Browse: Home / 2008 / December / 26

December 26th, 2008

You are browsing the archive for December 26th, 2008.

Float decorating a hoot for these young night owls

By mvlife on December 26, 2008

Working the night shift Friday decorating the City’s Rose Parade float in Irwindale will be a breeze for the 11- and 12-year-old Girl Scouts from Troop 689 who are considered “night owls.” “We’ve done sleepovers and they have stayed up until 2 p.m., so finishing by 11 p.m. is early for them,” said troop leader [...]

Posted in , , , , | Tagged , , , , | 22 Responses

See the Rose Parade and attend ‘Boot Scootin’ Line Dance Party, free workshops and more at the Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center in January

By mvlife on December 26, 2008

View the Rose Parade with friends, family members Jan. 5 If you didn’t get a chance to see the City’s “Making a Splash” parade float in the 120th Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day, don’t fret. The Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center will replay the Rose Parade at 10 a.m., 1 [...]

Posted in , | Tagged , , , , | Leave a response

Timeless Melodies will lift patriotic spirits Jan. 11

By mvlife on December 26, 2008

The City on Jan. 11 will offer a lively new course designed to encourage residents to sing along with the best of the Great American Songbook and embrace our nation’s history. The program, “Can’t Help Singing: Why the Great Songs are Great,” kicks off at 4 p.m. at the City’s Norman P. Murray Community and [...]

Posted in , | Tagged , , , , | Leave a response

Public can watch the blossoming of Mission Viejo’s Rose Parade float live starting Dec. 26

By mvlife on December 26, 2008

The City has added a new photo gallery to its Web site chronicling the making of its “Making a Splash” Rose Parade float and a live webcam capturing the float’s floral transformation leading up to the 120th Tournament of Roses Parade. Thousands of community volunteers have been helping to build the City’s float with seeds, [...]

Posted in , , , , | Tagged , , , , | Leave a response

Volunteers ready for float decorating excitement, glue

By mvlife on December 26, 2008

Sporting grubby clothes and good-sturdy shoes rather than their official scout attire, members from Girl Scout Troop #384 are ready for duty. Their assignment: Help decorate the City’s Rose Parade float, “Making a Splash,” the day after Christmas. The Mission Viejo 13-year-olds will be joined by two adults as they spend an 8-hour shift in [...]

Posted in , , , , | Tagged , , , , | Leave a response