Faulty Asphalt Means University Ave. Will Be Repaved This Spring

Submitted by Channel 3000 Staff on Friday, March 25th, 7:04 pm

Madison street crews said they'll need to redo work on some popular roadways this spring. Officials said the work will include having to peel off the top layer of asphalt and replace it on University Avenue.

The first round of roadwork took place last summer, but because of problems with asphalt, Madison city engineer Glen Yoerger said the roads need to be redone.

"It was something in the mix of the asphalt material," Yoerger said. "There's a number of things you mix together to come up with a hot mix asphalt. It could be the materials themselves that were faulty. Or, it could be the amounts that were mixed together that were faulty."

Officials said the city won't incur any extra costs for the repaving. Construction is expected to last about two to three weeks.

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Middleton Girls Knocks Out Defending Champs

Submitted by Channel 3000 Staff on Friday, March 25th, 10:43 pm

Kerry Gardner had 16 points and Rachael Eklund added 13 as top-ranked Middleton used a strong second half to knock off defending champion Milwaukee Pius 50-39 Friday night in a WIAA Division 1 girls state semifinal at the Kohl Center.

Eklund had a game-high 11 rebounds for the Cardinals (26-1), who will face No. 2 Glendale Nicolet (25-2) in Saturday's state final.

It will be the third state final appearance for Middleton, which was runner-up in 1993 and 2003. The Cardinals have won 26 straight games since falling to Morgan Park (Ill.) in their season opener.

The third-ranked Lady Popes (25-2), who had their 10-game winning streak snapped, led 26-25 at halftime, but shot just 4-for-26 (15.4 percent) from the field in the second half.

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Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Named Energy Star Leader

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Thursday, March 24th, 2011, 3:42pm

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency as an Energy Star leader for superior energy efficiency in each of its ten schools for 2010.

The district received EPA’s Top Performer and 20 Percent awards.

"The students and staff of MCPASD should be proud that their efforts and commitment to conserving energy is being recognized beyond our community" said Tom Wohlleber, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services. "Our goals of increasing student and staff awareness/knowledge regarding energy usage in our schools, integrating energy management with energy education, and applying knowledge gained from classroom experience to the day-to-day operation of district facilities is being realized in a big way."

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DCHS Partners Up With Local Business To Offer Adoption Discounts

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Thursday, March 24th, 2011, 12:54pm

The Dane County Humane Society, through the Mounds Pet Stores satellite adoption centers in Middleton, Fitchburg, Sun Prairie, Janesville and Madison's Far East Side, is running the Mounds Madness event.

The sale offers discounts on cat adoptions as the Badgers advance in the NCAA tournament.

The video above gives folks the chance to learn more about the sales event and meet this week's Pet of the Week on News 3 at Noon.

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Cupcake Drive To Raise Money For Epilepsy Research

Submitted by Adam Malecek on Wednesday, March 23rd, 9:13 pm

Local company CareFusion is hosting a cupcake-selling fundraiser with the proceeds going toward seizure research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

CareFusion has made medical devices for people who suffer from epilepsy for more than 50 years.

One of those devices included the EEG, which helps doctors see electrical activity generated by the brain and often helps to diagnose seizures.

"By stimulating the brain, we can find the functional areas like speech, or motor activity or sensory areas. Essentially, they want to stay away from those when they do the surgeries," said Dan Strelow, a CareFusion clinical specialist.

CareFusion is organizing a "brain lane" fundraiser at its offices to sell cupcakes and raise money.

People can drive through and pick up a cupcake and coffee for $5 at the CareFusion building on Deming Way in Middleton. The drive is on Friday, March 25 from 7 to 11 a.m.

All money will go toward epilepsy research.

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Middleton Girls Advance To State Tournament

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011, 10:26am

The Middleton girls basketball team narrowly defeated Franklin 61-59 Tuesday night on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater campus.

Kerry Gardner was sensational on Tuesday night leading the Cardinals with 16 points. She scored on a lay up with under two minutes to go making the score 59-55.

But Franklin came right back. Maraih Hill cut the lead to 59-57.

Middleton missed a free throw with 10 seconds left, but Franklin couldn't get a shot off and Middleton earned its fourth trip to state in a row and their seventh overall.

Middleton will face Milwaukee Piux XI on Friday night in the state semifinals at about 8:15 p.m.

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Madison, Dane County Dog Parks To Host Spring Cleanup Day

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011, 5:00pm

The annual volunteer spring cleanup will be held on Saturday, March 26 from 8 a.m. to noon at local dog exercise parks in Madison and the surrounding communities.

"Madison Parks is pleased to partner with Dane County Parks in hosting the spring cleanup event," said Parks Superintendant Kevin Briski. "This year we are excited to have two new off-leash dog parks at Demetral Park and McCormick Greenspace. The opening of these dog parks was the culmination of Madison Parks and our park patrons coming together to find a solution for more off-leash areas."

Volunteers are asked to bring a scooper to the park where they will be met by a team leader with garbage bags. Those interested in serving as team leaders for the cleanup should contact Dog Park Cleanup Coordinator Pete Blawat at 608-516-8057.

Participating parks include:

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