COMMUNITY CHEERS UP CHILLY DAY; GRAY SKIES OVER GRANADA HILLS DON'T DETER PARADE PARTICIPANTS.Byline: Leilani Albano Daily News Staff Writer Sporting brightly colored rain gear, Shirley Stiny of Granada Hills didn't seem to mind watching parade floats outside in the bone-chilling cold with her 7-1/2-month-old daughter, Julianne. Unintimidated by the gray clouds, the Clouds, The attacks Socrates and his philosophy. [Gk. Drama: Haydn & Fuller, 144] See : Satire mother-and-daughter pair were among the thousands of Valley residents who braved the chance of afternoon showers to attend the 14th annual Granada Hills Christmas Parade on Sunday. ``That's why I put her in a front carrier,'' explained Shirley, pointing to a strap-on pouch that attached at the shoulders. ``I can carry an umbrella just in case it rains.'' Thousands of fans lined the 2-mile route along Chatsworth Street between Zelzah and Petit PETIT, sometimes corrupted into petty. A French word signifying little, small. It is frequently used, as petit larceny, petit jury, petit treason. PETIT, TREASON, English law. The killing of a master by his servant; a husband by his wife; a superior by a secular or religious man. avenues as families huddled hud·dle n. 1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals. 2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play. 3. together and shared blankets to stay warm. The parade, sponsored by the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. , featured 180 entries with about 4,000 participants - including marching bands, vintage cars and such local celebrities as KNBC-TV (Channel 4) sportscaster Fred Rogin and former Assemblywoman Paula Boland. A group of Granada Hills elementary school elementary school: see school. students known as the Dancing Candy Canes entertained a cheering crowd as they performed a brief dance routine wearing plastic ponchos over their matching red and white outfits. Luckily, most parade participants continued to march without a drop of rain, until the midafternoon when a light sprinkle increased to a heavy shower. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) Amelia, a Labrador guide dog, wears her holiday finest for the Granada Hills Christmas Parade on Sunday. (2) Grade school students performing as the Dancing Candy Canes hoist hoist: see winch. their giant, striped props as they march Sunday down Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills. (3) Bobby Mezian, 3, taunts his brothers Rocky, 8, center, and Eddie, 6, with a can of foam string. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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