Happy Birthday to me!

For those wondering, we really don't have a rain route if today's celebratory parade gets rained out. I think maybe we'll all pile into the State Fair convention center if there is enough room and have a good time.

If it doesn't rain, and this is looking better and better, all 45 units are to meet in the State Fair Park parking lot at about 1:00. Parade begins at 1:30 and goes down Greenfield to 70th, over to National, back to 84th and to the grounds again.

I'm thrilled so many people worked together to put on this Tim Kretschmann celebration parade. A special thanks to parade chair person Sidney Snoggins.

And now the lineup:

1. Color Guard
2. VFW Post Local 368
3. West Allis Halloween Trick or Treat Brigade
4. Shriners Car Team
5. Honorary Parade Marshall: Siegfried Fischbacker
6. Danube Cultural Society Youth Group
7. Burlington High School Marching Band
8. Rottweiler Dog Training Team
9. Rocking Grannies!
10. Mamba--the rhumba dancing ape
11. West Allis Firefighters
12. Cub Scouts #41
13. WEMP radio hosts Herb & Edna Wittka with WYMS's Helmut Schuetzler
14. German Fest
15. Sueann's School of Dance
16. Highlander Bagpipe Band
17. Brothers Family 1923 Model T Touring Car
18. Big Muskego Lake Yacht Club
19. Holz Chevrolet
20. Schwabenhof Plunger Brigade
21. Outagamie County Sheriff Department
22. Bayview American Legion Post #34
23. Milwaukee Kickers
24. Brenda Mitzkamic, Avon Lady
25. Kenosha Pony Riders
26. Croatian Radio Announcers float
27. Spielmannszug Drum & Bugle Corps
28. Karl's Tent Rental
29. Germantown German Shepherds
30. Chicago Aid Society Youth Group
31. West Allis Paramedics
32. Wind Lake Grade 3 Art Class Butterflies
33. Fairy Tale Princess Theater Troupe
34. Former Rock Star, Kim Carnes
35. Pewaukee Sword Fighting troupe
36. Milwaukee Macintosh User's Group
37. Mark's Monkey Training Center
38. Ringling Bros. & Barnum Bailey Circus Wagon
39. Harley Davidson of Greenfield Riders club
40. Solid Gold Dancers
41. Mercedes Benz Car Lovers Auto Club
42. Milwaukee Accordian Club
43. Watertown T-Shirt Collectors Collective
44. Miss Hannigan's Orphanage Marching group
45. West Allis Police

Haunted Wisconsin - 2003 Trick-or-Treat Information

If you are anything like me, you're wondering when the "Trick or Treat" time in your city is. I found this website that shows all of these times for the state of Wisconsin.

Anybody remember when Halloween was held on Halloween?

Danube Cultural Society of Southeastern Wisconsin

The Danube Cultural Society recently was inducted in the German-American Societies of Milwaukee. They have also formed a new Kindergruppe, which is quickly growing to one of the largest in the city, despite waning affection for at least one other Kindergruppe I know of in town. Congratulations to them for this achievement!

Letting Boys Be Boys:
BERLIN - German women tired of taking their husbands on weekend shopping trips can now drop them off at a special kindergarten for men offering beer and entertainment.

'The women are issued a receipt for their partners when they hand them in and can pick up again when they return it to us later,' Alexander Stein, manager of the 'Nox Bar' said. Each man receives a name badge upon arrival and for 10 euros ($11.80) they get two beers, a hot meal, televised football and games. Stein said the idea for the men's creche, or 'Maennergarten,' came from a female customer who felt it would be a good way to get rid of her husband while she shopped. 'It beats sitting around in shoe shops, that's for sure,' remarked one man.

...from Bizarre News

Congratulations to Julie Wagner!

Julie Wagner won the Miss German-American Societies title last night! Out latest Queen in the Milwaukee German-American community has been a hard worker for many local German clubs and a charter member of the Spielmannszug's Tanzsterne and the Danube Cultural Society.

Welcome to Call In On Crime.Org

Congratulations to our friends at the Call In On Crime! Not only have they gone to national (and international) syndication with over 130 affiliates, but now they have a new, spiffy website. Try it out at the link above and you can find out about:
- local police reports
- links to many local and national law enforcement organizations
- biography information about the hosts

Check it out and say hi!