FLOWER FLOATS SET FOR DAY IN SUN; VOLUNTEERS WORK TO FINISH ENTRIES FOR ROSE PARADE.Byline: Sharline Chiang Daily News Staff Writer With only four days left before the new year, Shannon and Delya Campos of Panorama City found the perfect way to spend some quality time together: gluing kumquat kumquat (kŭm`kwŏt), ornamental shrub of the genus Fortunella of the family Rutaceae (rue family), closely related to the orange and other citrus fruits. rinds on a dinosaur's nose. The mother-and-daughter team were among thousands of volunteers working like Santa's elves Monday inside a parade pavilion to complete 56 floats for the 110th annual 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 on New Year's Day New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it was celebrated among Christians usually on Mar. 25. . Volunteering for the first time, the Camposes helped decorate Unocal's ``Dinomania,'' an elaborate and animated tribute to Hollywood's fascination with all things prehistoric. ``I actually like to do this, even though it's gross and sticky,'' said Delya Campos, 16, her fingers glistening glis·ten intr.v. glis·tened, glis·ten·ing, glis·tens To shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. See Synonyms at flash. n. A sparkling, lustrous shine. with honey-colored glue. ``When I see it on TV I can say I helped do that.'' ``It'll be another memory in our scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. ,'' said Shannon Campos, 37, a civilian supervisor with the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. . For the past several days, volunteers have been working side by side on such massive pieces as a five-story tall Dr. Seuss' Cat in the Hat and a 75-foot-long flying rocket man, trying to capture this year's theme of ``Echoes of the Century.'' They're using flowers, sure. But the list of other materials reads like a cookbook: eggplant, squash, Brussels sprouts Brussels sprouts, variety (gemmifera) of cabbage producing small edible heads (sprouts) along the stem. It is cultivated like cabbage and was first developed in Belgium and France in the 18th cent. , string beans A dish prepared from the unripe pods of several kinds of beans; - so called because the strings are stripped off Any kind of beans in which the pods are used for cooking before the seeds are ripe; usually, the low bush bean. See also: String String , chili peppers, coffee beans, lemons, cinnamon, split peas split peas npl → guisantes mpl secos split peas npl → pois cassés split peas split npl → , black beans, crushed walnut. The smell of glue hung thickly in the air as crew leaders called out orders. ``Not so much glue on the top, guys,'' the Camposes' leader reminded. To the sound of marching band Noun 1. marching band - a band that marches (as in a parade) and plays music at the same time band - instrumentalists not including string players music and the whir whir v. whirred, whir·ring, whirs v.intr. To move so as to produce a vibrating or buzzing sound. v.tr. To cause to make a vibratory sound. n. 1. of a vacuum cleaner, some volunteers clipped dried petals into fluffy piles of purple, pink and yellow, while others used tiny tweezers tweezers An instrument with pincers used to grasp or extract. See Optical tweezers. to clean out any undesired bits of leaves and debris. A group of students were busy brushing through slabs of palm fronds, creating ropes of chestnut-colored ``horsetails horsetails see equisetum. .'' North Hollywood resident Dian Robbins, 51, a recently retired Sunkist information resources specialist, was putting on the final touches on the Sunkist sign that will be attached to the citrus company's float, ``Rocket Man.'' The logo, splashed across a 3-foot sign, depicts a lush orange grove at dawn. Robbins dabbed finely ground white rice into the clouds, bringing the scene to life. For the past six years, Robbins has had the honor of ``painting'' the Sunkist logo with natural materials like crushed petals of blue statice, lentil lentil, leguminous Old World annual plant (Lens culinaris) with whitish or pale blue flowers. Its pods contain two greenish-brown or dark-colored seeds, also called lentils, which when fully ripe are ground into meal or used in soups and stews. , split peas and dried herbs. ``They know I like to do detail work, so they just assign it to me,'' she said, standing back to admire the piece. ``You have to be really meticulous and patient.'' According to the Phoenix Decorating Co., which built 26 floats this year, the finished masterpieces will have been constructed of 500 tons of steel, 60,000 square feet of plywood, 300 rolls of chicken wire, 10 tons of plastic foam, 4,000 gallons of glue, 15 million flowers - including 275,000 roses and 350,000 carnations. Pasadena offering plenty of activities before Friday The 110th annual Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena will start at 8 a.m. Friday, and the UCLA Bruins will take on the University of Wisconsin Badgers at 2 p.m. at the Rose Bowl. But fans already can watch floats being decorated and catch some of the bands and equestrian teams practicing at sites around the Rose Bowl and elsewhere. A pre-parade, pregame festival will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Float decorating can be viewed at the Brookside Pavilion on the west side of the Rose Bowl stadium, the Rosemont Pavilion at 700 Seco St. Floats also can be seen at the Rose Palace at 835 S. Raymond Ave. in Pasadena and at the Buena Vista Pavilion at 2100 Buena Vista St. in Duarte. Float viewing hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Admission is $3. The Tournament of Roses Bandfest, featuring parade bands performing their routines, will begin at 1 p.m. today and Wednesday at the festival stage at the lower end of Lot E. Admission is $5. Other events are free. Equestrian exhibits will be on the grassy area south of the Rose Bowl from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Children can meet players and coaches from the Rose Bowl teams at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The Rose Bowl is at 1001 Rose Bowl Drive in Pasadena. As for parade day, those attending the 8 a.m. parade and the 1:30 p.m. game would be wise to park north of Colorado Boulevard. Parking is available at Union Street and El Molino Avenue, Euclid Avenue and Union Street, Cordova Cordova, Spain: see Córdoba. Street and Shoppers Lane, Raymond Avenue and Union Street, 40 N. Mentor Ave., 465 E. Union St., 44 S. Madison Ave., and 462 E. Green St. The parade will take about 2-1/2 hours to complete the 5-1/2-mile route. Grandstand viewing is available through Sharp Seating at (626) 795-4171. Staking a claim for curbside viewing is allowed beginning at noon Friday. After the parade, floats can be seen at the viewing area at Victory Park, 2575 Paloma St., from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $2. The Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau has set up a hotline to help visitors in town for the Tournament of Roses parade and the 85th Rose Bowl game on New Year's Day. Starting Monday, the number - (626) 793-9911 - will be answered by volunteers from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Thursday. On Friday the line will be answered from 9 a.m. until noon. The Pasadena Convention & Visitors Bureau is at 171 S. Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box, Map Photo: (1) Dian Robbins of North Hollywood glues flower petals on Sunkist's float for the Rose Parade. (2) Delya Campos, left, watches her mom, Shannon, glue kumquats Monday onto a baby dinosaur of the Unocal float. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News Box: Pasadena offering plenty of activities before Friday (See text) Map: FLOAT DECORATION Parade fans can watch floats being decorated. A festival will run 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Today; 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday near the Rose Bowl. FLOAT VIEWING SITES (1) Brookside Pavilion on west side of Rose Bowl (2) Rosemont Pavilion at 700 Seco St. (3) Rose Palace at 835 S. Raymond Ave. There will also be viewings at the Buena Vista Pavillion on 2100 Buena Vista St. in Duarte. The Tournament of Roses Bandfest featuring parade bands performing their routines will begin 1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the festival stage at the lower end of Rose Bowl Lot E. |
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