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Mazo and Tula, above, seem to be enjoying some of the amenities at the Middleton Dog Park on Highway Q. The
Friends of Middleton Dog Parks meets the second Thursday of every month at Middleton City Hall (Conference
Room B) from 6-7 p.m. The next meeting will be tonight, Thursday, January 8. New members are always welcome.
Visit them at www.FOMDP.com.
Election
filings
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
by KATHERINE PERRETH
Times-Tribune
Marja Mills
ham, Dallas, San Francisco, Milwaukee, and one of my favorite stops was
at Madison. Joanne Berg, owner of
Mystery to Me bookstore, organized a
marvelous event. One of the treats has
been that weve gone to many independent bookstores. Its great that so
many will attend reading events.
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He followed that up with happy memories of scouting with his sons when
they were young. The gentleman, who
insisted on remaining anonymous, then
presented the scouts ofPack340with
a rare coin that he wished to donate to
them to help withpackexpenses. The
scouts were delighted and scout leaders
debated its use.
It was agreed that a pay it forward
project would best suit the donation.
The scouts and families of Middleton
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Although the vaccine is less effective than hoped against one of these
three vaccine strains, it should still help
protect people from severe illness from
this type of influenza. And it protects
well against the other two types of influenza disease.
Flu usually starts with a fever or
feeling feverish with chills. These
symptoms often lead to a strong cough,
sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, severe
muscle or body aches, headaches and
fatigue. It is a lot worse than a plain
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ney.
Connell, 42, has handled drug and
bank fraud cases and was named
Prosecutor of the Year by the Wisconsin Narcotics Officers Association.
Notable cases include prosecution of
James Perry, dubbed the mall rapist
who was sentenced in 2005 to 180
years in prison, and Christian Peterson,
a Madison businessman, sentenced last
month to seven years in prison for bank
fraud involving several area financial
institutions.
Connell was elected to the Middleton Town Board in 2012 and re-elected
without opposition in April. He said he
will continue to serve on the town
board.
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www.blackhawkskiclub.org and
www.skijumpingusa.com (about the
sport) and Womens Ski Jumping
USA www. wsjusa.com
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Mahoney to
domestic violence
victims: Help
is available
For most people, the holidays include quality time with family. However, law enforcement often spends
these days responding to domestic situations when alcohol and violence become a part of family gatherings.
During the four days of Christmas
Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve
and New Years Day, Dane County
Sheriffs deputies responded to ten domestic related calls. Sheriff David Mahoney wants to remind victims of
domestic violence that help is available. Whether it is contacting law enforcement or other local resources such
as Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS) or the Wisconsin Coalition
on Domestic Violence, Dane County
offers a number of reliable options.
For further details on these resources, including a list of safety suggestions, visit the Sheriffs Office
website at https://danesheriff.com/Resources/domestic_abuse.aspx.
natives for New Years Eve. In addition, the Dane County Sheriffs Office
put six additional patrol deputies on the
road for the holiday, using grant funds
to keep intoxicated drivers off the road.
Sheriffs deputies made three OWI
arrests New Years Eve night, two of
which were made by deputies working
the OWI prevention grant. Thats com-
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Stockinger
Tchaikovsky with the MCO this
spring, he wrote. I will also remember Madison-born, UW-trained and
Juilliard-trained violist Vicki Powell in
shorter and unknown works byJohann
Nepomuk Hummeland Max Bruch.
He went on to recall former MCO
concertmaster Alice Bartsch, who studied at the UW-Madison School of
Music, in a wonderful interpretation of
a Romance by Antonin Dvorak before
she left for graduate studies at McGill
University in Montreal, Canada, as
well as Alices gifted violinist sister,
Eleanor Bartsch, when she was joined
by fellow UW-Madison grad Daniel
Kim in Mozarts sublime Sinfonia
Concertante for violin and viola.
Taranto said she was thrilled and
proud when she learned of the designation.
Powell seemed to agree, calling it
well-deserved.
How wonderful that Jake recognizes the true merits of having a group
like yours, Powell wrote in a message
to the orchestra.
As with so many groups, including
professional ones, booking great
soloists seems to push the performers
in the group to an even high level of
playing, Stockinger added. But the
MCO takes care to book soloists with
local ties, including soprano Emily Birsan who recently was at the Lyric
Opera of Chicago, which adds an element of local pride to the event.
The Middleton Community Orchestras next concert will take place
Wednesday, February 25, at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, starting
at 7:30 p.m.
Clockwise from top right: Vicki Powell, viola; Steve Kurr, conductor; Joe Morris, clarinet; Middleton Community
Orchestra founders Larry Bevic and Mindy Taranto. The Middleton Community Orchestras next concert will take
place Wednesday, February 25, at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, starting at 7:30 p.m. Stockingers blog is
welltempered.wordpress.com.
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Q: Your memoir details how a Second City reporter gained the trust and
friendship of the Misses Lee, and you
reveal that Harper Lee referred to you
as a contradiction, a class-act journalist. Can you comment on that?
A: Im excited to come to Middleton for the librarys first communitywide reading program. People have a
personal connection to the novel or to
the movie, and I love hearing those
what those experiences have been.
The next Open Mic Night will take place Thursday, January 15, at Craftsman Table & Tap, 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave. Middleton Hills, 6-8 p.m.
The guest presenter will be Al Ripp, executive director of Middleton Outreach Ministry. His message will be MOM Cares.
The evening ends with people who have signed up to rant, rave, recite poetry, sing, perform music, comedy, each having three minutes.
Join them upstairs, order from the menu and enjoy the cash bar. Feel free
to bring a food item for Middleton Outreach Ministry.
This event is sponsored by the Middleton Action Team.
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L ETTER
TO THE
E DITOR
In about a month, Middleton residents and small businesses will start receiving electric and gas bills containing
shockingly high increases in fixed
charges for gas and electric service
from MGE.
The PSC has authorized MGE to
make these rates effective January1.
MGE already had the highest urban
electric rates in the Midwest before
these changes. Now MGE rates are
even more exorbitant for small residential and business users
In 2013, MGEs electric bills for
users of 500 kWh per month were 75
percent higher than the comparable
bills of Xcel Energy customers in the
Twin Cities for the same amount of
electricity, and much more of Xcels
energy came from cleaner sources.
The PSC issued its order approving
these drastic changes on December 23,
just before
Christmas, hoping for no news coverage of its generous gift to MGE
stockholders and its grinch-like assault
N ATURALLY S PEAKING
by JERRY DAVIS
Naturally Speaking
Attracting big birds to feeding stations requires some suet, fat or meat
scraps. Hawks and eagles will cautiously feed on animal carcasses at
country feeding stations if cover and
perches are nearby.
Close buildings, particularly houses
with windows, makes these birds particularly cautious. Even crows and
blue jays notice movement within a
building and flush when they detect
shadows or movement through a window.
See-through homes, those with windows on both sides of a room, can
rarely be dealt with, but shutting indoor
lights off during the day seem to lessen
the chances of a hawk seeing activity.
Getting a clear photograph, which
requires opening a window, must be
done when the bird is looking the opposite direction.Crank out windows
are best.
Hanging some cloth inside the win-
Election
From page 1
Democratic State Rep. Dianne Hesselbein last year, filed to run for Seat 2.
Seat 1 incumbent Tim Roehl filed to
run for re-election. He will not be opposed on the ballot.
There will be two contested Middleton-Cross Plains Area School Board
races.
In Area 4, which includes the towns
of Middleton and Westport, newcomers Todd Smith and Linda Yu will
square off.
In Area 5, the school boards central
district, incumbent Anne Bauer will be
challenged by Tia Eady.
In Area 1, newcomer Kelly
Kalscheur filed to run unopposed. In
Area 2, which includes Cross Plains,
newcomer Sean Hyland filed to run unopposed.
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Spectrum acquires
Iams and Eukanuba
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DOGS
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Middleton Kiwanis President Kathy Nieber-Lathrop welcomed the service clubs newest member, Rachel Kantosky
at a recent meeting. Rachel works for Epic and has a long association with Kiwanis Clubs in Ohio dating back to
high school.
continued from page 1
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Mrs. P Enterprises, LLC, was founded in 2008 by Hollywood team Clay Graham, Kathy Kinney and Dana Plautz.
After having built successful careers in television and New Media, the three creators of MrsP.com were brought together by a love of reading and a desire to help spark that same passion in young people everywhere. The company
endeavors to expose young people to great books and stories through a celebrity storyteller and to spark their imaginations and creativity with online games and writing contests. Its production offices are located in Portland, Oregon
and Los Angeles, California.
the screen. The engineers from Filament shared ideas and tools that were
new to me.
Engineers from Filament Games
brought their expertise and experience
to the event. In addition to helping students learn some of the basics of coding and computer science, the
engineers each shared their experiences, how and why they learned to
code, and also talked about their careers in game development. Andrew
Greenwood, one of the engineers, told
students that he got interested in programming because he wanted to create
things. Greenwood finds coding to be
a great way to share and creatively express himself. Stephen Calender, another engineer, told students that he
was initially intimidated by program-
ming, but once he took his first programming class he realized that there
was nothing to be afraid of. Coding is
just using math, Calender told the
CSCS students. He encouraged them to
learn more on their own or through formal classes. Arthur Low, the Director
of Engineering at Filament Games,
showed the students what real professional code looks like and talked about
how what the students did during Hour
of Code was similar to and different
from what engineers do when theyre
creating programs. He advised students
that, if they want to learn how to code,
the most important thing for them to do
is just start coding using all the resources available out there, such as
codecademy.com.
CSCS students enjoyed the experi-
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Jill Tutaj
Officer.
The Community Awareness Officer position was specifically created
to allow the police department to
reach out and become more involved
within the community. As part of this
position, Jill helps coordinate many
local community events, including
the annual Citizens Academy, Shop
with a Cop, and National Night Out.
Jill just entered her third and final
year as Community Awareness Officer, and will end this appointment in
July 2015.
Officer Tutaj urges community
members to contact the police department if they need anything, have
questions, or would like more information about any community events.
While off duty, Jill enjoys biking
and running on the Middleton trails,
reading, and being with her family.
Jill and her husband have two children, Jacob and Brooklynn, and a
dog named Zeke.
Stay tuned to meet more of your
Good Neighbors! In the meantime, if
you would like to nominate someone
as a Good Neighbor, please email me
at alissajpfeiffer@gmail.com.
Clark Street
open house
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Beware of
carbon monoxide
CHURCH NOTES
Photographer Jeff Martin captured this image just after shoveling snow. I was out with the camera for a short while after shoveling the drive and was
attracted to the remnant pin oak leaves still poking skyward in the wind after the snowfall, he said.
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Follow Rob
Reischel on
Twitter at
@robreischel
Middleton tops
West, improves to
6-0 in conference
by GREGG HAMMILL
House of
horrors
Davis Bunz and Middletons hockey team rolled past Madison West in a Big Eight Conference showdown last Friday.
Boys basketball
team hasnt won
at Memorial
since 2005
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Tyree Eady (center) tries dribbling through traffic during Middletons loss at Madison Memorial last Saturday.
Girls basketball
team routs West,
set for showdown
with Craig
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
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Craig will be a
good challenge. It
should be a fun
game to play,
watch or coach
Jeff Kind
Middleton coach
Katie Fermanich (top) and Bria Lemirande (above) helped Middletons girls basketball team roll past Madison
West last Friday.
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Benedict third,
T. Haase fifth
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middleton wrestling coach Kent Weiler watched his team finish ninth among Division 1 schools at last weeks BiState Classic.
(Middleton) 6-5 won by major decision over
Kolten Achenbach (Richland Center) 10-11
(MD 14-2)
Cons. Round 4 - Sawyer Strom
(Ellsworth) 9-5 won by fall over Trevaun
Turnere (Middleton) 6-5 (Fall 2:14)
120 - Shamar Madlock (7-7) place is
unknown and scored 2.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 - Shamar Madlock
(Middleton) 7-7 received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 - Manning Denk (DC
Everest) 16-6 won by fall over Shamar
Madlock (Middleton) 7-7 (Fall 1:28)
Cons. Round 2 - Shamar Madlock
(Middleton) 7-7 won by major decision over
Cole Johnson (Westby) 5-8 (MD 13-4)
Cons. Round 3 - Brendan Formaneck
(Eastview) 7-4 won by decision over Shamar
Madlock (Middleton) 7-7 (Dec 9-2)
Swimmers 4th
at Marquette
Invitational
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by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
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Jan. 3
MARQUETTE INVITATIONAL
Schroeder YMCA
Team scores 1, Madison West 342; 2,
Arrowhead 271.5; 3, Brookfield 199; 4,
Middleton 198; 5, Chicago Fenwick 170; 6,
Greenfield/Greendale/Milw. Pius 141; 7,
Muskego 131; 8, Milw. Marquette 118.5; 9,
Homestead 113; 10, Waukesha South/Catholic
Memorial 94; 11, Waukesha North/Kettle
Moraine/Pewaukee 90; 12, Kenosha Bradford 76;
13, Rockford Boylan Catholic 65; 14, Madison
Edgewood 63; 15 (tie), Verona/Mt. Horeb and
Byron (Ill.) 54; 17, Waukesha West/Mukwonago
48; 18, Brookfield Academy 38; 19, Monona
Grove 24; 20, Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights
16; 21, Madison East 11; 22, Menomonee
Falls/Sussex Hamilton/Germantown 8.
Event winners50 freestyle: Mike Hill, CF,
21.85. 100: Aidan Meara, MW, 47.84. 200:
Connor Rumpit, BF, 1:45.90. 500: Connor
Rumpit, BF, 4:43.41.100 backstroke: Rick Perez,
GF/GD, 52.10. 100 breaststroke: Ivar Iverson,
KB, 58.04. 100 butterfly: Ivar Iverson, KB,
50.15.200individual medley: Kevin Van Cleave,
BA, 1:56.95. Diving: Henry Carman, MG,
460.20.200 freestyle relay: MW (Max Cardwell,
Lain Weaver, Micheal Gavigan, Aidan Meara),
1:27.71.400 freestyle relay: ARR (Logan Kozlik,
Corbin Grimes, Nicholas Woida, Logan Roberts),
3:15.20.200 medley relay: MW (Jack OKeefe,
Ryan Altaweel, Lain Weaver, Max Cardwell),
1:39.08.
Storm Murphy and Middletons boys basketball team fell to Madison Memorial last Saturday.
n BOYS BB
Jan. 3
Madison Memorial 73, Middleton 46
Middleton .... 6 9 15 16 46
Madison Memorial ... 11 15 29 18 73
MIDDLETON Hokanson 7, Thomas 2,
Bacon 2, Ross 2, Eady 11, Gardner 2, Markel 8,
Fermanich 10, Sprecher 2. Totals: 16 9-20 46.
MADISON MEMORIAL Knecht 2,
Ferguson 10, Smith 15, Lindquist 4, Songolo 26,
Houden 10, Laird 2, Tauber 4. Totals: 28 14-20
73.
Three-point goals: Mi 4 (Markel 2,
Fermanich, Hokanson); MM 3 (Songolo 2,
Smith). Total fouls: Mi 21, MM 17.
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n HOCKEY
Times-Tribune
photos by Mary
Langenfeld
J u s t i n
Engelkes (top,
#21),
Nolan
Kouba
(left,
#28) and the
rest
of
M i d d l e t o n s
hockey team
lead the Big
E i g h t
Conference.
McConnell for a goal before crashing into the net with the Cardinals
Nolan Kouba in hot pursuit.
Gussel evened it at two apiece at
the 12:46 mark. Sophomore Alex
Nisbet controlled the puck behind
Wests net and set Gussel up for the
goal.
(Nisbet) was working in the corner and he dug it out and threw it in
Jan. 2
Madison West ............ 110 2
Middleton ... 113 5
First period: Mid Jake Livesey (Jordan
Hylbert, Daylon Reifsteck),12:25; MW James
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BOWLING
Middleton Ladies
Dec. 23
Cindy Hall 588, Melissa Carlson 577, Mary
Moody 542, Theresa Meisel 534, Janie Lange
533, Paula Brunner 528.
Sunday Neighbors
Dec. 28
Gerard Meinholz 616 (204, 230), Paul
Hughes 601 (229), Steve Holznagel 590 (202,
205), Dennis Masaki 577 (212, 210), Janet
Meinholz 559, Mike Kezer 527 (204), Cheryl
Hitchins 520, Marty Meinholz 512, Linda
Schenk 512, Jim Campbell 504, Kari Capener
504, Tony Ziegler 501, Mavis Severson 501,
Cindy Hall 490.