Ye came, ye saw, ye partied like it was 1199. And Mother Nature came too, getting Medieval on the area with a white plague that befell the city, crippling wagon travel and making those chainmail undies a bit breezy. Unless youve been living in a dungeon, the 30th annual Snowdown celebrations took place last weekend, albeit somewhat hampered by the snow, but residents made the crusade regardless in search for fun, friends and, well, booze. But the real fireworks came when ... oh wait, there were no fireworks. Ye catapult must be broken. Henceforth is a Snowdown recap, in photographs.

A performer with Beau Jos Mountain Bistros fire dancers gets a
few more spins before wrapping up the parade on 12th Street. Leslie Jensen and her bulldog, Newman, make their way to the
Canine Fashion Show on Saturday. Yeah. A contestant in the infamous Carvers Polar Beer Plunge emerges
from the beer-filled kiddy pool Wednesday night. The Snowdown Parade makes its way down a snow-packed Main Ave.
on Friday night. Spectators watch the parade from the red glow above the Stuarts
storefront. You can never have too much Snowdown spirit. A lone foot receives the final heave ho as teams shove, cram and
contort themselves into a port-a-john during the Outhouse Stuffing
at Gazpatchos on Saturday. This years winning team stuffed 17
bodies into a single crapper. A young girl watches in awe the crazy antics of the
Waiter/Waitress Races behind Steamworks on Friday.

 

In this week's issue...

January 25, 2024
Bagging it

State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies

January 26, 2024
Paper chase

The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.

January 11, 2024
High and dry

New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows