SAN FERNANDO GETS IN THE SPIRIT.Byline: Alex Dobuzinskis Staff Writer SAN FERNANDO San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. - San Fernando residents packed Brand Boulevard on Sunday to cheer on marching bands, costumed equestrians and lowriders during the city's holiday parade. Spectator Lorraine Rothman Lorraine Rothman (1932 - September 25, 2007) was a founding member of the feminist Self-Help Clinic movement. In 1971, she invented the Del-Em menstrual extraction kit with Carol Downer, to provide abortion to women before Roe v Wade. , 45, said when she was a little girl she would come to the old San Fernando holiday parade with her grandmother. ``Very nice memories. Getting together and seeing everyone in the community is wonderful,'' Rothman said. Virginia Castro, 38, watched the parade with her parents, sister, nieces and two of her children. One of her sons marched in the parade with his Boy Scouts troop. ``He was very excited about being in the parade,'' she said. Juliana Leon, 15, of the San Fernando High School San Fernando High School, located in San Fernando, California, is a secondary school that is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school colors are black and gold. All girl teams are referred to as Lady Tigers, all boy teams simply as Tigers. marching band said she prefers performing at football games for the competition, but she was pleased to be involved in the holiday gala. Her friend Diana Pleitez was also excited. ``We're used to concert band where you just sit down and you just play music. It's something different for us,'' said Pleitez, 14. Several groups on horseback on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on a horse or horses; in the saddle. See also: Horseback participated in the parade, including the Vaquero Heritage Riders, the War Horse & Militaria mil·i·tar·i·a pl.n. Objects, such as weapons and uniforms, that are connected with warfare or military service and are usually collected for their historical interest. Heritage Foundation, the Rodriguez & Solis Charro Group and the New Buffalo Soldiers. And several lowrider low·rid·er or low-rid·er or low rider n. Chiefly Southwestern U.S. 1. A customized car whose springs have been shortened so that the chassis rides close to the ground, often equipped with hydraulic lifts that can be car owners were in the parade, drawing cheers as they lowered and raised their cars with hydraulic suspension systems. Arthur Ceniceros, 38, owns a Chevy Impala impala, species of antelope, Aepyceros melampus, closely related to the gazelle and found in the savannah and bush country of E and S Africa. It is the antelope most commonly depicted in illustrations and in motion pictures. convertible and likes lowrider cars, but on Sunday he was videotaping the parade from the sidelines. ``Don't make me bring out my '68,'' Ceniceros joked with the driver of another Impala who was riding in the parade and leaning his car back on one wheel. Between 8,000 and 10,000 people attended the parade, police said. After it was over, many of them went to the city's recreation park, where a climbing wall, carnival rides and giveaways were available. The parade was organized by the San Fernando Civic Association, the San Fernando Parade Committee and the city of San Fernando. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Alexandra Lopez, 18 months, waves to the crowd as she rides in the San Fernando holiday parade on Sunday. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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