Published: Feb. 4, 2017
Washington County going prime time
Local connections on 5 programs next week
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Grab the popcorn and a beverage, find a comfy spot on your couch or
chair, then kick back and relax. This is a week of television that
Washington County can be proud of.
It’s unofficially Washington County Week on television.
Next week, five television programs will feature Washington County connections, including three Monday.
To get the week started, at 5 a.m. Monday on ION Television (DirecTV
Channel 305 or Dish Channel 250), Metalcraft of Mayville will be
featured on “World’s Greatest!”
It’s a 30-minute show dedicated to highlighting companies, products,
places and people. Each show is a fast-paced tour around the world
featuring behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.
Metalcraft of Mayville has plants in Mayville and West Bend.
The episode will re-air Feb. 20 and will be available online at
www.worldsgreatesttelevision. com or Metalcraft’s Facebook page.
Then, it’s on to prime time.
At 6 p.m. Monday on WVTVChannel 18, the Borden family of Hubertus will appear on the hit television game show “Family Feud.”
“We’re super excited,” said Liz Borden-Giese, who is on the episode
with her mom, dad, brother and sister. “We don’t know how the edited
version is going to be.
“One taping alone took two hours. In reality, what is 20 to 25 minutes
going to look like to us? You don’t know what you’re going to look like
on TV.
“We taped it six or seventh months ago. We don’t remember everything.”
The family and Casa Tequila Restaurant, 150 S. Main St., West Bend,
will host a viewing party. The public is welcome to join the family and
they asked interested viewers be at the restaurant by 5:30 p.m.
Also on Monday night, Colgate native and Germantown High School
graduate Danielle Maltby is still in contention on the reality show
“The Bachelor,” which features Waukesha native Nick Viall.
Then on Wednesday, West Bend’s Sydney Neuser will appear on Fox6’s
“Real Milwaukee” morning talk show program to talk about her appearance
on Fox’s “MasterChef Junior.” That is at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The fifth
season of the reality cooking show premiers at 7 p.m. Thursday on Fox.
“We are so excited,” said Angela Neuser, Sydney’s mother. “We can’t
wait for it to air and for everyone and for us to see how the show
unravels after editing.”
The Neusers are also hosting a viewing party. That party begins at
about 6 p.m. Thursday at Buffalo Wild Wings, 705 W. Paradise Drive, West
Bend.
“Everybody’s getting excited,” Angela said.
Angela and Borden-Giese are teachers at Decorah Elementary School in
West Bend. When Sydney went to the taping of the show, Borden-Giese was
the substitute teacher for Angela’s class.
Borden-Giese’s youngest son, Connor, is a third-grader at Decorah.
It’s almost fitting they’re on TV the same week.
“Sydney Nesuer’s mom and I were joking on Facebook that we need a
parade for Washington County,” Borden-Giese said. “It is kind of crazy
to do some of this stuff.”
It’s one thing to be on national television where one is on in
February, for example, and the other is on later in the year. But the
same week? That’s what’s making the whole experience more exciting than
it already is.
“What are the odds that two Decorah families are on television the same week? What are the odds?” Borden-Giese asked.
“It’s very strange and exciting,” Angela said.
They promise good showings.
“Anybody who knows the Bordens or Neusers know entertainment is in our blood,” Angela said. “It’s not surprising at all that they made it.”
Of course, both will be at each other’s viewing parties.
“I’m excited because it’s going to be funny,” Angela said. “They’re such characters.”
“I was so excited for her,” Borden-Giese said when she found out
Sydney made it onto the Fox reality show. “For any kid to be on TV, it’s
like a dream come true.
“I do a lot of theater. I always wanted to be in acting. For her to
have that opportunity ... I was so excited for her because it could lead
into more things.”
The Borden family is expecting about 80 people to attend the viewing party.
“We’re so excited to watch it with our friends,” Borden-Giese said.
Angela said she expects about the same number of people at the viewing for Sydney’s national television debut.
As the air dates of the episodes draw near, each family has reminisced about the journey to get to this point.
For the Bordens, they auditioned in November 2015. Nearly a year
after that, they were finally sitting in the audience, watching the
other episodes get taped ahead of theirs.
“For the past week and a half now, we’ve known the families that were
on,” Borden-Giese said. “It was neat to see the people we met be on
TV.”
Once on stage, it was surreal.
“When we were first brought on stage, the only way I could describe it
was it was like watching TV in 3-D,” Borden-Giese said. “It was so
unbelievable. It was like living a dream. You can’t really describe it.
It was so bright and colorful and so lit up. It was like jumping into
your TV.”
As for Sydney, Angela said her daughter has enjoyed the buildup for the show.
“She has been totally excited,” Angela said. “She has new excitement
for cooking, been doing a lot more cooking, spending more time in the
kitchen.
“It’s pretty exciting for us and Decorah.”
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