Photos:: Preparing for the 2015 Rose Parade
Wayne Winkel paints Donate Life’s “The Never Ending Story” float at the Rosemont Pavilion in Pasadena. Winkel, who is from Michigan, is working in memory of his son, Christopher, who died at the age of 26. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Rosa Orosemarie of Montebello puts carnation petals on the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs “Always Rmember” float. Phoenix Decorating Co. is responsible for 17 of the 40 floats featured in the 126th Rose Parade. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Stephanie Eiler, 17, of Fullerton, applies foam to the City of Los Angeles’ “What’s Your L.A. Story?” float. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Decorating continues on the floats at the Rose Palace of the Phoenix Decorating Co. The chilly weather requires volunteers to blow on flowers to get them to open before attaching them to floats. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Ken Hughes, a florist, installs flowers on the CIty of Los Angeles’ “Whats Your L.A. Story?” float. A low-pressure weather system from Canada could bring cold, windy weather but little precipitation for parade day. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
The float for the United Sikh Mission to be included in the Rose Parade is being built at Phoenix Decorating Co. in Pasadena. Rashpal Singh Dhindsa, of United Sikh Mission, was one of the people responsible for getting the float into the parade in hopes of raising awareness of Sikhs living in the U.S. (Dan Krauss / For The Times)
Minu Kaur Singh, right, says that fear of the unknown makes some people wary of Sikhs. (Dan Krauss / For The Times)
Roly Agreda, in red, works on the United Sikh Mission’s float. The float, with 17,000 multicolored roses and 2,500 gerbera daisies, tells the story of the Sikhs’ 125 years in this country. (Dan Krauss / For The Times)
World War II veteran Dr. Robert Baba, 97, top left, places a rose onto the “Go For Broke” Rose Parade float, sponsored by the city of Alhambra, with the help of his granddaughter Amanda Newman, bottom left. (Christina House / For The Times)
World War II veteran Masao “Mas” Takahashi, right, is greeted by Nisei Week Queen Tori Nishinaka-Leon, left, after Takahashi placed a rose onto the “Go For Broke” Rose Parade float, sponsored by the city of Alhambra. Five Japanese American soldiers who fought in World War II have been chosen to ride on the float. (Christina House / For The Times)
Volunteer Laura Huang helps decorate the “Go For Broke” Rose Parade float. (Christina House / For The Times)
World War II veteran Masao “Mas” Takahashi places a rose onto the “Go For Broke” Rose Parade float. (Christina House / For The Times)