DO YOUR NECK EXERCISES…IT'S JUST ABOUT TIME TO LOOK UP. THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA BEGINS ITS NINE DAY RUN SATURDAY. BUT THE FIRST FLYING EVENT WILL ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE FRIDAY MORNING WHEN BALLOONS LAUNCH FROM DOZENS OF SCHOOLS IN ALBUQUERQUE AND RIO RANCHO AS PART OF ALBUQUERQUE ALOFT.
JOHANNA KING WITH APS SAYS THIS IS THE EVENT'S 25TH YEAR. FIFTY-SEVEN APS SCHOOLS PLUS SEVERAL FROM RIO RANCHO WILL BE PARTICIPATING. THE BALLOONS SHOULD START LAUNCHING AROUND 7:30 FRIDAY MORNING.
