{"id":4712,"date":"2012-03-06T02:25:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T02:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=4712"},"modified":"2012-03-06T02:25:48","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T02:25:48","slug":"brisk-sale-of-kites-for-saturdays-kite-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/brisk-sale-of-kites-for-saturdays-kite-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisk sale of kites for Saturday’s kite festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Clarissa David
\nReporter<\/div>\n

Brilliant Star School expects to boost its kite sales on the day of the Marianas Winds Kite Festival and Cultural Food Fair itself. The event is slated on Saturday, March 10, from 10am to 3pm, at the American Memorial Park baseball field.<\/p>\n

\u201cKite sales are steady, but we are expecting sales to really pick up during the festival,\u201d said school principal Richard Sikkel.<\/p>\n

He expects to sell all the 100 kites they ordered for the family-oriented festival focusing on kites and cuisines from around the world. The kites sell for $8 to $20.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe selected the kites this year for their easy flying and I can speak from personal experience-I went out and tested them this week with my kids-that they are really easy to fly,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Based on last year’s \u201cgood turnout,\u201d Sikkel said he is looking forward to seeing more kites in the air and part of exciting competitions. \u201cIt will be a sight to behold.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Sikkel, their annual kite competitions such as the highest flying kite, the smallest and largest kites are \u201calways exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bar was set pretty high last year with one of the highest flying kites ending up on top of the Hyatt roof, the largest kite being a 20-foot-long octopus and the smallest kite measuring a mere square inch,\u201d said Sikkel. \u201cEternal bragging rights and a trophy await the winners in each category.\u201d<\/p>\n

Should kite fliers get hungry or thirsty, Sikkel said Caf\u00e9 at the Park, Shirley’s Coffee Shop, and Shenanigans will be selling food at the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have opted for one-stop meals that allow the fliers to eat on the fly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Proceeds from the event will go to Brilliant Star School’s Tuition Assistance Program, which allows the school \u201cto provide deserving students an opportunity for high quality education which might otherwise be unobtainable for them and to provide the school a well-qualified student body: a diverse and inclusive community reflecting a broad social and economic mix.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sikkel said non-fliers can join the different games they have set up and the raffle draw that would give away exciting prizes courtesy of IT&E, Big Dipper, Pacific Islands Club, Saipan Grand Hotel, DFS, and Shenanigans, among others.<\/p>\n

For more information, email principal@brilliantstar.org or call 323-STAR (7827).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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