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Kite festival gets blue skies

SALEM – Clear blue skies and a brisk wind made for a perfect weekend as a huge crowd attended the 15th annual Blue Ridge Kite Festival at Green Hill Park in Roanoke County. The festival welcomed cars from several nearby states along with the kite kids of all ages who attend every year from... »

Don’t mess with a kite-eating tree

I should have known there would be a kite-eating tree. I was flying a kite in the parking lot of Salem Montessori School the day before the big Kite Festival, since I was going to be sitting inside in meetings at the Virginia Press Association annual meeting while the festival was going on in... »