BOULEVARD SCENE STUDIO CITY CELEBRATES THE SEASON.Byline: Michael Gougis Staff Writer Under cloudy, drizzly skies, Studio City residents, politicians and entertainers took to their main boulevard Saturday night in the 10th Annual Holiday Open House and Parade. Led by parade Grand Marshal Grand Marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal" with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. Ed Begley Jr., crowds of students and Scouts paced the low-tech floats that entertained spectators along Ventura Boulevard Ventura Boulevard is one of the primary east-west thouroughfares in the San Fernando Valley; as it was originally a part of the El Camino Real (the trail between Spanish missions), Ventura Boulevard is the oldest route in the San Fernando Valley. It was also U.S. . ``This is the highlight of the year for them,'' said Carpenter Avenue Elementary's chorus director, Kimberly Taweel, about the 74 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders bouncing and chattering behind her, their heads adorned with Christmas stocking caps. The children had been instructed to clutch ropes of red ribbon red ribbon n. An emblem, badge, or rosette made of red ribbon that is awarded as the second prize in a competition. in a desperate attempt to keep them in some sort of parade order. ``When else do you get to walk down the middle of Ventura Boulevard?'' Taweel asked? Following behind Begley - the actor and environmental activist who was riding in - what else? - an electric-powered car - were members of various community groups and organizations. Scouts, dance students, martial arts This is a list of martial arts, broken down by region and style. African martial arts Eritrea
Who needed high-tech floats? Decorate a truck with some paper pineapple cutouts, throw some Cub Scouts in the back, and off you go. Even St. Nick, his sleigh sleigh: see sled. and reindeer were perched atop a 4x4-truck with a lift kit. ``The only thing that'll stop us is a lightning strike lightning strike n → huelga relámpago lightning strike n (Brit) → grève f surprise lightning strike n (BRIT ,'' said Chamber President Joe Goodman, as a light mist fell on the parade route. ``It's bigger and better than ever; there's a lot of cool stuff.'' Twelve-year-old Kevin Wolfe of Studio City watched the parade with special interest. ``My brother's a Cub Scout, and he's in one of the trucks,'' he said. ``We also got some shopping done here, so this worked out well,'' chimed in Kevin's mother, Cheryl. The parade and open house was expected to draw about 15,000 spectators. For the event's first five years, it was an open house only; the parade was added five years ago. The Studio City Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the event, estimated its advertising for the event reached a million people in the region, exposure critical not only for businesses along the parade route but for all of Studio City. Michael Gougis, (818) 713-3762 michael.gougis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Donya Fiortino wears a cap and snuggles with her kids, Guliver, center, and Charlie, on the route of Studio City Chamber's Holiday Parade. On the left is Martha Rosales. (2) Members of the choir from Carpenter Elementary School elementary school: see school. whoop whoop (hldbomacp) the sonorous and convulsive inhalation of whooping cough. whoop n. The paroxysmal gasp characteristic of whooping cough. it up Saturday, singing cheery Christmas carols A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics center on the theme of Christmas or that has become associated with the Christmas season even though its lyrics may not specifically refer to Christmas. Both types of Christmas carols are included in this list. as they march east on Ventura Boulevard during Studio City's Chamber of Commerce 10th annual holiday celebration. (3) A group of skateboarders representing a Studio City skate shop perform on Ventura Boulevard for the holiday parade. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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