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Jesus Lunch revisited

Supporters and critics offer very different takes on the issue
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Long after the national media

moved on to other, fresher topics of discord, an ideological
battle continues here in the City
of Middleton.
so-called
Jesus
The
Lunches that caused a heated
and emotionally-charged debate
to erupt in the city and the
school district last year resumed
with the fall semester, and organizers say more than 500 students regularly attend the
popular but divisive events.
According to Middleton city
administrator Mike Davis,
[t]he matter of the legal right
to assemble at Firemens
Park has been settled. In other
words, the events will be allowed to continue.
Davis went on to say he is not
aware of any pending legal
challenge to the events, and that
the city is not planning any
further actions.
But with supporters celebrating a victory for free speech and
expression of religion, some
critics are alleging that the
events are a breeding ground for

intolerance and discrimination.
They maintain that the real nature of the Jesus Lunches has
been shrouded in secrecy, and
that they are disrupting students daily lives and causing
fear and distrust in the schools
hallways and classrooms.
While some see the sides as
simple, there are actually a surprising number of takes on the
issue.
The Jesus Lunches, large
events at which adults hand out
free food to high school students while espousing their conservative Christian biblical
views, take place at Firemens
Park. The park, which is directly adjacent to Middleton
High School, was ostensibly
school property during the
school day for years, according
to administrators who tried to
force the lunches off the acreage
last semester.
But a closer look at the lease
revealed that the districts use of
the property, which is technically a public city park, was
non-exclusive. As a result, the
school board voted to relinquish
its lease of the park, handing the
Spicing things up
Pakistani cooking in Middleton
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Huma Siddiqui always carries hot sauce in her purse. You
never know, she says with a

shrug, when youre going to
need it.
Cooking instructor, TV host
and expert seasoning blender,
she is a woman dedicated to
spicing things up, on both her
plate and yours.
But Siddiquis life has a hint
of Clark Kent/Superman dichotomy to it. A mild mannered
public accountant by day, she
transforms into a champion of
bold and exotic flavors at night,
heading up White Jasmine, a
burgeoning, multi-faceted food
business she founded more than
a decade ago. She is also the author of Jasmine in Her Hair:
Culture and Cuisine from Pakistan.
I think bland food is a waste
of calories, she explains.
Whats the point of eating it?
Growing up in Islamabad, the
capital city of Pakistan, Siddiqui ate what her familys servants cooked her. My mother
always told me I needed to learn
to cook, she says. Id always
reply: Why we have servants.
When Siddiqui married and
moved to northern Africa, the
loss of her prior affluence meant
she had to enter the kitchen,
See SIDDIQUI, page 2
scorching hot issue off to the

Middleton Common Council.
The Middleton-Cross Plains
Area School District Board of
Education was perhaps hesitant
to engage in a lengthy and
costly legal battle over a First
Amendment issue, especially
after spending more than
$600,000 just a few years ago in
an ultimately futile attempt to
fire a local middle school
teacher that some thought was
going to be a slam dunk.
After multiple closed session
meetings, it appears city leaders
have been advised that they
cannot or should not stop the
events without risking a lengthy
lawsuit and possibly losing
based on the Jesus Lunch organizers rights to free speech
and freedom of religion.
Supporters say opposition is
dwindling and local teens are
enjoying a chance to embrace
their faith.
But the controversy is far
from resolved, according to
those who continue working to
stop or move the lunches. Those
who oppose the events include
A quest for justice

See JESUS, page 6
Public domain image
Jesus Lunch organizers say the events are a force for good, providing a simple message of
morality for students who choose to attend. But some parents say they are creating a hostile
environment in which many students feel ostracized. Above, a sixth century icon.
Journalist Nathan Comp, a Middleton High School graduate, thinks he knows what happened to Amos Mortier on November 8 of 2004. Now hes part of a team of filmmakers trying to get the public, and police in Fitchburg and Dane County,
to listen.
In late 2004, a shy young

man involved in a vast marijuana ring vanished. He left
behind a beloved dog, a heartbroken mother and countless
questions about the bizarre circumstances surrounding his
disappearance.
Today, 12 years later, a

group of journalists, filmmakers, friends and family are still
doggedly pursuing answers in
the mysterious case of Amos
Mortier.
Their latest effort is What
Happened to Amos? It is a
hard-hitting foray into the life

of Mortier, his puzzling disappearance, and the multiple investigations that followed.
They believe they have solved
the case, locking together
clues the authorities in Fitchburg and Dane County chose
to ignore. And now they want

to be heard.
At the center of it all is
Nathan Comp, an award-winning investigative journalist
for whom the case has become
See AMOS, page 9
SIDDIQUI
PAGE 2
where she gained something

much more valuable than
money. It was, according to Siddiqui, addition by subtraction.
I quickly realized I didnt
have servants anymore, and I
needed to learn how to cook,
she says.
She loved it. As her confidence grew, she realized it was
more than flavors that drew her
to the kitchen. It was foods
ability to work as a social magnet, bringing diverse people to-
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
gether.
If you can cook well, youll
make a lot of friends in life,
she said. Food is a bridge between people. Around a table
our differences fade away and
were just a bunch of hungry
people.
For hungry people across
Dane County, Siddiqui, who
moved to Wisconsin more than
two decades ago after a stint in
England, is a well-known figure. She has earned a devoted
continued from page 1
following, convincing Wisconsinites known primarily for

gorging themselves on brats and
cheese curds to take chances in
the kitchen.
She teaches people how to incorporate black and green cardamoms, cumin, nigella seeds,
garlic and a rainbow of peppers.
One time students headed home
and made their own samosas savory fried, pastry-wrapped
potatoes - for a Super Bowl
party.
Photos contributed
Huma Siddiqui will offer a cooking demonstration at the Middleton Public Library on Thursday, November 3, at 7 p.m.
Siddiqui will offer a cooking

demonstration at the Middleton
Public Library on Thursday,
November 3, at 7 p.m., focusing
on the creative use of spices in
Pakistani cuisine.
She will demonstrate how to
prepare Sajji meatballs with
Sajji Masala, including a unique
combination of seven different
spices, served with Mediterranean couscous cooked with
green onions, garbanzo beans,
and fresh cilantro. If time allows, shell also prepare zucchini strips sauted with whole
cumin and chili powder.
The class will take place in
the Archer Room on the librarys lower level.
Part of her charm is the fact
that Siddiqui is no food snob. I

love my American foods, she
says. I like to make hamburgers mine have lots of spices in
them and I like brownies and
Mountain Dew.
While some people take a
less is more approach to seasoning, Siddiqui is a firm believer that more is not even
enough.
I like things to be flavorful,
she says. Hot and spicy. I want
an explosion of flavor in my
mouth with each bite.
She thinks in a land of plenty,
there is no reason to hold back
in the kitchen.
You can take chances with a
recipe, she says. After all, this
is America. Its not like were
going to go hungry if it doesnt

come out just right.
Because space and supplies
are limited, registration is required for this event. Online at
midlibrary.org/events or by
email at info@midlibrary.org.
This event, like all library programming, is made possible by
the generosity of the Friends of
the Middleton Public Library.
T OWN G OVERNMENT
PAGE 3
Is town board railroading zoning change?

by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
Middleton Town Board supervisors tried to take another

step toward putting a referendum to opt out of county zoning
before residents in April amid
concerns they are railroading
the issue.
A special October 19 town
board meeting followed a recommendation by the Middleton
Plan Commission not to amend
the towns comprehensive plan,
a necessary step to put the opt
out question up for a vote at the
April annual town meeting.
It didnt go as we thought it
might, Paul Connell, who was
acting as town chair in Bill
Kolars absence, about the commissions vote.
Board supervisor Tim Roehl
said the board could not take action on the amendments since
the Oct. 19 meeting agenda indicated the issue would only be
discussed, not voted on.
The amendments to the
towns comprehensive plan includes replacing references to
Dane County zoning ordinance
with the Town of Middleton
zoning ordinance and a statement that only the town, and no
longer the county, interprets
zoning regulations.
There would be no changes
to [zoning] policies and practices, said Mark Hazelbaker,
an attorney for the Dane County
Towns Association, which
backed legislation enacted this
year to allow Dane County
towns to withdraw from county
zoning control.
The board could take action
on amendments at its next meeting, which is scheduled for November 9.
The comprehensive plan
amendments must be approved
by the board 60 days prior to the
opt out vote, Hazelbaker said.
The commission did not ap-
prove the amendments at its October 12 meeting because they

did not think the amendments
were a simple updating of the
plan or necessary at this point,
Cindy Richson, a plan commission member, told the board.
What were we supposed to
amend? she asked.
Resident Nancy Fields said
putting the amendments forward with little public discussion made it seem like the board
was railroading the town to
get to the opt out vote in April.
Board supervisor Gary Whitney said that was not the case
although it might be easy to presume so.
Were taking the steps to

leave the door open. We may
decide not to put the vote on the
April meeting [agenda], Whitney said.
Roehl said he did not know
why opt out would not be voted
on in April.
The board would not ask residents to vote on opt out if it felt
it was not in the best interests of
the town, Whitney said.
Resident Betsy True asked
how the public would be informed of the pros and cons of
opt out.
Town administrator David
Shaw said information would
be on the towns website and in

tax bills mailed in December.
It will be an important decision
and we want everyone to be informed, he said.
Information put out by the
town could be factual, but it
might also be slanted in favor of
the opt-out vote that supervisors
hope for, some residents worry.
In August the town board notified the county that it intended
to vote on opting out next year.
The towns comprehensive
plan, adopted in 2009, guides
town government in decisions
concerning physical, social,
and economic development.
In an annual presentation before the town board, Wunsch reported that the number of calls
was relatively flat until 2014
when 1,673 ambulance runs
were recorded. The number increased to 1,680 last year and is
estimated to reach 1,822 this
year.
The expected increase should
somewhat flatten nest year but
reach 1,860 calls, he said.
Wunschs told the EMS
story in a statistic-laden report

that included:
53 percent of the calls are
classified within the three highest priority categories;
At 46 percent, falls generate
the most calls, followed by medical ailment; overdoses now
generate more calls that cardiac problems;
The town of Middleton generated about 13 percent of the
calls, 83 percent by the city of
Middleton and 3 percent by the
town of Springfield;
The number of hours paramedics work per week has decreased from 56 to 48, a plan
phased in over three years and
has resulted in converting two
part-time positions to full-time.
The EMS 2016 budget topped
$1.686 million for 14 full-time
and 10 part-time paramedics,

two ambulances and the costs
associated to equip and support
the service that operates 365
days a year, 24 hours a day.
Billing revenue is estimated
at $822,607 this year, as payments from Medicare and Medicaid, among the largest payers
for service, are capped by state
and federal regulations.
same rules, Wunsch said.

The Middleton Common
Council sets service fees, which
are slightly higher than in surrounding communities, but
aimed at recouping 60 to 66
percent of the EMS budget,
Wunsch said.
Middleton EMS contracts
with a third party to handle
billing and their net collection
rate is above the U.S. average,
said Wunsch. However, only 48
cents of every dollar billed is
collected.
Two years ago the town renegotiated its contract with
Middleton EMS which limits
annual increases to 1.5 percent.
This year, the town will pay
$187,581 under the cost-sharing

agreement, about $30,000 less
than it would have under the old
agreement.
EMS calls in the Town of Middleton are way up

by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
The number of Middleton

Emergency Medical Service
ambulance calls this year is expected to increase by 8.5 percent over 2015 due to a growing
and aging population, EMS Director Steven Wunsch told the
town of Middleton town board
Monday.
Making People Pay

An Advance Life Support
base rate call is billed at $1,250
but Medicare pays only $414,
Medicaid pays only $180, Wunsch said.
Commercial
insurance
makes up for what Medicare
doesnt pay. Thats true for hospitals, doctors, all health care
providers. They all play by the
In other action the board:

-Appointed Paul Chellevold
to the Plan Commission.
Chellevold, a transportation
planner with SRF Consulting
Group, applied last year but
Tom Bartell was selected as he
alone stayed through a lengthy
meeting to be interviewed by
the commission and recommended to the board.
-Authorized a radar speed
signs be installed on Mound
View Rd. and Twin Valley
roads.
Give hope and joy

PAGE 4
Ways you can share Christmas
Turning sweaters into food

by JUDY KUJOTH
MOM Case Manager
The holidays are just around the corner and

soon well be planning family get-togethers with
festive meals, glittering decorations and presents.
How do you turn used

sweaters into $175,000 worth
of food for thousands of people
in need in our community?
Just three simple steps:

1 - Using wool sweaters that
are otherwise destined for landfills, ReMitts volunteers upcycle the once-loved items to
create new one-of-a kind mittens. The wool is felted and cut
to
size.
2 - Local volunteers gather
weekly throughout the year to
hand craft the pieces into
warm
mittens.
unique
3 - Remitts are primarily sold at
local coffee and gift shops.
100% of the proceeds raised in
However, some of our neighbors holidays are different. For many, there are no gifts, no decorations, and very little cheer. Together, we can
change that.
MOM matches client families with generous
donors seeking to share the spirit of the season
with those in need. Each family is screened and
matched with a donor willing to spend $50 per

family member to ensure that each receives something special for the holidays. Donors may deliver
their gifts directly to the family with whom they
are matched or may drop them off at the MOM
Office for the family to pick up.
In order to increase your chances of being
Where you can buy the mittens:

Prices range from $30 to $40
Sales begin in November:
Dane County are donated to St.

Vincent DePaul food pantry,
Middleton Outreach Ministry,
and The River Food Pantry
How did this grass-roots
philanthropic organization
start?
In 2008, I read an article in

the newspaper about a pastor in
a small church who was raising
funds, and he gave each congregant 100 dollars with the charge
to grow the money and then
donate the proceeds. People
did a variety of things, from
washing windows to making
jam, and a substantial amount of
money was raised. I thought if I donated 100 dollars of seed
money, how much could that
grow for a good cause? said
Janet Tupy, founder of ReMitts.
Several months later I saw
some mittens made from recycled sweaters in a gift shop. I
thought I can do this! I gathered a few friends and set a goal
to raise $1,000 in 2009, said
Tupy.
The first year, ReMitts sold
out of their mittens and raised
nearly $4,000. Since then, ReMitts has exploded. In 2015,
matched with a family prior to Thanksgiving,

please register before Friday, November 18.
Donor applications will be accepted untilFriday,
December 2. Drop-off and delivery of gifts is
scheduled to beginDecember 12.
Register online
atsharingchristmas.momhelps.org.
Photo contributed
Using wool sweaters that are otherwise destined for landfills,

ReMitts volunteers upcycle the once-loved items to create new
one-of-a kind mittens. The wool is felted and cut to size.
the organization raised over

$40,000 for local food pantries.
In total, that $100 seed money
has grown to $175,000 in donations to help end hunger in the
community.
Still a loosely organized,
grass roots organization, ReMitts is run entirely by volun-
teers.
St Vincent De Paul donates
the vast majority of our
sweaters. (These sweaters do
not meet their criteria to be sold
in their retail stores), a local
businessman generously donates our office space, local retail stores volunteer retail space
Barriques:
1825 Monroe St, Madison
1901 Cayuga St #101, Middleton
5957 Mckee Rd #5, Fitchburg
8410 Old Sauk Rd, Madison
961 S. Park St, Madison
2166 Atwood Ave, Madison
St. Vincent de Paul:
1309 Williamson St, Madison
1509 US Hwy 51 & 138, Stoughton
6301 Odana Rd, Madison
213 Klein Dr, Waunakee
213 W Verona Ave, Verona
1110 W Main St, Sun Prairie
1213 N Sherman Ave, Madison
4230 E Towne Blvd, Madison
Clasens European Baker: 7610 Donna Dr, Middleton
Coffee Gallerie: 1865 Northport Dr, Madison
Crossroads Coffeehouse: 2020 Main St, Cross Plains
Duwaynes Salon: 2114 N Sherman Ave, Madison
Frugal Muse: 235 Junction Rd, Madison
Kleins Greenhouse: 3758 East Washington Ave, Madison
Phoebes Nest: 145 High St, Mineral Point
to sell the mittens and of

course, our fantastic team of
volunteers who do everything
from washing sweaters, cutting
mitten pieces, machine sewing
mittens, hand sewing buttons
and attaching tags. Still others
stock the retail sites with mittens and work with the area
food pantries.
There are many tasks and
we accept what time and talents
our volunteers are able to give,
said Tupy. Some volunteers
only work at formal workdays,
generally Tuesdays and Saturdays, and others only volunteer
at home. Still others buy mittens for their friends and family.
I like to think that we have a
way to engage everyone. ReMitts only exists because of our

fantastic team of volunteers!
We love ReMitts because
they are full of love and comfort. We know that the food we
can provide thanks to the mitten
proceeds provides that same
hope, love and comfort for area
families in need, said Ellen
Carlson, Community Relations
Manager for Middleton Outreach Ministry. We distribute
over 1.3 million pounds of food
each year. It takes an entire
community to make that possible.
This year ReMitts is adding
fingerless (texting) mittens to
the product line.
PAGE 5
Ties to terrorism
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
A former Cross Plains man

who tried to enter Syria to join
ISIS has pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to provide material support to a
foreign terrorist group.
Joshua Van Haften, 35, lived
with an acquaintance in Cross
Plains for several months before
flying from Chicago to Turkey
in October 2014. A search of
Van Haftens Facebook and
other social media accounts
showed how he detailed his trip
to join the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant, ISIL, also
known as ISIS.
Van Haften
The only thing that matters

to me is joining my brothers for
the war against America
[sic] liars, was one posting,

said U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil.
Van Haften was arrested at
OHare Airport in Chicago in
April 2015 after his arrival in
custody on an international
flight from Turkey. He remained in custody as his attorney requested Van Haften
undergo a mental competency
exam.
I had a traumatic brain injury, Van Haften told District
Judge James Peterson.
Van Haften said he had been
hit by a car in Janesville when
he was 13 years old, but I am
a competent individual. A psychologist agreed.
While preparing to travel to
Syria, Van Haften posted Facebook messages that he was

Hitting the gym! and taking
steroids Getting ready for the
big war against Muslims.
He gave his allegiance to
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, an ISIL
leader in another October 2014
Facebook posting and in messages to his mother he wrote:
We are going to enslave
Americans & kill [B]ush and
Obama & their children &
grandchildren will be sold as
slaves at our markets???, according to Vaudreuil.
Van Haften also encouraged
an individual in Georgia to
travel to Syria and wage jihad,
telling him on Facebook that he
would meet him in Istanbul,
Report: Nearly nine percent of

states TIF districts are failing
Tax increment financing
(TIF)the main development
tool of Wisconsin cities and villageshas grown from 534 TIF
districts in 1994 to 1,212 in
2015. While most TIFs are successful, local governments have
designated 106, or 8.7% of the
total, as either distressed or severely distressed. This indicates that district tax collections
do not cover district costs.
A new report from the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
(WISTAX), The Municipal
Development ToolTIF: How
Does It Work? Is It Necessary?
Risky? Overused? explains tax
incremental financing and explores how it has changed during 40 years of existence.
WISTAX is a nonpartisan research organization dedicated to
citizen education.
Successful tax incremental financing requires private development to generate tax revenues
to fund public investment.
Sometimes that investment does
not materialize and local taxpayers foot the bill. In 2009,
lawmakers allowed cities and
villages to identify TIF districts,
created before October 2008,
that were unable to meet their
financial obligations. A review
of these distressed districts
show that over half (54 of 106)
were created before 2000 and
were likely struggling prior to
the 2007-09 recession. Twentynine were created during 200508, and for those, the recession
was the likely cause of the distress.
The new report highlights
major departures from the original 1974 TIF law that targeted
urban areas that were blighted
or suitable for industrial development. Today, only a third of
all TIF districts are in urban
areas. In fact, 43% are in communities with fewer than 5,000
residents. Cities with 60,000 or
more residents house just
14.3% of all TIFs.
A 2004 state law change
added mixed use as an eligible type of development. A
mixed-use project includes a
combination of commercial, industrial, and residential properties. Of the 673 districts created
since 2005, 284 (42%) were of

this type, WISTAX said.
Mixed-use TIF districts now
comprise nearly 25% of all districts in the state.
Tax incremental finance can
be a valuable tool for local government to encourage development, Todd A. Berry, WISTAX
president, noted. But it is also
important that local taxpayers
and officials realize that TIF
carries risk and can leave a municipality and its residents with
unexpected debt.
Added
Berry, Thats why it is so important that citizens understand
how TIF works. We hope this
new report from WISTAX contributes to that understanding.
To attract private development, cities and villages spend
public dollars on infrastructure
(streets, sidewalks, sewers, etc),
remediation, or sometimes
grants to developers. Property
taxes from the new investment
are used to fund those costs.
State law limits the life of TIF
districts to between 20 and 27
years, depending on type.
However, they must be closed
earlier if costs are repaid. Once
the district is closed, property
taxes from the district go to
fund municipal, county, and
school services.
While TIF seems fairly
straightforward, WISTAX cautions that the level of TIF investment needs to be carefully
examined. The greater the public expenditure, the more private investment needed to repay
TIF costs. If needed development fails to materialize, local
taxpayers are responsible for
unpaid costs.
Likewise, if the municipality
underinvests, businesses may
not find the site attractive. In
that case, despite limited public
expenditure, there is little or no
private development to tax.
Again, local taxpayers are on
the hook.
Another risk is dislocation,
particularly with mixed-use dis-
tricts. Sometimes such districts

are not downtown or in a main
commercial district. New retailers may draw customers
away from established stores.
In some cases, retail stores
move from the traditional commercial district to the TIF district, adding little value to the
community.
For more information, a free
copy of The Wisconsin Taxpayer report, The Municipal
Development ToolTIF: How
Does It Work? Is It Necessary?
Risky? Overused? is available
by calling 608-241-9789;
emailing wistax@wistax.org;
visiting www.wistax.org; or
writing WISTAX at 401 North
Lawn Ave., Madison, WI
53704-5033.
Turkey. Van Haften also gave

him instructions how to avoid
scrutiny while traveling, Vaudreuil said.
ISIL was designated as a terrorist group by the Secretary of
State in May 2014. Van Haften
did not have to know that in
order to be convicted of an offense but he knew that ISIL had
engaged in terrorist acts, Vaudreuil said.
His words were not crimes,
Vaudreuil said after court. You
could stand on the steps of the
capitol and say similar things
[and not commit a crime] but
his words showed his intent,
Vaudreuil said
Trying to enter Syria to join
a known terrorist organization,
constituted the crime of attempting to provide support,
himself, to a foreign terrorist organization, Vaudreuil said.
In pleading guilty, Van

Haften told Peterson that he
was a Muslimand wanted to
join ISIS.
Van Haften was not able to
cross the Syrian border after a
local contact failed to appear
and he is travel arrangements
fell through and he gave up the
quest.
In exchange for his guilty
plea, the government will recommend a lesser sentence.
Van Haften faces a maximum
of 15 years in prison at his Feb.
17 sentencing before Peterson.
Peterson will consider the seriousness of the offense, Van
Haftens prior sexual assault of
a child and battery convictions,
whether his crime involved trying to influence U.S. policy and
his guilty plea.
Van Haften remains in custody in the Dane County Jail.
PAGE 6
JESUS
Christians, Jews, Atheists and

others. But people from those
same belief systems and worldviews also support the events.
The following in a detailed
report on how supporters and
opponents view the events now.
They are Proselytizing to

Other Peoples Children
Some of the most fervent
critics parents of local students who are Christian, Jewish
and Atheist, respectively - continue meeting regularly to discuss their concerns.
They discuss a range of options for action, saying they feel
obligated to help once again
make the school feel safe for
students of all beliefs. Their
concerns range from food safety
to the indoctrination of minors.
They say the lunches are
being funded by people and
groups that espouse radical ideologies, including Islamophobia,
creationism
and
homophobia. You dont have to
go far on social media, they
point out, to find those sentiments nestled in with words of
support for the lunches.
One recent flyer handed out
at the lunches stated that getting
into heaven is not a matter of
ones actions, but hinges exclusively on worshiping Jesus
Christ.
These parents, who all have
children in the school district,
say some of the families behind
the events have vocalized blatant hatred for members of other
religions and cultures, and that
the Jesus Lunch events, which

started within the school before
being moved outside, are bleeding into daily life at Middleton
High School, causing nonChristian students to feel discomfort and sometimes even
outright fear of persecution.
If this were adults to adults,
we would have no problem with
it, said Patricia Epskin Putney,
who is Jewish. But this is
adults proselytizing to other
peoples children.
Janie Foth said she has observed a complete lack of
transparency from those organizing the Jesus Lunches.
Kris Powers, who is a Christian, is equally concerned. We
live in a free country, she said.
If someone wants to stand
there and say their beliefs, thats
a First Amendment right. But
this is luring kids to a park with
food.
They are still minors, nodded Audra Prebish in agreement.
These parents say they first
heard rumors about a group of
adults who were preaching inside Middleton High School
about two years ago. They feel
school district leadership and
the city council wilted in the
face of possible litigation, and
according to Putney, threats of
physical violence against school
district officials.
They are scared, said Putney.
Perry Hibner, a public relations specialist for the school
district, confirmed that school
officials received emails that

suggested they would be better
off dead when the district was
attempting to move the lunches.
The threatening emails came
from a source that was not identifiable, and they were serious
enough that one high-ranking
administrator was not comfortable having his wife home
alone, he added.
Much of the worst hyperbole
surrounding the events has
come from outside the school
district and often from other
states and organizations not affiliated with either side.
A Simple Message
of Morality
Beth Williams is one of the
Jesus Lunches founders. She
said the message at Jesus Lunch
is one of acceptance, not intolerance.
She also denied that the
lunches are a front for nefarious
political or religious organizations.
There are still 500, 550 kids
coming each week, Williams
said. I think its clearly filling
a niche in the community.
Everyone wants to feel like they
belong.
Its been a great learning experience for coordinators and
for kids, Williams continued.
To go from a fun, peaceful,
small event you know, invite
your friends into a controversy. It really makes you question what you will fight for. We
never intended it to be a circus,
and they [Jesus Lunches] are a
lot of work, but how could you

tell the 500 kids who still show
up [that they were being canceled.] We cant just walk
away.
Williams was adamant that
Jesus Lunch is not, as critics allege, a front for larger sociopolitical movements.
We dont secretly have
Trump or anything, she chuckled. We have high school kids.
And high school is tough. They
are dealing with major issues
and questions about the future.
Why is it bad to give them a
simple message of morality?
Their peers are saying
everyone should get high this
weekend, she added. Were
trying to give them positive reinforcement. What is so wrong
with that?
When meeting with the
principal [Steve Plank], our
main message was that we dont
have an agenda, Williams
stated. When the media circus
started, we were given agendas
by so many groups. So many
groups and people all over the
country saying we should be
fighting for this or that, or saying what we were fighting for.
But all we are doing, our only
agenda, is to give a fun, positive environment.
Williams described the Jesus
Lunch organizers relationship
with the school district as
good.
We know they are in a tough
position, she said. We dont
want animosity there, and
weve made amends.
Photos by Matt Geiger
Clockwise from top left: Bags of food at a Jesus Lunch at

Firemens Park in the City of Middleton; conservative bumper
stickers on a car at the event; a protestor.
When asked about allegations that the lunches are causing anxiety for some students,
Williams said the lunches are
intended to do just the opposite.
We hear that a lot from the
other side, and certainly we
want to be aware of it, she
said. But from the kids side it
seems to be a non-issue. If you
want to go, go. If you dont
want to go, dont.

Williams said she has frequently been asked: If a group
of Satanists started organizing
events there, would you support
it?
The answer, she said, is
actually yes. I would talk to my
kid at home and say thats not
See JESUS, page 7
JESUS
lunch hour at a government-run

school.
To me the issue is that these
are minor children, Prebish
said. This is a captive audience. Why not go to the [University of Wisconsin] where
they are adults?
She also said she worries this
is an attempt to break up public schools that teach evolution
and other scientific information
as fact.
There is a curriculum here,
Prebish continued. This is not
a bunch of people just getting
together and saying to be good
to each other. Its not.
They truly believe they are
saving souls, she said.
And its a version of Christianity that doesnt feel very inclusive, added Mulkerin.
Photo by Matt Geiger
Students on both side of the issue visit Firemens Park to have their voices heard.
something we believe, and we

dont want you to go.
Williams said lunch organizers have jumped through every
hoop to mitigate concerns
about food safety. The food
comes from a certified kitchen,
and they even have a catering license, she stated.
Williams
believes
the
lunches have been far more divisive for parents than for students.
I think the adults in all this
have been a blessing and a
curse, she said.
For most kids at this point, I
think its a non-issue, she
added.
Opposition Continues
Sitting around a dining room
table at Putneys house, the
group of local parents who oppose the lunches said it is still
very much an issue for them
and for many local teens.
The Jesus Lunch organizers
incorporated in order to protect
themselves from litigation, according to Putney, who is herself a lawyer. If a teen were to
get sick from the food they ate
at a Jesus Lunch, the City of
Middleton could get sued rather
than the lunch organizers, Putney said.
While their concerns about
the events prompted the mothers to contact the department of
health and compile thick
dossiers of information about
the nature and origins of the
Jesus Lunches, as well as their
financial links to conservative
groups from outside the community, they say they feel the
citys legal counsel has been
bending over backward for
Jesus Lunch organizers.
They believe the city council
could legally enact constitutional, content-neutral restrictions on the parks use during
the school day.
Foth said she and others
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would welcome an open dialogue with the Jesus Lunch organizers. They say they want to
talk respectfully about their
concerns. They say that in response to their olive branch,
they have gotten zilch in return.
Backlash Against
Christianity
While the Jesus Lunches
grew rapidly, the organization
behind them contends that they
are simply an organic outgrowth of small family meals
that were provided by local
mothers including Melissa
Helbach, Beth Williams, Dawn
Westhoff, Tammy Cymbalak
and Kimberly Marcum two
years ago.
Local resident Mike Herl described the lunches as a very
innocent, good thing that organically grew.
Herl said he is friends with
the Helbach family, and that his
son attended Jesus Lunches
prior to graduating from the
high school.
My son would go there,
Herl said. He told me they
would eat lunch, sit around, talk
Bible verses. Since then, it has
blossomed.
I always thought it was a
very neat thing, Herl continued. For my kids, coming out
of Catholic school and into the
public school, it was great to
find like-minded people.
Herl said the events organizers are simply following the examples of Jesus Christ and Saint
Paul.
First and foremost, it is freedom of religion, he stated.
They were not recruiting kids.
It just blossomed into more kids
going to it.
Herls said opposition to the
lunches is based upon fear.
I think its a fear issue, he
said. You see this all the time
in society. Its a backlash
against Christianity because it is

a religion that teaches a judgment at the end, and apparently
that bothers some people.
Herl said that some of the
critics points were really
reaching when they were laid
out before the Middleton Common Council.
One hundred or 150 years
ago, families did this all the
time, Herl said. Society socalled evolved, and people
forgot the teachings of the
Bible. Now they spend less and
less time with family.
I see a lot of kids a lot of
adults too these days who
spend all their time staring into
the screen of an electrical device, Herl concluded. I think
that is a much bigger problem
than this.
Another supporter of the
Jesus Lunches is Gary Gussel, a
father of both Middleton-Cross
Plains graduates and a current
student.
We are a Christian family
and anytime the Good News of
Jesus Christ is proclaimed, we
believe thats a good thing,
Gussel stated. Thats what we
believe.
But Gussel went on to say his
support of the Jesus Lunches
hinges on something else.
Anytime we as Americans
exercise our First Amendment
rights in the public square, all of
our liberties benefit, he said.
Even if we dont agree.
If we start picking and
choosing what types of speech
are free, its a slippery slope,
he added.
Ostracized and
Marginalized
Vickie Mulkerin said the
Jesus Lunches negative impact
on local teens is clear: My son
is an atheist, and he has told me
that increasingly students in the
school feel like if you are not an
outspoken Christian in the
school you will feel ostracized

and marginalized.
Mulkerin also said the idea
that the lunches came into being
and grew organically is something of a creation myth. She
said students observed adults
aggressively proselytizing inside the school in 2014, in open
defiance of school district rules
that require groups to be student-led and visitors to sign in
at the buildings greeter station.
They clearly came in
through a back door, she said.
The parents opposing Jesus
Lunches are adamant that they
are not opposed to religion or
religious dialogue.
MHS gives a history of religion course, Putney said. My
son took it and loved it.
Powers daughter currently
studies religion at the University of Wisconsin.
Foth was raised Catholic and
is currently a practicing
Lutheran. Religion isnt something that should divide people, she said. It should bring
people together.
Powers said the disagreement
is steeped in a larger culture
war, which isnt helping the two
sides find common ground.
There is this feeling in
America that white Christian
males might be getting bashed,
she said. Maybe this is a kneejerk reaction to that.
I think there are some really
good people on the other side,
she continued. But they wont
acknowledge the hurt they are
causing and the lack of respect
they are showing for others.
This event touches each of
us in a different way, said Foth.
We are such a diverse group.
But we are all offended by the
lack of solid information about
this.
Prebish, who has a teaching
background, said one of the

most important responsibilities
of any educator is to make children feel safe and accepted so
they can thrive and learn at
school. The rift caused by Jesus
Lunches, she feels, is making
that nearly impossible at Middleton High School.
She also said the separation
of church and state and freedom
of religion were established in
the United States to protect minority religions from persecution not to give a white
Christian majority the power to
evangelize to kids during the
Moving Forward
Some people have suggested
closing the high school campus
thereby requiring students to
eat lunch in the cafeteria. But
the building currently has too
many students, and keeping
them all on site during lunch periods would violate fire codes,
according to the district.
Moving further from the
school - to Parisi Park for example - would not give teens
enough time to eat and get back
to class, say Jesus Lunch organizers.
Powers said she genuinely
hopes the two sides will someday find common ground.
Everyone involved on both
sides of this loves their kids,
she stated. But why cant we
do that with respect? Everyone
wants to live in a loving community. I wish they would just
sit down with us.
Williams responded with her
own message for those on the
other side of the issue: To the
other side, I want to say: Why
dont you see that we have love
for these kids? Were not pushing Jesus were here to help
them.
City Court Report
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Andersen, Nicole R, 18, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/10/2016, $98.80, 8607
Airport Rd, Middleton, WI
53562
Anderson, Michael R, 48,
Non Registration, 06/21/2016,
$98.80, 5694 County Road Yz,
Dodgeville, WI 53533
Armstrong, Sheila N, 73, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/16/2016, $124.00, 226 S
High Point Rd, Madison, WI
53717
Barber, Dann C, 43, Seatbelt
Required
Oper/Pass,
06/14/2016, $10.00, 2222 Colladay Point Dr, Stoughton, WI
53589
Barge, Bruce F, 61, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/16/2016, $98.80, 9821 Hill
Creek Dr, Verona, WI 53593
Bauer, Timothy K, 54, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
06/14/2016, $10.00, 470 Hilltop
Dr, Madison, WI 53711
Benjamin, Jessica M, 33,
Auto Following Too Closely,
06/28/2016, $98.80, 6813 Ramsey Rd, Middleton, WI 53562
Bernal, Kevin, 22, Operating
while Suspended, 06/16/2016,
$124.00, 4711 Jenewein Rd #
106, Madison, WI 53711
Bjelopetrovich, Alexandra,
29, Exceeding Zones and
Posted Limits, 06/16/2016,
$124.00, 102 Kearney Way, Apt
101, Waunakee, WI 53597
Bond, Jason R, 43, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/21/2016, $98.80, 2529 Middleton Beach Rd, Middleton,
WI 53562
Brandner, Zoe R, 18, Auto
Following
Too
Closely,
06/22/2016, $111.40, 7445
South Ave, Middleton, WI
53562
Breunig, Bradley J, 27, Obstructing Traffic, 06/22/2016,
$124.00, 803 Elizabeth St,
Waunakee, WI 53597
Brickl, Karissa L, 18, Inattentive Driving, 06/20/2016,
$111.40, 8637 Mack Rd, Sauk
City, WI 53583
Brzezinski, Nicholas K, 34,
Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
06/28/2016, $10.00, 4190 S
Regal Dr, New Berlin, WI
53151
Buchholz, Margaret M, 56,
Dog/Cat Not Run At Large,
06/14/2016, $111.40, 2021
Bristol St, Middleton, WI
53562
Cardenas Canales, Jose A,
31, Operating while Suspended,
06/15/2016, $124.00, 2301 Post
Rd # 212, Fitchburg, WI 53713
Carter, Darrius L, 32, Operating
while
Suspended,
06/21/2016,
$124.00,
11
Straubel Ct Apt 405, Madison,
WI 53704
Carusi, Cristiana E, 49, Inattentive Driving, 06/18/2016,
$111.40, 5709 Bittersweet Pl,
Madison, WI 53705
Chatman, Yasminye Jkaile,
18, Unlicensed -Sellers/Solicitors, 06/18/2016, $187.00, 4569
Ruskin Ave, St Louis, MO
63115
Chong, Jennifer W, 33, Non
Registration,
06/14/2016,
$98.80, 509 Donofrio Dr # 1,
Madison, WI 53719
Chuwan, Mon B, 20, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/25/2016, $124.00, 2305 Fish
Hatchery Rd # G, Madison, WI
53713
Curtidor Garcia, Carlos A,
22, Operating while Suspended,
06/15/2016, $124.00, 601 Vera
Ct # 1, Madison, WI 53704
Davis, Douglas J, 40, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
06/15/2016, $10.00, 7313
Farmington Way, Madison, WI
53717
Drake, Jack H, 18, Exceeding
Zones and Posted Limits,
06/13/2016, $174.40, 647 Summit Rd, Madison, WI 53704
Elledge, Charles A, 20, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/14/2016, $124.00, 1540
Hugh St, Coal City, IL 60416
Ernst, Daniel F, 57, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/17/2016, $98.80, 10 Park
Crest Ct, Madison, WI 53711
Eslick, Kevin E, 47, Seatbelt
Oper/Pass,
Required
06/14/2016, $10.00, 206 Bergamont Blvd Apt 201, Oregon,
WI 53575
Fagan, James R, 89, FYR
while Making Left Turn,
06/14/2016, $98.80, 1837
Thorstrand Rd, Madison, WI
53705
Fahrney, Veronica M, 28, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/02/2016, $142.90, 2021
Rae Lane, Madison, WI 53711
Fang, Xiang, 21, No Drivers
License on Person, 06/14/2016,
$124.00, 317 Niagara St, Eau
Claire, WI 54701
Fink, Jeremy R, 41, Method
of Giving Signals, 06/15/2016,
$98.80, 1330 Stratford Ct, Middleton, WI 53562
Frey, Shelby C, 20, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/16/2016, $124.00, 6819
Century Ave, Middleton, WI
53562
Garrison, Jared R, 28, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/21/2016, $98.80, 841 N
Gammon Rd Apt A, Madison,
WI 53717
Gilbert, Maxwell R, 20, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
06/20/2016,
$10.00,
N105W6222 Brenton Ln,
Cedarburg, WI 53012
Gomez, Heidi A, 36, Disorderly Conduct, 06/12/2016,
$250.00, 2119 Highland Pl, Columbia Hgts, MN 55421
Gonzalez-Trejo, Alejandro,
$149.20, 3700 Parmenter
Street, Apt. #118, Middleton,
WI 53562
Graber, Tracy L, 27, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/17/2016, $98.80, 9314 Harvest Moon Ln, Verona, WI
53593
Griffin, Bonnie L, 66, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/13/2016, $98.80, 210
Glen Hollow Rd, Madison, WI
53705
Haack, William L, 28, SpeedExceed
Posted
Limit,
06/22/2016, $98.80, 3117 Stratton Way Apt 205, Madison, WI
53719
Handel, Emily L, 27, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/16/2016, $124.00, 219
Summit St, Lodi, WI 53555
Hare, Jodi A, 46, Inattentive
Driving, 06/15/2016, $111.40,
7315 Fountain Cir, Middleton,
WI 53562
Harrington, Dennis E, 73,
Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
06/10/2016, $0.00, 7214 Branford Ln E, Madison, WI 53717
Harrington, James E, 62, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 05/26/2016, $124.00, 1921
Manley St, Madison, WI 53704
Hernandez, Monica B, 30,
Exceeding Zones and Posted
Limits, 06/13/2016, $149.20,
5158 Brindisi Court, #6, Middleton, WI 53562
Hickmann, Shelly A, 40, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 05/22/2016, $98.80, 4617
Toepfer Rd, Middleton, WI
53562
Howery, Robert S, 43,
FTS/Improper Stop at Stop
Sign, 06/08/2016, $98.80, 2122
Allen Blvd Apt 26, Middleton,
WI 53562
Hudack, Kevin M, 51, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/10/2016, $98.80, 522
Capital St, Wisconsin Dells, WI
53965
Hutter, Bradley L, 48, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 05/01/2016, $98.80, 4710
Signature Dr, Middleton, WI
53562
Jackson, Roosevelt, JR, 51,
Operating after revocation,
06/20/2016, $124.00, 4389
Doncaster Dr, Madison, WI
53711
Jha, Saurabh Nmi, 36, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/10/2016, $98.80, 2400
Pebble Beach Dr, Springfield,
IL 62704
Johnson, Michaela D, 21,
06/21/2016, $124.00, E11527 N
Reedsburg Rd, Baraboo, WI

53913
Kaal, Jaber, 25, Obstructing
Traffic, 06/09/2016, $124.00,
2500 Fiedler Lane, #5, Madison, WI 53713
Kahl, Jeremy G, 28, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
06/08/2016, $187.00, 1812 St
Road 92, Mount Horeb, WI
53572
Klubertanz, Jason C, 45, Operating vehicle without insurance, 06/12/2016, $124.00,
7421 Terrace Ave # 3, Middleton, WI 53562
Kreisler, Jordan K, 19, Vehicle Registration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel, 06/13/2016,
$38.00, 1602 Fordem Ave #
109, Madison, WI 53704
Larson, Troy A, 29, Theft,
06/30/2014, $250.00, W11632
State Highway 33, Portage, WI
53901
Larson, Troy A, 29, Theft,
10/11/2014, $250.00, W11632
State Highway 33, Portage, WI
53901
Lathrop, Maia J, 18, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/04/2016, $124.00, 6353 Briarcliff Ln, Middleton, WI 53562
Lipp, Zachary R, 23, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/22/2016, $149.20, 633 N
Henry St # 605, Madison, WI
53703
Malec, John P, 75, Seatbelt
Required
Oper/Pass,
06/15/2016, $10.00, 407 New
Age Cir, Verona, WI 53593
Malec, Judith K, 73, Ride in
Vehicle without seatbelt,
06/15/2016, $10.00, 407 New
Age Cir, Verona, WI 53593
Malone, Devin M, 18, Failure to Apply for a Transfer of
Title, 06/22/2016, $38.00, 7436
Century Ave # 3, Middleton, WI
53562
Malone, Devin M, 18, Operating vehicle without insurance,
06/22/2016, $98.80, 7436 Century Ave # 3, Middleton, WI
53562
Mc Elroy, Darryl D, 23, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/15/2016, $124.00, 9140
S Marshfield, Chicago, IL
60620
Mccabe, Jeanne B, 49, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/14/2016, $98.80, 550
Cabrillo Ct, Verona, WI 53593
Mehlhoff, Kelsey J, 25, Non
Registration,
06/21/2016,
$98.80, 1704 Alexandria Ct,
Waunakee, WI 53597
Moore, Ray L, 35, Seatbelt
Required
Oper/Pass,
06/14/2016, $10.00, 2023
Mayflower Dr # 5, Middleton,
WI 53562
Nguyen, Han T, 32, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/16/2016, $124.00, 3821
Queen St N, Saint Petersburg,
FL 33714
Nielsen, Edwin W, 65, Ex-
ceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/24/2016, $98.80, 5240

Bishops Bay Pkwy # 207, Middleton, WI 53597
Nixon, Wesley Samuel, 20,
Limits, 06/24/2016, $149.20,
4492 Deering Trl, Middleton,
WI 53562
Olivero, Jaime, 37, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/17/2016, $98.80, 215 West
St, Dane, WI 53529
Ortega, Francisco, 20, Operating w/o a Valid Drivers License, 06/24/2016, $124.00,
4613 Crescent Rd # 1, Fitchburg, WI 53711
Osborn, Gwendolyn A, 58,
Limits, 06/14/2016, $124.00, 14
S Meadow Ln, Madison, WI
53705
Pauley, Jeffrey D, 28,
FTS/Improper Stop at Stop
Sign, 06/20/2016, $98.80, 1226
Sweeney Dr Apt 7, Middleton,
WI 53562
Peekna, Markus I, 39, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/17/2016, $149.20, 1016
Tara Ln, Waunakee, WI 53597
Pfau, Meghan E, 18, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/13/2016, $124.00, 3926
Manitou Way, Madison, WI
53711
Pitassi, Mary E, 57, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
05/05/2016, $98.80, 7001
Colony Dr, Madison, WI 53717
Porter, Gary K, 39, Seatbelt
Required
Oper/Pass,
06/28/2016, $10.00, 6381 Everest Dr, Madison, WI 53719
Posadowska, Dominique V,
28, Operating after revocation,
06/20/2016, $124.00, 5673
King James Ct # 206, Fitchburg, WI 53719
Rattner, Kyle W, 32, Operating vehicle without insurance,
06/12/2016, $124.00, 2015
Sherman Ave, Madison, WI
53704
Richards, Thomas L, 50,
06/06/2016, $111.40, 517
Spruce St, Madison, WI 53715
Roberson, Sean Francis
Furry, 22, Seatbelt Required
Oper/Pass, 06/15/2016, $10.00,
405 Saint Francis Ct, Cross
Plains, WI 53528
Rosa, Guilherme J, 47, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/18/2016, $98.80, 6821
Phil Lewis Way, Middleton, WI
53562
Santiago Sanchez, Alma A,
$124.00, 2902 Patty Ln, Middleton, WI 53562
Schonenberger, Jacob J, 29,
Operating while Suspended,
06/19/2016, $124.00, 409
Maxwell St, Baraboo, WI
53913
City trick-or-treat hours Monday

City of Middleton trick-or-treathours are set for5-8
p.m.on Monday, October 31.

The Middleton Police Department encourages safety
and supervision during the annual Trick-or-Treat season. It is especially important for parents to adhere to
basic safety rules for their children when they are trickor-treating.
Connect with Middleton Police on Facebook, Twitter

andYouTube.
You can now call or text Middleton Police at608824-7300for non-emergencies.
treats.
The businesses include: Marilyns salon & opera
House, Barriques Market, Isthmus Eye Care, Dinys
Jewelers, Loris pet-Agree Salon, Chauette, BMO Harris Bank, Momentum Floral & Dcor, Free House Pub,
National Mustard Museum, Middleton Dress Company,
Hubbard Avenue Diner, Tradition Childrens Market, T.
Wall Enterprises, Staybridge Suites, Simon Real Estate,
Cenex /Middleton Co -op , Middleton Recreation Dept.,
Lifetime Eyecare Center, Sofra Family Bistro, Middle-
ton Chamber of Commerce, MK Accounting & Tax,

Roman Candle Pizza, Edward Jones Riley, Villa
Dolce, Middleton Depot, Z Bella Boutique, Garys art
& Frame,
Middleton Public Library,
Bloom Bake Shop, Pauls Neighborhood Bar, CCL
Management, CI Pediatric Therapy, Decker-Cole Interiors, Neena, Achenbach State Farm Insurance, The Sisters Kitchen, The Regal Find, The Village Green Bar,
Hallman Lindsay Paints, The Little Gym and the Middleton Senior Center.
Businesses host trick-or-treat this Friday
The Downtown Middleton Business Association

(DMBA) will host its Seventh Halloween Trick or Treat
Event on Friday, October 28 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The downtown is decorated with corn shocks and
scarecrows near the participating businesses. Businesses will have orange pumpkin faces on their front
doors to indicate they will be participating in the Halloween Trick or Treat event.
There are 42 businesses involved. The kids can stop
at them and show off their costumes while getting
Schonenberger, Jacob J, 29,

Limits, 06/19/2016, $149.20,
409 Maxwell St, Baraboo, WI
53913
Schuld, Chad R, 25, SpeedExceed
Posted
Limit,
06/10/2016, $98.80, 6863 Yellowwood Ln, De Forest, WI
53532
Schultz, Krista Rae, 26,
Method of Giving Signals,
12/13/2015, $98.80, 6949
Schroeder Road, #107, Madison, WI 53711
Schwartz, Adam J, 23, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia,
06/24/2016, $187.00, 7830
Brule St, Madison, WI 53717
Severson, Lucas W, 32, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
06/28/2016, $10.00, 4425 Hillcrest Dr, Madison, WI 53705
Shafer, Byron E, 69, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
06/14/2016, $98.80, 10621 W
Blue Mounds Rd, Blue
Mounds, WI 53517
Singh, Resham, 50, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits,
05/22/2016, $98.80, 1301 Starr
Grass Dr, Madison, WI 53719
St Clair, Jessica L, 32, Auto
Following
Too
Closely,
06/14/2016, $98.80, 9411 Spirit
St, Middleton, WI 53562
Torres Gonzalez, Jorge L, 37,
Limits, 06/11/2016, $149.20,
401 Holtzman Rd, Madison, WI
53713
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$111.40, 4085 Ridge Rd, Deerfield, WI 53531
Ward, Michael G, 55, Seatbelt Required Oper/Pass,
06/28/2016, $10.00, 1649 Park
St #2, Middleton, WI 53562
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$98.00, 10 Oak Glen Court,
Madison, WI 53717
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Glen Court, Madison, WI
53717
Zegarra, Emma M, 51, Exceeding Zones and Posted Limits, 06/17/2016, $98.80, 2405
Amherst Rd, Middleton, WI
53562
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Required
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St, Phoenix, AZ 85068
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$98.00,
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54901.
CHURCH NOTES
PAGE 9
MHS students
Tie is Teal
to save lives
Local teens recently took a colorful and inspiring stand

against cancer when Middleton High School football players
wore teal shoelaces to help raise awareness and funds to fight
ovarian cancer.
I launched the Tie it Teal nationwide campaign here at
Middleton High School, explained Sam King. Tie it Teal is
a mission created by the Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance
that spreads awareness of the terrible disease, Ovarian Cancer. It is so important that the community becomes more educated on this disease because its symptoms are so subtle that
they are hard to detect, causing a late stage diagnosis to become more common. Therefore, it is coined as the disease that
whispers. My aunt was diagnosed with stage four cancer six
years ago, and since then I have made it my duty to get everyone talking about the disease. In order to reach the community, I implemented Tie it Teal night, aFridaynight under the
lights at the Middleton Football game devoted to spreading
awareness. During this night, I worked with Bryn Jens, who
was also effected by this terrible cancer, and we passed out
hundreds of teal merchandise, as well as observed the entire
football team wear teal shoelaces. It was all a great success,
and if it saves one life it was well worth it.
Visit mnovarian.org to find out more about how you can join the fight against ovarian cancer.
AMOS
an obsession. The film, which is

being directed and co-produced
by Kristina Motwani, is currently fundraising, with hopes
of being completed next year. A
newly-released trailer, which
shows the various grim, cruel
and vexing twists and turns of
the case, shows just how passionate and personal Mortiers
disappearance has become for
those pursuing answers.
It all boils down to a few
simple, chilling words spoken
by Comp, a Middleton High
School graduate, in an interview
for the film: I believe I know
what happened to Amos Mortier
on November 8 of 2004.
Comp is a journalist, editor,
photographer and travel blogger. Readers of the Middleton
Times-Tribune are familiar with
his writing, most recently his
gut-wrenching Heroin Blues
series in which he laid bare his
own struggles with addiction.
Nationally, he has written
for The Progressive, In These
Times andThe Huffington Post.
He also served at the editor of
Coreweekly, a groundbreaking
weekly magazine based out of
Madison.
Newspaper associations in
Wisconsin and New Mexico
have recognized Comps work,
as have the National Scholastic
Press Association, the Milwaukee Press Club, the American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Association
of
Alternative
Newsweeklies. In 2010, he
launched the acclaimed travelogue,TheFeralScribe.com.
He is currently writing and
co-producing What Happened
to Amos? He is simultaneously
writing a book about the disappearance.
Comps ties to the case are
vast and complex. He covered
Mortiers disappearance, but it
was later, in 2008 that an anonymous source leaked to Comp
thousands of pages of confidential police reports, witness testimony and various other records
from secret state and federal
probes into the disappearance of
Mortier, a shy 27-year-old
known for his extraordinary
kindness. Mortier also led a
double-life
distributing
cannabis for an upstate New
York-basedtrafficking outfit.
The Fitchburg Polce Department has primary jurisdiction in
the case, but a Dane County detective assisted as co-lead from
Nov. 20, 2004 until sometime in
2006. From then it was Fitchburg and a DEA agent, according to Comp.
Comp soon discovered critical information was overlooked
or improperly vetted in the
chaotic onset of the investigation, he says. When he wrote an
article raising questions about
how detectives handled a lead
on a suspect who allegedly confessed to stabbing Mortier and
feeding him to pigs, investigators denounced the story. But
behind the scenes, witnesses
suspected of speaking to Comp
were visited by investigators, he
alleged.
Comp doubled down on his
research when circumstances in
his own life took an unexpected
and tragic turn. Amid an existential crisis following several
brushes with death, Comp sank
his teeth even deeper into the
last year of Mortiers life. He
believes he broke the case, and
now its time to get people to
listen. Mortier was a drug
dealer, yes. But he was also a
human being; kind, complex
and enigmatic, say his friends.
His humanity, and the deep
wounds caused by his disappearance, warrant answers.
Amos story is personal to
me on an impossible number of
levels, Comp said. I met his
mother two years into the investigation and then, as is the case
now, it is just her alone at the
computer looking for Amos. In
the Spring of 2008, I helped her
load Amos dog, Gnosis, [possibly the only witness to the
crime] into her car to take to the
vet, where later that evening he
died.
A peculiar bond develops
between journalist and source
over the span of these longitudinal interviews, which today
are nine years old and counting, he explained.
I knew this story would be
challenging as soon as I com-
mitted to writing about it,

Comp continued. But man, this
has redefined the word challenging in my world.
Comp said his initial interest
in the case stemmed from a desire to break through the governments wall of secrecy and
help a distraught mother.
I know Fitchburg Police
have trivialized my work as
trying to sell books, he said.
And there are others who also
feel I am profiteeringfrom this
tragedy. If money was any kind
of motivation for me, I would
have chosen a far easier, and
more certain, means of making
[it].
Far from profiting, Comp has
instead spent much of the past
decade traveling to attend hearings, interviewing, reading,
searching, obtaining and ruminating on the case.
Why do people come to care
about the things they come to
care about? Who knows? he
said. What I do know is that
when I was leaked those documents my obligations changed.
This was no longer about a disappearance only, but something
far bigger and more abstract:
the integrity of our criminal justice system.
Comp clashed with investigators, he said he pledged to
continue digging until he answered one simple question:
What Happened to Amos?
Well, I found it, he said.
And I believe we will find
Amos, too.
Motwani said lingering
stereotypes about those involved in the drug trade helped
lead the official investigation
astray.
Amosisnt here to tell his
story, in part, because he went
missing from a small city [the
case was investigated by both
Fitchburg and Dane County authorities] whose police department had never handled a case
approaching anywhere near the
scale or scope that the investigation into his disappearance
would prove to be, said Motwani. His disappearance, and
presumed murder, was also
complicated by Americans
conflicting attitudes and beliefs
View the trailer at kickstarter.com, or visit the What Happened to Amos? Facebook page.
To listen to a three-part podcast about the case, visit thevanishedpodcast.com.
when it comes to illicit drugs,
the people who sell them, as
well as those who use them.
The persistent, and in most
cases, erroneous assumptions
people make about those who
use drugs, especially marijuana,
was the invisible hand that
guided this investigation, Motwani continued. It went on for
six years, reached into five
states and into Canada, cost millions in taxpayer money and

was conducted largely in secret
with little public oversight.
In the end, she says, about a
dozen people served time in
prison, none of who were
caught selling or using marijuana. There were no wiretaps,
no surveillance, no hidden
video, no informants, just
Amos, who was never found,

and his disappearance, which
was never solved.Until now.
The professional team behind
What Happened to Amos? is
currently hoping to raise
$30,000 by Thursday, Nov. 17.
With that funding, they plan to
complete and release the full
documentary next year.
PAGE 10
Rally
time
Middleton
surges past
Oconomowoc
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
OCONOMOWOC One
play. One final play.
Thats what it came down to
for Middletons defense Friday
night.
The Cardinals had kept
Oconomowocs high-powered
offense one that was averaging 43.3 points per game in
check throughout their WIAA
Division 1 Level 1 playoff
match-up. Now, with the
Cardinals clinging to a 20-13
lead in the closing minutes,
Middleton defensive coordinator Tom Cabalka implored his
sensational unit to make one
last play.
Raccoons all-state quarterback Ben Nienhuis took the
4th-and-10 snap, and everyone
knew the ball was going to allstate wideout Zach Clayton,
who already had 13 catches on
the night. Middleton bracketed
Clayton with two of its top
defenders C.J. Fermanich
and Joe Ludwig but
Nienhuis fired that way anyhow.
Nienhuis pass was on target, but the ball was tipped
away.
Middleton
20,
Oconomowoc 13.
Next stop? The second
round of the postseason.
Their whole offense is really good, Ludwig said. It took
an entire team effort to shut
that unit down. And I think up
front we did an outstanding job
putting pressure on them, shutting down the run game for the
most part. In the backfield, we
did a great job covering them.
It feels good.
It should.
Middleton improved to 8-2
and will host eighth-seeded
Madison La Follette in Level 2
of the postseason on Oct. 28.
Oconomowoc finished the year
8-2.
Of the four No. 4 vs. 5
matchups in Division 1,
Middleton and Oconomowoc
had the best-combined records
entering the game (15-3, .833).
Its a shame one of these
teams had to lose, Middleton
coach Tim Simon said. Both
of these teams should still be
playing.
Middletons defense is the
No. 1 reason its still alive.
The Raccoons had scored 42
points, or more, in six of its
first nine games this year.
Oconomowoc was also averaging 450.2 total yards per game.
But Middleton held the
Raccoons to just 302 total
yards and a season-low in
points. Oconomowoc entered
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Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton junior quarterback Davis Roquet and senior center Kayden Lyles helped the Cardinals edge Oconomowoc, 20-13, in
the first round of the playoffs last Friday.
Middleton territory on six of its

seven possessions, but the
Cardinals
bend-but-dontbreak defense allowed just two
touchdowns.
(Nienhuis) is a heck of a
quarterback and (Clayton) is a
crazy athlete, Simon said.
They were going to make
plays. We just couldnt let them
go wild.
Despite the Cardinals stellar play on defense, their
offense couldnt get much
going against an Oconomowoc
defense that had been sieve-
like all year. And when

Middleton took over with 9
minutes left in the game, it
trailed, 13-12.
But the Cardinals embarked
on a 14-play, 77-yard gamewinning drive that junior running back Dion Huff capped
with a seven-yard touchdown
run.
During Middletons memorable march, it produced a bevy
of key plays that kept its season
alive.
At the outset of the drive,
Cardinals senior wideout
Myron Ashford drew a 15-yard

pass interference play on thirdand-9.
Quarterback Davis Roquet,
who isnt known for his running prowess, later picked up a
fourth-and-3 and a third-and-5
with his feet.
Finally, Huff capped the
drive with a powerful run off of
left tackle. Roquet then ran in
the two-point conversion to
give Middleton a 20-13 lead.
They played some pretty
dang good coverage down the
field, Roquet said. And when
those guys are locked up, I
have one option: run.
Oconomowoc had one final
chance and picked up a quick

first down when Nienhuis
found Clayton for 11 yards to
the Raccoons 45. But the
Cardinals defense immediately stiffened.
Nienhuis fired three straight
incompletions when he was
under heavy pressure from end
Nate Helbach and linebacker
Caleb Cymbalak. Then after an
Oconomowoc
timeout,
Nienhuis threw for Clayton
once again, but Fermanich and
Ludwig broke the pass up.
We knew we were going to
give up a few plays, Ludwig
said. We just had to make sure
FOOTBALL, page 20
Running down
their dreams
Boys cross
country team
off to state
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
They wont be the favorite.

But Middletons boys cross
country team is most certainly
a darkhorse to win the WIAA
Division 1 title on Saturday in
Wisconsin Rapids.
Madison West heads to the
state meet as the consensus
favorite to hoist gold. But the
Cardinals hung with the
Regents at last Saturdays
DeForest Sectional and could
be the greatest challengers to
the Regents at state.
West won the sectional
with 40 points, while the
Cardinals were second at 43
and earned the other spot at
state. Madison Memorial (74),
DeForest (149) and Madison
East (149) rounded out the top
five.
The Cardinals impressive
performance helped them
reach the state meet for a
fourth consecutive year.
I think we all believe we
can hang with West at state
and can win, Middleton firstyear coach Brian Finnel said.
Arrowhead
will
be
tough too. Thats been the
goal all year after all.

Anything can happen.
Middleton, which had been
well back of West in recent
weeks, had a terrific run at
sectionals and nearly caught
the Regents.
Cardinals senior Gus
Newcomb finished first overall, completing the 5,000meter race in 16 minutes even,
10 seconds ahead of runner-up
Noah Zamzow-Schmidt of
Madison West.
Gus has been more tactical in his race efforts this year,
minus the first race of the season, as we prep him for state
and
the
Footlocker
Championships, Finnel sad.
Its impossible to go to the
well every race. You can probably do that three or four
times before you run out of
gas.
So Saturday was a good
gut-check, as he closed his
last mile in about 4:40. Hes
ready to roll with the big dogs
(this) weekend. Im excited to
watch it unfold!
Middleton junior Jack
Rader had a terrific race himself, finishing third overall in
16:23. Cardinals junior Sam
Jaeger was seventh overall
(16:29), sophomore Caleb
Easton was eighth (16:31) and
freshman Braedon Gilles was
24th (17:12).
Braedon Gilles was our
performer of the meet, Finnel
said. Hes been back and
forth all season on varsity and

had a sensational race with a
PR.
Not only that, but he ran
down eight or nine people the
last 400 meters. It was unbelievably awesome to watch!
Hes got more yet in that tank,
too.
Overall, Finnel was thrilled
how his team ran.
On Thursdaywe sat down
and talked about our race
strategy, Finnel said. I have
had some these guys execute
race strategies perfectly in
track, but cross country its
usually a tad more challenging with the number of bodies.
However, the guys executed the race plan perfectly
and everyone had a sensational last mile I think due to that.
Not only that, but they were
able to gain some ground on
some of the other competitors
from the week before timewise and place.
Middletons terrific showing has Finnel & Co. believing anything is possible at
state.
The stars will definitely
have to align for us, Finnel
said. And again, we will need
our fifth person to be as close
to Wests as possible. At state,
just mere seconds, can be 1015 points.
We will have to race smart
thats for sure, and not get
XC, page 17
PAGE 11
Jack Rader and Middletons boys cross country team is headed to the state meet Saturday.
Knocking on
heavens door
PAGE 12
Boys soccer
team two steps
from state
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The first two games have

both been laughers.
The next two figure to be far
more demanding.
Middletons boys soccer
team rolled through its WIAA
Division 1 regional last week.
The Cardinals bested Janesville
Parker, 10-0, in a regional
semifinal last Thursday and
toppled Mukwonago, 5-0, in a
regional final last Saturday.
The Cardinals now host
Madison East in a sectional
semifinal Thursday at 7 p.m.
The winner faces either Sun
Prairie or Beloit Memorial in a
sectional final Saturday at 6
p.m. at Kettle Moraine.
Middleton, which fell in the
first round of the playoffs in
2014 and lost in the sectional
semifinals in 2015, is trying to
reach the state tournament for
the first time since 2011.
Some of our players have
bowed out of the tournament
too early, in their view, for two
years in a row now, Middleton
coach. They are ready to
approach this (East) game and
every game to come as if it
were the championship match.
This team controls their
destiny, and given the proper
focus and effort they can
steamroll to state. The only
demons we need to exorcise
before Halloween are internal
and have nothing to do with

Purgolder ghosts.
Middleton made quick work
of both of its foes last week.
In the Cardinals rout of
Parker, Derek Waleffe scored
two goals in the first 15 minutes. Gregory Pauly assisted on
both goals.
Before the night was over,
Max Lawrence and Bryce
Schuster both scored twice,
while Bradan Allen, Max
Raisleger, James Handel and
Andrew Lund each added
goals.
Alex Warholic, Simon Sisk,
Allen, Lund and Lawrence all
had assists, as well.
Great start to the playoffs,
Kollasch said. While the
result was expected and similar
to our conference match score
from earlier in the year, we
used the game as a way to
accelerate our play and tune up
our rhythm.
Middleton then rolled past
eighth-seeded Mukwonago in
the regional finals.
Allen led the Cardinals with
two goals and two assists.
Waleffe had a goal and an
assist, while Handel and
Warholic both added goals and
Drake Vandermause had two
assists.
Middleton led, 2-0, at halftime, then ran away and hid in
the second half.
We didnt know quite what
to expect from this team since
they dont play many Madisonarea opponents and they had up
and down performances on the
year so far, Kollasch said.
Our pressure quickly exposed
their midfield and it was only a
matter of time for us to score.
The most impressive part

was not the final score, but the
focus our Cardinals had in
staying true to their game plan
and improving on their execution during the game.
Now comes a gigantic
rematch with Madison East.
Middleton had a chance to
win the outright Big Eight
Conference championship on
Oct. 13. Instead, East toppled
the Cardinals, 1-0, giving Sun
Prairie the league title.
Now, emotions should be
sky high Thursday.
I think our players know
that our lackluster play was a
major contributor to the poor
results, Kollasch said of the
loss to East. We allowed East
to remain in the game and
allowed for chance to play a
determining role in the outcome. We are determined not to
let chance determine the winner this time.
Middleton 5, Mukwonago 0
Mukwonago ........................... 0 0 0
Middleton ............................... 2 3 5
First half: Mid Allen (Waleffe),
21:54; Warholic (Allen), 32:54.
Second half: Mid Allen (pk),
67:30; Handel (Vandermause), 68:28;
Waleffe (Allen), 71:35.
Saves: Muk (Winter) 2; Mid (Martin
2, Sampson 2) 4.
Middleton 10, Janesville Parker 0

Janesville Parker .................. 0 0 0
Middleton ............................ 7 3 1 0
First half: M Waleffe (Pauly),
6:11; Waleffe (Pauly), 14:16; Lawrence
(Allen), 17:28; Schuster, 22:53;
Reisleger (Lund), 33:53; Allen, 41:18;
Lund (Warholic), 44:52.
Second half: M Schuster, 58:01;
Handel (Lawrence), 70:43; Lawrence
(Sisk), 72:28. Saves: JP (Olvera 15, Lyle
1) 16; M (Martin 1, Sampson 1) 2.
Derek Waleffe and Middletons boys soccer team rolled through regionals last week.
Speed kills
PAGE 13
Allens exploits have soccer Cards thinking big

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
In Aug., 2013, Bradan Allen

and his family had just moved
to Middleton.
The freshman-to-be still
hadnt taken a class at his new
school. He wasnt even sure
what his class list looked like.
But Allen went to the first
game for the Cardinals freshman boys soccer team and
made quite a first impression.
My first game I scored four
goals, Allen said. School
hadnt started yet, but soccer
was already going. Nobody
even knew who I was that day.
That anonymity certainly
didnt last long.
Over the last three seasons,
Allen has established himself
as one of the elite players in the
state. And thanks to Allen and a
gifted surrounding cast, the
Cardinals dream of reaching
the WIAA Division 1 state
tournament is alive and well.
Middleton rolled through
regional play last weekend.
Now, the top-seeded Cardinals
host Madison East in a sectional semifinal Thursday at 7 p.m.
The winner advances to
Saturdays sectional final. The
time and location of that game
have yet to be determined.
All the experience we have

really, really helps at the high
school level, Allen said.
Having the experience of
playing for your school is really important.
We have a lot of guys who
have been through a lot. I definitely feel like if we keep it
together and play how we
should, we can have a run at
state, for sure.
Middleton has enjoyed a terrific season.
The Cardinals are 16-2-2,
have climbed as high as No. 2
in the polls and have proven
they can play with anyone in
the state. A major reason for
that is Allen, who ranks among
Middletons all-time leaders in
career goals (74), career points
(171) and game-winning goals
(21).
Allen, a University of
Wisconsin recruit, has a rare
blend of speed and skill that
make him virtually indefensible with just one defender.
Allens ability to attack defenses or set up teammates when
double- and triple-teams arrive
has been an enormous reason
the Cardinals are averaging
4.65 goals per game.
He just has a nose to go to
the goal and a willingness to go
to the goal, which is missing in
some people, Middleton
coach Ben Kollasch said of
Allen. Just about everyone in
the conference, their plan was
to double or triple team him. I
think this year were doing
more to take advantage of that.
We have a lot more depth.
Thats certainly true. But
theres no doubt, Allen is
Middletons most dangerous
player at or near the goal.
Over the last three seasons,
Allen has a goal or an assist in
49 of Middletons 60 games.
During Allens junior and senior campaigns, hes been
blanked just four times.
Allen has scored two goals,
or more, 23 different times.

Hes also had eight hat tricks
and a five-goal game this season
against
Hartland
Arrowhead, one of the states
elite teams.
In addition, Allen has
increased his assist total every
year hes been in the program.
I think I have a pretty good
ability to see the pitch, Allen
said. I think I can see the open
person. And I have a pretty
good knack for getting to the
goal at all times.
The first thing that jumps
off the page is Allens speed.
While Allen said he hasnt been
timed in a 40- or 100-yard
dash, its rare when hes not the
fastest player on the field.
He certainly is a sprinter
type and he makes his living on
sprinting, Kollasch said. And
we treat his body like a sprinter
in a lot of ways.
Speed is fine, but if you
dont use it at the right time and
have a plan to destroy people
with it, it doesnt do you any
good. He has that killer attitude
to use his speed and then he has
a very good touch to go with it.
I dont know if its the best
touch on the team, but when
youre that fast, it doesnt have
to be.
Allen is also a terrific ball
handler and has a deft touch
around the goal. It helped him
earn first-team all-state honors
in 2015, an honor he seems certain to receive again this fall.
Its the acceleration more
than the speed, Allen said.
The first touch is what really
helps me. Some kids are just as
fast as me when it comes to
sprinting speed. But its just the
first touch and getting around
them that really helps me.
Allen is one of the most
talkative Cardinals. And hes
known as one of Middletons
biggest jokesters.
What isnt a joke, though, is
his desire to reach the state
Bradan Allen and Middletons boys soccer team have their sights set on state.
tournament.
Middletons proud program
has been to state 12 times in
school history and won the title
in 2004. But the Cardinals
havent been to state since
2011. And Kollasch, now in his
fourth season as Middletons

boss, is looking for his first
trip.
Allen & Co. know this
group has all the parts to make
that dream a reality.
If we just stick with each
other, when it comes down to

it, if we play like one, we have
a good chance at state, Allen
said. We all think this is the
year.
PAGE 14
Girls spikers two steps from state
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Jessi Nonn (left) and Olivia Nyffeler (above) helped Middletons girls volleyball team advance
to sectionals last week.
MHS hosts
Sun Prairie in
sectional semis
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Survive and advance.

Thats really all that matters
at this time of year.
And Middletons girls volleyball team is proof of that.
The fourth-seeded Cardinals
edged 13th-seeded Madison La
Follette, 25-10, 25-23, 20-25,
27-29, 21-19 in a WIAA
Division 1 regional semifinal
last Thursday.
Middleton was then much
sharper in its regional final last
Saturday and toppled La

Crosse Central, 25-18, 25-11,
25-18.
Middleton now hosts topseeded Sun Prairie in a sectional semifinal Thursday at 5 p.m.
The winner advances to the
sectional final against either
second-seeded Waunakee or
third-seeded Monona Grove
Saturday at 7 p.m. in Verona.
We played Sun Prairie
early in the season and our
offense and defense were
inconsistent, Middleton coach
Franco Marcos said. We are
playing better volleyball right
now and our girls are much
more confident than they were
when we played Sun Prairie
back in early September. We
just need to be the better team
comeThursdaynight.
The Cardinals were the better team against the Lancers

but just barely.
Middleton rolled through
the first two sets, then dropped
the next two. In the decisive
fifth set, the Cardinals fought
off four match points before
prevailing.
Based on the seeding, you
would think that it would have
been an easier match, Marcos
said.However, this is the third
time that we have played them
and they put up a good battle. I
think it is fair to say that we are
battle tested.
Indeed.
Lily Welti led the Cardinals
with 16 kills and 25 digs, while
Jessi Nonn had 25 digs and two
aces.Jennifer McGinnis had 11
kills, 15 digs, three blocks and
and two aces, while Mimi

McMurray had 34 assists, 32
digs, two aces and 2.5 blocks,.
Reagan Thomas had 11
digs, Jordan Gundrum had nine
aces, six kills and 15 digs and
Hannah Flottmeyer had 7.5
blocks.
We were in total control
and then lost our momentum,
Marcos said. We were on the
verge of getting eliminated not
once, but four times. Our team
fought back and I am very
proud of them for showing
resilience.
Middleton then had a much
easier time against La Crosse
Central. The Cardinals took
control of the match in the first
set and never looked back.
Welti again led the way with
12 kills and 10 digs, while
Nonn had 26 digs. McGinnis

had 11 kills and three blocks
and McMurray had four kills,
3.5 blocks, 33 assists and 17
digs.
Gundrum had five kills and
seven digs, Olivia Farin had 16
digs and Flottmeyer added four
blocks.
We played a good match
against La Crosse Central,
Marcos said. We minimized
the unforced hitting and serving errors. We got them out of
system and played good
defense.
Now comes what should be
a thrilling Thursday night of
volleyball.
After Middleton and Sun
Prairie meet in one sectional
semifinal, Waunakee and
Monona Grove square off in
another.
It
will
be
an
exciting Thursday night at
Middleton, Marcos said.
Oct. 22
Middleton 3, La Crosse Central 0
La Crosse Central.. 18 11 18
Middleton.... 25 25 25
LA CROSSE CENTRAL (leaders): Kills Jacobson 7. Blocks
Peterson 4. Digs LaRu 10. Aces
Blank 3. Assists Blank 10.
MIDDLETON: Kills Welt 12.
Blocks Flottmeyer 5. Digs Welt 10.
Aces Welt 2. Assists McMurray 26.
Oct. 20
Middleton 3, Madison La Follette 0
Madison La Follette ... 10 23 25 29 19
Middleton ................... 25 25 20 27 21
LA FOLLETTE: Kills Turner
14. Blocks Johnson 2. Digs Elder
12. Assists Daggett 30.
MIDDLETON: Kills Welti 16.
Blocks Flottmeyer 5. Digs
McMurray 32. Aces Gundrum 9.
Assists McMurray 34.
Bullies of
the Big 8
Boys spikers
win league
tournament
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middleton boys volleyball

team has dominated the Big
Eight Conference much like
the New England Patriots rule
the AFC East, Alabama controls SEC football, and both
Duke and North Carolina own
ACC basketball.
Simply put, the Cardinals
are the league bully.
Well, Middleton was back at
it last Saturday, rolling to six
straight wins and capturing the
second Big Eight Conference
tournament. Not only did the
Cardinals go 6-0 on the day,
they didnt lose a set.
Middleton has now won 10
of the last 11 conference titles,
both conference tournaments
and is 115-4 in league dual
meets since 2006.
A very long day of volleyball, but we came out a little bit
better after being tested a couple of times, Middleton coach
Ben White said. We agreed to
the conference tournament last
year and this year was the first
time of the round-robin schedule to give everyone two
opportunities against opponentsin one year.
All the coaches seemed to
enjoy it, and if you have a deep
bench like we do, you are
going to have a serious advantage. We were able to get plenty of players opportunities and
rest players when needed, so I
always felt like we were fresh
for every match.
Middleton rolled past all six
of its conference foes.
The Cardinals toppled
Madison East, 25-13, 25-17
and bested Fort Atkinson, 2513, 25-19. Middleton upended
Madison La Follette, 25-23,
25-15 and downed Beloit
Memorial, 25-10, 25-11.
And the Cardinals defeated
Madison Memorial, 25-16, 2517 and beat Madison West, 2522, 25-14.
Brian Verganz led the
Cardinals with 39 kills and
seven blocks, while Cole
Spitler had 38 kills. Thomas
Robson had 40 digs and seven
aces, while Andrew Lepage
had 135 assists.
Ben Miller had four aces,
Jack Herder added six blocks
and Carson Blair had 23 digs.
Overall we played pretty
well on the day, White said.
It was exciting to see Brian
lead us in kills. If we can get
Brian going like that its going
to open up things for our outside hitters a lot and make us a
very tough out in the postseason. We need to keep working
on serving with a purpose and
putting more pressure on opponents off the serve.
On deck: Middleton hosted Wauwatosa East Tuesday,
then is off until Nov. 1, when
the top-seeded Cardinals host a
WIAA Division 1 sectional
semifinal.
BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE

TOURNAMENT
Conference
tournament
records: Middleton 6-0; Madison
West 4-2; Madison Memorial 4-2;
Madison La Follette 3-3; Beloit
Memorial 2-4; Fort Atkinson 2-4;
Madison East 0-6.
Conference
regular-season
dual-match standings:1, Middleton
6-0; 2, Madison West 5-1; 3,
Madison La Follette 4-2; 4,
Madison Memorial 3-0; 5, Fort
Atkinson 2-4; 6, Beloit Memorial
1-5; 7, Madison East 0-6.
Round-robin results
First round Beloit
Memorial def. Fort Atkinson, 2125, 25-22, 15-12; Madison West
def. Madison Memorial, 25-20, 2518; Middleton def. Madison East,
25-13, 25-17.
Second round Madison
West def. Beloit Memorial, 29-27,
25-20; Madison La Follette def.
Madison East, 25-20, 25-16;
Middleton def. Fort Atkinson, 2513, 25-19.
Third round Middleton def.
PAGE 15
Cole Spitler and Middletons boys volleyball team won the Big Eight Conference tournament last Saturday.
Madison La Follette, 25-23, 25-17;
Beloit Memorial def. Madison
East, 25-17, 25-18; Madison
Memorial def. Fort Atkinson, 2517, 25-22.
Fourth round Madison
Memorial def. Madison East, 2516, 25-15; Madison West def. Fort
Atkinson, 25-22, 25-15; Madison
La Follette def. Beloit Memorial,

27-25, 25-20.
Fifth round Madison
Memorial def. Madison La
Follette, 25-22, 22-25, 15-9;
Middleton def. Beloit Memorial,
25-11, 25-10; Madison West def.
Madison East, 25-19, 25-12.
Sixth round Fort Atkinson
def. Madison East, 25-12, 25-20;

Middleton def. Madison Memorial,
25-16, 25-17; Madison La Follette
def. Madison West, 16-25, 25-21,
15-9.
Seventh round Middleton
def. Madison West, 25-22, 25-14;
Fort Atkinson def. Madison La

Follette, 19-25, 25-22, 15-10;
Madison Memorial def. Beloit
Memorial, 25-17, 25-17.
Swimmers
win Big 8
PAGE 16
Middleton
notches 7th
straight title
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The Big Eight Conference

is the states premier league in
girls swimming and diving.
So Middleton had every
reason to take a bow and
thump its chest last Tuesday.
The Cardinals rolled past
Madison Memorial, 110-60,
and won the conference title
with a perfect 9-0 mark.
Middleton also won its seventh consecutive conference
title.
This was a great way to
end our season, said
Cardinals coach Lauren
Cabalka.The girls knew this
was the final stop in completing our in-season goal of winning the conference dual season.
To go 9-0 seems to get a
lot harder each year.The competition gets more intense and
you almost have a target on
your back. I cannot say
enough about this group of
young ladies, though. They
remained composed as we
transitioned to a very young
team and kept their focus on
things that we could control
throughout each week.
Middleton won all three
relays and seven of eight individual races.
Middletons 200-yard medley relay team of Chiara
Pierobon
Mays,
Alex
Anagnostopoulos, Makenna
Licking
and
Gabriela
Pierobon Mays finished first.
The Cardinals 200-yard
freestyle relay team of
Gabriela Pierobon Mays,

Caroline Hippen, Hannah
Aegerter and Cora Mack was
first.
And Middletons quartet of
Aegerter, Licking, Mack and
Hippen was first.
Middletons Mack, Hippen
and Licking went 1-2-3 in the
200-yard freestyle. Aegerter
won the 200-yard IM, while
Emily Keebler was second.
Gabriela Pierobon Mays
won the 50-yard freestyle,
while Chiara Pierobon Mays
was second in the 100-yard
butterfly.
Mack,
Aegerter
and
Gabriela Pierobon Mays went
1-2-3 in the 100-yard
freestyle,
while
Elise
Hokanson and Margaret
McGill were first and second.
Chiara Pierobon Mays won
the 100-yard backstroke,
while Anagnostopoulos won
the 100-yard breaststroke and
Keebler was second.
Each week, they set a
goal, Cabalka said. Each
week, they met or exceeded
that goal. I think if you were
to walk on deck on any given
day, youd be shocked to
know that the majority of our
team is made up of freshmen
and sophomores.
Winning the Big Eight is a
tremendous accomplishment
and I am incredibly proud of
the efforts these girls have put
making
that
into
happen.Weve been on a great
ride for a few years now and
each season has its own identity and special moments. I
love the identity this team has
created and am looking forward to some very special
moments ahead. I think the
best is yet to come from these
girls.
Chiara Pierobon Mays and Middletons girls swimming team won the Big Eight Conference for a seventh straight year.
n XC
caught in going out too

crazy. If we can get about 100
points or less, I feel confident
that will be enough to walk
away with some hardware.
Middletons girls were
fourth overall and failed to
qualify for state as a team.
Waunakee (57) and Madison
Memorial (60) earned trips to
state, while the Cardinals
(101) came up short.
Middleton junior Erika
Rader did finish 10th individually, though, and earned a
trip to state as an individual.
Rader finished the race in
19:55.
We are all extremely
excited for her, Middleton
coach Alexa Richardson said.
Erika has been improving all
year and finally had a break-
through race at conference.

This is Erikas first time
running under 20 minutes and
I dont think shell look back.
Erika is a fierce competitor
and dedicated athlete. She
definitely earned and deserves
her ticket to state.
sophomore
Middleton
Charlotte Sue was 17th
(20:12), freshman Maeve
Gonter was 21st (20:26), senior Molly Hoferle was 23rd
(20:31) and senior Maya
Gibson was 30th (20:58).
The girls are disappointed
they didnt make it to state as
a team, Richardson said.
However, I reminded them
five of the top-seven ran a personal best race at sectionals!
We ended on a bittersweet
note, but the girls are already
excited for next year. I am

beyond thrilled with all of the
girls this season.
DeForest sectional
BOYS
Team scores: Madison West 40,
Middleton 43, Madison Memorial 74,
DeForest 149, Madison East 149,
Stoughton 150, Baraboo 185, Oregon
195, Verona 205, Sauk Prairie 236,
Waunakee 296, Reedsburg 372.18
Top 10 individuals, individual
qualifiers:1, Newcomb, Mid, 16:00; 2,
Zamzow-Schmidt, MW, 16:10; 3,
Rader, Mid, 16:23; 4, Topel, MW, 16:24;
5, Rohn-Capellaro, ME, 16:27 (IQ); 6,
Vander Meer, MM, 16:28 (IQ); 7,
Jaeger, Mid, 16:29; 8, Easton, Mid,
16:31; 9, Bishop, MW, 16:31; 10,
Letcher, MW, 16:33; 11, Foster, MM
16:33 (IQ); 12, Bietz, MM, 16:35 (IQ);
13, Model, Sto, 16:35 (IQ).
Middleton 1, Newcomb 16:00;
3, Rader 16:23; 7, Jaeger 16:29; 8,
Easton 16:31; 24, Gilles 17:12.
GIRLS
Team scores: Waunakee 57,
Madison Memorial 60, Stoughton 63,
Middleton 101, Madison West 166,
Verona 173, Oregon 191, DeForest 206,
Sauk Prairie 231, Madison East 271,
Reedsburg 278, Baraboo 299.
Top 10 individuals:1, Hoopes, Wau
19:04; 2, Hacker, MW, 19:22 (IQ); 3,
Owca, MM, 19:27; 4, Galgon, Wau
19:36; 5, Royston, Wau, 19:36; 6,
Wozniak, Sto, 19:36 (IQ); 7, Ross, Sto,
19:47 (IQ); 8, Jenny, Sto, 19:52 (IQ); 9,
Dotzler, Wau, 19:52; 10, Rader, Mid,
19:55 (IQ).
Middleton 10, Rader 19:55; 17,
Sue 20:12; 21, Gonter 20:26; 23,
Hoferle 20:31; 30, Gibson 20:58.
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n FOOTBALL
those plays cant become

bigger. Make the tackle, keep
them in front of us, limit the
damage.
Middleton did that all night.
In the first half alone, the
Raccoons
crossed
into
Cardinals territory on all three
of their drives. But Middleton
kept Oconomowoc off the
scoreboard the first time all
year the Raccoons were
blanked in a half and led, 60, at the break.
On Oconomowocs first
possession of the game,
Nienhuis and Clayton connected for 12 yards on a 4th-and-5.
But Clayton fumbled and
Middletons Joe Ludwig recovered.
On the Raccoons next possession, they put together a 10play, 53-yard drive. But on
fourth-and-3 from Middletons
20, Cardinals senior safety Jack
Smith blitzed off the edge and
knocked down a Nienhuis pass.
On the Raccoons third and
final possession of the half,
they drove to Middletons 33.
But Nienhuis threw four
straight incompletions and the
Cardinals held.
When we got into their territory, we just let off the gas
pedal for whatever reason,
Clayton said. It kind of sucks
to go out that way. I dont think
we left everything on the field.
And thats going to bother me
for a long, long time.
Oconomowoc coach Ryan
McMillen was certainly bothered by his teams inability to
finish.
We have to finish drives,
McMillen said. We moved the

ball, but we didnt finish drives
and we left points out there. It
probably caught up to us in the
end.
Middleton broke through
early in the second quarter on a
3-yard touchdown plunge by
junior running back James
Pabst. The point after was
blocked, though, and the
Cardinals lead was just 6-0.
Middleton could have
extended its advantage just
before halftime. But on backto-back plays, Fermanich
dropped what would have been
touchdown passes.
The Raccoons, who play
predominantly a 3-4 base
defense, played 4-3 most of the
night. Oconomowoc used several key offensive players on
defense for one of the first
times all season. And the
Raccoons allowed 11.3 fewer
points than their season average.
It comes to playoff time
and theyre going to play their
studs, Simon said. They did a
nice job on defense tonight.
Give them credit.
Oconomowoc went 73
yards in nine plays on its first
possession of the second half
and grabbed a 7-6 lead when
Nienhuis and Clayton connected for a 3-yard touchdown.
Middleton, which makes its
living on the ground, answered
with an 85 yard drive in which
83 yards came through the air.
Roquet and Fermanich connected for a 28-yard touchdown pass that put the
Cardinals back in front, 12-7,
Tom Cabalkas defense was sensational as Middleton knocked off Oconomowoc, 20-13, in the first round of the playoffs last
Friday.
with 4:09 left in the third quarter.

Oconomowoc
answered
with an 11-play, 67-yard drive
that senior running back Jacob
Rams capped with a 2-yard TD
run that gave the Raccoons a
13-12 lead.
After both teams punted,
Middleton forged a drive that

won the game and kept its season alive.
This was unbelievable,
Roquet said. As a team, we
just rely on each other and
know the other person next to
us is going to do their job. And
it was just awesome to win like
this.
Middleton ....................... 0 6 6 8 20
Oconomowoc ................. 0 0 7 6 13
M Pabst 4 run (kick failed)
Oc Clayton 4 pass from Nienhuis
(Roseliep kick)
M Fermanich 28 pass from
Roquet (run failed)
Oc Rams 3 run (pass failed)
M Huff 7 run (Roquet run)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing:M, Huff 19-87. Oc, Rams
10-82.
Passing: M, Roquet 10-20149.
Oc, Nienhuis 22-36-0-220.
Receiving:M, Fermanich 9-88. Oc,
Clayton 13-157.

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