee Manor who, for the past seven years, have treated charge of 4th offense OWI with a prohibited alcohol concentration, a
our Mother with care and love felony.
above and beyond what we
could have hoped for. Angels
everywhere.
Council Continued from page 1B

to Randy and Lois Dickson for their kindness. Online condolences A mass of Christian burial
may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. will be held at Saint Bernard permit. Attoun said all those things can be taken care
Catholic Church, 7450 Uni- The council previously approved a TIF request of with contingencies and staff approval as they
CELEBRATION OF LIFE versity Ave., Middleton, at 11 for $10,060,000 from to assist with extraordi- are met.
Robert E. Volk a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, nary costs and sustainability features developing Alder Howard Teal said it is the responsibil-
with Father Brian Wilk presid- 11,000 square feet of retail space, a 20,000 square ity of elected officials and city staff to make sure
A celebration of life will be ing. Visitation will be held at foot public market and 263 dwelling units con- any outlying issues are resolved before getting
for Robert E. Volk will be held the church from 10 a.m. until taining one, two and three bedrooms. approval from the common council.
Sept. 8, 2018, 1-5 p.m. at Baer the time of the service on Fri- Middleton Director of Community Develop- “I am in total support of this, it is in my district,
Park, Wells Shelter, 2820 Mil- day. Online condolences may ment Abby Attoun said there were changes rec- but I am not in support of approving this until all
itary Rd., Cross Plains, WI. A be made at www.gundersonfh. ommended by city staff which the developer has of these things are done,” Teal said.
picnic lunch will be served. com. accepted including a change in siding material, a Teal made a motion to defer until all of the
Bob was born on Feb. 19,
mural, updated lighting plan, updated elevation issues were addressed, the motion passed 6-2
1941 and passed away on Dec.
drawings and site features like playground, dog with alders Dan Ramsey and JoAnna Richard

Dining Entertaining
16, 2015.
park, fire pits and basketball court. opposed.

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Library Story Time Held on School Bus CP Scouts Help Clean Up after Flood

Photos Submitted. Photos Submitted.

The Middleton-Cross Plains Transportation Services Department and “Mr. Bus Driver” pro-
vided a school bus, a perfect venue for the Cross Plains Library story time last week.

September Hunter Safety

Classes Offered in Cross Plains
CROSS PLAINS–A DNR
Hunter Safety Class Will
be held in Cross Plains next
month. Classes will be held on
Sept.13, 18 and 20 from 6-9
p.m. at Plastic Ingenuity Inc.
meeting room. The final class
will be held on Sept. 22 from
8-11 a.m.
The course will include un-
derstanding firearms, basic gun
safety rules, gun safety in the
home, proper care of firearms,
promoting responsibilities of
hunters for our environment,
wildlife, landowners and oth-
ers, and includes live firing on
the range.
Class size is limited so ad-
vanced registration is required.
The course fee is $10. Students
are required to obtain a Wis-
consin DNR Customer ID # as
part of the registration. Num-
bers can be obtained by calling
1-888-936-7463, by visiting
Wisconsin DNR Service Cen-
ter or on the DNR website,
dnr.wi.gov, under Quick Tasks
click on “Create New Customer
ID #”.
If you have special educa-
tional needs, please inform the
instructors upon registration to
request special accommoda-
tions.
For registration contact Don Boy Scouts in Cross Plains have been stepping up all over the village since the flooding.
Esser at 608-843-3372 or Bev- Individually, the boys have been helping families in their neighborhoods. On Aug. 25, they
erly Bradley at 608-576-7181. gathered at Legion Park to prepare for the Labor Day festivities. The park lost a tree in
the storm and crews had cut it up, leaving debris where it was cut. The scouts cleared the
park of fire wood and brush along the road for pick-up.

CHURCH NOTES
Middleton Community Church
Connecting Faith and Life
645 Schewe Road, 2 mi. West
of Beltline on Old Sauk Road
For information on events, visit:
www.middletonucc.org
Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.
Gateway Community Church
Pastor Paul Lundgren
3510 High Road, Middleton
www.gatewayofmiddleton.com
Sunday Coffee 9:30am
Worship/Nursery/Sunday
School 10am
Hope Class 11:30am
St. Mary's Catholic Church
3673 Co. Hwy. P
Pine Bluff
608-798-2111
Father Richard Heilman
Mass:
Saturday: 8:00am & 4:00pm
Sunday 7:30am (TLM) &
9:15am
Tuesday: 5:30pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
7:30am
St. Martin's Lutheran Church
2427 Church St. Cross Plains
Sunday Worship 9 a.m.
www.stmartinscp.org
WEEKLY
TIP!
Cross Plains Library Fall Program Line-Up
Fall Storytimes
This fall it’s all about “Col-
ors and Numbers and Shapes,
Oh My!” Join us Tuesdays for
Wigglers and Gigglers (babies
and toddlers) and Thursdays
for Big Kids Booktime. Both
programs begin at 10 a.m. This
week on Sept. 6, Johanna Gor-
man-Baer, theater teaching art-
ist from Minneapolis, MN, will
present “My Many Colored
Days.” For more information
please call or check the web-
site: www.rgpl.org.
Read to a Dog
Chase, our canine reading
buddy, joins us on the third
Monday, Sept. 17 and Oct. 15,
of each month from 4-5:30 p.m.
This is a great opportunity, par-
ticularly for reluctant readers
to practice their skills with a
happy and appreciative lis-
tener. Please call the library if
you are interested in reserving
a 15-minute session. Check our
website for a story about Chase:
www.rgpl.org/kids.
1000 Books Before Kinder-
garten–Fall Celebration
It’s time to get those record
books in and work towards
finishing 1000 books before
Kindergarten begins. Stop in
anytime to sign up and get a
special keepsake record book
and book bag for your child.
For more information, check
out our 1000 Books Before
Kindergarten webpage: www.
rgpl.org/1000-books-kinder-
garten. We’ll have a grand Fall
Celebration for our finishers
and new friends alike, on Oct.
6 from 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.,
with a special concert by Music
Together® teacher and singer/
songwriter, Corey Hart! Bring
in your record books and watch
your kids climb the reading
tree!
School’s Out Family Film
CHANGED TO FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, Sept. 28 at 1
p.m. To help with the back to
school season, we’ve chosen
the movie “Wonder”, based on
the best-selling novel by R.J.
Palacio. This extremely mov-
ing story about a young boy
with facial differences will in-
spire important conversations
about bullying and supporting
fellow classmates with care
and kindness. Join us for our
first “School’s Out Movie” of
the 2018-2019 school year, in
our library “screening room”,
fresh popcorn provided.
Learn About Your Local
Radio Station
Did you know there’s a local
radio station serving Black
Earth, Mazomanie, and Cross
Plains? Mike Forkal and Jim
Schroeder will be here to talk
about the history of WISY 92.5,
current programming, and pos-
sibilities for the future. Join us
on Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m.
Morning Movie Returns
Although Morning Movie
usually meets at 9:30 a.m. on
the second Thursday of the
month, we are kicking it off on
Wednesday, Sept. 12 to accom-
modate the subsequent Friends
of the Library Fall Used Book
Sale. The coffee is ready at 9
a.m. so arrive early for a little
We offer 1 bedroom
social time before the movie!
September’s film is Game
Night starring Jason Bateman.
Call 608-798-3881 to sign up.
Photography Exhibit–“My
Catharsis”
Lucy Ramírez Cornejo’s ex-
hibit, “My Catharsis”, was in-
spired by her experiences while
working for her state’s govern-
ment in Mexico. Being sub-
jected to misogyny and sexual
harassment, Lucy has turned a
profoundly negative experience
into something beautiful. Don’t
miss this outstanding exhibit.
Friends Fall Used Book Sale
Mark your calendar for the
2018 Friends Fall Book Sale
on Sept. 14 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
and Sept. 15 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
There will be new and gently
used books, DVDs, CDs, and
puzzles so don’t miss this op-
portunity to pick up some bar-
gains and support your local
library. All proceeds fund li-
brary programming and special
projects.
Special Documentary Film
Event
Join director and filmmaker
Craig Dudnick for the free
screening of “Alice’s Ordinary
People” on Sept. 27 6:30 p.m.
The one-hour film explores the
life and times of Alice Tregay,
a fifty plus year Chicago based
Civil Rights activist, and the
ordinary people who made ex-
traordinary change for human
rights. After the film screen-
ing, Dudnick will share how he
came to make the film and an-
swer questions. Light refresh-
ments will be served. Please
call 608-798-3881 to register.
Although not required, regis-
tration is appreciated.
Materials Donations to the
Library
The Friends of the Rosemary
Garfoot Public Library are ask-
ing for donations of gently used
books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles,
and games to be sold at their
book sale. Before you pack up
your donations, please call the
library or go to our website to
get the details about what items
we are able to accept.
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 wel-
come!

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Referendum Planned
A Letter From the Superintendent
Dear Middleton-Cross Plains learning, challenging them with

for November Ballot

Area School District Families,
Welcome to the 2018-19
school year! I hope your family
is filled with excitement about
the upcoming school year and
the meaningful opportunities
we will provide as part of the
educational journey for every
student. As a school district,
we understand and embrace the
role we play in the lives of the
students we serve each day.
We are a highly desirable
district for families to send their
children to school. Due to this
desirability, we have been ex-
periencing high student enroll-
ment growth for several years
and this trend is expected to
continue. All of our schools are
over capacity or near capacity.
The greatest challenge we face
this year is ensuring that our fa-
cilities and resources meet the
Mavroulis
needs of all of our students and
staff now and into the future. To
that end, the Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School District
Board of Education has adopted
a long-term facilities plan that
supports the district’s commit-
ment to educate all students to
be contributing members of
a global society by inspiring
them with a lifelong love of
rigorous and innovative curric-
ulum and empowering them
through inclusion and collabo-
ration. Our belief is that having
adequate facilities designed to
enhance learning will lead to
increased student achievement
and wellbeing. The district will
be going to referendum on Nov.
6 to address our facility and op-
erational needs.
As we work together toward
our common goal of increas-
ing student engagement and
wellbeing, we look forward to
another amazing year of ac-
complishments and success.
Thank you for your continued
support.
Respectfully,
George Mavroulis,
Superintendent
The Board of Education reviewed the final
scope of referendum questions along with the two
resolutions to be placed on the Nov. 6 ballot and
unanimously approved all three resolutions later
during its regular meeting on July 16.
The board approved an initial resolution au-
thorizing general obligation bonds in an amount
not to exceed $138.9 million. The board also ap-
proved a resolution authorizing the school dis-
trict budget to exceed the revenue limit by $4.8
million for recurring purposes. The board also
approved providing for a referendum election in
November that includes a capital and operational
question.
The capital question includes:
• $33.86 million to build a new elementary school
adjacent to Pope Farm Conservancy.
• $100.17 million to renovate and add on to Mid-
dleton High School.
• $4.25 million to add a cafeteria and renovate
Park Elementary.
• $620,000 to renovate CSCS, which would turn
into a 4K-early childhood site for the District.
Before the vote, Superintendent George Mav-
roulis reviewed the referendum summary. That
information was part of a report by Eppstein
Uhen Architects and J.H. Findorff & Son repre-
sentatives to the board on June 25. He also shared
See Referendum, page 9B

First Day of School Schedule

The first day of the 2018-19 school year is
Sept. 4. Parents of kindergarten students should
check with their child’s school for a specific
schedule.
On the first day of school, Middleton High
School (MHS) follows a special schedule,
where freshmen attend in the morning, (8:25
a.m.-12:20 p.m.) and all students in grades 9-12
attend in the afternoon (12:27-3:44 p.m.).
MHS Morning Schedule
Tuesday, Sept. 4 (Freshmen only):
8:25-9 a.m.–Welcome Assembly: Varsity Gym
9-11:30 a.m.–Link Leader and Advisory activi-
ties District buses will pick up MHS sophomores,
11:30-11:40 a.m.–Link Leaders, crews go to the
Student Center for lunch
11:40-12:20 p.m.–Lunch
MHS Morning Schedule
(all students)
12:27-12:50 pm A Day: Block 1
12:56-1:19 p.m. A Day: Block 2
1:25-1:48 p.m. A Day: Block 3
1:54-2:17 p.m. A Day: Block 4
2:23-2:46 p.m. B Day: Block 5
2:52-3:15 p.m. B Day: Block 6
3:21-3:44 p.m.
B Day: Block 7Freshmen will follow the normal
daily school bus schedule.
juniors and seniors four hours later on Sept. 4.

District Surpasses Enrollment Projections

Assistant Superintendent
Sherri Cyra provided an update
on enrollment numbers through
early August and noted the
district has already surpassed
projections for 2018-19 at the
Board of Education regular
meeting on Aug. 13.
The district planned for an
increase of 141 students and is
five over projections as of Aug.
13. The elementary level is two
over projections and the high
school is 19 over, while the
middle school level is 16 under
projections.
She noted the district had
enrolled 23 students since the
board packet was sent out the
previous Thursday.
Cyra said a fifth section of
first grade has been added at
Sunset Ridge since the last
board meeting as that grade
was nearing the maximum al-
lowed under the district’s class
size guidelines. The district is
also monitoring kindergarten at
Elm Lawn and fourth grade at
Northside.
There are currently 516
students enrolled in kinder-
garten, which is 21 over what
UW-Madison’s Applied Pop-
ulation Lab projected. That
would be the district’s larg-
est kindergarten class ever,
surpassing the current sec-
ond-grade class, which was 501
in 2016.
She will do another report on
Aug. 27 and expects enrollment
to continue to climb before
dropping slightly in advance of
the official Third Friday Enroll-
ment count in September.
“My hunch would be we are
well on our way to surpassing
projections,’’ Cyra said.

School Board Receives Safety Report at August 13 Meeting

Representatives from the
District, Eppstein Uhen Ar-
chitects and law enforcement
presented an overview of the
safety procedures and efforts
of the District at the Board of
Education regular meeting on
Aug. 13.
“We are really excited to
share this report with you,’’
said Superintendent George
Mavroulis, who reminded the
board they have a work ses-
sion scheduled for Sept. 24
at 6 p.m. when they can dive
deeper into this topic. “Stu-
dent and staff safety is our
top priority. Keeping every-
one safe is a multi-step pro-
cess. It’s much more than just
keeping our doors secure,’’
Director of Student Ser-
vices Barb Buffington
reviewed initiatives in her de-
partment, including engaging
students in developing posi-
tive relationships with peers
and staff, mental health and
trauma informed care, threat
assessments and non-violent
crisis intervention training.
Assistant Safety Coordinator
Jeanne Butzek, who has been
involved in MCPASD’s ef-
forts for more than 25 years,
provided an overview of the
District crisis safety plan, an-
nual training and professional
development, the work of the
safety committee, which in-
cludes representatives from
police, fire and EMT and full-
scale safety exercises.
Director of Technology
Services Jim Blodgett re-
viewed building design and
technology integration. He
noted all entrances are secure,
areas where there are security
partitions and how phones can
trigger an automatic response,
including emergency buttons
that can send a silent 911
from each office.
Safety Administrator Bill
Deno, who is a certified
ALICE (Alert, Lockdown,
Inform, Counter, Evacuate)
instructor and working to be-
come a CESA 2 rep for Dane
County emergency crisis, re-
viewed how the district plans
to use the $220,000 safety
grant it was awarded from the
Wisconsin Department of Jus-
tice. The district also plans to
apply again, he said.
EAU’s Chris Michaud, who is
a lead designer on the poten-
tial referendum projects, sits
on a national committee that
looks at how to design edu-
cational spaces with safety
at the forefront. He noted 60
people are on a national task
force researching facilities,
preparedness and response,
policy and procedure, and
education for staff and com-
munity, and will present their
findings at the national con-
ference in October.
Middleton Police Chief
Chuck Foulke noted he was
the District’s first school re-
source officer back in the
1980s. There will be three
SROs–Tyler Loether (MHS),
Julie Carbon (Kromrey) and
Rodger Siver (Glacier Creek)
in the District in 2018-19.
Mavroulis noted the three
SROs plan to meet regularly
and discuss what things are
working and what aren’t
throughout the upcoming
school year.
“I think the SRO is a crit-
ical position in our commu-
nity and our schools,’’ Foulke
said. “Our colleagues in Dane
County are jealous of our
relationship with the board,
parents, staff and community
because it is so strong…I’m
so thankful for that relation-
ship.’’
Foulke noted SROs work
to build relationships with
students, staff and parents
and try to head off things
before they happen. A major
goal is to prevent children
from getting into the system.
Discipline isn’t the primary
work of an SRO and he said
arrest rates at middle and high
school have been very low.
“They are a positive force
in our schools,’’ said Foulke,
who noted MCPASD is way
ahead of other districts on
this and other safety mea-
sures. “Preventing bad things
from happening is the best
approach.’’
Cross Plains Police Chief
Tom Janssen and Dane
County Sheriff Garrett Page
were also in attendance.
“It’s an incredible team.
We are so fortunate to have
the officers we have, staff
members we have and train-
ing that we have. But we
never rest,’’ Mavroulis said.
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MHS top STEM

Important Dates
Sept. 4 First Day of School
Sept. 28 No School: Professional Development Day
Oct. 1-6 MHS Homecoming Week (Homecoming Parade: 180 schools in the state for STEM (science, technology, engineer-
Weds., Oct. 3)
Oct. 25 No School: Professional Development Day
Oct. 26 No School
Nov. 2 End of first quarter
Nov. 5 Quarter 2 begins
Nov. 6 Election Day: Referendum
Nov. 21 No School: Parent Teacher Conferences (for
some schools)
Nov. 22-23 Thanksgiving Break
Nov. 30 Trimester 1 ends
Dec. 3 Trimester 2 begins
Dec. 21 Last day before Winter Break
Dec. 22–Jan. 1 Winter Break
Jan. 2 Classes resume
Jan. 18 Quarter 2-Semester 1 Ends
Jan. 21 No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 22 No School: Work Day
Jan 23 Quarter 3-Semester 2 begins
Feb. 22 No School: Professional Development Day
March 8 Trimester 2 ends
March 11 Trimester 3 begins
March 22 Last day before Spring Break
March 23–31 Spring Break
April 1 Classes resume
April 5 Quarter 3 ends
April 8 Quarter 4 begins
April 19 No School
April 22 No School: Professional Development Day
School in Wisconsin
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District (MCPASD) and
its schools once again scored exceptionally high in the Niche.com
2019 rankings, that were released earlier in August, of the best
public schools in Wisconsin.
Middleton High School (MHS) was ranked number one out of
ing and mathematics) offerings.
MHS was also ranked sixth out of 467 schools overall in Wis-
consin. MHS was the top high school in Dane County. Madison
West (seventh) and Madison Memorial (ninth) were the only other
Dane County or Big Eight schools ranked in the top 10.
It was the third consecutive year MHS has been ranked sixth
among all public high schools in Wisconsin. MHS has been ranked
in the top 10 ever since year 2014, including being named the top
public high school in the state in 2014.
MHS received an A overall ranking. It received A+ grades in
academics, clubs and activities, and college prep. It received an A
grade for teachers, a B+ for health and safety and a B for diversity.
MCPASD was ranked seventh among all districts in Wiscon-
sin. The only other districts to rank in the top 50 in Dane County
were Waunakee (sixth), Sun Prairie (25th), Monona Grove (29th),
Oregon (42th), Belleville (43rd), Mount Horeb (45th) and Verona
(50th).
MCPASD has placed in the top 10 every year since Niche.
com started releasing the rankings in 2014. The District received
A+ marks in clubs and activities, and college prep. It received A
marks for teachers, academics, and health and safety, and 17th out
of nearly 380 public schools in Wisconsin for best places to teach.
It also ranked second in the state out of nearly 370 districts in ath-
letics.
Kromrey was ranked the 12th best public middle school in Wis-
consin, while Glacier Creek was ranked 14th. The only other Dane
County middle schools ranked in the top 50 were Waunakee In-
termediate School (ninth) and Hamilton Middle School (40th) in
the Madison Metropolitan School District. There were 560 middle
schools ranked in Wisconsin.
Kromrey received an A overall grade. It received A marks in ac-
ademics and for teachers and a B+ for diversity. Glacier Creek also
received an A overall grade. It received an A+ mark for teachers an
A for academics and a B- for diversity.
All six District elementary schools–Sunset Ridge (16th), Elm
Lawn (22nd), Northside (34th), West Middleton (43rd), Sauk Trail
(53rd) and Park (89th) were among the top 11 overall rated elemen-
tary schools in Dane County. The others were Arboretum School
and Prairie Elementary School in Waunakee, Van Hise and Shore-
wood Hills in Madison Metropolitan and Winnequah in Monona
Grove.
In all, 1,098 elementary schools in Wisconsin were ranked.
Niche was founded in 2002 and uses data to research U.S. col-
leges, schools, neighborhoods and companies. More than 100,000
reviews are also on the site. Visit the Niche website to learn more.

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Hammer Wins Presidental Award
Susan Hammer received her award from Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy
U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios and National Science Foundation Director
Dr. France A Cordova at a ceremony held at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
Sauk Trail first-grade teacher
Susan Hammer has been se-
lected to receive a 2018 Presi-
dential Awards for Excellence
in Mathematics and Science
Teaching.
The White House Office of
Science and Technology Pol-
icy (OSTP), with the National
Science Foundation (NSF),
announced on June 25 that 140
individuals and organizations
will be honored with presiden-
tial awards for their excellence
in teaching or mentoring in sci-
ence, technology, engineering
and mathematics (STEM).
“It is truly an honor to be rec-
ognized with the Presidential
Award,’’ Hammer said. “This
award is a testament to the
exceptional colleagues and ad-
ministrators who have inspired
and given me opportunities to
lift my practices to where they
are today. It also celebrates our
youngest learners recognizing
that the deep thinking, collab-
oration, and discourse they do
each day is worthy and valu-
able. Receiving this award
deepens my dedication and pas-
sion to a profession where to-
gether we can do great things.’’
Kindergarten through sixth
grade teachers will receive the
Weekend Food Program Set to Start Again
The Middleton-Cross Plains
Area School District is now
being accepting applications
for the Weekend Food Pro-
gram (WFP), which is free to
all students in the district’s six
elementary schools.
The program provides
healthy snacks and some
small, easy to prepare, meals
for children on Fridays during
much of the school year. Food
is sent home with children in
backpacks. The first day for
the 2018-19 school year is
Oct. 6.
More than 160 MCPASD
elementary students partici-
pated last year. The program
is voluntary and participation
information is confidential. To
be eligible, families must com-
plete a form and return it to the
Presidential Award for Ex-
cellence in Mathematics and
Science Teaching (PAEMST),
and mentors will receive the
Presidential Award for Excel-
lence in Science, Mathematics
and Engineering Mentoring
(PAESMEM).
“On behalf of the White
House I am honored to express
the nation’s gratitude for the
tireless dedication that these
men and women bring to ed-
ucating the next generation of
scientists, engineers, and math-
ematicians,” Deputy Assistant
to the President for Technology
Policy Michael Kratsios said.
“Each day more and more jobs
require a strong foundation in
STEM education, so the work
that you do as teachers and
mentors helps ensure that all
students can have access to
limitless opportunities and the
brightest of futures.”
Awardees represent schools
in all 50 US states, Department
of Defense Education Activity
schools and schools in the U.S.
territories of American Samoa,
Guam, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The other Wisconsin recipient
was Jay Garvey Shah, a fifth-
social worker at their child’s
school by Sept. 21.
This effort is once again
being spearheaded by local
churches, Middleton Outreach
Ministry (MOM) and district
social workers.
The program was imple-
mented two years ago at Elm
Lawn and Sauk Trail, but the
goal was to expand it to all six
elementary schools in 2017-
18, Director of Communica-
tions Perry Hibner said. Park
and Northside were added to
the program when it started
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depth of their knowledge and
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perintendent Tony Evers said
in a statement. “I extend my
congratulations to them on this
honor and encourage Susan and
Jay to continue inspiring their
students and colleagues as they
lead from the classroom on how
to improve mathematics and
science education.”
Up to 108 teachers are recog-
nized each year.
During a visit to the nation’s
capital, award recipients will
each receive a presidential ci-
tation at an awards ceremony
Referendum
a document on the tax impact
of the capital question along
with information about what
can and can’t be done during a
referendum campaign.
Mavroulis clarified the bulk
of the cost for CSCS is bath-
room renovations and space.
He also noted CSCS students
for the school year in mid-Oc-
tober. The program began at
Sunset Ridge in mid-Novem-
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in early January.
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and NSF. Recipients will also
receive $10,000 from NSF,
which manages the PAEMST
and PAESMEM programs on
behalf of the White House.
Hammer and Sauk Trail
math-reading interventionist
Rebecca Saeman were named
the state finalists in math for the
awards in 2016. Hammer and
Saeman were recognized by the
Wisconsin Department of Pub-
lic Instruction in Mequon at a
ceremony in November 2016.
Up to two teachers from each
state are selected annually to
receive the PAEMST award at
the national level.
Hammer has worked at Sauk
Trail for 32 years and has spent
28 years teaching first grade.
She has served on numerous
committees, attended the read-
ing and writing workshops in
New York and most recently
has been involved in math cur-
riculum and equity. She also
recently received the National
Council of Teachers of Mathe-
matics–Mathematics Education
Trust Award and is a leader of
the Wisconsin Statewide Math-
ematics Initiative, focusing
on mathematics instruction,
teacher support, and coaching.
She has a bachelor’s degree in
elementary and special educa-
tion from North Dakota.
Kromrey science teacher
Kathy Hiteman won a national
honor for K-6 teachers in 2012.
Since 1983, more than 4,700
teachers have been recognized
for their contributions in the
classroom and to their profes-
sion.
will move to MHS once the
first phase of that project is
completed. Besides housing
4K-early childhood staff, the
current CSCS building will
have two classrooms, which
will open up one room each at
Northside and Elm Lawn.
“I think we have the right
safety, the weight of each bag
being sent home and the types
of items included have been
among the items discussed, he
added.
Much of the food comes
from the Second Harvest
Foodbank of Wisconsin.
If you are interested in con-
tributing, please send a check
made out to the MCPASD
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Provides Homelessness
Solutions for Students
The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides certain
rights and protections for students experiencing homelessness. Stu-
dents experiencing homelessness are defined as individuals who lack
a fixed, regular and night-time residence, which includes the following
conditions:
• Temporarily sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of hous-
ing, economic hardship or a similar reason.
• Living in motels, hotels, or camping grounds due to the lack of alter-
native adequate accommodations.
• Living in emergency, transitional, or domestic violence shelters.
• Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, bus or train
stations or similar settings.
• Migratory children who meet the definition of homeless under McK-
inney-Vento.
• Unaccompanied youth who also meet the definition of homeless
under the McKinney-Vento Act.
Students experiencing homelessness have the right to:
• Receive a free, appropriate public education.
• Enroll in school immediately, even if lacking documents normally
required for enrollment.
• Enroll in school and attend class while the school gathers needed
documents.
• Enroll in the child’s local school; or continue attending their school
of origin (the school the student attended when permanently housed or
the school in which they were last enrolled), if that is the preference.
• If the school district believes that the school selected is not in the best
interest of the child, then the district must provide the parent/guardian
with a written explanation of the district’s position and inform the par-
ent/guardian of their right to appeal the decision.
• Receive transportation to and from the school or origin, if requested
by the parent/guardian.
• Receive educational services comparable to those provided to other
students, according to the child’s needs.
If you are experiencing homelessness or would like more informa-
tion regarding the McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act, please
contact MCPASD Transitional Education and Mental Health Coordi-
nator, Chris Mand, at 608-829-9022 or send her an email at cmand1@
mcpasd.k12.wi.us.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) contains protections for
children who are placed in out-of-home care (foster care). ESSA re-
quires State and local educational agencies to collaborate with child
welfare agencies to ensure the educational stability of children in foster
care. Together, ESSA and the Fostering Connections to Success and
Increasing Adoptions Act (Fostering Connections) ensure that chil-
dren in foster care experience the same opportunities as their peers to
be successful in school and life and that there is minimal educational
disruption as the result of the child’s foster care placement.
Please contact Transitional Education and Mental Health Coordinator,
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information.
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plan here,’’ board clerk Todd saying yes or no, we got here
Smith said. “We have been thanks to the help of the Facil-
careful about taxpayer money. ities Planning Committee and
We are being very responsible. the results of the community
I think we have the right proj- survey.”
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their efforts.” very well,’’ board member Kurt
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Students Perform
at State Chamber
Orchestra Concerts
on the Square
More than 50 current and former MHS choral program students
sang at the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra Concerts on the Square
on July 11 and 18.
The students performed Alexander Borodin’s Polovetsian Dance
from the Opera of “Prince Igor” during the second half of the Slavic
Dances concert on July 11 before an estimated crowd of 40,000. The
concert also included a performance by Miriam K. Smith, an 11-year
old American cellist who made her orchestral debut at age eight. She
played Tchaikovsky’s “Rococo Variations.”
The students sang eight songs from Queen during the second half
of the Don’t Stop Believin’ concert on July 18. The first half featured
songs from Journey. More than 50,000 attended that concert.
“What an amazing couple of nights of music,’’ MHS choir direc-
tor Justin Wilder said. “Our students will remember these nights for
the rest of their lives. Collaborating with the Wisconsin Chamber
Orchestra is such an amazing opportunity for our students and we
look forward to continuing that partnership for years to come.”
Wisconsin Public Television televised the concerts in mid-July.
This is the second consecutive year MHS choral program students
have participated in Concerts on the Square. More than 60 current
and recent MHS choral graduates performed before an estimated
crowd of 45,000 on Aug. 2, 2017. The choir performed the Mozart
“Requiem Lacrimosa,” “Rex Tremendae” and “Recordare Pie Jesu.”
The concert also featured music by Dvorak, Jenkins and concluded
with Beethoven’s “5th Symphony.”
The orchestra and choir were under the direction of Maestro An-
drew Sewell.
The MHS choirs performed at WCO’s Holiday Pops Concert at
the Middleton Performing Arts Center for several years. Wilder said
the concert was discontinued in 2017 due to scheduling issues, but he
and Sewell discussed how to continue the partnership and agreed to
have the choir students perform at Concerts on the Square.
Concerts on the Square take place annually for six weeks every
Wednesday evening starting in late June. The concerts are free.
The Middleton High School Choral Department has approximately
150 students in three curricular choirs and two extracurricular choirs.

School District Receives $220k State Safety Grant

The Middleton-Cross
Plains Area School District
(MCPASD) was awarded a
$220,000 grant through the
Wisconsin Department of Jus-
tice School Safety Program.
MCPASD was one of 52
schools or school districts that
were awarded grants totaling
more than $3.5 million. Direc-
tor of Technology Services Jim
Blodgett and administrator Bill
Deno, who were instrumental in
writing the safety grant for the
district, attended the announce-
ment at Christ King School in
Wauwatosa.
The District has requested
that nearly $49,000 be spent
on equipment and more than
$171,000 on supplies and oper-
ating expenses.
Waukesha County received
$210,800. Stoughton and
Waunakee were the only other
Dane County districts to re-
ceive safety grants.
“Momentum to improve
school safety, training, and
law enforcement collaboration
continues with today’s school
safety grant awards,” Schimel
said. “The public safety pro-
fessionals at DOJ, in conjunc-
tion with dozens of educational
and mental health response
professionals, established a
meaningful way to improve
school safety by strengthening
response to mental health cri-
ses and improving the physical
safety of school buildings.”
Grant dollars are divided
into two categories: The Pri-
mary School Safety Grant and
Advanced School Safety Grant.
The Primary School Safety
Grants focus on baseline im-
provements to schools, includ-
ing door locks and hardening
school entryways. The Ad-
vanced School Safety Grants
are awarded to schools that
have met minimum security
thresholds.
In addition to making up-
grades to school buildings,
one of the School Safety Grant
prerequisites is providing all
full-time teachers, aides, coun-
selors, and administrators with
a minimum of three hours
combined training in Adverse
Childhood Experiences (ACE)
and Trauma Informed Care/
Trauma Sensitive Schools
(TIC/TSS) before the end of
the 2018-2019 school year; or
demonstrate that staff has al-
ready received such training.
Some of the ways grant funds
can be used include:
• Training for all staff on TIC,
TSS and ACE, Violence and
Bullying Prevention, and Ac-
tive Shooter Response training
(ALICE).
• Increasing two-way commu-
nications throughout the entire
school through handheld radios,
emergency communication sys-
tem and PA systems equipped
with new speakers.
• Purchasing an anonymous re-
porting application.
• Updating internal classroom
and entrances with locks that
lock from the inside, including
adding quick action locking
devices/remote lockdown and
removable mullions.
• Enhancing security software
to include door prop recogni-
tions that alerts staff, and panic
button.
• Improving visitor screening
and entryways through adding
key card/keyless access, access
control door entry system and
visitor management systems.
• Allowing for more secure
entrances to receiving docks, a
performing arts box office, and
fitness centers.
• Securing the entry areas,
sidelites, and interior classroom
windows with shatter resistant
film and updated doors.
• Labeling entry and classroom
doors so that first responders
can identify a specific area.
“Our $100 million School
Safety Plan is helping schools
across Wisconsin become
more secure,” Governor Scott
Walker said. “It is important we
all continue to work together to
make sure every teacher, par-
ent, and student feels safe in
our schools.”
Grant applicants are required
to partner with law enforcement
agencies to ensure that pro-
posed expenditures, visitor pro-
tocols, and school safety plans
will be effective and provide
students with the safest learning
environment possible.
This was the fourth an-
nouncement about school
safety grants. Nineteen schools
or districts, including Madi-
son Metropolitan, Cambridge
and McFarland, were awarded
more than $1.9 million on June
20. The next day, Schimel an-
nounced that 14 schools or dis-
tricts were awarded more than
$1.7 million. Another $10.2
million was awarded to 147
schools or districts on June 28.
In all, 735 schools or school
districts applied for funds from
the School Safety Program.
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Gunning for
greatness
Boys cross country team aims
for second straight state title
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Never has Middleton’s
boys’ cross country program
been in better shape than it is
today.
Never have the Cardinals
had this amount of talent, depth
and experience.
Never has Middleton
enjoyed this level of quality
coaching.
Add it all up and it figures to
be a memorable season for the
Cardinals.
“I’m excited for this sea-
son on so many levels and I
think we can have another spe-
cial season,” Middleton coach
Brian Finnel said. “We have
a great group of guys and this
group knows how to get it
done. I can’t wait!”
The Cardinals proved last
season they understood how to
get it done.
Middleton won its first
WIAA Division 1 state cham-
pionship since 1992. At state,
the Cardinals outdistanced run-
ner-up Stevens Point by 101
points — which was the larg-
est margin of victory in state
history.
Middleton followed that by
becoming just the third school
in Wisconsin history to qualify
for the National Meet (NXN)
in Portland, Ore., where the
Cardinals placed 16th.
“Last year was an unfor-
gettable year, just incredible,”
Finnel said. “To win a state
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Middleton hot and bothered after loss
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
VERONA — Ortez Lockett
stood in the west endzone at
Verona High School late last
Friday.
Middleton’s senior defen-
sive yelled, he pleaded and he
implored. And when Lockett
finished, he wiped away tears.
It was, by many accounts,
the most impassioned speech a
Middleton football player had
given in years.
“This is our last year for
me as a senior and the other
seniors,” Lockett said. “And
I just have to get that across
the juniors’ heads. Our team,
I know it’s the strongest team
out there in the conference. We
just have to go and prove it.”
Middleton failed to prove
that last Friday and suffered a
27-22 defeat to Verona. The
Cardinals hurt themselves
with inconsistency on offense,
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Verona edges
Cross Plains
BY ADAM HATLAN
For the Times-Tribune
The Cross Plains
Businessmen have been play-
ing the role of giant slayer
lately, beating top-three seeds
Sauk Prairie, Middleton, and
Mazomanie on their way to
the Home Talent League Final
Four for the first time since
2011.
Cross Plains had won
five games in a row entering
last Sunday’s game against
Western Division champion
and No. 1 seeded Verona.
Unfortunately for Cross
Plains, it were unable to take
down another top-seed, drop-
ping a 3-2 thriller in 10 innings
in Verona. Cross Plains fell to
10-10 and Verona improved
to 18-2.
More importantly, Cross
Plains fell to 0-1 in the
Final Four round robin. The
Businessmen host Evansville
(0-1) Sunday and the loser will
stand no chance of winning
the three-game tournament.
Verona (1-0) and Cottage
Grove (1-0) meet in the other
game.
“Tough loss today. We
thought maybe we had them at
the end. We had some opportu-
nities,” said Cross Plains man-
ager Randy Meinholz.”The
guys are a little dejected right
now, but our guys are confident
to play anybody. These guys
have a lot of heart and have
battled the last three weeks like
you can’t believe.”
During Cross Plains’ five-
game win streak entering the
championship series, pitching
and defense had been key as
they had outscored opponents
23-3 over the five-game span,
which included allowing just
one run combined during the
playoffs to the top three seeds.
Enter Verona, the top-scor-
ing team in the entire Home
Talent League. The Cavaliers
averaged 9.5 runs per game
during the regular season and
are averaging 11 runs per game
in the playoffs. Sunday marked
just the third game all season
— including playoffs — that
Verona had been held to three
runs or fewer.
Cross Plains pitchers Dan
Karnick and Kenny Allen have
been key contributors for the
Businessmen recently and were
superb against the high pow-
ered Cavaliers offense. Karnick
started and allowed two runs
on three hits over four innings
and retired the first 10 batters
he faced.
Allen finished the game in
relief and was the tough luck
losing pitcher. Allen has been
a workhorse this postseason,
pitching all but four innings
during the Northern section
playoffs and notching wins in
all three games.
Allen allowed one run on
five hits over the final six
innings against Verona, getting
out of trouble in a couple key
moments when the Cavaliers
had great opportunities to
break the game open.
“(Allen) has a lot of
self-confidence. When he takes
the ball, he does not believe
he’s going to give up a run,”
Meinholz said. “He brings the
confidence up on the whole
team.”
In the seventh — with run-
ners at first and third and two
outs — Allen was able to get
Derek Burgenske, a .449 hitter,
to fly out to end the inning.
In the eighth inning the first
two Verona batters reached —
Mike Jordahl with a hit and
John Moynihan with a hit by
a pitch. Luke Yapp was retired
on a sacrifice bunt and the
runners advanced to second
and third with one out. Allen
then got Connor McGowan
to ground out and struck out
Mitch Flora for a crucial third
out.
“Kenny has been pitching
like this throughout the whole
playoffs,” said Cross Plains
catcher Will Doherty. “At Sauk
he came in and closed the door
for the final five innings, and Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
other than that he’s pitched
every single inning (in the Kenny Allen and Cross Plains’ Home Talent League team fell to Verona on Sunday.
playoffs) except for the first
four today. He pitched really tunity for the Businessmen. runner home, which would lead All is not lost for Cross thing: go out and win the next
well today and we just couldn’t Cross Plains finally broke to the heartbreak in the bottom Plains as it has two games two games. We have to hope
get him the runs he needed to through in the eighth, all with of the 10th. left in the championship series. (Verona) loses and we can
win the game.” two outs. Allen walked and Burgenske doubled to lead Cross Plains would need to get them again at our park,”
Verona got a fantastic start Jeremy Lochner was hit by a off the inning, and Jordahl win their final two games and Meinholz said.
on the mound from Jason pitch. Doherty then smacked followed with an intention- would need Verona to lose one “My guys have shown it
Erxleben. Erxleben went a single to left field and the al walk. Moynihan then hit a of its final two in order to have the last three weeks, and they
eight innings and allowed two ball went under the outfield- sharp ground ball to shortstop another shot at the Cavaliers. can do it again: we have to win
runs on four hits, picking up er’s glove, allowing pinch run- Drew Meinholz, who attempt- For now, the Businessmen three games in a row against
a no-decision for his effort. ner Bryce Bonk to score from ed to get the force out of the don’t want to look that far the best teams in the league.
Erxleben retired the first 16 second and Lochner to come runner at third, but the throw ahead and just want to take Now all we can do is control
Cross Plains batters to start the racing around all the way from got away from third baseman care of business over the next what we can control.”
game. first to tie the game, 2-2. Shane Murphy and skipped two weeks.
Kyle Nelson picked up the “I don’t think there is any- to the dugout fence, allowing “We can’t worry about Cross Plains . 000 000 020 0 ….. 2 5 3
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win in relief for Verona, after body I would rather have at the Burgenske to score easily and what Verona does anymore. PITCHING(IP-H-ER-BB-K): CP-
allowing no runs on no hits and plate than Will, especially with end the game, 3-2. We have to win our next two, Karnick(4-3-2-1-1), Allen(L;6-5-1-1-4).
striking out four. two outs,” said Meinholz. “He “We believe in (Burgenske) and whatever happens, hap- V- Erxleben(8-4-2-3-7), Nelson (W;2-
1-0-0-4).
“(Erxleben) has been amaz- smoked a nice hit, fortunately and he led off and got that pens,” Doherty said. “This was
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a bunch of pitches he can go ball, and we got two runs. Big happened before where other it could have been the champi- 2x5, Burgenske 2x5, Jordahl 2x4. 2B-
to,” said Verona manager Bill clutch hit from Will.” teams have walked Jordahl to onship game. Just time to take Burgenske, Jordahl.
Engelhart. “We believe in Kyle Cross Plains had runners at get to Moynihan. He was our care of our own business now.”
(Nelson). As soon as he got in first and third with two outs in all-star this year. We believed Meinholz agreed.
there, no one lost a beat.” the ninth, but failed to bring a in him in that spot.” “We can only control one
Doherty said it was hard to
get a rhythm against Erxleben.
“He was really keeping us
off balance. He had a good cur-
veball going. He threw a lot of
off speed today,” Doherty said.
“I think we didn’t expect that
coming into the game. I felt
like when we got guys on he
started getting uncomfortable.
We just have to get runners on
base earlier.”
Verona’s Burgenske got the
first hit of the game for either
team with one out in the bottom
of the fourth, as both starting
pitchers were perfect through
three innings. Jordahl followed
with a double to put runners at
second and third. Moynihan
then delivered in the clutch,
delivering a two-run single to
score Burgenske and Jordahl
and make it 2-0 Verona.
Cross Plains broke up the
perfect game in the sixth when
Eric Hilton walked with one
out. Jake Manser followed
with a hit to break up the
no-hitter, but Allen hit into an
inning-ending double play to
stymie the threat.
Cross Plains loaded the
bases with one out in the sev-
enth on consecutive one-out
singles by Doherty and Ryan
Pulvermacher, and a walk to
RJ Sarbacker. Drew Meinholz
hit into a fielder’s choice, and
Shane Murphy struck out to
end what was a golden oppor-
PAGE 16B TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018
Boys spikers want more
Middleton aiming to make
noise at state this season
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Ben White doesn’t mince
words.
Middleton’s boys’ volley-
ball coach and his ultra-suc-
cessful Cardinals have built
one of the strongest programs
in the state.
Middleton has won 11
of the last 12 Big Eight
Conference championships.
The Cardinals have a 63-game
winning streak in the league.
Middleton is coming
off a season where it set a
school-record with 33 wins.
And the Cardinals have been
to the state tournament five
straight years.
Many programs dream of
such success, and White cer-
tainly appreciates what his
teams have accomplished. But
what drives White and every-
one inside his program is the
fact the Cardinals haven’t won
a match at state since 2008,
going 0-6 at state in that time.
“We are past the ‘nice to be
there’ phase,” White said of
the state tournament. “I think
like the last five years, our
goal is to be playing on the last
day of the season. To do that,
we have to win a match at state
and we haven’t done that since
2008. I think we are ready and
capable of competing with the
top five-to-eight teams in state
for a chance to finish in the
final four.”
This could very well be the
Cardinals breakthrough sea-
son.
Middleton welcomes back
senior outside hitter Eagan
Peters-Michaud, a first-team
all-conference selection last
year, and second-team all-
Big Eight middle blocker
Sam Dettman. In addition, the
Cardinals bring back a handful
of contributors from last year
and welcome several gifted
newcomers.
The combination of veter-
ans and incoming talent has
White buzzing.
“I think this year’s team
will be one of the most offen-
sively prolific teams I’ve had
in a while,” White said. “If we
can block and serve tough, I
think that really separates the
state champions from every-
one else.”
Middleton will build around
Peters-Michaud and Dettman.
Peters-Michaud will be a
third-year starter on the out-
side. Last season, Peters-
Michaud led the Cardinals
with 287 kills and added 25
aces, 23 blocks and 165 digs.
“He has been through the
storms and knows what to
expect,” White said. “We will
be counting on him to help
be consistent on the outside.
Eagan seems to be playing at
a higher level offensively very
early in the season. He has a
lot of power in the swing. The
key will be for him to be con-
sistent. Opponents know about
Eagan’s abilities, so I’m sure
many teams will key on him.”
Dettman became a force in
the middle last year and fin-
ished with 187 kills, 18 aces
and 33 blocks.
“Sam Dettman will sur-
prise the state, but not those
that know him,” White said.
“Since the end of his sopho-
more year he has continued
to get better weekly. Sam has
a chance to be a dominant
player in the middle. He is not
the tallest in the middle, but he
puts up a very big block and is
tough to stop. He is one of the
reasons why I think this is the
best offensive team we’ve had
in a number of years.”
Senior Dylan Griffith
takes over the libero position.
Griffith was buried behind all-
state player Thomas Robson
in recent years, but still had 24
aces and 227 digs.
“Just a solid player,” White
said of Griffith. “He will pro-
vide our defense with a great
foundation. He will step into
a leadership role on the team
as well.
“He has a very tough serve
and is a very, very smart play-
er. The coaching staff has
already joked that someday
Dylan will win every city
men’s league championship
because of his volleyball IQ.”
Senior Owen Engling, who
stands 6-feet-6, will most like-
ly be the Cardinals’ big on the
right side.
“We’re looking at moving
him from middle to right side
to be a giant block,” White
said. “And he’s big enough to
hit over the block on offense.
At 6-6, he is an intimidating
presence at the net and will
most likely be lined up against
the other team’s best outside
hitter.”
Junior Parker Van Buren,
who is also 6-foot-6, will be
Middleton’s other outside hit-
ter.
“We will look for Eagan
and Parker to play all the way
around so they can be weapons
out of the back row,” White
said. “For the last few years,
our defense has been our call-
ing card, I think this year our
offense will definitely be our
strength. Parker and Eagan
could be one of the top 1-2
punches at the outside in the
state by the end of the year.”
Senior Matt Ballweg takes
over the setter position that
Andrew Lepage excelled at in
recent seasons. Ballweg, com-
ing off a highly successful
baseball season, seems poised
for a big year.
“We want him to take the
job and run with it,” White
said of Ballweg. “We want
him to not worry about filling
Andrew Lepage’s shoes, but
just do what we know he can.
“He is a solid athlete and
proved that during the base-
ball season. We’re hoping
the experience of taking the
mound in the Big Eight for
baseball will give him the con-
fidence to take the lead on this
team. He has all the weapons
a setter could ask for. If Matt
is consistent, we’ll be a very
good team.”
Junior Max McDonough
is in the hunt to become
Middleton’s second mid-
dle blocker. Junior Matthew
Stormer figures to be the
Cardinals’ defensive specialist
and will play in the back row
for the Cardinals’ rightside
hitter. Junior Scott Buros is
an extremely powerful player
who’s competing for time as
an outside hitter.
One reason for the
Cardinals’ success is a bond
that’s created throughout the
program.
At the start of every prac-
tice, varsity players are paired
with younger players to work
on fundamentals and get to
know each other.
“This way each young play-
er is getting 1-on-1 instruction
from a mentor,” White said.
White also meets with his
entire coaching staff on a daily
basis to talk about the lower
level teams.
“I always know what is
going on at the JV and fresh-
men levels,” White said.
White undoubtedly knows
his close-knit program inside
and out. He fully understands
the Cardinals have outstanding
talent once again.
Now, the great mystery
he wants to solve is winning
matches at state.
“You have to have a little
bit of luck, along with a whole
lot of skill and mental determi-
nation,” White said.
Maybe, just maybe, this is
the year.
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Eagan Peters-Michaud (top) and Dylan Griffith (above) are two key returnees for Middleton’s
boys volleyball team.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018
Hannah Flottmeyer and Middleton’s girls volleyball team finished third at the Onalaska Invitational last week.
Girls spikers start strong
Middleton places third at Onalaska Invitational
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Expectations are high.
Goals are certainly lofty.
And Middleton’s girls’ vol-
leyball team showed why.
The Cardinals began their
year at the 19-team Onalaska
Tournament held at the Omni
Center in Onalaska and brought
home a third-place finish.
“We got a chance to see
all of our defensive specialists
in action,” Middleton coach
Franco Marcos said. “It is still
by committee who the libe-
ro will be. Our defense will
be solid when that decision is
made. Our hitters look good,
but not consistent. Our setters
are still learning the skill.”
Middleton began the two-
day tournament by going 5-0
last Wednesday.
The Cardinals opened
with a 25-15, 25-18 win over
Westby.
Lily Welti had six kills,
Keller Frinzi had five kills and
three aces, Evie Coleman had
six assists and Jada Cerniglia
had six digs.
Middleton then rolled past
Webster, 25-14, 25-12. Welti
had six kills, Coleman had
four kills, Rachael Roberts had
four aces and 13 assists, and
Hannah Flottmeyer had seven
blocks.
The Cardinals then toppled
Boscobel, 25-15, 25-5. Welti
had six kills, Roberts had eight
assists, Frinzi had six aces and
Ella Rogers had five digs.
Middleton then downed
Onalaska, 26-24, 25-11. Welti
had seven kills and nine digs,
Coleman had seven kills and
six digs, Flottmeyer had six
kills, Roberts had18 assists and
Olivia Farin had seven digs.
Middleton then downed
Ladysmith, 25-17, 25-17.
Torrey Coan had four kills
and five digs, Roberts had
eight assists and Jada Cerniglia
had three aces and four digs.
Middleton then moved into
the Gold Pool, where it went
3-2 on Thursday.
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Swimmers notch big win over Verona
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middleton’s girls swim-
ming and diving team has won
a remarkable eight straight
Big Eight Conference titles.
Along the way, though, the
Cardinals have been consis-
tently challenged by Verona-
Mount Horeb.
Last Friday was no differ-
ent, as the host Wildcats gave
the two-time state champion
Cardinals another battle. In
the end, though, Middleton’s
talent and depth ruled the day
and the Cardinals posted an
impressive 106-64 win.
“Verona is always a big
meet for us and this season
was no different,” Middleton
coach Lauren Cabalka
said. “They have some very
talented swimmers and are
always able to put together
some fast relay teams that
challenge our girls to swim
at their best. We knew we
needed to be focused and exe-
cute races with a competitive
mindset, but also with atten-
tion to detail.”
The Cardinals’ 200-meter
medley relay team of senior
Emily Keebler, sophomore
Ally Silvestri, junior Gabriela
Pierobon Mays and junior
Berkley Smith won the 200-
meter medley relay.
Middleton’s 400-meter
freestyle relay team of senior
Hannah Aegerter, senior
Cora Mack, senior Makenna
Licking and Pierobon Mays
was first. And the Cardinals’
200-meter freestyle relay team
of Mack, Smith, sophomore
Bella Chirafisi and Aegerter
was second.
Aegerter, Licking and
Chirafisi went 1-2-3 in the
200-meter freestyle. Aegerter
and Licking were also first
and second, respectively, in
the 400-meter freestyle.
Pierobon Mays won the
100-meter butterfly and soph-
omore Kaitlyn Peters was
third.
Chirafi si won the 100-
meter freestyle and Mack was
third.
Pierobon Mays was first
in the 100-meter backstroke
and senior Emily Keebler was
third. Silvestri was second in
the 200 IM, while Keebler
was third.
Mack was second in the
50-meter freestyle and Smith
was third. And Silversti was
second in the 100-meter
breaststroke, while junior
Alex Alagnostopoulos was
third.
“The girls worked hard
all week and we threw some
challenging workouts at them,
so they were definitely feel-
ing more tired and sore than
they were last week,” Cabalka
said. “I do think that showed
a little bit, but at the end of
the day, the girls put together
some very smart races and we
were able to score about as
many points as I thought we
were capable of scoring. This
is a big three-week stretch for
us, so we need to stay focused
on who we are and stay in the
moment.”
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A look at some of
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On Tuesday,
and27,Branch
Ave.February
Wisconsin’sSt. most vibrant African American authors
the Middle- who also lived and worked in the Madison level. Advance registration is appreci-
ton Public Library will feature a multime- area during the 20th century: novelist Jean ated (online at midlibrary.org/events or by
dia presentation entitled “Hidden Voices: Toomer, playwright Lorraine Hansberry, email at info@midlibrary.org).
walks downMayor
Pheasant
an open art studio
Brar
fea-
called for board African-American Writers in Wisconsin.”
Three African American Madison-area
and poet Sarah Webster Fabio. This event in honor of Black History
The program will feature poetry, prose, Month is made possible by the Friends of
trail, and an DIY writers - poet Fabu, novelist Sherry Lucille, and drama that illuminate what it means to the Middleton Public Library, the Beyond
turing drawing, painting, For- maintaining the code of
BY CAMERON BREN and playwright and novelist Catrina Spark- be black in Wisconsin. the Page Endowment, the National Endow-
crafts and jewelry-making.pay a ethics which sets standards
would Times-Tribune man - will discuss their work in relation The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in ment for the Humanities, and the Madison
profit instructors of conduct for city officials
to three African American literary giants the Archer Room on the Library’s lower Community Foundation.
community
accuse reservation fee, and and employees, interpret
groups wouldMayor need to meet a ethics guidelines and inves-
of caféGurdip
sales. Brar has
of
certain amountcalled intended
on city thatofficials
I to tigate complaints alleging
implementing an improper conduct.
never
“It was consider
do this alone,” Hulburt-Stroud City attorney Larry Be-
ethics board which would
that more than 20
said, noting review complaints, conduct chler pointed out in his
recently to brain-
people met investigations and hold pub- memo alongside the draft
storm how best to utilize the that complaints would re-
Common lic hearings for findings.
calls those folks
space. She Late 2017 Brar pro- quire a two-stage prob-
Ground Collabora-
Hulburt- “Commonposed the ethics board able cause before being
in a working part-
“every- tors,” people
to the city council which processed by the ethics
launch the vision.
ground nership toreferred it to the city at- board.
A writer herself, Hulburt- “First stage calls for the
have not torney really
to prepare a
fa- draft.
she enjoys
a place for Stroud saidOn Feb. 6 thepeople common city clerk and the chairper-
and connecting
cilitatingcouncil referred the draft to son of the ethics board to
For this reason,
over writing.
the licenseswill andhaveordinance
a determine whether the com-
said. Common Ground
committee for review.In plaint is complete,” Bechler
me,” Hulburt-Stroud emphasis on literature.
envisions Common strong The role serves of on ethics said. “So for example if the
the the
She she
serving as addition, board would beWriters to advise
Ground’s two levels the Wisconsin
of cus- board ofthe common with
working council the on See ETHICS, page 6
the locus for a multitude
writers’ Association,
tomers: book clubs, literary journal, Cre- Times-Tribune photo
by Matt Geiger
novel and statewide looking
groups for poetry, Wisconsin. Common fresh new ways of
coats of paint, and
creative writing, open
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COW reviews downtown
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she said.
is busy applying fresh
Adrienne Hulburt-Stroudbusiness intersect, at the future site
of Common Ground
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ken word, gallery junction with WWA, and
local artists, pay-as-you-cana
meditation and yoga
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at the ways community
5 ner of Century Avenue and Branch
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for
scenic
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Four candidates vieCross
BY CAMERON BREN
velopment Abby Attoun first
Durand will challenge
Times-Tribune
spoke on the public plaza. She
said since it was on the council
three seats on the
The City of Middleton’s agenda earlier in the week there
Bauer for MCPASD
Committee of the Whole re- was not much to update.
ceived updates from city staff Requests for proposals for
school board seat Plains Village Board
on a potential expansion of the landscape architecture have
airport and the development of been distributed, Attoun said. Photo by Hedi Lamar Photography
a downtown public plaza. The The city will accept up to 12 Authors (from left) Fabu, Catrina Sparkman and Sherry Lucille will come to Middleton to discuss their work in relation to
the earli- proposals though Attoun said three African American literary giants
Lee who also lived and
While Voting is worked in Wisconsin on February 27.
the Area 5isseat.
airportforexpansion Sorensen.
Bauer William Brosius and will all
Voters in the Middleton- candidates est stages forwhile thethe must live
seatdowntown she doubts the city will
areget that for three seats
running and the top three vote-getters
Dis- Four candidates at-large,
Cross Plains Area School
plaza
Areais5,currently
voting is at-large and
seeking re- many. Cross Plains Village BoardBYthis spring. writers
on the board. who came before
Incumbent Judy Ketel-
them. gotten the credit they deserve. in Wisconsin.”
choice when in in the school on thecity closed on the prop- KevinMATT
The
GEIGER
Thusius earn seats Sparkman lists Toni Morri- Fabu recalls standing in front of What she found when she
trict will have a queststofor proposals.
everyone Jeanne Statz and is not seeking re-election.
polls this open Hy- erty, Challengers
which was purchasedasfrom
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boeter son, Ernest Hemingway and a wall dedicated to Wisconsin came here was a world of black
they head to the Incumbents Sean well as incumbents
K. Bartlett district. Yu T. will be on the ballot,
Wall Enterprises and took more on her personal list. But writers in a Milwaukee public authors – poets, playwrights,
spring. Challenger (Area 2) and Linda
incumbent land
Durand Jr. will face Anne (Area 4) are
unopposed. “It’s a very interesting thing, many of Wisconsin’s greatest library, and not seeing a single novelists, essayists and more.
school board member See COW, page 6 as a writer, to be invisible,” black literary voices have gone African American face. She Their voices were an integral
muses celebrated poet Fabu largely unacknowledged by the remembers a list of influential part of the American literary
Carter. “It is strange, because general populace. writers compiled at the Uni- canon, but for those outside
writing propels you into the Hidden Voices aims to versity of Wisconsin-Madison of academia, they were not al-
world.” change that. that likewise omitted diverse ways widely known. The three
Led by Fabu and fellow au- “Writing is such a beautiful authors. writers about whom Fabu, Lu-
thors Catrina Sparkman and thing,” explains Sparkman. As a youth, she was told that cille and Sparkman will talk on
Sherry Lucille, an upcoming “It’s solitary of course, but it black populations began mov- February 27 are just a few key
event at the Middleton Public requires so much listening.” ing to Wisconsin, from Chi- examples.
Library called “Hidden Voices” “Our culture, our history, our cago, as late as the middle of “It’s about celebrating these
will bring three vital 20th cen- contributions to the world are the 20 century. people,” she says. “It’s not
th
tury literary figures - Jean largely unknown,” says Fabu. “As a scholar, I learned about guilt. It’s not about beat-
Toomer, Lorraine Hansberry, “So I learned as a child, that’s that there have been African ing anyone over the head. It’s
and Sarah Webster Fabio – into it was best to learn for myself.” Americans here, free, since the about exploring and getting to
the spotlight. Now she’s working to pass that 1700s,” she says. “Also slaves.” know your neighbors. I think
They hope to raise the voices knowledge on to others. Originally from Memphis, that’s a good thing.
of these writers from the past. Fabu, a well-traveled public Fabu came to the University Lucille’s love of stories, par-
They think in doing so, they speaker, author and scholar has of Wisconsin – one of the few ticularly romantic ones, began
can inspire readers to seek out spent time in Kenya (The Uni- universities offering top level early in life. Like every author,
the Midwest’s fresh new Afri- versity of Nairobi Press pub- African and African American she learned through reading.
can American authors today, as lished one of her books), but literary studies - for graduate “Jane Austin is my favorite,”
well. she says Wisconsinites don’t school. She fell in love with the she says. “But at a point I came
Sparkman believes a good au- need to travel that far to find Midwest, and now calls Madi- to realize she’s long gone; she’s
thor can transcend barriers such important black voices. Wis- son home. not going to write anymore.”
as race and gender. Or bring consin is rich with them. “I have lived here for Lucille tried to find other au-
them tumbling down. All you have to do is know more than 30 years,” Fabu thors who delved artfully into
Today’s black writers are in- how to listen says. “This is where I have in-
fluenced by a broad spectrum of But they haven’t always vested love, life, and writing – See VOICES, page 3
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Kate Meier was the medalist at the Middleton Triangular. Maddie Clark and Middleton’s girls tennis team edged Madison West last Thursday.

MHS golfers continue winning ways

BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middleton’s girls golf team
shot a 342 and rolled in its own
triangular last Thursday. Sun
Prairie was second at 409, while
Madison East couldn’t field a
complete team.
Kate Meier led the Cardinals
with a 79, while Makenzie
Hodson shot an 85. Both
Danielle Callahan and Milanne
Dahmen carded 89s.
Middleton also finished sec-
ond at the Waunakee Invite held
Aug. 20.
Host Waunakee won the meet
carded a 94.
• Boys soccer: Middleton
dropped a 3-0 decision to
Mequon Homestead in its
first game of the year. The
Highlanders scored three first
half goals and rolled from there.
“We had many more chances
and the best chances of the game
were ours,” Middleton coach
Ben Kollasch said. “Mequon
was extremely efficient and
took advantage of three of our
mistakes in the first half. We
had plenty of chances to score.
We kept finding ways to miss
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encouraging. Our mistakes are
clear and fixable. We have not
had more than 90 minutes of
practice time outdoors as a team
due to the weather. All things
considered, I believe we just
need a little time to train togeth-
er and we will find our stride.”
Middleton hosted a strong
Appleton North side Monday,
then travels to Brookfield
East Friday at 3:30 p.m. The
Cardinals then face No. 1
us any reprieve in quality,” 3 doubles, the Cardinals’ Cece No. 4 — Kayla Wiegand, MIDDLETON
, def . Lucy Friedman, Madison WEST,
Kollasch said. “We will have Hujanen and Rose Ryan ral-
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conference schedule begins.” Margaret Lund. Dettman, MIDDLETON , def. Katie
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Margaret Lund,Madison WEST 4-6,
6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles. And 6-2, 6-4.
Michelle Chi, MIDDLETON , def.
at No. 4 singles, the Cardinals’ Ashley Valle, Madison WEST, 6-1, 6-0;
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the negative things that we did
and make them a positive next
week and show people that
we’re better than this.”
Despite the Cardinals
uneven performance, they had
a chance to win in the final
minutes. Middleton began on
its own 39-yard line with 5:02
remaining and trailing, 27-22.
Fullback Connor
Hellenbrand plowed for eight
yards on a third-and-2 to the
Verona 46. On the ensuing first
down play, Buckner busted off
right tackle for eight yards and
took a nasty — but legal — hit
as he went out of bounds.
Buckner jumped to his feet
and says he told the Verona
defensive back, “Good hit.”
The officials flagged Buckner,
though, for 15 yards for
unsportsmanlike conduct.
So instead of second-and-2,
Middleton faced a sec-
ond-and-17.
“I personally I felt I blew
the game by doing that,”
Buckner said.
Middleton quarterback
Bryce Carey followed with
runs of 6 and 10 yards, set-
ting up a fourth-and-1. But the
Cardinals took a long time in
the huddle, then didn’t get the
ball snapped in time and were
hit with a delay of game pen-
alty.
“There’s no reason for
that. None. Absolutely not,”
Middleton co-coach Tim Simon
said of the penalty. “We saw it
was kind of a long huddle and
we were yelling, ‘Hurry up!
Hurry up!’ But yeah, there’s no
excuse for that, by players or
coaches.”
Middleton then changed its
run play to a pass play, and
Carey’s attempt was batted
down at the line of scrimmage
by Verona junior defensive end
Adam Vandervest.
The Cardinals forced a quick
three-and-out and took over
again at their own 37 with 57
seconds left. But Carey’s first
pass on the ensuing possession
was intercepted by Wildcats
sophomore cornerback Cam
McCorkle.
“I think what we lacked
tonight, on both sides of the
ball, was consistency,” Simon
said. “We looked like a million
dollars at times on defense,
then we’d have two missed
tackles. We looked like a mil-
lion dollars on offense a couple
of times and then we’d sputter
or get a penalty.”
Middleton trailed 7-0, mid-
way through the first quarter
when Buckner ripped off an
83-yard touchdown run.
The Cardinals ran a bunch
formation and Buckner start-
ed left. When he hit the sec-
ond level, he cutback to the
right and had open field to the
Verona 40.
Buckner was nearly pushed
out of bounds, but somehow
kept his balance and tiptoed
down the sideline. Verona safe-
ty Maxx Kaminski was the last
player with a shot at Buckner,
but the Cardinals’ speedy back
won the foot race and finished
off a brilliant 83-yard scoring
run.
The extra point snap
bounced back to the holder,
though, and kicker Sawyer
Pertzborn didn’t have a chance
to attempt the PAT, allowing
Verona to maintain a 7-6 lead.
“To be honest, I don’t even
continued from page 14B
know how I scored,” said
Buckner, who leads the Big
Eight with 346 rushing yards.
“I just go 100% and do what-
ever I can for this team.”
Middleton embarked on an
11-play, 90-yard drive on its
next possession. And when
Carey scored from 1-yard out,
the Cardinals grabbed a 12-7
lead.
The big play on the drive
came when senior wideout
Sam Close ran a go-route down
the right sideline, and Carey
delivered a strike for 42 yards
to the Wildcats’ 1-yard line.
Two plays later, Carey scored
himself, although the two-point
conversion try failed.
Pertzborn drilled a 38-yard
field goal with 3:57 left in the
first half to give Middleton a
15-7 advantage.
But the Wildcats answered
with a 12-play, 80-yard touch-
down drive and pulled within
15-13 shortly before halftime.
Verona’s two-point conver-
sion try came up inches short,
though, and Middleton clung to
a narrow lead at the break.
Verona took the second
half kickoff and marched 64
yards in just six plays, convert-
ed the two-point conversion
and grabbed a 21-15 lead. The
Wildcats had pass plays of 31
and 14 yards on the drive as
Middleton seemed perplexed
by Verona’s pistol Wing-T
offense.
“Our defense was just
breaking down,” Lockett said.
night to put Verona ahead for
“We did our jobs, but we didn’t
good.
do them to our full potential.”
“If that ball was thrown one
Middleton countered with
inch in either direction, they
a six-play, 58-yard touchdown
don’t complete it,” Simon said
drive on its first possession
of the long pass to Anderson.
of the second half to reclaim
“But close games all come
a 22-21 lead. Buckner had all
down to five, six, seven plays,
58 yards on just five carries —
and of those seven or eight
highlighted by a 25-yard burst
plays, they made a few more
behind left tackle Zac Mayhew
than us.”
and a 10-yard touchdown run
Middleton still had chances
up the gut.
in the final minutes, but failed
“Things went pretty well
to capitalize. And that led to
with our running game,”
Lockett’s emotional speech
Buckner said. “I tell you, I was
which he hopes leads to bright-
so tired, but I just kept going.”
er days ahead.
Middleton finished the night
“You go through negatives
rushing for 272 yards on 36
your whole life,” Lockett said.
carries (7.6). The Cardinals’
“You just have to turn them
offensive line — which is still
into positives. No person I
missing standout tackle Clay
know went through a negative
Craker (knee) — consisted of
and said, ‘Oh I give up.’ No,
Mayhew, Tyler Haack, Dylan
that’s not it. Everybody goes
Kalscheur, Gavin Adler and
through a negative in their life.
Luke McChrystal and did yeo-
We’re going to turn this into a
man’s work up front.
positive.”
From there, Buckner did the
rest. Middleton ……..……. 6 9 7 0 — 22
“I thought we did a good job Verona …………….... 7 6 8 6 — 27
V — Anderson, 1, run (Garcia kick)
up front,” Simon said. “And M — Buckner, 83, run (kick failed)
Kallion’s got some talent. I M — Carey, 3, run (run failed)
thought we ran the ball just M — FG, Pertzborn, 38
V — Anderson, 10, run (run failed)
fine.”
V — Lindell, 10, run (Keegan
Middleton couldn’t stop the Lindell run)
Wildcats, though. And Verona M — Buckner, 10, run (Pertzborn
put together an eight-play, kick)
V — Anderson, 2, run (pass failed)
69-yard touchdown drive mid-
way through the fourth quarter TEAM STATISTICS
to reclaim a 27-22 advantage. First downs — M 10, V
12. Rushing (Att.-Yds.) —M 36-272,
The big play of the drive
V 39-196. Passing yards — M 81,
came when Wildcats quarter- V 167. Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) — M
back Adam Bekx hooked up 4-14-1, V 7-13-0. Fumbles-lost — M
with Haakon Anderson for a 1-0, V 1-0. Penalties-yards —M 8-53,
V 6-40.
44-yard completion on a third-
and-12 play to the Middleton INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
15. Rushing: M, Buckner 22-201. V,
Lindell 18-110.
Cardinals standout corner-
Passing: M, Carey 4-14-1-81. V,
back Kevin Meicher had per- Bekx 7-13-0-167.
fect coverage on the play, but Receiving: M, Close 2-47. V,
the ball went through his arms Anderson 4-136.
and into the waiting hands of Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Anderson.
Four plays later, Anderson Cooper Holewinski (top) tackles Verona’s Haakon Anderson during the Wildcats’ 27-22 win
plowed in from two yards out last Friday. Above, Middleton’s Kallion Buckner ran for 201 yards and two touchdowns in the
for his third touchdown of the defeat.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 21B
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title was something the team
was working towards for many
years. So to win on the 25-year
anniversary of the 1992
Middleton state championship
team and by the largest margin
ever … was icing on the cake.
“(At nationals), I think we
were just in awe of the whole
experience. The boys got to
meet professional runners,
coaches, and hung out on the
Nike Campus.”
Amazingly, the Cardinals
return a group of runners that
could be just as good — and
perhaps even better.
Middleton brings back five
of its seven runners that com-
peted at state, welcomes sev-
eral other potential standouts
to the lineup, and begins the
season nationally ranked in
several polls.
Senior Caleb Easton is
the defending Big Eight
Conference champion and
placed eighth at the state meet.
Just four runners return that
beat Easton at state, and he’ll
be gunning for individual and
team success in his final sea-
son.
“I think he’s really elevated
himself in this last year and has
great confidence going into this
season,” Finnel said of Easton.
“He’s worked very hard this
offseason and he’s poised for
a big year. I know he wants to
win the state title on an individ-
ual and team level and I love
that about Caleb. He’s a person
you can build a team around,
because he’s super motivated
and can get others fired up.”
Senior Michael Madoch
placed second at conference
last year and 10th at state.
Madoch just finished compet-
ing at the USA junior triath-
lon championships, where he
placed 11th.
“I really expect Michael to
move up the state ranks this
season,” Finnel said. “He’s a
Clockwise (from top right), Caleb Easton, Roman Ystenes and Zach Leffel will all help power
Middleton’s boys cross country team this season.
very dedicated and hard-work-
ing athlete. We will ease
Michael into the season … but
he’s so strong, I know he won’t
miss a beat when he races.”
Junior Zach Leffel was
Middleton’s fifth runner at
state last year and just finished
a big track season.
“I think he’s primed for a
big jump this fall,” Finnel said
of Leffel. “I’m very excited to
see what he does this season
as he brings some great lead-
ership, terrific work ethic, and
experience to the team.”
Juniors Braedon Gilles and
Egan Johnson both ran at state,
as well, and seem ready for
breakout seasons.
“Braedon also had a fantas-
tic track season and ended his
season with a 4:22 at Wisco
Mile,” Finnel said. “He’s got
a ton of speed and is getting
stronger each year in the 5k and
I’m very excited at the pros-
pects after some great summer
mileage.  stretch out those efforts more
“Egan finished the season
in the 9:50’s in the 3,200 last
spring. Based on the first few
weeks of practice, I think he’s
going to make a big splash this
year and we can except big
things from him.”
Junior Roman Ystenes
didn’t compete at state in 2017
and was injured for a large part
of the season. However, he
was Middleton’s third runner at
nationals and should be a major
contributor this fall.
“He’s definitely one of the
most talented athletes I’ve
coached and he’s a highly moti-
vated young man,” Finnel said.
“In other words, he’s probably
one of the most dangerous run-
ners in the state and somewhat
unknown, too.”
Senior Frank Thornton com-
peted at state in 2016 and has
lowered his times substantially.
“I’m excited for his senior
year as he’s worked hard to
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continued from page 14B
put himself in position to be up
there in the conference ranks,”
Finnel said.
Junior Peter Hoferle, junior
Julian Engle, and senior David
Schwartz are all expected to
challenge for varsity spots, as
well.
In many places, complacen-
cy rears its ugly head after a
team accomplishes what the
Cardinals did a year ago. In
Middleton, though, the oppo-
site result seems to have taken
place.
“The varsity squad did a
great job this summer and pre-
pared very well,” Finnel said.
“This was one of those times
where I was more concerned
that they’d do too much, espe-
cially in terms of hard efforts.
“With a squad like this,
things need to be balanced out
just right and that can be chal-
lenging for an eager group.
It’s going to be hopefully a
long season, so we needed to
appropriately. Having said
that, it’s not about August
and September, it’s all about
October and beyond this year.”
Which is why Middleton’s
goals are extremely lofty —
and certainly attainable.
Middleton will aim to win
the ultra-competitive Big Eight
Conference title. The Cardinals
are gunning to win all of their
events. And Middleton hopes
to return to nationals and crack
the top-10.
But there’s one goal that
trumps all others.
“I think the biggest goal
is to win the state champion-
ship again,” Finnel said. “We
definitely have the pieces in
place to win, but we need to
stay healthy during the sea-
son. I think our depth is a
tad down from last year and
being healthy is going to be
a big piece of the puzzle this
season.”
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They came agonizingly
close to achieving their ulti-
mate goal.
That narrow setback,
though, could very well drive
Middleton’s girls’ cross coun-
try team in 2018.
The Cardinals finished third
at last year’s WIAA Division
1 DeForest Sectional — one
spot away from qualifying for
state. That disappointment has
Middleton fired up for a new
season and another chance at
greatness.
“It has definitely been a
driving force,” Middleton
coach Alexa Richardson
said of making another run
at state. “We have a large
group of dedicated individuals
this year who have already
been putting in the work and
building a strong team atmo-
sphere.”
Middleton junior Megan
Schwartz leads the Cardinals’
returnees. Schwartz qualified
for state individually last year
and hopes to bring her team
along for the ride in 2018.
“Megan competed at the
state cross country meet last
year as a sophomore, and
it was her first year out for
cross country,” Richardson
said. “Megan is definitely a
driven, determined individual.
She has had much success due
to her work ethic and ability Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
to go above and beyond ‘the
plan.’ ” Middleton’s Megan Schwartz reached the state tournament as an individual last year.
Junior Maeve Gonter was
injured most of last season. Now, Gonter is fully also been a huge role model Carey, junior Elizabeth Engle, “My goal is for everyone to
Gonter unknowingly ran the healthy again and poised for for all of the incoming fresh- and sophomores Amanda stay healthy this season,” she
first two races of the year on a big year. man, which has helped to Tung and Leona Frinzi. said. “We had quite a few set-
a broken leg, before shutting “Maeve had an awesome strengthen our team atmo- Middleton’s top newcom- backs last season due to major
things down.
soccer season this past spring sphere greatly.” ers include freshmen Erin injuries (stress fractures, etc.).
and is healthy and ready to The Cardinals’ other top Gonter, Lauren Pansegrau, “The girls have already
go this cross country season,” returnees include seniors Maddie Ruszkiewicz, been putting in the work as
Richardson said. “Maeve has Kailey Best and Maggie Grace Winkleman and Julia well as practicing injury pre-
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NAME CHANGE OF: NAME CHANGE OF:
SOPHIA MARILYN RAGU- ISABELLA JULIANA MARILYN
NATHAN RAGUNATHAN
By Petitioner: Amy Lyn By Petitioner: Amy Lyn
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REGARDING PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO Ragunathan Benning-Ragunathan
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ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETON, Marilyn Ragunathan Juliana Marilyn Ragunathan
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town Board of the Town of
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Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin, will hold a public hearing at
County, State of Wisconsin: County, State of Wisconsin:
6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at the Town Hall
Richard G. Niess, Dane County Richard G. Niess, Dane County
located at 7555 West Old Sauk Road, Town of Middleton,
Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Wisconsin, for the purpose of hearing comments on proposed
St., 5D, Madison, WI 53703 on St., 5D, Madison, WI 53703 on
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Monday, September 17th, 2018 Monday, September 17th, 2018
the Town of Middleton (Chapter 15 of the revised Code of
at 8:15 a.m. at 8:15 a.m.
Ordinances). The amendments are generally as follows:
If you require reasonable If you require reasonable
1. Renumbering current Title 11 of the Town’s Code of
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Ordinances to become Chapter 15 as part of the general
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2. Updating definitions used in the ordinance.
4311 at least ten (10) working 4311 at least ten (10) working
3. Updating filing requirements to accommodate electronic
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Notice of this hearing shall be Notice of this hearing shall be
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row prior to the date of the hear- row prior to the date of the hear-
ordinance including, but not limited to, open space, flag
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paper published in Dane County, paper published in Dane County,
A copy of the revised Chapter 15 will be available for
State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin.
inspection at the Town Hall no later than August 16, 2018.
BY THE COURT: BY THE COURT:
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/s/ Richard G. Niess /s/ Richard G. Niess
at the hearing.
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Dated this 14th day of August 2018.
August 15, 2018 August 15, 2018
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BY CAMERON BREN
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Jamie Steiert, who owns
Zoup! restaurant on Greenway
Blvd. at Deming Way when she
came into work the morning
after the flash floods her building
was closed to most of the city by
water. Instead of closing for the
day, she decided to prepare food
for police and firefighters who
were working long hours.
“I have so much respect and
appreciation for our first re-
sponders and I had to assume
they were putting in crazy hours
under a great deal of stress, so
bringing food to them was the
least we could do,” Steiert says.
The night of the flooding one
of Steiert employees was stuck
at the building until her family
was able to reach her, coming
from an alternate route. The
employee says their route was
covered by water that appearing
chest deep.
Steiert says once she arrived
Zoup! owner Jamie Steiert behind the counter ready to
serve. The restaurant provided meals for first responders
after the flood in Middleton.
the first responders nourished.
Steiert says it was possible with
all the work her restaurant crew
Cameron Bren-Times-Tribune
sheltered overnight,” Harris
says.
“The rain event of Monday
Food Safety Concerns
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Residents are asked to prac-
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produce after recent flooding.
According to UW-Extension
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is discard all produce from
fields where there was risk of
flooding or standing water.
But many people will want to
salvage at least some of their
garden’s bounty.
According to Ingham:
• No leafy greens like lettuces
should be eaten from any
flooded field.
• If you are harvesting un-
derground crops (beets, car-
rots, potatoes) in the next
3-4 weeks from fields where
heavy rain occurred, rinse
them in a dilute bleach solu-
tion (1 TB bleach per gallon of
water) and peel before cook-
ing. After 3-4 weeks, you can
omit the bleach solution.
• Above ground fruits (such
as tomatoes) have some level
of risk, because they can be
splashed with rain or flood
water. If you wish to use
them, rinse them with clean
water, rinse in a bleach solu-
tion (1 T. bleach per gallon of
water), peel and cook them.
Do not eat them raw, even if
the fruits were above water
level. Two weeks after flood-
ing (assuming there is sunny
warm weather), you may eat
tomatoes or other fruits and
vegetables that were above
flood waters raw.
• Produce that is not fit for eat-
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department and asked if they
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crews.
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members who lived up to “The
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families and the business com-
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sense of normalcy to our emer-
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Monona Bank and State Bank of Cross
Plains are both offering zero percent interest
Disaster Relief Loans for flood victims in
Dane County. Monona Bank is offering up to
10,000 and State Bank, $5,000.
Affected parties will need to complete an
application in at Monona Bank by Sept. 14.
State Bank has also set up a Disaster Re-
covery Account to help be distributed to those
in need of financial assistance in the wake of
the flood. Donations can be made in person
at State Bank, by sending a check made out
to “State Bank of Cross Plains–Disaster Re-
covery Account.” Credit Card and electronic
payment options will be made available soon.
For more information, contact your local
bank branch for details.

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shoreline has held thus far,
despite wind, waves, and a Lake
Mendota water level flush with
the shore. Instead of breaching
it, the waves “have been bounc-
ing against the bags,” Dalsanto
said. “I’d like to give a huge
thank you to the football team
for piling bags on both ends of
Middleton Beach Road.”
Non-road residents also
loaded their vehicles at this lo-
cation. Karyn Baxter, headed
with 20 of the 35-pound bags to
friends’ homes on Tiedeman’s
Pond, also gave her heartfelt
thanks to volunteers.
On Park Shores Court,
Thursday, throughout the day
volunteers continued shoveling
sand into bags, tying and haul-
ing sandbags to homes. The
crew with the sheriff’s depart-
ment worked alongside other
volunteers.
“A lot of neighbors came to
help,” said Allen Bankhead,
who was very pleased to be
useful. “I feel like I’m helping;
I wanted to help.”
He was especially impressed
with “how nice people have
been. One got a second shovel
for us.” Others had brought a
cooler of water bottles and a
watermelon that afternoon.
Bankhead said he had been
also pleased to meet Mayor
Gurdip Brar, who had come
through that afternoon to check
on the Tiedeman’s Pond level,
sandbagged homes and the
sandbagging site. “He gave me
a fist bump!”
Bankhead’s sandbagging
partner Steven Geary noted of
the equipment, “This thing is a
lifesaver!” According to Hop-
wood, public works department
employees made the orange
double-bagging contraptions
about ten years ago, when Mid-
dleton last dealt with floodwa-
ters. One person sits or squats
while holding the bag, and
others dumps sand through two
cut-off orange cones.
Geary also stated, “You really
get a sense of community when
people’s homes are in danger.”
Two employees with The
Wisconsin Institute for Discov-
ery also arrived to help. “I’m a
hurricane survivor, I feel like
filling sand bags is a duty,” said
Madison resident John Benson.
In 1992 he’d weathered Hurri-
cane Andrew in Miami.
His co-worker, who pre-
ferred to “fly under the radar,”
said she came because there
wasn’t anything she could
physically do to help the Pheas-
ant Branch Conservancy at this
time, “but I can do this!”
Contributing what you’re ca-
pable of contributing, whether
time, energy or ability, seemed
to be the pervading theme.
“I can’t lift, but I can tie!”
echoed Diane, from Madison.
She came in support of a friend
whose duplex required sand-
bags. In addition, Diane drove
her car to the Tiedeman’s Pond
access path on South Ave. and
dropped bags. Others laid them
down; their first goal was to
protect the transformer.
By 5:30, as Montgomery
drove away with her tired but
cheerful crew saying their
good-byes to the remaining vol-
unteers, it seemed that sandbag-
ging camaraderie had bonded
the people with such varied
ages, occupations, and living
situations.
In the late afternoon, Park
Shores Courts residents Taylor
Norton and her sister, Megan,
and mother and father Dawn
and Curt, arrived to work. A
UW-Madison junior, Taylor is
studying meteorology. Her im-
pression of the latest local me-
teorological event? “It’s pretty
insane.”
“You can say that again,”
chimed in five-year-old Jor-
dan Tognetti, as she shoveled
another load with her brother,
Tyler. They were with the Nor-
ton family.
At six o’clock, three nine-
year-old Scouts with Glacier’s
Edge Council Pack 540, their
leader Lance Martin, and a
couple of parents took over. It
was their second evening hard
at work.
The evening before, four
kids from the neighborhood had
joined the Scouts from Sauk
Trail and Elm Lawn elementary Katherine Perreth-Times-Tribune
schools.
Tom Mayer, right, removes furniture from his basement with the help of two friends, while
One family who has ben-
efitted greatly from the vol- another continues building the 300-plus sandbag wall.
unteer sandbagging efforts is
Tom and Emily Mayer. Fifty “(All of the bags are) defi- with one woman, Mayer then days are gone.”
friends, neighbors, co-workers, nitely required,” said Tom reached in with another woman “Keeping our fingers
and “even complete strangers” Mayer. “Our pump has been and grabbed the large turtle, “in crossed,” was a sentiment spo-
came to the aid of the Mayer running once a minute trying to a way I wouldn’t usually,” she ken by multiple sandbagging
family Tuesday through Thurs- keep the water from the house. said. “The turtle wasn’t behav- homeowners, whether on Lake
day, said Emily Mayer. Con- Seeing the water (level) go ing normal, wasn’t trying to Mendota’s shoreline or ringing
cerned she would forget all of down has definitely been a big bite. She was very shocked.” Tiedeman’s Pond.
the helpers, Mayer created a positive.” As Tiedeman’s Pond contin- With between one and three
spreadsheet to keep count. Emily Mayer said her per- ued to rise, by a foot in one 24- inches of rain predicted for
“We so appreciate all of spective has changed: “It’s easy hour period, the nerve-wracking Sunday through Tuesday, only
the help,” Mayer exclaimed. to sit and be in awe of the (hard) uncertainty increased: how time will tell if they’ve layered
“We’ve been completely over- situation people are facing, but much is enough? The Mayers enough sandbags to keep the
whelmed by how quickly peo- now I know how much it means decided to be further pro-active. water at bay.
ple appeared and were willing when people just step up and Friends came to empty the The floodwaters at the Mayer
to do absolutely anything that jump in, asking, ‘What can I Mayer basement into the ga- home were successfully held
needed to be done. And it’s not carry?’ In the future, I’m going rage and place another layer of off through late-Sunday after-
fun stuff.” to take a different approach (to sandbags. It was the third day noon’s hail-spewing mini-del-
Although their three vege- the hardships of others).” in a row for some of them, their uge. Elodie Mayer, age six,
table gardens by the patio are Indeed, Mayer put that faces visibly worn from exer- demonstrated with one hand
submerged, approximately 300 group-effort thought into action tion and concern, but whose while offering finger-crossing
bags in three rows now hug the when she took time from pro- good humor remained intact. advice: “Only cross one. Cross-
patio area of the Mayer home. tecting her own home to rescue Initially workers hoisted two of ing two is bad luck.”
As of Sunday afternoon, it had a snapping turtle caught in a the bags at a time, but, quipped
worked. storm drain. Lifting the grate one friend, “Those halcyon

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Public Health Continued from page 2A

and get vaccinated. Tetanus vaccines are recommended for people
of all ages, with booster shots recommended every 10 years, Mattes
explained.
Well testing is important if your well has been submerged by
flood water or if flood water entered the well at any time. You
should test your well water before drinking it and once again after
it has been disinfected if the first test detects contamination.
Mattes said, “Bacteria, chemicals and other contaminants con-
tained in floodwaters can enter the top of a well, seep down its
casing, or migrate underground via a neighbor’s flooded out well.
Such contamination can make the well water unsafe for drinking,
cooking and preparing food. Impacted private wells should be
disinfected by a licensed well driller or pump installer, and then
undergo water testing to make sure there aren’t elevated levels of
coliform bacteria. In the Town of Middleton alone, there are ap-
proximately 2,000 private wells.”
Water test kits were distributed to local communities on Mon-
day, and were available at the following locations: State Bank of
Cross Plains, 1205 Main St., Cross Plains; Middleton Town Hall,
7555 Old Sauk Rd, Verona; Black Earth Village Office,1210 Mills
St., Black Earth; Mazomanie Village Hall, 133 Crescent St., Ma-
zomanie; Montrose Town Hall, 1341 Diane Ave, Belleville; City-
County Building, 210 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Room 516B,
Madison; Public Health Madison & Dane County Environmental
Health Office, 2300 S. Park St., Suite 2022, Madison
Residents with questions about well water testing, can call:
Public Health Madison & Dane County: (608) 242-6515 or the
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene: (608) 224-6202 or (800)
442-4618.
Cleaning and sanitizing all surfaces reached by floodwater is
also important and PHMDC recommends a bleach solution. You
should always wear gloves, rubber boots and a mask when working
in flooded areas. Mold grows quickly in hot humid weather and you
can breathe in spores.
If you lost electricity, you should throw out any food in refrig-
erators or freezers if they did not stay cold and frozen. Never eat
food that has been exposed to flooding. Garden produce should be
handled with special care as well (See story on page 3A).

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Some businesses have tem-
porarily relocated until their
premises can be repaired, in-
cluding a daycare center which
moved into a church to con-
tinue to care for their clients’
children.
Incidents of individuals dev-
astated by the deluge include
Middleton’s former Public
Lands Manager Penni Klein.
Klein and her partner, Barbara
Pletzer, have a farm near Cross
Plains where rain flooded their
basement ruining the furnace,
water softener, pictures and
clothing stored there.
The force of the flood water
also pushed a shed around, and
ruined hay cut to feed their
horses this winter, Klein said.
Efforts to contact Klein were
unsuccessful but she told
WISC-TV on Saturday that the
flood is also disorientating.
“You don’t know what to do
first or how to do what,” Klein
said.
A friend has started a Go-
FundMe page for Klein at:
https://www.gofundme.
com/flood-relief-for-penni-
klein039s-farm.
Contributions had exceeded
the half-way point by Monday
afternoon.
Social service agencies gath-
ered Saturday creating a Multi
Resource Assistance Center
(MARC) at Blackhawk Church
on Mineral Pt. Rd. to aid victim
floods or route them to those
who can.
The American Red Cross of
Wisconsin was there distribut-
ing cleaning supplies, directing
victims to meals and shelter and
giving them a shoulder to cry
on, said Justin Kern, an agency
spokesman.
“Beside the bureaucratic
response, someone is there to
listen to their story. One young
mom from Middleton, Jasmine,
drove through the rain storm.
Her car, like many others, quit
running and she needed to es-
cape her car in fast running
water simply to survive. Hav-
ing someone to tell her story to
helped, I think,” Kern said.
The Red Cross began helping
flood victims in Middleton and
western Dane County and con-
tinued to widen relief efforts to
Madison, Monona and other
areas as flood waters moved
through Madison’s lakes.
Since August 20, the Red
Cross county wide has:
• Served 584 meals at shelters
in partnership with Salvation
Army.
• Started 416 cases with im-
pacted residents from shelters,
calls, mobile locations, 2-1-1
referrals.
• Distributed 535 clean-up kits.
• Opened housing shelters at
three locations.
The common council last
week made $600,000 in con-
tingency funding available to
respond to the city needs in the
wake of state’s largest-ever rain
event.
City Administrator Mike
Davis did not expect the unan-
ticipated costs to impact next
year’s budget as unassigned
funds were available in this
year’s budget.
Davis assessed city dam-
ages at $5.85 million including
$3.75 million to public lands,
$1.95 million to utilities and
$106,050 to fire services.
Debris removal from Pheas-
ant Branch Creek Conservancy
is the city’s “most eminent
health and safety concern,” said
Davis. Four contracts have been
let to clean up the creek and as-
sess what long term damage has
been done to the conservancy.
Those wanting to contribute
to the restoration of the con-
servancy’s creek corridors and
trails, can send a check with
“Flood Relief PBC Work” on
the note line to:
City of Middleton, 7426
Hubbard Ave. Middleton, WI.
53562, attention Mike Davis.
The Town of Middleton was
also hard hit by the torrential
down pours and flash flooding.
Town Administrator David
Shaw was at the MARC at
Black Hawk church. “I’m here
to answer any questions I can,”
he said.
He said many residents had
water damage much like sur-
rounding areas. “We’re seeing
everything from wet carpet
to eight feet of water,” Shaw
stated.
The town currently has
dumpsters set up behind town
hall for debris. Shaw asked res-
idents to hold tight on collec-
tion of curbside items and said
trucks would be by to pick up
trash on Sept. 18-20. There is
no fee for pick up.
Shaw encouraged residents
to get a well test kit and make
sure their water is safe before
drinking, “Everyone has a
well,” he added.
Shaw said the building in-
spector could help to assess
some damage but encouraged
those with extensive damage
to contact a structural engineer.
Last week, Gov. Scott
Walker announced a State Di-
saster Declaration, so assistance
for public infrastructure can be
issued from the state. Federal
assistance through the Federal
Emergency Management Ad-
ministration is not a certainty.
Although the Small Business
Loans to small businesses from
the Small Business Adminis-
tration are not contingent on a
FEMA determination.
To volunteer in high-need
efforts, contact Michelle Marx,
deputy city clerk, at: mmarx@
ci.middleton.wi.us Register as
an affiliated volunteer with a
voluntary or charitable orga-
nization by visiting Wisconsin
VOAD’s for a list of partners
active in disaster relief or by
visiting the United Way of
Dane County’s website: www.
unitedwaydanecounty.org.

Photos, Clockwise from Top Left: An aerial view of a hill that collapsed near Kromrey
Middle School In Middleton; Zander Place Apartments in Cross Plains were evacuated,
and residents may not be able to return to their homes for a couple weeks; Workers hurry
to repair a sinkhole on Century Ave. near the intersection of Branch St. on Aug. 24; Mid-
dleton firefighters work to rescue people from flooded vehicles after water rapidly rose on
Aug. 20. Photos Submitted.