Kite Lines - Vol.1 No. 2 - KiteLife

½-fo coolNews From Here &There(Continued)they prefer them for the "solitude andpeace to be found there ."The group's alfresco luncheons wouldsatisfy Julia Child . Ms . Weaver says,"There is always a suitable wine,naturally. Fruits and cheese usuallyend the bucolic feast, served mid-fieldwith lady-like aplomb and disdain forthe ever-watchful livestock ."Their most notable effort wasbringing Dinesh Bahadur from SanFrancisco to Pueblo, CO, for a fly anddemonstration . Hundreds of peoplecame . "We wore our BVATF T-shirtsand our members really outdid themselvesin preparing an elegant picnicfor 50 or more special guests . Weemerged with our unorganized statusbarely intact ."DELAWARESunny skies and stiff breezes onGood Friday contributed to a successfulsixth annual Great Delaware KiteFestival at Cape Henlopen State Park,Lewes, DE . The event, inspired byBermuda's tradition, brought outHarold Madeiros of Dover to flyhis big Bermudas . Lee Braswell, ofManassas, VA, took top prize with herhuge, much-honored beautifully sewnBicentennial Conyne .A kite-fighting rematch of MelGovig and former Lt . Gov . EugeneBookhammer resulted in Govig'srecapture of the "mid-Atlantic championship,"which is annually contestedat Cape Henlopen .Delaware's kite interest was extendedthe following week with a fly at Broadmeadow,near Centerville .Bill KocherBarrage kite before lift at BroadmeadowKite Fly April 16 in Delaware .DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAIn our nation's capital, the decorousyet exciting Smithsonian Kite Carnivalwas held on March 26 in perfectweather, directed by Paul and IreneGarber. One of the largest turnoutsyet took part in the eleventh annualaffair.Bill KocherThe Wrong Bros . doing cut-ups at theSmithsonian . Paul Garber is part ofthe audience, at microphone .Highest-scoring kite in the eventwas Graham (Gray) Marshall's 17ot delta-Conyne, handled within limited space . However, Gray couldnot collect the Secretary's trophybecause it is for the adult class andGray is still 16 . He won in his ownclass, of course . Fayed Ali Husfainiand Carol Rogallo (with a Corner Kite)