Nick Bouyea, of Lewiston, a crew member for the balloon Neon Dreamz puts the crown in place as it inflates at Simard-Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston Saturday morning during the Great Falls Balloon Festival. Two balloons inflated but were taken down quickly as a light rain grounded the 3rd scheduled launch in a row at the start of the 2019 festival that continues through Sunday with morning and evening launches at 6:00.

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