WHEREAS, The annual Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival is a
cherished tradition for the people of Pierce County and the Northwest;
and
WHEREAS, The year 2008 marks the seventy-fifth 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, On April 12, 2008, there will be the Grand Royal Parade,
which will begin in Tacoma and pass through Puyallup, then Sumner, then
Orting; and
WHEREAS, The 2008 Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival Royalty
includes Princesses Kate McKee, Eatonville High School; Alexandria
(Alex) Batdorf, Henry Foss High School; Gloria Bleakley, Graham-Kapowsin High School; Lainy Hanson, Spanaway Lake High School; Katie
Berry, Fife High School; Justine Gray, Stadium High School; Alysha
Barry, Sumner High School; Megan Jones, Curtis High School; Brittany
Ward, Clover Park High School; Katie Potasky, Rogers High School;
Janice Rim, Franklin Pierce High School; Sarah Martin, Bonney Lake High
School; Olivia Anderson, Cascade Christian High School; Jasreal Stokes,
Lincoln High School; Jessica Merrell, Puyallup High School; Wahayla
McCloud, Chief Leschi High School; Amber Perez, Mount Tahoma High
School; Tessa Grossnickle, Orting High School; Courtney Price, Wilson
High School; Lindsay Moore, Bethel High School; Nicole Thompson,
Washington High School; Anna Anderson, Emerald Ridge High School; and
Kelli Bornander, Lakes High School;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the 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-five 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 2008 Puyallup Daffodil Festival Officers and
Members of the Festival Royalty.