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Friday, October 7, 2011
4:00 pm: Pavilion next to Senior Center - Pilot Briefing (Media Flight)
5:00 pm: Soccer Fields in Forest Park - Media Flight (Best viewing area Forest Park)
8:30 pm: Media/Pilots reception (sponsored in part by Wireless Mike's)
Saturday, October 8, 2011
5:30 am: Senior Center - Pilot Briefing/Crew Call(Morning Flight)
7:00 am: Morning Flight with task at Soccer Fields (Best viewing area Forest Park)
Dusk - Balloon Glow & Basket Burn (Best viewing areas are the Dam hillway and the Spillway areas.
4:00 pm: Cookout by the Shelby Sports Club & Shelbyville Moose Lodge 1294(Rope Sausage & Ribeye Sandwiches) to benefit the Shelby County Rescue Squad at East spillway area
LVA will be selling chips, soda, and water. Walkers Kettle Corn, Lemonade Shakeups
Thunder Hits DJ Service will be providing great music from late afternoon till the end of the glow.
Tethered rides will also be available for $15. (Weather permitting)
Sunday, October 9, 2011
5:30 am - Pilot Briefing/Crew Call
7:00 am: Sponsor Lake Flight with task at beach area (Best viewing area will be beach area or parking lot)
10:00 am: Pilot awards breakfast/brunch
Due to weather, balloons may not take to the air.
SUNRISE
Oct. 7 at 6:54 am, Oct. 8 at 6:55 am,
Oct. 9 at 6:56 am
SUNSET
Oct. 7 at 6:21 pm, Oct 8 at 6:20 pm, Oct 9 at 6:18 pm
Times and Dates are Subject to Change
Check back often for updates
Balloon Fest Partners
Shelby Electric Cooperative, Shelby Energy, Shelby County Office of Tourism/Lake Shelbyville Area CVB, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Lake Shelbyville, Lake Volunteers Association, Heartland RC & D
If you are interested in crewing or sponsoring a balloon for the weekend, contact Kevin Bernson at 217-273-3986.
Click here to learn more about Hot Air Balloons
Click here for balloons coming to Balloon Fest
Touchstone Energy Balloon Fest Sponsoring Cooperatives:
Shelby Electric Cooperative-Shelbyville,Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative-Mattoon, Prairie Power, Inc.-Jacksonville, Southwestern Electric Cooperative-Greenville, Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative-Winchester, Jo-Carroll Energy-Elizabeth, McDonough Power Cooperative-Macomb; Rural Electric Cooperative-Auburn; Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative-Winchester; EnerStar Electric Cooperative-Paris; M.J.M Electric Cooperative-Carlinville
Balloon Sponsors
Prairie Power, Inc., TogetherWeSave.com, Dr. Richard Brown & Dr. Matthew Bell Family Dental Care, Shelby County State Bank, Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Illinois, Shelbyville Monical's Pizza, Edward Jones office of Tad Mayhall, Agracel Inductrial Developers, The Shelby Inn/Hallbrook Autobody & Paint/Killam & Englund Insurance, Democratic Party of Shelby County, Shelbyville Works, Niestradt Landscaping
Click here for USACE-Lake Shelbyville Water Safety Message
If you would like to be a sponsor, contact Kevin Bernson 217-273-3986
Other Sponsors
WalMart, Wireless Mike's
Thank You's
Simply Yours by Schryll, Shelbyville Subway, The Roxy Theatre, Happy Hill Wine Company, Jeff's Wife's Chair, Jerry Stephens, Moose Lodge 1294 & 1325, Shelby Sports Club, Wireless Mike's-your local Verizon Dealer, Willow Ridge Vineyards & Winery, Vahlings Vineyards & Winery, 16 Marine, Prairie Pure Bottled Water
Grand Prize Sponsor
Oak Terrace Resort and Spa, Shelby Electric Cooperative
Pilots
Brian Becker/Crazy Dreams-Davenport,IA; Pat & Jane Brouillet/Yellow Brick Road-Kankakee, IL; Mike Fahrendorf/Skyhighballoon-Ellisville, MO; Joe Ritchie/Touchstone-Sullivan, MO; Al & Evie Reusch/Knot Again-Macomb, IL; Kim Neill-Chicago, IL; Herb Heriford/Aurora, Goddess of the Dawn-Jefferson City, MO; Dean Carlton/Ca Zoo-ee-Danville, IL; Steve Haase/Dog House-Danville, IL; Mary Ohmit/Sixty's "FUN"-Urbana, IL; Laurie Acuff/Double Image-Manito, IL; Jim Ireland/Sunglow-Lincoln, IL
held in conjunction with Scarecrow Daze
