Now’s the time for kites to soar

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

Benjamin Davis frolics in a field adjacent to Hickory Creek Elementary as he works to get his kite aloft during last year’s Kite Day. On Saturday, the Standard will host the seventh Kite Day.

The seventh annual Kite Day will take place tomorrow behind Hickory Creek Elementary beginning at 10 a.m., weather permitting.

Organizers are expecting at least 150 participants, Mini Standard editor Margaret Hobbs said of the event, which is designed to appeal to both children and adults.

“If it’s nice, we would like for them to bring their lawn chairs, blankets and of course, their families, and have a nice family outing,” Hobbs said. “It’s something for the community and an activity for families to come together and have some fun.”

Bonnie Bear will be on hand for the event, which is sponsored by the Mini Standard and Dr Pepper. The Hot Dog Man, Brian Curran, will sell hot dogs, and the Standard’s Relay for Life team will be selling drinks and snacks to benefit the American Cancer Society.

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 May 1.