Midwest Balloon Arts Contest
August 5 - 8, 1999
Independence Center Mall, Independence, MO

Hosted by the KC/Midwest Balloon Professionals Association
(A QBN Chapter )

A Fairytale Event...

"Once upon a time there was a great gathering of balloon artisans from all over the land. They came from near and far to compete in the King’s arena to see whose artistry was the fairest of them all.

And after this great event the people cheered - " Oh What Magnificence and Skill these great artists have!" And they told one and all of the wondrous things they saw there, and spread the word all through the kingdom that EVERYONE needed to hire a balloon artisan for their own great events. And so, all the balloon artists and all of the Kingdom lived happily ever after..."

Contest Results!

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 Categories:

Twister Division

(From left to right) John Perry, Second Place; Johnna Perry, Third place: Beverly Brejcha, First Place:  Carol Fields, Tie for Second Place

 as they compete in the Twister Division

Balloon Entertainer Division

Carol Fields and Alan Cook Get ready to compete

First Place, Beverly Brejcha: Second Place, Carol Fields: Third Place, Johnna Perry

Table Centerpiece

First Place- "Fantasy Fairies" Margie Padgitt, CBA

Sculptures

First Place- "Hansel and Gretel" 

by Kim Beyer, CBA and Tena Santaularia, CBA

Second Place (Tie)

"Tinkerbell" by John and Johnna Perry and "Rapunzel" by Margie Padgitt, CBA and Maria Thomas

Third Place- "Humpty Dumpty" by Benita Rountree, CBA, and Tammie Dorsch

Thank You to the Following Sponsors who helped make this event a success!

Pioneer Balloon Company

Curly Tails

Conwin Carbonics

Balloons And Parties Today Magazine

Glamour Shots

Hy-Vee

Thank you to the following media who announced the contest:

Balloon HQ 

Worldwide Balloon Decorating Network

Paper and Party Retailer

Balloons-N-Fun Newsletter

Balloons and Parties Today Magazine

The Pitch

The Kansas City Star

The Independence Examiner

KMBZ Chanel 9 News

Kathi Gutierrez, President
P.O. Box 1756, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
Call 1-816-246-7707 for more information

e-mail the president: Kathi@Considerballoons.com

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