CITY CONSIDERS PARADE FLOAT.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Palmdale officials are considering spending up to $150,000 to field a float for the 2006 Tournament of Roses Parade The Tournament of Roses Parade was established, and first held, on January 1,1890, in Pasadena, California, eight miles (13 km) northeast of Downtown Los Angeles. Rooted in tradition, this parade is broadcast on multiple television networks, watched by upwards of one , a move aimed at garnering publicity for the city. After providing $15,000 last year for the volunteer committee that entered an Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley float for the 2005 parade, city officials are considering financing an entry strictly for Palmdale. ``The merits are obvious,'' said Mayor Jim Ledford. ``You can get international notoriety NOTORIETY, evidence. That which is generally known. 2. This notoriety is of fact or of law. In general, the notoriety of a fact is not sufficient to found a judgment or to rely on its truth; 1 Ohio Rep. for a city. That's where our interests lie.'' The council will consider the parade funding at its meeting on Monday. The Tournament of Roses Association estimates that 50 million Americans watch the parade on TV. Pasadena officials estimate that 1 million people attend the parade and another 100,000 people visit the post-parade viewing area. ``I think it would be a good economic development advertising tool,'' said Councilman Steve Hofbauer. ``We can show the rest of the world who we are.'' City staffers said discussions with float designers, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association, and numerous Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, cities confirmed that the average cost for a winning float in the parade ranges between $100,000 and $200,000. The estimate is based on the size of the float, the intricacy in·tri·ca·cy n. pl. in·tri·ca·cies 1. The condition or quality of being intricate; complexity. 2. Something intricate: the intricacies of a census form. Noun 1. of the design, the floral flo·ral adj. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a flower: a fabric with a floral pattern. flo density, and the amount of animation, Laura Biery, a city administrative analyst, said in a report to the council. The 2006 parade will be held on Jan. 2, in keeping with the parade association's never-on-Sunday policy. The theme is ``It's Magical.'' A volunteer committee led by Lancaster resident Mary Rainwater spearheaded last year's effort to field the Antelope Valley's first Rose Parade float in decades. The float, built by a professional float company, depicted de·pict tr.v. de·pict·ed, de·pict·ing, de·picts 1. To represent in a picture or sculpture. 2. To represent in words; describe. See Synonyms at represent. three military jets flying above a desert landscape. That entry was believed to have been the first Antelope Valley float in the parade since 1959. The volunteers had difficulty coming up with the money to finance the float, with Rainwater and her family taking on loans to help pay for it. The float won the trophy for floats 35 feet long and shorter. Jim Skeen, (661) 267-5743 james.skeen(at)dailynews.com |
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