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ChocolateFest 2015 May 22-25, 2015

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ChocolateFest is run by more than 750 volunteers. But the core group of people that work on the festival pretty much yearround is known as the ChocolateFest Operations Committee.

This group consists of the directors of the Chocolate Experience Tent, entertainment, grounds, Marketing, operations, vendors, volunteers and many others. Their boundless energy has become synonymous with the spirit of ChocolateFest.

The character of these people may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones they do the other 51 weeks of the year.

These people understand that enthusiasm is the best protection in any situation. Wholeheartedness is contagious.

Give of yourself, if you wish to get it from others.

For 29 years now, ChocolateFest has been a vital part of the Burlington community. Events like this don’t “just happen”. It takes people who understand that to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication.

Is ChocolateFest successful? The answer is – ‘YES’’. It will be a success this year as it has been for the past 29 years because it is hugged by the faithful arms of volunteers.

– Mayor Bob Miller City of Burlington

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DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON Memorial Day Service 10:30 a.m., Echo Park

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Chocolate sculptor Dave Andrews of Wauwatosa puts the finishing touches on his creation, dubbed “What a World” at Burlington’s 2014 ChocolateFest. The sculpture captures the Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz” as she’s melting and uttering her signature phrase. The sculpture was judged best among the four created during the festival.

fair and the community Memorial Day parade at 9 a.m. May 25.

Carnival fun And, for the daredevils among us, there’s the Burlington Rotary Carnival featuring North American Midway Entertainment, which is the largest – and many consider the best – traveling outdoor amusement park in the country.

The carnival will again offer a Mega Pass, which includes gate admission and unlimited rides during the full run of the festival. The Mega Pass has a value of $182, but is sold for $75 until May 20 at the Burlington Walgreens.

The carnival also offers ride band tickets, which include unlimited rides during certain times of the festival. The ride band tickets cost $25 on the grounds, $20 in advance until May 20.

Ride band times are: • Thursday, May 21 (5 p.m. to close) • Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24 (session 1: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and session 2: 6 p.m.-close) • Monday, May 25 (noon to close) A new ride band ticket is needed for each session/time slot.

It benefits the community So, what’s the best part of ChocolateFest?

The festival is a major fundraiser for many of the area’s non-profit organizations that provide the volunteer workforce for the festival. In recent years ChocolateFest generates nearly $100,000 annually for these groups, who poured the money back into a variety of community program’s and services. Since it’s inception in 1989, the festival has generated more than $2 million for these charitable organizations.

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Burlington is again poised to celebrate Wisconsin’s sweetest festival – ChocolateFest – over the Memorial Day weekend.

The festival runs May 22-25 this year.

The Chocolate Experience Tent will again be dedicated to the creamy confection with a plethora of vendors, contests and events. Among those are the Nestles chocolate bar eating contests and the chocolate sculpture contest.

The popular Chef Meltdown competition returns along with chocolate cooking demonstrations, eating contests and the Chocolate Marketplace.

Professional chef competition begins at 6 p.m. Friday, May 22 in Chocolate Experience tent featuring: • Chef Jeff Willis of B.J. Wentkers, Burlington.

• Chef Michael Stigler of Thunder Bay Grille, Pewaukee.

• Chef Thomas Cicero of Hometown Sausage Kitchen, East Troy.

The emcee for the event is Tom Kief, host of the Morning Show on Kenosha’s WIIL 95.1, and the judges are celebrity Chef David Ross, Winner of 2014 ChocolateFest’s $1,000 MeltDown competition, and Chef Michael Lavin of Gooseberries Catering and Fresh Food Market, Burlington.

But even the rare person who doesn’t love chocolate will find plenty of fun at ChocolateFest. Three stages offer nearly continuous entertainment – from the AllAmerican Lumberjack Show to live music performances by artists such as Bella Cain, Pat McCurdy and the popular Toys – for all tastes. This year’s festival features a Friday night performance from Burlington’s own Markstock.

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Chef Meltdown Friday, May 22, 6 p.m.

Fireworks Friday, May 22, 9 p.m.

Helicopter rides (Weather permitting.)

Jaycees Arts & Crafts Saturday and Sunday, May 23-24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NASCAR Exhibit (Daily) Veteran’s Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 25, 9 a.m. through downtown Burlington. Followed by Memorial Service at 10:30 a.m. in Echo Park

Throughout the weekend

May 22-25 Chris Jones – hypnotist and illusionist Musical acts Granpa Cratchet – puppet show Chef Demonstrations Chocolate Eating Contest Petting Zoo Commercial Expo Tent All American Lumberjack Show

THURSDAY, MAY 21 • 5 p.m. to close – no gate admission – carnival only see Schedule on page 9

CARNIVAL Carnival ride band tickets (NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE)

Wristband – $25 1 ticket – $1.50 22 tickets – $28 55 tickets – $60 Pre-festival carnival wristbands ($20) are available until May 20, at Burlington area stores and Fox River State Bank. $75 Mega Pass, unlimited carnival rides May 21-25; includes gate admission. Pre-sale only until May 20 at Burlington Walgreens.

Thursday, May 21, and Friday, May 22, from 5 p.m. to close NO RIDE BANDS ON FRIDAY Saturday, May 23 – Session 1: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Session 2: 6 p.m. to close Sunday, May 24 – Session 1: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Session 2: 6 p.m. to close Monday, May 25, from noon to close (New ride bands needed for each session. Gate admission needed to access carnival Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE TASTER TICKET $8 Purchase and redeem for 10 chocolate samples inside the Chocolate Experience Tent

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FRIDAY, MAY 22 4 p.m. to midnight • Burlington Rotary presents The Carnival 4 p.m. to close • 2 p.m. Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest contest • 6 p.m. Chef Meltdown – professional chef competition similar to Food Network’s “Chopped Chocolate Experience Tent Chocolate events all day Main Stage • 6 p.m. Lunch Money Bullies (‘80s top 40) • 9 p.m. Markstock, featuring Madfact Wanasek Stage • 6 p.m. Battle of the Bands (21 and older) • 10 p.m. Battle of the Bands winner

SATURDAY, MAY 23 10 a.m. to midnight • Carnival, 10 a.m. to close • 11 a.m. Project Yum-Way (30-minute on-the-spot) • 3 p.m. Choco-Pong • 5 p.m. Family Food Feud • 6 p.m. Choco Minute-to-Win-It Chocolate Experience Tent Chocolate events all day Main Stage • 12:30 p.m. Allure Electric Orchestra (pop, rock, country) • 4 p.m. Orange Crush • 8 p.m. Love Monkeys Wanasek Stage • 3 p.m. Chocolate City Idol, life band karaoke singing competition for all ages • 6:30 p.m. Chris Jones (hypnotist and illusionist) • 8 p.m. Mad Bark (classic rock, current hits) Family Land Area Great American Duck Races Granpa Crachet (live puppet show) All American Lumberjacks (log boom racing, racing hot saws, log rolling, ax throwing, Lumber Camp)

SUNDAY, MAY 24 10 a.m. to midnight • Carnival, 10 a.m. to close • Noon Choco-Pong

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The ever-popular Bella Cain returns to ChocolateFest. The contemporary country band headlines Sunday night at 9 p.m. on the Main Stage.

• 2 p.m. Choco Minute-to-Win-It competition • 3 p.m. Project Yum-Way (30-Minute On the Spot) • 6 p.m. Let’s Make A Deal’icious • 7 p.m. Family Food Feud Chocolate Experience Tent Chocolate events all day Main Stage • 1 p.m. Big Al Wetzel Band (classic country, adult contemporary)

ON THE MAIN STAGE Friday, May 22 6 p.m. Lunch Money Bullies (80s top 40), 9 p.m. Markstock (featuring Madfact)

Saturday, May 23

• 5 p.m. Reverend Raven (blues) • 9 p.m. Bella Cain (top 40 country) Wanasek Stage • 11:30 a.m. Audio Phelia • 1:30 p.m. Chris Jones (hypnotist and illusionist) • 3 p.m. TBA • 7 p.m. TBA Family Land Area Great American Duck Races Granpa Crachet (live puppet show) All American Lumberjacks

MONDAY, MAY 25 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Parade 9 a.m.

• Memorial Service 10:30 a.m.

• Carnival, noon to close • 2 p.m. Giant Chocolate Jenga (new event) Chocolate Experience Tent Chocolate events all day

12:30 p.m. Allure Electric Orchestra (pop, rock and country) 4 p.m. Orange Crush 8 p.m. Love Monkeys

Main Stage • Noon The Britins (Beatles tribute band) • 3:30 p.m. Pat McCurdy

Sunday, May 24

Wanasek Stage • Noon Chris Jones (hypnotist and illusionist) • 1:30 p.m. Creason Studios, Fiddle Stunt Signature Strings

1 p.m. Big Al Wetzel Band (classic country and adult contemporary) 5 p.m. Reverend Raven (blues) 8 p.m. Bella Cain (top 40 country)

Monday, May 25 Noon The Britins (Beatles tribute) 3:30 p.m. Pat McCurdy (pop sing-along)

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our Burlington area young women will vie for the title of Miss Burlington Area ChocolateFest 2016 Saturday, May 23, at 1 p.m. on the Wanasek Stage at ChocolateFest.

Named the “sweetest pageant in the state” by Secretary of Tourism Stephanie Klett, this is the 31st year of the pageant. A local preliminary for Miss Wisconsin and Miss America, the Miss Burlington Area 2016 winner will compete next year at Miss Wisconsin for a chance to compete at Miss America.

Miss BAC is a holdover pageant, meaning the winner completes her year-long reign before competing at Miss Wisconsin. Last year’s winner, Alexandria Knight, will compete at Miss Wisconsin in June.

All competitors participate in five areas of competition: talent, presence and poise in evening gown, on-stage question, interview and lifestyle and fitness in swimwear.

This year’s competitors: Haley Lynam, daughter of Julie and Brian Lynam of Racine. Lynam will play the violin for her talent presentation and has chosen “Autism Speaks” for her community service platform. She is a student at Marquette

University, where she hopes to pursue a doctorate in physical therapy.

Stephanie Parco, daughter of Kevin and Beth Parco of Racine. Parco will dance for her talent presentation and has chosen “Creating Memories Through Wish of a Lifetime” as her community service platform. She is a student at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, where she is a communications major.

Amber Riley-Eckman, daughter of Tim Eckman and Rich and Suanne Riley of Waterford. Riley-Eckman will play the violin for her talent presentation and has chosen “Raise the Awareness of Pancreatic Cancer” for her community service platform. She hopes to become a respiratory therapist.

Lauren Wolfson, daughter of Robert and Laura Wolfson of Waterford. Wolfson will sing for her talent presentation and has chosen “Mental Health Awareness” as her community service platform. She is a student at Carthage College pursing a Bachelor of the Arts degree in hopes of becoming a film actress.

The mistress of ceremonies for the event is Miss BAC 2014 Ashely Monti, assisted by Miss BAC 2006 Caitlin Machol. Miss Racine 2015 Alyssa Bohm, Miss Milwaukee 2015 Haylee Bande and Monti will provide special

performances, as will Steppin’ Out, a local barbershop quartet.

The winner of the pageant will receive a $500 scholarship from Miller Motors and North Shore Bank, a $50 cash award and the crown from Fluegge Optical, a sash from Machol, and flowers from Gia Bella in Burlington.

The first runner-up will receive $100 from the City of Burlington, a $100 cash award from Fluegge Optical and a flower from the Pink Peony Floral Shoppe in Waterford. Each of the other contestants will receive a $50 cash award from Worldwide Limited LTD and a flower from the Pink Peony.

DJ Custom Floral of Wind Lake is donating flowers for the judges, while Richter’s Marketplace is donating the judges’ gifts. Additional award include the top interview award from Miss BAC 1999 Julia Hansch and Miss BAC 2002 JanaLee Hitchcock and her husband Tom. There is also a top talent award from an anonymous donor.

In case of inclement weather, the pageant will be held at the Burlington High School commons.

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The Chocolate Experience tent has plenty to see and do this year for young and old alike. The tent is hosting demonstrations, interactive activities for kids and adults, cooking challenges and more.

If you’re looking to experience ChocolateFest to the fullest, don’t miss out on what happening in the Chocolate Tent.

CHEF MELTDOWN ED NADOLSKI ChocolateFest 2015 The Chef Melt Down challenges A boy employs a bit of hand-eye coordithree professional chefs to turn a nation as he participates in the children’s selection of secret ingredients into Choco Dig at the 2014 ChocolateFest. Kids an extraordinary three-course meal, who find small treasures in the chunks of consisting of an appetizer, entree and chocolate are able to trade them in for prizes. dessert.

All within a time limit.

This year’s celebrity emcee is Tom Kief, host of the Morning Show on Kenosha’s WILL 95.1.

This year’s competitors are: Chef Jeff Willis, B.J. Wentkers in Burlington, Chef Michael Stigler, Thunder Bay Grille in Pewaukee, and Chef Thomas Cicero, Hometown Sausage Kitchen, East Troy.

CHOCOLATE JENGA DEBUTS Attention all Jenga Masters, ChocolateFest is looking for your skills in the Chocolate Experience Tent’s newest competition – Giant Chocolate Jenga.

The festival’s newest signature event will be Saturday, May 23, and Monday, May 25, from 2 to 3 p.m. both days.

Participants will be able to put their Jenga skills to the test like never before in this deliciously amped-up version of the game, featuring life-size, faux chocolate blocks.

Players will take turns removing a block from the giant tower and then placing it on top. The player who successfully stacks the final block before the tower falls wins. Fun prizes (and chocolate!) will be awarded to the winning players.

RETURNING FAVORITES Choco-Pong returns to the Chocolate Experience Tent at Saturday and Sunday, and is sure to knock some cups down (and your socks off).

The family friendly version of an age-old college game, back by popular demand, will have adults and kids alike saying “bottom’s up” to delicious chocolate milk.

Participants will be chosen out of the crowd.

Come one, come all and test your Choco-Pong prowess on Saturday, May 23, from 3 to 4 p.m., and Sunday, May 24, from noon to 1 p.m. on the Chocolate Experience Tent Stage.

Also back this year is the Family Feud Choco-Style, Let’s make a Deal’icious, Minute to Win It and Project Yum-Way.

FRIDAY, MAY 22

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2015

Get the new Samsung Galaxy S® 6.

And then some.

Trade in for the Samsung Galaxy S® 6 or Galaxy S® 6 Edge and get $50 on top of your old device’s value. Plus, we’ll pay off your old contract up to $350 per line.

A better value than Verizon and AT&T

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115*/8GB $130*/10GB

120*/8GB $145*/8GB $160*/10GB *Per month. Valid as of 3/24/15.

DOWN Retail Installment Contract, Shared Connect Plan and $25 act. fee required. 0% APR; 20 mo. payments of $34 for Galaxy S® 6 or $39.50 for Galaxy S® 6 Edge.

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BURLINGTON CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER 1709 Milwaukee Avenue, 262-763-8255

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Things we want you to know: New Retail Installment Contracts, Shared Connect Plan and $25 device act. fees required. Credit approval required. Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies (currently $1.82/line/ month); this is not a tax or gvmt. required charge. Add. fees, taxes and terms apply and vary by svc. and eqmt. Offers valid in-store at participating locations only, may be fulfilled through direct fulfillment and cannot be combined. See store or uscellular.com for details. Contract Payoff Promo: Offer valid on up to 6 consumer lines or 25 business lines. Must port in current number to U.S. Cellular and purchase new Smartphone or tablet through a Retail Installment Contract on a Shared Connect Plan with Device Protection+. Enrollment in Device Protection+ required in all markets except North Carolina. The monthly charge for Device Protection+ is $8.99 for Smartphones. A deductible per approved claim applies. Federal Warranty Service Corporation is the Provider of the Device Protection+ ESC benefits, except in CA and OK. Submit final bill identifying early termination fee (ETF) charged by carrier within 60 days of activation date to www.uscellular.com/contractpayoff or via mail to U.S. Cellular Contract Payoff Program 5591-61; PO Box 752257; El Paso, TX 88575-2257. Customer will be reimbursed for the ETF reflected on final bill up to $350/line. Reimbursement in form of a U.S. Cellular Prepaid Card is issued by MetaBank,® Member FDIC, additional offers are not sponsored or endorsed by MetaBank. This card does not have cash access and can be used at any merchant location that accepts MasterCard® Debit Cards within the U.S. only. Card valid through expiration date shown on front of card. Allow 12–14 weeks for processing. To be eligible, customer must register for My Account. Retail Installment Contract: Retail Installment Contract (Contract) and monthly payments according to the Payment Schedule in the Contract required. If you are in default or terminate your Contract, we may require you to immediately pay the entire unpaid Amount Financed as well as our collection costs, attorneys’ fees and court costs related to enforcing your obligations under the Contract. Kansas Customers: In areas in which U.S. Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund, all reasonable requests for service must be met. Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027. Limited-time offer. Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Additional terms apply. See store or uscellular.com for details.©2015 U.S. Cellular Promo2A_Galaxy_S6_Print_DI_7_5x10

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