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PORTLAND, Ore. (June 6, 2011) — The 2011 Portland Rose Festival Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade will feature 18 marching bands, dozens of equestrians and 16 floral-covered floats. The parade begins at 10:00 AM (Pacific) on Saturday, June 11.

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 2011 Grand Floral Parade lineup in order of appearance is shown below.

2011 Portland Rose Festival Spirit Mountain Casino Grand Floral Parade Order

1. Portland Police Bureau
2. Official Parade Pace Car
3. Wasco County Sheriff's Posse Colorguard
4. Rose Festival Clown Prince
5. Patrick Lamb and the Mississippi Horns
6. Scappoose High School Vision Dance Team, Scappoose, OR
7. Stylez Drill & Drum Squad, Seattle WA
8. Spirit Mountain Casino Float
9. South Kitsap High School Marching Band, Port Orchard, WA
10. Northwest Friesian Friends
11. Miss NW Professional Rodeo, Shalaina Joiner
12. "Burst of Confetti" Rhonda Sallee & Auzzie
    Hillsboro Future Farmers of America Scooper
13. Battle Ground Community Rose Float
14. Battle Ground High School Marching Band, Battle Ground, WA
15. Rose Festival Character Clown Corps presented by Amtrak Cascades
16. Cancelled
17. Grand Marshal, Oregon Ducks Football Team
    Duck Mascot
    President Lariviere and Provost
    University of Oregon Cheerleaders
    Ducks Football Team Representatives
18. One More Time Around Again Marching Band presented by Standard TV & Appliance, Portland, OR
19. Reser's Fine Foods Float
20. Columbia River High School Marching Band, Vancouver, WA
21. St. Paul Rodeo Court
22. Cancelled
23. Na Lanakila Hololio O Hawai'i
    Na Lanakila Hololio O Hawai'i Scooper
24. Rose Festival President, Sue Bunday
25. Sunset High School Marching Band, Portland, OR
26. Portland Mayor, Sam Adams and Oregon Mayors Marching Group
27. Cancelled
28. Tualatin High School Modaz Dance Team, Tualatin, OR
29. Vocal Effect, Tualatin, OR
30. 2011 Portland Rose Festival Court presented by Pacific Power
31. Heritage High School Marching Band, Vancouver, WA
    
    LOCO-MOTION SECTION PRESENTED BY UNION PACIFIC
    
    
32. Union Pacific Miniature Train
33. Alaska Airlines Float
34. Hillsboro High School Marching Band, Hillsboro, OR
35. Cancelled
36. Clark County Fair Court
37. Miss Vancouver Rodeo Queen, Courtney Miskell
    Lumpy the Rodeo Clown and Ozzie Scooper
38. Wells Fargo Stagecoach with Girl Scouts
39. Portland Art Museum Float presented by Bank of America
40. Evergreen High School Marching Band, Vancouver, WA
41. Llamas of SW Washington presented by Clark County Fair
42. Double Decker PDX Bus
43. Rose City Gliders Segway Drill Team
44. Westview High School Marching Band, Portland, OR
45. Molalla Buckeroo Queen, Jeanine Johnson
46. Margaret Constantino
47. Canby Rodeo and Clackamas County Fair Court
    NW District - Future Farmers of America Scooper
    
    SPIRIT OF SERVICE SECTION
    
    
48. Oregon National Guard Colorguard
49. Oregon National Guard Float
50. Transportation Security Administration Officers, Portland Int'l Airport
51. US Naval Sea Cadet Corps
52. Navy Band Northwest, Silverdale, WA
53. Miss Teen Rodeo Washington, Taylor Gainer
54. Pacific Wild Horse Club
    Creekside Wranglers 4-H Club Scooper
55. Portland Fire & Rescue Vintage Steamer & Marchers
56. Salvation Army Float
57. Royal Rosarian Prime Minister, Ray Hanson
58. Royal Rosarian Marching Group and Rosarian Bus
59. Royal Rosarian Foundation Float, featuring the 1961 Rose Festival Court
60. Clan Macleay Pipe Band, Portland, OR
    
    HEALTHY PLANET EXPO PRESENTED BY OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
    
    
61. Oregon State University
62. Astoria Regatta Float
63. Molalla High School Dance Team, Molalla, OR
64. Interstate Games Queen, Jordan Duty
65. Clark County Fair Mounted Patrol
    Poop de Ville Scooper
66. Rose Society President, Rich Baer
67. Prairie High School Marching Band, Battle Ground, WA
68. Portland General Electric Float
69. Banks High School Marching Band, Banks, OR
70. Thunder Mountain Pro Rodeo Queen, Erin Overbay
71. Buckskin Club Queen, Kerenza Martin
72. Northwest Aside Group
    Northwest Aside Group Scooper
73. The Oregonian Float
74. Oregon City High School Marching Band, Oregon City, OR
75. Miss Rodeo Oregon, Mackenzie Carr
76. Royal Court of the Happy Canyon Night Show followed by Chief Jesse Jones Jr.
77. Pendleton Round-Up Queen and Court
    Park Bureau Scooper
    
    CAROUSEL OF CULTURES PRESENTED BY THE BOEING COMPANY
    
    
78. Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon Float
79. Portland Sister City Outwalkers
80. Columbia River Peace Corps Association
81. Rancho Tres Potrillos
    Pedro Munoz-Sanchez of Rancho Tres Potrillos, Riding with Family and Friends
    Banks Future Farmers of America Scooper
82. Kun-Yuan Hsu, Speaker of the Kaohsiung City Council
83. Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association Float
84. Shu-Te Commercial High School, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
85. Anheuser-Busch Budweiser Clydesdales
86. Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association
87. Calgary Stampede Showband, Calgary, Alberta
88. Calgary Stampede Showriders
    Park Bureau Scooper
89. Vietnamese Community of Oregon Float
90. Northwest Chinese Alliance
91. Lee's Association Lion and Dragon Dancers, Portland, OR
    
    
92. Fred Meyer Float
93. Rose Festival Character Clown Corps presented by Amtrak Cascades
94. Portland Rose Festival Foundation Float
95. Southridge High School Marching Band, Beaverton, OR
96. Northwest Cavalry Association
    U.S. Sanitary Commission Scooper
97. Cleanest Festival in America Volunteers

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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.


Source material and images courtesy of the Portland Rose Festival.

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