VOL. 123, NO. 15 THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25 www.MiddletonTimes.com ELECTION RESULTS Middleton Common Council First District Seat Kathy Olson: 60% Robert Stipicevich: 39% Middleton- Cross Plains Board of Education Area 4 Seat Linda Yu: 51% Todd Smith: 49% Area 5 Seat Anne Bauer (I): 63% Tia Eady: 37% I = Incumbent Photo contributed Mike Davis (center, wearing a ceremonial red tais), Middleton’s city administrator, on his recent trip to Timor-Leste. “I have come to believe that our role in Timor-Leste is to bring forth ideas that will serve as catalysts for reform,” said Davis. Neighbors across the world What a whirlwind three days! Rad- ford Thomas (my North Carolina col- league) and I from the land of cheese and beer, just returned from Her- minio’s home village of Maliani in the Bobonaro District of East Timor, where we were received as celebri- ties. It was one of the most interesting experiences of my 56 years of life. It took us five hours to arrive over winding and mountainous roads, and probably would have been no more than two hours in the U.S. It felt like a NASCAR race with Herminio be- hind the wheel. Somehow he man- aged to avoid hitting about 5,000 (not an exaggeration) people, dogs, goats, pigs and chickens all while weaving around an equal number of craters and potholes in the roads. It is one chaotic yet fascinating mass of life here! After dinner with traditional and organic local food, an overnight stay in Maliani, and breakfast at Her- minio’s extended family’s home, we were hosted by the mountain village of Ritabou where Herminio’s sister is the village chief, one of 10 women who are chiefs of the 442 in the coun- try. They gave us a tribal ceremonial welcome complete with smiles, pres- ents (tais which are very colorful tap- estries hung around the neck) and translated speeches, before demon- strating local customs and kindly lis- tening to our reciprocal speeches extending our country’s friendship and goodwill to the multi-generations present. Herminio appealed to Mid- dleton (as he and I had previously discussed) to be their Sister City, and Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger Join the Club! The Times-Tribune’s series profiling local eateries continues this week with a look at Club Tavern, located at 1915 Branch St. The restaurant and bar has roots stretching all the way back to 1840, when weary travelers (and their horses) would stop there to rest. Soon after, people enjoying tasty food like the fried fish pictures above. Find out more on page 2. Sounds of Ireland in Middleton Beautiful, soaring Broad- way favorites balanced with lively and heart-tugging Irish melodies and humor – this is “Galway to Broadway—Ciarán Sheehan & Friends,” brought to Middle- ton’s own Performing Arts Cen- ter at 2100 Bristol St. on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. Among Ciarán’s most memo- rable engagements have been by MIKE DAVIS Special to the Times-Tribune Last year, dignitaries from the devel- oping Southeast Asian nation of Timor- Leste (pronounced Teemore-Lestay) visited the Good Neighbor City for three weeks. Abby Attoun-Tucker, Middleton’s as- sistant director of community develop- ment, had applied for Middleton’s par- ticipation in the State Department program, which focuses on teaching government transparency, accountabil- ity and legislative processes. Earlier this year, Mike Davis, Mid- dleton’s city administrator, paid Timor- Leste a visit, learning about their government, economy, and most impor- tantly, their people. What follows is his account of the trip, starting March 4: From Galway to Broadway at the PAC Saturday See DAVIS, page 12 See GALWAY, page 5 Pfisterer
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MiddletonCommonCouncilFirst District Seat
Kathy Olson: 60%
Robert Stipicevich: 39%
Middleton-Cross PlainsBoard of EducationArea 4 Seat
Linda Yu: 51%
Todd Smith: 49%
Area 5 Seat
Anne Bauer (I): 63%
Tia Eady: 37%I = Incumbent
Photo contributedMike Davis (center, wearing a ceremonial red tais), Middleton’s city administrator, on his recent trip to Timor-Leste. “I have come to believe that
our role in Timor-Leste is to bring forth ideas that will serve as catalysts for reform,” said Davis.
Neighbors across the world
What a whirlwind three days! Rad-ford Thomas (my North Carolina col-league) and I from the land of cheeseand beer, just returned from Her-minio’s home village of Maliani inthe Bobonaro District of East Timor,where we were received as celebri-ties. It was one of the most interesting
experiences of my 56 years of life. Ittook us five hours to arrive overwinding and mountainous roads, andprobably would have been no morethan two hours in the U.S. It felt likea NASCAR race with Herminio be-hind the wheel. Somehow he man-aged to avoid hitting about 5,000 (notan exaggeration) people, dogs, goats,pigs and chickens all while weavingaround an equal number of cratersand potholes in the roads. It is one
chaotic yet fascinating mass of lifehere!
After dinner with traditional andorganic local food, an overnight stayin Maliani, and breakfast at Her-minio’s extended family’s home, wewere hosted by the mountain villageof Ritabou where Herminio’s sister isthe village chief, one of 10 womenwho are chiefs of the 442 in the coun-try. They gave us a tribal ceremonialwelcome complete with smiles, pres-
ents (tais which are very colorful tap-estries hung around the neck) andtranslated speeches, before demon-strating local customs and kindly lis-tening to our reciprocal speechesextending our country’s friendshipand goodwill to the multi-generationspresent. Herminio appealed to Mid-dleton (as he and I had previouslydiscussed) to be their Sister City, and
Times-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerJoin the Club!The Times-Tribune’s series profiling local eateries continues this week with a look at Club Tavern, located at 1915
Branch St. The restaurant and bar has roots stretching all the way back to 1840, when weary travelers (and theirhorses) would stop there to rest. Soon after, people enjoying tasty food like the fried fish pictures above. Find outmore on page 2.
Sounds ofIreland inMiddleton
B e a u t i f u l ,soaring Broad-way favoritesbalanced withlively andheart-tuggingIrish melodiesand humor –this is “Galwayto Broadway—Ciarán Sheehan& Friends,” brought to Middle-ton’s own Performing Arts Cen-ter at 2100 Bristol St. onSaturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Among Ciarán’s most memo-rable engagements have been
by MIKE DAVISSpecial to the Times-Tribune
Last year, dignitaries from the devel-oping Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste (pronounced Teemore-Lestay)visited the Good Neighbor City forthree weeks. Abby Attoun-Tucker, Middleton’s as-
sistant director of community develop-ment, had applied for Middleton’s par-ticipation in the State Departmentprogram, which focuses on teachinggovernment transparency, accountabil-ity and legislative processes.
Earlier this year, Mike Davis, Mid-dleton’s city administrator, paid Timor-Leste a visit, learning about theirgovernment, economy, and most impor-tantly, their people. What follows is hisaccount of the trip, starting March 4:
From Galway to Broadway at thePAC Saturday
See DAVIS, page 12
See GALWAY, page 5
Pfisterer
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place where it seems everyone in Mid-dleton, regardless of political inclina-tion, income or age, gathers to eat,drink and listen to live music.
The restaurant and bar has rootsstretching back to 1840, when workbegan on the original building, whichserved the Western Stage Coach Line.The land had recently been purchasedfrom this area’s Winnebago residents,and it was horses and human travellersthat first occupied the building.
In other words, Club Tavern is olderthan Middleton itself. (The Townshipof Middleton separated from the Town-ship of Madison on March 11, 1848,just months before Wisconsin becamea state.)
By the 1880s, it had transformedinto “Ye Olde Tavern,” and by 1921 ithad been renamed Club Tavern.
The establishment was even fea-tured in an E. E. LaMaster book, “TheBlue Collar Aristocrats,” which exam-ined the social interactions of peoplewho considered this “public house” –the origin of the term “pub” – an exten-sion of their homes.
While Club Tavern’s illustrious his-tory, which is still visible and even pal-pable in its ancient, stone bones, began
long ago, its also hard to imagine theplace without Moose Werner, the ubiq-uitous, gregarious, mustachioed manwho has kept Club Tavern vibrant forseveral decades now.
Werner got his start in the restaurantbusiness in the most blue collar ofways; as a dishwasher at the CubaClub.
He worked his way up, then pur-chased Club Tavern for the opportunityit presented, and to be close to the Mid-dleton-Cross Plains Area School Dis-trict’s stellar schools.
According to Werner, Club Tavernremains a home away from home, justas it was even in its earliest days.(While the equine population has de-clined considerably within its walls.)
“You enter as a guest and you leaveas family,” he said, adding the eatery’smotto: “Club Tavern: where you are astranger only once.”
In fact, Werner is probably notstranger to the few Middletonians whohave never ventured inside Club Tav-ern’s walls. He is the man so frequentlyflipping burgers around town at com-munity events, from Kids Fishing Dayat Lakeview Park to various beer festi-vals and more.
“We like to be active in our commu-nity,” he explained. “Middleton hasbeen good to me so I in turn wish to begood to Middleton.”
“If you have a team that needs asponsor, give us a call,” he continued.“Need help with a benefit? Give us acall. Need a job, give us a call.”
Club Tavern runs a full-servicecatering business that provides elabo-rate spreads for graduations parties, re-tirement festivities, and companyget-togethers.
“We can handle any type of partyand any size of party,” he said.
Club Tavern also hosts volleyballand beanbag toss leagues, as well aseclectic musical acts.
And of course, there is the food. Themenu includes everything one wouldexpect from a locally owned Wisconsinrestaurant.
Full breakfast, burgers, wraps, primerib, shrimp, sandwiches, plate lunchspecials, Jambalaya, and of course anextensive Friday night fish fry menuthat offers cod, catfish, walleye and themouth-watering “Wisconsin Po’ Boy,”a Midwestern take on a New Orleansclassic.
What’s Werner’s favorite item onthe menu?
“The Rueben sandwich,” he replied.“This is the best sandwich in DaneCounty. Honestly!”
Club Tavern is located at 1915Branch St., just off of University Av-enue.
by MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
Top, the friendly staff at Club Tavern. Above, a spicy bloody Mary.
For as long as Middleton has existed, 1915 Branch St. has been a home away from home...
The Board of Trustees for the his-toric First Lutheran Church in Middle-ton are appealing to the community fordonations of talent, labor, materials andmoney as they consider options for re-pairs needed at the local landmark.
Needing attention are repairs to theleaking steeple and crumbling stonefoundation, upgrades to the lighteningprotection system, and interior and ex-terior and painting. Estimates have al-ready reached $57,000.
The first log church was founded in1852 and built in 1854 by early Ger-man settlers to the area. The currentbuilding was erected in 1866. In 1988“the little white church,” as it is oftencalled today, was added to the NationalRegister of Historic Places. In 1990 itreceived the City-County PreservationAward. It is recognized as one of thefinest frame 19th century churches re-maining in Dane County. The architec-ture is Victorian Gothic, typical ofGerman architecture of the late 1850sand 1860s. The original alter, pulpit,kerosene lamp chandeliers (now elec-trified), hand-grained pews, and a rareSchuelke pipe organ known for its dis-tinctly Germanic sound (though nolonger working) have managed to sur-vive the ravages of time.
The congregation dispersed and thechurch closed its doors in 1947. Itstood empty for many years when localcitizens, with great foresight, saved itfrom being burned to the ground. Itwas restored through community effortand has been self sufficient for nearlythirty years, cared for by volunteers, in-cluding a board of trustees, descen-dents of the early families and historyloving citizens. With the exception ofan annual service commemorating itshistory, there are no services; however,the church is available for weddings,funerals and other appropriate events.
West Middleton was described as“wild country” in the 1850s when Ger-man immigrants from Mecklenburg,Germany began their migration towestern Dane County searching forfertile soil and available land to buyand establish homesteads. Weeks, andsometimes months, were spent cross-ing the ocean, many enduring the voy-
age in cramped steerage, only to arrivein New York to board river boats,schooners, or, if among the lucky, atrain, for another two or three weekjourney to reach Milwaukee, oftenthought of as the end point of civiliza-tion. Available land and jobs beinglimited there, the settlers moved on,
some walking and others making thetwo day trip by wagon or ox cart, untilthey reached west Middleton.
Church founder Johann (John) Vossand his new bride, Anna Sophia Däh-ling were two of the lucky. Theyboarded the Johanna Elise within amonth of their marriage and occupieda cabin, avoiding the cramped, foulsmelling, disease carrying conditionsendured by those traveling in steerageclass. John, a carpenter and wagon
maker was 42; Sophie just 22. They ar-rived in New York in September 1853and spent the winter in Milwaukee. Bythe following spring, they had arrivedin west Middleton. That spring John,who owned tools and was accom-plished using them, joined his neigh-bors, supervising the construction and
doing the “finer work” building doorand window frames and doors for thelog church.
Down the road from the church, onthe Pope Farm Conservancy, an educa-tional sign marks the site where thecabin of Johann Jochim Carl Goth oncestood. Carl arrived in west Middletonin 1855, two years after the arrival ofhis uncle, Juergen Goth. The logchapel was finished when Carl arrivedbut in 1866 along with 31 other church
families he contributed the agreedupon $82 per family and free transportfrom Madison of building materials forthe new building. John Voss again su-pervised; this time being credited withbuilding the steeple.
In a pamphlet written in 1902 com-memorating the 50th anniversary of hiscongregation, Rev. Ernst F. Scherbelwrote about life for the early settlers.They started by building a small one
room log cabin, often shared for sev-eral weeks by two or three familieswho often commented to him howpeacefully we lived together then.Working together they began the back-breaking labor required to clear theland for planting. With ax and saws themen felled trees. Women and childrengathered and burned boughs and
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
Historic church seeks help from communityby ALICE DRAKEFor the Times-Tribune
See CHURCH, page 8
Anna Sophia Dähling (1831-1909)Johann (John) Voss (1811-1888)
Shot by time, the church’s weather vane will be restored by Gerald Gothof Cross Plains. Gerald is a great grandson of Juergen Goth, one of thefounders.
The Founders: Carl Albrecht, Joachim Benn*, Carl Boeck*, Peter Britt,Henry Burmeister, John Durkopp,
Fritz Elver, John Elver*, John Facklam, John Findorff, Joachim Frenz,Carl Goth, Juergen Goth, Joachim Harloff*,
John Ibenthal, John Koch, John Loehrs, John Lübcke*, John F. Lübcke,Fritz Mühlenbruch*, Friederich Niebuhr*,
John Niebuhr*, Christian Ort, Carl Pierstorff*, Christian Pierstorff*,Gustav Polkow*, Henry Prien*, John Prien*,
John Schewe, Carl Schwenn, Christian Schwenn, John Voss*, William We-senberg, John Wittenburg
*The fourteen founders of the log church named the First German Evan-gelical Lutheran Congregation founded in 1852 and built in 1854.
Middleton Recreation has a few re-maining Spring programs!
Registration is due: April 15-Tod-dler & Preschool Music Makers, April22-Tae Kwon Do, Young RembrandtsCartooning & Preschool, The Art ofHenna, May 6-Henna Candles &Frames
The Summer Guide is now availableonline and in hard copy. Get your copytoday! Registration begins April 13 on-line. We will be offering special Satur-day office hours for membership sales:May 9 and June 6 from 9am-12pm.Everyone is required to have a recentpicture. Emailed photos and those on aflash drive will not be accepted.
Check these and other programs outand register online: www.ci.middle-ton.wi.us. Don’t forget about theGoStrive app!
The Middleton Good Neighbor Fes-tival has a new theme and designthanks to the efforts of two Clark StreetCommunity School (CSCS) students.
“Grounded in Tradition, GrowingOur Future” is the theme and was de-veloped by Julian Tian and NatalieKrogull. The students developed a va-riety of designs after the Festival Boardof Trustees contacted CSCS about apartnership.
The new design doesn’t replace theGNF logo, but it is the theme for 2015
and will be prominently displayed onthe website, print materials and T-shirts, GNF president Tamra Dagnonsaid.
To create the designs, Tian andKrogull studied past themes and de-signs then discussed the strengths andassets of the Middleton community. AsCSCS students well-versed in projectand design processes, they brain-stormed approximately 20 theme ideasand then determined which themeswould also work well visually.
Both students were inspired by thecreativity and growth present in thearea and designed themes around theseaspects of their communities, CSCSstaff member Bryn Orum said. Theydesigned and revised on their own be-fore submitting three designs to theGNF trustees, Orum said.
The festival trustees selected Tian’sdesign that features the theme:“Grounded in Tradition, Growing ourFuture” and a tree that mirrors its
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CHURCH NOTES
Clark St. students design festival logo
The Middleton Area HistoricalSociety is seeking a new boardmember.
It is a board of 15 members in-terested in promoting, protectingand perpetuating the history ofthe Middleton area through ourtwo museums at the RowleyHouse and the Depot.
Board members are expected
to attend a board meeting and atleast one committee meeting permonth.
The current board vacancy isfor the remainder of 2015, butboard terms are usually threeyears in length.
If you are interested, contactMike Davis, board president, at821-8358.
by PERRY HIBNERMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School Dist.
Julian Tian and NatalieKrogull created the“Grounded in Tradition,Growing Our Future”logo for this year’s Good Neighbor Festival
See LOGO, page 14
From the Recreation Department
City youthcenterhostsspringshowcase
The Middleton Youth Center invitesthe community to attend their firstSpring Showcase event on Thursday,April 16 from 5:30-7 p.m. at ClarkStreet Community School (2429 ClarkStreet).
The event will include a brief pres-entation at 6pm in addition to displaysof student work from the past year in-cluding art projects, science experi-ments, and student-made videos. Therewill also be opportunities to speak withstudents, staff, and the Youth Center’spartner organizations. Come learn howthe Youth Center is making a differ-ence in the lives of 5th-8th grade stu-dents and is contributing to the greaterMiddleton community!
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
four sold out performances at CarnegieHall, performing the American Na-tional Anthem at New York GovernorGeorge Pataki’s inauguration, GiantsStadium (Giants), Continental Arena(Nets), and Hubert H. HumphreyMetrodome (Twins), opening the ded-ication of the Irish Hunger Memorialin New York City, and as soloist at theinternationally televised memorialmass for John and Carolyn Kennedy Jr.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Ciarangrew up on both sides of the Atlanticdividing time between Dublin and NewYork. He made his Broadway debut inLes Miserables, and shortly thereafterwas cast as Raoul in The Phantom ofthe Opera. After a year of playingRaoul on Broadway, Ciarán movedinto the coveted role of The Phan-tom. He sang the role of the Phantomin over 1,000 performances over a pe-riod of two and a half years both onBroadway and in Toronto. HowardKissel wrote in the New York Daily
News: The show’s greatest asset is theglorious tenor of Ciaran Sheehan, whobrings a rich understanding and depthto familiar melodies.
In “Galway to Broadway” Ciaranshares the stage with three of his“Friends.” Sarah Pfisterer, who hasplayed Christine in The Phantom of theOpera for over 1,000 performancesacross the country, she will join Ciaranfor a number of memorable duets. Ms.Pfisterer is a native of Milwaukee, WIand one of Broadway’s most esteemedleading ladies. Their rendition of TheMusic of the Night is literally breath-taking.
Bringing us back to his Irish roots,Ciaran will be joined by Heather Mar-tin Bixler, a native of Racine, WI andan award-winning violinist who hastaught and performed Irish musicthroughout the United States, Canada,and Ireland. She will accompany Cia-ran on such memorable Irish favoritesas “Danny Boy” and “When Irish Eyes
are Smiling.” Ciaran’s third friend isSue Anderson, a native of Frederick,WI. Her career has been full and var-ied, ranging from Broadway produc-tions to films to recordings. As aconductor and musical director, Ms.Anderson has worked with the Broad-way and national touring companies ofPirates Of Penzance, Me And My Girl,and Cats. She played in the orchestrapits of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang andWoman In White and is currently play-ing in Spamalot. She has conductedPops concerts with the Milwaukee, De-troit, Phoenix, Portland and Shreveportorchestras and most recently conductedthe London Philharmonia at AbbeyRoad Studios
Don’t miss this lovely evening ofBroadway and Irish music and mirth!Adult tickets are $28.00, Seniors,$25.00 and students $10.00. They canbe purchased at The Middleton Com-munity Bank, on-line at friendspac.org,or by calling 608-886-3103.Ciarán Sheehan
GALWAY continued from page 5
‘Jazz is a Heartbeat’ at the Middleton LibraryIn honor of National Jazz Apprecia-
tion Month and National PoetryMonth, the Middleton Public Librarywill host a program combining jazzand poetry entitled “Jazz is a Heart-beat.”
The performance will take place
Thursday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. in thelibrary’s Archer Room, and will featureformer Madison Poet Laureate Fabuweaving together jazz poetry with mu-sical numbers performed by saxophon-ist Hanah Jon Taylor.
The program will also feature UW-
Madison Professor Ethelene Whitmire,whose 2014 book portrays the remark-able role of Harlem Renaissance librar-ian Regina Andrews in supportingBlack artists during that fertile periodin American cultural history. Poemswill include work by Langston Hughes
and Nathaniel Mackey, as well asFabu’s original work about jazz legendMary Lou Williams.
For more information about thisevent, contact the Middleton Public Li-brary at [email protected] or 608-827-7403.
This program is made possible by agrant from Beyond the Page, an en-dowment supporting humanities pro-grams at Dane County public libraries.More information is available atwww.beyondthepage.info.
The Westport Board of Supervisorsmet and voted unanimously to opposeDane County taking control of assess-ments county-wide for all townshipsvia resolution 15-06.
The board briefly discussed the itemand the consensus that the boardagreed to was that this is an example oflocal control being overridden by thestate.
“Attached here for your review andconsideration is Town of Westport Res-olution 15-06 opposing the proposal inthe current State budget bill for
County-wide assessment and removingeven more local taxpayer control,”reads an email from Westport Admin-istrator Tom Wilson to 79th AssemblyDistrict Representative Dianne Hessel-bein and to WI State Senator Jon Er-penbach. “We request that you pleasework to have this provision removedfrom the budget bill, and given the
quick death it deserves.”The proposed assessment policy was
discussed to be a yearly assessment,but with all assessments being com-pleted and filed through the county,though only speculation existed on theboard as to the why behind the stateproposal, which is part of the currentlyproposed budget.
“Now, therefore, be it resolved bythe Town Board of Supervisors of theTown of Westport, Dane County, Wis-consin, that the Town Board oppoosesthe implementation of county assess-ment in Wisconsin and asks for theproposal to be removed from the 2015-2017 budget bill,” reads the Resolutionsigned by board supervisor John VanDinter, and agreed to by the entireboard, “and, Be it further resolved, thatthe Towns are and have always beenwilling to work with the State of Wis-consin, fellow local governmentgroups, and other stakeholders to con-tinually improve the assessmentprocess.”
Control of this lies well outside theTown of Westport, and indeed resideswith the Wisconsin State Legislatureand the Governor’s decision on thehotly contested proposed 2015-2017Wisconsin State Budget.
Administrator Wilson also gave along-anticipated update on Westport’snewly-constructed Public Works Facil-ity which is now “about done,” after al-most a year of work.
On 5/5/2014, Westport hired FischlConstruction on a bid of $981,000 forthe new facility, with demolition of theold facility beginning on 5/12/2014.
Exterior items such as asphalt andlandscaping have not yet been com-pleted, and that an electrician wasslated to review the installed electricalsystems to ensure everything has beeninstalled properly and to code.
“Building’s operational,” com-mented Wilson, “the exterior’s put to-gether and looks the way it wassupposed to look.”
Most board conversation centeredon the overall price of the facility, andboard members were concerned aboutthe total amount of payment that wouldbe withheld from the contractor due tothe lengthy construction delays.
“[C]ould be a $60,000-$90,000maybe $100,000 deal, we just have totalk about it.” replied AdministratorWilson to these commented. “It mightbe a short conversation.”
The Westport board also passed byunanimous vote Resolution 15-03, inwhich the town agreed to completepayment of it’s existing water utilitydebts with on-hand cash, two yearsahead of schedule.
Board discussions yielded expecta-tions that this move, while costing thetownship approximately $750 dollarsthis year, it will potentially save West-port $12,000 in interest payments overthe remaining lifetime of the debt.
Before adjourning, the board alsoheard updates from committee mem-bers among the board, approved an op-erator license for a local employee, andpaid the town’s bills for the previousweeks of operation.
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Breakfast on the Farm heads to SpringfieldThe Springfield Town Board met
and heard a presentation from a repre-sentative about Dane County Breakfaston the Farm, which will be held in thetownship on Saturday, June 13, 2015 atthe Hellenbrand Farm on KickabooRd.
Event co-coordinator Katie Varneywas present at the meeting, along withrepresentatives from Hellenbrand farm,who indicated that parking would beavailable in a field on the farm, andthat buses would also be coordinated toarrange pickup for attendees who wish
to park in designated parking lotsthroughout the area.
“We’re serving breakfast from 7 -11:30 a.m.,” commented Varney. “Andwe plan to push 5000 people throughin that time.”
Varney further explained that theevent will also include live music,horse-drawn wagons, and educationalpresentations for attendees about theoperation of the farm.
“The mission of this event,” reads anEvent Promotional put out by the DaneCounty Dairy Promotion Committee,“is to enhance understanding of thedairy industry through dairy educationand promotion.”
The Springfield Board made no rec-ommendations after hearing the pres-entation, and thanked the Hellenbrandsand Varney for the communication tothe township, though it was indicatedthat further coordination with the townroad patrolman may be required to as-sist with setting up parking on thefarm.
Springfield’s Board of Supervisorsalso voted unanimously to appointRonald Koci to a three-year term onSpringfield’s Planning Commission,and to re-appoint Scott Laufenberg tothe commission for another term aswell.
Koci was present at the meeting toaccept the nomination, and discussion
on the board centered focused onKoci’s availability, dedication, and in-terest in the position.
“I’m excited to be here to giveinput,” commented Koci, “and tomaintain the quality that we have.”
Koci’s appointed position was opendue to commissioner Karen Cook va-cating her position on the planningcommission come the end of her cur-rent term.
Additionally, the board heard an up-date from road patrolman Mark Grossethat an electrician had provided a bidfor the installation of a 16KW genera-tor for the town hall, for use in theevent of an emergency.
No action was taken to recommendthe installation, but a consensus wasreached that in the event of a catastro-phe, the town should be prepared forthe potential need for such a generator,and if costs remain reasonable, it maybe an investment the board will makein the future.
Before adjourning the meeting, theSpringfield Board held a brief discus-sion on the town’s existing single pur-pose roads, but tabled the discussionuntil the town’s formal policy on theseroads is researched, in addition to hear-ing committee reports from supervisorson the board, and paying the town’soutstanding bills.
Westport: county proposal deserves ‘quick death’by MICHAEL DREWTimes-Tribune
by MICHAEL DREWTimes-Tribune
The Middleton Library Board re-cently gave a presentation to the Mid-dleton Committee of the Wholeregarding a feasibility study for majorrenovations or new construction of thelibrary building. Members of the li-brary board said the greatest issues arethe programming has outstripped thecapacity of the building and adaptingto the evolving role of libraries in thecommunity.
Library Director Pamela Westby andlibrary board members pointed out sev-eral cases where areas were near orover total capacity of the space. Theyalso pointed to other examples of poordesign and needed maintenance. A fewof the maintenance issues pointed outwere already allocated funding duringthe budget process.
Ald. Hans Hilbert recalled the for-mer library director leaving a letter forWestby describing the long term issuesregarding the building, the community,or change in the library. He said a pro-posal for a study was made at the time,but council members turned it downbecause they had other spending prior-ities.
Hilbert said he feels the city is in a
much better position now with currentstaff and at a good place in terms of
borrowing and long term financialgoals. He said he feels now may be agood time to start looking at the futureof the library.
“I think we can all agree that webuilt a police station and fire depart-ment and EMS that have a 50 to 60year life expectancy and I’d like to seethat as a result of this study,” alderHilbert stated. “We all know that thelibrary is as institution in the city andit’s going to need to be here if the cityis here.”
City administrator Mike Davis gavethe committee an overview of wherethe city was at financially.
“Our bond issues with the publicsafety buildings should be close to paidoff by the end of this decade,” Davisexplained. “The golf course debt isscheduled to be cleared by 2021. Overthe next few years we have the oppor-tunity to keep the debt flat with anynew buildings.”
Davis pointed out under statestatute, if the city approves the fundingfor a library impact study, it is requiredthat the money be spent within sevenyears. He said it would be helpful to
coincide the spending with anticipatedconstruction costs to use bonds ratherthan borrowing for the entire project.
Ald. JoAnna Richard said she wasconcerned that the library was notusing the funds that were approved toaddress certain maintenance issues.
“As a finance member, I am a littledisconcerted with the library boardtelling us they need certain things andwe, city council, fund them and nowthey are saying they are not that impor-tant and we are going to wait,” Richardnoted. “I am just a little worried aboutthat, I know you have the authority todo that, but the good will from thecouncil when we approved those wasthat it was an immediate need and itshould get done. If it is not an imme-diate need we had other projects wecould have spent that on. Believe me,we had other departments looking forthose funds too.”
Ald. Susan West said she sharedconcerns with Richard. West said shesees it as irresponsible that the mainte-nance projects haven’t been finishedwhen they were presented as safetyconcerns. Alders Teal, Sullivan, andBrar all echoed this concern.
Ald. Sullivan said the building isonly 25 years old and should have atleast a couple decades of use left.Westby said she feels it’s more a caseof the programing outpacing the build-ing but acknowledged that the presen-tation depicted the aging of thebuilding as a major issue.
Ald. West suggested the libraryshould begin working with communitypartners and other government com-mittees to find out what the communi-ties needs are and how a new librarycould address those. She suggested fo-cusing more on the community centeraspect.
Ald. Howard Teal explained howslow government is and how so manyother things need to be considered forfunding. He said looking to the early2020s the city can consider taking onmore debt and can then look at a morefleshed out proposal for the library andweigh the city’s priorities.
Ald. Gurdip Brar said he wants tosee a presentation that offers up a fewdifferent solutions for the city councilto choose from.
Westby reminded the council thatshe has a fundraising background andis aware of community members thatwould likely help finance library im-provements. She also said librariesfunctioning as a community center is agrowing trend that they would in-evitably move towards. The libraryboard noted the advice of the counciland will give a revised presentationwhen respective changes are made.
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Does library need more space?
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron BrenMiddleton Public Library director Pamela Westby, right, told the Middleton Committee of the Whole that the library is currently near or over total ca-
pacity in many areas.
by CAMERON BRENTimes-Tribune
CHURCH NOTES
stumps so teams of oxen could pull theplow, breaking the soil in preparationfor seed. It was not unusual for theplow to require the work of 6-12 oxento break the ground along with 2 to 3strong men who drove with “gee” and“haw,” the stubborn “horned beasts”[that] pulled the plow which lookedmore like a world destroyer than an in-strument of cultivation. By eveningeveryone was hoarse and exhausted.Pork and potatoes and a pipe of home-
grown tobacco cleared their throatsquickly. Dick and Tom, the oxen, oftenran off at night to the big meadow inorder to escape the work of the groundbreaking plow. (Author’s note: “gee”and “haw” are the voice commandsused by the driver commanding the an-imals to turn right or left.) Their workwas not in vain; wheat was reported tohave produced as much as 40 bushelsan acre in those early years.
The church’s two longest serving
ministers of were Charles (Carl)Schenck and Ernst F. Scherbel. Bothwere German immigrants and bothwere “circuit riding ministers,” mean-ing they rode by horse or drove a teamof horses serving more than one areacongregation. This was grueling workbut common at the time. Schenk cameto Middleton in 185l and had a smallfarm in Section 17 near the church. Heministered to four congregations, twoof which he founded in Berry. Soonafter Schenk’s death in 1883, Scherbelwas chosen as the regular minister. Heserved as pastor at “the big whitechurch on the hill”, First Lutheran, androde the circuit between St. Martins inCross Plains, St. Johns in Berry and St.Pauls in Marxville. When St. Lukeswas built in Middleton, he served there,too.
Before coming to America Scherbelreceived the Iron Cross for his servicein the Franco-Prussian War. He chosethe ministry, he said, because he alonesurvived a battle that took the life ofevery one of his comrades. Describedas strict but tender hearted, eachChristmas he would trim a tree forservice at the “big white church on thehill” and immediately following theservice load the tree and trimmingsinto his sleigh, drive it to anotherchurch and set it up again. His lessonsto youth were expected to be memo-
rized and were taught in Germanwhether spoken at home or not.Known for driving a fast team, on oneoccasion he reached the top of the hillon Pleasant View Road only to findtwo of his young passengers weremissing. He had hit a bump as he spedtoward the church; the two had beenjolted from the sleigh and left behindat the bottom of the hill.
Scherbel ended his 50th anniversarypamphlet writing of the church: it
stands majestically on the hill with itssteeple, from which the bell peals andcalls far into the countryside and issurrounded by the peaceful cemetery.A more beautiful site is seldom seen inthe country. Our forefathers, thefounders of the church, rest here fromtheir work. Do their works surviveamong us? The commitment and gen-erosity of the community will answerhis question and determine the futurefor this historic place.
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Anniversary
Leroy and Virginia (Ziegler) Adler were married on April 20, 1965 at St.John’s Catholic Church, Waunakee.
Family and friends are invited to an Open House at Rex’s Innkeeper fromnoon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 19, 2015. There will be a lunch buffet startingat 12:30.
Come celebrate this special occasion with Leroy and Virginia and their chil-dren Terri(Duane) Statz, Pam(Craig) Brunclik and Todd(Sue)Adler and sevengrandchildren to make more memories.
Leroy and Virginia Adler Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Middleton High School junior EthanLarson has won a silver medal in theNational Scholastic Art competion.
Larson won a gold key award atthe Wisconsin Scholastic Art Awardscompetition earlier this year in Mil-waukee, which qualified his piece forthe national competition.
He developed the piece in a classtaught by Chris Willman. The assign-ment involved creating a fractal patternor design and Larson’s goal was createa minimalist piece out of fractals.
“Most fractal art is very chaotic butI wanted to portray minimalism withmy design,’’ he said.
“The work is quite surprising, forthe main element that Ethan used tocreate the art would never be recog-nized by the viewer,’’ Willman said.“The winning design is a fractal patternbased on a hand-drawn illustration ofan apple using Adobe Photoshop. Idoubt any viewer could recognize thatthe composition was based on an apple.
“The final work is pleasing, and thejudges didn’t know the origins of thework or the process used to create it,but it’s even more intriguing when one
knows the origin of the work.’’Ironically, Larson wasn’t planning
on entering his piece at the state level,but Willman encouraged him to do so.He is certainly glad he did.
“I was very surprised that I had wonon both occasions,’’ Larson said. “I hadnever considered my artwork award-winning and was very honored to havemy work recognized. I didn’t realize
that I had any artistic ability until I tookmy first graphic design class as a fresh-man so winning wasn’t something Ihad really thought possible.’’
His mother, Michelle, was also sur-prised at the recognition.
“I can’t get my head around how hecreated it,’’ she said. “Apparently frac-
Larson’s art earns silver
Photo contributedMiddleton High School junior Ethan Larson recently won a silver medal
in the National Scholastic Art competion.
See LARSON, page 14
by PERRY HIBNERMiddleton-Cross Plains Area School Dist.
Spring Has SprungSince 2007 I have owned two bicy-
cles. My favorite bike, I’ve had muchlonger. I bought it in 1995, twenty
years ago, when my daughter, Hilary,was 13 years old.
We decided on mountain bikes,thinking that it would be really adven-turous of us to ride the rough and wildwooded trails in our area. At the endof our first ride, though, we both cameto the same conclusion - we didn’t carefor all of that jarring around.
Worse yet, the bikes were slow onthe road, which is really where we didmost of our riding. On our next trip tothe bike shop, we had the bikes kittedout with different tires.
There were still nubby ridges on theoutside, but now the smooth middlestrip allowed for better flow on pave-ment. We were happy campers.
I have never had a bike that fit mybody as well as that mountain bike.Even though it is heavy, it served mewell on rail trails of crushed limestoneas well as on paved surfaces.
In 2007 I decided to join a UW-Stevens Point travel group, destined tobike in Provence for two weeks. Itwould cost around $350 to rent a bikethere, or I could bring my own.
The trip to France was at the end ofthe time when luggage traveled at noextra cost. UWSP negotiated that evenour bikes would fly for free.
That year, for $100 more than itwould cost to rent a bike in France, Icould own a pretty good road bike forthe trip and for a long time to come. Itwas a no-brainer.
For the last several years, though,that bike has sat idly in the rack at myapartment. I don’t enjoy road bikingmuch anymore. And, the narrow tiresdon’t handle limestone trails well.
Even with good care, my favoriteold bike has become weary. When Istood at the rack, trying to decidewhich bike to ride in this burst of warmweather, it was obvious that I neededto do something about my bike situa-tion.
If I could trade in the road bike, itwouldn’t cost very much for me to geta new, wider-tired model that would belighter than the mountain bike that wasno longer in very good shape. I’d keepthe 20-year-old Gary Fisher, as it’svalue to anyone but That’s when itstruck me, I had that mountain bike fora third of my life.
Looking backwards to when Ibought the mountain bike took me toage 39. Looking equal distance aheadtook me to age 79.
I realized and felt so many things inthat moment.
The stream of realizations endedwith a question, “How many moreyears will I be able to swing my legover a tall seat on a men’s frame.” Ihad always ridden a men’s bike. Thetriangular frame is stronger and they fitmore easily onto most bike racks.
Seconds later, my mind reframed thequestion. “How many more years do Iwant to swing my leg over a tall seaton a men’s frame?” The answer cameimmediately. “Zero!”
Reframing the question turned whatcould have been a slippery slope to-ward depressing thoughts of lostagility, lost youth, and midlife crisis,into a joy filled opportunity for a dif-ferent riding experience.
I had read a definition of the wordcrisis just hours before deciding to gofor a bike ride.
The word derives from the Greekwords krisis and krino. Their rootsmean separating.
Midlife separates youth and old age.Whether or not one views it as a timeof crisis, depends on so many, manythings.
I was glad that earlier I had also readabout the Chinese word for crisis. It ismade up of two different characters,one above the other.
The one on top is the symbol fordanger. The bottom one is the symbolfor opportunity.
That afternoon, I took the road biketo Bike-O-Rama at the Alliant EnergyCenter. My eyes searched the racks fora women’s bike with medium widthtires.
A black and silver beauty was stand-ing at the ready. Without a backwardglance at the road bike, I got on andtook it for a spin.
Wow! Not only was it easy tomount, but it allowed me to sit upright.There was no leaning forward and nopressure of upper body weight on mywrists.
There was no crisis here, only op-portunity to embrace a change thatbrought comfort and a more uprightview of things as I pedaled along.
When I took my new set of wheelson it’s maiden voyage to the PheasantBranch bike trail, a robin flew next tome and then landed in a tree up aheadand to the right. It was the first I’d seenin 2015.
I smiled as I flew past it on my newbike. I might not be a spring chickenanymore, but I felt like that robin’sequal as the embodiment of spring anda new beginning.
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My babyis a princessI wear a lot of khaki. It’s a canvas upon which even the
most banal stains take on a romantichue. Splash coffee, beer and baby foodon a white shirt, and you look like ei-ther a very simple slob or a very badfather. Those same stains on a khakitorso lead the mind down all sorts ofexotic paths.
The ketchup splatter becomes bloodfrom a poison-tipped Kalapalo arrow.Chocolate ice cream, which I droppedwhile trying to climb into my Kia Riohatchback, turns into mud, smearedinto the fabric during a brawl with aPortuguese slave-trader. A slight tear inthe back, created when I tried to crawlunder my desk to retrieve an elusivepen, might show just how close a snowleopard came to eating me for lunch onsome faraway mountain top.
I like to think my clothes add a dashof excitement to everyone’s day. When
people see me reading intently aboutthe absorbent qualities of different di-apers at the grocery store, I want themto suspect I might, at any moment, tossthem to the ground and exclaim: “For-get this. I’m going on an African sa-fari.”
My wife tries to rob my wardrobe ofthis romance.
“My husband,” she likes to tell peo-ple, “wears a lot of brown.”
It wasn’t always this way. I spent myteen years during the glory days ofgrunge, when teenagers around theworld showed their distain for societalnorms by scouring thrift shops for flan-nels outgrown by obese lumberjacksand cardigan sweaters in which some-body’s grandmother had recently died.
As a teenager, I was under the mis-taken impression people actually caredhow I dressed. As I grew up, I gradu-ally realized nothing could be furtherfrom the truth. All it takes is a shortwalk down any street in the UnitedStates to see adults, even ones withjobs and families, are happy to goabout their daily routines looking ab-
solutely ridiculous. That’s why, whenever I see a high
school student who looks like Zorro orthe Joker, I think: “Good for him. Hegets it.”
When I arrived at college, I ownedexactly enough things to fill one back-pack. This, combined with the fact thatthese were things leftover from mygrunge phase, made me look unam-biguously shiftless in affluent SaintAugustine, Florida.
Surrounded by college freshmenwho drove Nissan Xterras and usedmagical plastic cards to pay for things,I was something of an enigma.
“Are you… poor?” my friendswould ask.
“I don’t think so,” I’d answer, gnaw-ing on someone else’s “HungryHowie’s” pizza crust for dinner. “Canone be poor and fat at the same time?”
While they drove around on thebeaches, I worked in bakeries andhardware stores, eventually earningenough money to try the other end ofthe pizza.
People pitied me until the day, myskin bronzed by the sun and a thicketof black hair extending my jawline, Ifirst put on some khaki.
Whispers about my station in lifewere immediately replaced by awedmurmurs: “That’s Matt Geiger,” theysaid as I walked home after a Saturdaymorning making blueberry muffins forminimum wage. “He’s rugged and in-dependent. I heard he just got backfrom an adventure. He doesn’t even
want a car – he just walks everywhere,carrying everything he owns in thatbackpack.”
“He is,” they concluded, “an adven-turer.”
It was a far cry from my early child-hood, when my mother, possibly stillangry at me for nauseating her for ninemonths, decided to dress me exactlylike Christopher Robin, the foppish lit-tle English boy who palled around withWinnie the Pooh. Gussied up in fancyshoes, short shorts and socks that al-most reached my sweater vest, I mightas well have been wearing a bullseye.
Even today, at the age of 35, I can’tlook at childhood pictures of myselfwithout getting a strong desire to beatmyself up and take my lunch money.
“Won’t you please bully me, kindsir?” is what those early outfits said tomy peers.
If my young daughter’s wardrobecould speak, it would say somethingvery different. Probably somethingalong the lines of: “My parents aredressing me exclusively in hand-me-down clothes provided by oddly-shaped toddlers and new garmentsgifted by colorblind grandparents.”
On the rare occasions we go shop-ping for new clothes for Hadley, we areconfronted with only two options.
The first is clothing designed to sex-ualize infants. Pants that say: “Juicy”across the rump, or shirts that featureglittering dollar signs on the chest.
While this offends me as a father, Ialso tend to think, “Good luck.” It’s
hard enough for well-behaved peopleto find love. I can’t imagine someonewho still poops in her pants at the din-ner table meeting with great success onthe dating scene.
The rest of the outfits for young girlsall fall into the “princess” category.
I suspect King George III would de-light in the fact that, more than twocenturies after our nation shed so muchblood to rid ourselves of a king andqueen, we still desperately want to bepart of monarchy. (The catch being thatwe all want to live only in a kingdomin which we are the royalty.)
I don’t sense any irony in this rever-ence, which is really no different thanworshiping any other form of fascistdictator.
I would surely encounter somescowls if I started dressing my daugh-ter up like Pol Pot. But dressing her upas a princess? That’s perfectly fine, ap-parently.
It doesn’t really matter, anyway.She’s turning a year old on April 3, andpretty soon she’ll be able to pick outher own outfits. She even walks some-times.
It’s a prospect I find particularly ex-citing. Walking down the street, akhaki-clad explorer and a little girldressed like Princess Elsa or Fidel Cas-tro.
I hope when people see us, theythink: “Look at them. They must begoing on an adventure together.”
by Matt Geiger
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State collecting DNA from arrested citizensWisconsin attorney general Brad
Schimel last week announced what iseither a high-tech crime-solving inno-vation or a terrifying Orwellian night-mare, depending on one’s politicalsensibilities.
The state is now gathering geneticdata from people it arrests for both mis-demeanors and felonies, includingthose who have not been convicted ofany crime.
“A swab inside the cheek of peoplearrested for certain crimes may be allit takes to solve another crime,” stateda press release from Schimel’s office.“Wisconsin law enforcement willbegin collecting DNA samples from vi-olent felony arrestees and all personsconvicted of a crime (both misde-meanor and felonies) when a new lawtakes effect April 1, 2015.”
According to Schimel, Wisconsinpreviously required only convictedfelons and sex offenders to provideDNA. Wisconsin will become the 29thstate to collect DNA at arrest.
“There is a huge investigative bene-fit to taking DNA at arrest by solvingcrimes and preventing future victim-izations,” Schimel said. “Seriouscrimes will be solved by matching sus-
pects in our database to offenders, aswell as eliminating innocent personsfrom law enforcement investigations.This will bring about quicker resolu-tions for the victims who have sufferedserious effects at the hands of violentoffenders.”
To prepare for the increase in DNAsample analysis, the Wisconsin Depart-ment of Justice expanded the StateCrime Lab in Madison with 4,857square feet of office space and 3,034square feet of lab space, along with ad-ditional storage space.
Eight new DNA analysts and eightnew forensic program technicians werehired and they completed their training.The expanded space went live onMarch 20, 2015.
The Crime Lab’s DNA data bankhas assisted law enforcement in match-ing DNA left at crime scenes in 5,620cases since 1998 using DNA collectedsolely from convicted offenders. Butthe Crime Lab reports that 13,906DNA profiles developed from crimescene evidence remain unidentified asthe DNA data bank does not contain amatching offender profile that wouldpermit identification of a potential sus-pect in these crimes.
Photo contributedWisconsin previously required only convicted felons and sex offenders to provide DNA.
City tourism trolley returns for second yearThe Middleton trolley is back, big-
ger and better than ever, according tothe city’s tourism department.
Beginning this week, look for abrand new trolley cruising around Mid-dleton. Black with gold trim, the ele-gant new trolley is branded with theunmistakable look of the MiddletonTourism Commission. It will become along-term fixture in Middleton, nowthat the city - on behalf of the tourismcommission) - has entered into a five-
year contract with Badger Bus to makethis a long-term service for visitors.
The trolley is also accessible tothose with disabilities. It even featuresan interior video display highlightingvarious stops and businesses through-out Middleton, providing riders aglimpse into all there is to do and seein the Good Neighbor City during theirride.
The route itself has also been modi-fied for 2015, based on feedback fromlast season’s riders, broadening to a 30-minute loop that now travels as far eastas Branch Street and includes new gro-cery and pharmacy stops. The trolley
begins its new expanded service sched-ule April 6 through November 30, run-ning Mondays through Thursdays, 5:30p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Fridays 5:30 p.m.to 11:30 p.m. and Saturdays 3 p.m. to11 p.m.
As always, the trolley remains freeto visitors and residents, and is fundedentirely through Middleton TourismCommission revenue generated byhotel room tax. No general funds fromthe city are used.
For more information on the Mid-dleton Trolley, including a list of stopsand a detailed map, log on to visitmid-dleton.com/trolley.
File photoState Rep. Dianne Hesselbein spoke at last year’s event unveiling the
tourism trolley.
Photos contributed
Band nightThe Middleton Public Library hosted Teen Bands Night on Thursday,
March 19. Clockwise from top left: Take the King, Red Velvet Rope andFlash Drive all performed.
Middleton’s Trolley Returns with All New Vehicle, Route and Hours
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I graciously and happily accepted.Next, we toured their sacred housewherein they venerate deceased ances-tors starting from the beginning of civ-ilization here many millenia ago. Forme, an avid reader of National Geo-graphic, this was taken directly fromtheir pages!
Most of the villagers, especially thechildren, had never met a white personbefore, and they lined up to have theirpictures taken with us. I felt like a rockstar celebrity must, surrounded byadoring fans. We towered over almostall of the villagers, and our pasty whiteskin paled in comparison to their beau-tiful brown complexions. It was themost surreal experience of my life!
Although my luggage had not yet ar-rived after three days, I now have giftsof handmade goods from Middleton’sSenior Center and numerous pencilsand sharpeners from our Tourism De-partment to bestow upon the villagechildren when Herminio is next able totraverse these country roads. Our giftshowever seem relatively paltry com-pared to the warmth and spirit of a re-ception of two American publicservants unaccustomed to this brand ofhospitality.
Learning from HistoryMarch 6, 2015 | 12:00 AM As an amateur historian, I’m a be-
liever in learning from the mistakes ofthe past. As Radford Thomas and I talkwith government and NGO officials inTimor-Leste, it’s critical to seek outhistorical truths from which we canlearn as we seek to provide guidancefrom our nearly 60 years of combinedpublic sector and NGO experience.Following are what I believe are somehard truths in Timor-Leste:
1) Portuguese colonialism and op-pression lasted here for 460 years(1515-1975), nearly twice as long asslavery’s repugnant reign in the U.S.
2) Indonesia, with the apparent en-couragement of the U.S. government(1975) invaded, obliterated and op-pressed the native population for an-other 24 years (1975-1999) before theresistance movement in Timor-Lesteproved successful in reclaiming the na-tion for the native people. Apparently,the U.S., in the aftermath of the Viet-nam War, had a seemingly unfoundedconcern that the Timorese peoplewould become Communists.
3) Indonesia destroyed about 80% ofTimor-Leste’s assets as their militaryexited the country due to building in-ternational pressure.
4) The United Nations intervened tobring some calming of tensions from1999-2002, providing needed subsis-tence for the East Timorese, but con-tinuing a culture of dependence nearly500 years long. Rebuilding from In-donesian devastation has been slowand painful.
5) Timor-Leste’s independence in afledgling democracy has survived 13years, including major civil unrest in2006, two assassination attempts upontheir president and prime ministerwithin two weeks of each other in2008, and a global financial collapse in2008 that has gradually receded.
6) Radford and I are here to provideour experience and guidance on estab-lishing local governance for a peoplewho had not experienced anything butoppression for nearly 500 years. Nohistorical framework exists for supportof our mission, and practically no en-trepreneurs exist in this country to pro-vide added value to their economy.
7) While Timor-Leste is 93% de-pendent on oil revenues, those oil re-serves are likely to be depleted in aslittle as 10 years.
8) For capacity building of localgovernment to succeed, the same mustoccur for sustainable economic devel-opment in this young nation so that lo-cally-produced products can beconsumed within the country (insteadof nearly exclusive dependence upon
imports). Furthermore, such productsmust also be exported to sustain wealthbuilding for future prosperity.
9) Mutually interdependent and sus-tainable capacity building for localgovernance and economic develop-ment must be inextricably linked.
In my next blog, I will discuss po-tential solutions in hope that all willlearn from what I believe are these hardhistorical truths.
Catalysts for ChangeMarch 8, 2015 | 12:00 AM Radford and I have come to believe
that our role in Timor-Leste is to bringforth ideas that will serve as catalystsfor reform. While we understand thatthe national government intends to de-centralize authority to districts andsucos, we are not yet aware of a planto fulfill this intent. This coming Tues-day we will be presenting to about 100government and non-governmental or-ganization organizations, but I don’tknow if many local officials will bepresent. Ideally they will be repre-sented in creation of a plan or frame-work. Otherwise, a top-down processmight be destined for failure. We arefamiliar with such processes in the USwherein a state legislative committeedetermines, without adequate knowl-edge of local conditions, how we willimplement their well-intentioned, yetmisguided directives.
My part of the presentation willfocus on the structure of local govern-ments in America; provide informationon public records, open meetings,ethics and building code laws fromMiddleton and Wisconsin; instill theimportance of comprehensive planningand seeking input from citizens; andunderscore the importance of buildingcapacity at the local level. Such capac-ity building will only be effective if de-veloped and implemented strategically.
Education and training of local offi-cials will be paramount, whetherthrough existing programs at the na-tional university or through combinedinitiatives with nationalgovernment/university representationand assistance from ICMA and univer-sity programs in the US, Australia andelsewhere. The key strategic goalshould be for the establishment and de-velopment of professional manage-ment at the district and suco (village)level.
Linked strongly with that goal,should be a companion initiative tospur sustainable economic and com-munity development that capitalizes onexisting economic assets. Without athriving entrepreneurship at the locallevel, in the long-term local govern-ments will continue to be dependent oncentral government revenues, which inturn are dependent upon oil reservesthat may run their course in as few as10 years.
In my presentation, I will recom-mend the social enterprise model fordevelopment of cooperatives for pro-ducing locally, as well as for export,items that are mostly imported for do-mestic consumption now. Sadly, EastTimor imports many items that they al-ready have in abundance—rice, honey,fruit juice, sea salt and bottled water. Ifcooperatives could be formed to capi-talize on these assets, then entrepre-neurship could work in concert withlocal government to create a betterquality of life and future locally-basedtax revenues. Additional new coopera-tives could focus on solar (abundantsunshine here!) and recycling of waste(also quite abundant), particularly plas-tic bottles and aluminum cans whichare disposed of as trash now.
Undoubtedly, the success of socialenterprise would depend upon initia-tive from the national governmentworking collaboratively with creditunions, banks and of course local gov-ernment. One such model exists—
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Letefoho coffee produced by CCT.That company could serve as a rolemodel for the nation with 400 full-timeand 3000 seasonal positions.
From the Bottom UpMarch 10, 2015 | 11:59 PM Radford and I presented along with
Miguel de Carvalho, Director Generalfor the State Department of Adminis-tration, at yesterday’s seminar concern-ing “Local Governance inTimor-Leste,” at the PresidentialPalace in Dili. During the question andanswer session afterward, CharlieScheiner, an American ex-pat withL’ao Hamatuk (Walking Together)asked a critical question (I paraphrasehere) of the panelists: “How can/willTimor-Leste transform its local gov-ernment from a top-down national ap-proach to a bottom - up system as thatin the U. S.?” Both Miguel and I at-tempted to answer the question, but Idoubt that our answers satisfied theconcerns of the about 100 participantsin the seminar.
With the advantage of 24 hours re-flection, I will elaborate on mythoughts here:
1) Although the U.S. has a more bot-tom-up approach historically, our sys-tem of government was borne of arevolution some 239 years ago whereinthe colonial structure had allowed forlocal governance to a much greater de-gree than had the Portuguese and In-donesian governments over about 485years in Timor-Leste. From what I cantell, Portuguese and Indonesian colo-nialism was much more paternal andvery little control or local determina-tion was granted to the native popula-tion. However, the U.S. colonies had agood deal of local determination, butthat local will was curtailed by im-posed laws from Great Britain, espe-cially those like the Stamp Act and theprovision governing export of tea. Ithink this historical reality is importantwhen making a comparison.
2) The devastation of Timor-Lesteby the Indonesian army was about80%. The U.S. colonies did not suffernearly as much from its RevolutionaryWar. Recreating its infrastructure si-multaneous with establishing afoothold for democracy at the nationallevel has been daunting enough forTimor-Leste. Devolving responsibilityto local government will take time andan effective strategy as I discussed inmy last blog.
3) American colonialism prior to in-dependence took root for less than 160years wherein Timor-Leste’s enduredfor 485. Moreover, British colonialismwas directed against European immi-grants and not against the native popu-lation as in Timor-Leste. A commonlanguage, history and racial roots char-acterized British colonialism. Whereas,the Portuguese imposed their race, re-ligion and form of government overTimor-Leste.
4) I note this history not to apologizefor a lack of progress in Timor-Leste,but to better explain its challengesahead. The government has taken greatsteps toward expressing its intent fordevolution of responsibilities, yet itstill needs to fully incorporate local de-termination into its strategy.
5) One major obstacle to free willand self-determination locally inTimor-Leste will also be the ability towork within the embedded family su-perstructure of local villages and sa-cred houses that express historicpreferences for familial rule which isentrenched.
6) My hope for Timor-Leste is thatthe development of local governmentprofessional training as well as that ofsocial enterprise locally will bringgreater literacy and freedom of socialmovement within the villages, therebyleading to a better quality of life for allcitizens. Patience and enduring re-silience, like that exhibited during theTimor-Leste Resistance (during the In-
donesian imposition, 1975-1999), willbe critical. I know their people haveendured much pain, and their reconcil-iation initiative with Indonesia givesme hope for the future of this fledglingdemocracy.
Fond Memories & WarmThoughts of Timor-Leste
March 11, 2015 | 8:38 PM Memories . . .Visiting a sacred house and learning
the ancient customs in Ritabou whileteenage girls chuckled and snappedpictures of us.
Dining and socializing with Her-minio’s extended family in Malianiwith chickens clucking in the nextroom.
Arriving at an international airportno larger than the municipal airport inMiddleton.
Surviving harrowing escapades ofour guest drivers while narrowlyavoiding thousands of people and crit-ters.
Celebrating our welcome dinnerwith our host fellows while enjoying apleasant and bountiful local spread atthe home of Benicia and Miguel.
Enjoying fresh grilled fish providedby Angelo and his colleagues whilesoaking in the sun and warmth of thebeach west of Manututo.
Laughing at Radford’s stories andSouthern colloquialisms.
Meeting Herminio’s adorable youngchildren with unique names—Enclave,Excel and Kirana—and Angelo’syoung son Peter.
Engaging in refreshingly candid dis-cussions with government officialssuch as Fidelis, Josh, Miguel, Elizario,the entire staff of the Ombudsman’s of-fice, facilitated by Gida, and theUSAID staff.
Appreciating the linguistic skills ofmany of our hosts, especially inter-preters like Mateus, Matteo and An-gelo, who are proficient in Tetum,Indonesian, Portugese, and English.
Kibbitzing with American ex-patsCharlie Scheiner, Jill Sternberg, HectorHill, Colleen Coy, Dr. Dan Murphy, allwith Madison, Wisconsin ties.
Sharing our experiences with U. S.Ambassador Karen Stanton, a sensibleand quite approachable fellow Mid-westerner, from Michigan.
Serving as American goodwill am-
bassadors while being the featuredspeakers on Local Governance inTimor-Leste before an audience ofnearly 100 government officials.
Meetings of chance with friendlyAussies and an American womanHeather leading to dinner invitations.
Enthusiastic reception and outstand-ing demonstrations of hands-on sci-ence experiments by Dili primaryschool students, one with the most ra-diant smile I’ve ever seen.
Surprisingly friendly border guardsat the Indonesian crossing who posedfor pictures with us and an East Timo-rese guard.
Savoring delicious East Timoresecoffee everywhere we turned and vis-iting CCT production facility for Lete-foho coffee.
Tais!! 10 given to each of us. Theseare the traditional, colorful, hand-woven fabric placed around the neck.
Escaping to Black Rock Restaurant
on the ocean with Marco, Radford andSanco and a few beers.
Reminiscing with the Timor-Lestefellows—Benicia, Herminio, Angelo,Josh, Gida, Mateus (Marco) and Mat-teo—while enjoying a spectacular din-ner oceanfront at Vitorio’s, exchanginggifts and saying farewell to these out-standing young leaders of a fledglingdemocracy.
Dogs, goats, pigs, chickens every-where, even in Dili…
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roots. “Julian and Natalie were apprecia-
tive of the opportunity to work on aproject that related to their interest indesign and to have an authentic audi-
ence for their work,’’ Orum said.The Festival trustees began planning
for the 2015 festival almost as soon asthe 2014 festival ended, Dagnon said.At the regular board meeting in Octo-
ber, a trustee suggested seeking inputfrom high school students on the 2015theme. GNF treasurer Josh Marronmade an initial inquiry with District ad-ministrators and several weeks later
CSCS principal Jill Gurtner expressedinterest in the opportunity.
“I’m very pleased that our 2015theme, ‘Grounded in Tradition, Grow-ing Our Future,’ emerged from an as-sociation with high school students inour community and I appreciate thesupport Jill Gurtner and Bryn Orumprovided to the students in pursuingthis project,” Dagnon said. “I can’twait to see Julian’s design featured onour website and in our marketing ma-terials.”
Added Marron: “I think workingwith the entire community, includingthe school district, really showcaseswhat the Good Neighbor Festival istruly about. It represents a celebrationof all the great people and tradition thatMiddleton has to offer.’’
Clark Street Community School is a
public, charter high school in the Mid-dleton-Cross Plains Area School Dis-trict that serves students in grades9-12. The mission of CSCS is to dem-ocratically cultivate a community ofengaged learners through a personal-ized, place-based, and democratic ed-ucation. Learn more about thisinnovative educational communityat www.clarkstreetcommunityschool.com.
The Good Neighbor Festival hasbeen bringing the Middleton commu-nity together since 1964. The event in-cludes family fun, live music, food,carnival rides, crafts and a 5-kilometerrun/walk. As the major fundraiser ofthe year for Middleton’s non-profit or-ganizations, the festival supports char-ities and worthy causes throughout theMiddleton area, Dagnon said.
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tal art is all based on mathematicalequations, which is ironic givenEthan’s interest in his Pre-Calculusclass. ... This is a pretty big darn deal.We are so proud of and excited forhim.’’
Larson is the third MHS studentsince 2012 to be recognized nationally,Willman said. Meron Aydiko and Ani-tra Isler won silver medals in photog-raphy in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
Larson, who said he really likes dig-ital art, is currently exploring low-polydesign and pixel sorting, which in-volves experimental artwork that com-bines the power of technology with atraditional approach.
He hasn’t decided where he will goto school after high school but knowshe wants to go to a college with astrong graphic design and art program.
The awards ceremony is June 11 at
Carnegie Hall in New York City. Tick-ets to the ceremony are distributed viaa lottery and Larson won’t find outuntil March 30 if he will be able to at-tend. The ceremony itself is part of abigger celebration including an exhibi-tion of the students’ work at ParsonsThe New School for Design and thePratt Manhattan Gallery, both of whichare prestigious art/design schools.
More than 300,000 works of art andwriting in 28 categories were submit-ted by students in grades 7-12. TheScholastic Art & Writing Awards is thenation’s longest-running and mostprestigious recognition program forcreative teen-agers. Visit the Art &Writing Awards website to learn more.
Larson has taken three classes withWillman — Web Page Graphic Design,Introduction to Photoshop, and Photo-shop and Illustrator Design.
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This year’s Good Neighbor Festival is Aug. 28-30. For more information,go to www.goodneighborfestival.com.
The goals never really change.The reasons may surprise you,
though.Like every girls soccer team,
Middleton will aim for a state champi-onship this season. And Cardinals’head coach Mary Duffy has reasonsthat might be different than many ofher peers.
“Our goals are similar as everyyear: win that gold ball,” said Duffy,whose team begins its seasonSaturday. “But it isn’t for reasons thatmany think of.
“What I know these girls want is agreat experience, a memorable end tothe school year, a chance to competeand play with their teammates. And ifit ends earlier than we want or it endswith a gold ball, there will still be
tears because we will be sad to not beplaying with each other again.
“So what we want is to continue toplay together for as long as possible,and to do that, to play with theseamazing seniors for as long as possi-ble, that includes state.”
It might not matter why Duffywants her team to be great. What’simportant is Middleton certainly has achance to be terrific.
The Cardinals won the Big EightConference last season. Middletonthen fell short of state when it droppeda sectional semifinal to Madison West.
Now, the Cardinals have severalveterans back — and should field anoutstanding team once again.
Middleton’s strength figures to beits defense, which returns in tow.
Junior Grace Douglas, a Universityof Wisconsin recruit, will anchor theback line. The rest of the startingdefense includes Megan Sullivan,Ashley Stanke, Maddy Schachte andLia Passini.
Macey Kalscheuer, Emily Kruegerand Kristen Reikersdorfer will anchorthe midfield. Katya Boehnen and
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Lia Passini (right) and Middleton’s girls soccer team begin their new season Saturday.
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Dan Jin is one of the key returnees for Middleton’s boys tennis team.
Girls soccer teamaims for anotherstellar seasonby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune
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Tennis Cardsaiming highonce again
Andre Glass needed some con-vincing.
But now that Glass took theplunge, Middleton’s new boys tenniscoach is thinking big.
Middleton began its seasonTuesday at Brookfield East. Andeven though the Cardinals will field ayoung and somewhat green outfit,Glass believes Middleton’s traditionof excellence will continue.
“Of course we would like to dowell and I certainly would like tohave individuals qualifying for state,as well as the entire team,” Glasssaid. “I would definitely say it is atop goal — an achievable one.”
Glass didn’t accept the coachingjob until late-March. And it’s easy tosee why.
Glass is an assistant coach for themen’s and women’s teams at
Edgewood College. He also teachesat Hitters Sportsplex and the Villageof Shorewood Hills.
But after some persuading fromseveral Middleton parents — andencouragement from formerMiddleton coaches Greg Isermannand Bubba Schultz — Glass took thejob.
“Initially I did not want the job, asI was busy enough,” said Glass, a for-mer standout at Kenosha Tremperand Lakeland College in Sheboygan.“I did reconsider, obviously.”
Jake Van Emburgh, who finishedthird individually at state last year,didn’t return this season. ButMiddleton does have a solid core ofreturnees to build around.
Veterans Dan Jin, BrianBellissimo, Cody Markel, XavierSanga, Harish Veeramani and MasonPyle all were part of Middleton’s BigEight Conference championship teamlast year. And that group will lead theCardinals this season.
“All of these players have match,tournament and heavy pressure expe-rience on their side,” Glass said.“Being mentally tough is the most
Middleton boyshave new coachby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune
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Softball Cards off and runningMiddleton splitstwo games onspring break tripby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune
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Katie Fermanich (left) and Middleton’s girls softball team split their two games last week.
Middleton’s girls softball teamopened the year by splitting a pair ofgames on their spring break trip toWalt Disney World.
Middleton rolled past Newton,Ohio, 13-3, last Thursday TheCardinals also lost to CanandasgunAcademy (N.Y.), 6-5, in nine inningslast Tuesday.
“Awesome opportunity to havelots of practice time and have somesolid competition before our regularseason starts,” Cardinals coachCherie Hellenbrand said. “Our teamwas able to work some of the rustout.
“We made several great playswhen we went into extra inningsagainst Canandasgun. Finally againstNewton things came together.
“Now we just need to keep work-ing hard and continue to play solidfundamental softball. We are veryfortunate to have parents who volun-teer to make this trip possible.
In the Cardinals’ win overNewton, shortstop Katie Fermanichwent 3-for-5 and scored a pair ofruns, while right fielder Abby Henkewas 2-for-4 and had five RBI. Leftfielder Lauren Banke was 2-for-4with three RBI and third basemanBianca Bockwinkel was 2-for-3 withfour runs scored.
Catcher Amber Karn and desig-nated hitter Jessica Parente each hadtwo hits, as well.
Mackenzie Kopp was the winningpitcher after throwing six inningsand allowing three runs. Kopp struckout four and walked two.
Middleton also finished the gamewith 16 hits.
“We hit the ball extremely well,”Hellenbrand said. “I was extremelypleased to see the players all takecharge in the batters box. You wouldnot have guessed from the boxscores, but Newton was a very strongteam with a good pitcher.
“Mackenzie Kopp did an awe-some job on the mound with fourstrikeouts. She was able to place theball where she wanted it and theirhitters really struggled.”
The Cardinals also dropped a nail-biter to Canandasgun.
Center fielder Rachel Everson,Henke, Banke and Parente all had
two hits for the Cardinals. Parente hita home run, scored two runs and hadtwo RBI and Shelby Ballweg alsohomered.
Parente gave Middleton a 4-3 leadin the top of the eighth when shescored on an error. But Canandasgunevened things in the bottom of theframe.
Middleton then went ahead, 5-4,when Bockwinkel scored on an RBIgroundout by Henke. ButCanandasgun scored twice in thebottom of the frame to prevail.
“Mentally we cost ourselves thegame,” Hellenbrand said. “We had agreat second inning … but we could-n’t get the timely hit the rest of the
game.”• On deck: Middleton hosted
Madison East Tuesday, then hostsMadison La Follette Thursday at 5p.m.
The Cardinals are then at SunPrairie next Tuesday at 5 p.m., thentravel to Madison Memorial nextThursday at 5 p.m.
Middleton has one of its youngestand most inexperienced baseballteams in years. So last week was animportant one for the Cardinals.
Middleton spent its spring breakat historic Dodgertown in VeroBeach, Fla. The Cardinals went 1-2in their three games, but that wasn’tparticularly important.
What mattered most was thatMiddleton got some much-neededexperience against high-end compe-tition. And that should pay dividendsdown the road.
“All in all we had very good prac-tices and real good competition totest our kids in game situations,”Middleton manager Tom Schmittsaid. “Our learning curve was higheach day we practiced and played.
“We gained valuable time evaluat-ing our needs for position play andpitching depth. We grew as a teamand showed some grit we will needto play with in the Big Eight.”
Middleton opened with a 12-4win over Kenston, Ohio.
Drew Finley-Haag got the startand threw 3 1/3 solid innings. IvanMonreal, Alec Morrison and HunterBindl then finished up.
Middleton scored four runs in thesecond inning and five in the sixth.
Brennan Schmitt had three RBIon the day and freshman Alan Rodenhad two RBI.
Middleton then dropped an 8-1decision to Loveland, the ninth-ranked team in Ohio.
Alec Morrison had an RBI singlefor the Cardinals in the first inning.But Middleton didn’t have a runnerreach second base after that andended the game with just four hits.
Middleton then dropped a 6-4decision to Medina (Ohio).
Alec Morrison started for theCardinals and scattered five hits,four walks and allowed four earnedruns. Brennan Schmitt threw thefinal 3 2/3 innings, allowing just oneunearned run and striking out three.
Middleton scored two runs in thebottom of the first on RBI singles byNolan Kouba and Roden to take a 2-1 lead.
Then trailing 6-2 in the sixth, Joe
Ludwig’s RBI double platedBrennan Schmitt. Morrison followedwith an RBI single to make it 6-4.
But Middleton couldn’t creep anycloser.
“The kids represented Middletonbaseball and our community verywell for the entire trip,” Schmittsaid. “We had many experiences thatour kids could have lost character,but they showed discipline andtogetherness to show all thatMiddleton baseball is still in goodhands with this group of student/ath-letes.”
• On deck: Middleton hostedJanesville Parker Tuesday, then is atVerona Thursday Friday at 5 p.m.
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Baseball Cards learning on the jobMiddleton dropstwo of three onFlorida tripby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton catcher Joe Ludwig (top) reaches for a pitch during the Cardinals’ game against Janesville ParkerTuesday. Above, the Cardinals’ Ivan Monreal steals a base.
Many of the state’s elite track andfield athletes converged on CampRandall Stadium last Saturday for theMadison West Relays.
And Middleton’s boys proved onceagain they belong with the best of thebest.
The Cardinals had several terrificperformances and finished third out of22 teams. Stevens Point won the teamtitle with 66 points, while D.C.Everest (57.3), Middleton (51.5), OakCreek (50) and Menomonee Falls (38)rounded out the top five.
One year ago, Middleton finishedfourth at this same event, then finishedfifth at state. So Cardinals coach IsaacMezera was highly encouraged by thisyear’s results.
“We're off to a great start with ourveterans,” Mezera said. “Now it's timeto see what depth we can find with allof these new guys.”
Middleton’s top finish came fromjunior Perrin Hagge, who defended histitle in the 800. Hagge finished in 1minute, 58.79 seconds — more thanthree seconds ahead of the secondplace finisher.
“Perrin is such a disciplined run-
ner,” Mezera said. “He stayed with thepack for the first half, and then brokeaway.”
Cardinals sophomore GusNewcomb also had a terrific meet andfinished second in the 3,200.Newcomb finished in 9:37.77, whichwas a new personal best time.
“Gus ran methodically, clipping offexact splits,” Mezera said. “This washard to do as he was in no man's landbetween UW recruit Olin Hacker andthe pack of runners in third to sixth.”
Middleton’s 800 meter relay team
of Griffin Gussel, Nic Bilodeau, JackJesse and Nnamdi Okoli was also sec-ond in 1:33.69.
“Breaking 1:34 indoors this earlyin the season speaks volumes of thepotential of our sprint relays,” Mezerasaid.
Middleton’s 3,200 meter relayteam of Cole Conklin-Little, AndrewPlumb, Hayden Johnston, and RogerWaleffe was third in 8:34.88.
“It was a great team effort that
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Boys track team shinesat Madison West RelaysCardinals thirdat star-studdedinvitationalby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune
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ended as Roger passed a (StevensPoint) kid at the finish line,” Mezerasaid.
Junior Jack Jesse was fourth in thelong jump with a mark of 21’ 4¾”.
“He put four of six jumps over 21-feet,” Mezera said. “Keep an eye onthis guy.”
Senior Zach Shoemaker-Allen wasalso fourth in the 1600 (4:33.81).
“Zach broke his previous best byseven seconds showing a lot of guts,”Mezera said.
Senior Noah Meeteer tied forfourth in the pole vault, clearing 13-feet.
Alex Wood had a big day finishingfifth in the 400 (53.44) and eighth inthe 55-meter dash (6.83).
“Alex is so athletic,” Mezera said.“His range is such that he can place inthe shortest and longest sprint in themeet.”
Middleton’s 1,600-meter relayteam of Brett Joers, Griffin Gussel,Will Funk and Zach Easton was ninth.The Cardinals’ 400-meter relay teamof Nick Maes, Austin Delaney, CalvinGeppert and Nic Bilodeau was 10th.
And Middleton sophomore AustinDelaney was 10th in the long jump(20-feet).
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Brett Joers andMiddleton’s boystrack and fieldteam finishedthird at theMadison WestRelays lastSaturday.
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Maya Shea will step in at forward,while Belle Gallegos takes over atgoalie.
Among the newcomers Duffyexpects to play a vital role are KalliAcker, Tessa Grywalksky, EmmaGeppert, Lindsay Gall, KimmieHolmes, Ari Viscara, Mady Warda andLiddy Whritenour.
“Our strengths will be our defenseand our strong senior leadership,”Duffy said. “They have put in sometough hours and are very focused onwhat they want to accomplish.
“We will need to work on our pos-session and movement off the ball. Iwant us to be players of the game andwe need to figure out different meth-ods of play to best achieve the out-come we want.
“Sometimes we will need to playdirect, sometimes possession. Can wefind a way to win? Those are theunknowns that we will work on duringthe season.
“We will continue to dominate inthe air offensively and defensivelywith the likes of Douglas and Sullivanon both ends. But we will need tofocus on our movement in the attach-ing half of the field: movements, runs,effective shooting.”
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Megan Sullivan (farleft) and GraceDouglas (left) will betwo of the leaders onMiddleton’s girlssoccer team thisspring.
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rience on their side,” Glass said.“Being mentally tough is the mostimportant aspect of the game andhaving six players returning whohave pretty much been through it allis vital to the underclassmen and theinexperienced.”
The Cardinals’ lineup still hasn’tbeen finalized. But there will be sev-eral freshmen that factor in, as well.
“There are a handful of freshmanwho will definitely make an impres-
sion,” Glass said.Middleton has reached the state
tournament five of the past six years,and nine times since 2000. TheCardinals will aim to stay atop theconference, and make another run ata state tournament berth.
“Our strength is the team’sreturnees and the experience theyhave,” Glass said. “Being a fairlyyoung team it is important that theupperclassmen do their part in lead-
ing by example and being there forothers to look up to.
“Jake not playing certainly did notbenefit the team, but we are stillstrong nonetheless. It appears wehave a very passionate and emotionalteam and that can be both beneficialand detrimental. So we will be look-ing to harness that and use it to ouradvantage.”
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Brian Bellissimo (top) and Xavier Sanga (above) will help lead Middleton’sboys tennis team this year.
