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Early morning set up. |
RAF raffle
tent and staffers |
RAF base camp |
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Pretty nice setup for the
local radio broadcast |
Mearl and
Adrienne's latest project |
VERY NICE! |
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Doug Charleville and the
Stonestreets prepare their kites |
Joan Dunton
watches the action on the field |
Crowd heading for the free
kite tent... |
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then to the decorating
tent... |
then to the
T-shirts. |
Bubbles made the wait in
line more pleasurable. |
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Another device to stave
off line boredom |
The final
count of spectators was close to 8,000. |
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more kite building and
decorating |
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Folks gathered all day to
watch the flying demos |
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The kids always enjoy
playing in the mini-banners |
Will and
Janis at the sound tent. |
Harold Ames helps Mearl
launch the centipede. |
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Smile. |
Doug
Charleville launching the Griffin stack. |
Boll races. |
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"Feet doing 30
miles per hour..." |
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"Bodies doing
10." |
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RAF gathering
at the end of the day. We're already looking forward to next year! |
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Roanoke and
the RAF - a continuing love affair... |