Balloon Glow in Forest Park
Date: 9/18/2009 Album ID: 840474
Photos by John L. White
The annual Balloon Glow was held in Forest Park Friday evening. The display of hot air balloons at dusk precedes the actual race which occurs the next day.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Attendees wander through a field of hot air balloons during the the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Paul Davies (left), of O'Fallon, Illinois, plays a game of Dot To Dot with his son Benoit, 5, prior to the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Spencer Conlin from Macomb, Illinois, helps inflate the hot air balloon of Jim Gualdoni from St. Louis during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Spencer Conlin from Macomb, Illinois, helps inflate the hot air balloon of Jim Gualdoni from St. Louis during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Spencer Conlin from Macomb, Illinois, helps inflate the hot air balloon of Jim Gualdoni from St. Louis during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Hannah Drullinger, 16, from Wentzville helps inflate the balloon of Ken Schroeder of Higginsville, Missouri, during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Ken Schroeder of Higginsville, Missouri, shares a laugh with Gloria Hartunt from Higginsville while inflating his hot air balloon during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  Schroeder is the current two time BFA Hot Air Balloon Champion in the state of Missouri.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Curtis Gibson (right) from Mt. Vernon looks on as Ashton Harrison (center), 4, and Madyson Perks (left), 2, both from St. Louis pick out their balloons from his Launay Enterprises vendor stand prior to the start of the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Helpers work to inflate hot air balloons during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Andrew Shelton (left), 16, of the St. Louis Elite Trampolining and Tumbling group practices his moves on the trampoline as Kimberly Sanderson (second from right), 17, and Kevin Foster (far right), 15, look on prior to the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Server Rachel Brunette (center), from St. Louis jokes around with Chad Carroll (left) and Tery Laupp (right) who dressed up in balloon outfits for a private party on the grounds of the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Gary Tarter (center) from Florida puts the Purina Dog Chow banner on his hot air balloon with help from Mark Wagner (right) from St. Louis and Teresa Courtney (left) from St. Louis during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Parker Stus (left), 7, from St. Louis and his brother Logan (right), 3, pose for a photograph in a hot air balloon basket in front of a backdrop as Walgreen's worker Michelle Jahns takes their picture prior to the start of the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Chad Carroll (left) and Tery Laupp (right), both from St. Louis wear balloon outfits for a private party on the grounds of the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Attendees wander through a field of hot air balloons during the the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Dan Drullinger (right) from Wentzville and Gloria Hartunt (in background) from Higginsville, Missouri, work to assemble the hot air balloon of of Ken Schroeder from Higginsville during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Erin Dennis practices her moves as a member of the St. Louis Elite Trampolining and Tumbling group prior to the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.  John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 - Jim Gualdoni from St. Louis inflates his hot air balloon during the Balloon Glow Friday evening in Forest Park.John L. White  ¥  jwhite@post-dispatch.com
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