Parade Line-up Set

Below is the line-up for the 2015 Pekin Marigold Festival Parade sponsored by Busey Bank.  The parade is Saturday, September 12th.  Line-up for the parade begins at 9:00 am on Broadway, between 14th and Parkway.  (Enter from Parkway, as both sides of the street between Parkway & 14th will be  heading towards downtown).  The parade begins at 10:00 am and will start on Broadway at 14th Street, continue down Broadway turning right onto Court Street, then down past the Courthouse, and turning left onto Capitol Street where the parade will begin to break up.  You can download a copy of the lineup at:  http://www.pekinchamber.com/2015/2015Marigold/ParadeLineUp.pdf

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1 Pekin Police Department
2 Tazewell County Sheriffs Office
3 Pekin Firefighter's Color Guard
4 Tazewell County Ceremonial Team
5 Busey Bank
6 Marigold Festival Grand Marshal
7 Pekin Community High School Marching Band
8 Pekin Community High School Cheerleaders
9 Miss Marigold, Courtney Psinas
10 Miss Marigold Court 
10 Miss Marigold Court 
10 Miss Marigold Court 
10 Miss Marigold Court 
11 Marigold Festival Chairman Mike Vonderheide
12 Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce President Gregg Ratliff
13 Pepsi Marigold Medallion Winner - Jason & Carrie Helmig
14 Pekin Mayor John McCabe
15 Pekin Fire Department
16 Pekin Marigold Festival  Special Guest Frank Fritz
17 Edison Junior High Pom and Cheer squad
18 Pekin Junior High Band
19 Broadmoor Junior High Pom and Cheer squad
20 WGLO and 92.3
21 Pekin Insurance 
22 State Representative Mike Unes
23 Tazewell County Republican Party
24 Caravan/Pekin 1st Church of the Nazarene Scouting Program
25 Operation Christmas Child
26 WBNH Radio
27 TAPS No Kill Animal Shelter
28 DeCesaro Emergency Lights & Equipment
30 Maloof…ing for a Cure
31 One Main Financial
32 Pekin Hospital
33 Pekin Public School District 108 Suzuki Strings
34 Pekin Lions Club
35 The HOPE Chest
36 Miche Purses
37 Faith Baptist Christian School
38 Brady's Carpet Cleaners
39 St. Jude Pekin to Peoria Run
40 Tazewell County Democrats
41 Town and Country Baptist Church
42 New Beginnings Fellowship Church
43 Advantage Auto Sales
44 Hair Cuttery
45 American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Pekin
46 Dale Sandrock
47 WCIC
48 Job's Daughters Bethel 55
49 Concordia Lutheran School Marching Band
50 Great Clips of Pekin
51 City Church
52 Parkside Athletics
53 Trouble Free Heating and Cooling
54 Girl Scout Troop 4677
55 Pekin Paintball Park
56 Cricket Wireless
57 Pekin First Church of the Nazarene
58 Crimestoppers
59 Dragon Aquatics
60 John M. Evans Supportive Living Community
61 Manual Academy Marching Band
62 Tazewell County 4-H Queen
63 Pekin Academy of Fine Arts
64 Good Shepherd Lutheran School
65 Little Mr. & Miss Marigold Pageant (Baby Miss & Baby Mister)
66 Little Mr. & Miss Marigold Pageant (Tiny Mister & Petite Miss)
67 Little Mr. & Miss Marigold Pageant (Little Miss & Little Miss Marigold)
68 Little Mr. & Miss Marigold Pageant (Tiny Miss & Petite Miss)
68 Little Mr. & Miss Marigold Pageant (Jr. Miss Marigold & Pre-Teen Miss Marigold)
69 Little Mr. & Miss Marigold Pageant (Overall Supreme Winner & Teen Miss Marigold)
70 Little Mr. & Miss Marigold Pageant (15th Anniversary Queens)
71 Washington Middle School Marching Panthers
72 Facet Technologies
73 Classical Dance Academy
74 Heart of Illinois Down Syndrome Association, Inc.
75 Pekin Park District School of Power Tumblers
76 Pekin Park District School of Cheer and Dance
77 104.9 The Wolf / Alpha Media
78 Wink's Iron Lot and Fitness
79 Schaeferville Fire Department
80 Marco's Pizza
81 Family Video
82 Haunted Infirmary Brought to you by Insane Women Productions
83 Papa Murphy's Take N Bake Pizza
84 Sport Clips
85 Pekin Community Softball Association
86 District 50 Junior High Marching Band
87 Comfort Plus Hospice
88 The Center for Prevention of Abuse
89 Illinois Slowriders
90 Pekin Knights of Columbus
91 Advance America
92 Pekin Cub Scouts
93 Scherer's Mini Storage
94 Wausau Homes Peoria
95 Rankin Junior High Cheer Squad
96 Villas of Hollybrook
97 Advanced Medical Transport
98 Midwest Central Middle School Marching Band
99 Goodwill of Central Illinois
100 First Baptist Church
101 Pekin Girl Scout Troop 4687
102 Parkin Pullin' Squad
103 Appliance Depot 
104 First United Methodist Church of Pekin
105 Boy Scout Troops of Pekin
106 Artistic Community Theatre
107 Midwest Central High School Marching Band
108 Liberty Village of Pekin
109 Live or Dye Salon
110 American Motor Trends
111 Kuk Sool Won of Pekin
112 Girl Scout Troops 4635 & 4195
113 ICPR Family Practice
114 Bridgeway Church
115 Living Alternatives - Tazewell County Pregnancy Resource Center
116 Hallmark House Nursing Center
117 Georgetown Middle School Marching Band
118 Richwood's Christian Church
119 Peoria Mothers of Twins Club
120 Girl Scouts
121 South Pekin Fire Department
122 Dreamscapes Landscaping
123 Heroes, Inc.
124 Courtney Swan Occasions
125 Big City Shuttles
126 Central Illinois Tumbling & Trampoline

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