ICE! (final-revised)



A photo taken at ICE! of a Grinch sculpture

The production of ICE! at the Gaylord Resort in Washington DC uses two million pounds of ice to produce a life-size story about “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.”

                This production goes from November 18, 2010 until January 9, 2011.

                ICE is only a single part of what the Christmas on the Potomac offers. You can also:

•         Have Breakfast with the Grinch
•         Go to the “Christmas to Remember” Musical Dinner Show
•         Have Brunch with Santa
•         Go Green Ice Skating
•         Or go aboard the Potomac Express

                Leslie Baker visited the production for the first time this year. We walked through together and you could basically read the story. The ice slide according to Baker was the best part.

                “It seems so real,” said Baker, “all the sculptures are life-sized and give you the play-by-play of the story.”

It takes over a month to put this production together! The same sculptors that work on the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival every year were flown in from China to complete the task. They worked for twelve-hour days since mid-October.

                Richard Newman was on the design team, and said he had time communicating with the sculptors.

                “The artists aren’t familiar with these story-books so we had to make in-depth drawings for them to understand what they were doing,” said Newman.

                Frank Lassitar is on the entertainment team for the resort, and said this is only their third year doing this type of production in DC, although it’s been going on elsewhere for a while longer.

                Tickets for the first day were sold out within three hours of being on sale, as appose to last year when it took over a week for the grand-opening tickets to be sold

                “The production is very popular this year, and I know it’s because it’s related to Dr.Seuss” said Lassiter.

Martha Hawkins with her grandchildren have been coming to ICE for the past three years, and says this is now a family tradition.

                “We’ve come for the past three years, and I know we’re going to keep coming,” said Hawkins, “my grandchildren just love it, especially seeing Santa Claus at the very end.”

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campus news- edit

Our bad economy is pushing some Anne Arundel Community students into trying to find jobs on campus.

                But, with the bad economy the students coming to AACC for tours of the campus have decreased, which in makes the demand for people working on campus also decrease.

There has been about a 63% decrease in tours since the summer. There used to be about 200 tours on any given Saturday, and now it’s down to 75 tours on a good Saturday. 

 Lauren Haislip is currently working in the Visitor Services Center, and when we went to talk to her she told us about:

• not being able to get enough hours
• she has to share five days a week with 11 other people

Although she says that she loves her job, she seemed a little bitter that she has to share her hours with so many people (which I'm sure I would be too).

                “The economy is affecting our whole college, not necessarily (just) us” said Haislip referring to some other buildings that should be remodeled and updated, “We will have the same location for awhile; we won’t get our own building.”

campus news

Our bad economy is pushing some Anne Arundel Community students into trying to find jobs on campus.

                But, with the bad economy the students coming to AACC for tours of the campus have decreased, which in return makes the demand for people working on campus also decrease.

There has been about a 37% decrease in tours since the summer. There used to be about 200 tours on any given Saturday, and now it’s down to 75 tours on a good Saturday. 

 Lauren Haislip is currently working in the Visitor Services Center, and she complains about not being able to get enough hours because she has to share five days a week, with 11 other people. Although she says that she loves her job, she seemed a little bitter that she has to share her hours with so many people (which I'm sure I would be too).

This isn't just affecting schools, it's affecting jobs everywhere, including where other students are working. The bad economy is:

• not only making more and more people attempt to get jobs
• but it’s also taking away from funding at AACC.

                “The economy is affecting our whole college, not necessarily (just) us” said Haislip referring to some other buildings that should be remodeled and updated, “We will have the same location for awhile; we won’t get our own building.”

Green Party nominee

Mother to replace Green Party nominee for Senate

Kenniss Henry steps in after daughter Natasha Pettigrew was killed in accident

By Julie Bykowicz, The Baltimore Sun

The Maryland Green Party has nominated Kenniss Henry to replace her daughter, Natasha Pettigrew, on the ballot for U.S. Senate, the party announced Wednesday.

Pettigrew died this month after a sport utility vehicle struck her while she was cycling in Prince George's County.

 Henry's name was submitted Monday to the Maryland State Board of Elections for the seat long held by Democratic Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski.

The party's coordinating council voted unanimously Sunday night to nominate Henry.

"Natasha's supporters will still have an opportunity to make their voice heard by casting a vote as her mother carries her message forward to the election," Karen Jennings, co-chairwoman of the Maryland Green Party, said in a statement. "Even in her death, Natasha's voice and passion will carry on."

Henry said she is honored to run her "daughter's race to the finish line." She said in a statement she would continue her daughter's theme of campaigning "for the people."

Pettigrew, a 30-year-old law student at the University of Miami, was training for a half-triathlon when she was killed. In honor of her daughter, the Green Party said, Henry seeks to bring attention to bicycle safety and the need for bicycle lanes on all Maryland roadways.

The Maryland State Police are investigating the Sept. 19 accident. Police said the driver of the Cadillac Escalade that struck her before dawn on Route 202 drove off, thinking she'd hit an animal. The woman called the police when she arrived home and found a bicycle lodged under her vehicle.

CLEARANCE sale.

The problem with this sign is that clearance is spelled with an "e" instead of the "a" like it should be. All you would have to do to this sign is change the second E, to an A. :)

Meet Bridget Mallory

 Bridget Mallory has been an only child for the past 14 years.
Mallory was born 18 years ago, on Jan. 4, 1992 into a family including
her mom, her dad, and her mom’s six year old daughter. Four years
later, her half-sister, 10-years-old at the time, was killed in a car
accident.
“I remember everything about her, even though I was only four when she
died my memory of her is very clear” she said.
Malory currently with no tattoos plans to get one in remembrance for
her sister, pretty soon. She’ll be getting the date of her sister’s
birth, and the date of her death on her wrist.
She has lived in Bowie, Maryland since she was three years old when she
moved from Laurel. She lives with her mom who is a translator in a
clinic, and her dad who is a retired cop.
Graduated from Bowie High School in 2010, and now attends Anne Arundel
Community College. She’s hoping to only attend AACC for two years,
receive an Associate’s degree, and then transfer to University of
Maryland in College Park.
Although this is her first semester in college, she did get a head
start with some college classes while still in high school.
 She’s always thought the life of a journalist or a reporter was
interesting, so she’ll be at College Park to pursue her goal of working
in news reporting, or mass communications.