GALLIPOLIS — The 2009 Christmas Parade is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Saturday in downtown Gallipolis. Parade units will line up at 3:30 p.m. at their respective locations as assigned by the Gallia County Chamber of Commerce along Upper Second Ave., Spruce St. and Sycamore St.

Bonnie McFarland, BSN, RN, director of the Holzer Medical Center Health and Wellness Department, is the parade marshal this year. McFarland will be riding in the third unit in the parade, right behind the Gallipolis Police Department and the River Valley High School Marching Band and just in front of the Gallia County Sheriff’s Office, so, it looks like the parade marshal should feel pretty safe.

Area civic groups, churches, fire departments, businesses and schools will have entries in the parade, and local pageant royalty will also participate.

Following is the numerical lineup order for the 2009 Christmas Parade:

1 — Gallipolis Police Department

2 — River Valley High School Marching Band

3 — Parade Marshal-Bonnie McFarland

4 — Gallia County Sheriff’s Office

5 — Gallipolis Fire Department

6 — 2009 River Rec Festival Queen, Hailee Swain and Court along with 2009 Junior Miss, Michaela Drummond

7 — Lil Miss & Mr. Gallia County 2009

8 — South Gallia Homecoming Queen and Jr. Miss South Gallia 2009

9 — 2009 South Gallia Jr. High Homecoming Queen Miss Covergirl

10 — Lil Miss South Gallia 2009-Avery Barcus

11 — Young Miss South Gallia and Miss River City Attendant-Lexie Johnson

12 — 2009 River City Queen-Shelby Rodgers

13 — River City Royalty-Contestants

14 — Holzer Medical Center

15 — Ariel Theatre

16 — Arbors at Gallipolis

17 — Gallia County Girl Scouts

18 — Daisy Troop #1228 Girl Scouts

19 — Ronnie Wolford

20 — South Gallia Marching Band

21 — Southern A’s

22 — LEADS Dancers

23 — Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch

24 — Gallipolis Department Center

25 — Rodney Pike Church of God

26 — Raymond Cousins-Mr. Marshall

27 — Gallipolis Fire Department

28 — Ridge Kids 4-H Club

29 — GG’s Need a Ride

30 — Gallia Meigs Performing Arts

31 — Knights of Columbus “Keep Christ in Christmas”

32 — Cub Scout Pack 204

33 — K-9 Korps 4-H Group

34 — The City Bark- Ruff-N-Fluff Grooming

35 — Sunny 93.1

36 — Rio Grande Fire Department

37 — Gallipolis Fire Department

38 — Hannan Trace Elementary 4th Grade

39 — Gallipolis Shrine Club

40 — Gallia Academy High School Marching Band

41 — Gallia County Animal Welfare League

42 — Gary Lewis-Horse Drawn Wagon

43 — Gallipolis Fire Department

44 — Gallipolis Fire Department ladder truck with Santa Claus