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Home My Public Portal AboutMcCall Winter Carnival 1999McCall Chamber of Commerce presents Winter Carnival 1999 Schedule of Events as of 1f17/99 Pride% January 8:00 a.m. 11:00a-6:00p 6:30-7:00 p.m 4:00-10:00 p.m. 7:00.8:00 p.m. 7:30 pm 8:00.10:00 p.m. 9:00.12:00 pm 29 Local Snow Sculpture Judging Begins McCall Library Book Sale Children's Neon Light Parade Beer Garden. & Food Court Open Opening Ceremony "Cheatin' - A Texas Soap Opera" Street Dance "Call Me George" Optimist Club Teen Dance Saturday. Januag_30 8:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast 9:00-10:30 a,m, McCall Mighty Pucks vs. Cascade Crusaders Exhibition Hockey Game 10:30a-12:00p McCall Youth Hockey Exhibition 11:00a-3:00p McCall Library Book Sale l 1:00a-9:00p Beer Garden and Food Court Open 12:00-1:00 p.m. Mardi Gras Grand Parade 1:00.9:00 p.m. Music on Main Stale 1.3 pm - In Limbo 3-5 pm -Butter and Cheese 5-7 pun -- Joe Cleary & Eric Whitley 7.9 pm -In Limbo 7:00 -11:00 pm Monte Carlo Casino Night 7:30 pm "Cheatin' - A Texas Soap Opera" 9:00p-12:00a Optimist Club Teen Dance Sunday`Jalnuary 31 8:00 am 12:00-5:00 pm 7:00 -9:00 pm 7:30 pm Eastern Star Breakfast Bees Garden and Food Court Open "Music for the Soul" -- a celebration of music and dance - benefit for Shepherd's Home "Cheatin' - A Texas Soap Opera" Monday, February 1 6:00 -9:00 pm Night XC Skiing and McCall Olympic Story (skis provided free of charge) 7:00 -9:00 pm "Music for the Soul" - a celebration of music and dance - benefit for Shepherd's Home TvgieclPv, February A 12:00-3:00 pm McCall Library Rook Sale 12.00 pm Idaho Srtow Sculpting Championships Begin State House & McCall Library Library to Food Court via Hwy 55 Food Court Downtown McCall Food Court Downtown McCall Alpine Playhouse Mein Stage in Food Court McCall-Aonnelly High School Senior Center, Mission Street McCall lce Skating Rink McCall Ice Skating Rink State House & McCall Library Food Court Downtown McCall Downtown McCall Food Court Downtown McCall Old Shaver's Building, Downtown Alpine Playhouse McCall -Donnelly High School Masonic Lodge Food Court, Downtown McCall Old Shaver's Building, Downtown Alpine Playhouse Spring Mountain Ranch Old Shaver's Building, Downtown State House Shaver's Parking Lot Deinhard Lane Wednesday, February 3 All day Idaho Snow Sculpting Championships 12:00.3:00 pm McCall Library Book Sale 12:30 pm Senior Lunch (Open to All) 1:00 pm Senior Bingo 7:00-10:00 pm Grand Bingo Thursday, Februar / 4 All day Idaho Snow Sculpting Championships 12:00.3:00 pm McCall Library Book Sale , 3:00 pm Wine Tasting and Charity Auction V irdsy Verrill/al - Snow Daze Weekend Friday, February $ l 1:00 a.m. 12:00-3:00 pm S A0-9:00 p.m. 7:00 pm 7:30-9:30 p.m. 9:00p-12;00a Idaho Snow Sculpting Championship Judging McCall Library Book Sale Beer Garden & Food Court Open Torch Parade, Nite Ski & Dinner Folklore Society Contra Dance Optimist Club Teen Dance Saturday, Fe tram a:00 a.m. All Day 9:00a-5:00 pm 9:00-10:30 a,rn, 10:00 rant 10:30a-12:00p 11:00a-9:00p 12:00-3:00 pm 1:00.9:00 p.m. 12:00 pm 6:00 pm 8:00p-12:00a 9:00p-12:00a Pancake Breakfast "Take Your Daughter to the Slopes" Snowmobile Fun Run McCall Mighty Pucks vs TBA Exhibition Hockey Game Kid's Snowman Building Contest McCall Youth Hockey Exhibition Beer Garden and Food Court Open McCall Library Book Sale Music on Main Stage 1.3 pm - 3-S pm - S-7 pn - 7-9 pm - XC -Poker Ski Spaghetti Feed SnoDown Swing Dance w/Swing City Optimist Club Teen Dance Great Things to D9 Evervday *Sculpture viewing *Sleigh Rides • *Alpine Skiing at Brundage Mountain eElk Viewing ONordic Skiing at Ponderosa State Park and Little Ski Hill ,iteittrWSMktliMlr ij Shaver's Parking Lot Deinhard Ln State House Senior Center, Mission Street Senior Center, Mission Street Shore Lodge Shaver's Parking Lot Deinhard Ln State House Romano's Restaurant Shaver's Parking Lot, Deinhard Ln State House Food Court Downtown McCall Little Ski Hill Old Shaver's Downtown McCall McCall -Donnelly' Ugh School Senior Center, Mission Street 1rundage Mountain Ski Area West Mountain Road, McCall McCall Ice Skating Rink Lumberman's Home Ctr McCall Ice Skating Rink Food Court Downtown McCall State House Food Court Downtown McCall Ponderosa State Park Senior Center, Mission Street Old Shaver's Building Downtown McCall -Donnelly High School OSnowmobiling *Ice Skating tkioSnowshoeing C(a 11b c --a feSrzoY( COLD NIGHT IS WARM-UP FOR MCC F Pczy vs Ellen McKinney, left, and Rox- anne Hill say they'll pull an all- nighter Thursday to get their sculp- ture at Bryan's Burger Den ready for judg- ing. Called "One Giant Leap," it shows astro- nauts on the moon. Photos by Katherine Jones / The Idaho statesman Every other week of the year they are employees and owners of Krahn's Home Furnishings and Mountain Regatta in down- town McCall. But this week — and especially the day before the McCall Winter Carnival judging — they are intensive ice sculptors, working on their piece, "Ski Town, U.S.A. " Ice sculptors spend the evening by putting finishing touches on works By Tim Woodward The Idaho Statesman MCCALL — Today at pre- cisely 8 a.m., as most Ida- hoans are beginning their workday, the sculptors at the McCall Winter Carnival will lay down their tools and head home for a short winter's nap. They'll have been up all night, work- ing in near -zero temperatures, fin- ishing the 51 sculp- tures promoters say will make this year's winter carnival the biggest ever. "It's a tradition," Roxanne Hill said as she applied finishing touches to an astronaut sculpture at Bryan's Burger Den on Thursday. "We stay up and work all night, right up until the deadline. It's a good thing there's a deadline, or we'd never quit." The last night of sculpting is the time the locals turn out to see the sculptures, when the carvings are fresh and sharply detailed, the streets are traffic free and the flatlander inva- sion that brought 15,000 visitors to McCall last year is still a day away. "Everyone is out there at 3 a.m., Meanwhile, up the street, Sacajawea's features take shape under the hand of Linda Berberick. With 51 snow sculp- tures, this is McCall's biggest winter carnival to date. working away in three- or four -degree weather," Cham- ber of Commerce manager Kathy Crowther said. "Peo- ple go around in groups, cheering them on and taking them coffee and hot choco- late. The camaraderie is hard to imagine if you haven't been there." j hn Ic(Ccka ra71cism6n a/yp -Pa gp.11. a.. c Z Pact Ps Some of the sculptors and slushers — workers who mix the snow and water to the proper sculpting consis- tency — have been working almost two weeks in preparation for tonight's judging and eight days of wintry festivities. The weather has been perfect for them, with low temperatures and - plenty of snow. As much as 4 feet blanketed some McCall rooftops Thursday. The festival events open today with a children's neon light parade at 6:30 p.m. and the opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. The Mardi Gras Grand Parade begins at noon Saturday, with other events scheduled daily through Feb. 7. The 51 sculptures, including late entries not on festival maps, are the most ever. "We're up easily 30 percent from last year," Crowther said. "That's in vendors, craftsmen, sponsors, every- thing. There isn't a single empty mo- tel room in town. We've even had companies from Boise calling us and asking to be sponsors. That's never happened before." The theme, "Highlights of the 20th Century," has inspired several astro- naut sculptures, a radio and a "Cord- less Connection" sculpture. But most artists took the theme less literally, sculpting figures from Sacajawea to Abraham Lincoln to "Rugrats on Ice." Si Bueno, a Mexican restaurant, boasts what may be the world largest' chihuahua — a nine -foot "Taco Bueno Dog" inspired by the Taco Bell' television commercials. A team has been working since Jan. 18 on the "Stu 1 own, U.S.A."- sculpture outside Krahn's Home Fur- nishings. Krahn's has had a sculpture every year for 20 years. The one this year is of a ski scene, including a Nordic ski jump. Its creators proudly wear red jack- ets emblazoned with their collective name, Mountain Regatta & Krahn's Snow Sculpting Team, and a list of their eight consecutive sculpting awards since 1991. Winners receive' cash prizes, from $100 to $1,000 for the grand prize. The sculpting begins with shovels and axes and gradually progresses to ` hatchets, meat cleavers, crowbars, saws, paint scrapers, rasps, ice cream scoops, ice picks, melon ballers and, ultimately, toothbrushes. Hydee Das Gupta spent Thursday' working as a slusher on the Saca- jawea sculpture. "Sacajawea saved some of their (explorers Lewis and Clark's) gear when a canoe sank," she said. "We're trying to capture that moment in. snow. Does this look like a canoe?" It did. The first sculpture at the new Super 8 Motel, however, was another matter. "It's supposed to be a moon with a face," Crowther said. "People are saying things like, `OK, I see the ca- noe. Where's the Indian?' " The secret to making a prize-win- ning ice sculpture? To Ellen McKinney, who along with Hill was last year's grand prize win- ner, it's "good snow, the right tools and lots of muscles. And the ability to go a long time without sleep." ldeiho vSfu-/"rsfrii an • y /99 tacle,41 �f z / ;,, WL-vrER McCall carnival celebrates winter with reflections on the 20th century By Karen Bossick The Idaho Statesman cCall townspeople will pay homage to the 20th century in the town's last winter carnival before the new m▪ i▪ llennium. "The theme this year is highlights of the 20th century so we could see a myriad of things reflected in the snow sculptures — anything from a space shuttle to a lightbulb," said Phil Yn- bar, carnival spokesman. The 10-day event, which kicks off Friday, features such colorful events as a Mardi Gras - theme parade. The parade features giant puppets and partici- pants in wacky cos- tumes snaking through downtown McCall behind a Chi- nese dragon -like Things to do ONDERLAXD Statesman file photo "Buckaroo Bear," one of the elaborate snow sculptures at the McCall Winter Camival last year, was one of 40 en- tries.This year's theme is to take a look back at the 20th century. creature moaeiea atter Sharhe, the legendary sea monster of Payette Lake. The centerpiece of the celebration,, though, is the snow sculptures which townspeople build out of slush using a variety of ordinary kitchen and house- hold tools such as cheese graters and saws. It's snowman building on a grand and glorious scale. Some sculptures are as a big as a house; others, about the size of a schoolkid. Memorable sculptures from the past include one of Noah's ark and another of a giant li- on's head with an attached snow slide. There's no shortage of snow this year; nearby Brundage Mountain's blues, reggae and soft rock group, wilurday night at the Shore Lodge Resort. snowpack already .has topped 100 perform from 1 to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.mHolt's repertoire ranges from the inches. Saturday. Other groups will play in bebluesy "Summertime" to hardcore Organizers expect about 50 sculp- tween. bluegrass tunes like "Rocky Top." tures to be built for the carnival. An- Call Me George, a Centennial HieAccommodations in McCall during other dozen or so will be carved out of School band that won first place in laslthe entire week are extremelytight, ice blocks during the Idaho Snow year's garage band competition iraccording to the McCall Chamber of Sculpting Competition, which begins McCall, will play at a street danceCommerce. There are, however, a few Tuesday and winds up Friday morn from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday. beds left. Visitors can also find accom- ing. Spectators can watch contestants Weippe singer-songwriter-humorisimodations in Cascade and Donnelly build those sculptures through the Mark Holt, who has performed at suchor do day trips from the Treasure Val - week. varied venues as evening dinner cruis-ley. It takes about 2'/z hours to make The Food Court will sport a larger es for Beamers Hells Canyon Toursthe 108-mile trek from Boise on Idaho variety of food and music than ever be -'and the Moxie Java Coffee Lounge ir155. Information: McCall Chamber of fore, Yribar said. In Limbo, a Boise Caldwell, will perform Friday and Sat -Commerce: 1-208-634-7631. The (da.lia ._Yd-c-14,5r-14rr //,#//99 fagp /1-1, vfi z 6gP5 OTHER FUN THINGS TO DO IN MCCALL: There's no shortage of things to do in McCall if you want to take a break from carnival activities. >There's free public ice skating just off Payette Lake. The rink is being groomed by a Zamboni purchased from one of Boise's rinks at the end of last year. The difference in the quality of ice skat- ing with the new Zamboni is like night and day, said Phil Yribar, carnival spokesman. ice skates are available for rent at McCall sporting goods stores. >Ponderosa State Park, which sits on a penin- sula jutting into Payette Lake, offers 12 miles of groomed trails for cross-country skiing. One trail is lit for night skiing. Admission is $3 per car. >Alpine skiing at Brundage Mountain is offered from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Lift tickets range from $14 to $29. >There also are sleigh rides offered through town and elk viewing by hay wagon in Donnelly south of McCall. For elk feeding reservations, call 1-208-325-8876. (-) /c-r Ao Ce fPS/."7C�/�j ,Vs/99 GALLERY: My Best Shot No fueling: Carolyn Williams of McCall submitted this photo and she writes: "This is a picture of a cart on which people are given rides through town at the Winter Carnival in McCall. It was taken last year at the Chevron station downtown in between hay rides. I have no idea who the people are — you can't see any faces — but I was struck by the irony of the man standing, holding the reins, looking in one of the ser- vice bays as though his horses needed working on!" -- - ,- - „ " rr ■r --. _ a _ WCAL L .iAamnlaAn .An,n III"` _ �t HOTEL zlw�% 1 t_11.� i F Y"nC, .A Sp.O. BOX 1=8,1d4'06MR.,IDA51-110 83638 (20M 634 6105 Fir. Crest pja 502 N. 3rd, McCall MCCIltalll LIVCSiliCS Mailboxes - Yarns &ear • Shipping, Snip City All Around - Farn Haircuts - Travel Bun 's Fabric Barn Earth Search • ► i., : r Fabrics &Notions - Remote Za & More CoMY & Fax &Nice Travel Agency Sciences Sensing LAKE STREET ACROSS FROM SHORE LODGE AFE HOME COOKED MEALS DAILY BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER SPECIALS 634-8551 406 WEST LAKE STREET McCALL, IDAHO 83838 " compassIle ,Pointe s Realty 325-8312 DONNELLY 7 2 McCALL WINTER CARNIVAL "Wintertainment Since 1965" Most Commonly Asked Questions About the McCall Winter Carnival WHEN IS THE CARNIVAL? The McCall Winter Carnival historically was held during the first part of February. In recent years it has been gradually moved back into January. This year the Carnival moved to it's earliest dates in history. The move was caused due to recent year thaws in early February and the reality of competing with SuperBowl Sunday, which this year comes on January 30th. HOW IS THE CARNIVAL FUNDED? The McCall Winter Carnival is sponsored by the McCall Area Chamber of Commerce and exists solely on sponsorship, advertising, contributions, donations, and event sales and entry fees from private citizens, organizations and the State, County and City governments. HOW IS THE CARNIVAL RUN? The McCall Winter Carnival has a "Standing Committee" of the McCall Area Chamber of Commerce. The General Chairpersons and Event Chairpersons are all volunteers and work year around planning, organizing, and running this 10 day multi -event Carnival. WHAT IS THE AVERAGE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CARNIVAL? The Carnival Expense Budget in 1994 is approximately $60,000. WHAT IS THE USUAL ATTENDANCE? It is estimated that 100,000 visitors attend the Carnival during its 10 day run! Approximately 20,000 visitors are in town each of the four (4) weekend days of the Carnival with another 20,000 in attendance during the week. IS THE CARNIVAL RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY AND REGIONALLY? The Carnival is currently ranked as one of the top tourism events in the State of Idaho, the Number 1 Winter Event in the Pacific Northwest, and in the past has been singled out as "One of North America's Top 100 Events". HOW SIGNIFICANT IS THE CARNIVAL TO BUSINESS IN McCALL & VALLEY COUNTY? This question has been asked for years but never really answered. This year, 1994, the Committee has commissioned the Boise State University Economics Department to do the "First Annual McCall Winter Carnival Economic Impact Study". HOW OLD IS THE CARNIVAL? McCall's first McCall Winter Carnival was held in 1924. The "Modern Day" Carnival began in 1965. This year, 1994, we are celebrating our 30th Annual Carnival AnniversarAy! ' HOW DID THE CARNIVAL GET STARTED? The winters are often long in Valley County! Back in 1965, a group of community leaders, headed by then Chamber of Commerce President, Bob Scoles, and supported by Cory Engen and other people decided to host the first Carnival to overcome the boredom and encourage commerce during the traditionally slow season. They started by building snow sculptures in front of their own businesses. The community developed a real comradery going to visit each others sculptures; helping each other build sculptures; teasing and cutting up; and just wandering around town trying to keep warm in the often sub -zero weather. Folks driving through town and people with second homes in the area would come up on week -ends and see the sculptures. They would go home and tell people about the beautiful sculptures! More people came. The rest is history. The Carnival began as a "Three Day Weekend" series of events. In 1985, the Carnival expanded to ten (10) days. In 1987, local residents headed by Frank Volk, Jane (Volk) Sager, and Hal Sager, started the Idaho Snow Sculpting Championship, a second level of snow sculpting competition --now in it's eighth year. ARE SNOW SCULPTURES BUILT EVERY YEAR? Yes. The Local Snow Sculpture Competition is the cornerstone of the Carnival! In 1993, sixty (60) sculptures were built in the Local Competition, and 13 in the Idaho Snow Sculpting Championship! WHO BUILDS THE SCULPTURES? Valley County businesses, groups, and individuals commission and build for the Local Snow Sculpture Competition. Some hire profes- sional sculptors, but most are built by local community people of all ages. Each year many new "First Timers" keep this 30 year tradition alive by providing "New Blood" for this most unusual and exciting community activity. In 1993, sculptures were built in Banks, Cascade, and Donnelly along State Highway 55! The Idaho Snow Sculpting Championship (ISSC) draws teams of professional and non-professional sculptors from all over the state. The teams compete in a 31/2 day competition and are housed and fed by the local community. HOW DO WE GET THE SNOW? "Mother Nature" normally provides the raw material --total snowfall averages almost 160 inches! The City of McCall and private citizens deliver snow to sculpture locations as requested by the Sculpture Captains. WHEN DOES WORK BEGIN ON THE SCULPTURES? For the Local Competition, generally 1-3 weeks before the beginning of the Carnival. Some people, however, start building just a few days before the Carnival. The Idaho Snow Sculpting Championship begins at Noon, Tuesday and concludes on Friday moming. WHEN DO THE SCULPTORS BUILD? The major portion of the work on sculptures is done at night when the sculptors do not have to compete with "Mother Nature's" warming rays of the sun, and when the temperature is generally colder. Also, night work is common for many residents who are working regular jobs during the day. HOW DO THE SCULPTURES STAY TOGETHER? Many of the Local Snow Sculptures are built with armatures or internal structure made of rebar, lath, and P.V.C. pipe. A slush is made with water/snow and is packed and molded into the desired shapes and forms. Some sculptures are built without any armature. Competitors in the Idaho Snow Sculpting Championships use no armatures and all start with a pre -formed block of snow 5 feet by 5 feet by 9 feet. YOUR HOSTS: THE GARBERS Supper Club Lounge Piano Bar, Friday and Saturday nights FINE DINING IN A RUSTIC MOUNTAIN ATMOSPHERE Cocktails • Prime Rib Seafood • Desserts BBQ ribs • Steaks OPEN DAILY-5:30 P,M, PHONE 634-7683 Family Dining, reservations not required. 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