On Wednesday, August 17, members of Boy Scout Troop 940 spoke to the Middleton Optimist Club. The scouts received a grant from the Optimists to help support their most recent camping venture, and presented numerous highlights from their year of public service and monthly club activities. Pictured left to right are Steve Britt, Carol Maki, William Kussow, David Kussow, Jan Cermak, Ron Berman, Kristi Warriner and William Benton. (Picture and text submitted by Middleton Optimist Club)
Pheasant Branch: A light at the end of the creek corridor?
Four years after heavy rains and subsequent flooding rearranged streambanks and damaged trails and bridges in the Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor and Conservancy, it looks like restoration and reconstruction work might be about to begin. Last Tuesday, August 16, the Middleton city council awarded three bids for repairs: To Drax for the Pheasant Branch Creek Corridor from the 'confluence pond' on Deming Way to Century Avenue ($846,200), to Resource Environmental Solutions for the area north of Century Avenue ($387,500), and to Janke General Contractors for bridges and trails ($2.339 million).