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  1. Rain passing through, will see conditions once it paszes and then will make 8:30 glow decision. 5:21 PM Jun 18th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  2. Not expecting a flight due to a new storm cell. Still looking foward to the 8:30p glow. 4:10 PM Jun 18th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  3. Trying to have balloons fly from field. Still reviewing winds. 3:08 PM Jun 18th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  4. Tonight's flight, still optimistic. Also still hoping to glow. Pilot briefing at 5:30p. 2:45 PM Jun 18th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  5. Balloons in the air starting in 25 mins. They will be flying to the fairgrounds. 5:13 AM Jun 18th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  6. The morning is shaping up but nothing before 7am. Still wafching the upper winds. If they drop early the pilots will fly in to the fairgroun 3:28 AM Jun 18th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  7. This would have been the glow time but conditions would not allow. Will try again tomorrow. Goodnlght. 6:50 PM Jun 17th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  8. Balloons are cold air inflating on the infield decison on 8:30 glow pending. Next briefing at 8 pm. 5:30 PM Jun 17th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  9. At the 6:45 pilot briefing the weather was discused and pilots will be on hold until 8:00....In the meantime some of the pilots will be doi 5:04 PM Jun 17th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  10. The balloons will not fly. There is a weather front on top of us. We will brief the pilots and look at inflating the balloons and having a g 4:40 PM Jun 17th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  11. We are waiting for an updated weather forcast. We will breif the pilots at 6:15. We will will be posting furthef updates . 3:56 PM Jun 17th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  12. The fairgrounds is getting set up for tonights activities. 8:27 AM Jun 17th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  13. The 5 pilots who arrrived early enjoyed two fun flights, one last night and another this morning. Both flights took off from the fairgrounds 7:30 AM Jun 17th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  14. Checking I can still send balloon status updates to facebook and twitter through my ping account.. Testing, testing, 1234. 9:43 PM Jun 11th, 2011 via Ping.fm
  15. Correction winds are from the NE balloons will be leaving the fairgrounds and flying southwest toward the welcome center. 4:01 AM Jun 20th, 2010 via Ping.fm
  16. First inflation fan has started and last count we have six spectators. 3:56 AM Jun 20th, 2010 via Ping.fm
  17. Balloons are on the infield getting ready to launch. They will be in the air by 6:30a flying generally to the northeast. 3:49 AM Jun 20th, 2010 via Ping.fm
  18. Balloons will launch frrom the fairgrounds infield between 6a and 6:30a. 3:20 AM Jun 20th, 2010 via Ping.fm
  19. All done glowing the balloons until next year. Bonus flight in the morning. Expect to fly at 6:30a weather permiting. Good night 7:27 PM Jun 19th, 2010 via Ping.fm
  20. All 14 balloons are in full glow. Awesome 6:57 PM Jun 19th, 2010 via Ping.fm
  • Name Monroe Balloon Rally
  • Location Monroe WI
  • Web http://monroeball...
  • Bio The Annual Father's Day Weekend Monroe Balloon Rally will be June 15-16, 2012
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