Date:	Sun, 26 Mar 1995 17:20:51 -1000
From:	rmiller@primenet.com (Ray Miller)
Message-Id: <3l5auj$fgo@news.primenet.com>
Organization: TEKED of Boise
Subject: Boise Kite Festival Over

The 11th Annual Boise Kite Festival is over.  Attended by nearly 1,500 
specatators and 300 kite flyers, this year's festival was deemed a fine
success.  Primarily a festival for kids, it is well attended by adults
as well.  Albertson's and Round Table Pizza sponsor the event with a good
deal of assistance from the Boise Recreations Dept., local print and
broadcast media, and the KGB (kite group of boise) lending a hand to 
cover such items as safety, organization, judging, and kite repair.

The weather was cooperative in that the winds blew (12-18mph all day), 
sunshine and a few clouds, and an air temperature that could have been
a little warmer.  As a local event with little competition that would 
interest those from outside Idaho, it is gaining in popularity with folks
coming from Montana, N. Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and 
Nevada.  It is hoped that a more serious look at regional competition
will produce an event that could be a stopover for AKA competitors.  We
are in the development stages of such and will report any positive
results here.

If you are ever in or around Boise in March, please plan on attending our
kite festival.  It is great to see those folks who travel into our area
for any reason, but even more exciting when they bring kites and fly in
the "Land of Minor Winds."


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