2009 Top Rose Parade Winners

SPECIAL AWARDS

Sweepstakes Award: Sonoma County Farm Bureau Foundation.

Best Use of Color: Filipino American Families of St. Rose Church.

Best Use of Recycled Materials: KrankBoomClank.

Best Use of Roses: North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation.

Best Use of Theme: Montgomery High School Viking Band.

Best Entry Tribute to Luther Burbank: Franklin Park Co-op Preschool.

Thomas P. Keegan Award — Best Entry using Local History: Santa Rosa SDA Church.

John Bugbee Memorial Perpetual Trophy: Rincon Valley Christian School “Marching Eagles.”

TOP FINISHERS

Following are the first- and second-place finishers, respectively, by parade category. Some categories did not have a second-place award.

Antique or Classic Auto: North Bay Italian Cultural Foundation; Shamrock Materials.

Band, Elementary: Rincon Valley “Royals” Marching Band; Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter School.

Band, High School: Rincon Valley Christian School “Marching Eagles;” Montgomery High School Viking Band.

Band, Jr. High/Middle School: Rincon Valley Middle School Falcon Pride Marching Band; Lawrence Cook Middle School “Mustang Band.”

Band, Non-school: Sonoma County Shrine Club — Oriental Band “The Arabians.”

Color Guard, Adult: Santa Rosa Police Department Honor Guard; Santa Rosa Fire Department Honor Guard.

Costume Group, Adult: Sonoma County Freemasons.

Costume Group, Youth: Franklin Park Co-op Preschool; Luther Burbank Elementary School.

Drill Team, High School: Montgomery High School Viking Band.

Drill Team, Jr. High/Middle School: Lawrence Cook Middle School “Mustang Band;” Windsor Middle School Drill Team.

Drum Major, Elementary: Rincon Valley “Royals” Marching Band; Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter School.

Drum Major, Jr. High/Middle School: Rincon Valley Charter School Firebird Marching Band; Rincon Valley Middle School Falcon Pride Marching Band.

Flag Team, Elementary: Rincon Valley “Royals” Marching Band; Strawberry School Eagles.

Flag Team, High School: Rancho Cotati High School Marching Band; Rincon Valley Christian School “Marching Eagles.”

Flag Team, Jr. High/Middle School: Rincon Valley Charter School Firebird Marching Band; Hillcrest Hawks.

Float, Commercial: Mary’s Pizza Shack 50th Anniversary; G & G Supermarkets.

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.

Heritage Costume: Filipino American Families of St. Rose Church; Korean School of Sonoma County.

Mace Drum Major, High School: Rancho Cotati High School Marching Band; Elsie Allen High School Marching Band.

Mace Drum Major, Jr. High/Middle School: Hillcrest Hawks.

Military Drum Major, High School: Rincon Valley Christian School “Marching Eagles.”

Military Drum Major, Jr. High/Middle School: Herbert Slater Spartan Marching Band.

Military or Veterans Color Guard: Michael Ottolini AMVETS Post 40 Color Guard.

Mounted Arabian Costume: Mary Ann Reece.

Mounted Authentic Novelty: Pamela Michalek and Honey Bee.

Mounted Group: Rincon Riders.

Mounted Horse-Drawn Vehicle: Carriage Occasions.

Mounted Working Western: Beverly Baxter.

Novelty/Specialty, Commercial: Camp Bow Wow Santa Rosa and Friends; Santa Rosa Gymnastics and Elite Cheer.

Novelty/Specialty, Nonprofit: Sonoma County Library Book Cart Brigade; Mothers of Military Servicemembers.

Other Cultural: Segal’s ATA Blackbelt Academy.

Pooper Scooper: Joyce Sumisqwa; Ann Atkinson; Rincon Riders Pooper Scooper.

Unit ID, Elementary: Rincon Valley “Royals” Marching Band; Strawberry School Eagles.

Unit ID, High School: Rancho Cotati High School Marching Band; Montgomery High School Viking Band.

Unit ID, Jr. High/Middle School: Rincon Valley Charter School Firebird Marching Band; Herbert Slater Spartan Marching Band.

Veterans Group, Other: Vietnam Veterans of America Redwood Empire Chapter No. 223; Marine Corps League, Santa Rosa Detachment No. 686.