For release: Contact: William Epstein Sunday, January 19, 200 (717) 46-00 Lisette Bralow (215) 68-468 Parade by 0 Marching Bands And 5,500 Marchers To Kick Off Inaugural Celebration Harrisburg Marching bands, New Year s Day string bands, drill teams, cheerleaders and favorite sports mascots from across Pennsylvania will lead more than 5,500 paraders to launch the Inaugural festivities on Tuesday, January 21 st when Governor-elect Ed Rendell takes the oath of office. Inaugural officials said that each of the state s 67 counties will be represented in the Inaugural Parade. The parade will step off at 12:45 pm from 5 th and Walnut Streets in downtown Harrisburg. The celebration will wind its way around the State Capitol grounds. The Commonwealth s 45 th Governor and his wife, Midge, will join the head of the march enroute and lead it to the reviewing stand on Commonwealth Ave. After marching to the reviewing stand the Rendells will join the dignitaries and crowd already seated to review the parade as it begins its pass of the reviewing stand at 1:0 pm. (MORE)
parade/lst add Helping lead the way will be 0 marching bands from across the state, including the Mansfield University Marching Band, from Mansfield in Tioga County, the West Chester University Marching Band, from West Chester in Chester County, 25 high school bands and the 55 rd Air Force Band, from Middletown in Dauphin County. An extra splash of color and sound will be provided by two perennial favorites from Philadelphia s legendary New Year s Day Mummers Parade the Fralinger String Band, winner of this year s first place award for string bands in the annual competition, and the Ferko String Band, which captured the 200 Captain s Award. The public is invited to view the parade along its route. After stepping off from 5 th and Walnut Sts. the parade will head west along Walnut St., turn right on rd St. and head north on rd St. across the front of the Capitol, and turn right at North St. to head east along North St. to Commonwealth Av. The marching order of the parade will be (as of Sunday, Jan. 19, 200): PARADE OPENING PRODUCTION: Get This Party Started Jenn Oldfield Dancers and Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts Dancers, with Golden Crowne New Years Day Band DIVISION 1 LEAD DIVISION State Police Motorcycle Team motorcycles Capitol City Police Honor Guard Parade Lead Banner Willow Grove Air Force Base Personnel Lead Honor Guard Willow Grove Air Force Base Governor Edward G. Rendell Hon. Marjorie O. Rendell Lt. Governor Katherine Baker Knoll Reilly Raiders Drum and Bugle Corps South Eastern, PA, w/raiders Van 2
50 Pennsylvania State Flags PA National Guard Ft. Indiantown Governor Edward G. Rendell Bus Walking American Flag Carried by: Willow Grove Air Force Base personnel 55 rd Air Force Marching Band State Police Mounted Honor Guard DIVISION 2 NORTH WEST REGION DIVISION North West Region Lead Banner Carried by: Mechanicsburg Boy Scouts of America Pennsylvania Harvest Float Music: Prayer of Thanksgiving and Appalachian Spring Float Riders: 8 Redland High School Color Guard students in flannel shirts and straw hats; Tow Vehicle: PA National Guard Hummer/Harrisburg Post Crawford County Banner Carried by: Mechanicsburg Boy Scouts of America Meadville High School Marching Band, Meadville, PA Cameron County Banner Carried by: Mechanicsburg Boy Scouts of America Mountaineer Search and Rescue Team and vehicle Clarion County Banner Carried by: Hemlock Girl Scouts Troop 886 Young Democrats of Clarion University Erie County Banner Carried by: Hemlock Girl Scouts Troop 886 Erie Seawolves mascot McDowell High School Marching Band, Erie, PA Elk County Banner Carried by: Boy Scout Troop 2 Elk County Queen and Princess In car St. Mary s High School Student Government with signs Forest County Banner Carried by: Boy Scout Troop 2 Pennsylvania National Guard Hummer Jefferson County Banner Carried by: Boy Scout Troop 2 Punxsutawney Ground Hog Club Clearfield County Banner DuBois High School Band DuBois High School Marching Band DuBois, PA Mercer County Banner Carried by: Boy Scout Troop 2 Pennsylvania National Guard Hummer Potter County Banner Carried By: Boy Scout Troop 2 Northern Potter Schools Drum and Bugle Corps Venango County Banner Carried By: Oil Heritage Personnel
Pick up truck with oul derrick and Col. Drake representing Oil Heritage Vision Quest McKean County Banner Carried By: Bradford High School Band Bradford High School Marching Band Bradford, Pennsylvania Warren County Banner Carried by: Warren Police Dept. Law Enforcement Explorers Warren Police Department Law Enforcement Explorers Post 212 DIVISION WEST REGION DIVISION WEST REGION LEAD BANNER Carried by: Kiski High School Band Parents Kiski Area Marching Band Vandergrift, PA Western Pennsylvania Express Float Music: Com n Round the Mountain and FAME Float Riders: Phila. H.S. for the Creative and Performing Arts Dancers Tow Vehicle: National Guard Hummer/Harrisburg Post Float Performers: CAPA Dancers Armstrong County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 886 (Lillian Bates group) Kittaning Firemans Band Allegheny County Banner Carried by: Baldwin High School Band Mayor Tom Murphy, Pittsburgh Baldwin High School Marching Band Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Heinz Hitch University of Pittsburgh mascot: Panther Pittsburgh Fire Pipe Band Pittsburgh City Fire Truck Blair County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 886 Mother of the Slinky Toy Mrs. Betty James in car Altoona Curve Mascot, Steamer Delgrasso Park Mascot Float Hoss s Steak and Seafood Butler County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 886 (Lillian Bates group) Butler County Mass Volunteer Fire Department Unit Personnel Fayette County Banner Carried by: Fayette County personnel White Water Rafting Tourism Float Fulton County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 886 Hustontown Fire Department Beaver County Banner Carried by: Ambridge High School Band Ambridge High School Marching Band, Ambridge, PA Greene County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 886 Miss Pennsylvania Autumn Marisa Greene County Float
Huntingdon County Banner Raystown Lake Boat Indiana County Banner Carried by: Redland High School Color Guard Rolling Christmas Tree Redland High School Color Guard prop handlers, 2 outside trees Bedford County Banner Carried by Tussey Mountain H.S. Band Muskets of the Crown reenactment group -- covered wagon with horses Tussey Mountain High School Marching Band, Saxton, PA Lawrence County Banner Mayor Timothy Fulkerson, New Castle Neshannock Township Fire Department, Truck Company 157 Ariel Command Unit Somerset County Banner Carried by: Carried by: BSA Cradle of Liberty Quecreek Miners In a 1947 Rolls Royce Randy Fogle, Mark Popernack Berlin Fife and Drum Corps Cambria County Banner Carried by: Greater Johnstown High School Band Greater Johnstown High School Marching Band, Johnstown, PA Washington County Banner Carried by: Washington County Veterans Mayor Anthony L. Colaizzo, Canonsburg Cannon-McMillan High School Marching Band Canonsburg, PA Washington County Veterans National Guard Hummer Ft. Indiantown Westmoreland County Banner Carried by: Franklin Regional High School Band with Bob Regola, Hempfield Township Supervisor Greensburg Volunteer Fire Company Band, two vehicles Franklin Regional High School Marching Band, Murrysville, PA DIVISION 4 CENTRAL REGION DIVISION Central Region Lead Banner Carried by: Laborer s District Council of Eastern Pennsylvania 40 X 60 American Flag Carried by: Best Buddies Organization Harrisburg City High School Band Harrisburg, PA Adams County Banner Gettysburg Mayor William E. Troxell and Abe Lincoln The Company of Gettysburg Historians Gettysburg Ceremonial Band
Apple Queen In car Franklin County Banner Franklin County Farm Bureau and Dairy Lancaster County Banner Carried by: Spanish American Civil Association Mayor Charles Smithgall, Lancaster Spanish American Civil Association Manheim Central High School Marching Band, Manheim, PA Juniata County Banner : Pennsylvania National Guard Hummer Central Pennsylvania Home Gazebo Float Music: LIVE Float Riders: Mt. Carmel High School State Champion Football Team, Cheerleaders, and pep band Tow Vehicle: Pennsylvania National Guard/Harrisburg Post Pep Band on Float Dauphin County Banner Carried by: Laborer s District Council of Eastern Pennsylvania District Council #21 Local #411 Painters Harrisburg Senators mascot Liberty Steam Fire Co#1 with riders Hershey Bears Mascot Coco in a convertible car Hershey KISS Mobile Lower Dauphin High School Marching Band Lebanon County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 108 Lebanon County Dairy Royalty with Tall Cedars Mascot and two convertible cars for Dairy Royalty Mifflin County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 108 National Guard Hummer Cumberland County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 108 Cumberland County Honor Guard Mayor Kirk R. Wilson, Carlisle Carlisle High School Marching Band Carlisle, PA Perry County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 108 4-H Antique Tractors Perry County Iron Club Greenwood FFA Perry County 4-H Club Horse and Wagon Schuylkill County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 108 Schuylkill County Tall Cedars with Coal Car with county products Coal car and personnel Yuengling Beer Brewery Wagon Early 1900 Horse Drawn delivery wagon Berks County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 108 Lenape Nation of Indians
Berks County Bookmobile With Berky the Cow Reading High School Marching Band Reading, PA Snyder County Banner Carried by: Girl Scout Troop 108 Middlesw0rth Potato Chips Sprint Cars Union County Banner Union County West End Ambulance York County Banner Carried by: Nine Months of Yorktown Colonial Players (tw0 banner carriers) Mayor John Brenner, York Nine Months of Yorktown Colonial Players Carpenters Local Union #191 Members DIVISION 5 NORTH EAST REGION DIVISION NORTH EAST REGION BANNER Carried by: Liberty High School Cheerleaders 50 American Flags Carried by: PA National Guard Liberty High School Grenadier Marching Band Bethlehem, PA Family Fun in the Poconos Snowman Family Float Music: LIVE Float Riders: Stanky and the Coal Miners Polka Band Tow Vehicle: National Guard Hummer/Harrisburg Post Riding the float 2 Redland High School Color Guard members Centre County Banner Carried by: Carried by: BSA Cradle of Liberty Penn State Nittany Lion Penn State Cheerleaders Patriots Militant Independent Order Oddfellows Columbia County Banner Mayor Charles Coffman, Bloomsburg Knoebels Grove Amusement Resort Float (19 + tow vehicle) Kozmo (mascot) King Knoebel (Lion on float) Tioga County Banner Carried by: Mansfield University Band Mansfield University Band Mansfield, PA Rainbow Riders Riding for the Handicapped Horse Riding Group nine horses Lehigh County Banner Carried by: William Allen HS Band parents Bethlehem Police and Fire Department Honor Guard Mayor Roy Afferbach, Allentown William Allen High School Marching Band, Allentown, PA Clinton County Banner Mayor Richard Vilello, Lock Haven
Lock Haven Fire Engine Pumper and Lock Haven Rescue Vehicle Color Guard, flag carriers, drummers Piper Aviation Museum Piper Plane on a flat bed (65 ) Carbon County Banner Jim Thorpe switchback car on flatbed Lycoming County Banner Carried by: Williamsport H.S. Band Carl Stotz Historic Trolley (replica) DUGOUT Little League Baseball mascot RUSTY ROUGHCUT, Williamsport Cross Cutters mascot Williamsport High School Marching Band, Williamsport, PA Lackawanna County Banner Greater Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band Scranton/Wilkes Barre Red Barons mascot, The Grump, on ATV Northampton County Banner Carried by: Easton Area H.S. Band Lafayette College mascot Easton Area High School Band Easton, PA Lehigh Little League All Star Team Players and Coaches Luzerne County Banner Carried by: Carried by: BSA Cradle of Liberty Luzerne County Sheriffs Dept. K-9 Search and Rescue vehicle Sullivan County Banner Carried by: Acrodancers Parents Sullivan County Acrodancers tumblers and dancers Susquehanna County Banner Blue Stone Truck (65 ) with stone samples Monroe County Banner with county EMS Vehicle and Banner Bradford County Banner Carried by: Towanda High School Band Towanda High School Marching Band Towanda, PA Montour County Banner Carried by: Carried by: BSA Cradle of Liberty Iron Heritage Festival Representative in car w/ banner and marchers Wayne County Banner Maple City Fife and Drum Corps Wyoming County Banner Carried by: Wyoming County 4-H club Wyoming County Commissioner Ronald Williams Lake Winola Fire Department Whipple Dance Studio Wyoming County 4-H Horse Clubs
Pike County Banner Carried by: Delaware Valley School Students Delaware Valley School District Youth Choir DIVISION 6 SOUTH EAST REGION DIVISION SOUTH EAST REGION LEAD BANNER -- Carried by: Boy Scouts of North Wales Troop 229 Rufus Harley, Jazz Bag Piper Philadelphia County Banner Carried by: Boy Scouts Philadelphia Mounted Patrol Equestrian Unit Fralinger String Band 27 Original Old Glory Flags Carried by: PA National Guard 15 X 20 Betsy Ross Flag Carried by: Sea Cadets Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Betsy Ross, Leiby Black Carriage 15 X 20 Bennington Flag Carried by: Sea Cadets West Powelton Steppers Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders and Eagles Pep Band Leiby s Horse Drawn Trolley Philadelphia Eagles Junior Cheerleaders Philadelphia Eagles Mascot Swoop with ATV Philly Phanatic University of Pennsylvania Quaker mascot Philadelphia University RAM mascot Drexel Dragon mascot McGruff the Crime Dog Captain Sewer Mascot Tigerman Mascot Philadelphia Kixx mascot, Socceroo Philadelphia Dept of Recreation mascot, Phred the Panda St. Joseph s University Hawk mascot Hooter, the Temple Owl Ferko String Band Buffalo Soldiers Equestrian Unit Bucks County Banner Carried by: Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts Pennsbury High School Marching Band Washington Crossing Re-enactors Society Float and Personnel Montgomery County Banner Carried by: Cub Pack 591 Hatfield Quality Meats Mascot American Legion Post 901 Honor Guard North Penn High School Marching Band 4 th Continental Light Dragoons Revolutionary Calvary Group
Delaware County Banner Carried by: Cub Pack 591 1948 Antique Fire Truck Strath Haven High School Marching Band Keystone Cheerleaders, Delaware County Chester County Banner Carried by: Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts Phoenixville High School Marching Band Open Spaces and Historic Places, walking Group with vehicle Valley Forge Military Academy Regimental Staff, Color Guard, Regimental Band, Company of Cadets, Drum and Bugle Corps (field music), Mounted Color Guard State Capitol Police Car ####