The following award winners helped start our second century as one of the world's most outstanding parades!
2008 Grand Floral Parade Award Winners
Floats
Band
Equestrian
Floats
Reser's Fine Foods - More Precious Than Gold
Sweepstakes Award (Most Outstanding Float In The Parade)
KeyBank - The Year of the Dinosaur
Kids' Sweepstakes Award (Most Outstanding Float Selected By Junior Judges)
Fred Meyer - A Lifetime Love Affair
Grand Prize (First Place Float Longer Than 35 Feet In Length)
George Morlan Plumbing Supply - Courting Rosy
Queen's Award (Second Place Float Longer Than 35 Feet In Length)
La Pantera - The Romance of Fiesta
Golden Rose Award (First Place Float Less Than 35 Feet In Length)
Portland-Kaohsiung Sister City Association - Romance of the Race
Silver Rose Award (Second Place Float Less Than 35 Feet In Length)
Portland General Electric - 'I Do' Redo
Theme Award (Best Development Of Rose Festival Theme)
Anheuser-Busch Companies - The Romance of the Clydesdales
Governor's Award (Best Craftsmanship And Workmanship)
Battle Ground Rose Float - Love is in the Air
President's Award (Best Originality, Excellence, And Creativity Of Design)
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum - Let's Fly
Royal Rosarian Award (Best Use Of Flowers)
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon - Walk Like a Rose
Rose Society Award (Best Use Of Roses)
Spirit Mountain Casino - Romancing Rose
Rose Festival Court Award (Float Best Exemplifying Community Or Civic Involvement And Pride)
Royal Rosarians - Welcome our Friends from San Antonio
Rose Festival Director's Award (Exceptional Merit)
Oregon 150 presented by Oregon Association of Realtors - Sustain the Spirit
Leith Abbott Award (Best Use Of Humor)
IKEA - 2008 Rose Festival Queen and Court
Judges' Award (Exceptional Merit)
Salvation Army presented by Shilo Inns, Yorke & Curtis and CIDA - Honoring Those Who Serve
Grand Marshal's Award (Exceptional Merit)
Band Awards
Band Sweepstakes (Best Band in Parade)
Evergreen High School (Vancouver WA)
In-State Open Division (100 Members or More)
1st Place: Southridge High School (Beaverton, OR)
2nd Place: Westview High School (Beaverton, OR)
3rd Place: Century High School (Hillsboro)
In-State Division A (99 Members or Less)
1st Place: Sunset High School (Beaverton, OR)
2nd Place: Centennial High School (Gresham, OR)
3rd Place: Oregon City High School (Oregon City, OR)
Out-of-State Open Division (100 Members or More)
1st Place: Heritage (Vancouver, WA)
Out-of-State Division A (99 Members or Less)
1st Place: Shu-te Home Economic High School (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
2nd Place: Pipestone Area High School (Pipestone, Minnesota)
3rd Place: Overland High School (Aurora, CO)
Special Band Awards
Best Flags/Dance: Shu-te Home Economic High School (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Best Parents Auxiliary: Centennial High School (Gresham, OR)
Spirit Awards
(For Exhibiting Exceptional Spirit)
Battle Ground High School
Calgary Stampede Showband
Calgary Police Service Pipe Band
Equestrian Awards
Native or National Costume, Individual/Pair
Happy Canyon Princesses (Brittany Cline and Tyera Pete)
Native or National Costume, Group
Rancho Tres Potrillos (Pedro Munoz Sanchez, Family and Friends)
Fancy Dress or Other Costume, Individual/Pair
Romancing the Rose (Rhonda Sallee & Auzzie)
Color Guard
Washington Country Sheriff's Posse
Drill Team
Calgary Stampede Showriders
Equestrian Group
Clark County Mounted Patrol
Horse-Drawn Wagon or Carriage
Molalla Buckeroo Association (1870's Stagecoach)
Rodeo or Fair Queen
Wasco County (Hailee Olheiser)
Rodeo or Fair Queens and Courts
Clark County Fair Court
State, Regional or Association Queen
Oregon High School Rodeo (Kelsey Wrightson)
Scoopers, Senior
U.S. Sanitary Commission Wagon
Scoopers, Junior
'Lumpy' the Rodeo Clown
Park Bureau Scoopers
Bob The Builder
Vern Hulit Award for Excellence in Preparation, Organization and Presentation
Clackamas County Fair & Rodeo Court
