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Sauk Rapids River Days Parade 2008 Highlights

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Here's a great highlights video of this year's Sauk Rapids River Days Parade.  It includes great music from some fantastic marching bands and great video shots of all the parade features.  You are going to love this video.  Give it a try.

Sauk Rapids Middle School Band 2008

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This is the first in a series of special videos featuring highlights of the 2008 Sauk Rapids River Days Parade and Festival.  Our first parade feature includes a performance by none other than our own Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School Marching Storm under the direction of Heidi Martinson and Danell Dalton.  The 75 member band performs Go. Go. Go... Joseph, a selection from the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. 

2008 PARADE LINEUP

2008 Rapids River Days Parade Lineup:
Friday, June 27th  •  (5:00 p.m. Lineup)  6:00 p.m. Start

1.        Sauk Rapids VFW Post 6992 Color Guard
2.         Sauk Rapids American Legion Post 254 Color Guard
3.        Rice American Legion Color Guard – WWII Kilroy
4.         Waite Park American Legion Post 428 Color Guard
5.     M    Forty & Eight Train       
6.         Sauk Rapids Police Dept./K-9 Unit
7.        Benton Cty Sheriff
8.         Benton County Mounted Patrol
9.         D.A.R.E. Motorcycle / Deputy Nick Baden
10.         Fire Engine Co. #2
11.        Sauk Rapids Fire Dept.
12.         Gold Cross Ambulance
13.         St. Cloud Antique Auto Club
14.    M    (BAND) SRR Middle School Marching Storm–Host Band
15.         Mayor Mark Campbell
16.    M    2007 Sauk Rapids Royalty
17.         2008 Pageant Candidates
18.     M    New 2008 Miss Sauk Rapids Royalty and Court
19.    M     (BAND) SRR High School Marching Storm–Host Band
20.     M    Rapids River Food Fest
21.        Rapids River Ducky Race Raffle Ticket Sales
22.        Ms. Senior Sauk Rapids (Ellen Janski)
23.         Citizen of the Year (Phil Pederson) & Reunion Members
24.A     Knights of Columbus 4th Degree
24.B    Knights of Columbus/Schwan’s Ice Cream Sales
25.     M    (BAND) Stabekk Marching Band from Oslo, Norway
26.        Sauk Rapids-Rice Early Childhood
27.         Wells Fargo
28.         Coborn’s Superstore
29.         CentraCare Health System
30.     M    (BAND) Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg – A
31.        Burger King
32.         Sacred Heart School
33.         Dingmann Family Funeral Home
34.        Granite City Cloggers (sponsored by Brenny Trucking)
35.        Elect Rob Jacobs
36.     M    (BAND) Albany Marching Band – AA
37.        Sauk Rapids Class of 1958
38.         Sauk Rapids Lions
39.        Miss St. Cloud International (Kelsey Rae Moehle)
40.     M    Two Rivers Community Theatre
41.     M    (BAND) St. Cloud All-City Marching Band – AAA
42.         Ridgeview Place Assisted Living King & Queen
43.    M    Princeton Royalty
44.         Crystal Cabinets
45.         Andy’s Towing
46.     M    (BAND) St. Francis Marching Band – A
47.         Atonement Lutheran Preschool
48.        G&J Awning
49.         Library Plus You! precision drill team
50.         Elect Dan Severson for Representative
51.    M    (BAND) Royalton Marching Band – A
52.        Storm Elementary Wrestling
53.         Benton County Dairy Princesses
54.    M    Good Shepherd Community
55.        Ringsmuth Unicyclists
56.     M    (BAND) Milaca Senior High Marching Band – AA
57.        Sauk Rapids Youth Hockey
58.        St. Cloud Shrine Go-Karters
59.        Domino’s Pizza
60.        Central MN Karate
61.         Knights of Columbus/Schwan’s Ice Cream Sales
62.     M    (BAND) Bertha-Hewitt Marching Band – A
63.         Girl Scout Service Unit #14
64.        Rockville Royalty
65.        Fairview Gardens
66.     M    North Crest Gymnastics & Dance   
67.     M    (BAND) Sartell Middle School Marching Band – Jr.
68.        Boys & Girls Club of Central MN
69.    M    Harvest Fellowship Church
70.        Litchfield Watercade Royalty
71.     M    (BAND) Litchfield Marching Band – AA
72.        Petra Lutheran Church & School
73.     M    Spirit 92.9 Christian Radio
74.        Delano Royalty
75.         Trobec’s Bus Service
76.     M    (BAND) Virginia High School Marching Band – AA
77.        All-Occasion Floral
78.        Sauk Rapids Farmer’s Market
79.     M    Foley Fun Days Royalty
80.        Timeless Tradition Homes Inc.
81.    M    (BAND) Park Center Marching Band – AAA
82.         Tri-County Humane Society
83.         CarCo Automotive
84.        B&P Waterworks
85.     M    (BAND) Milaca Intermediate Marching Band – Jr.
86.        Master Custom Homes
87.    M    Auto Value Parts Stores of Sauk Rapids
88.        Racing Limos
89.        Tri-County Broadcasting Radio Stations

M = Music included with Unit
Band Competition Classes: Junior, A, AA and AAA
Parade Coordinators:
Cathy Sauer  320-252-9236
Marla Elness 320-252-8444

DOWNLOAD PRINT VERSION PDF: Download parade_lineup.pdf