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HEADLINES FOR THE ISSUE OF THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012

ICE AGE
Winter Carnival Grand Prize sculpture uses tons of ice from Payette Lake

“Jurassic Park,” featuring lumbering giants of another eon strolling through an icy landscape, won the Grand Prize in the 2012 McCall Winter Carnival snow sculpture contest.The scene, at McCall Mountain Accents, collected the sixth Grand Prize for lead sculptor John Schulz in the last seven years...

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  10 tons of ice were taken from Payette Lake to form the cave, walls and sign of “Jurassic Park” at McCall Mountain Accents. The dinosaurs were carved with chainsaws from hard snow blocks.

Photo for The Star-News by Matt Moehr
 

OTHER TOP STORIES

New legislative district to span mountains

Valley County will be included in a legislative district that stretches from McCall to Salmon in a plan approved by a state commission...

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OPINION

Locals get short end of new districts

Political bickering over the boundaries for new legislative districts in Idaho centered over fairness, but in the end, Valley and Adams counties got the least fair deal...

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COMMUNITY

Winter Carnival Spectator's Guide

A fresh set of sculptures and events highlight week two...

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