The Festival is the outgrowth of kite workshops and kite flies held throughout Idaho and in Oregon and Washington during the past four years. It will be held annually, involve numerous public and service groups, and hopefully claim a place on the calendar for Idaho tourists and kite enthusiasts.
KITE HISTORY
LEADING TO ANNUAL IDAHO KITE FESTIVAL
2005
Oct 16 Kitemaking training in Twin Falls with volunteers for Oct 22
Oct 22 Twin Falls kitemaking, Boys and Girls Club
2006
Feb 25 Kitemaking at Four Rivers Cultural Center, Ontario, SRV JACL
June 6 Kitemaking at Portneuf Library
Sept 14 Philippine sister city kites, Portneuf Library
Sept 20 Hang kites at City Hall in Chubbuck
Aug WA International Kite Festival and workshops
2007 - First Annual Kite Festival!
Feb 22-25 Fort Worden WA Kitemakers Conference
April 4 Kitemaking at Marshall Library, 5 pm
April 12 Kitemaking at Portneuf Library
May 12 Kitemaking at Ada Co Library, Boise Valley JACL
May 19 Long Beach WA giant rokkaku workshop with Dan Kurahashi
Aug 19-23 International Kite Festival and workshops in Long Beach WA
Aug 25 Geranium bonsai buddies at Caldwell Library
2008 - Second Annual Kite Festival!
Oct 2-5 IKF
Safety Precautions
Flying is great fun, but it can at best become a nuisance to the unconverted, so please be considerate to others and remember that buzzing over peoples heads may look like fun but can be extremely dangerous. So if you want to show off your newfound skills, don't
do it at the expenses of others.
Play hard but play safe - nothing stops the fun faster than an injury!
Important things to remember
when flying your kite:
- Don't fly too close to people, especially young children and other kiters.
- Don't fly close to roads. Landing a kite in a road could cause a serious accident.
- Keep away from overhead power lines and trees.
- Don't fly near airports.
- Don't fly your kite in winds stronger than recommended.
- Although it is unusual for dogs to attack kites while still in the air, always make sure that there are no dogs around when you land your kite. They are known to run away when a kite lands but in some instances they have been known to grab the kite and run away with it.
- Your safety while participating is your responsibility. The safety of all depends on you.
SAFETY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FLYER, NOT THE SPECTATOR!
USE EXTREME CAUTION AND COMMON SENSE WHEN FLYING ANY KITE
THANK YOU, AND HAVE A GREAT TIME!
Modified from Kites and Kite Flying
