FIRE & ICE FESTIVAL DRAWS HUNGRY CROWDS

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  • Rock on Ice sculptor Mike Banner chipped away at a block of ice, creating a “Despicable Me” minion, during Blue Ridge’s Fire & Ice Chili Cook-Off and Craft Beer Festival Saturday.
    Rock on Ice sculptor Mike Banner chipped away at a block of ice, creating a “Despicable Me” minion, during Blue Ridge’s Fire & Ice Chili Cook-Off and Craft Beer Festival Saturday.
  • Restaurateur Brannen Mathis gives a stamped chili card back to a patron before handing out her chili Saturday, February 15.
    Restaurateur Brannen Mathis gives a stamped chili card back to a patron before handing out her chili Saturday, February 15.
  • Little Noah inspects his chili card, while being hauled in a red wagon during Blue Ridge’s Fire & Ice Chili Cook-Off and Craft Beer Festival.
    Little Noah inspects his chili card, while being hauled in a red wagon during Blue Ridge’s Fire & Ice Chili Cook-Off and Craft Beer Festival.
  • Erica Shirbroun gets a chili card for a patron during the weekend’s festival in downtown Blue Ridge.
    Erica Shirbroun gets a chili card for a patron during the weekend’s festival in downtown Blue Ridge.

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