Tag: scott appelman
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Labor Day Lift Off honors late co-producer Scott Appelman
Scott Appelman was all about the spectacle. As co-producer of the annual Labor Day Lift Off, Appelman was dedicated to making each event more eye-popping and jaw-dropping than the last. “He was quite the showman,” said Heather Appelman, Scott’s wife. “He was always striving for more, and better, and bigger in all things, at all…
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Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off to feature 70 balloons, balloon rides, entertainment
May the flight of the balloons be ever in our favor. For hot air balloonists and those who love their enormous, colorful, engine-free contraptions, Labor Day weekend in Colorado Springs is a matter of will they or won’t they fly? Those who attend Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off in Memorial Park remain hopeful Mother…
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Labor Day Lift Off’s Scott Appelman has died
Scott Appelman, co-producer of the Colorado Springs Labor Day Lift Off hot air balloon festival, has died, according to a news release Thursday. Appelman, 66, was the founder and president of Rainbow Ryders and managing partner of Hot Apple Productions, which together with the Colorado Springs Sports Corp., put on the annual Labor Day weekend…