Parade of Lights lineup is set

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:43 PM CST

A holiday tradition will return to Watertown on Saturday when the Main Street Program's Christmas Parade of Lights kicks off at 5:30 p.m.

Festivities are set to begin at the intersection of Main and Water streets. Units will travel east on Main Street to College Avenue where the parade will conclude.

Nathan Volgmann, 7, and Olivia Kuehl, 5, both of Watertown, will serve as Jack and Jill Frost, the honorary parade marshals for the event.

Complimentary cookies, hot chocolate and cider will be offered at several Main Street locations throughout the duration of the parade.

The parade is sponsored by the Watertown Main Street Program but is funded entirely through donations from local businesses and organizations.

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Donations are still being sought, solicited and taken up until the time of the parade, said Mark Heiden, parade co-chairman.

Those who would like to make a donation or have further questions may contact Heiden at 261-4102 or parade co-chairman Bob Lueck at 261-7218.

The parade lineup is as follows:

1. Police escort

2. Bartelme-Schwefel Detachment, Marine Corps League Color Guard

3. 2-128th Delta Company, Wisconsin National Guard

4. Jefferson County 40 et 8 locomotive

5. Watertown Fire Department

6. Parade lighting, Aaron Zimmerman

7. Float, Jack & Jill Frost winners - Emergency Starting & Towing

8. Float, Snow Court - Emergency Starting & Towing

9. Tow truck - Emergency Starting & Towing

10. Jolly Giants, stilt walkers

11. Wacky Wheeler

12. Good Time Dutchmen float sponsored by Turner Hall

13. Parade lighting float sponsored by the Parade Committee

14. Float - GT Ice All Stars and Gymtastics

15. Float, “Christmas Is” sponsored by Marquardt Village

16. Watertown High School Band

17. Float - Counseling Center of Watertown

18. Pepsi Monte Carlo

19. Float - Premier Martial Arts

20. Cub Scouts Pack 12

21. Float, “All Aboard for the North Pole” - Koplin Excavating

22. Two decorated vehicles - Berres Bros. Coffee Roasters & Cafe

23. AFP Pets

24. Float, Santa's Workshop - Zuern Lumber

25. Walkers - George Webb Restaurant

26. Float - Cabana Tan

27. Christmas costumes - Christmas tree, snowman and reindeer

28. Float - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & School

Units 28 to end line up on South Water Street facing Main Street

29. Eske's Yankee Dutchman Band

30. Float - Sullivan Saloon

31. Decorated truck - ATAM Heating & Cooling of Waterloo

32. Christmas Tree Wagon Train - Mark Seibel

33. Float - Faith Lutheran Church

34. Walking unit - Great Clips

35. Float, antique sled - TireRifik

36. Watertown Community Girl Scouts sponsored by Zastrow Building Maintenance

37. Float and walkers - Hair Off Main

38. Float - Watertown Electric Supply

39. Disney costumes - Pluto, Mickey, Minnie and Donald Duck

40. Float - Sandra D's Bridal Boutique and Preferred Builders of Jefferson

41. Blue Revue

42. Float - Watertown Elks Lodge

43. Horse and carriage - Hoof Beats Express

44. Float - Taco Bell

45. Float - Immanuel Lutheran Church

46. Hot Shots

47. Float - Century 21 Endeavor

48. Float - Watertown Outboarders

49. Float - Watertown Outboarders

50. Dickens' character, Bob Cratchet

51. Float - “Warmest Season's Greetings from The Market - A Tropical Christmas”

52. Animal costumes - penguin, moose, St. Bernard, raccoon and cardinal

53. Float - Tropical Winter Winderland” - Propst Pellets and Stoves

54. Watertown Humane Society

55. Float - St. Luke's Lutheran Church

56. Float - Wineke Law Firm

57. Kriegy & Captain Jack - Carol Martin

58. Float - Zastrow Heating & Cooling

59. Float - Zastrow Heating & Cooling

60. Two decorated trucks - Sentry Equipment

61. Float - State Bank of Reeseville

62. Decorated truck - Watertown Electric Supply

63. Dragon Heart Ranch horse and riders

64. Float - Fourth of July Parade Committee

65. Variations - Tom Godfroy and Jerry Hepp Excavating

66. Riverbend Resort's Christmas wagon

67. Hoof Beats Express horse and carriage with Santa and Mrs. Claus