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It’s looking like some great weather for Balloons Over Vermilion this weekend and co-chair Jim Anderson said attendees may want to bring an umbrella, not for rain, but to shield the sun.

WAGZ, Forever 39 and CaZoo-ee inflate Tuesday evening at Danville Stadium.

Balloons Over Vermilion is coming Friday and Saturday (July 12th and 13th, 2019) at the Vermilion Regional Airport. But before the balloons fly there, some of the pilots will be participating in the Danville Boat Club’s Splash ‘n Dash event on Thursday evening.

Balloons Over Vermilion will honor its biggest benefactor Friday and Saturday.

Have you ever seen an inflated hot air balloon inside a building?

Southwest students learn about hot air balloons.

The entire student body and staff at Southwest Elementary School – 387 children and 35 staff members – had the opportunity to sit inside the “envelope” of a hot-air balloon, which is the fabric part of the balloon that holds the air.

When Michelle Esteppe’s third graders at Danville’s Southwest Elementary School were asked to imagine they were hot-air balloon pilots and design their own balloons, Kodie Barnes didn’t have to think too hard.

Students add personal flair to balloons’ looks.

When Michelle Esteppe’s third graders at Danville’s Southwest Elementary School were asked to imagine they were hot-air balloon pilots and design their own balloons, Kodie Barnes didn’t have to think too hard.

A character in the form of a pizza slice and a plasma-projecting dragon were just two of the creative hot-air balloon designs dreamed up by the students in Michelle Esteppe’s third-grade class at Southwest Elementary School.