Milwaukee Post
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10 • Milwaukee Post • August 16, 2013 Just click your ruby-covered ... cleats? Wisconsin Department of Tourism releases 'Wizard of Oz'-inspired Jordy Nelson commercial The ad appeared online recently and pays homage to the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz" with the overall theme of there's no place like Wisconsin in the fall. "Being from Kansas, I've always been a big fan of the movie 'The Wizard of Oz,'" Nelson said in the press release from Milwaukee-based marketing agency By AMBER GRAMZA Conley News Service MILWAUKEE – Lions, tigers and bears are no match for Green Bay Packer Jordy Nelson as he stars in the Wisconsin Department of Tourism's new fall television commercial. Laughlin Constable. "Now that I play football in Green Bay, I've gotten to experience Wisconsin's breathtaking fall color season and was honored to be a part of this ad. But while acting is a lot of fun, I don't think I'll be quitting my day job any time soon." The new 90-second commercial, which can be viewed online at www.travelwisconsin.com/jordy-nelson-tv-commercial, showcases Nelson tossing around a football with his real-life wife, Emily, on his farm in Kansas, when he has a quick and abrupt run-in with a tree, causing him to wake up in a colorful fall scene in Welcome To Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 3030 W. Oklahoma Ave. 414-384-3520 Mission Statement: Contact Amber Gramza agramza@conleynet.com Our Calling is to Embody The Love of Christ in All We Do This Means We Will Proclaim The Good News of God's Grace, Teach His Word, and grow as Disciples of Jesus Christ in Service with and For Others More than 1 million attend State Fair 233698100 Summer Schedule 9am Worship with Communion 233698052 OVERSTOCK SALE! Saturday, August 24, 9am-1pm Post Staff 4.5" Pot Flowering Annuals 2.00 ea. $ 00 FOR $ 3 5 ! 3 OFF* 1 Gallon Pot Perennials Variety Of Items • Cash & Checks only 10" Pot Rose Bushes $15.00 2/$25.00 ea. Reg. $22.95 ea. Reg. $4.75 ea. $ 2 OFF $ 4.5 Jumbo Pot Perennials We will be Closed for the Season starting September 2nd and will reopen April 1st, 2014 Thank You for your Support! LUXEMBOURG GARDENS 8429 W. Forest Hill Avenue, Franklin 414-425-5696 233698103 *Excludes sale price • Hours: Mon - Sat. 8-6, Sun. 9-5 With this ad 233698110 2650 S. Chase Ave. 744-2330 Free Gift with $10.00 purchase! Wisconsin. When a fairy tells him that he need only click his heels to get back home to Kansas, he shouts, "But I don't want to go! I like it here!" The commercial was directed by Wisconsin native and Hollywood director Jerry Zucker. "As a diehard Packer fan, directing Jordy was a blast," Zucker said in the release. A 60-second version of the television ad will air throughout Wisconsin starting Sept. 3 on "Inside the Huddle" and Sept. 8 in the Twin Cities and Chicago. In addition, the ad will run in select cinemas in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota and during NFL games on CBS and Fox. Fans of "The Wizard of Oz" will appreciate the timing for the fall ad, as it coincides with the re-release of the movie in 3-D in September. 1 FREE 4.5" Pot Flowering Annual With any purchase. Limit 1 per visit. Luxembourg Gardens Expires 8/25/13 MP Celebrating Our 25th Anniversary! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT WEST ALLIS – Wisconsin State Fair officials reported that 1,012,552 fairgoers turned out to the 11-day event this year, an increase of almost 10 percent over the 2012 attendance of 920,962. It's the largest reported attendance since 1969, though accurate attendance records, based on ticket scans at the gates, have only been available since 2002, a news release said. Officials attribute the turnout partly to good weather, with mild temperatures and very little rain. More than 3,200 exhibitors participated in 2013 fair competitions, some in multiple classes, according to the release. The Wisconsin Bakers Association sold over 387,000 cream puffs, the Real Wisconsin Cheese Grill sold almost 62,000 grilled cheese sandwiches and the Wisconsin Potato Growers served up over 57,000 baked potatoes. The Governor's Red, White & Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction raised $239,750, nearly $18,000 more than 2012. The Governor's Blue Ribbon Meat Products Auction raised more than $80,000.