CHILI CRAWL RESULTS 1ST PLACE JUDGES CHOICE - KATHAROS CATERING 1ST PLACE PEOPLES CHOICE - NILES HIGH SCHOOL 2ND PLACE PEOPLES CHOICE - JIM'S SMOKIN' CAFE 3RD PLACE PEOPLE'S CHOICE - EL AMIGO PEPE HONORABLE MENTION- THE BRASS EYE / MARK ALSTOTT PICTURES TO FOLLOW SHORTLY

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CHILI CRAWL TODAY NOON - 3PM (1) Front Street Pizza Pub @ 510 N Front Street (2) Niles High School @ Forever Clean Soap Works 218 N Front Street (3)The Brass Eye @ 205 N 2nd Street (4)El Amigo Pepe @ 209 East Main St (5) The Prized Pig @ Edward Jones/Becky Brown 213 East Main Street (6) Katharos Catering @ Leader Publications 217 N 4th Street (7) 3rd Street Pizzeria @ 114 North 3rd Street (8) Olfactory Hue @ 226 East Main Street (9) Olfactory Hue 2 @ 226 East Main Street (10) The Paris Soda Co @ 220 East Main Street (11) Jim’s Smokin Café @ Rumor Has It 216 East Main Street $5 for 15 tastes plus 1 vote Buy your tickets at: SEMCO Energy & Psi Iota Xi Welcome Center & VOTE HERE (315 E Main)- & also at the Hunter Ice Cream Booth South side 100 block of Main

Tonight- 7:30pm SPEED CARVING @ The Amphitheater BE THERE!

Not to fret...we have pictures of ALL the sculptures before they started to melt. Tonight --After Speed Carving--I'll get them posted in an album. IF any of you have good ones to share, please do. I'd LOVE to see them :)

Its a BEAUTIFUL Day to get outside and enjoy the Sunshine AND Downtown Niles...sure, the sculptures are getting a little melty BUT they are still awesome AND there's plenty of Hunter Ice Cream, and the new Main Street Book Store is open, and The Paris Soda Co--gotta check Jim's new venture out...just one of many places to grab some lunch. AND there are 6, count'em 6 locations where LIVE CARVING IS HAPPENING NOW. Visit the Fort St. Joseph Museum, and NIles District Library and take a picture in the ice canoe! Then head over to the Pregnancy Care Center's Baby Cakes contest 1-3 today at Wesley United Methodist Church, along with there bake & book sale. 2-7pm Craft Beer and Wine Tasting at Front Street Pizza Pub, and then at 7>30 tonight Speed Carving in the Amphitheater. Lots to see & do!!

We're all up & getting downtown ready for the day - JOIN US and have some warm winter FUN with ICE! LOT'S HAPPENING... Saturday, January 21 9am –noon - Frigid 5k Riverfront Park sponsored by Inertia Cycleworks - 211 E Main Street 9am-2pm - Wesley United Methodist Church Book and Bake Sale-302 Cedar St 9am-4pm - Multi-Block sculptures carved LIVE throughout downtown 10am-8pm – SEMCO ENERGY & Psi Iota Xi Welcome and Warming Center including the Psi Iota Xi Family Craft Activities 10am - Bloody Mary Bar at The Brass Eye - 205 N 2nd Street 10am-3pm - Niles History Center - 508 E Main Street 10am-4pm: Niles District Library – 620 E Main Street -Stop in and warm up 11am-8pm – LMC Hunter Ice Cream Booth - south side of Main 100 block 11am-7pm – NECI Book Store Opens- Niles DDA Main Street - 223 N 4nd Street 12pm-3pm - Chemical Bank Warming Center and Sleigh rides (tickets needed), 407 E Main Street 12pm-4pm - Crafts at Pizza Transit - 215 E Main 12pm-4pm – Kid’s Area 400 Block of Main/South Side 1pm-3pm - Pregnancy Care Center of Niles 4th Annual BabyCakes Cupcake Contest @ Wesley United Methodist Church - 302 Cedar Street 2pm–7pm - Beer & Wine tasting at Front Street Pizza Pub - 510 North Front Street 7:30 pm (approx.) – Speed Carving at the Amphitheater in Riverfront Park All Day - Interactive Ice Park on Main AND MORE!!

We Did It! We had an AMAZING 1st night of @HunterIceFestival . Fire & Ice was AMAZING. The Ice Cream was SUPERB! and the Ice that went out was INCREDIBLE. Headed home now...tomorrow starts at 4am when the rest of the ice goes out!!!N Be sure and come down and HAVE FUN at the 13th Annual HUnter Ice Festival. #HunterIce #NilesMainStreet

Yes, the weather is messing with us...BUT IT WILL NOT WIN! Putt Putt Golf and Skee Ball PLUS The ICE CREAM BOOTH is UP and they are selling HUNTER ICE CREAM!!! Fire & ICE at 7.30 behind Wonderland & Front Street Pizza Pub. BE THERE.The rest goes out overnight for tomorrow.

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Thank You ALL for your Support!! We couldn't do it without you ALL!

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FIRE & ICE TONIGHT - Don't Miss It!!! In Riverfront behind Wonderland Cinema and Front Street Pizza Pub ~ IT IS GONNA BE SO COOL!!! @7.30pm-ish...

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Thank You ALL for your Support!! We couldn't do it without you ALL!