Community Grand Marshal

2024 Community Grand Marshal

This year’s Community Grand Marshal organization is Scout Troop 9095.

Troop 9095, or 95 for short, serves Scouts the South St Paul area and consists of 6th to 12thgraders from our city and the surrounding communities. This year the Troop is celebrating its 100th Anniversary (1924-2024) and has been gratefully supported by various churches and clubs here in the city over the years. Since the year 2000 the current charter partner is Bethesda Lutheran Church in Inver Grove Heights. Bethesda has been instrumental in supporting the Troop with a meeting space, access to the church grounds, and are a critical partner to keep this Troop going strong now and into the future.

The Scouts are involved with many service projects such as helping with food drives, local community beautification projects, the annual city bike sale, and living by the Scout Oath and Law. A big part of scouting is getting outside, with a number of great camping events each year and through all seasons. High adventure camping trips are chosen once a year to destinations such as the Boundary Waters, Isle Royale, and other parks around the country.  This year they will travel by train to Montana! It teaches the Scouts many life skills that each of them will use for years to come.

Congratulations, Troop 95!

If you would like to nominate an organization or individual as the Kaposia Days Community Grand Marshal, please click here to complete the nomination form.

Past Honorees

1976 Al Smeby 

1977 Bernard (Bernie) Beadle 

1978 Venise Stassen 

1979 Elmer Larson 

1980 Philip Woog 

1981 Kathryn Crim 

1982

1983 Fred Jones

1984 Carl Bratten

1985 Michael Verderosa

1986 Harold LeVander, Sr.

1987 Bruce Baumann

1988 David Metzen

1989 Joseph & Gladys Schumacher 

1990 Don Willer 

1991 John Badalich Family

1992 Harold & Jeri Leonard  

1993 Gary & Karen Boche

1994 Carol & Dan Swenson

1995 Van Hoven Family

1996 Frank Pessek 

1997 South St. Paul Lions Club 

1998 Renee Jackson

1999 Bob Adams 

2000 Darrol Bussler 

2001 David Vujovich

2002 SSP Police & Fire Departments

2003 SSP Hockey Boosters 

2004 Dan Hingst

2005 Kaposia Days Past Presidents 

2006 Kyle Anderson 

2007 Julian Arnquist 

2008 Steve Mankowski

2009 Nancy Fish & Jerry Payne

2010 Rich Rakness 

2011 Walter Books

2012 Former SSP City Council Members

2013 South St. Paul Male Chorus

2014 VFW Post #295 & Auxiliaries

2015 Adam Carter

2016 Sen. James Metzen

2017 Bester Brothers