August 2022

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Paul Clarence Weber

CROSS PLAINS–Paul Clarence Weber, 78, of Cross Plains, passed away peacefully at Heartland Country Village nursing facility in Black Earth on June 7, 2022. He was born at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison on May 14, 1944, to Leonard N. and Regina M. (Esser) Weber.

Paul graduated from Queen of Apostles Seminary High School in Madison and enlisted in the US Army National Guard. In August 1972, Paul married Ruthann Auman. He worked at Whitewater College as a baker and then he joined the family-owned Weber's Bakery, which began in 1967, located at 2223 Main St. in Cross Plains, until they closed in 1988. Paul later worked as a baker for Cub Foods grocery store in Madison, and at Middleton Farmers Co-op until he retired.

He is survived by his beloved wife of almost 50 years, Ruthann. He is also survived by his brothers, Edward (Katherine), Harold (Sue), Joe, and John (Janice); his sister-in-law, Donna  Weber; and many nieces and nephews.

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JoAnn R. Stormer

LODI/LAKE WISCONSIN–JoAnn Roy Stormer, age 65, of Lodi, passed away on Jan. 12, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

JoAnn was born on July 9, 1956, in Rockford, IL, the daughter of Franklin and Jacqueline (Blais) Roy. After she graduated from Rockford's Boylan Catholic High School in 1974, she relocated to Madison to attend Edgewood College. 

In March of 1975, JoAnn met the love of her life, Stephen M. Stormer. Six months later they were engaged. Nine months after that they were married on June 26, 1976.

JoAnn began her career with the Catholic church, working as the Director of Education for three different Madison-area churches. In 1990, she transitioned to secular work as the Director of Volunteer Services for the Southwest Chapter of the American Red Cross. Throughout her career, she also participated in many professional organizations and boards.

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Mary Ann Baldwin

WEST BEND–Mary Ann Baldwin, 75, of Madison, peacefully passed away on Aug. 3, 2022 at The Kathy Hospice, with her family by her side.

Mary was born to the late Roy and Mabel Rades, Nov. 1, 1946, in Shawano. She graduated from Shawano High School in 1965. She was immensely proud to have received her bachelor’s degree from Upper Iowa University in 1996 at the age of 49. Mary worked for over 36 years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, retiring in 2003 with emeritus status; she truly enjoyed her interactions with the engineering students, especially meeting those from other countries.

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Cross Plains Needs a Crossing Guard

CROSS PLAINS–Cross Plains police will staff the school crossing on Church Street for the next few weeks but after that Police Chief Tony Ruesga asked the village board Monday to find other help.

Efforts to hire a crossing guard last year weren’t successful and a police officer filled in, but Ruesga said that’s not feasible given the department’s staffing constraints.

“Emergency calls can take us away from the street crossing…Parents depend on someone being there…but the police can’t handle it anymore,” Ruesga said.

The Middleton Cross Plains Area School District has posted the position and it’s been publicized on social media but no takers yet for the job that pays $12 an hour.

“I don’t think it’s about the money…even at $20 an hour,” said Village President Jay Lengfeld. 

The job requires a half hour’s work in the morning and again in the afternoon, five days a week.

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City Council Approves Sustainable Plan

MIDDLETON–The Middleton Common Council approved a 2022-24 sustainable city plan developed by the city’s sustainability committee. The new plan replaces the previous one adopted in 2010 setting new and updated goals.

Sustainability committee chair Kristie Pulvermacher presented the new plan highlighting some of the changes from the 2010 plan.

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New School Year, New COVID-19 Protocols

MIDDLETON–Decisions about applying certain COVID-19 mitigation protocols have shifted from school officials to families for the coming academic year, Middleton Cross Plains Area School District board members heard Monday.

Students and staff who have a fever, chills, loss of taste or smell, symptoms associated with COVID-19, are still urged to stay home or go home, said Kendra Deja, the district’s health services coordinator.

Many things will stay the same to keep students safe including, sanitizers in classrooms, health education courses will continue to stress COVID-19 prevention measures, HEPA filters will function in lunchrooms where people are unmasked, and special cleaning measures taken in classrooms where there’s been an outbreak.

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Police Say Social Media Reporting of Attempted Abduction Incorrect

MIDDLETON–The Middleton Police Department told residents it is aware of information on social media reporting an attempted abduction near the Middleton High School on Aug. 22. The department is investigating an incident that occurred yesterday in the 2200 block of Parmenter Street; however, the information provided in the course of the investigation does not support that report.

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‘Tactical Urbanism’ Measures Tested on Traffic

MIDDLETON–If you travel down Elmwood Avenue, you may have noticed temporary structures to slow traffic in downtown Middleton. The structures are accompanied by signs, explaining the traffic calming experiment.

The first is a traffic circle at Middleton Street. Much like a roundabout, the street feature slows traffic while keeping traffic flow moving. Further east barricades, known as curb bubbles, on each side of the street narrow the roadway, slowing traffic.

City of Middleton Planning Intern Abdullahi Bihi has been leading up the project as part of his graduate course work in Urban and Regional Planning, and said the measures are known as “tactical urbanism.”

“’Tactical urbanism’ promotes low-cost, temporary changes intended to calm traffic and improve the safety of pedestrian and bicycles. The process is a response to Elmwood Avenue residents' concern about the way drivers are using the street,” Bihi explained.

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Middleton has a comeback for the ages

Of all the possible ways for the Middleton 29ers’ perfect season to come to an end, the odds of it happening in blowout fashion as the top seed in the Home Talent League’s Northern Section playoffs were pretty low.

But there the 29ers were, trailing Waunakee by 10 runs after the top of the fifth inning in Sunday afternoon’s section championship game at Sorenson-Bakken Field.  

That longshot suddenly seemed all-too-likely.

And so begins the story of how the 29ers, winners of 14 HTL championships since their inception way back in the league’s first year in 1929, pulled off one of the most improbable wins in team history.

But first the ending. 

Brennan Schmitt’s solo homer to right-center field — his second dinger of the contest — to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning tied the game and Matt Zimmerman’s sacrifice fly to right-center punctuated it, plating pinch runner Stephen Paulson for a 12-11, walk-off victory.

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