Distracted driving simulator at Middleton HS

Submitted by Kyle Geissler, Managing Editor, Channel3000.com

Monday, April 29th, 2013, 7:46am

A distracted driving simulator shows Middleton students how dangerous it can be.

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Middleton business employees volunteer for Habitat

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff

Saturday, April 27th, 2013, 4:32pm

Friday proved to be perfect weather for employees of a Middleton business to get out of the office and volunteer.

Fish and Associates staffers traded in their computers and cubicles for a day in the sun with saws and hammers, helping build a Habitat for a Humanity home. Habitat Development Director Amy Good expressed her gratitude to the business for their helping hands.

?Habitat?s very fortunate that the community comes together to support us, and we have almost 4,000 volunteers on site this year alone to help us built at least 15 homes for people that need them,? Good said.

The house, located in Fitchburg, is slated to be done by this summer. The future owner was also out at the site, pitching in on building the home?s walls.

Habitat families work 325-375 hours to help build their future houses.

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Middleton hosts spring wine walk

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Friday, April 26th, 9:39 pm

The City of Middleton is hosting its annual spring wine walk in downtown Middleton.

Guests will start the evening at BMO Harris Bank and receive a wine glass.

Guests may then plan their walking route to visit participating downtown businesses.

The wine walk is scheduled for May 2, 5-8 p.m.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at Marilyn's Salon at 183 Parmenter St. Organizers said 250 tickets will be sold.

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Cross Plains plans annual Trout Days festival

Submitted by Leah Linscheid on Friday, April 26th, 8:19 pm

Cross Plains is celebrating its annual Trout Days weekend with food, fun and more this May.

The festival will take play May 2-4 with activities including a trout fishing contest, garage sales and a flea market planned throughout the weekend.

The Cross Plains Lions will host a parade Saturday at 4:30 p.m. to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Beer Parade, put on by Esser's Cross Plains Brewery. The brewery is also celebrating 150 years in the business this year.

Donations raised during Trout Days will benefit the Lions charities and other community organizations.

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Middleton offers drop-off site for spring cleaning event

Submitted by Leah Linscheid on Friday, April 26th, 7:02 pm

Middleton is helping its residents get started on spring cleaning with a drop-off site for donations and recycling this Saturday.

The city’s Sustainability Committee is hosting its biannual clean-up event on Nursery Drive in the Airport Road Business Park on Saturday.

Volunteers will be on hand from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. to assist those interested in dropping off clothing, household goods, furniture, tools and other items to be donated or recycled.

Assistant Director of Community Development Abby Attoun-Tucker said the twice-yearly event has blossomed in recent years.

"It's one of our most popular events. It's really ballooned into a huge event that we have in April and October of each year," she said.

The committee collected 30,000 pounds of electronics and two trailers full of items for donation during 2012's two clean-up events.

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Police, pharmacies, clinics accepting unwanted prescriptions

Submitted by Christian Von P... on Friday, April 26th, 5:01 pm

Prescriptions contribute to accidental poisonings, Dane County's largest injury-related cause of death

Police, pharmacies and clinics are drawing awareness to National Prescription Take Back Day, happening Friday and Saturday at several locations.

The goal of the collection day is to reduce the number of expired, unused and unwanted medicine.

Poisoning deaths are more common than automobile deaths in Dane County. Unused prescriptions contribute to accidental poisonings, the number one cause of injury-related death, according to the Middleton Police Department.

A statement by Middleton police emphasized pain medications as an especially dangerous prescription group.

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Video helps bar employees nab theft suspects

Submitted by Channel3000 Web Staff

Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 3:46pm

Belongings taken from the purse of a 34-year-old Middleton woman were recovered after bar employees used video to identify two thieves who had targeted the unattended purse Saturday night, according to Madison police.

The staff at Whiskey Jacks Saloon at 552 State St. reviewed surveillance video after a woman said she placed her purse on a bar stool and turned her back to it to talk with friends. They told police they identified two thieves. One man was in the bar and one was leaving the bar.

Employees said they chased, caught, and held the man who was leaving the bar until police arrived. They told police the man had the woman?s phone, credit cards and cash.

Police said the purse was found inside the bar.

An employee helped an officer detain the second man inside the bar when the man tried to run, according to police.

Police said the video showed the two men were working together.

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