PARADE ENTRIES TO LIGHT REGION.Byline: Daily News PALMDALE - More than 100 parade entries all decked in Christmas lights will roll down 5th Street West on Saturday for Palmdale's light parade. The 2001 Winter Odyssey Holiday Light Parade will feature illuminated floats, marching groups wearing battery-powered lights and other colorful and well-lit entries. In observance of the 60th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. , there will be nine local Pearl Harbor survivors serving as grand marshals 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. for the parade. The parade will begin at 6 p.m. at East Avenue Q and 5th Street West. It will proceed north on 5th Street West and end at Technology Drive. The new route is a quarter-mile shorter than the previous one and offers some advantages. This year there will be a special VIP bleacher bleach·er n. 1. One that bleaches or is used in bleaching. 2. An often unroofed outdoor grandstand for seating spectators. Often used in the plural. section, and the Palmdale Chamber of Commerce hopes to expand it to accommodate more spectators in coming years. Though cold, the weather is actually expected to be 10 degrees higher in the evening than it is at 8 a.m. Nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. vendors selling hot chocolate, coffee and goodies good·y 1 Informal interj. Used to express delight. n. also good·ie pl. good·ies Something attractive or delectable, especially something sweet to eat. will patrol the route. For information, call the chamber at (661) 273-3232. |
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