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MOMENTOUS OCCASION – Dale and Kimberly Oldis of Shelter Bay pose with some of the mementos they returned with after attending the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. Kim is holding a beautiful inscribed silver vase she received for having judged floats entered in the parade. The elaborate, floral-decorated floats were viewed by hundreds of thousands of spectators and a television audience estimated at more than 40 million people. – Photo courtesy of Bill Reynolds
Kimberly Oldis rooted hard for the University of Washington football team from one of the best seats available at the storied Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day.
The underdog Huskies came up just short in a frantic fourth quarter comeback bid against Ohio State, the only time Oldis didn’t pick a winner during her time in Pasadena.
The Shelter Bay resident, a nationally renowned floral designer, was one of three persons selected to judge the 40 floats entered in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, the majestic prelude to the Rose Bowl Game.
It was an experience she’ll never forget.
“From the minute...
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