2009 Top Rose Parade Winners

<p>SPECIAL AWARDS</p><p>Sweepstakes Award: Sonoma County Farm Bureau Foundation.</p><p>Best Use of Color: Filipino American Families of St. Rose Church.</p><p>Best Use of Recycled Materials: KrankBoomClank.</p><p>Best Use of Roses: North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation.</p><p>Best Use of Theme: Montgomery High School Viking Band.</p><p>Best Entry Tribute to Luther Burbank: Franklin Park Co-op Preschool.</p><p>Thomas P. Keegan Award — Best Entry using Local History: Santa Rosa SDA Church.</p><p>John Bugbee Memorial Perpetual Trophy: Rincon Valley Christian School “Marching Eagles.”</p><p>TOP FINISHERS</p><p>Following are the first- and second-place finishers, respectively, by parade category. Some categories did not have a second-place award.</p><p>Antique or Classic Auto: North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation; Shamrock Materials.</p><p>Band, Elementary: Rincon Valley “Royals” Marching Band; Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter School.</p><p>Band, High School: Rincon Valley Christian School “Marching Eagles;” Montgomery High School Viking Band.</p><p>Band, Jr. High/Middle School: Rincon Valley Middle School Falcon Pride Marching Band; Lawrence Cook Middle School “Mustang Band.”</p><p>Band, Non-school: Sonoma County Shrine Club — Oriental Band “The Arabians.”</p><p>Color Guard, Adult: Santa Rosa Police Department Honor Guard; Santa Rosa Fire Department Honor Guard.</p><p>Costume Group, Adult: Sonoma County Freemasons.</p><p>Costume Group, Youth: Franklin Park Co-op Preschool; Luther Burbank Elementary School.</p><p>Drill Team, High School: Montgomery High School Viking Band.</p><p>Drill Team, Jr. High/Middle School: Lawrence Cook Middle School “Mustang Band;” Windsor Middle School Drill Team.</p><p>Drum Major, Elementary: Rincon Valley “Royals” Marching Band; Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter School.</p><p>Drum Major, Jr. High/Middle School: Rincon Valley Charter School Firebird Marching Band; Rincon Valley Middle School Falcon Pride Marching Band.</p><p>Flag Team, Elementary: Rincon Valley “Royals” Marching Band; Strawberry School Eagles.</p><p>Flag Team, High School: Rancho Cotati High School Marching Band; Rincon Valley Christian School “Marching Eagles.”</p><p>Flag Team, Jr. High/Middle School: Rincon Valley Charter School Firebird Marching Band; Hillcrest Hawks.</p><p>Float, Commercial: Mary’s Pizza Shack 50th Anniversary; G & G Supermarkets.</p><p>Float, Nonprofit: Sonoma County Farm Bureau Foundation; Santa Rosa SDA Church; Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Lodge No. 53; Pacific Coast Air Museum — Wings Over Wine Country; Boy Scout Troop 125.</p><p>Heritage Costume: Filipino American Families of St. Rose Church; Korean School of Sonoma County.</p><p>Mace Drum Major, High School: Rancho Cotati High School Marching Band; Elsie Allen High School Marching Band.</p><p>Mace Drum Major, Jr. High/Middle School: Hillcrest Hawks.</p><p>Military Drum Major, High School: Rincon Valley Christian School “Marching Eagles.”</p><p>Military Drum Major, Jr. High/Middle School: Herbert Slater Spartan Marching Band.</p><p>Military or Veterans Color Guard: Michael Ottolini AMVETS Post 40 Color Guard.</p><p>Mounted Arabian Costume: Mary Ann Reece.</p><p>Mounted Authentic Novelty: Pamela Michalek and Honey Bee.</p><p>Mounted Group: Rincon Riders.</p><p>Mounted Horse-Drawn Vehicle: Carriage Occasions.</p><p>Mounted Working Western: Beverly Baxter.</p><p>Novelty/Specialty, Commercial: Camp Bow Wow Santa Rosa and Friends; Santa Rosa Gymnastics and Elite Cheer.</p><p>Novelty/Specialty, Nonprofit: Sonoma County Library Book Cart Brigade; Mothers of Military Servicemembers.</p><p>Other Cultural: Segal’s ATA Blackbelt Academy.</p><p>Pooper Scooper: Joyce Sumisqwa; Ann Atkinson; Rincon Riders Pooper Scooper.</p><p>Unit ID, Elementary: Rincon Valley “Royals” Marching Band; Strawberry School Eagles.</p><p>Unit ID, High School: Rancho Cotati High School Marching Band; Montgomery High School Viking Band.</p><p>Unit ID, Jr. High/Middle School: Rincon Valley Charter School Firebird Marching Band; Herbert Slater Spartan Marching Band.</p><p>Veterans Group, Other: Vietnam Veterans of America Redwood Empire Chapter No. 223; Marine Corps League, Santa Rosa Detachment No. 686.</p>