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Delaware Kite Festival is a rite of spring

Jena Evans of the Long Neck area uses an umbrella to stay dry and block the wind as she flies a kite with Alicia Hamilton. BY RON MACARTHUR
Ron MacArthur
April 3, 2015
Mary Tielking keeps an eye to the sky with granddaughter Annabel Schelhorse. The family is visiting the area from Maryland. BY RON MACARTHUR
Paolo Donato of Ocean View is very happy that he is able to get his kite off the ground. BY RON MACARTHUR
Luca Donato gets help from his mother, Ann-Margaret of Ocean View, in an effort to keep kite lines from tangling. BY RON MACARTHUR
Andy Hamer, visiting from New York, has a unique approach to flying a kite. BY RON MACARTHUR
Randy Seale of Dover is tangled in two kites as he tries to get his daughter Hailey's kite aloft. BY RON MACARTHUR
Nolan Ellwanger of Milford works hard to get this stunt kite off the ground. BY RON MACARTHUR
It's a mad dash – and not everyone is left standing – as children rush out to find candy-filled eggs. BY RON MACARTHUR
Bella Short of Dover keeps her eye on an egg as she makes an effort to catch it. BY RON MACARTHUR
Staying dry was part of the mission of the day during the 47th annual Great Delaware Kite Festival. BY RON MACARTHUR
Matthew Seiler of Millsboro lets out as much kite string as possible during the high-flying contest. BY RON MACARTHUR

A little rain and a lot of wind April 3 didn't stand in the way of the 47th annual Great Delaware Kite Festival at Cape Henlopen State Park. Sponsored by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau and Delaware Division of Parks and Recreation, the annual event takes place each Good Friday.

The event also featured an egg hunt and egg toss.

Winners in the 47th annual Great Delaware Kite Festival:

Best All Around Kite, Gene Bookhammer Award: Lisa Willoughby, Surf City, N.J.

 

CHILDREN

Best store-bought kite: 1. Gabrielle, Price, Milton; 2. Isabelle Short, Harrington; 3. Malachi Todd, Laurel.

Best homemade kite: 1. Rachel Yeager, Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 2. Christian Yeager, Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Most attractive homemade kite: Christian Yeager

Most unusual homemade kite: Rachel Yeager

Teen – Best store-bought kite: Cierra Snyder, Stewartstown, Pa.

Youngest flyer: Lexington Chisenhall, Greenwood, 2 years old

Highest kite awards: 1. Arnold Simon, Pikesville, Md.; 2. Greg Mervine, Lewes; 3. Johanna Seiber, Millsboro

ADULT

Best store-bought kite: 1. Lisa Willoughby; 2. Wilson Gartner, Chesapeake City, Md.

Most attractive homemade kite: Phil Broder, Lewisberry, Pa.

Best flyer, homemade kite: Heather Siple, Wilmington

Precision kite flying: Phil Broder

Ballet kite flying: 1. Dennis Smith, East Brunswick, N.J.; 2. Lisa Willoughby

Most senior flyer: Wilson Gartner, 77 years old

Farthest from home: Maisy McGilvray, Burien (Seattle), Wash.

Smallest kite: Bill Goodwin, Ocean View

Largest kite: Bill Goodwin

 

 

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