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.

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.

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