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Payette Lake Ice Break-up Contest returns

Chris Wernert hauled a large steel barrel onto ice over Payette Lake on March 6 in a bid to revive a contest that can be traced back more than 70 years.Wernert, executive director of Adaptive Wilderness Sports of McCall (AWeSOMe!), decided to bring back the former Ice Break-Up Barrel Contest, which was last hosted about six years ago by The Star-News.“This winter is very weird but it is a McCall tradition,” Wernert said.

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