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Forest park balloon glow. Twenty-eight years ago to be exact. Kehoe travels the hot air balloon circuit — yes, there is one — appearing in about two dozen races from April through October. She transports the Energizer Bunny, deflated of course, in a trailer along with a wicker basket.

Despite many advances in balloon technology, wicker still is the way to go.

“It’s nice to look at and it endures,” she said. “They tried fiberglass; it cracks. Aluminum dents, and it hurts when you land.”

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