Fire
& Ice Festival
Saturday,
January 31, 2009
The
"Fire"
This
year’s Chili Contest will take place at the Relief Fire
House on Pine Street in downtown Mount Holly, the oldest continuously
operating Fire House in the country. To enter the cook-off, registration
is open Saturday morning from 9-10 a.m. and both amateurs and
professionals are invited to display their skills. The public
is invited to taste the entries after the judging takes place,
which will begin at noon.
Contact
person (for contestants): Jan Myers 609-261-0314
Chili
registration: 9:00 AM Relief Fire House Pine Street
Chili
judging: 10:00 AM not open to the pubic
Public
taste test: Noon
The
"Ice"
The
Ice Carving Festival will be taking place outdoors, in the Business
District on High Street and in the Mill Race Village on White
Street, where visitors can watch as professional and amateur ice
carvers transform 300 pound blocks of ice into beautiful crystalline
works of art. The carving begins at 10:30 a.m. and continues until
the judging ends at 3:00 p.m.
click
here to see the 2008 winners
Contact
person (for contestants): Jackie DeLong 609-894-9311
x 1475 JDeLong@bcc.edu
Carving
registration: 8:00–10:00 AM Burlington County College,
1 High Street
Carving
judging: 10:30 AM-2:30 PM (several heats throughout the
day)
Sponsor
Block Sales: Contact person is
Larry Clarke 609-267-1441 x 101 or Larry@ClarkeInsurance.com
Special
Events
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Map
Burlington
County College, 1 High Street
Garden State Discovery Museum on the Move (10-3)
Task
Force One Search & Rescue Dogs (all day)
Philadelphia
Zoo on Wheels (11-2)
Commerce
Drive & High Street
Fire
Engine Rides (all day)
Fountain
Square, High & Washington Streets
Dog
Sled Rides (all day)
Mill
Race Village, White & Church Streets
Gingerbread
House Decorating Contest Display (all day)
Loyal American Regiment (all day)
Pennsylvania
Professional Lumberjack Demonstration (all day)
The
Fire & Ice 2009 Festival is a safe, free, and fun-filled community
event. For more information, call Main Street Mount Holly Office
at 609-914-0811.
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