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Hopes to see hot air balloons in the Celina sky nearly deflated, but a local business has lifted spirits.The Third Annual Celina Balloon Festival will take to the air from June 26 to 29 at the Old Celina Park after a presenting sponsor lent its support.“Celina Real Estate came in as the presenting sponsor at $12,000,” festival chairperson Lisa Duffield said. “They stepped up to the plate and helped us out.”She added that they were excited and happy to be able to go ahead with the event.“We are still not out of the woods totally; we have to bring in some more funds,” she said, “We are actively seeking more sponsorships.”Plans are under way to bring in more vendors for the event. “We have a short time frame to make it all come together, but we are going to get it done,” she said.The four-day event will begin June 26 with a media night when only a few balloons fly.“Friday evening the balloons do a ‘glow,’” Duffield said.During glow visitors can go get an up close look at the balloon lit up on soccer field at Old Celina Park and learn more about them from the crews.On Saturday balloon flights are scheduled in the morning and evening. On the evening flight, several balloons will return to the soccer field and do another glow before the fireworks display.At the balloonists’ competition Sunday they will attempt to land their balloons on a target set up at the park.Fifteen balloons will compete in the Sunday contest. Four corporate balloons and will not compete.President of the Celina Chamber of Commerce Alyssa St. John said she was happy the event was going to happen.“I am very pleased that we will have the festival,” she said.Nineteen balloons are scheduled to fly. About 50 vendors will have booths at the festival.Last year 12 food vendors, 18 arts and crafts, 12 promotional and eight child activity vendors participated.“We are shooting for the same number of vendors this year,” St. John said. “We are also planning to have a skydiving team this year.” (from the Celina Record Star)

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