Browns accepted for '09 Rose Parade

Rainbow’s Brown family has been accepted to participate in the 2009 Tournament of Roses Parade.

Jerry, Colleen and Lori Brown will be part of the Spirit of the West Riders equestrian unit during the five-and-a-half-mile New Year’s Day parade and the associated equestrian activities.

The parade will be the 11th for Lori, the 10th for Jerry and the ninth for Colleen. Two of those were with the Ramona Pageant, while the remainder have been with the Spirit of the West Riders, who ride for the John Wayne Cancer Foundation and portray characters representative of the American West.

The Spirit of the...