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December 2012

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Lt. Governor Visits West Middleton Students

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 17:15

During a visit to West Middleton Elementary School last week, Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch encouraged schools across Wisconsin to sign up for the STEP program and help ensure their students are prepared to respond to various emergencies and disasters, from tornadoes to floods to blizzards.

STEP (Student Tools for Emergency Planning) is a turn-key classroom curriculum for teachers to prepare 5th graders for various emergencies and disasters.

The program also shows students how to put together an emergency kit and develop an emergency plan with their families.

“When disaster strikes, it’s important that Wisconsin communities know how to respond and act quickly,” Kleefisch said. “The STEP program not only teaches students how to prepare for emergencies, but it also encourages them to share that information with their families. I encourage interested schools throughout the state to sign up for this program and help prepare their students for emergencies.”

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Beware the Panhandling Menace?

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 17:05

“Be careful everyone! The gypsies might throw their babies at you.”

We stood in a swarming French train station - surrounded by gothic clocks, smoke and a mist of people making throaty noises I had to assume were words.

I departed for France with the impression even babies there smoked cigarettes and drank wine. Colorfully dressed nomads hurling small children hadn’t been mentioned during pre-trip preparations.

Was it like the beach ball at baseball games? Or perhaps the dropped babies were sent to a special school and groomed to someday become American politicians.

“It’s an old trick,” our tour guide continued. “A woman will throw her baby at you. When you grab it with both hands, someone else will pick your pocket. She’ll snatch her baby back and they’ll be gone before you know what happened.”

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TIF to Trigger Terrace Transformation

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 14:05

Plans to use $4.3 million in tax increment financing (TIF) to overhaul Terrace Avenue and its intersection with High Point Road are chugging along following a string of approvals last week by the Middleton Common Council.

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Saving Santa

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 13:55

Mark Kampe, a captain with the Middleton Fire District, just might have saved Christmas on Sunday, Nov. 2. City leaders and residents were gathered in front of City Hall, where they caroled, admired the colorfully lit city tree, and awaited Santa’s arriva

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It's a Wonderful Life

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 13:30

Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) will celebrate the holidays Saturday and Sunday with Heartline Theatricals’ performance of the live radio play It’s a Wonderful Life at the Middleton Performing Arts Center. A 7 p.m. reception will precede the 8 p.m. show Saturday. A 2 p.m. reception will precede Sunday’s matinee.

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Saturday, December 8, 2012 - 07:00
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LaVerne Kasten

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 11:49

LaVerne Kasten, age 93, a longtime resident of Middleton, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2012 at Oakwood Village University Woods (West).  LaVerne, the daughter of Arthur and Adela (Haupt) Kemp was born in Mequon on November 28, 1919. 

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Sylvester C. Jacob

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 11:47

Sylvester C. Jacob, age 72 of Middleton, formerly of Jefferson, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at Oak Park Place in Middleton from Alzheimer’s.  He was born on April 26, 1940 in Medina son of the late James and Eunice (Fisch) Jacob.

Sylvester worked at Hartwig’s Poultry Farms as a Foreman for many years until its closing.  He then went to work for Wis-Cold Packaging in Milwaukee until he retired in 2004.  He served in the United States Army, and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Jefferson.

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Teen in SUV and Man on Motorcycle Collide

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 11:45

 

At approximately 3:58 p.m. Tuesday, Dane County Sheriff’s deputies, along with the Middleton Fire Department and EMS, responded to an SUV versus motorcycle crash at the intersection of Mineral Point and Pioneer roads in the Town of Middleton. The operator of the motorcycle received significant injuries and was transported to UW Hospital by Med Flight.

According to the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, the SUV, a 2008 Chevy Equinox, was southbound on Pioneer Road and came to a stop at the intersection of Pioneer and Mineral Point.  The driver, Devon A. VanEss, age 16, proceeded through the intersection and did not see the 2005 Honda motorcycle traveling eastbound on Mineral Point Road.  The SUV and the motorcycle collided causing Allen C. Gresock, age 35, to be ejected from the cycle.

Gresock received severe, but non-life threatening injuries and was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

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Hit and Run Suspect in Custody

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 11:44

On Friday night at 7:50 p.m., officers responded to numerous 911 calls of a traffic crash at University Avenue and Park Street.

According to a statement issued by Sgt. Don Mueller, of the Middleton Police Department, one of the vehicles fled the scene and witnesses were able to provide officers with a description and license plate number.  Another driver was also able to keep the vehicle in sight until officers arrived. The driver fled on foot and was located and detained by officers a few blocks from his home.  The driver of the other vehicle sustained non-life threatening injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene.

 Kevin P. Rogan, 51, of Middleton, was arrested and tentatively charged with Operating While Intoxicated – 5th offense and hit & run causing injury, both felony charges. 

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Gaming Café Goes Out of Business

Submitted by MTT News Desk on Wed, 12/05/2012 - 11:39

Traveler’s Hearth Café and Games has closed its doors just a few months after opening for business.

Jim Mirkes and his son, Tim Mirkes, ran the gaming coffee house together at 2831 Parmenter Street. On Nov. 26, the management posted a message on the Traveler’s Hearth Facebook page confirming the closure.

“It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that [we] have permanently closed the doors of Traveler’s Hearth Café & Games,” the message stated. “We are working to keep our absence from being a permanent one, but for the time being, we cannot continue operation[s]. It is our dearest hope that we may be able to return to the Madison area in the future and continue to provide a venue for great coffee, great games, and great friends.”

The site was formerly the Blue Spoon.

 

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