{"id":6536,"date":"2012-01-02T07:47:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-02T15:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=6536"},"modified":"2012-01-02T07:57:55","modified_gmt":"2012-01-02T15:57:55","slug":"colorful-imagination-no-award-but-still-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=6536","title":{"rendered":"Award Streak Ends at Six, It Was a Great Run, Wasn&#8217;t It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association major award win streak at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses has finally come to an end, after six consecutive major awards.\u00a0 We congratulate SMRFA on another great float this year, and on their streak of wins dating back to 2006.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a look back:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6537\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bookworm06_1195.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6537\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6537 \" title=\"bookworm06_1195\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bookworm06_1195-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bookworm06_1195-300x252.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bookworm06_1195-150x126.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bookworm06_1195.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wonder of Reading, Photo from www.SMRoseFloat.org, click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">2006 &#8211; Wonder of Reading, Designer: Charles Meier<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Winner: Founder&#8217;s Banner Trophy, most spectacular float built and decorated by volunteers from a community or organization<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">aaa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6538\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/postparade_7016.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6538\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6538\" title=\"postparade_7016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/postparade_7016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/postparade_7016-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/postparade_7016-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/postparade_7016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/postparade_7016.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Wonderful Wistaria, News Net file photo, click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">2007 &#8211; Our Wonderful Wistaria &#8211; Designer: Charles Meier\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Winner: Lathrop K. Leishman Award, most beautiful non-commercial float<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/rosefloat\/2k7\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s our coverage from 2007<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6539\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/float2k8_2596.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6539\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6539\" title=\"float2k8_2596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/float2k8_2596-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/float2k8_2596-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/float2k8_2596-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/float2k8_2596-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/float2k8_2596.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentine&#39;s Day, News Net file photo, click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">2008 &#8211; Valentine&#8217;s Day &#8211; Designer: Charles Meier<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Winner: Princesses&#8217; Award, most beautiful float 35&#8242; and under<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/rosefloat\/2k8\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s our coverage from 2008<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">aa<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6540\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/parade2k9_7142.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6540\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6540\" title=\"parade2k9_7142\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/parade2k9_7142-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/parade2k9_7142-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/parade2k9_7142-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/parade2k9_7142-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bollywood Dreams, News Net file photo, click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">2009 &#8211; Bollywood Dreams &#8211; Designer: Charles Meier<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Winner:<\/em> <\/span><\/strong><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Lathrop K. Leishman Award, most beautiful non-commercial float<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/rosefloat2009\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s our coverage from 2009<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6541\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/judging00752.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6541\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6541\" title=\"judging00752\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/judging00752-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/judging00752-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/judging00752-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/judging00752-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Girls, News Net file photo, click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2010 &#8211; &#8220;California Girls&#8221; &#8211; Designer: Dick Sappington<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><em>Winner: Governor&#8217;s Award, best depiction of life in California<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/rosefloat\/2k10\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s our coverage from 2010<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6543\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/B0000505crop.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6543\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6543\" title=\"B0000505crop\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/B0000505crop-300x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/B0000505crop-300x239.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/B0000505crop-150x119.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/B0000505crop-1024x818.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/B0000505crop.jpg 1897w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suenos de California, News Net file photo, click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2011 &#8211; &#8220;Suenos de California&#8221; &#8211; Designer: Charles Meier<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Winner: Governor&#8217;s Award, best depiction of life in California<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/?p=133\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s our coverage from 2011<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span>a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">a<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6544\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC091921.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6544\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6544\" title=\"DSC09192\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC091921-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC091921-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC091921-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/DSC091921.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colorful Imagination, News Net file photo, click to enlarge<\/p><\/div>\n<p>2012 &#8211; &#8220;Colorful Imagination&#8221; &#8211; Designer: Julio Leon<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>No award, but still a winner!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sierra Madre Rose Float Association major award win streak at the Pasadena Tournament of Roses has finally come to an end, after six consecutive major awards.\u00a0 We congratulate SMRFA on another great float this&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7,1],"tags":[16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6536"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6536\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sierramadrenews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}