May 2023

MIDDLETON–The City of Middleton Plan Commission approved a rezoning ordinance, general building plan and conditional use permit for a proposed seven story residential building with two levels of structured parking and some light commercial space. 

The development proposal comes from the longtime owners and property managers of Middleton Shores Apartments at 6110-6150 Century Ave. Property owner Sue Case applied for a rezoning for construction of a two-phase redevelopment on the 8.8-acre lot. The first phase would replace an existing 20-unit, two-story building with one seven-story building containing up to 110 dwelling units and two levels of structured parking.

MIDDLETON–School board members and district administrators got a first look Monday at the three-phase upgrade in progress to Otto Breitenbach Stadium at Middleton High School (MHS).

Phase I which will add locker rooms, coaches and training offices, restrooms, and expand concessions and the ticketing office should be completed by mid-June, said Brian Hornung, chief operating officer of Findorff Construction, the project’s prime contractor.

The L-shaped structure has been under construction along part of the south side and west sides of the football field for nearly a year and it promises to be a major upgrade for athletes and fans.

Football players won’t have to dress in MHS locker rooms and walk to the stadium but will dress in new, larger facilities. Also, training facilities will be closer to athletes needing medical attention during games, Hornung said.

It was a beautiful day for a baseball game on Monday afternoon at Middleton High School, a sun-splashed kind of day that the late great Hall of Famer Ernie Banks would have exclaimed ‘Let’s play two’.

And while the Ninth Annual ‘Cardinals Strike Out Cancer’ game between host Middleton and visiting Sun Prairie East was only a seven-inning matchup featuring two of the elite programs in the Big Eight Conference, the event accomplished its primary goal.

That was to raise funds to support American Family Children’s Hospital pediatric cancer research.

“I think it helps our players to realize they are pretty blessed to have their health,” said Lori Hellenbrand, chairperson of the event. “A lot of us have been affected by cancer in one way or another. So watching family members go through that, this has a special place in our hearts to raise funds to hopefully find some cures so families don’t have to continue to go through that.”

A year ago at this time, Finn Patenaude was on the path to the WIAA Division 1 state track and field championships in the 110 meter hurdles.

Now that he’s charted the way, he wants to get back and make it out of preliminaries and into the finals, something he didn’t accomplish in his first go-round.

And he’s on the right track.

The Middleton senior was the Cardinals only two-event winner last Friday night at Otto Breitenbach Stadium during the Big Eight Conference Championships, claiming first in the 110 and 300 hurdles to help his team to a second place with 97 points. Verona took the top spot with 128 points while Madison Memorial was third with 82.5

But more importantly to Patenaude was the mental takeaway from his efforts, not necessarily how he finished.