WHEREAS, The annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival is a
cherished tradition for the people of Pierce County and the Northwest;
and
WHEREAS, The year 2004 marks the seventy-first annual Puyallup
Valley Daffodil Festival; and
WHEREAS, The Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival began in 1926 as a
simple garden party in Sumner, and grew steadily each year until 1934,
when flowers, which previously had been largely discarded in favor of
bulbs, were used to decorate cars and bicycles for a short parade
through Tacoma; and
WHEREAS, The 2004 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival's events will
take place over several days and will culminate in the April 17, 2004,
Grand Floral Street Parade, winding its way through downtown Tacoma and
on to the communities of Puyallup, Sumner, and Orting to the ongoing
delight of children and adults of all ages; and
WHEREAS, The 2004 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival Royalty
includes Princesses Hiedi Gummeringer, Washington High School; Amanda
Sherve, Lincoln High School; Brianna Backus, Orting High School; Amy
Holmquist, Fife High School; Leann Conley, Clover Park High School;
Mallory Aldrich, Wilson High School; Rachael Norris, Sumner High
School; Romelynn Eleno, Lakes High School; Samantha Ottoson, Rogers
High School; Malia Jensen, Curtis High School; Janet Bautista, Franklin
Pierce High School; E'Braune Crowder, Mount Tahoma High School; Alli
O'Malley, Puyallup High School; Meghan Swanlund, Emerald Ridge High
School; Cassie Bushnell, Spanaway Lake High School; Andrea Simmons,
Henry Foss High School; Sarah York, Stadium High School; Rachel
Abrahams, Eatonville High School; Alayna Melton, Bethel High School;
and Sarah Stafford, Chief Leschi High School;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State House of
Representatives recognize and honor the many contributions made to our
state by the Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival and its organizers over
the past seventy-one years; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be
immediately transmitted by the Chief Clerk of the House of
Representatives to the 2004 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival Officers
and Members of the Festival Royalty.