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2011 Hunter Ice Festival Weekend Schedule of Events

Friday 10am-6pm: Ice Carving/Harvesting Exhibit @ Niles District Library – 517 E. Main Noon: Ice Carousel construction begins @ Veteran’s Memorial Park – Main near Front St. Open @ 6pm, tentatively. 5-7pm: YMCA-sponsored Warming Center @ 127 E. Main St. 5-7pm: Hunter Ice Cream Booth – south side of Main between Front & 2nd 7pm: Four Flags Players – Murder Mystery Dinner – Bell Bldg.- corner of Sycamore & 4th -tickets needed 7pm: Sponsored sculptures placed throughout downtown 8pm, approximately: “Ice Fights” @ Amphitheater @ Riverfront Park All Day: Ice Skating @ rink on corner of Front & Ferry All Day: Interactive “Kid’s Crystal Cartoon Park” on Main near Front St. Saturday 8-10am: NHS Project Graduation Pancake Breakfast @ “Penguin Pitstop” – 215 E. Main 9am: Frigid 5K Run – Registration @ Cycle & Fitness – 211 E. Main 9am-4pm: 5-Block sculptures carved on 5 corners throughout downtown 10am-6pm: Ice Carving/Harvesting Exhibit @ Niles District Library – 517 E. Main 10am-8pm: YMCA-sponsored Warming Center @ 127 E. Main 11am-8pm: Hunter Ice Cream Booth – south side of Main between Front & 2nd 11:30am-6:30pm: “Penguin Pitstop” – Family Friendly Food @ 215 E. Main 12pm-4pm: Children’s Activities @ south side of Amphitheater 5pm-till?: “Chillin’ Ice Bar” on patio of Riverfront Café –Front & Sycamore 7pm, approximately: “Ice Fights” @ Amphitheater @ Riverfront Park All Day: Ice Skating @ rink on corner of Front Ferry All Day: Interactive “Kid’s Crystal Cartoon Park” on Main near Front St. Sunday 11am-3pm: YMCA-sponsored Warming Center @ 127 E. Main 11am-4pm: Hunter Ice Cream Booth – south side of Main between Front & 2nd 11:30am-3:30pm: “Penguin Pitstop” – Family Friendly Food @ 215 E. Main 12pm-3pm: Children’s Activities @ south side of Amphitheater 12pm-3pm: “Chili Crawl” – Chili Cook-off. Tickets available @ Warming Center, Hunter Ice Cream Booth and “Penguin Pitstop” 3:30pm: “People’s Choice “ Awards for 5 corner sculptures & Chili Cook-Off Awards @ “Penguin Pitstop” – 215 E. Main All Day: Ice Skating @ rink on corner of Front Ferry All Day: Interactive “Kid’s Crystal Cartoon Park” on Main near Front St.

Psi Iota Xi Family Crafts in the YMCA Welcome Center: Free Popcorn, cocoa, coffee, cookies and popcorn.

The kids can color a picture for our close line art show and get a prize.

We also have craft projects, paper games, Hunter Ice Cream and Ice Sculpture pictures & videos.

Yes, you've heard right...there are some changes to the festival this year. Quite frankly, lack of funding has required us to make some changes in order to keep the the festival alive.

And while things will be different, we promise, you will definitely NOT be disappointed!

One thing we won't have is the Hunter Tasting Tent BUT Riverfront Cafe has stepped up and

will give you an amazing Ice Bar Experience on their patio...complete with Ice Drink Luges :D

And we won't have NICA Competitions this year, BUT on Saturday starting around 9am, your favorite carvers will be back… for the 7th year, Dan Rebholz from Chicago, for the 5th year Jeff Stahl from Goodfield IL,

for the 4th year Aaric Kendall from Argenta IL, and also for the 4th year, Buddy Rasmussen from San Antonio TX, lastly, new to the festival this year, we are thrilled to welcome Reverend Butter from Houston TX competing against each other

and transforming 5 blocks of ice into Art for the People's Choice Competition and a $500 Prize. Vote for your favorite at any downtown business…voting ends at 2pm on Sunday.

Last, we won't have Fire & Ice, BUT Saturday Nights alright for fighting and straight from TEXAS,

we'll have, Team Texas Ice Fights at the Riverfront Amphitheater!

We have been also been blessed and will have Ice Brigade a.k.a Derek Maxfield & Randy Finch in town building for the festival a Working Ice Carousel!!

They'll be here with their production crew filming for their upcoming new The Food Network series ...how exciting is that!

Another exciting addition this year is the ICE RINK!!! Whoo Hoo~ the 100' x 100' rink has been moved from Eastside Park to Riverfront Park between Ridge Kramer & Wonderland!! It looks like the weather will cooperate and they should have good ice by

festival time. It's getting bbbrrrrr-cold, so if you go by while they are working on it, bring them some coffee or hot chocolate to keep them warm... and at festival time, bring your skates and have some fun :D *they do have some skates available to borrow.

Since we don't have the tent, we'll be changing up the way we do the Chili Cook-off ...you've heard of Pub Crawls, right?

This year the Cook-off will be in the form of a Downtown Cook-off Chili Crawl. Competitors will be located at businesses along Main Street.

Tickets for Tasting are $5 and will allow you to taste all entries plus 5 extra tastes & will give you one vote. You can buy tickets at the Hunter Ice Cream Booth, the YMCA Welcome Center and the Family Friendly Foods building.

Things that aren't changing are Hunter Ice Cream... you can still buy it by the scoop for $1 at the Ice

ice cream bar-located in the south side 100 block of Main, and you can take some home for later… we'll have Pre-Packaged Quarts available for $10!

We’re also excited to again be partnering with the Four Flags Players and their Murder Mystery Dinner Theater.

This year, they will be performing a play written especially for this occasion- The Swanson by Jessica Puller - and the event will be held inside at the Bell Building. Tickets are $30 each. Please call 269-695-1150 for reservations, or go to

www.nilesmainstreet.org and click in the Hunter Ice Festival logo to be taken to our PayPal link (hosted by www.trailheadmercantile.com) to buy your tickets.

Dinner will be served Buffet Style and will feature foods from 16+ local restaurants.

Plus, if we have snow, we'll have sledding at Riverfront Park, and even with no snow, they'll have kids activities near the Amphitheater.

All in all, while it will be different, it will still be great!! So if you are around, come on down…

We’d love to see you!

Call 1– 269/695-1150 for reservations, or

pay via PayPal, click in the Hunter Logo at: www.nilesmainstreet.org

Four Flags Players Website www.nilesffp.org

Friday, January 14, 2011 7:00 pm

Dinner and Performance

$30 per person

Bell Building Corner of 3rd and Sycamore Streets, enter off the 4th Street parking lot

Downtown Niles

This mystery dinner theatre will tell the story

of a gala fund raiser for a new ballet company

and their new ballet, “The Ice Princess

with a twist at the end!

Four Flag Players of Niles, Michigan

in conjunction with the Hunter Ice Festival will Present the World Premier of

“A Swansong” By Jessica Puller

Feel free to come in tux, tails & top hat!

Niles Main Street is proud to present the 7th Annual

HUNTER ICE FESTIVAL January 14, 15, &16, 2011

a fun-filled weekend of family friendly events!

Annual Book & Bake Sale Wesley Church 302 Cedar Street

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All books - 50 cents Warm beverages available as you browse

Lipstick Jungle Spa will be celebrating the beginning of its 7th Year in business this month. Come and join us during the Hunter Ice Festival, January 14-16, for a free glass of wine, special spa deals and samples of some yummy drinks and desserts in our newest addition ... the Juice Bar. 404 East Main Street, Downtown Niles

Lace Studio 226 1/2 Main Street , Niles, MI

Hope to see you on Friday, Jan.14th at the opening of my new Studio!

Dancing and Food ~ Life doesn't get much better! :)

Join me at either 5:00pm, 6:00pm, or 7:00pm for 30 minutes of Zumba and more styles of dancing.

Combined with Healthy appetizers!!! Daysha Fritz, a Culinary Chef,

will be catering this event & sharing the recipes.

Together we will briefly share the benefits of Health and Fitness. Only $5.00 per person!

Afterwards walk the streets of Downtown Niles

for their best ever Winter Ice Festival :D

I'll be selling class punch cards that night for a very special rate.

This is a one time deal. Buy a 10 Class punch card for $50.00 and receive a second card half price!

Buy a 5 class punch card for $25.00 and receive a free pass

that you can keep or give to a friend!!

Come warm-up at Lace Studio (above) Niles Styles, Downtown Niles.

228 East Main Street, Downtown Niles, MI 269-684-1323

1/2lb of Silver Hunter Ice Festival chocolate coins $9.99 $3 of every sale goes to support the Hunter Ice Festival

Colorful Stitches Embroidery Check out Some of our Hunter Ice Festival Shirts you can pre-order for the festival.

They will be offered as hoodies, and long Sleeve T-shirts. The colors are: Light tan, Light Pink, Light Blue, White, and Ash Grey. I am not crazy about the grey... But the rest look Great.

The Sleeve has the Ice Festival and the date if you want it.. But you do not have to have it on there if you do not want your shirt dated. 10% of the purchase is donated back to Hunter Ice Festival for next years festival. The long sleeve t-shirts are $17.99 each. The hoodies are $21.99 each. Call us to order @ 269-683-6442.

More Hunter Ice Festival Specials Sophia’s Closet "20% Off Storewide Sale" during the Ice Festival. 222 East Main Street —————————————————————————————————————- Massimo’s Pizza all day long lunch special, 2 slices, 2 breadsticks, and a drink for $5. Free coffee and hot chocolate for our customers. Fresh cinnamon rolls for breakfast!! S'more's by the fire outside at Massimo's 20 East Main Street, on the corner in the mall near the Main Street Bridge —————————————————————————————————————- Majerek's Gift Shoppe and Bookstore will have Niles Hunter Ice Coffee Mugs and 16oz pilsners for the beer drinking enthusiast (pop, milk and juice go quite well in the glass also). We also have Niles Hunter Ice Postcards!!!! And don't forget author Cheri Hallwood and Illustrator Patricia Rose will be at Majerek's Bookstore autographing their first book, "Winter's First Snowflake". Their other two books will also be available for purchase and signing! 213 East Main Street —————————————————————————————————————- Free cup of Niles Coffee Company brand cofee at Majerek's Readers World. 217 E Main Street. —————————————————————————————————————- Signal Travel and Tours: Winter getaways and cruises on sale plus it is time to book your summer Alaska Vacation to obtain the best pricing. Also be offering seminars on Alaska. Seminar times will be 10a 12noon 2pm 219 East Main Street —————————————————————————————————————- A. Casperson Books 20% off all books Friday-Sunday Hunter Weekend 113 N 3rd St. —————————————————————————————————————- THE PARIS;HAS AUTHENTIC CONEY ISLAND CHILI DOG SPECIAL DURING HUNTER ICE FESTIVAL AND STEAMING HOT HOMEMADE HOT CHOCOLATE. 220 EAST MAIN STREET —————————————————————————————————————— Call the AAA Tom Rasler Insurance Agency, LLC. Phone 269 687-6274 for a Auto, Home and/or Life quote and then mention the words "Hunter Ice Festival" and get a free AAA Road Atlas.

Come join the 2nd annual Niles Frigid 5k

on January 15th in Niles, MI.

Cycle and Fitness, The Niles-Buchanan YMCA,

and The UPS Store are sponsoring this chilly 5K running race,

which is held during the Hunter Ice Festival in Niles. The course will follow the new river path along the St. Joseph River.

Awards will be given to top three runners in each age group and overall winners will receive awards and prizes.

Post race chili and cookies will be provided for all athletes!

Bring the family and experience the

incredible world class ice sculptures after the race!

Registration is just $15, so come out and enjoy a great winter race! Pre-registration and day of registration will be at

Cycle and Fitness in Niles. Please contact Cycle and Fitness in NILES with all questions:

Cycle And Fitness

211 E. Main Street Niles, MI

269-684-2000

keri@cycleandfitness.net

www.cycleandfitness.net

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2010 Niles Main Street Partners

Betty Ardnt & John Hurt Tom & Marty Athanas Jan Badtke

Lesley Bookout Jane & Pat Brandstatter Al & Linda Casperson Marian Casto Rucilla & Elwin Coulston Bob & Lisa Croteau Amy & Richard DeVos

Thomas Egan Fritz & Judi Findeisen Mary Ellen Fisher Four Flags Players Jerry & Terry French Sally & Steven Gifford Traci Gordon

Lynn & Casper Grathwohl Mary Lou Grathwohl Bill & Diane Haslett Carrie & John Harrington Michael & Doris Higgins

Christine & Lee Hoffman/ Niles Styles Dr. John & Chickie Landgraf Doug & Ellen Law Kelle & Michael Majerek Marie & Ted Majerek Andie & Jon Martin Michael & Lucy McCauslin

Barb & Chuck Miltenberger Niles District Library Elva & Miles Nugent Niles Haunted House Herb & Donna Ochenryder Carl & Sharon Peeters Karen &

Steve Persa Frank & Linda Reese Cathy & Robert Robison Ann R. & Sterling Blair Diana Russell Don & Stephanie Stone

Pregnancy Care Center Scott & Darla Schneider Don & Jeannine Severeid Betty & James Skalla Linda & Larry Skwarcan Don & Stephanie Stone Norma Suess

Veni’s Sweet Shop Paula Watson Jeanne & Tannis Watson Vicky Williams/Tippy Toes Mark Whitfield Martha & Bill Wilczynski

Special thanks to the Fort St. Joseph Historical Association for their generous donation

of $500 to support the Summer Concert Series

If you enjoy The Hunter Ice Festival, Niles Bensidoun French Market,

Blue Grass Festival, Summer Concert Series, Movies in the Park, Arts in Motion, US12 Heritage Route Garage Sale,

Downtown Safe Trick or Treat, Holiday Lighting Celebration, Visit with Santa and the Downtown Flowers

Please Join Us and Support Niles Main Street. Your membership dollars will allow us continue to fund

these wonderful Free Activities

Simply stated, Niles Main Street’s success depends on all of us! ◊ 1 Year Blue Membership $ 150.00 ◊ 1 Year Green Membership 75.00 ◊ 1 Year Orange Membership 25.00

To donate to Niles DDA Main Street on-line

through the National Trust for Historic Preservation and receive a free membership to NTHP, CUT & PASTE this link:

http://my.preservationnation.org/niles

Or mail your check to : Niles Main Street 210 East Main Street, Niles MI 49120

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