January 2019

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SPARK to Host Workshop to Discuss Hiring Teens & Young Adults with Special Needs

MIDDLETON–SPARK, a parent run group for those whose children have an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) or a 504 Plan (for children with disabilities) in the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District, will be hosting a community conversation called Finding Workforce Solutions on Feb. 6.

The event is designed to offer an opportunity for businesses in the area to discuss, support and learn about hiring students and young adults with special needs.

Liza Hellenbrand, who founded of the group with Kristin Voss in 2016, said Employment First (EF) was one of two grants that SPARK recently received through the Wisconsin Board for People with Disabilities. It will fund the Finding Workforce Solutions event.

“They offer direct training and grant programs, and connect people in the community,” Hellenbrand said. 

EF ambassadors will be on hand to speak about what is it like for people with disabilities to work. 

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31
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Towns Ignore Fire District Invoices, Billing Misunderstanding Cited

MIDDLETON–An invoice that didn’t look like an invoice is the explanation given why the towns of Middleton, Springfield and Westport didn’t pay their 2017 capital assessment to the Middleton Fire District.

The town of Middleton will consider paying their $248,083 assessment at a town board meeting next month.

Each year the Fire District sends its member municipalities a bill for their share of the capital equipment the district has purchased that year. In 2017, that included the property at Century Ave. and CTH M for Fire Station #3, a vehicle and self-contained breathing apparatus.

Each municipality is assessed a portion of the cost based on the equalized value of the property within the municipality. The town of Middleton is responsible for 25 percent of the district’s expenses. 

In 2017, the three towns were assessed a combined $358,870.

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Dolores Mary Ann (Laufenberg) Simon

MIDDLETON/MARTINSVILLE/CROSS PLAINS-Dolores Mary Ann (Laufenberg) Simon, age 92, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Jan. 23, 2019, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Dolores was born July 15, 1926, in the town of Springfield, the daughter of Adolph and Christina (Krantz) Laufenberg. She attended St. Peter’s Catholic School in Ashton. Dolores married the love of her life, John M. “Jack” Simon, on Aug. 5, 1947, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Madison. 

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31
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Town of Middleton Releases Shaw Performance Review

MIDDLETON–Nearly a year before town of Middleton Administrator/Treasurer David Shaw resigned, board supervisors were concerned with his failure to report a crew member’s DUI citation and his work productivity, according to Shaw’s recently released 2017 performance review. 

Shaw resigned in November 2018, along with then Deputy Treasurer Patti Keichinger. Board Supervisors have not disclosed why Shaw’s employment ended after 10 years on the job. And, there are not many hints in his last performance review, the only one that exists, said Town Administrator Greg DiMiceli.

“There are no others…There are none for (Keichinger),” DiMiceli said Friday.

The Times-Tribuneoriginally asked for the documents on Nov. 1, 2018, immediately following the resignations of Shaw and Keichinger, through an Open Records Request.

According to the review:

Wed
30
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Middleton boys notch huge win over Memorial

The post on a Madison Memorial Twitter account said it all.

“It has now been 1,078 days since Middleton beat us in boys’ basketball, and we’re looking to keep the streak going tonight,” according to the item on JMM Sports Themes.

But a determined Middleton squad led by senior guard Chandon Thomas put a fork in that streak last Saturday night.

Thomas scored 18 points and senior forward Jake Klubertanz chipped in with 14 to rally Middleton from a one-point halftime deficit to a 61-50 victory over host Madison Memorial in a Big Eight Conference game.

“This was a good one to get, breaking a long curse,” said senior guard Jack Boyle who added 11 points for the Cardinals.

Middleton (11-6 overall, 8-5 Big Eight) moved into a tie for fourth place in the Big Eight with Madison Memorial (9-5, 8-5). The Cardinals had lost six straight games in the series with the Spartans dating back to Feb. 13, 2016, when Middleton won 77-63 at Memorial.

Wed
30
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Close powers Middleton past Madison West

When your father runs a business called ‘Shot Dr. Academy,’ there’s a high level of pressure on you to also be a deadly shooter.

Sam Close has always been a marksman and one of the top shooters in the Madison-area. But Close, a senior guard at Middleton High School, has struggled at times this season.

Last Thursday, though, Close erupted for a career-high 28 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. In the process, Close helped power Middleton to an impressive 62-48 win over Madison West.

The Cardinals, who also defeated Madison Memorial two nights later, are now 11-6 overall and tied for fourth place in the Big Eight Conference at 8-5. Middleton also avenged a one-point loss to the Regents on Dec. 4.

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MHS girls roll past Madison Memorial

Beating a conference rival twice in a season is never easy, especially when both teams are in contention for a league title and the rematch is on the road.

Middleton’s girls’ basketball team faced that challenge when it traveled to Madison Memorial for a pivotal Big Eight Conference battle last Friday night.

“This game I felt like we had that much more intensity because we knew it’s a home game (for Memorial), they’re going to bring up their intensity and they’re really going to want to get out there and beat us,” Middleton junior Sitori Tanin said. “We just had to bring it up that one more level.”

The Cardinals brought it up one more level — and then some — as they cruised past the Spartans, 63-37. Middleton improved to 11-5 overall, 10-2 in the league and moved into second place in the Big Eight, 1½ games behind first-place Sun Prairie (12-1).

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Middleton wrestlers win Big 8 dual meet title

Middleton’s wrestling team wrapped up the Big Eight Conference dual meet championship on Jan. 25.

The Cardinals defeated Janesville Parker, 50-24, to win the league’s dual meet title.

Middleton’s Hunter Grimm notched a technical fall over Tracey Kessler, 17-0, at 113 pounds and Lesley Neisius pinned Drexel Norman in 42 seconds at 120. Jesus Quechol Ramirez defated Nicolas Lux, 17-2, at 138 and Joseph Hoffman pinned Damian Quaerna in 5:24 at 152.

Kevin Meicher pinned Treveon Sanda in 1:46 at 160 and Remington Lockwood pinned Jacob Law in 1:03 at 170. Cole Olmsted pinned Aleczander Anderson in 5:15 at 182, Elliot Zanon won by major decision over Salvador Acosta, 13-0, at 195 and Gavin Adler pinned Bryce Heerey in 5:50 at 220.

Middleton also defeated Hudson, 36-35, and dropped a 64-5 decision to Wisconsin Rapids at the Rapids Duals last Saturday.

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Dane County Public Health Offers Steps To Stay Safe During Cold Snap

MADISON–Dangerously low temperatures are forecasted for much of the state, and Public Health Madison & Dane County wants to remind residents to take steps to be safe and stay warm.
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Anita Lou "Ann" Schlough

Anita Lou "Ann" Schlough, age 88, of Fall River, passed away on Jan. 18, 2019, at Home Again ALF. She was born on Oct. 18, 1930, in Lansing, WV, the daughter of Guy Workman and Mamie Lewis. Anita graduated from Ansted High School in West Virginia in 1948. She and Leslie Schlough were married in June 1948 in Mazomanie until he passed in November 1979. She worked as a nursing assistant for the VA Hospital. She loved old country music and watching her children and grandchildren playing sports in the summertime. You could often find her singing either by herself or with her sisters.

Anita is survived by her children, Gilbert (Karen Voth) Schlough, Dixie Shaw, John Schlough, Leslie (Paramjit Singh) Schlough, and Gary (Elizabeth) Schlough; sister, Lois (David) Wilkinson; 16 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and many extended family and friends.

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