MONROE - The moment the Wegmueller family has been waiting for the past two years will finally come to pass this weekend: On Saturday, they'll be host for the annual Green County Breakfast on the Farm.
This will be the family's second time hosting - the first was 25 years ago. This year's event has some new features in store for the annual breakfast, including a special band performance and airplanes.
The farm, which is being run by Becky Wegmueller's son Daniel, has been in the family for four generations. Her husband John Wegmueller died last year. "(The farm) is going from a two-man operation to a one-man operation," she said.
Her other children will be there to help run and set up for the breakfast, Becky said. Her daughter Sarah and her husband plan to fly in from their home in New York and earlier this week, Becky's eldest son, David, who was recently promoted to commander in the Navy, flew his own airplane with his two kids from Tampa, Florida.
This year's Breakfast will include a circle concert provided by the First Brigade Band, a Civil War re-enactment band, of which John was a member, Becky said.
"They will play in memory and honor of him," she said.
Local pilots will also fly their planes over the farm as part of the entertainment. Becky said planes have been important in the Wegmueller family as both her father and John both loved airplanes.
Getting ready
Preparations for the breakfast started at the end of last year, Green County Agriculture Chest co-chairman Craig Kamholz said.
"We were looking for someone who represents agriculture in Green County very well," he said, adding the Wegmueller family will be "excellent hosts."
Because the breakfast typically draws a crowd of several thousand, a massive amount of food supplies are needed. Kamholz said organizers will be preparing 1,500 pounds of sausage, 15,000 eggs and 300 coffee cakes to meet the demand.
The most important part of getting the meal together in an orderly fashion is the volunteers, he said.
But that doesn't mean there won't be challenges.
Due to fears of the bird flu in the Midwest, Kamholz is assembling a team to crack all of the eggs in preparation for the breakfast.
"The eggs usually come in bags scrambled," he said.
Kamholz also raised the concerns over parking at the breakfast. At a Breakfast on the Farm in New Glarus a few years ago, heavy rain made cars parked on a hill slide down and get stuck; rain is also considered likely for this year's event.
"We always prepare for the worst situations," he said.
In order to cut down on car traffic and parking, free shuttle buses will run every 15 minutes from the Walmart parking lot to the farm, Kamholz said.
"We encourage everyone to ride the buses," he said.
This will be the family's second time hosting - the first was 25 years ago. This year's event has some new features in store for the annual breakfast, including a special band performance and airplanes.
The farm, which is being run by Becky Wegmueller's son Daniel, has been in the family for four generations. Her husband John Wegmueller died last year. "(The farm) is going from a two-man operation to a one-man operation," she said.
Her other children will be there to help run and set up for the breakfast, Becky said. Her daughter Sarah and her husband plan to fly in from their home in New York and earlier this week, Becky's eldest son, David, who was recently promoted to commander in the Navy, flew his own airplane with his two kids from Tampa, Florida.
This year's Breakfast will include a circle concert provided by the First Brigade Band, a Civil War re-enactment band, of which John was a member, Becky said.
"They will play in memory and honor of him," she said.
Local pilots will also fly their planes over the farm as part of the entertainment. Becky said planes have been important in the Wegmueller family as both her father and John both loved airplanes.
Getting ready
Preparations for the breakfast started at the end of last year, Green County Agriculture Chest co-chairman Craig Kamholz said.
"We were looking for someone who represents agriculture in Green County very well," he said, adding the Wegmueller family will be "excellent hosts."
Because the breakfast typically draws a crowd of several thousand, a massive amount of food supplies are needed. Kamholz said organizers will be preparing 1,500 pounds of sausage, 15,000 eggs and 300 coffee cakes to meet the demand.
The most important part of getting the meal together in an orderly fashion is the volunteers, he said.
But that doesn't mean there won't be challenges.
Due to fears of the bird flu in the Midwest, Kamholz is assembling a team to crack all of the eggs in preparation for the breakfast.
"The eggs usually come in bags scrambled," he said.
Kamholz also raised the concerns over parking at the breakfast. At a Breakfast on the Farm in New Glarus a few years ago, heavy rain made cars parked on a hill slide down and get stuck; rain is also considered likely for this year's event.
"We always prepare for the worst situations," he said.
In order to cut down on car traffic and parking, free shuttle buses will run every 15 minutes from the Walmart parking lot to the farm, Kamholz said.
"We encourage everyone to ride the buses," he said.