Dale Schlieve has been coordinating Rhinelander 4th of July Parade for more than 40 years. Out of all that time, picking a theme for this year’s parade was pretty easy. “The theme is America: 250 Years of Independence,” said Schlieve. “So, yeah, it was pretty much a slam dunk.” Schlieve, his wife, son, and some old Jaycees work together to organize the parade. The Rhinelander Jaycees ran the parade until 1984.