Flyin’ high at Pie in the Sky

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Staff Report on September 5, 2018

As the sun rises, crew and passengers on the hot air balloon Pix (feature photo) watch as the balloon Confetti also ascends into the air during Saturday’s launch from Lake Kyle Park at the 2018 Pie in the Sky festival.

Thousands took to Lake Kyle Park last weekend for the second annual Pie in the Sky balloon festival, hosted by the city of Kyle. Revelers took in two straight days of mass balloon ascensions, along with various musical acts and even a couple of pie eating contests.

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