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PORTLAND, Ore. (May 27, 2010) — The 2010 Portland Rose Festival KeyBank Grand Floral Parade will feature 18 marching bands, dozens of equestrians and 15 floral-covered floats including the first-ever float powered by bicycles. The parade begins at 10:00 AM (Pacific) on Saturday, June 12.

The Grand Floral Parade will be broadcast regionally on KGW NewsChannel 8 and Northwest Cable News beginning at 10:00 AM. Curbside viewing is free of charge and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserved seating is available in the Memorial Coliseum and in premium chairs and bleachers along the television area outside the Coliseum.

The complete 2010 Grand Floral Parade lineup in order of appearance is shown below.

Also see the 2010 Starlight Parade Lineup for June 5.

2010 Portland Rose Festival KeyBank Grand Floral Parade Order

1. Portland Police Bureau
2. Official Parade Pace Car
3. Clackamas County Sheriff's Posse
4. KeyBank Float
5. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Motorcycle Drill Team
6. Grand Marshal, Brian Grant
7. Granada Hills High School Highlander Marching Band, Granada Hills, CA
8. Pendleton Centennial Celebration:
   Happy Canyon - Ray McDonald on Paint Horse and Chief Jesse Jones, Jr. following
   Pendleton Directors on Horseback
   Pendleton Round-Up Queen and Court
   Pendleton Stagecoach
   Pendleton Mounted Band, Pendleton, OR
   Happy Canyon Directors on Horseback
   Happy Canyon Princesses, Katie Harris & Alex Nilo
   Happy Canyon Stagecoach
9. Pendleton High School Rhythmic Mode Dance Team, Pendleton, OR
10. Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Float
11. One More Time Around Again Marching Band presented by Standard TV & Appliance
12. Reser's Fine Foods Float
13. Philomath Shining Stars High School Dance Team, Philomath, OR
14. Rose Festival President, Robert Hansen
15. Marysville Pilchuk High School Marching Band, Marysville, WA
16. Miss Rodeo Oregon, Ashley Zeigler
17. Rhonda Sallee & Auzzie
18. Clackamas County Fair & Canby Rodeo Court
19. Amtrak Cascades Character Clown Corps (Group 1)
20. Kingston High School Marching Band, Kingston, WA
21. 2010 Portland Rose Festival Court presented by Pacific Power
22. Battle Ground High School Marching Band, Battle Ground, WA
    
    NORTHWEST SPIRIT SECTION
    
    
23. Green Men And a Little Lady Performance Group
24. The Oregonian Float (bicycle-powered)
25. Portland Mayor, Sam Adams (walkers, bicycles and DARE car)
26. Oregon City High School Marching Band, Oregon City, OR
27. Salem Fairgrounds Rodeo Queen, Katherine Waynette
28. Roger Laster (Horse-Drawn Surrey)
29. Miss Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo Queen, Mackenzie Conner
30. Nyssa Nite Rodeo Queen, Kara Durant
31. Regence Float (people-powered)
32. Century High School Marching Band, Hillsboro, OR
33. Portland General Electric Float
34. Miss Oregon Pinto Queen and Court
35. St. Paul Rodeo Court
36. Klickitat County Fair & Rodeo Queen, Jackie Miller
37. Velomobiles and recumbent riders - Human Power Challenge
38. Rose City Gliders Segway Drill Team
39. Westview High School Marching Band, Portland, OR
40. BlackPearl Friesian Equestrian Dance Troupe
41. Clark County Fair Court
42. Clark County Saddle Club's Vancouver Rodeo Queen, Sophia Howard
43. Battle Ground Rose Float
44. Prairie High School Marching Band, Battle Ground, WA
45. Spirit Mountain Float
46. Llamas of SW Washington presented by Clark County Fair
47. Heritage High School Marching Band, Vancouver, WA
48. Columbia County Fair & Rodeo Court
49. Fort Dalles Days Pro Rodeo Queen, Robin Sallee
50. Arlington Saddle Club Queen, Justine Partlow
51. Fred Meyer Float
52. Dallas High School Dance Team, Dallas, OR
53. Clan Macleay Pipe Band, Scappoose, OR
    
    SPIRIT OF SERVICE SECTION
    
    
54. Royal Rosarians Foundation Float, featuring the 1960 Rose Festival Court
55. Royal Rosarian Prime Minister, Sue Klobertanz
56. Royal Rosarian Marching Group and Rosarian Bus
57. Columbia River High School Marching Band, Vancouver, WA
58. Boy Scouts of America - Cascade Pacific Council - National Scout Jamboree marchers
59. Washington County Sheriff's Posse
    Hillsboro FFA (Washington County Sheriff's Posse)
60. Miss Northwest Professional Rodeo Association, Nicole Schrock
61. Interstate Games Queen, Molly Stinson
62. Salvation Army Float
63. U.S Naval Sea Cadet Corps
64. Rose Society President, Marika Reiner
65. 1st Marine Division Band, Camp Pendleton, CA
66. Pacific Wild Horse Club
    Barney Burro (Pacific Wild Horse Club)
67. Portland Fire & Rescue Vintage Steamer & Marchers
68. Transportation Security Administration Officers, Portland International Airport
69. Beaverton High School Marching Band, Beaverton, OR
    
    INTERNATIONAL SPIRIT SECTION
    
    
70. Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Clydesdales
71. Kaohsiung, Taiwan Dignitary
72. Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association Float
73. Shu-Te Commercial High School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
74. Ekome Ghana Dance & Drum
75. Japanese Samurai Warriors, Odawara, Japan and Hamamatsu folk dancers
76. Portland Irish Dance Academy, Portland, OR
77. Lee's Association Lion and Dragon Dancers, Portland, OR
78. Vietnamese Community of Oregon Float
79. Thurston High School Cabaret Dance Team, Springfield, OR
80. Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association
81. Consul of Mexico, Enrique Romero Cuevas
82. Hispanic Community Float
83. Rancho Tres Potrillos Color Guard
84. Pedro Munoz-Sanchez of Rancho Tres Potrillos with family and friends
85. Federation of Charros
86. Sunset High School Marching Band, Portland, OR
87. Amtrak Cascades Character Clown Corps - Group 2
88. Mayor Harry Lane & Georgiana Pittock
89. Portland Rose Festival Foundation Float
90. West Coast Extreme Cheerleaders
91. Liberty High School Marching Band, Portland, OR
92. Wild Rogue Pro Rodeo Queen, Stacey Binder
93. Molalla Buckeroo Association, Queen Alexis Mitchell
94. Crooked River Roundup Queen, Lacey McBeth
95. Tualatin High School Modaz Dance Team, Tualatin, OR
96. Double Decker Bus featuring Ronald McDonald House
97. Centennial High School Marching Band, Gresham, OR
98. Cleanest Festival in America Volunteers

View related stories: Portland's giant marching band invites adults to march "one more time", 2010 Portland Rose Festival Information and 2010 Starlight Parade Lineup


For one hundred years, the Portland Rose Festival has served families and individuals from Oregon and beyond with events and programs that spotlight the riches of the Pacific Northwest heritage and environment while offering colorful examples of many international cultures. Attended by more than two million people, the festival is annually one of the top three most highly decorated events by the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) and in 2007 was named Best Festival in the World. Among the festival's most popular events are the Grand Floral Parade and the Waterfront Village. For more information visit RoseFestival.org.


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