The S&B’s Sarah Licht ’22, along with photographer Zoey Kohler ’22, went to the annual celebration Kites Over Grinnell and talked to kite fliers young and old who were attending the event. With such a wide variety of kite designs on display at the event, Licht asked fliers to tell the story behind their kites.
Maggie Aparicio, pictured here, built her kite herself. It came in a kit provided by Aparicio’s school, and on the kite she drew “rainbow flowers” and the sky in bright blue.Alicia Blanketfeld and her son Owen (pictured here) said that their first kite broke, and Owen’s grandfather gave them this kite as a replacement. They built another kite last year, a “really cool Star Wars kite,” but they left it at home in order not to ruin it.Peter Hanson (left) encourages his daughter Thea (right). She used green, blue, orange and red colors, but when asked if those were her favorite she was quick to respond, “I like all the colors.”Siblings Jonathon (left) and Thea Hanson (right) fly their kites together.Patrick Hansen flies this kite for his daughter, who is too young to fly it herself. She won it at a previous Kites Over Grinnell, according to Hansen.Kites Over Grinnell is an annual celebration hosted by the Rotary Club and located at Ahrens Park. Local schools provide kitemaking kits for participants in the event.
