Flying high in Hayden
Photo courtesy city of Hayden Hayden Kite Festival winners, from left: Elena Jones from STCU, Josef Zielinski, Ireland Sullivan, Ariana Monter, Ale Monter, Samuel Monter, Andrew Stratton, Chase Cross, with Hayden Parks & Recreation Commissioners Malea Sampsel and Joel Johnson.
Photo courtesy city of Hayden Nina Ford flies her kite while son Sully watches and husband Eric untangles his kite.
Photo courtesy city of Hayden Mason Buntin and his dad, Matt, fly their airplane kite on Saturday during the Hayden Kite Festival at Broadmoore Park.
HAYDEN — More than 100 people turned out for the annual Hayden Kite Festival on Saturday at Broadmoore Park.
"It started out as a beautiful day to fly a kite," a press release said. "Even when the wind and rain blew through, families continued flying their kites, and there were lots of winners."
Certificates and kites were presented to winners of the following categories:
Best of Show: Andrew Stratton
Best Homemade: Josef Zielinski
Longest Tail: Samuel Monter
High Flyer: Alexander Monter
Crash & Burn: Chase Cross
Judges’ Pick: Ariana Monter
Best Effort: Ireland Sullivan
Kite Raffle Winners: Olive Buttice, Angela Sattler, Katen Snyder, Kimberly S., Nikki Casebier, Emily Snyder, Zoey Nuszkiewicz, Garrett Sampsel, Baldwin Li and Josie Zielinski.
The festival is put on by the city of Hayden Recreation and Community Events Department along with STCU.
