Weather is right for ice sculptures

Ice Creations sculptor Stephanie Hugel of Napoleon works on a sculpture of a snowflake during the Christmas Open House in downtown Grand Rapids, Ohio, during the weekend. Besides ice-sculpting, the two-day event featured holiday music and entertainment, horse- drawn wagon rides, gingerbread houses, and other attractions with a holiday theme.At left, a reindeer is one of the ice sculptures on display. After highs in the 70s on Friday, the mercury plunged below freezing in time for the event, and