By Staff
Appearing in Friday's parade are the following units and their position in line-up:
1. Franklin Ward, portraying Town Crier, leads parade.
2. Dowagiac Police Department – vehicle.
3. Life EMS ambulance #1.
4. Life EMS ambulance #2.
5. Dowagiac Fire Department fire truck #1.
6. Dowagiac Fire Department fire truck #2.
7. Indian Lake Fire Department unit #1.
8. Indian Lake Fire Department unit #2.
9. Wayne Township Fire Department truck #1.
10. Wayne Township Fire Department truck #2.
11. Sister Lakes Fire Department unit # 1.
12. Sister Lakes Fire Department unit #2.
13. Pokagon Township Fire Department truck #1.
14. Pokagon Township Fire Department truck #1.
15. Cass County Sheriff's Office.
16. Pokagon Tribal Police.
17. Dowagiac VFW Honor Guard – marching unit.
18. VFW float.
19. Sen. Ron Jelinek on a Gator.
20. Mrs. Claus portrayed by Debbie Peters – marching unit.
21. Cub Scouts Pack 531 -marching unit.
22. Abe Lincoln portrayed by Richard Veit of Coloma -marching unit.
23. Dowagiac Elks – golf cart.
24. The Smile Center of Cassopolis – marching unit and van.
25. Positively Dance – performance unit.
26. Mayor Lyons and City Council – motorized unit(s).
27. John Touse of Constantine and carriage, transporting the Old-World Victorian Santa and 4-year-old Gabrielle Munson and 5-year-old Eli Veverka, winners of Santa's Giant Gift Basket Drawing of the Chamber of Commerce.
28. Open for late parade unit.
29. Red Hat Mamas of the Council on Aging unit # 1.
29B. Red Hat Mamas of the COA unit # 2.
30. Red Hat Mamas of the COA unit # 3.
31. Forest Glen Assisted Living – motorized unit.
32. Silver Creek Township Police – motorized unit.
33. Federated Church float.
34. Cass County Prosecutor Victor Fitz – motorized unit.
35. Word of Life Family Worship Church of Cass – motorized unit.
36. Word of Life Family Worship Church float.
37. Miss Decatur Float featuring Brittney Compton and her court.
38. 2008 Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Pageant Contestants – motorized unit.
39. Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital float.
40. Cassopolis Ranger Pride Marching Band.
41. Cass County Youth Council – motorized/walking unit.
42. Pamida – motorized/walking unit.
43. Augie's 1923 Model-T Ford ice cream truck from Valparaiso.
44. Around the Clock Learning float.
45. Louie the Lightning Bug and Friends from Indiana Michigan Power Co. – motorized unit.
46. Girl Scouts Troop 731 wagon.
47. Judd Lumber Co. truck .
48. Jim Dansfield and Butch Mamina with Advance Limo – two limousines.
49. Dowagiac Little League float.
50. Eau Claire Bag Ladies – performance unit.
50.B Corinne Hoyt with Church of Christ Ministries – marching unit.
51. Williams A-1Expert Tree Service – truck #1.
52. Williams A-1Expert Tree Service – truck #2.
53. Ronald McDonald transported by C. Wimberley auto dealership.
54. C. Wimberley Auto Dealership – truck #2.
55. Cass County canine -motorized unit.
56. Niles Haunted House Scream Park's 1970s hearse.
57. Midwest Energy's costumed character "Buddy Bolt" – truck.
57.B. Midwest Propane's costumed character "Gordy Gas" – truck.
58. Pathway Community Church float.
59. Miss Southwest Michigan Kaylee Magro and Miss Southwest Michigan Teen Brittany Hopkins – motorized unit.
60. Open for late unit.
61. Girl Scout Troop 734 float.
62. Santa's Elf "Poinsettia" portrayed by Bernie Laymon – convertible.
63. Victory Tabernacle Youth Group float.
64. Borgess-Lee Medical Group float.
65. Dowagiac Middle School Band.
66. Berrien Teachers Credit Union wagon.
67. Little Miss Niles/Brandywine 2007 Hannah Montgomery and her court – motorized unit
68. Miss Niles/Brandywine 2008 Whitney Spain and her court – motorized unit.
69. Encore Dance Company float.
70. 4-W 4-H Club float.
71. Dave and Sons Construction of Cassopolis – motorized unit.
72. Twistee's float.
73. Four Flags Area Apple Festival Float from Niles.
74. Jim D's Body Shops' 1937 Ford pick-up.
75. St. John's Lutheran Church float.
76. Mr. and Ms. Riverfest Shane Allen and Christina Allen of Niles and their court – motorized unit.
77. Boys and Girls Club of Benton Harbor – performance unit.
78. Frosty the Snowman sponsored by the Chamber and transported by Deals on Wheels.
79. Dowagiac Central Business District float.
80. Lake Effect Power Sports – motorized unit #1.
81. Lake Effect Power Sports – motorized unit #2.
82. Pleasant Valley Church Youth Group – motorized unit #1.
83. Pleasant Valley Church Youth Group – motorized unit #2.
84. Mechanicsburg 4-H Club float .
85. Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians float.
86. South Bend Shriners – motorized unit.
87. First United Methodist Church float.
88. Rudolph the Reindeer, sponsored by the Chamber and transported by Deals on Wheels.
89. Miss Dowagiac 2007 Sara Ausra and her court, appearing on the Miss Dowagiac Scholarship Pageant float.
90. Dowagiac Chieftain Marching Band.
91. First Miss Cass/St. Joe County Outstanding Teen Tiffany Rogers – motorized unit.
92. Bayside Farms – miniature horse unit.
93. Charlie Troop 126th Cavalry – marching unit.
94. – Charlie Troop 126th Cavalry – motorized unit.
95. North Red Hill 4-H – float/marching unit
96. North Red Hill 4-H – horse unit.
97. New Hope Horse Rescue of Nappanee, Ind. – horse unit.
98. Hillview Farms of Dowagiac – semi-truck.
99. Caldwell's Tree Service – bucket truck.
100. Penn Friends Community Church float from Cassopolis.
101. Leader Publications – motorized unit.
102. Southwestern Michigan College Symphonic Band – motorized unit.
103. Cass County Road Commission – truck #1.
104. Cass County Road Commission – truck #2.
105. Cass County Road Commission – truck # 3.
106. Cass County Road Commission – grader.
107. JK Enterprises – semi-truck.
108. R.E. Miller and Sons of Niles – semi-truck # 1.
109. R.E. Miller and Sons – semi-truck #2.
110. R.E. Miller and Sons – semi-truck #3.
111. Crawford and Baerg Farms of Dowagiac ~ semi-truck.
112. Dowagiac Police Department.