2022-2023 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty July Blog

 

Royal greetings!

 We are excited to share all our latest events. We attended the 4th of July Parade in Tomah. The weather was very hot and sunny. It’s always fun to do a local parade and see so many familiar faces along the parade route.

 On July 8th we headed to New Lisbon for the Wa Da Shuda Parade. The weather was beautiful. We had the privilege of driving the Zor Midget Cars around in the parking lot. After the parade we walked around the fest grounds enjoying all the festivities, and we had our faces painted. It was a fun day!

 On July 9th we attended the Trempealeau Catfish Days Parade. We attended the Queens Tea and visited with other royalty before the parade. It was another great day for a parade, warm and sunny.

 On July 19th we attended the La Crosse Interstate Fair. We visited with other royalty and did introductions on stage. We went on a tour of the fair grounds and enjoyed some of the rides. We had an enjoyable evening at the fair.

 On July 25th we attended Business After Five at the Monroe County Fair in Tomah. We had a nice meal and helped hand out prizes at the event. On July 26th we went back to the fair and were judges for the rabbits.

 We are excited for all the events to come and are honored to represent the Warrens Cranberry Festival!

Yours truly,

  2022-2023 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Kendall Murdock

Princesses: Makenna Roose and Abigail Beck

 

2022-2023 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty April Blog

 

Royal greetings!

 

 This month we attended the Warrens Community Easter Breakfast On April 1st. We served cranberry juice to all the attendees and had our picture taken with the Easter Bunny. 

 We are looking forward to attending our first parade for 2023 in Westby, and many more upcoming parades this summer.

 We are honored to represent the Warrens Cranberry Festival!

Yours truly,

 2022-2023 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Kendall Murdock and Princesses: Abigail Beck and Makenna Roose

 

2019 - 2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty July Blog

 

Royal Greetings!

 We are excited to share the latest events we have attended since last month.

 June 5th Queen Lindsay, Princess Katie and Princess Annabelle visited the Monroe County Dairy Breakfast on the MDS Dairy Farm outside of Sparta. A delicious breakfast of eggs, pancakes, cheese, toast, cookies, coffee cake and Culver’s custard was enjoyed by all who attended. We explored the farm and took lots of pictures.

 On June 6th we attended Eleva Broiler Days Queens Tea and Parade. Before the parade we walked around and visited the fest grounds. It was a bright sunny 90º day so we used our lovely parasols to keep us shaded and cool.

 On June 20th we loaded up our beautiful float and went to Lake Martha Days Parade in Osseo. It was a cloudy 70º day. After the parade we enjoyed cupcakes in celebration of Lindsey’s birthday.

 On July 3rd we attended the 4th of July Parade in Tomah. The weather was beautiful for the entire parade. We decorated our float with American flags in celebration of the glorious day. Our families walked along the float handing out little flags. There were little girls along the parade route, and they were so excited to see us!

 We hope you enjoyed our adventures as much as we have!

  Yours Truly,

 2019-2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Lindsay Murdock and Princesses: Katie Carlson and Annabelle Haun

 

Tomah 4th of July Parade

2019 - 2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty May- June Blog

Queen Lindsay Murdock, Princess Katie Carlson and Annabelle Haun have begun their busy season. Some of the events they attended were Memorial Day Program at Warrens Cemetery, Monroe County Dairy Breakfast, Eleva Broiler Fest Parade, and the Osseo Lake Martha Days Parade.

July events will be the Tomah 4th of July Parade, Wa Da Shuda Parade in New Lisbon, Trempealeau Catfish Days Parade, La Crosse Interstate Fair, Vesper Days Parade, Farm Tech Days in Eau Claire, and Monroe County Fair in Tomah.

Have a Great Summer Everyone!

2019-2021 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

2018 - 2019 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty May Update

Royal Greetings!

We are excited to share the latest events we’ve had the opportunity to take part in since our last update. On April 26th we attended the Sparta Festmaster Banquet. We enjoyed a delicious meal and visited with other area royalty. We also met the 2018 Festmaster, Mike Arnold and had our picture taken with the newly inducted 2019 Festmaster, Bob Lydon. It was enjoyable night for all of us.

On April 27th we were invited to the State VFW Convention Parade in Freedom, Wisconsin. It was a 3 hours drive and a very cold and windy day so we wore our caps during the parade. They had a very nice crowd of spectators and they were very happy to see us. We received many compliments on our beautiful float and they thanked us for driving the long distance. Many people said they’ve attended our Festival or plan to attend this year. We received 1st Place in the parade for Best Float!

On May 11th we attended the Tomah Area Cancer Support Event at the Fairgrounds in Tomah. We enjoyed a delicious pancake breakfast and helped by serving milk and cranberry juice. They had a nice attendance for the 5K Run/Walk and a lot of items for their auction. We visited with many people and had a fun time at the event.

On May 11th we also attended the Alice in Dairyland Finals in Monroe, Wisconsin. At the social we took pictures with the Green County Royalty. We enjoyed a delicious buffet meal which included Swiss cuisine. During the competition each of the five finalists did a presentation on a commodity. Our top pick to win  was Abigail Martin, she did an awesome job and the commodity for her presentation was cranberries, our favorite! We were all excited when they announced the new Alice in Dairyland as Abigail Martin from Milton, Wisconsin. We had our picture taken with her and she expressed her excitement to be attending the Warrens Cranberry Festival in September. The day was long but we had an awesome time, hope everyone enjoys our Royalty news for this month!

Yours Truly,

The 2018-2019 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty Queen: Cassie Carlson and

Princesses: Kendall Murdock and Sierra Steele

Next on our schedule:  Westby Syttende Parade, Warrens Memorial Day services, Monroe County Dairy Breakfast, West Salem June Dairy Days Parade, Miss Sparta Pageant , Sparta Butterfest  Parade, Jesse Parker Run, Cranberry Blossom Days, and the Miss Wisconsin Pageant.

 

Award Won at State VFW Parade

2018-2019 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty April Update

Royal Greetings!

On March 17th we attended the Westby Syttende Coronation. Each of the contestants are sponsored by one of the area businesses and they wear a unique Norwegian style dress.  It was exciting to watch and see which of the young ladies would be crowned the new Westby Syttende Mai Princess. 1st Attendant is Sedona Radke, 2nd Attendant is Lydia Jackson, and Haley Hagen was crowned Princess,

On Saturday April 20th we attended the Warrens Community Easter Breakfast at the Log Building in Warrens. They had a nice turnout for the pancake breakfast. The Easter Bunny came to visit so everyone could get pictures taken with him. We helped with pictures and handed out books and candy to all the children who attended. This was a great community event for children and adults.

Our busy parade season will be starting soon and we are looking forward to all our upcoming events this summer. We hope everyone enjoys our Royalty news!

Yours Truly,

The 2018-2019 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Cassie Carlson and Princesses: Kendall Murdock and Sierra Steele

Next on our schedule:  Sparta Festmaster Banquet, Tomah Area Cancer Support 5K Run/Walk, Alice in Dairyland Finals, and Westby Syttende Mai Parade.

2017-2018 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty June Update

Royal Greetings! 

We are supper excited to share the latest events we have attended since our last update. 

On May 27, we attended the Arcadia Broiler Days Parade. When we arrived at the fest grounds we joined the other royalty for a group picture. It was an extremely hot day so we ate our snacks in the suburban to cool off before the parade. The parade ride lasted about a half hour and the sun was very hot so we made sure to take water with us. After the parade we stopped for cool and refreshing Minute Maid Slushies. Despite the heat we had a great time. 

On May 28, we took part in the Memorial Day services at Warren Mills Cemetery. We passed out programs to the attendees. Princesses Hannah and Lauren did the laying of the wreath and Queen Tatianna read Logan’s Orders. After the ceremony we went to the Log Building and enjoyed a delicious Chicken-Q. Our final stop was the Pine Grove Cemetery where we each read a poem for the ceremony. We had a great day honoring the fallen.

June 2nd was a busy day. We started out that morning at the Monroe County Dairy Breakfast on a farm by Kendall. They served eggs, pancakes, cheese, toast, cookies, coffee cake and Culver’s custard. It was all very delicious! Everyone at the event was super friendly and we took lots of pictures. The petting zoo was a big hit with everyone. 

After the Dairy Breakfast we headed to West Salem for their Dairy Days Parade. The parade went well with lots of cheery smiling faces waving back at us. We lucked out as the rain held off until after the parade. 

Later that night we attended the Miss Sparta Pageant. All the contestants did very well as they competed for the tittles of Miss Sparta and Miss Sparta Outstanding Teen. The new Miss Sparta is Emily Phillips and Miss Outstanding Teen is Jenna Martin. It was a long day but a very enjoyable one. 

On June 10, we attended the Sparta Butterfest. We attended the Royalty Tea and handed out our new buttons and visited with all the other royalty. We gathered for a large group picture by the Ben Bikin Statue. It was cool and cloudy but the rain held off for the parade and everyone was in good spirits. After the parade we went to the fest grounds and enjoyed a few of the rides before heading home. 

We hope you enjoyed our adventures as much as we have! 

Yours Truly, 

2017-2018 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty Queen: Tatianna Briggs and Princesses: Hannah Hogan and Lauren von Arx 

Next on our schedule: Cranberry Blossom Days, Tomah 4th of July Parade, Warrens Sesquicentennial, Wa Da Shuda Days Parade, Trempealeau Catfish Days Parade, and Karner Blue Butterfly Days Parade .

2017-2018 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty March Update

Royal Greetings!

We are excited to share the latest events we attended. On February 14th Princess Hannah and Princess Lauren went to the Tomah VA to celebrate Valentines Day with the veterans. 

Each year they celebrate National Salute To Veteran Patients Week by having a huge heart shaped cake for the veterans to enjoy. We had the opportunity to spend time with some of the patients and serve them all cake too!

On March 11th we traveled to Westby to attended the Westby Syttende Mai Coronation.

This year marks the 50th year for their celebration. They held a meet and greet prior to the ceremony so it gave us a chance to mingle with all the other royalty. Seven young ladies ran for court. The winners were Princess: Katelyn Dunnum, 1st attendant: Hailey Jubera, and 2nd attendant: Josie Hofslien. After the new royalty was crowned everyone gathered for a group photo.  It was a fun and exciting event and we enjoyed representing the Warrens

Cranberry Festival.

We hope everyone enjoys our journal and pictures.

Yours Truly,

2017-2018 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Tatianna Briggs and Princesses: Hannah Hogan and Lauren von Arx

Next on our schedule:  Warrens Community Easter Breakfast.

Princess - Lauren, Queen Tatianna, and Princess Hannah
pictured with a plaque they won at the Sparta Parade.

2017-2018 Newly Crowned Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

The Warrens Cranberry Festival is excited to introduce the 2017-2018 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty. 

Queen - Tatianna Briggs, and Princesses –Hannah Hogan and Lauren von Arx. 

Tatianna is the 16-year-old daughter of Daniel and Sarah Briggs. Tatianna is in the 11th grade at Tomah High School where she is a member of Golf, DECA, Forensics, Dance, and Choir. Tatianna volunteers her time at St. Paul’s Church and is involved with the Jessie Parker Run, Pennies for Presents, Polar Plunge and

fundraising for MDA. In her free time, Tatianna enjoys golfing, baking, archery and reading.

Hannah is the 15-year-old daughter of Kelley Sunderlage of Tomah. Hannah is in the 10th grade at Tomah High School. She is employed with Tomah Parks and Recreation, is a member of the gymnastics team, and volunteers with the Sparta House of Shadows. In her free time, Hannah enjoys reading, cooking, baking, and creating art.

Lauren is the 15-year-old daughter of Daniel & Allison von Arx, and is in the 10th grade at Tomah High School where she participates in Show Choir, Soccer, Student Council, and Art honors. During the summers, Lauren has attended Girl Scout leadership camps and learned skills to be a camp counselor and leader in other areas. In her free time, Lauren volunteers at the local food pantry and enjoys various outdoor activities,

painting, listening to music, cooking, and traveling.

Here is a sneak peek of what’s ahead on their schedule: Tomah Holiday Parade, Sparta Holiday Parade, Black River Falls Holiday Parade, and Warrens Community Christmas.

 

Princess Hannah Hogan, Queen Tatianna Briggs, Princess Lauren von Arx

2016-2017 Warrens Cranberry Festival July Royalty Update

2016-2017  Warrens Cranberry Festival July Royalty Update

Royal Greetings!

We are excited to share the latest events we've had the opportunity to take part in since last month.

This summer has been very busy!  On June 17th we attended the Remembering Jesse Parker Run in Tomah. Runners and walkers of all ages participated to support this amazing cause. We served cranberry juice during the pancake breakfast and visited with attendees. You could feel the outpouring of love for the Parker family at this event. After the Jesse Parker Run we headed to Oshkosh for the Miss Wisconsin Pageant. It was very interesting to watch the 11 finalists show off their swimwear, talent, and evening gowns. We were excited to witness Christina Weaver, Miss Sparta, receive the Community Service Scholarship Award. Miss Madison Capitol City, McKenna Collins, was crowned the 2017 Miss Wisconsin. It was a very fun experience with all the moms and daughters attending this event together.

On June 18th we left Oshkosh and headed to Wisconsin Rapids for the Cranberry Blossom Parade. Before the parade we visited the zoo and walked through the butterfly garden and chatted with parrots. It was a very nice parade with many friendly spectators.

July 1st we attended the Black River Falls Karner Blue Butterfly Parade and Tea. At the Tea we exchanged buttons and ate lunch with other visiting royalty. We had a great time seeing all the smiles on the little kids faces along the parade route.

July 4th we started our day participating in the Tomah 4th of July Parade. As soon as we were through the parade we quickly packed our float and headed to Ontario for their 4th of July festivities. This was the first time Cranfest has participated in the Ontario Parade. The crowds were very complimentary of our beautiful float. It was a warm and beautiful day, what a wonderful way to celebrate July 4th.

July 8th we headed to the La Crosse Loggers Lumberyard Field to watch a Loggers game. We each had the privilege of throwing out the first pitch. We chose the celebrity home run winner’s section and before the 4th inning we walked the card around the stadium. We were also chosen to participate in the Office Olympics and Queen Mackenzie Won! After the game we were able to take photos with some of the Loggers and watch the fireworks extravaganza over the field. Even though the Loggers didn’t win, it was a great experience.

On July 9th New Lisbon was our destination for their Wa DU Shuda Days Festival. We decorated our float with “Under the Sea” decorations to go along with their parade theme. We attended the Royalty Tea and

enjoyed a light snack followed by a group photo. After the parade we watched the Echoes of Camp Randall performance put on by the UW-Madison Badgers Marching Band. It was a great day for a parade!

We hope you enjoyed our monthly update and we’re looking forward to what’s ahead on our calendar.   

Yours Truly,

2016-2017 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Mackenzie Myers and Princesses: Lindsay Murdock and Stevie Peterson

Here is a sneak peek of what’s ahead on our schedule:  Miss Jackson County Pageant, Wilton Wood Turtle Days, and the Wisconsin State Fair.

Royalty at La Crosse Loggers Game

 

2016-2017 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty December Update

Royal Greetings to everyone!

We are excited to share with everyone our latest events we’ve had the opportunity to take part in this past month. We've been busy with the holiday parades and celebrations! We were in the Tomah parade November 25th, and Sparta parade December 2nd. The weather was a little chilly but our long capes helped keep us warm. 

On December 10th Lindsay, Stevie and I along with our families traveled to Madison to tour the Governor's Mansion and State Capitol. It was such an exciting and fun day spent with family and royalty sisters! 

On December 3rd Stevie and Lindsay did a food demo at the Cranberry Discovery Center. Stevie made Cranberry Sauerkraut Meatballs, and Lindsay made Cranberry Coffee Cake. There was a nice turnout and visitors said our recipes were DELICIOUS!. We’re having a great time enjoying the holidays and promoting the Cranberry Festival on our adventures.

Yours Truly,

The 2016-2017 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty
Queen: Mackenzie Myers and Princesses: Lindsay Murdock and Stevie Peterson

Princess Lindsay, Queen Mackenzie, Princess Stevie
 visiting the Governor's Mansion

2016-2017 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty November Update

Royal greetings everyone!

We would like to inform everyone about our first coronation. We attended the Westby Snowflake Ski & Golf Club coronation. We watched the 2016 Queen Katie Justin, First Attendant Brynn Cade, and Second Attendant Laura Dunnum hand down their titles to the new royalty. The new Queen is Sharice Elbert, Emily Henchen is the new First Attendant, and Second Attendant is Jessica King. We had a wonderful time congratulating them and wishing them good luck with their upcoming year. We also enjoyed

meeting all of the other royalty from the surrounding area and took  lots of pictures.

On October it was just me, Queen Mackenzie, who traveled to Richland Center for the Color Festival. I was honored to take part in breaking a Guinness World Record for the most carved pumpkins. I had a

wonderful time attending the royalty tea that was put on by Richland Center’s Ambassador. It was a great experience to meet all of the royalty and visit with them about how their year has been going. I was able to get my picture taken with Miss Wisconsin and Wisconsin Fairest of the Fair. We all had an enjoyable day carving lots of pumpkins together.

Yours truly,

The 2016-2017 Warrens Cranberry Festival Royalty

Queen: Mackenzie Myers and Princesses: Lindsay Murdock and Stevie Peterson

Here is a sneak peek of what’s ahead on our schedule:  Tomah Holiday Parade, Sparta Holiday Parade,  Holiday Train, and Holiday Visit to the Governor's Mansion.

Royalty Wins Oktoberfest Festmaster Award!

Congratulations to our 2015-2016 Royalty for winning the Festmaster Award at the La Crosse Oktoberfest Maple Leaf Parade.

Thanks ladies for a wonderful year of representing the Warrens Cranberry Festival and a job well done!