Lily Lake Summerhaven Association July 3, 2010 Parade

The Independence Day parade and bake sale were held on Saturday, July 3. Jennifer Reed, Mike Adam, and Marilyn Magnuski organized the event.

Photos on this page are courtesy of Renee Petranich Johansen, assisted by name taker Fred Johansen. NOTE: Names may not follow the order of people in the pictures. Please contact Marilyn if you have corrections.

• Prize winners
  
• Grand Marshal: Ethel Peterson
  
• Thanks
  
• Mike Adam's reading
• Police and Fire Department
  
• Kids in costume
• General parade photos

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Prize winners

Kids Across America: 1st Army Truck and Bike Kyle and Zack Tracy ... 2nd Superhero Barbie Peyton Nilles and Baby Biker James Nilles ... 3rd Uncle Sam Jack Tredwell ... 4th Fireworks Before and After Brendan and Matthew Byrne

Famous American Heroes: 1st Heroes of 9-11 John and Justin Gorsica and Kate and Michael Greco ... 2nd Noah Potempa as Neil Armstrong ... 3rd Michael Mullins as John Bastelino, a Congressional Medal of Honor Marine who served at Guadalcanal ... 4th Song American Soldiers Katie and Emily Garelli, Colleen Lawlor

Crazy Kids on Wheels: 1st Lily Lake Loungers Jack & Lily Mullins ... 2nd Christmas in July Liam Potempa ... 3rd Vespa Jianna Puchalski ...  4th Bike Cousins Kayla, Devin, and Caleb.

Grand Marshal: Ethel Peterson

Grand Marshal Ethel Peterson stands beside her elegant ride loaned to us by Ted Wojt

Ethel and her great grandchildren, who were ready to win some prizes in the parade

Ethel at the Monument enjoying the children and their costumes

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Thanks

• Our 2010 Grand Marshal Ethel Peterson, who came to Lilly Lake in 1938 and whose family is still in the area. Special thanks to daughter Linda Potempa who helped get Ethel to the parade on time.
  
• Ray and Carole McKenzie and their daughter Cathy Marinez for the generous offer of their garage for the Association Bake Sale, KayLyn LoCoco and Jillian Verstrate for their help at the sale. Also, thanks to everyone who donated goodies.
• Jennifer Reed and her mother for decorating the fence with bunting
• Flag distributors Alex Reed and Austin and Tyler Adam
• The Wheatland Fire Department and drivers Jerry and Muriel Greil and Dean Fryda
  
• Constable Bob Haas who brought the Wheatland Police car
  
• Deputy Steve Boldus who came with a Kenosha County Sheriff's Department squad car
• The kids in costume and their parents for making it possible
• Eileen Mullins and her team of costume judges: Jan McCarthy, Megan McCarthy, Sandy Heine, Meg Amen, and Tina DiLallo
  
• Barricade brigade commander Ron Vollmer and his team:  Dan Geren, Lenny LoCoco, Mark Mullins, and Kurt Amen
• Mark and Eileen Mullins for their candy donation again this year
• Ted Wojt for the use of his convertible to carry our Grand Marshal in style
  
• Renee Petranich Johansen and Fred Johansen, our photographer and note taker, whose efforts made the July 4 web site page possible

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Mike Adam's reading

The reading this year was a poem called The American Flag:

The American flag stands for freedom
The red, white, and blue

It tells of sacrifice for freedom
I believe in Peace and Unity

Red stands for Power
Our Nation so Strong

White Stands for purity and peace

Blue stands for Happiness

I Am Proud to be An American
I stand Proud and True

I show Respect to the flag by placing my hand over my heart
a moment of silence, a quick prayer for those who have fallen, for freedom
We are United
We are One Nation
I am Proud to wave our Flag so freely

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Police & Fire Department

Wheatland fire trucks lead the parade

Deputy Steve Boldus brought a Sheriff Department car

Constable Bob Haas brought the Wheatland police patrol car

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Kids in costume

NEED A PICTURE Kids Across America #1: Army Truck and Bike Kyle and Zack Tracy	Kids Across America #2: Superhero Barbie Peyton Nilles and Baby Biker James Nilles	Kids Across America #3: Uncle Sam Jack Tredwell
Famous American Heroes #1:  Heroes of 9-11 Johnny and Justin Gorsica and Kate and Michael Greco	Famous American Heroes #2: Noah Potempa as Neil Armstrong	NEED A PICTURE  Famous American Heroes #3:  Michael Mullins as John Bastelino
Crazy Kids on Wheels #1: Lily Lake Lounger: Lily & Jack Mullins	Crazy Kids on Wheels #2: Christmas in July Liam Potempa	Crazy Kids on Wheels #3: Jianna Puchalski off her Vespa
Johnny Gorsica is the great grandson of the late Tillie Winker	Katie and Emily Garelli and Colleen Lawlor sing American Soldiers	Kids Across America #4: Fireworks Before and After Brendan and Matthew Byrne

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General parade photos

Parade goers start to gather	The crowd increases	Parade view 1
Parade view 2	Parade view 3	Bake sale at the McKenzie garage

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