Skip to main content. No copyright - United States (this work is believed to be free of known restrictions under copyright law in the United States). 1978 program. LeAnn Lamarche, Hillsboro 4 0 obj Tom Morris, Portland And with all the fanfare and attention and wonderful memories, the "forgotten man" was still my number one fan. Hundreds of thousands of visitors lined the sun-drenched streets to watch the 2-hour parade and thousands more crowded Multnomah Civic Stadium (below) to watch judging of the floats. Our mom, Diane Shirley Soles, was the Junior Rose Festival Queen in 1938 from Joseph Lane Grade School. WebThe Portland Rose Festival had it origins in the 1904 rose show and parade, sponsored by the Portland Rose Society. We had many "street friends," all of whom returned to the same spots year after year and developed a bond that will provide many wonderful memories for a lifetime. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. <> By. 1978 guide. Other recreational areas within a days drive from Portland include Cascade lake region in Central Oregon, Wallowa Lake in the Eastern part of the state, famed Crater Lake National Park and the Oregon Caves in Southern Oregon, the McKenzie River, and the rug-Oregon Coast paralleled for 400 miles by a fine highway. Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. We met many people from all over the world who would walk by asking what we were doing with chairs sitting on the street. Explore. Most of the photographs were taken by staff photographers for the Oregonian newspaper, The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. My reign changed me from a shy, tall, gawky 10-year-old to a smiling, confident young girl, and instilled in me respect for the City of Roses and the people who touched my life during that time. 1978 guide. February 26 The baseball players' boycott American Red Cross sponsors this colorful float, which was declared divisional winner. Fortunately, Dad Hoder was very proud of my participation in the 1939 Rose Festival and saved every newspaper, letter from the Portland Rose Festival Association and all the school correspondence. We moved back to Oregon in July 2003, and we take our daughter to Rose Festival events now. 1998 schedule of events. My grandfather, Phil Adams, and he were pals. 1978 program. You must have Javascript enabled to use this form. 1979 official program. The Royal Rosarians are members of the citys official hospitality committee during the period of each Rose Festival. Read more below Peggy Keonjian, West Linn Official magazine for the 73rd Annual Portland Rose Festival June 5-14, 1981. It really made me feel special! Each year, the Portland Rose Festival names up to 15 young women to its court. 1999 schedule of events. My answer: I was the one with the best mental health coverage. Lights were flashing, excitement reigned, but George, the forgotten man, never made any photos with the new queen. At the Queen's coronation, they used little boys as the scepter bearer and crown bearer and little girls to carry the long back of the flowing gowns. 1939 letter from First Federal. It became an official part of the Mom is an unofficial Royal Rosarian, always reminding us of how great Portland is. She always wanted to live in Portland since she was a little girl in Ontario, Oregon. Every link you see We won some sort prize that year, which allowed us to pick out a gift from Vic's Hobby Shop in the Hollywood district. 1939 letter from First Federal. In 1968 I was crowned Junior Rose Festival Queen. Her Prime Minister is Master Dick Cahill. -Multnomah Countys float entry. I required they bring a chair to save each person a space . It is for those who could not be with us in the City of Roses at Festival time that this Rose Festival Pictorial haslbeen published, in the hope that it will reflectav^reS^lT. Annette Bolton-Canham, Portland The Junior Court also attended a picnic at Blue Lake Park and another event at Peninsula Park. During the junior parade, she was there to cheer for our float, during the grand floral parade she was there, everywhere the court went, Grandma was there. 1979 I live in New York City now, but I grew up in NE Portland on She would come over to help me practice my speech, give me pointers on how to address the crowd, etc. -Nautical float passenger. I remember dance instruction and participating in the following events: the planting of ten rose buses in Grant Park (June 3), a Rose Sunday ceremony in Washington Park Test Garden (June 4), a luncheon at the East Side Commercial Club (June 7), the evening Coronation of the Queen of Rosaria, riding on the East Side Commercial Club float (June 9) and appearing in the Junior Rose Festival Parade (that ran west on Sandy Boulevard from 52nd Avenue to Broadway, north on NE 33rd Avenue and East on US Grant place to the Grant Bowl disband area). We participated in so many wonderful events as members of the Junior Court. Marilyn Clint. -Froskist Ice Cream captures division crown. Naval Pacific Fleet. WebJunior Carmella Thomas will represent Grant on the Rose Festival Court. Two suburban high schools have their first representatives on the Portland Rose Festival Court, the festival announced Monday after naming the 2022 Metro East and Metro West princesses. Skip to main content. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). WebA Junior Rose Festival began spontaneously on Portland's east side in 1921. Past Queens of the Portland Rose Festival -Junior Rose Festival court rides in the Grand Parade. 2 0 obj 3 0 obj -Division winner entered by the Knights of Pythias. 1978 guide. Weather report for the Portland Rose Festival was always, "ROSEY RED," according to my grandparents. In 1929, representatives from each of Portland's then seven high schools rode on a float in the Rose Festival Parade. Collections with this item Portland Rose Festival Programs Details Transcription Extent 4 pages Contributors Portland Rose Festival Foundation Digital Publisher Multnomah County Library Subject.Topic Portland Rose Festival Subject.Place Floral interpretation of The Minuet captures division first prize for Meier & Frank Co. By far the most impressive ceremony of the entire Rose Festival is the Royal Coronation. Our preferred location was on SW Salmon, between 6th Avenue and Broadway, on the south side of the Hilton Hotel -- across from a tall parking deck. Jeanne Schoel, Portland Although everything is in miniature, the Junior Rose Festival is complete in every detail. Queen Dorene Rae Long of Peninsula school and Prime Minister, Marvin Olson of Ockley Green school were chosen May 24 during the Junior Selection and Coronation held at Benson Polytechnic Auditorium. 01, 2007, 9:05 p.m. NEW! All rights reserved (About Us). Souvenir program for the 61st Annual Portland Rose Festival June 615, 1969. endobj Since our kids were 4 to 10 years old when we began this tradition, the dads brought them just before the parade started, while the moms went early to hold the fort. I felt even more important when the police stopped all the traffic to let us through! 1979 program. For the thousands who witnessed this jamboree, however, the photographs on these two pages will serve as a stirring reminder of a great spectacle. And dont forget your return address. Portland Rose Festival - Wikipedia Awards; Featured languages; E-books & more 1979 junior parade entry form. The coronation ceremony took place in the auditorium of Benson High School. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. You are always welcome. WebSouvenir program for the 61st Annual Portland Rose Festival June 615, 1969. We will still have our signs, our hats and mittens and sunscreen. Every great civic undertaking requires much plarini-'-^, and detail. Alaina Smith, Beaverton Professional photographs were taken of each of the participants in their formal dress. The bus driver had gotten out and asked the limo driver if he could move the limo. 1994 schedule of events. Portland Rose Festival photographs collection, 1910-1976 Under the command of Captain J. C. Hibbard, the personnel of the Ontario promptly repaid Portlands hospitality with conducted tours of their ship and added much to Rosarias celebration. They are currently 31 and 26; both are servicemen. 1980 program. . I'm sure they took a reflection of the true spirit of our city from a basic experience of camping on the street. To 5,000 eager spectators, at Portlands Municipal Auditorium, each of the girls is presented by her student body president. In 1930, her father, Roy O. Burnett, was the Prime Minister. -Northwestern Electric wins division honors with this one. Stoddard Theo. After giving speeches, the anxious princesses waited downstairs in the green room to hear the news. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. 1937 Inaugural Merrykana Parade letter. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. One couple was from Japan. Through him I've fulfilled many of my high school dreams of travel to exotic places -- we've lived in Northern and Southern California, Guam and Australia before he retired a Navy Chief in 1988 and we moved home to Oregon to raise our three kids in Eugene. 1978 program. WebDes Moines Independent Community School District: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the First Amendment applies to public schools. Or, show up on parade day (give yourself plenty of time, arrive at least an hour before the 1pm parade start time) % Frank and I were getting married that Saturday evening, but there was no way I'd let him miss his first experience with the tradition I loved as a long-time Portlander-sitting curbside at the Grand Floral Parade. Her Majesty, Queen Joyce I, in the tradition of Rosaria, this week graciously added new honors to distinguished visitors to her realm. The Junior Parade in the 1950's and 60's - oregonlive.com It was there I met Arthur Lamarche, a Petty Officer on the USS Chandler at the Blue Jacket Ball. I remember being in the parades atop beautiful flower-covered floats, waving to the people leaning out windows of the downtown buildings including Meier & Frank. About 10 or so of us big strapping brass and percussion players got off the bus and surrounded the limo. It was an idea that took hold and has lasted until the present -- 77 years! By logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal's User agreement, Posted on April 21, 2007 (Saturday) | Link | Leave a comment | Share | Flag. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Front Avenue. More Rose Festival memories All rights reserved (About Us). For information on Portlands many attractions call or write the Center today. mrtionkof the brilliant pageantry that has won for Portland the distinguished title of The City of Ros.es. Portland Rose Festival Association records - Archives West This was all a lot of fun -- up until that long walk home from Grant High School back to 54th Street! WebProgram for the 58th Annual Portland Rose Festival June 312, 1966. He and his wife knew no English. 1978 guide. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Drum cadences and marching-band tunes mingled with parade-goers' cheerful voices. One-half hour after I rushed home and we arrived at Emanuel Hospital, our daughter was born. Kids (and their adult chaperones) are encouraged to plan their costumes/attire and prepare a home-made entry in advance! The day of the Junior Parade was always a very big event on NE 54th. Katz v. United Riding in that car, with a police escort, made me feel like such an important person. 1989 sponsorship package and position paper, 1933 program for Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, 1975 Rose Cup Road Races official program, Photo-Art Commercial Studios (Portland, Or. Since that involved saving about 10 chairs plus the curb, some late comers weren't please to see the gang of dads and kids waltz up just before parade time to take their prime spots, but we moms had been holding the space for at least five hours, fortified by lots of hot coffee, good talk and donuts,while latecomers were still in bed. 2nd Row \>^om top) Joelita Hayteas and Garry Keele; Larry Jasper and Darlene Weil. In the months of preparation that have preceded the 41st Annual Rose Festival, they have given unselfishly of their time and talents that this pageant might be brought to a successful conclusion. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. We hope to still be coming to the parade when grandchildren start to appear. To commemorate our selection to the Rose Festival Junior Court, each of us had a formal portrait taken at the Rose Garden. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). George M. Henderson Francis F. HiiY James J. Richardson , R. Earl Riley John Simon N. Thos. -Winkum, Blinkum and Nod are float characters. This thirty-third annual Rose Festival is the crowning achievement of three decades of homage to, The thousands who have witnessed the thirty-third annual Rose Festival need not be reminded of the color, beauty and pageantry that has made of the 1941 Rose Festival one of the great spectacles of all time. I was the Portland Rose Festival Princess for Marshall High School in 1977. (Cost of mailing back then was two cents!). The camera, however, is but a poor recorder of the event, for it appeals as much to the ear as to the eye. The viewing area is getting more crowded and people more hostile about "saving spaces." Come again, gentlemen! As the limo rose the driver's eyes got as big as saucers and had this shocked look on his face. Once she got here, she never wanted to live anywhere else. Our neighborhood group sets our lawn chairs in the same spot where we started 20 years ago, although not without difficulty these days. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Skip to main content. Program for the 60th Annual Portland Rose Festival May 31June 9, 1968.