Get ready to fly a kite as Kite Day arrives Saturday

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard

Katie DeRoos tries to figure out how to get her colorful kite off the ground at last year’s Kite Day. Katie and her family have never missed a Kite Day. (File photo)

Get ready for a wonderful day of high-flying fun as the Mini Standard and Dr Pepper sponsor the eighth annual Kite Day this Saturday, April 23 at Hickory Creek Elementary. The celebration will begin at 10 a.m., and, new this year, the first 20 guests will receive a complimentary kite from Bonnie Bear herself.

Kids and adults alike seem to love the chance to “go fly a kite,” according to Mini Standard editor Margaret Hobbs, who invites everyone out to enjoy the event which has become a Warren County tradition.

“If the weather is nice, it’s a wonderful time to bring out the lawn chairs and blankets, and the children,” said Hobbs, “and just have a fun family outing. It’s a chance for the community to get together and have a good time.”

Bonnie Bear will be on hand to give the kids a chance to interact with the Mini Standard’s merry mascot. Prizes will be awarded in several categories, so bring out your kites and get ready to send them soaring into the spring skies and maybe gain some recognition for your creativity in the process.

Categories are: best homemade kite, most unusual kite, and prettiest store-bought kite. Contest divisions are: ages birth to 4, 5 to 7, and 8 to 12. In case of rain, the event will be held April 30.