25,000 tickets already sold, rep says   

In its 15th year, the Wisconsin Film Festival will present 158 films between five area theaters from April 11-18.

The festival -- programmed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arts Institute and the UW Department of Communication Arts' film studies program -- will offer four extra days of films, doubling its viewing schedule over years past.

The City of Middleton is hosting an open house in celebration of its 50th anniversary as a city.

The city will host a community event the evening of April 9 at the Middleton Fire station.

Residents are invited to enjoy cake and sets by the Madison Brass Band and city officials will speak about the city's progression since its incorporation.

Middleton originated as a fur-trading post in the 1830s, according to a release from the city. Railroad tracks were laid through the area, with Middleton Station created in 1856. In 1905 Middleton Station became incorporated as a village, dropping the "Station" but retaining the name "Middleton."

Middleton now has 18,000 residents. 

Group preps more than 700 eggs each year    

The Knights of Columbus St. Bernard's parish would like to invite Middleton-area children 10 and under to an Easter egg hunt at a local park on March 30.

Organizers said the hunt will be held at Lakeview Park at noon.

Patrick Camus with the Knights of Columbus said it is the only egg hunt in the area that distributes dyed hard-boiled eggs. Camus said the group usually prepares more than 700 eggs for the Easter event each year.

Middleton's Lakeview Park is at 6300 Mendota Ave.