
Jeannie Marvin of Sage & Roses (left) and Karen Rasmussen of J.T. Stitchery & Frame Shop (center) present McKenzie Szalai (right) with her contest prizes. McKenzie was one of this year’s Ice Festival contest winners, guessing 3,000 for the number of objects in a sculpture.On February 25, the Ice Festival contest winners came into Rockford to

Karen Rasmussen of J.T. Stitchery & Frame Shop (left) presents Jenna Border (right) with her goodie bag for correctly guessing the melt date for the Michigan Mitten ice sculpture, hosted by J.T. Stitchery, Sage & Roses and Vitale’s.
On February 25, the Ice Festival contest winners came into Rockford to receive their prizes from the “Michigan Mitten” Ice Sculpture put on by J.T. Stitchery, Sage & Roses and Vitale’s. The winner for the “guess the number of objects in the sculpture” was McKenzie Szalai. The total number of objects was 3,183, and McKenzie guessed 3,000—that was the closest guess without going over. She received a gift bag from J.T. Stitchery valued at approximately $30 and a gift certificate to Sage & Roses. The “guess for the melt date” winner was Jenna Border, who guessed right on at February 1. She received gift bags from J.T. Stitchery and Sage & Roses valued at approximately $30 each.





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