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{O Read more below Peggy Keonjian, West Linn February 26 The baseball players' boycott The fisherman may try his luck in nearby trout streams and in a two or three hour drive reach some of the best fishing streams in the world. The 31st Annual Junior Rose Festival's Chairman was Ray E. Garner and the Executive Secretary was Aileen Brong. They receive one-on-one mentorship from women executives and a $3,500 scholarship provided by The Randall Group. I Like most 10-year-old boys, I was enamored with cars, so I thought this car was too good to be true. Webthe festival's Rose Courts, Rose Queens, parades, Waterfront Fun Center, association staff and directors, Royal Rosarians, and city and state political officials. Through the cool morning air, the sun appeared and shone brightly, sharpening the vivid colors and textures ofthe floats. To this day, I still get asked if I am saving places along the route for the Rose parade. 1993 schedule of events. Presenting the scepter is Ray Garner, first vice-president of the Rose Festival Association, who has directed the Junior Festival for the past 13 years. My heroes had to be cowboys. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders, Finding aid to this collection available in the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, Oregon Historical Society Research Library, The ArchiveGrid website uses HTTP %
Or, show up on parade day (give yourself plenty of time, arrive at least an hour before the 1pm parade start time) 1979 official program. We carried the crown and scepter on little white pillows. No wrapper or envelope required. Who would be queen? mrtionkof the brilliant pageantry that has won for Portland the distinguished title of The City of Ros.es. I once heard a reporter comment "it must be nice to have nothing else to do" when they interviewed me during the TV news. Published: Apr. One exciting year the Junior Court raced up Broadway in their white Pontiacs on their way to the parade, escorted by Multnomah County Sheriff officers on their green motorcycles! I vividly remember touring the city in white Buick convertibles, and forgetting to stop waving when later riding in my family's station wagon. The Rose Festival will always be a part of our family. She really wanted to be in the parade so much. 1979 program. All rights reserved (About Us). Awards; Featured languages 1979 junior parade entry form. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. You must have Javascript enabled to use this form. Marilyn Clint. Web1939 Rose Festival Pictorial. It became a family traditionthat grew into an annual event for many of my friends and co- workers. She was bitten by the Rose Festival bug. They later mailed me a VHS tape of the Battle of the Bands night as a thank you. <>
Mom is an unofficial Royal Rosarian, always reminding us of how great Portland is. WebSouvenir program for the 61st Annual Portland Rose Festival June 615, 1969. Skip to main content. It became an official part of the Her Majesty, Queen Joyce I, in the tradition of Rosaria, this week graciously added new honors to distinguished visitors to her realm. Theres a queen, a Prime Minister, a Royal Court, a parade and all the joyousness and pageantry that mark the Rose Festival season as the happiest of the year. We got lots of laughs, but many, many folks sat down and spent time visiting, even returning later to have lunch or dinner and talk well into the night. We have scoured the counties together looking for the Rose Medallion and learned more trivia in the process. Katz v. United I also remember they picked this one for me because they said it would look nice with my black hair and pink cheeks! Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. One-half hour after I rushed home and we arrived at Emanuel Hospital, our daughter was born. Front Avenue. We won some sort prize that year, which allowed us to pick out a gift from Vic's Hobby Shop in the Hollywood district. If you'd like to see more, come back to our Rose Festival page throughout the week for subsequent decades. Beaverton Junior Chamber of Commerce captures first place with Wagon Wheels creation. Most of the photographs were taken by staff photographers for the Oregonian newspaper, The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. We were chosen to represent Immaculate Heart Grade School in the 1999 schedule of events. I have lived in Portland all my life, and as a child my family was very involved in the Rose Festival in the late 1940s. Explore. 1994 schedule of events. I knew no Japanese. So, very early Saturday morning, I dragged a bunch of reluctant and hung-over bridesmaids, friends, family members and the groom with me to claim a spot on the parade route. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Black and white never matched up so good for a wide-eyed kid from the woods. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Then comes the big night when, from their number, a Queen is chosen. WebIn those days there was a Junior Court and I tried out for Junior Prince from my grade school (St. Rose) -- but the nun in charge said I made too many faces, so I was My father was a Royal Rosarian, my sister was a Junior Rose Festival Princess from District 1. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Highlight feature of every Portland Rose Festival is the Grand Floral Parade. No copyright - United States (this work is believed to be free of known restrictions under copyright law in the United States). Many of my friends would come during the day and spend lunch and dinner with me as I sat and saved their families a space. Skip to main content. Junior Queen Patricia Holcomb accepts her royal scepter as Prime Minister Freddie Schulze beams approval. I required they bring a chair to save each person a space . Weather report for the Portland Rose Festival was always, "ROSEY RED," according to my grandparents. Explore. A secret committee, members of which are unknown even to each other until the selection is complete, rates each princess on her poise, beauty and diction. Posed on the saddle, wearing my Rose Festival best, was little Mickey Lyne. -A Festival Parade high stepper. Theyll be glad to help you. One year it was so warm we took our garden hose out to the curb for the thirsty kids to drink from as they waited to march up 54th Street. Joyce Sommerlade Goodman, Salt Lake City, Utah I'm sorry that we don't have this wonderful Junior Court tradition anymore -- it was such a very special time for me. We will still have our signs, our hats and mittens and sunscreen. 1937 Inaugural Merrykana Parade letter. This thirty-third annual Rose Festival is the crowning achievement of three decades of homage to, The thousands who have witnessed the thirty-third annual Rose Festival need not be reminded of the color, beauty and pageantry that has made of the 1941 Rose Festival one of the great spectacles of all time. 1999 schedule of events. 1992 schedule of events. WebIn 1954 I tried out for the Junior Rose Court at Oakley Green Grade School in NE Portland. Thanks for the memories -- and for this chance to relive them!!! The streets in our neighborhood were blocked off from Broadway north to Sacramento as the bands, twirling groups and other assorted marchers lined up in formation in front of our house and on the surrounding blocks. Naval Pacific Fleet. This, Portlands 41st annual Rose Festival, now takes its place among the great floral pageants of history. -Movie man covers the Festival, -Even float princesses enjoy hot dogs. Hood Loop trip may be made in one day from Portland, allowing for an ample stop to visit Bonneville Dam, gigantic power and navigation project on the Columbia River 42 miles east of Portland. One of the most memorable is from 1964. 1978 program. -Tops in its class is Retail Trade Bureau float. Jeffrey was in the Middle East when it all started but is home and out of the Marines now. But I recall the Junior Court all marching in two by two!). 1980 Junior Parade entry form. Web1949 pictorial Download file Description 1949 Rose Festival Pictorial. 0'ai:%qB3f7J. It was a dream come true for a Portland girl. 1978 guide. Even if schools wasn't officially closed for the summer, they were all closed for parade day! With a background of low green clad hills to the west and the towering peaks of the Cascades to the east, Portland, in the heart of the Pacific Northwest Evergreen Playground, is situated ideally for the vacationistmidway between the mountains and the sea. Tigard High School senior Deja Fitzwater (left) will represent Metro West, and Clackamas High School junior Elizabeth Tran will represent Metro East on the 2023 Portland Rose Festival Court. Mike is originally from New Orleans where we love to visit his wonderful family, but he fell in love with Oregon after sitting near the downtown fountains talking about Tolkien for hours, walking down the tree-lined streets near Portland State University, enjoying the rides and carnival on the waterfront, getting free beer wherever he went in town with his uniform on, eating Longburgers at Dea's In & Out in Gresham and especially when he saw a bear beside Hwy 212, just outside of Damascus on the way to my folks' house in Boring. My girlfriend and I "played hookey" from chores and drove my '69 Camaro into town to watch the fleet arrive at the quay. Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. My kids don't know this isn't normal. It was a great day for Portland and for the officers and men of the ship when His Majestys Canadian Ship Ontario, heaviest cruiser of the fleet, steamed into Portland harbor to add a nautical touch to the 1949 Rose Festival. I would proudly walk out of my front door dressed in my white suit, white straw hat, white cane and white shoes (that belonged to my sister!) Hundreds of thousands of visitors lined the sun-drenched streets to watch the 2-hour parade and thousands more crowded Multnomah Civic Stadium (below) to watch judging of the floats. In 1972, two May 11, 1972, Oregon Journal articles and pictures of my handbags being held by the young ladies of the Senior Rose Festival Court and myself relating that I was the designer of the "ROO Originals" Princess handbags. After being shuffled from one police officer to another, he finally found someone who would let him squeeze onto the stage. We had a wonderful time talking and working our way through a conversation filled with puzzled looks and much laughter. A great deal according to the Legend. Never in the history of Portlands Rose Festival have the -entries in the Grand Floral Pa-(^ide been more skillfully designed or lavishly executed than in the 1949 spectacle. The day of the Junior Parade was always a very big event on NE 54th. White hats, white horses and good guys riding into the sunset. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). WebPhotographs of the Portland Rose Festival, dating from 1910-1976. Jolene Hustead, Tualatin It really made me feel special! Jeanne Schoel, Portland I wish all new and old Princesses and Queen's, Rose Festival Staff, and Oregonians the best of luck, and may the happy spirit of Rose Festival be with you all year and always. The Kiwanis Club captures top honors in Floral Parade. This was one of the thrills of a lifetime for her. Swint Manley Treece W. T. Triplett, ROSARIAN COUNCIL Donald C. Sloan Harold A. York F. V. Magaurn Leland F. Hess Stephen E. Smith Chesley M. Heltzel Vernon Morrow Joseph P. Ruble, APPOINTIVE COUNCIL C. P. Keyser Edward H. Nye Gordon Wilshire Merle (Pat) Barkley. She led the parade for next couple of years, and every year the car would stop so she could collect her roses. WebRose Festival Court > Rose Festival Princesses; Past Rose Festival Queens; Clown Prince & Rose Festival Clowns; Parade Float Building; Treasure Hunt; Bands > Fred Meyer Junior Parade Rose Festival Art Show. As classmates cheered, the speaker invited the queen's mother to come to the stage. WebRose Festival events include actual Rose Covered Float parades, a big amusement park built just for the month on the Willamette River waterfront, scores of fun events, and a Princess Court, as selected from each Portland high school. Web1941 Rose Festival Pictorial. In the early 70s, Mom would load my brother and I in the stroller and head downtown for the Rose Festival Parade. WebRose Festival Court > Rose Festival Princesses; Past Rose Festival Queens; Clown Prince & Rose Festival Clowns; Parade Float Building; Treasure Hunt; Bands > Noontime In a quieter moment, the entire court poses informally during an outing. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. The Royal Rosarians are members of the citys official hospitality committee during the period of each Rose Festival. Perform a free California public death records search, including death certificates, death indexes, deceased records, death registers & registries, obituaries, and death For the lucky Queen and her Prime Minister theres everything a childs heart could ask for. I live in New York City now, but I grew up in NE Portland on t$U4GO`N./i="L7e~W?H1;MtAcfD@/>i@e^-1W^k;KZ\KY{.$VEEso eb~)GF
|/% striking appearance in the Floral Parade and other occasions. For a time at least these chosen youngsters are absolute rulers of a tiny make-believe kingdom of joy. Printers; Photo Art Studios, Photographers; William F. Selleck, Publisher. In those days there was a Junior Court and I tried out for Junior Prince from my grade school (St. Rose) -- but the nun in charge said I made too many faces, so I was eliminated! endobj
I also remember they picked this one for me because they said it would look nice with my black hair and pink cheeks! First National Bank takes honors. Then on June 13, l974, there appeared a photo on the front page of the Lake Oswego Review titled, "Princesses Take Time For Lake Oswego Tour," which tells of the Official Court visiting my shop in Lake Oswego to personally thank me for their official Senior Court purses designed for each girl. 10:00 AM. Fortunately, Dad Hoder was very proud of my participation in the 1939 Rose Festival and saved every newspaper, letter from the Portland Rose Festival Association and all the school correspondence. The camera, however, is but a poor recorder of the event, for it appeals as much to the ear as to the eye. Awards; Featured languages; E-books & more 1979 junior parade entry form. In later years I became part of a gang that got up at the crack of dawn to stake out our position for viewing the Grand Floral Parade. Rose Festival week in Portland produces a wide variety of photographic miscellany. We put chicken wire around the platform and decorated our float with red roses gleaned from plants growing up neigborhood telephone poles, along with peonies from my mother's garden and roses from neighbor's gardens. 1939 letter from First Federal. Alice Blue Gown is the appropriate theme of this winner by the Portland Retail Trade Bureau. The loudspeaker announced the selection of Queen Joyce I of Grant High. Emotions ran high. Souvenir program for the 53rd Annual Portland Rose Festival June 211, 1961. I remember dance instruction and participating in the following events: the planting of ten rose buses in Grant Park (June 3), a Rose Sunday ceremony in Washington Park Test Garden (June 4), a luncheon at the East Side Commercial Club (June 7), the evening Coronation of the Queen of Rosaria, riding on the East Side Commercial Club float (June 9) and appearing in the Junior Rose Festival Parade (that ran west on Sandy Boulevard from 52nd Avenue to Broadway, north on NE 33rd Avenue and East on US Grant place to the Grant Bowl disband area). With other fair schoolmates at Grant, Time out for popcorn. 1978 guide. Non-commercial sweep-stakes winner entered JH| by Oregon City. The 31st Annual Junior Rose Festival's Chairman was Ray E. Garner and the Executive Secretary was Aileen Brong. Princess Jeannien was named from a field of six little girls. Here we have seen a glorious combination of beauty, pageantry and gaiety, combined in one magnificent spectacle. endobj
Thus started a tradition that is still going strong. The Junior Parade in the 1950's and 60's. Your name and email will not appear publicly. Subjects include Rose Festival queens and princesses; floats and street decorations; Junior Rose Festival events, include the Junior Court and parade; Marine Pageant and Marine Day; the Model Boat Regatta; the Grand Floral Parade, Merrykhana Parade, and other festival parades; rose shows; and visits to Portland by the U.S. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. I felt even more important when the police stopped all the traffic to let us through! Fortunately the aisle was carpeted so I only needed to pick it up and place back on the pillow. Riding in that car, with a police escort, made me feel like such an important person. Kids (and their adult chaperones) are encouraged to plan their costumes/attire and prepare a home-made entry in advance! 4M[CJ>IvKCIDiAU\Q>ACk)qsM}GjZPQ.U*Z=]+kFaHV=CV`#,8* They are currently 31 and 26; both are servicemen. 1978 guide. I worked full time at a job, ran a farm with livestock, raised two boys myself, attended all their games, band events, football practices, parent conferences. My family, my neighbors, my elementary school, and especially my fifth-grade classmates were exuberantly proud of me. The girls are chosen by the student bodies of each of Portlands eight high schools. 1979 program. It is my hope that mentioning the Junior Court in your "Tell UsYour Story" feature will give some long overdue thank-yous to the many individuals who contribute their time and effort to make the Rose Festival such a success. This was all a lot of fun -- up until that long walk home from Grant High School back to 54th Street! We earned that spot. 1978 program. Cyndi Lindquist, Ridgefield, Washington The kids have now grown and moved away or are serving our country so I no longer sit on the route. Two suburban high schools have their first representatives on the Portland Rose Festival Court, the festival announced Monday after naming the 2022 Metro East and Metro West princesses. Al Webster, Woodburn -Froskist Ice Cream captures division crown. Other recreational areas within a days drive from Portland include Cascade lake region in Central Oregon, Wallowa Lake in the Eastern part of the state, famed Crater Lake National Park and the Oregon Caves in Southern Oregon, the McKenzie River, and the rug-Oregon Coast paralleled for 400 miles by a fine highway. I remember never seeing a "bad" Hopalong movie, but as a kid what did I know. Past Rose Festival Queens. counted swiftly and when the curtains part once more they reveal the Queen of Rosaria and her Royal Court. Debra Burke, Eugene The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The driver asked what we were going to do, and we told him we were going to move him so we could get through. 6.2 cubic ft. (4,700 photographs, 28 negatives, and 5 overhead transparencies in 16 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 1 oversize folder), Photographs of the Portland Rose Festival, dating from 1910-1976. I would keep a list of names and phone numbers to contact families in May and confirm arrangements to share the watching of our spaces. They left Portland with many good memories. I don't even know who the author is, but it sums it all up for me to live outside the box, and that includes camping on the street with family and friends enjoying simple times and rich memories: "Most of us die with our music inside us.". Related content. -Theres animation in this parade prize ring. And guess what? After the move, we all returned to the bus and continued on to the formation area of the parade. Her son (my uncle) was Chief of Police Tom Potter. Jerry was a student at Highland school and Jeannien attended Kennedy. This portrait hung in my mother's dining The Grand Marshal for, I think the year was 1951, was Hopalong Cassidy riding Topper. I believe our largest group that sat on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in front of Burgerville was 140 strong. Hundreds of hours and thousands of flowers went into this winner of the Vancouver Fire Department. It changed my whole life. American Red Cross sponsors this colorful float, which was declared divisional winner. I was so proud -- and so-o-o thrilled to get to hold onto Stanley Luty's arm, as I had a huge crush on him! Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. . Obeying superstition, some brides refuse to let their grooms see them just before the wedding ceremony, but I was forced to make an exception. After giving speeches, the anxious princesses waited downstairs in the green room to hear the news. Imagine the looks on their faces when they found out we were waiting for a parade five days from now. The Junior Queen wore a jewel-studded tiara and a sweeping, lace-trimmed satin gown. They assured us that they had a great place to sit, close to bathrooms for our kids, so several moms in the neighborhood packed our lawn chairs into the back of Sally's van and set them out about 9 a.m. to wait for the parade. This year the tots monarch is Queen Phyllis, who in everyday life is Miss Phyllis Elaine Metzger. After the flurry of civic boosterism during the 1905 Lewis and Once I was asked by a reporter, "Why do you do this for everyone?" The viewing area is getting more crowded and people more hostile about "saving spaces." The little necklace I'm wearing in the photo was given to us to wear during competition -- and then to keep. The base of the float was silvered oak leaves with an abundance of red roses. All rights reserved (About Us). Rose Festival Treasure Hunt. By. I took my three children to the Junior Parade every year -- and we still wouldn't miss the Grand Floral Parade! Fine highways radiate in all directions and lead to magnificent ocean beaches only two hours away; to Timberline Lodge and the snowfields on Mt. Program for the 60th Annual Portland Rose Festival May 31June 9, 1968. She always wanted to live in Portland since she was a little girl in Ontario, Oregon. In the early 1950s, my Bluebird leader entered a float in the Grand Floral Parade. By Michael Walden Joyce Sommerlade Goodman, Salt Lake City, Utah It was the big night for Portland high Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Our family waited for her car to pass. High spot of the entertainment features of Rose Festival week at Multnomah Civic Stadium was the spectacle of 2,000 musicians from dozens of schools parading as individual units and playing in unison before the thrilled subjects of Rosaria. Explore. I remember that we were given the opportunity to ride all of the Festival Center amusement rides, then at Hollady Park. In their white uniform s_ with the Royal Rosarian insignia, they presen. All rights reserved (About Us). We met many people from all over the world who would walk by asking what we were doing with chairs sitting on the street. The Carnation May- June 1934. 1979 junior parade entry form. We had come to a complete stop due to an obstacle -- a limousine. The 1949 Royal , Court of Rosaria headed the parade on this specially constructed float (right) sponsored by the Portland Chamber of Commerce. WebProgram for the 60th Annual Portland Rose Festival May 31June 9, 1968. I'm sure they took a reflection of the true spirit of our city from a basic experience of camping on the street. Inspiration for the track team. Related content. But a queens life is not all one of poise, as evidenced by the happy tears of Joyce Sommerlade, caught by the camera at the moment she was informed of her selection. It was very exciting! Shown here in an official photograph, the 1949 Royal Court of Rosaria includes (from left) Princess Irene Landstrom of Roosevelt, Princess Jeanne Showalter of Girls Polytechnic, Princess Marcia Lyslo of Washington, Princess Maxine Sylvester of Cleveland, Queen Joyce Sommerlade of Grant, Princess Barbara Copley of Franklin, Princess Helen Hyche of Jefferson and Princess Joan Anderson of Lincoln. It is for those who could not be with us in the City of Roses at Festival time that this Rose Festival Pictorial haslbeen published, in the hope that it will reflectav^reS^lT. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Repository Oregon 23. 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Since 1922, we have been painting-word pictures of the beauties in Portlands annual Rose Festival! ROSE FESTIVAL PICTORIAL Official Publication Rose Festival Association.-William F. Selleck. I have many memories of the Rose Festial throughout my 63 years. -The court at a reflecting pool. 1998 schedule of events. Wells 2021 Lili Rosebrook - Valley Catholic 1949 Joyce Sommerlade - Grant 1948 Barbara Logue - Washington 1947 Georgene Ormston - Girls Poly 1946 Lloyde Hough - Lincoln
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