By Lee Toy Vol. 3 No.2 – Mar. – Apr. 1980 kite workshops. Margaret Greger, author, teacher and excellent kitemaker is coming to Cal-ifornia to give some kite classes. From her letter; “I will be in Calif. the week of April 6-13. Kite workshops are scheduled for April 9 and 10 evenings in Sacramento. People should pre-enroll through the Learning Exchange (916) 452-3919. April 12 and 13 will be another one-credit workshop at Chico State University at Chico. The Center for Regional and Continu¬ing Education, CSUC, Chico, CA 95929 are the people to contact about this.” Margaret goes on to …

By Lee Toy Vol. 3 No.1 -Jan. – Feb. 1980 The San Francisco Bay Area Kite Flying, New. OE! -flyer progress What publication used to be two pages in length and without photographs? Answer: The KITE FLYER NEWS. We have slicked it up, expanded in pages, and discovered the technological ad¬vances of reproducing photographs. Faithful subscribers beware, twenty-five years from now we could be on the news-stands at $3.00 an issue withal and a glossy kite centerfold. After digging through our archives, what should surface but–Vol. 1 and No. 1 of the KITE FLYER NEWSLETTER. I imagine you never even …

By Lee Toy Vol:2 No. 3 – Nov.-Dec. 1979 An alternative for alternative poeple is happening every weekend at the Marina Green in San Francisco. Create an alternative for yourself and loved ones by bringing your kites and paraphernalia and flying with the die-hards who are ever-present on the Green. ON THE SPOT FROM MARINA GREEN The Marina Greeners are in second (as opposed ‘to eleventh) heaven. As welcome as the deluge of beauti-ful warm wind and clear skies, are the signs that the eternal construc¬tion of a huge storm drain around the Green is near completion. Since the thousands …

By Lee Toy Vol:2 No. 2 – Sept.-Oct. 1979 KITEFLYER NEWS CLUB A NO GO The last issue of KITEFLYER NEWS proposed a more structured organization or club be formed from our present loosely structured group of kite flying individuals. Well, the response was underwhelming to say the least. But the message was loud and clear. You folks don’t want a structured club. We aim to please so—no structured organ-ization–no club–no officers. A business associate told me recently that a test never fails – some ideas fail. Well our test did not fail, it told us suite very important things …

By Lee Toy Vol:2 No. 1 – July-Aug. 1979 INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL Seattle is hosting an International Kite Festival on September 16. The Festival is being organized by a local department store and the Seattle morning newspaper in conjunction with the Washington Kitefliers Association. One of the main features will be an exhibition of kiteflying by an 8-man kite team from Shirone, Niigata Prefecture, and Tsutomu Hiroi of Tokyo, representing the Japan Kite Association. Japan Travel Bureau is organizing a Kite Festival Tour to Seattle from Tokyo. The kite festival is part of The Orient Expressed, a 16-day festival to …

By Lee Toy Vol.1-No. 6- May June 1979 THANK YOU NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SAVINGS Starting with this issue we are most fortunate to have KITE FLYER NEWS printed courtesy of NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SAVINGS. This service will enable us to bring you an even better newsletter without raising subscription rates (again). Cur special thanks to Services director Bess Hunt and to member/subscriber Robert Van Valkenburgh. FIRST ANNUAL COYOTE HILLS REGIONAL PARK KITE FESTIVAL Sunday, May 20, Jan Southworth and Norm Kidder, naturalists at Coyote Hills Regional Park, will sponsor their first ever kite festival. Thisevent came to life because of the interest …

By Leland Toy Vol.1 No. 5 March-April 1979 announcements MARCH KITE FLY WHEN March 18–St. Patrick’s Day WHERE: Marina Green–San Francisco AWARDS: GREEN “KITE FLYER” RIBBONS (to honor the occasion) MOST BEAUTIFUL KITE (2 awards, 2 chances) SPIRIT AWARD (same goes) MOST INNOVATIVE KITE (same goes again) WILBUR & ORVILLE WRIGHT AWARD • (only one–for the best try) BEST DECORATED IRISH KITE (2 awards–2 chances) MOST ORIGINAL DECORATION (in kite or ?) (2 awards–2 chances for sub-teens) BEST DECORATED IRISH KITES (same goes) SUNSET MAGAZINE mentioned our Kite Fly as promised, so a crowd is anticipated. Bring your most outrageous …

By Lee Toy Vo1.  No. 4  Jan. – Feb. 1979 ANNOUNCING TWO FABULOUS KITEFLYER KITE FLYS TO CELEBRATE “OUR” TIME OF YEAR ! When: Sunday, Feburary 25 (because we couldn’t wait for March and the wind should be great) Noon to (how long can we last ?) Where: Marina Green in San Francisco Awards: Participation awards you can fly from your kite lines ! When: March 18 Saint Patrick’s Day Where: Marina Green in San Francisco Awards: Lots and lots including two for most beautiful, two spirit awards, two for most innovative , one Wilbur and Orville Wright award (for …

By Lee Toy Vol 1. No 1. July KITE FLYER AN INTODUCTION Hi! Welcome to the first issue of the Bay Area kiting newsletter. We are trying through this newsletter to create a communication link be­tween the many and very diverse kite flying people in the Bay Area. We want to share what we know and what you know about making and flying kites, kite contests and displays and anything about kites that you are interested in. To get started right we need you-the information and knowledge you have to share about kites, 50000! drop us a line and let …

It’s always hard to say goodbye to a close friend as they complete life’s journey and pass on. For our friend Corey Jensen we find ourselves confronting a huge void upon his passing. He was a man of such personality, warmth, kindness, and compassion, that to define his effects on our lives is quite overwhelming. As time goes by, we’ll all carry special traits, trinkets, and memories given to us by “the Corey Lama.”