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| Ohio Challenge Event Changes |
| Thursday, July 31, 2003 8:35:19 AM - Middletown Ohio |
NOTE: All events are “weather permitting.” Even a bright sunny day with picture perfect weather may be too breezy for a balloon launch. Balloons take to the air only if the wind speed is under 10 miles per hour and no other dangers are predicted for the flight time. Launch times are approximate.
Friday – August 1
2–11 pm – Murray Brothers Carnival
4–10 pm – Crafts by the Canal
4-9 pm – Family Fun Tent - Free children’s activities-
sponsor-First Financial Bank
6:00 pm – Opening ceremony
6:30-7:30 pm – Mass Balloon Launch
7:30-9:30 pm – Double Play - Scotty Bratcher Band
sponsor-McDonald’s -Breiel Blvd/Verity Pkwy
Saturday – August 2
6-10 am – Bulls Run Ramblers Volksmarch,
Departs from city parking on Broad Street
6:30-8:00 am– Balloon fly-in competition
8-9 am –Glider Airplane Display
9-10 am – Radio Controlled Model Airplane demo
10 am – 10 pm – Murray Brothers Carnival
10 am – 10 pm – Crafts by the Canal
11 am – 10 pm – Historical Village of Middletown
sponsor-Daniel Doty Family
11 am – Noon – Dog Agility Team
sponsor-All About Pet Care
11 am – 9 pm – Family Fun Tent
sponsor - First Financial Bank
Noon-12:45 pm – Square Dance show
1 pm – Volksmarch concludes at Smith Park
1-5 pm – Queen City Paddle Boats on Smith Pond
1:30-2 pm – Historic Middletown -
sponsor -Daniel Doty Family
3-4 pm – Dog Agility Team –
sponsor- All About Pet Care
4:30-5:30 pm –Glider Airplane Display
5:30-6:30 pm – Model Radio Controlled Airplane demo
6:30-7:30 – Mass balloon launch
7:30 – Dave Lapham, Sportscaster and former Cincinnati
Bengal represents Presenting Sponsor
MidFirst Credit Union at Ohio Challenge.
7:30-9:30 pm – Systems Go – Air Force Band of Flight
sponsor -Butler Tech
9-9:45 pm – Balloon Glow
Sunday – August 3
6:30-8 am – Balloon Fly-in Competition
8-10 am – Sunrise Community Church Service
10-11 am – Hoskins Family Gospel Sing
11 am-6 pm – Crafts by the Canal
11- Noon – Dog Agility Team
sponsor- All About Pet Care and Super Pets
11 am-5 pm – Family Fun Tent
sponsor- First Financial Bank
11 am – 6 pm – Murray Brothers Carnival
11am – 5 pm – Historic Village of Middletown –
sponsor -Daniel Doty Family
12-12:45 p.m. – Canyon River Bluegrass Band
2-4 pm – Sammy Adkins and the Sandy Hook Mountain Boys, featuring Danny Davis
3-4 pm – Dog Agility Team
sponsor- All About Pet Care
4-4:30 pm – Laura Garcia Cloggers
5-6 pm – Elks Lodge Dancers
6:30-7:30 – Mass balloon launch
Family Fun Tent Schedule (
Tent closes during balloon launches)
Friday, August 1
4 - 5:30 pm - Face Painting/Arts & Crafts
5:30 - 6 pm - "Stan the Magic Man"
7:30 - 8 pm - Cloggers Demonstration
8:- 8:30 pm - Storytelling - Abe Lincoln –
performed by Jim Crabtree
8:30 - 9 pm- Arts & Crafts
Saturday, August 2:
11 am – 1pm- Face Painting/Arts & Crafts
1- 1:30 pm - Kris Vaughn - "How to take care of a pet"
1:30 - 3 pm - Arts & Crafts
3 - 3:30 pm - "Stan the Magic Man"
4 - 4:30 pm - Laura Garcia's Cloggers
4:30 - 6 pm - Arts & Crafts
Sunday, August 3:
11 am - Noon - Arts & Crafts
Noon - 12:30 pm - Storytelling - Abe Lincoln –
performed by Jim Crabtree
1 - 1:30 - Kris Vaughn - "How to take care of a pet"
1:30 – 3 pm - Face Painting/Arts & Crafts
Crafts by the Canal
Several artisans will offer their work for sale throughout the event.
OFFICIAL SOUVENIRS/INFORMATION
Volunteers will offer local information and a copy of the free balloon program produced by Middletown Journal
Official souvenirs include:
Ohio Challenge 2003 collector enameled pins - $5
Lighted Dazzle Sticks - $5
Official logo t-shirts –
White - $10
Red - $15
Ohio Challenge jewelry by Roger’s Jewelers
Sterling Silver hot air balloon charm - $19.99
Silver charm bracelets – 7 or 8 inch length - $24.99 to $31.99
Post style silver balloon earrings - $59.99
14k gold hot air balloon charms - $39.99 and $59.99
Directions to Smith Park from I-75
Exit 32
West on SR122
Right-North on Breiel Blvd
Left-West on SR73
SR73 joins SR4 and becomes Verity Parkway
Pass fast food restaurants
Veer Right at Canal Museum on Tytus Avenue
Smith Park is 1/2 block on the right.
FOOD
Enjoy the best of festival foods prepared and served by local non-profits, or by a professional food vendor who is sharing their profits with a Middletown area non-profit organization
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.of Hamilton Products/Water – City of Middletown Employees
Corn on the Cob/Fried Apple Rings – Middletown Board of Realtors
Smoked Pulled Pork, BBQ Beef Brisket, Chicken, Cole Slaw, Chips – Back2Back Ministries
Nachos & Cheese – Middletown Select Soccer
Breakfast & BBQ Sandwich/Chips, BBQ Ribs, Green Beans, Potatoes, Coleslaw, Roll – American Legion
Pizza, Walking Tacos, Pretzels, Popcorn, Chips, Coffee, Candy – Middletown Christian School
Floats, Sundaes, Hand Dipped Ice Cream– Middletown Christian School
Ice Cream Bars, Frozen Candy Bars, Juice Bars – Middletown Ohio Seniors
Funnel Cakes – Middletown Lyric Theater
Caramel Apple Chips, Ribbon Fries, Italian Sausage – Let’s Read Together
Flavored Ice – New Life Temple Youth
Jug Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, French Fries, Rootbeer – Light Up Middletown
Cotton Candy – Family Services
Skyline Chili and Chili Dogs – Monroe Thespians
Fish & Fries - New Life Temple
THE BALLOON PILOTS
PIC – Pilot in Command
Sean Askren
Middletown, OH
Sponsored by: Recker Custom Woodwork
John Burns
Napoleon, OH
Painless Too
550 PIC hours/16 years
Avian 1997
Dentist
Ballooning is a family affair. Both John and Betty fly balloons. Daughter Johnna is a student pilot. Two sons are long-time crew members, now both are students at OSU.
Sponored by: River Valley Credit Union
Dave Champion
Paxton, IL
Starburst
138 PIC hours
Lindstrand 2002
Champion has been competing for three years and has flown in several areas of the U.S. and competed in a 10 day Canadian event last year.
Sponsored by: Polished Image
Rick Cusick
Lima, OH
Arrythmia
820 PIC hours
Cameron 1998 model
Cusick’s distinctive heartbeat design balloon is a favorite at many midwestern events.
Sponsored by: The Fourth R of Southwestern Ohio
Dennis Deis
Kettering, Ohio
Rainbows End
2,800 PIC hours/ 20 years
Cameron
Denny was a popular pilot at the 1992-94 Nationals in Middletown. He and his balloon were the subjects of a limited edition lithograph by artist P. Buckley Moss.
Sponsored by: Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.
Jay Doty
Carmel IN
Troovie
Aerostar 1994
130 PIC Hours
Jay is coming home. He lived in Springboro during the early 1980s and so is very familiar with the Mid-Miami Valley area.
Sponsored by: Bank One, NA
Michael C. Emich
Akron, OH
Columbia
Aerostar 1993
1117 PIC hours
Lieutenant in the Akron Fire Department
An expert skydiver, scuba diver, sailer, and award-winning balloonist, Emich has designed and built his own hot air balloons and restored WWII Navy gas balloons. He was presented the Balloon Federation of America’s highest award in American ballooning, the Shields-Trauger Award.
Sponsored by: Peter A. Towne Physical Therapy
Todd Fischer
Sponsor: Health Service Review
Mark Frazer
Middletown, OH
Release
Cameron 1993
350 PIC hours
Physician
A local balloon pilot and member of the Ohio Challenge executive committee, Dr. Frazer also serves as president of the Middletown City Schools Board of Education. His longest hot air balloong flight has been 250 miles.
Sponsored by: MidFirst Credit Union
Laurie Givin
Oregonia, OH
Remax
Lindstrand 2001
700 PIC hours
Sponsored by: Remax
Paul L. “Homer” Frick
Edinboro, PA
Just A Dream
Aerostar 1988
280 PIC hours
Sponsored by: Towne Point Senior Living
Alvin Hansen
Winamac, IN
The Hot Air Affair
150 PIC hours
Cameron 1994
This past winter, Hansen flew a “long jump” from Bismark, ND to Chicago, IL, a total of 710 miles in 7 hours.
Sponsored by: Mount Pleasant Retirement Village
Daniel Keith
Hamilton, OH
BW 1977
Touch the Clouds
Sponsored by: Dayton Technologies
Rick Kohut
Louisville, OH
Wind Trek
200 PIC hours/5 years
Avian 2000
Clinical Director of Pastoral Counseling Services
Kohut not only flies for enjoyment, he won Rookie of the Year honors in 2001 from the NOBPA ballooning association. He has also served his fellow pilots as a board member and president of the NOBPA organization.
Sponsored by: Sawyer Realtors
Craig Lucas
Chagrin Falls, OH
Bolero
The Balloon works - 1995
267 PIC hours
A balloonist with a sense of humor, he named his balloon after the musical piece featured in the movie “10.”
Sponsored by: Middletown Area Senior Citizens, Inc.
William Mason
Middletown OH
Black Beauty
85 PIC hours/9 years
Cameron 1990
Tax Accountant
Mason was bitten by the hot air ballooning bug at the U.S. National competitions held in Middletown in 1992-94 and has been flying since then around the Middletown area.
Sponsored by: Rogers Jewelers
Robert Mihaly
Lakewood OH
Boojum
Cameron 1994
533 PIC hours/ 18 years
Cameron 1994
He participated in all three of the BFA Nationals held in Middletown in 1992-94, and has served as board member of NOBPA. To thank farmers for the use of their land for balloon launch and landing sites, he has helped double the Ohio Farm Bureau’s Darwin Bryan Scholarship Fund.
Sponsored by: Towne Mall/CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
Fred Muffet
Akron, OH
Shapes
Avian 2002
Storage facility builder and owner
Fred was named Rookie of the Year at the Balloon Federation of American national competition in 1979. He now promotes safe ballooning by giving presentations to first responders who may held in balloon emergencies.
Sponsored by: The Waterford at Fairfield
Jeff Pestun
Zeeland, MI
Fantasy
145 PIC Hours/11 years
An avid balloonist since age eight, Jeff attended all three US Nationals in Middletown as a crew member.
Sponsored by: Flowers by Roger, Inc.
Bob Rice
Newark OH
Sean’s Balloon
Avian 2002
143 PIC hours
Sponsored by: Miller Insurance, Inc.
Gregory Rolph
Middletown, OH
Aerostar 1995
PIC-154
Capture
Sponsored by: Greg Martin Excavating
James G. Storch
Springfield, OH
226 PIC Hours
Skittle
Firefly 2003
Pilot Storch flew for a balloon company in Columbus before moving to Springfield. His wife and two daughters crew for his balloon flights.
Sponsor: LCNB - Lebanon Citizens National Bank
Ron Terranova
Fairfield, OH
Adam’s Nirvana
Aerostar 1990
220 PIC hours/ 11 years
Architect
A first balloon experience in 1984 helping pack up a balloon led to full crew status by the next weekend. He crewed the full 10 days at the first U.S. National held in Middletown, and was soon a student pilot. In 1992, he flew a “long jump” from Indianapolis to Harrison, OH at 10,000 feet in less than 2 1/2 hours for the 100 mile trip.Terranova is ranked 162 in the nation.
Sponsored by: Robinson Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.
Brian Trapp
Oregonia, OH
Remax
Lindstrand 2001
1800 PIC hours
Sponsored by: Remax
James Wannemacher
Middletown Oh
Waywood Wind
600 PIC
T & C 1997
As a local pilot and businessman, Wannemacher also serves on the executive committee of Ohio Challenge. He often helps organize local balloon events.
Sponsored by: Consolidated Business Products
Terry Wasson
Chagrin Falls, OH
Free Spirit IV
The Balloon Works 1991
PIC hours 500/ 27 years
Long-time balloon pilot Wasson, was ranked 23rd in the NABA 2002 ratings.
Sponsored by: Herr-Riggs Funeral Home, Inc.
Ted Watts
Meadville, PA
Legal Eagle
Avian, 1995
200 PIC hours
He has served as chairman of a hot air balloon rally since 1988.
Sponsored by: Miller Brewing Company
Gordon Wirt
Lexington, KY
Sweetish Ivy
Raven 1987
300 PIC hours
A pilot since 1984, Gordon flew in Middletown during the National Championships.
Sponsor: Middletown Economic Development Corp
Allen Yost
Midlethian, IL
Spectrum
800 PIC hours
TBW 1992
Sponsored by: Woodside Cemetery Association
Debby Young
Chesterland, OH
Dulcinea
Aerostar 1990
250 PIC hours
Young placed second at the Wildhorse Womens Shootout in Pendleton, Oregon in 2002. She set the
Feminie World Records Distance Duration record in 2001.
Sponsored by: PCC Internet Group
Robert Zanella
Barberton, OH
PADA
3200 PIC hours
Avian 1994
A long-time pilot, Zanella takes his message to the skies. As a pharmacist, he reminds viewers that he is a PADA - Pharmacist Against Drug Abuse
Sponsored by: Cohen Brothers
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