1978
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General Facts:
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Rose Parade Theme:
"Hooray for Hollywood"
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Battle Ground Rose Float Theme:
"Doctor Zhivago"
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Awards:
Silver Rose Award
(Second Place float less than 35' in length)
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Queen:
Debi Slawson
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Princesses:
Janice Somdalen
Debbie Gibbons
Rhonda Combs
Paula Taylor
Jolynn Kleven
Trivia
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Designer: Denise Fairweather.
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Princess Chaperone: Judy Mason.
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Dr Zhivago was portrayed by Mark Hasart, who was a junior at BGHS.
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Corkey Hasart drove the float & it was escorted by Fire Chief Bob Bertsch and his wife Thelma.
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"Laura", the girl in the film of Dr. Zhivago, was portrayed by Debi Slawson.
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The 2 cossack drivers were faithful Battle Ground float volunteers, Tom Hasart & Travis Rosenbaum.
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Mr. Jim Holden's floriculture class cleaned & seperated over 30,000 flowers.
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Saturday, after the parade, the float & band made a "sweep" through Battle Ground, marching & playing for entertainment.
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For the first time, the float base was spray painted in colors before the flowers were applied to prevent bare spots as the flowers dried & shrank.
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Chairman: Denise Fairweather