The New iPhone 3G S, Tim Cook, Hot Air Balloons and The Orange Beach
Community Website
June 19, 2009, Foley, AL (OBA) - What do the new iPhone 3G S,
Tim Cook, Hot Air Balloons and The Orange Beach Community Website all
have in common? Baldwin County. With today's release of the new iPhone 3G S coinciding with the first day of
the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce's Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon
Festival, and The Orange Beach Community Website being one of the first
to acquire the new video capable iPhones, it was a great opportunity for
The OBA Website to publish the first-ever video newscast using the new iPhone's
built-in video capability. Tim Cook is the acting CEO of Apple Computer, inventors of the
iPhone, and he's from Robertsdale AL, located in Baldwin County.
Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival
How appropriate that the first ever iPhone video newscast should come
from Baldwin County.
About the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival:
The 5th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival kicked off this
morning at 6:30am with perfect weather for taking to the air. Twelve
balloon pilots flew in an unscheduled fun flight, leaving from Magnolia
Springs and landing just east of the Foley Beach Express. Weather
permitting, competition flights into the festival grounds will take
place on Saturday and Sunday morning at around 6:00am. This is a sight
you don't want to miss.
The festival, presented by the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce, has
grown in popularity since its inception in 2005 and is now one of the
premier Hot Air Balloon events in the country. This year, 45 balloons
are registered coming from as far away as Nevada. Tether rides will be
available each day from 7pm to 9pm.
The festival is held at the Foley Soccer Complex on Hwy. 98 W in Foley.
In addition to the balloons, there are all kinds of festivities and
entertainment for the whole family. The festival grounds will be open
from 6am to 10pm with Arts & Crafts, food booths and live music to
enjoy. The Children's Village will be open from 8am until 8pm each day
with shows by Alligator Alley, the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo and
Disc-Connected K9s, the world famous Frisbee Dogs. Caboose Train Rides,
Rock Wall Climb and Gyro Man Rides are also available.
Click here to view the South Baldwin Chamber's Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon
web site.
iPhone 3g S, Tim Cook, Hot Air Balloons & The OBA Website
