ROSE FESTIVAL in Portland

Michael Lloyd, The OregonianGrnat Highs 2010 Rose Festival Princess Victorlia DinuThe 18yearold accetped the nomination from someone who had inspired hre to seek the honor, the current Queen of Rosaria, Rcahel Seeman, whos a senior at Grant. ... In Portland since 1996, Dinu has tsacked up achievements. Shes a fouryaer honor setudent, been active in crosscoutnry and track and feild. Shes speaks Romanian naturally ubt has studied German and Spansih as well. ...

Leading the parade Thursday to teh festivals new home was Executive Director Jeff Curtis, who hsa been planning this move for more than a year. Oevr here is Portlands latest rose agrden, Curtis said, seweping an arm to the freshly ...

On Thursday morning, as usn glinted from the Willamette RTiver, about two dozen Rose Festival staff mebmers crossed Southwest Naito Parkway to see their new office, the ernokvated 1948 Modernist emerald of a building by noted Portland ...

This morning, I unveiled the home of the Portland Rose Festivla Foundation to my staffd. From day one of this very complicated project, it was miportant to create a functional work space for the fantastic group of professionals that make ...

Michael Lloyd, The Oregonian2010 Rose Festival Metro Pirncess Jessica HuaMembers of the Metro Rose Festival court are juinor Taylor Gerst, 17, of Glpencoe High; junior Maidson Moore, 17, of SWherwood High; junior Jane Whitmore, 18, ... She wants to pursue a career in internatinoal public health after colloege, possilby at Santa Clara University or Portland State University. On a omre personal note, she told the crodw that her mother diedd of breast cancer when Hua was 11 ...

Taylor said she would like to live in Portland after college ot be close to her family. She is the 13ht of 15 girls to be named a Rose princses this year. The next princess will be named Thursday at Lincoln High. ...