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Ball & Buckley

Burlington County College

Drenk Behavioral Health Center

Environmental Resolutions, Inc.

Greater Mount Holly Business & Professional Association

Main Street Mount Holly

Maley & Associates

Mill Race Village Arts & Preservation, Inc.

Mount Holly Historical Society

Christian M. Towers

Winzinger, Inc.

 

 

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Fire & Ice Festival

In Historic Mount Holly, New Jersey

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Save the Date for Next Year: January 30, 2010

 

The "Fire"

Photo by: Jan Myers

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.

Winners!

 

 

Professional:

First: Robin's Nest Restaurant (click here for recipe)

Second: La Piazza by Crveitti

Third: High Street Grill

 

Amateur:

Best Overall: Sue Derickson, Mount Holly

 

Best Tasting: "Pigs in Paradise" Amanda Sniadowski, Burlington

 

Best Presentation: "Witches Ball Chili" Lynn Lemyre, Mount Holly

 

Peoples Choice: Rob Alesiani, Rob Healey, Derek Scattergood

 

chili registration form (pdf)

chili judging criteria (pdf)

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"

Photo by: Rocky D'Entremont

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.

 

Winners!

Professional:

First: Sean Leahy- St. Louis, MO- Concentric Circles


Second- Rich Daly- Mastic Beach, NY- Pegasus


Third- Michael Stoddard- Lexington, KY- Sailfish


Fourth- Steve Harte- Chevy Chase, MD- Abstract Cross


Fifth- Paul Magnalvi- Bronx, NY- Big Horn


Sixth- Roger Wing- Phila, Pa- Awake

 

Amateur:


First- Eric LoFurno- Glen Mills, Pa- Garden Gnome


Second- Tyler Watson- Phila, Pa- Summer Dreaming


Third- Andrew LoFurno- Glen Mills, Pa- Dragonfly



Gingerbread House Decorating Contest

Children's Category (10 & under)
First- Ian Cullen
Second- Nikayala D'Entremont

Children's Group (10 & under)
First- Mark & Lucy Felong

Adult Category
First- Eric Baber
Second- Allan Hollowell
Third- Laura Lucyszyn

 

 

Contact person (for contestants): Jackie DeLong 609-894-9311 x 1475 JDeLong@bcc.edu

Registration Form (pdf)

Schedule (pdf)

Judging Criteria (pdf)

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: Larry Clarke 609-267-1441 x 101 or Larry@ClarkeInsurance.com

 


Special Events

Download Map (pdf)

Burlington County College, 1 High Street

 

Photo by: Amy Oattes

Garden State Discovery Museum on the Move (10-3)

 

Photo by:Nancy Misiewicz

Task Force One Search & Rescue Dogs (all day)

 

Photo by:Nancy Misiewicz

Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels (11-2)

 

Commerce Drive & High Street

Photo by: Lynn Lemyre

Fire Engine Rides (all day)

 

Red, White & Brew, 33 High Street

Caring Canines 4-H Club- Seeing Eye Dogs (10:30 - 3)

 

 

Fountain Square, High & Washington Streets

 

Photo by: Amy Oattes

Dog Sled Rides (all day)

 

Mill Race Village, White & Church Streets

Gingerbread House Decorating Contest Display (all day)

Vote for your favorite house! All proceeds from the Peoples' Choice voting for the gingerhouses will go to the Food Bank of South Jersey

Enter the Contest! download contest information here (pdf)

 

 

Photo by: Lynn Lemyre

Loyal American Regiment (all day)

 

Pennsylvania Professional Lumberjack Demonstration (all day)

 

 

Alpacas!

Double 8 Alpaca Ranch in front of Silver Lining. (10-3)

Felting, knitting and spinning demonstrations of 100% home grown alpaca fiber

 

Municipal Parking Lot

Shinn Curtis Log House

 

 

 

 

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