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FESTIVAL SHOWS OFF AIR-DANCING INTRICACIES OF KITE FLYING HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN, PLUS PARENTS, ENJOY ROANOKE COUNTY KITE FESTIVAL
From:
Roanoke Times & World News
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April 21, 2002| Author:
JOEL TURNER THE ROANOKE TIMES STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC BRADY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REPORT.
| Copyright 2002 Roanoke Times & World News. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information
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Gary Engvall never grew out of his boyhood love of kites.
He's 47 now, but he drove hundreds of miles this week from Rhode
Island to the Roanoke Valley to fly his kites Saturday at Green Hill
Park.
Engvall and his wife, Maggie, are no ordinary kite enthusiasts.
They brought a trailer load of kites with them, including some of
the biggest in the world.
Some were more than 100 feet long with wingspans of 35 feet.
He flew a black, green and pink octopus-shaped k...
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