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Warm days fail to melt
McCall Winter Carnival
Midnight repairs
keep ice statues
from washing out
By Susan Whaley
The Idaho Statesman
McCALL — Mother Na-
ture's name was mud
around McCall on Friday as
light drizzle fell on the open-
ing day of the annual Win-
ter Carnival. But nothing
could dampen the spirits of
those determined to party
on.
Despite rain and unsea-
sonably warm temperatures,
townspeople labored into
the wee hours Friday morn-
ing to finish 40 snow sculp-
tures for the judges, who be-
gan making their rounds at
8 a.m.
Krahn's Home Furnish-
ings took the top prize with
"Chorus Line," a penguin-
themed sculpture befitting
this year's theme of "Putting
Katherine Jones / The Idaho Statesman
Dancing penguins droop a bit under unseasonably warm
temperatures in McCall — but the show will go on. Karen
Morris spiffs up the grand prize-winning sculpture called
"Chorus Line" at Krahn's Home Furnishings.
on the Ritz."
Store owner Dan Krahn
was philosophical about los-
ing some of the sculpture's
See Festival on page 5
finer details, such as eyelashes on
the dancing penguins and palm
fronds in the icy baskets at their
feet, as temperatures warmed up
during the day — reaching a high
of 44 degrees.
The sculpture's water fountains
dripped real water — definitely
not what the sculptors had in mind.
"It's a little tough, but you al-
ways put up with it," said Krahn,
who has seen a lot of weird weath-
er in more than two decades of
snow sculpting. By 5 p.m. he and
store employee Karen Morris were
back at work making repairs as
temperatures started to fail for the
night.
First-day visitors seemed un-
fazed by the lack of snow and huge
puddles forming in parking lots. A
thin film of water covering the ice
on Payette Lake reflected the
mountains like a mirror.
"I think it's magical," said Loret-
ta Madison of Boise, a regular car-
nival -goer. "It's a great party and
a great time to get together with
family and friends."
Her friend Georganne Dudash
of Half Moon Bay, Calif., was
wowed by the sculptures on her
first trip to the carnival.
"I love it," Dudash said. "I have
never seen anything like it."
Business owners did a brisk
business in carnival beads
throughout the day. Ropes of
brightly colored beads hung from
practically every neck in town.
Ken and Lynne Padgett of Nam-
pa shopped the carnival bead dis-
play in the lobby of the Hotel Mc-
Call and left with an armful.Vaca-
tioning with grandchildren and
family members, Lynne Padgett
was especially taken with a neck-
lace featuring alligators that light
up and blink.
"We're getting ready for the pa-
rade," she said, referring to the
Mardi Gras Grand Parade that be-
gins at noon today. "We drape
them over everybody."
Carnival Chairman Robert
Lyons said the warm weather
would not have an effect on ma-
jor carnival events. The only
change in the schedule so far is
cancellation of next weekend's
snowmobile races, he said.
Some visitors said they prefer
this year's mild weather.
"I like the warm," said Kelli
Tomlinson of Boise, who watched
the evening's Children's Neon
Light Parade with her husband and
two young sons. "You don't have
to worry about cold kids."
Ice sculpture Chairwoman Bar-
bie Burke said even disappointed
ice sculptors are ready to overlook
the weather and enjoy the carni-
val.
"We do have a lot of fun things
to do," Burke said. "Now the par-
ty begins."
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Snow coming to McCall - are you?
Statesman staff
MCCALL — Ice sculptures
have been the centerpiece of the
McCall Winter Carnival since the
first one in 1924.
That hasn't changed, despite a
lack of snow and recent warm
temperatures — until Monday,
that is, when temperatures dipped
and a light snowfall moved into
the area.
More snow could fall today, ac-
cording to the National Weather
Service.
Here's some important infor-
mation for carnival -goers:
McCall Winter Carnival
> WHEN: Through Sunday.
> HOW TO GET THERE: McCall
is 107 miles north of Boise on Ida-
ho 55. It's a two-hour drive in
good weather. Allow more time
if roads are snowy or traffic is
heavy.
> ROAD CONDITIONS: In the
Treasure Valley call 336-6600.
Outside the Treasure Valley call
toll -free (888) 432-7623.
> TOURIST INFORMATION: Mc-
Call Chamber of Commerce,
(800) 260-5130.
Highlights
Today
> Idaho Snow Sculpting Cham-
pionships, noon, downtown.
Twelve teams from Idaho and
the Northwest compete for $1,000
in prizes.
The contestants — all profes-
sional artists — create original
designs from a square block of
snow 5 feet wide by 8 feet tall.
Work must be complete by Fri-
day. Stop by to chat with the
artists and watch them work.
Katherine Jones / The Idaho Statesman
Irene and Jack Talent of Riggins have their photo taken by the "most photogenic" sculpture —really, it's an
official prize —Saturday in front of McCall'sCity Hall. The snow sculpture is called "Our Name Up in
Lights."
Wednesday
> Grand Bingo, 7 p.m., Old Rid-
ley's Building, 616 N. 3rd St., $4
per card or 3 cards for $10.
This long-time carnival tradi-
tion for the whole family features
lots of bingo and prizes. Doors
open at 5:30 p.m.
> "Arsenic and Old Lace,"
7:30p.m., Alpine Playhouse, Roo-
sevelt Avenue, $6.
Local actors present a classic
comedy about two elderly women
who poison lonely old men.
Thursday
> 4th Annual Snow Shoe Golf,
11 a.m., McCall Golf Course, $25
for first round and T-shirt, $10 for
additional rounds.
If you're itching to hit the links,
grab snowshoes, clubs and a ten-
nis ball and head for the McCall
Golf Course. Golfers play the
nine -hole course as many times
as they want during the three-day
event. Lowest one -round score
wins.
> Beard, Hairy and Sexy Leg Con-
test, 7 p.m., Yacht Club, down-
town. $2.
The hairy leg contest is open to
women; the beard contest is for
men. The sexy leg part is for both.
Audience helps pick the winners.
> "Bullshot Crummond," 7 p.m.,
Old Ridley's Building, 616 N. 3rd
St.; $20 for dinner and show.
Jughandle Musical Theater
Company presents a 1930s spy
spoof.
> "Arsenic and Old Lace,"
7:30p.m., Alpine Playhouse, Roo-
sevelt Avenue, $6.
At IdahoStatesman.com
Link to the complete McCall
Winter Carnival schedule
WINTER CARNIVAL 2003 SNOW SCULPTURE AWARD WINNERS
2003
Golden.
Glove
Award
AND THE
WINNER
E...
Winners of sculpture awards for
Winter Carnival 2003, counter-
clockwise from top:
"The Ritz, McCall Style," Butler Plumbing and
Cabin Tracks (First Time)
"Lewis and Clark Bicentennial," The Mill/Beside
The Mill (1st Prize)
"How the West Was Ritz'd," Sagebrush BBQ
Steakhouse and Saloon (2nd Prize)
"Ritz & Famous," The Yacht Club (3rd Prize)
"Nightmare Before Christmas," McCall Drug
(Home/Family Built)
The Grand Prize winner, "Penguin Chorus Line" is
pictured on Page I.
Sculptures
(Continued from Page 1)
Hard work and planning paid
off for the Krahn's crew this year,
especially since the temperature
climbed into the 40s and hard rain
fell during several days prior to
the judging, crew leader Nancy
Krahn said.
"We had the design decided two
weeks before building it, which is
unusual," Krahn said. "Some years
the picture is being drawn as the
base is being built."
Then the crowd of employees_
to work, slush buckets in hand, to
make the drawing by Krahn's em-
ployee Karen Morris come to life.
Special helpers were Pauline and
Ron Hines of Nebraska and Kate
Anderson and Dick Norquist of
McCall, she said.
The $950 in prize money will be
divided up among the crew and
used to replace broken slush buck-
ets and replenish the supply of
carving tools, she said.
The crew kept its composure
even when the rains came. "We
redid the penguins three or four
times, and the water fountains and
ferns had to he redone "Krahn said_
Limes, a:
Then the crowd of employees, ferns ha
family members and friends went
Along the
Mardi Gras
parade route
Marchers in Saturday's McCall
Winter Carnival Grand Parade
let down their inhibitions for the
sake of entertaining the
hundreds of people who lined
the parade route.
(Continued next page)
STAR -NEWS - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2003
WINTER CARNIVAL 2003 SNOW SCULPTURE AWARD WINNERS
Sculpture winners
Rounding out the prize winners in.
the 2003 Snow Sculpture contest,
clockwise from top left:
"Indulgence," Indulgence Day Spa (Honorable
Mention)
"Gold Fish," U.S. Bank (5th Place)
"Put It On a (Low Fat) Ritz," McCall Memorial
Hospital (4th Place)
"Our Name Up in Lights," City of McCall (Most
Photogenic)
"Ritzy Hand," Sterling Savings Bank, (High School
Built)
Not pictured:
"Sponge Bob Square Pants," Bryan's Burger Den
(Child Appeal)
"Untitled." Lardo's (College Built)
"Arriving for Breakfast in Style," The Pancake and
Christmas House (Honorable Mention)
Star -News photos by Tom Grote
Sculptures
ter Carnival local snow sc
contest:
Sculptures
(Continued from Page 7)
Finally, cooler weather arrived
by Saturday, and "Penguin Cho-
rus Line" was rebuilt even while
crowds of carnival visitors looked
on. "I think people who were mill-
ing around liked watching people
actually working on the sculp-
tures," Krahn said. "They
appreciated getting an idea of what
is done to make them."
A key to this year's sculpture,
as well as past works, was to try
and keep each figure simple, even
though taken together they make
up an impressive work, Krahn
said.
The builders especially try to
avoid human figures, although
Disney characters Snow White and
Captain Hook have made appear-
ances in the past, she said.
The Krahn's crew never consid-
ered bowing out of the contest
despite the horrid conditions,
Krahn said.
"You've got to participate in the
carnival because people enjoy see-
ing them so much," she said. "It's
worth all the hard work when
people say, `Oh, wow, that's really
cool."'
Here are the names, sponsors
and locations (if different from the
sponsors) of sculptures awarded
prizes during the 2003 McCall Win-
ter Carnival local snow sc
contest:
• Grand Prize ($950) - "Penguin
Chorus Line," Krahn's Home Fur-
nishings.
• First Place ($800) - "Lewis and
Clark Bicentennial," The Mill/Be-
side The Mill.
• Second Place ($700) - "How the
West Was Ritz'd," Sagebrush BBQ
Steakhouse and Saloon (Food
Court).
• Third Place ($500 - "Ritz & Fa-
mous," The Yacht Club
• Fourth Place ($300) - "Put It On
a (Low Fat) Ritz," McCall Memo-
rial Hospital.
• Fifth Place ($200) - "Gold Fish,"
U.S. Bank.
• Most Photogenic ($150) - "Our
Name Up in Lights," City of Mc-
Call (McCall Public Library).
• Child Appeal ($150) - "Sponge
Bob Square Pants,"Bryan's Burger
Den.
• Home/Family Built ($150) -
"Nightmare Before Christmas,"
McCall Drug.
• First Time ($150) - "The Ritz,
McCall Style," Butler Plumbing
and Cabin Tracks.
• High School Built ($150) -"Ritzy
Hand," Sterling Savings Bank.
• College Built ($150) - Lardo's.
• Honorable Mention ($100) - "Ar-
riving for Breakfast in Style," The
Pancake and Christmas House.
• Honorable Mention ($100) - "In-
dulgence," Indulgence Day Spa.
Parade
cool.'"
Here are the names, sponsors
and locations (if different from the
sponsors) of sculptures awarded
prizes during the 2003 McCall Win -
Parade
(Continued from
previous page)
The colorful
scene included all
ages and assorted
life forms. The
Paul's Market
shopping cart
drill team (far
right) put their
case of cabin
fever on display
and won the drill
team category.
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• Honorable Mention ($100) - "Ar-
riving for Breakfast in StYle," The
Pancake and Christmas House.
• Honorable Mention ($100) - "In-
dulgence," Indulgence Day Spa.
Those
frozen
concoction
are back!
Welcome
to the town
that thinks
ice is...so nice!
Star -News! :os b , Tom Grote
At top, Jim Peterson, Rick Stinnett and Dave Ritch work on "Mickey's Night on the Town, .,ntered by
the Mountain Central Association of Realtors, next to McCall Mall. Above, Shirley Overto►, carves
away at "Our Name Up in Lights," entered by the city of McCall, in front of the McCall Public Library.
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just getting
started
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Just when you thought you'd
done and seen it all during the 2003
McCall Winter Carnival, there is a
whole `nother list of activities to
take in during the carnival's final
days.
Some veteran carnival goers
say they enjoy the second week
more than the first week due to
lighter crowds and a variety of
events.
In fact, the sponsoring McCall
Area Chamber of Commerce has
given the second weekend its own
name, Snow Daze Weekend, to
mark the special activities.
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Chain ate Sculpting
pionships
Residents of McCall will be put-
ting on their best snow boots, most
expensive winter coats, and the
• Fifth Place: $200. Mardi Gras
• Honorable Mention (two
aWarrlcl• ^inn_ Trand Parade
toward downtown Idaho 55 start-
ing at Stibnite Street. The parade
will turn the corner in downtown
State Sculpture
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comes the public to the 2003
McCall Winter Carnival titled
"Puttin' on the Ritz."
The former site of the Ridley's
variety store on Third Street will
be the site of many events for the
2003 McCall Winter Carnival and
home to the carnival's Main Stage
and Food Court, which will run
through Feb. 9.
The stage will host live music
on both weekends of the carnival,
the always popular food vendors,
and opening ceremonies on Fri-
day starting at 7 p.m.
The former Ridley's building
also will serve as the site ofMonte
Carlo Casino Night on Saturday,
Grand Bingo on Wednesday, two
performances of the melodrama
"Bullshot Crummond" on Feb. 6-
7, and the Family Taco Fiesta
Dinner on Saturday, Feb. 8.
The sponsoring McCall Area
Chamber of Commerce had to find
a new home for the Main Stage
and Food Court because the
former downtown site is now oc-
cupied by the McCall Ice Rink
and Event Center, which is now
under construction and sched-
uled for completion next summer.
Of course, the focus of the 10-
day carnival will be the many
snow sculptures that have popped
up like magic around town, but
there will be a variety of events as
well.
Sculpture Contest
It's the sculptures people come
to see during the 2003 McCall Win-
ter Carnival, and the chamber is
once again offering large cash
prizes for those braving the ele-
ments to make the frozen works
of art.
Here are the prizes to be given
away this year in the sculpture
contest:
• Grand Prize: $950.
• First Place: $800.
• Second Place: $700.
• Third Place: $500.
• Fourth Place: $300.
• First Time: $125.
• Home/Family: $125.
• College/Student: $125.
• Child Appeal: $125.
• Most Photogenic: $125.
• Best Maintained: $150.
Judging by a panel of experi-
enced snow sculptors will take
place on Friday with winners an-
nounced that night at the opening
ceremonies. Judging will be based
equally on visual impact, artistic
merit, originality, detail, diffi-
culty and theme presentation.
Neon Light Parade
Children and their parents are
urged to take part in the
Children's Neon Light Parade on
Friday, the first official event of
the 2003 McCall Winter Carnival.
The parade starts at 6:30 p.m.
Friday at McCall City Hall, winds
its way through downtown
McCall, and ends up at the Main
Stage and Food Court located at
the former Ridley's variety store.
The parade is sponsored by
Krahn's Home Furnishings.
Young people who want to take
part should come to the lower level
of McCall City Hall by 6 p.m. to
enjoy cookies, hot cider and hot
cocoa. Youths will be issued col-
orful glowing sticks for the
parade, but youths and their par-
ents also should bring flashlights.
Opening
Ceremonies
The ceremonies opening the
carnival start at 7 p.m. Friday at
the Food Court and Main Stage in
the parking lot of the former
Ridley's variety store.
Live music will be played, the
winners of the 2003 Local Snow
Sculpture Contest will be an-
nounced, and the winning couple
will be named for the Lord and
Lady of the Lake contest spon-
sored by the McCall Senior
Citizens Center.
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leans, but Saturday's Mardi Gras
Grand Parade will have the same
festive feeling as that Southern
festival.
The parade will begin at noon
Saturday at le McCall -Donnelly
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Sharlie's"Puttin on the Ritz" in
this year's Winter Carnival logo
The Grand Marshal this year
will be Bob Scoles, one of the
founders of the modern McCall
Winter Carnival in 1965. Scoles
also is known as a master sculp-
ture builder whose family won
several top prizes when he owned
McCall Drug.
Prizes will be given for Best
Float, Best Drill Team, Best
Children's Group, Best Organiza-
tion and Judges' Appreciation.
Viewers of the parade can
'count on a variety of floats,
sleighs, marching bands, drill
teams and entries with outra-
geous themes.
Monte Carlo Night
Is your dice -rolling hand feel-
ing hot while the weather outside
is cold? Then head over to Monte
Carlo Night during McCall Win-
ter Carnival.
The event will be held Satur-
day at 7 p.m. in a new location, the
former Ridley's building on Third
Street. Admission is $18 in ad-
vance or $20 at the door, and
includes chips for blackjack and
craps, food and one drink coupon.
Gaming ends at 11 p.m.
(See "Activities," Page 14)
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Here is the tentative schedule for
the 2003 McCall Winter Carnival. Call
the McCall Area Chamber of Com-
merce at 634-7631 for more
information:
Friday, Jan. 31
• Morning: Local Snow Sculpture
Contest Judging.
• 6 p.m.: Music and Street Dance,
former Ridley's parking lot.
• 6:30 p.m.: Children's Neon Light
Parade. .
• 7 p.m.: Opening Ceremonies, An-
nouncement of Sculpture Contest
Winners, former Ridley's parking lot.
• 7:30p.m.: "Arsenic and Old Lace,"
Alpine Playhouse.
• 9p.m.: Optimist Club Teen Dance,
McCall Elementary School multipur-
pose room.
Saturday, Feb.1
• 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.: Pancake Break-
fast, McCall Senior Citizens Center.
• Noon: Mardi Gras Parade, Down-
town.
• 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.: Music on Main
Stage, former Ridley's parking lot.
• 7 p.m.: Monte Carlo Casino Night,
former Ridley's building.
• 7:30p.m.: "Arsenic and Old Lace,"
Alpine Playhouse.
• 9 p.m.: Optimist Club Teen Dance,
McCall Elementary School multipur-
pose room.
Sunday, Feb. 2
• 8 a.m. to Noon: Eastern Star
Breakfast, Masonic Hall.
(See "Schedule, "Back Page)
Idaho and Oregon will gather in
McCall on Tuesday to begin carv-
ing nine -foot -tall blocks of snow
into sculptures worthy of the 2003
Idaho Snow Sculpting Champion-
ships.
The contest will be held on the
closed -off section of East Lake
Street in front of Legacy Park,
which will be transformed into a
sculpture garden as teams
progress in their work.
The public will get a unique
chance to watch sculptures being
built through Friday morning,
Feb. 7, when judges will select win-
ners for $1,000 in cash prizes.
Members of the public are in-
vited to share a bonfire each
evening with the artists and enjoy
a special corn dog feast to be held
on Thursday night, Feb. 6.
Teams this year will be from
Star, Boise, Kamiah, Kooskia,
Mesa, Sandpoint, Indian Valley,
Osburn and Days Creek, Ore.
Beard and Leg
Contest
One of the McCall Winter
Carnival's time-honored tradi-
tions is the Beard and Hairy and
Sexy Leg Contest to be held next
Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at The
Yacht Club.
The hairy leg contest is open to
women, and the sexy leg contest is
open to both men and women. Sign-
ups for both events are the night of
the competition, and the contest is
open to anyone.
Entrants in the beard contest
signed up in November and were
certified clean-shaven at that time.
Judges will examine each beard
in the group and award prizes for
best overall, softest, longest, ugli-
est and most colorful.
Depending on the talent in the
audience, there may also be a con-
test for best existing beard that is
not entered in the event. There
will be cash prizes for winners,
and proceeds from the contest ben-
efit the McCall Area Chamber of
Commerce.
(More "Week 2", Page 18)
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