You will be able to place an order from the LVW store at the picnic. If you do so, you will have these items within two weeks or so following the picnic. If you would like to see what we have to offer, you can visit the LVW On-line Store for ideas.

The next on-line order date will be sometime in November so that you will have items in time for Christmas.

If you have questions regarding the LVW store, you can call Tom Dietzler at any time at 920-419-1010.

The LVW Picnic will be Sunday, August 2. We will begin our day with a worship service on the FVL Patio, followed by a hamburger/brat lunch, and then a few hours to enjoy each other’s company and share photos/stories from this past summer. There will also be items from the LVW store available for purchase. We have a nice supply of drawstring bags and backpacks - these would be great Back-to-School items for the kids!

Here is a schedule for the day:

11:00 Worship service led by Pastor Skorzewski (Pastor Ski) from The Core, Appleton

12:00 Lunch

1:00 - 3:00 Free time at FVL or Plamann Park

For the worship service on the patio, please bring your own lawn chairs/blankets to sit on. In case of inclement weather, we will move the service to the FVL auditorium. We will also be singing the two choral pieces from the summer during our worship service.

Mr. and Mrs. Dietzler will be providing hamburgers and brats, as well as silverware and napkins (will there be any sporks?). You are all asked to bring your own beverages, plates, and a dish to pass.

If you will be attending, please RSVP to Tom Dietzler by Tuesday, July 28 so that they can plan for the proper amount of brats/burgers to prepare. You can RSVP to Tom by email at thomas.dietzler@sbcglobal.net or call his cell phone at 920-419-1010.

If you have never been to Plamann County Park before, there are many hiking trails, a swimming lake, and disc golf courses. For more information on the park, visit their website: Plamann County Park

Plamann County Park is located just to the north of the FVL propery. You can either walk to the park or drive there. If you would like to disc golf, please bring your own discs. Also, there is a small fee for the swimming lake.

Tell all your friends about the picnic! Hope to see you all there for a great finish to a great summer!

Hey everyone. Keep the first Sunday in August open. We will be having our annual picnic that day. The worship service and lunch will take place at FVL, with the afternoon devoted to just hanging out or heading to Plamann Park for some disc golf, swimming, or whatever you would like.

Keep your eyes on this space for more details. We should have everything finalized in the next day or two.

We welcome Pastor Ski from The Core in Appleton. He is very excited to lead us in worship that morning.

The Great Circus Parade will be shown nationally on the PBS network. Listed here are the times that WPNE will be airing the parade, either live or on delay. Set your DVR’s - this may be the last Circus Parade ever staged. You may want to check your local WPT station for their air times.

Sun, Jul 12
1:30 PM WPNE-DT1
WPT-HDBS 38.1 The Great Circus Parade 2009
(HD, TVG)

Sun, Jul 12
7:00 PM WPNE-DT2
WIS 38.2 The Great Circus Parade 2009
(TVG)

Thu, Jul 16
7:00 PM WPNE-DT2
WIS 38.2 The Great Circus Parade 2009
(TVG)

Fri, Jul 17
12:00 PM WPNE-DT2
WIS 38.2 The Great Circus Parade 2009
(TVG)

Sat, Jul 18
8:30 PM WPNE-DT2
WIS 38.2 The Great Circus Parade 2009
(TVG)

Sun, Jul 19
7:00 PM WPNE-DT2
WIS 38.2 The Great Circus Parade 2009
(TVG)

Here is a link from the Post Crescent (USA Today article) that shows what states are carrying the parade. This truly puts the LVW cross on the national stage. We are thankful for this opportunity!

Great Circus Parade National Coverage

Here also is a link from the Post Crescent with a very nice article about the parade.

Great Circus Parade Article

If you would like to place an order through the LVW Online Store, please do so by Monday, July 13. At that time the orders will be collected and processed. The anticipated delivery date for orders placed by that time is August 1.

You can go directly to the LVW Online Store if you would like to shop now.

If you are traveling to the Cherry Festival or to the Circus Parade, you will find here what you need for the parades.

Please notice that the Circus Parade begins at 1:30, not at 2:00 as we previously noted on our calendar.

Listed below are links to Cherry Festival and Circus Parade maps, and links to the Cherry Festival website as well as the Circus Parade website. Anyone who is attending these events should definitely go to the official websites, since they will have all the information you will need to make your attendance enjoyable and you won’t miss the major attractions.

Cherry Festival Parade Map

National Cherry Festival Official Website

Great Circus Parade Map

Great Circus Parade Official Website

LVW will be traveling to Traverse City with items from the LVW store, and it is our intent to set up a place at Trinity for the purchase of items. We will have a cross section of many of the items available on line. If you want to request some items to be brought to Traverse City - just send Tom Dietzler an e-mail - at either thomas.dietzler@sbcglobal.net or at tomd@adquestinc.com.

You can also visit the LVW Online Store HERE if you would like to browse a little and see what we have to offer.

Here it is, the final itinerary for the 2009 season. How fast time flies! In just one short week the current season will only be memories. If you can’t travel to Michigan to visit the Cherry Festival, hopefully you will be able to come to the Great Circus Parade on Sunday.

There will be more posts in the near future with parade maps for both parades in Traverse City, as well as a map of the Circus Parade.

Traverse City/Great Circus Parade Itinerary

LVW was able to enjoy several hours of the Phantom Regiment’s rehearsal on July 3rd. They also were staying at Kettle Moraine Lutheran HS. After a morning and early afternoon rehearsal, LVW took time to observe what a typical day in the life of the reigning DCI World Champion is like. Needless to say, the rehearsal time was intense and productive. Just before boarding the buses for our own evening parade, we were also treated to a full run-through of the show. All in all, the experience was awesome and it raised our members’ level of awareness to another level. We also want to thank the Phantom Regiment’s staff who opened up their rehearsal time to the members of LVW.

What could be better than a birthday celebration, 100,000 people to help celebrate, and a marching band? Well, not much! LVW will be marching in three Independence Day parades today and we can’t wait to entertain all of those people.

Last night was the Menomonee Falls parade, which was absolutely packed with people from beginning to the end. Since we are close to “home,” there were many groupies that came to the parade. It was also great to see all of those LVW alumni last night. Hope to see more of you today.

We also take time to thank our Heavenly Father, who has so graciously blessed us with a nation in which we are free to worship Him. Thanks also to all of the men and women who have served in our country’s armed forces to keep those freedoms intact.

Wisconsin’s historic Great Circus Parade is expected to attract 500,000 people and generate $27 million to the local economy, Circus World officials said Wednesday.

The parade is returning to Milwaukee after a six-year hiatus on July 12. Gov. Jim Doyle, who will appear in the parade wearing period costume, said it’s an important part of Wisconsin’s history. More than 100 circuses were formed in Wisconsin, which earned the state the nickname “the mother of the circus.”

Two of the Circus World Museum’s patriotic circus wagons stopped on the Capitol Square to kick off the 40th parade, which will be the 30th staged in Milwaukee.

“This parade will bring the circus back to life in Milwaukee and in Wisconsin for families and children this summer,” Doyle said. “These wagons and the great circus parade belong to all the state’s people, and I hope everyone will have the opportunity to come out and see the splendor.”

The circus parade will be the nation’s third biggest parade this year, behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day and Rose Bowl parades, said Circus World executive director and former Republican lawmaker Steve Freese.