*2005 Independence Day Line-Up*

Monday, July 4^th, 2005

9:00 AM: The Dick Bessel Kids Race

9:15 AM: The Dick Bessel Road Race

9:35 AM: Independence Day Parade

Music and Sound System- Brad Georgal

Parade Announcer – Don Burns, Christy Gibney

Parade Spotter- Jolie Dahlstrom

Unit Description Location

Law Enforcement Escort ECSD, GI Police Webb & GI Blvd

Erie County Sheriffs Department Mounted Unit VFW Post

Charles N. DeGlopper VFW Post #9249 VFW Color Guard & car VFW

Disabled American Veterans Car Marston’s

82^nd Airborne Division Color Guard VFW

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 77 Color Guard VFW

Grand Island Gallopers Horses Marston’s1970 GI Blvd

Grand Island Town Board Fuccillo Chevrolet Car Marston’s1970 GI Blvd

McMahon, Cooke

Crawford, Roesch, Robillard

GI Town Clerk Car Marston’s1970 GI Blvd

Senator Byron Brown Car Marston’s1970 GI Blvd

Sanborn Fire Company Band Marching Band Marston’s1970 GI Blvd

Grand Island Fire Company Equipment and marchers Coppola’s - 1989 GI Blvd

Grand Island Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary Car Coppola’s - 1989 GI Blvd

Dr. Edward Rayhill Car Coppola’s - 1989 GI Blvd

Miss Cathy’s Dance Academy Youth dance Coppola’s - 1989 GI Blvd

Golden Age Club Float Sunoco 2024 GI Blvd

Caledonian Pipes and Drums Marching Professional Blvd 1875 GI Blvd

Tri-Community Ambulance Rescue vehicles Marston’s 1970 GI Blvd

Step-in-Time Dance Prof. Bldg 1875 GI Blvd.

Siberian Husky Club Unique- dogs Professional Bldg 1875 GI Blvd

American School of Karate Marching Professional Bldg 1875 GI Blvd

Martin’s Fantasy Island Shoot-out Professional Bldg 1875 GI Blvd

Tonawanda Clown Band Marching Band Professional Bldg 1875 GI Blvd

Knights of Columbus Marching Professional Bldg 1875 GI Blvd

Niagara Royalettes Majorettes Professional Bldg 1875 GI Blvd

Civil Air Patrol Color Guard Professional Bldg 1875 GI Blvd

Charlie Burkhardt Car Professional Bldg 1875 GI Blvd

Cub Scout Pack #510 Float St. Stephen’s

Girl Scouts of Grand Island Marching Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd

Cub Scout Pack/ Boy Scout Troop 630 Float St. Stephen’s

St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church Marchers/ Unique Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd

Amherst Ambassadors Twirling Corps. Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd

Grinders Skate Park Skateboards Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd

Brick Oven Pizza Golf Carts Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd.

Grand Island Chamber of Commerce Float St. Stephen’s

D. Co. Buffalo City Guard Gordon Highlanders Pipes and drums Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd.

Corvettes of Buffalo Cars McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

INCOGNITO Color Guard McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Charles Fieramusca Car Marston’s- 1970 GI Blvd

Technology Camp of America Car McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Mike Rossi Antique Fire Truck Keller Insurance- 1979 GI Blvd

C C Diamonds Twirling McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Grand Island Lions Club Car McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Family Express Truck Family Express- 2024 GI Blvd

Rus Thompson Car McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Grand Island Snowmobile Club Float, 3 trucks St. Stephen’s

Cristoforo Colombo Society Float St. Stephen’s

CERT Car and marchers McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

McCarthy School of Irish Dance Dance 1989 GI Blvd

Grand Island Republican Party Marching McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Bruce Kaiser TBA McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Dan Robillard Marching McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Royal Rhythm Steppers Twirling Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd

Marston Equipment Vehicles McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Niagara Frontier Antique & Classic Boats Boat McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Renaissance Winter Guard Color Guard Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd

Effervescence Color Guard Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd

Federspiel Racing Unique Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd.

Finntastic Carpet Cleaning Truck Island Pools- 1865 GI Blvd

Island Fun Center Go-Carts McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Grand Island Democratic Party Float St. Stephen’s

Islettes Elite Majorettes 1989 GI Blvd

“Dr. Huggs” Cars McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Sound Choice Audio Cars McMahon’s- 1849 GI Blvd

Monro Muffler Trucks Monro- 2109 GI Blvd