May 2022

Middleton’s girls track and field team competed in a pair of high-level invites last week. And the Cardinals felt awfully good about how they performed and where their season is headed.

Middleton finished in 11^th-place at the star-studded, 33-team Myrhum Invite held at Hartland Arrowhead last Saturday. Middleton also finished in 11^th place at the 12-team Stoughton Invite last Friday.

The Cardinals split their top performers between the two events, or Middleton felt it could have fared even better.

“Overall very happy with both meets,” Middleton coach Jay Schweitzer said. “The team is performing strong at the right time of the year. Lots of positives to take into conference week.”

At the Myrhum Invite, Lauren Pansegrau won the 3,200-meter run in 10 minutes, 40.56 seconds.

“Lauren again shined in the 3,200 and ran a near meet record and looked solid winning that event,” Schweitzer said.

MIDDLETON–Regena M. Prieve, 72, of Middleton, passed away on April 23, 2022, at UW Hospital. She was born on Aug. 18, 1949, in Hudson, the daughter of Richard and Ethel (Algren) Hanley. 

Regena graduated from Hudson High School in 1968 and attended UW-River Falls and MATC.  She worked as a registered nurse for UW Hospital and Clinics for over 30 years.

Regena loved her family very much. She dedicated many years taking care of her granddaughter, Amber, and supporting her children throughout their lives. Regena enjoyed traveling and taking adventures with her husband, and they adored spending time at their cabin together. She loved her dogs and enjoyed reading, watching football and going to church. 

MIDDLETON–The City of Middleton Plan Commission reviewed a preliminary plat document for a proposed 44-acre residential development at 4887 Parmenter St. and approved the University Avenue corridor plan which will guide future development.

A rezoning request for the proposed “Belle Farm” development was approved by the common council late 2021. The proposal calls for four phases of development and a fifth phase based on market conditions when the earlier phases are completed. The proposal includes 730 multifamily units and 150 single family homes with a variety of housing types including apartments, condos and townhomes and single-family homes ranging from carriage homes, cottage homes, and nest cottages to shotgun homes and estate houses with up to 3,000 square feet. 

The development would extend Belle Fontaine Boulevard from High Road to Parmenter Street creating the “main street” through the development with storefront commercial spaces. 

TOWN OF MIDDLETON–There wasn’t much enthusiasm for allowing leashed dogs on more recreational trails but Town of Middleton board members agreed Monday to see if homeowner associations are interested in enforcing dog regulations on trails on their property.

Board supervisors considered a proposal from the Park Commission to open some trail segments to leashed dogs. Currently, dogs can be walked on leash in Ed Tallard Park, on trails in Cherrywood Conservancy and on recreational trails in Stonebrook Estates.

Dogs on trails are a divisive issue in the town, where more than 1,200 of the 2,650 household have a dog, according to information Tony Praza, Park Commission member shared.

Residents opposed to allowing dogs on recreational trails mentioned the uncollected dog waste, hostile canine encounters on the narrow paths, and the burden of enforcing dog regulations.