Author of the article: Harold Carmichael
Publishing date: Apr 22, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 2 minute read • Mike Paquette, left, sales manager of Nickel Belt Camping, presents Rona Edwards with a $1,000 gift certificate as Tim Thomson, media sales consultant at The Sudbury Star, looks on at Nickel Belt Camping in Chelmsford on Wednesday. Edwards is the winner of The Sudbury Star Ice Guessing Contest. Photo by John Lappa/Sudbury Star
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Rona Edwards of Sudbury has been entering The Sudbury Star’s annual Ice Guessing Contest for decades, including the 49 years she lived in Capreol.
The 87-year-old’s guesses in the past were never close to the winning time. So, she decided to change up her strategy in 2021.
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Sudbury Star Ice Guessing Contest returns For what it s worth, Wiarton Willie did not see his shadow this year meaning an early spring
Author of the article: Harold Carmichael
Publishing date: Feb 18, 2021 • February 18, 2021 • 2 minute read • Andre Grandchamp, group manager of media sales at The Sudbury Star and North Bay Nugget, checks the thickness of the ice on Ramsey Lake in Sudbury, Ont. on Wednesday February 17, 2021. The annual Sudbury Star Ice Guessing contest has kicked off. John Lappa/Sudbury Star/Postmedia Network
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After consecutive nights of plugging in block heaters to ensure vehicle engines survive bone-chilling overnight temperatures that fell as low as -25 Celsius (and that was not even taking the wind chill into account), an annual Greater Sudbury spring tradition that deals with saying goodbye to the ice and snow is back.