Final preparations underway for Fire & Ice Festival in downtown Columbia City tomorrow, Sunday
(Talk of the Town photo by Jennifer Zartman Romano) Members of the Fire & Ice Festival committee are putting the finishing touches 
on plans for tomorrow’s events around the Whitley County Courthouse lawns as the annual Fire & Festival kicks off tomorrow morning in downtown Columbia City. The ice carvers will enjoy breakfast at Big G’s restaurant around 7 a.m. and shortly thereafter, the carving of sponsor’s sculptures will begin and continue throughout the day downtown.
From 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, stop by The Center at the corner of Chauncey and Market Street to warm up and view the Fire & Ice Bazaar as well as children’s activities.
Sunday will bring the annual Whitley County Council on Aging’s Chili Cookoff at The Center and ice carving competitions will be held on the courthouse lawn during the afternoon.
Above, committee member Stan Horne holds a photograph of an Eskimo he plans to carve during the festival on Saturday. Once finished, visitors to the downtown will be able to have their photographs taken with the sculpture.