Posts under ‘Bristol Progress Days’

Bristol Historical Society hosting open House July 10

The Bristol WI Historical Society will be hosting an open house on Sunday, July 11 from 10 am to 3 pm at Davidson Hall, 8323 198th Ave. in Bristol. The society will be hosting a 50/50 Raffle on Sunday with the drawing held at 2 p.m. Stop by and purchase your ticket to get in […]

Amanda Palmen is Miss Bristol 2021

Amanda Palmen has been named 2021 Miss Bristol. The Miss Bristol crowning is part of the Bristol Progress Days community festival. The culmination of the competition took place Friday evening at the coronation banquet. Palmen, 17, is a senior at Central High School. Her future plans are to attend college and become an elemnetary school […]

2021 Bristol Progress Days July 9, 10, 11

Bristol Progress Days, the annual community festival held the weekend after the Fourth of July, in Bristol, is back for 2021 and will take place over three days on July 10, 11 and 12. The theme for this year is “2021-Looking Forward.” The festivities include the Miss Bristol crowning and the Outstanding Citizens Awards, which […]

Bristol Progress Days 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns

The Bristol Progress Days annual community festival will not take place this year due to concerns about COVID-19, the group’s governing board decided at a meeting Thursday. Board member Carol Nichols said the uncertainty about the safety and viability of having large gatherings of people by the first weekend after the Fourth of July prompted […]

2019 Bristol Progress Days ping pong drop coverage (VIDEO)

Bristol Progress Days introduced a new contest this year — a ping pong ball drop. Leading up to the drop on Saturday evening, people could purchase a ball for $2. All of the ball were then carried 86 feet up the Bristol Fire and Rescue aerial ladder by firefighter Steve Bohr. Bohr then dropped the […]

2019 Bristol Progress Days adult games coverage

Free kids games and a pedal tractor pull have long been a part of Saturday at Bristol Progress Days, but this year games were added for older kids and adults. One of the contests was pie eating. Contestants had to eat with their hands behind their backs and finish a pudding and whipped cream pie. […]

From picnic to three-day festival: That’s Progress

Bristol Progress Days celebrating 50 years in 2019 Bristol Progress Days, which Western Kenosha County now knows as an annual three-day community festival with live music, softball tournament, a huge parade, fireworks and more, had humble beginnings 50 years ago. It all started as a picnic. In 1969, Bristol town Chairman Earl Hollister and Don […]

Five to vie for Miss Bristol title in 2019

The contestants in this year’s Miss Bristol contest have been announced. The selection of Miss Bristol is one of the activities at the Bristol Progress Days banquet, which takes place on the first day of the annual community festival. Miss Bristol represents the community for the following year. This year’s Bristol Progress Days will take […]

2018 Bristol Progress Days Parade coverage (VIDEO & PHOTOS)

The 2018 Bristol Progress Days Parade made its way through the streets of the village Sunday afternoon. The parade, an annual part of the yearly community Progress Days festival, featured entries from local organizations, businesses, elected officials and candidates for public office and several marching bands. The theme this year was “Shooting for the Stars […]

A word from our sponsors: Auction a highlight of Sunday at 2018 Bristol Progress Days

With something for everyone, the auction is a highlight of Sunday at 2018 Bristol Progress Days. The live auction takes place starting at 2:30 p.m. in the West Pavilion at Hansen Park. Here’s a list of the items that will be up for bid. Here is a schedule of the other activities Sunday: Sunday, July […]

Brystal Schultz is 2018 Miss Bristol

Brystal Schultz was named the 2018 Miss Bristol on Friday at the banquet that kicks off the Progress Days community festival. The naming of Miss Bristol is a traditional part of the banquet that kicks off the first day of the three-day community festival. First runner-up was Kaitlyn Shaffer, second runner-up and Miss Congeniality was […]

Ayden Crowe and David James (DJ) Wiebers named 2018 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens

Ayden Crowe and David James (DJ) Wiebers were named the 2018 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens at the Progress Days Banquet Friday evening. Each year a girl and a boy are named outstanding citizens as part of the Progress Days community festival. Crowe, 11, in her introduction was recognized as being very involved in school, receving […]

Cheryl Widen and Mike Hole named 2018 Bristol Outstanding Citizens

Cheryl Widen and Mike Hole were named the 2018 Bristol Outstanding Citizens as part of the Bristol Progress Days opening night banquet. Each year one man and one woman from Bristol is selected for the honor as a traditional part of the Progress Days community festival. Widen was lauded by her nominator for service to […]

A word from our sponsors: Bristol Progress Days 2018 will be July 13, 14, 15

Note: Bristol Progress Days is a westofthei.com sponsor. This is a paid announcement. — DH Bristol Progress Days, the annual community festival held the weekend after the Fourth of July, in Bristol, will take place over three days on July 13, 14, 15. The theme for this year is “Shooting for the Stars 2018.” The […]

2017 Bristol Progress Days parade coverage (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

The 2017 Bristol Progress Days Parade stepped off Sunday afternoon right on time and unfazed by major highway construction crossing the route at one point. The parade makes its way through the streets of central Bristol and ending at Hansen Park, the site of the rest of the community festival’s activities. Along the way, units in […]

Shania Dumelle is 2017 Miss Bristol

Shania Dumelle was named the 2017 Miss Bristol at the Progress Days banquet Friday evening. The naming of Miss Bristol is a traditional part of the banquet that kicks off the first day of the three-day community festival. First runner up and Miss Congeniality was Haley Gorsuch, second runner up was Nina Scott and third […]

Ruby Loecher and Logan Piktel are 2017 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens

Ruby Loecher and Logan Piktel were named the 2017 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens at Friday’s Progress Days Banquet. The naming of a junior outstanding citizen girl and a junior outstanding citizen boy is an annual part of the first day of the three-day Progress Days comminity festival. Loecher was recognized for her involvement in Bristol […]

Robert LeFebve and Connie Kirchner 2017 Bristol Outstanding Citizens

Robert LeFebve and Connie Kirchner are the 2017 Bristol Outstanding Citizens. Naming of an outstanding man and outstanding woman is a traditional part of Bristol Progress Days, a three-day community festival that began Friday night. The year’s outstanding citizens are announced at the banquet held on Friday night of Progress Days. LeFebve was recognized for […]

Bristol Progress Days 2017 will be July 7, 8, 9

Bristol Progress Days, the annual community festival held the weekend after the Fourth of July, in Bristol, will take place over three days on July 7, 8, 9. The theme for this year is “Bristol is TREE-mendous in 2017.” The festivities include the Miss Bristol crowning and the Outstanding Citizens Awards, which are announced on […]

2016 Bristol Progress Days Parade coverage (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

The 2016 Bristol Progress Days Parade wound its way through the heart of Bristol this afternoon. The parade had excellent weather. The Air One Multi-Jurisdictional Police Helicopter flew over the route and landed near the Progress Days festival grounds to give those interested a closer look. Units in the parade included fire department units from Bristol and other […]

Maria Regalado Vega is Miss Bristol 2016

Maria Regalado Vega was named 2016 Miss Bristol at the Progress Days banquet Friday night. The banquet, which kicks off the annual community festival, took place at the Parkway Chateau. Vega is 19 and the daughter of Sara Vega and Julies Perez. She graduated from Central High School in 2015 and is now attending Gateway […]

2016 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens

Micaela Lawlor and Luke Koeppel were named the 2016 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens Friday at the Progress Days Banquet. The banquet took place at the Parkway Chateau. The banquet kicks off the annual Bristol Progress Days community festival. Micaela is 13 and attends Bristol School. She is active in softball, basketball, volleyball, English Fest, Book […]

Inaugural Bristol Progress Days 5K and Family Fun Run/Walk is July 9

The inaugural Bristol Progress Days 5K and Family Fun Run/Walk on will take place on Saturday, July 9, 2016, presented by Absolute Chiropractic + Wellness, in conjunction with the annual 3-day festival. The event will start and finish at the Bristol Progress Days grounds at Hansen Park Pavilion just off Highway 45 in Bristol. The 5K will begin at […]

Bristol Progress Days hosting dinner and show fundraiser March 19

Bristol Progress Days will host “Murder at the Deadwood Saloon” at the Parkway Chateau, March 19 at 7 p.m. This is a dinner and show fundraiser.  The play gives you an opportunity to be a suspect or even the victim, and to enjoy a great meal that includes a Barron of Beef and Chicken. The total […]

Air-One flies to Progress Days

Air-One, one of the specially equipped helicopters for protective services, visited Bristol Progress Days. It flew over the parade and landed near the end of the parade route. The helicopter and crew stayed for a couple for hours so people could see the helicopter and ask questions. The helicopter typically responds, when agencies request, to disasters, […]

Couple gets married at Bristol Progress Days parade

Family and friends gathered to watch Todd Kreuger and Laurie Koller exchange marriage vows before the Bristol Progress Days parade Sunday. The ceremony was on the spot where Todd had proposed one year before, also at the parade. The ceremony was officiated by John McCabe, who you may recognize as a Bristol village trustee. Here is some […]

2015 Bristol Progress Days parade coverage

The Bristol Progress Days Parade took place on the streets of central Bristol Sunday. The parade is one of the largest summer parades in the area and has a well-earned reputation as being an event that supplies young watchers with as much candy as Halloween, all thrown from participants in the parade. This year’s parade also had a flyover […]

Kayla Weidner is 2015 Miss Bristol

Kayla Weidner was named the 2015 Miss Bristol Friday evening. The announcement came at the annual Bristol Progress Days banquet at the Parkway Chateau. Kayla, 18, is the daughter of Al and Wendy Weidner, She is a 2015 graduate of Central High School. In the fall, she will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as […]

Amanda and Brandon Gorsuch 2015 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens

Brother and sister Brandon and Amanda Gorsuch are the 2015 Bristol Junior Outstanding Citizens. The announcement came Friday evening at the annual Bristol Progress Days banquet at the Parkway Chateau. Master of ceremonies Todd Becker said this year it was decided to name a boy and girl junior outstanding citizen. It just so happened that the committee […]

Jill and Matt Gillmore named 2015 Bristol Outstanding Citizens

Jill and Matt Gillmore were named 2015 Bristol Outstanding Citizens Friday evening. The announcement came at the annual Bristol Progress Days banquet at the Parkway Chateau. The nomination info read at the banquet by master of ceremonies Todd Becker praised the couple for their work in their church, 4-H and raising money for causes such […]

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