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Swiss Colony Cheese Days Parade

Applications for the 2012 parade will be sent out in May. If you were a participant in 2010, you will automatically receive an application. If you are a new parade participant - please email your mailing address to cheesedays@tds.net. Floats and units must be decorated and/or signed to reflect parade themes of cheesemaking, dairy farming, or Swiss heritage. Click here to download the Parade Guidelines.

The 2010 parade lineup, below, is for reference only.
The 2012 lineup will be posted approximately one week in advance of the festival.

Pre-Parade Entertainment by Cousin Otto’s Clown Alley.
Parade Convertible Flower Sprays by Piggly Wiggly of Monroe.
Parade Announcer: Matt Urban


DIVISION 1
The Swiss Colony - Parade Banner
1. Flag Bearers ~ Ron Bader & Granddaughter, Aspen Bader.
2. 2010 Parade Marshalls, Joseph Urban & Stan Neuberger. Driven by Betty Beaver.
3. Brown Swiss Cows & Families Returning from Alpine Summer Pasture.
4. New Glarus Jodler Klub (Yodel Club).
5. Veteran Cheesemakers. Driven by John Pfingsten.
6. Mike & Audry Einbeck, 2010 Big Cheese. Driven by Brian Einbeck.
7. Current Cheesemakers. Driven by Jim Faith. Sponsored by Faith Engineering.
8. 2010 Cheese Days Grand Champion Cheesemaker, Steve Stettler. Driven by Gary Henning.
9. Monroe Swiss Singers & Future Swiss Singers. Sponsored by Wisconsin Community Bank. Featuring the “MOO-LA” car.
10. New Glarus William Tell Usherettes.

DIVISION 2
1. Greg Anderson Band. Sponsored by Woodford State Bank. Driven by Art Anderson.
2. 2010 Cheese Days King and Queen, Dennis & Jan Everson and family. Horse drawn carriage ~ Bruce Berg, owner.
3. 2010 Cheese Days Ambassador, Trisha Pernot. Driven by Jan Farmer.
4. 2010 Cheese Days Logo Designer, Wendy Flanagan, RBS Activewear. Driven by Jackie Kirchikow.
5. The World’s Only Wacky Wheeler.
6. Zor Pipe & Drums AND Pipes & Drums of Clan Mac Alpine.
7. Yackety, The Clown & No NaMe, The Clown.
8. Andy Linder, World Footbag (HackySack) Champion.
9. Country View Equestrian Center. Monroe.
10. Green County Board Chairperson, Art Carter and wife Patt. Driven by Joe Kleffinger.
11. The Swiss Colony ~ “Livin on the Wedge”.
Major Sponsor Banners

DIVISION 3
1. Monroe High School Marching Band. Dan Henkel, Director.
2. Monroe High School Cheerleaders & Mo The Mouse, Monroe’s Mascot.
3. Monroe Mayor Bill Ross & wife Marilyn. Driven by Maynard Heins.
4. Moo Grass Band. Driven by Jason Benner.
5. Real Flowers…Good, Real Cheese…Great, GREEN COUNTY CHEESE…PRICELESS! Sponsored by Monroe Garden Club.
6. 2010 Cheese Days Prince Gabriel Witt (parents: John and Heidi Witt) & 2010 Cheese Days Princess Cammi Ganshert (parents: Thomas & Jodi Ganshert). Driven by John Witt.
7. 2010 Cheese Days Prince & Princess Contestants. Driven by Don Steiner and Larry Baumgartner. Wagons provided by Monte Chesebro.
8. GCHS (Green County Humane Society) Paws on Parade. Led by Dan Maresch and Loki of the Monroe Police Department K-9 Unit. Featuring GCHS dogs, other doggie friends & Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club’s Famous Racing Sausages™. Music by WEKZ BIG RADIO.
9. Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, Sparky & Buster.
10. Green County EMS.
11. Maple Leaf Cheese ~ 100 Year Celebration. Sponsored by Maple Leaf Cheese, Juda, WI. Driven by Peter Jordan.

DIVISION 4
1. Monticello High School Band. Mike Korth, Director.
2. T.J. Howell’s “Rocket Cycle”.
3. We Build Future Cheesemakers ~ Green County Family YMCA.
4. T-Ten Parade Unit, Freeport Shrine Club.
5. UW Madison Marching Band. Sponsored by The Swiss Colony.
6. Bucky Badger. Sponsored by The Swiss Colony. Driven by Reid Stangel.
7. Miss Wisconsin 2010, Kimberly Sawyer. Sponsored by Family Chiropractic Clinic of Monroe. Driven by Tom Thompson.
8. Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Southeastern Wisconsin.
9. Badger State Ethanol ~ We Salute Our Farmers.
10. National Historic Cheesemaking Center. Monroe, WI.
11. A Strong Agriculture Means a Strong America. Sponsored by Frontier FS Cooperative.

DIVISION 5
1. New Glarus High School Band. Jason Meir, Director.
2. Racing For the Future. Sponsored by Green County Farm Bureau, ABC Supply Co., and Keystone Farms.
3. New Glarus Fire Company Ladder Cart. Sponsored by TDS.
4. Swiss Historical Village Reaping History. Featuring antique 1882 Perry Reaper. Sponsored by New Glarus Historical Society.
5. Swiss Postauto Bus ~ Tony Zgraggen, owner.
6. The Impact of Brass. Madison, WI. Driven by Craig Montgomery.
7. Puempels Olde Tavern Salutes Green County Cheese Days.
8. Zor Shrine Wranglers 4 – Wheel Hondas.
9. SWISS-tainability. Sponsored by Monroe Clinic.
10. Wisconsin Morgan Horse Club, Southern Wisconsin Unit.
11. New Glarus Home is Udderly the best with GL Rehab to get MOOving. Sponsored by New Glarus Home and GL Rehabilitation.

DIVISION 6
1. Juda School Marching Band and Panther Mascot. Greg Smith, Director.
2. The Monroe Times: All The “MOOS” That’s Fit To Print. Sponsored by The Monroe Times.
3. Monroe Youth Bowling…Eat Cheese, Drink Milk, Bowl Strikes!
4. Jesse White Tumbling Team, Chicago, IL.
5. The Styles Junction Band.
6. CHEESY Smiles Welcome Here! Sponsored by First Choice Dental Group, Monroe.
7. St. Victor Following The Golden Rule…Do Unto “UDDERS”. Sponsored by St. Victor School, Monroe, WI.
8. Covered Bridge Clydesdales. Chris Nestor, Owner. Melrose, WI.
9. Young American 4-H Club. Sponsored by Wisconsin Cheese Group. Driven by Phil Vosberg.
10. Jolly Giant Stiltwalkers – Pirates.
11. Behr Green County Salutes The Dairy Industry.

DIVISION 7
1. Platteville Middle School Band. William Sefton, Director.
2. Security Finance Supports Our Fine Dairy Community. Sponsored by Security Finance.
3. Cub Scout Pack 114. Sponsored by Monroe Lions.
4. New Generation Fancy Drill Team. Chicago, IL.
5. Familiar Friends ~ Scoopie, sponsored by Culver’s of Monroe. Driven by Paul Paulson. Ronald McDonald, sponsored by McDonalds of Monroe. Driven by Brian Novak. Mr. Pig, sponsored by Piggly Wiggly of Monroe – also our parade convertible flower spray sponsor. Driven by Ron Johnson.
6. We Jump Through Hoops For Green County Cheese. Sponsored by Green County 4-H Project.
7. Billy Bear Circus Band Wagon Train.
8. The Elegant Equines.
9. ROMANO, ROMANO! Wherefore Art Thou ROMANO? Sponsored by Shakespeare On The Edge, Inc., Monroe.
10. Monroe Youth Hockey.

DIVISION 8
1. Albany Band. Ashley Wegmueller, Director.
2. Our Great Adventure. Sponsored by Crossroads Community Church.
3. Holes…Good For Cheese, Bad For Financial Planning. Sponsored by First Banking Center, Monroe.
4. “BRICK by BRICK” Building Real Estate Dreams. Sponsored by Prudential Town Square Realtors, Monroe.
5. We Put the “EEE’s” in ChEEsE. Sponsored by Quest Industrial LLC & Ruchti Stainless Inc.
6. Knights of Columbus Clowns.
7. 1929 Delivery Pickup Truck. Sponsored by Minhas Craft Brewery.
8. Black Hawk Marching Band. Don Fulton, Director.
9. Madison CW Television.
10. Dubuque Fire Pipes & Drums.
11. Got Curves? It’s “GOUDA” To Go To Curves. Sponsored by Monroe Curves.

DIVISION 9
1. Orangeville High School Band, Jeremy Davis, Director.
2. McConnell Area Historical Society, McConnell, IL.
3. Grimm’s Dairy Milk Truck, Mt. Carroll, IL.
4. Loves Park Shrine Club. Loves Park, IL.
5. Schwans, Keeping Cows Employed ALL Over WISCONSIN. It’s “UDDERLY” Delicious….It’s “CREAM” Of The Crop! Sponsored by Schwan’s Home Service, Monroe.
6. Madison Pipes & Drums.
7. We Build SWISS Champions. Sponsored By Advocare.
8. Racing For The Big Cheese. Sponsored by Discount America/Cheese City Xtreme RC.
9. Hedeman Real Estate “MOOvin” The Market In Green County. Featuring “The Swamp Bottom Boys” band.
10. Jolly Giant Stiltwalkers ~ Packer & Referee…What’s the Score?

DIVISION 10
1. Dakota High School Marching Band. Annette Hackbarth, Director.
2. Zilmer Riley Legion Auxiliary Unit 84.
3. Northwest Illinois Chapter – Korean War Veterans.
4. Hometown Heroes. Cuba City, WI.
5. Jolly Giant Stiltwalkers ~ Miss Liberty & Uncle Sam & Patriotic Fairy.
6. McConnell, Illinois American Legion Post 1225.
7. Green County American Legion.
8. American Legion 2010 Poppy Princess, Heather Burkhalter. Driven by Gary Klassy.
9. Kracker Jacks Drumline. Waite Park, MN.
10. National American Miss National Ambassador, Whitney Disch, Monroe. Driven by Rod Disch.
11. Steam Tractor Replica. Doug Schiller, owner, Belvidere, IL.

DIVISION 11
1. Lena-Winslow Marching Band. Scott Stitch, Director.
2. Carrousel Farms Quality Seafood & Meats Salutes The Green County Farmer. Sponsored by Carrousel Farms.
3. Shamrock Club of Lafayette County.
4. Ostestaden ~ Sons of Norway.
5. Vennelag 513 ~ Sons of Norway Viking Ship, Mt. Horeb, WI.
6. Darlington High School Marching Redbird Band. Todd Richmond, Director.
7. Past Cheese Days Kings & Queens. Driven by Derek Anderson.
8. Past Cheese Days Queens/Ambassadors, Past Princes and Princesses. Driven by John Pfingsten.
9. Belgian Mules Pulling A Parade Coach. Robert Champion, owner, Roscoe, IL.
10. Two Guys With A Banner.
11. Minneapolis Moline Collectors.

DIVISION 12
1. Brodhead High School Band. Jason Riesterer, Director.
2. Green County Dairy Queen, Lauren Christen. Driven by Craig Krueger, Dearth Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep of Monroe.
3. Green County Dairy Princess, Katie Burke. Driven by Ralph McGrew.
4. Green County Community Dairy Queens. Albany Queen – Kaylee Johnson, Argyle Queen – Chelsey Guthrie, Blanchardville Queen – Taylor Klemm, Brooklyn Queen – Jessica Kelley, Juda Queen – Alyssa Hanson, Monroe Queen – Emily Schwarzenberger, Monticello Queen – Leanna Koch, New Glarus Queen - Rachel Gilson. Driven by Peter Jordan.
5. Let’s Make Moosic! Sponsored by Wundrow’s Brown Swiss Farm. Poplar Grove, IL.
6. We’ll Get you “MOOving” Again. Sponsored by Monroe Manor and Rehabilitation.
7. Land Flowing with Milk, CHEESE and Honey! Sponsored by Seventh Day Adventist Church, Monroe.
8. Cheney and Mills Big O’ Puppets ~ Trout & Bumble Bee.
9. Marlyn Majors Drum Corps. Sycamore, IL.
10. Building A Better Community Through Business. Sponsored by Brodhead Chamber of Commerce.
11. Antique Tractors.

1950 McCormick W-4 Standard Tractor. Don Gritmaker, Owner.
1957 McCormick 450 Tractor. Mike Moellenberndt, Owner.
1957 John Deere 820 Tractor. Keith Zellers, Owner.
1952 John Deere 50 and JD Plow. Bud Schmid, Owner.
1941 John Deere B and JD Plow. Bud Schmid, Owner.
1940 John Deere B. Bud Schmid, Owner.

DIVISION 13
1. Lomira High School Marching Band. Rodd Eggert, Director.
2. 2010 Green County Beef Queen, Briana Katzenberger. Driven by Julie Adkins.
3. MAC Singing Cheesemaker Dancers (from Monroe Gold Files). Sponsored by Monroe Arts Center.
4. Come Have a “Gouda” time at Green County Fall National Truck & Tractor Pull. Sponsored by Green County Fall Nationals.
5. 2009 & 2010 Green County Dairy Breakfast On The Farm Hosts. Brian & Theresa Brugger Family. Alan & Yvonne DeVoe Family. Driven by Jason Benner.
6. Marx Dance Academy Cloggers. Sponsored By Marx Dance Academy, Beloit/Janesville.
7. Green County Special Olympics.
8. Jolly Giants Stiltwalkers ~ Farmer, Crazy Corn, Scarecrow.
9. Green County Cheese Brings You Back! Come Back For Gouda (Good)! Sponsored by Future Forward Green County.
10. Beal Street Jazz.

 

 

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