Award-winning float creator dropped by Tournament of Roses
Fiesta Parade Floats, who has worked with the Tournament of Roses for more than four decades, was dropped after they failed to reach a certain set of criteria.
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Fiesta Parade Floats, who has worked with the Tournament of Roses for more than four decades, was dropped after they failed to reach a certain set of criteria.
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