March 2013

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Boys track team thinking big

Since they entered his program back in the spring of 2010, Isaac Mezera knew this could be a special season.

Now, that young core of standouts has grown up. And Mezera, Middleton’s boys track and field coach, is giddy about what awaits this spring.

“I've been waiting for this group to be seniors for three years,” Mezera said. “I knew it might be our best shot at a conference title.”

Middleton is coming off an impressive season in which it won a regional title and was runner-up at sectionals. Currently, there are about 125 athletes on the team, which is up about 15 from last spring.

“The early outlook is we should be a better team than we were last year, which is saying something,” Mezera said.

Middleton’s top athletes figure to be senior Steven Harris and junior Ernest Winters.

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Girls track team hopes to shine

There aren’t as many returnees as Tara Franklin is used to having.

But that doesn’t mean expectations will be lowered one bit for Middleton’s girls track and field team this spring.

The Cardinals opened their season last Saturday at the Whitewater Invitational. And while Middleton may not have the proven veterans of past years, the program is always bustling with talent.

That means another year of high hopes for Franklin and her team.

“I think we have a very good chance of being top three in the conference again,” Franklin said. “Where it will play out is how some of our newer athletes help us to fill in the gaps.”

Middleton has a terrific group of returning distance runners. The Cardinals, meanwhile, are still looking for some answers in the field events.

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Hesselbein Urges 'Yes' Vote on Election Day Registration Referendum

When Middletonians fill out their Spring Election ballots on April 2 (or now through early voting) to determine the outcome of races for town board and school board, they will also have the opportunity to answer a countywide referendum question on voter registration.

State Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) issued a statement this week calling it “the most important question voting citizens will answer.” Hesselbein, who served on the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School Board  and Dane County Board before winning a seat in the state legislature, urged the community to vote yes on the question: “Should the state of Wisconsin continue to allow people to register to vote at the polls on Election Day.”

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John. “Jack” Hilgers

MIDDLETON-John J. “Jack” Hilgers, age 84, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.  He was born on August 3, 1928, in Madison, the son of Werner and Helen (Spence) Hilgers. 

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Man Charged With Running Prostitution Business Out of Middleton Apartment

A man called “Slim” ran a small but lucrative prostitution ring out of a Middleton apartment in late 2011 and early 2012, using heroin addiction, frequent beatings and a handgun named “Lucille” to control those around him, according to court documents.

Criminal complaints filed in Dane County Circuit Court late last month allege Alvin “Slim” Siller oversaw one prostitute’s every move, only allowing her to eat once per day, usually off of the dollar menu at McDonald’s. He stands accused of beating the woman so severely on one occasion that he broke her dentures.

Siller faces an array of charges, including Human Tracking, Pandering/Pimping, Battery, Strangulation, Negligent Handling of a Weapon, Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, and Child Enticement. He faces multiple counts of several offenses.

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Kollasch named new boys soccer coach at MHS

Ben Kollasch is — and always has been — deeply invested in Middleton’s boys soccer program.

Kollasch watched his four older brothers play at Middleton in the 1980s. Kollasch later became an MHS standout himself, and helped lead the Cardinals to the state tournament in 1993 and ’94.

And Kollasch has coached in the Middleton program since 1996.

So it’s safe to say that Middleton got one of its own recently, when Kollasch was named the new coach at MHS. Kollasch replaces Ken Burghy, who was Middleton’s head coach the past 29 years, but retired following the 2012 season.

“It probably means more to me than it would to any other person in the world,” Kollasch said of taking over the Cardinals’ program. “I looked up to MHS soccer players as heroes while growing up.

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Absentee Voting in Town Board Race Begins Today

Absentee voting at the Town Hall starts today for the Spring Election.  You may vote by absentee during the town's regular office hours for the next two weeks:

Monday, March 18 –Thursday, March 21: 7:30 am-4:00 pm

Friday, March 22: 7:30 am-Noon

Monday, March 25 –Thursday, March 28: 7:30 am-4:00 pm

Friday, March 29: 7:30 am-5:00 pm

During this window of time, voter registration must be done in person at the Town Hall.  After 5 p.m. on Friday, March 29, neither voter registration nor voting will resume until Election Day (Tuesday, April 2).

A copy of the sample ballot has been posted to the Town’s website.  If you have any questions, call 608-833-5887.

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Pictures and Pages at the PAC

 

Looking for a little bit of everything in a musical?  The Cardinal Band, Cardinal Chorale and Cardinal Orchestra will team up to present the 2013 Cardinal Showcase on Wednesday, March 20 at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, 2100 Bristol Street.

This year the band, orchestra, and choir will collaborate on a program called “Pictures and Pages in Performance: Investigating how composers incorporate words and images into their music.”

Date: 
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 19:30

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