Mount Holly showed they can put on another crowd pleasing event and provide parking, fun, food, chili, fire engine rides, dog sled races, rescue dogs, zoo animals, face painting, big bubbles, more chili, lumberjacks and revolutionary war re-enactors...all free to those attending.

Throughout the day as many as 10,000 people, possibly the events largest crowd, enjoyed the varied activities at this family friendly annual winter festival, "Fire & Ice".

Following sanctioned National Ice Carving Association  (NICA) judging and points rules, a rare Gold Medal was awarded to Rich Daly from Long Island for "The Guardian". The first place winner and a Silver medal and second place was earned by Mark McKenzie from NYC for "Butterfly on Sunflower".

In the amateur ranks 18 year old Nick Ziegler, who drove all the way from Ohio to compete, earned a NICA bronze medal for his carving of the Star Ship Enterprise.

Professionals: 

1st Rich Daly, Gold Medal, 93.80 pts, "The Guardian"   

2nd Mark Mckenzie, Silver Medal, 87.43 pts, "Butterfly on Sunflower "

3rd Ed Yoder, Bronze Medal, 78.60 pts , "Fairy on the Moon"              

4th Robert LoFurno, Bronze Medal, 76.07 pts, "Hope"                        

5th Stephen Harte,  Bronze Medal, 76.03 pts, "Revising a Classic"  

6th James Lauser, Bronze Medal, 73.46 pts, "Snowflakes on First"

7th Josh Distenfeld, Bronze Medal, 73.60 pts, "Cupids Flight"

Paul Magnoldi, crashed, Jump for Joy 

Amateurs:

1st Nick Ziegler, Bronze medal, 72pts "Star Ship Enterprise"

2nd Todd Dedmon, 68pts, "Deer"  

2nd  Andrew LoFurno, 68pts, "Dragon Fly"  

photos by Rocky D'Entremont