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Pago 9
Sun shining, wind blowing and
kites flying at Holmes Lake
,he sun came out, the wind blew
and the kites took off.
Last Sunday was a perfect day to go
fly a kite and for the annual kite flying
contest sponsored by the Department
of Parks and Recreation.
Kites of all shapes, colors and sizes
flew, or did temporary imitations of
that, in the skies over Holmes Lake.
About 87 kites flew in the event, with
materials ranging from standard com
mercial paper to parachute material
and plastic.
One kite, owned by Dean Wally Kir
schenman, was a one-of-a-kind 150
foot kite that won the Steadiest Kite
award. Another unusual kite was
entered by Fred Ullrich and Jerry John
ston, both UNL graduate students.
Their kite measured an impressive 10
feet by 10 feet.
The strong wind was ideal for flying,
but it also caused problems as some
contestants' strings snapped. Others
found their kites tangled with other
kites or in trees, and still others found
themselves under attack by low-flying
kites. One particularly mean kite
knocked a young girl down and had
other contestants running for cover.
Most of the kites, however, were of
the peaceful variety and caused little
havoc. The contest, which was post
poned for a week because of rain, drew
spectators as well as contestants.
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