Kincardine Record
Banner Ad
Banner Ad

Ripley Winter Carnival prevails despite blowing snow and closed roads

Liz DadsonBy: Liz Dadson  February 15, 2016
Ripley Winter Carnival prevails despite blowing snow and closed roads

For years, the concern for organizers of area winter carnivals, was whether there would be enough snow.

However, this year, there was just too much snow, high wind and frigid temperatures, causing blowing and drifting snow and closing all the highways around Ripley on the weekend of the Ripley Winter Carnival.

Despite the weather, the event carried on, with the costume skate Friday night; and the pancake breakfast, mule-drawn sleigh rides, hockey skills competition and ice-painting Saturday.

The only thing cancelled were the hockey games that were to run through the day Saturday. However, organizers invited everyone to enjoy public skating at one end of the arena ice surface, and shinny hockey at the other end.

About 150 brave souls made it to the breakfast at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, said community services director Mike Fair. Another 30 courageous and bundled-up souls enjoyed the sleigh rides.

In the afternoon, about 20 young people took part in the hockey skills competition, while about 40 children enjoyed the ice-painting afterwards.

Image Gallery

Splattering paint on the ice at the Ripley Arena, during Ripley Winter Carnival, Saturday afternoon, are Jaden Meyer (L), 8, Keaton Vander Hoek, 9, Curtis Lotton, 9, and Maddox Burgess, 9, all of Ripley
Two-year-old Erin Ackert of Ripley tries her hand at painting on the ice surface at the Ripley Winter Carnival
Talia Elphick, 4, of Ripley, works on a masterpiece during the ice-painting
Kenzie Armstrong, one-and-a-half, of Ripley, paints everything in blue during the ice-painting at the Ripley Winter Carnival
Hailey Farrell, 11, of Ripley makes a splash with lots of colour at the ice-painting event
Ripley Fall Fair ambassador Marley Martyn paints a chalk drawing around Quinn Martyn, 11
Eight-year-old Owen Farrell of Ripley paints a tractor on the ice
Stacy Gibson, 9, paints her name on the ice
Paxton Farrell, 5, of Ripley tries his hand at painting on the ice
Eight-year-old Tanner Smith of Ripley splatters paint on the ice
Riple Fall Fair ambassador Marley Martyn enjoys breakfast at the Ripley Winter Carnival Saturday morning; photo by Mike Fair
Despite the cold and snow, there were some people enjoying the mule-drawn sleigh rides, with driver Don Scott (R) and assistant Tori Campbell, all of Teeswater
Dawson McDonell skates in first during the age races, part of the hockey skills competition at Ripley Winter Carnival
Brett McDonell slides across the line during hockey skills action
Cade Moffat races for the finish line in hockey skills
Curtis Lotton heads for the finish line in the age races at hockey skills
Evan John skates in to fire a shot during the shooting exercises at hockey skills
Jeremy Pope picks up the puck to shoot during hockey skills at the Ripley Winter Carnival
Maddox Burgess gets ready to take a shot at the hockey skills competition
Megan Pope races to the finish line
Stacy Gibson lines up a shot at the hockey skills challenge
About 20 skaters test their abilities at the hockey skills competition during Ripley Winter Carnival Saturday afternoon
Ripley Fall Fair ambassador Marley Martyn presents prizes to the participants in the hockey skills competition

Related Stories

No related stories.

Share
Liz DadsonWritten By

Liz Dadson

Liz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.



    Comments (0)

  1. No Comments.

Leave a Comment

By submitting this form, I consent that my name (and email, if provided) will be published on kincardinerecord.com as part of this story.


Banner Ad
Banner Ad