ICE BOWL 2008 DOES IT AGAIN! Some of the biggest news coming where the temperature topped outin out of Ice Bowl 2008 was the record single digits. There’ s no verification if amount of $257,642 that disc golfers s i x- ye a r-o l d J i n Q i u R h o a d, w h o raised pushed the histori cal grand played every hole, was the youngest total of all Ice Bowl cash donations 2008 Ice Bowler, but it’s a good bet since 1996 over $1,000,000—$1,111, that he was the youngest to finish in 169 to be exact. Other records set in such cold weather. Then there’s this 2008 included 52,402 parti c i p a n t s f rom A s h t a b u l a , O h io th a t s o u n ds playing in 227 events and collecting downright chilling: "It was snowing 52,402 pounds of food. and blowing throughout the eve n t For the fourth year in a row, the St. with sustained winds of 25 mph and Cloud Disc Golf Club led the way in gusts in the 40-50 mph range. The fund-raising with an awe s o m e temperature dropped from 16°to 10° $21,152. Arvada, Colorado once again South River, ON (6°); Norwalk, OH d u ring the day. The wind was so raised over $10,000 and Jeffe rs o n , (7°); and Roseville, MN (7°). Another strong that trees were down and discs North Carolina exceeded $10K for the 14 events played in temperature s at rest were lifted into the air and first time. The best effort for a first- from 10° to 19°. blown away on more than one occa- time Ice Bowl was in San Antonio with As to playing in snow, players at sion. Putting was mostly done with almost $2,300. these events tromped though at least d ri ve rs...to cut through the wind. The weather in general for Ice a foot and half of the white stuff: Because it is the Ice Bowl we’re talk- B owl 2008, wad not parti c u l a r l y Durango, CO-38"; South River, ON- ing about, we tend to focus on the extreme this year with temperatures 33"; Winthrop, IA & Farifield, ME-32" co ldest we a t h e r, h oweve r, O rov i l l e mainly in the normal range for most S a s k a t o o n , S K- 3 1 " ; L i m e r i c k , M E ; California endured over an inch and a p l a c e s . T h e re was po r t io n s o f t h e Durham Bridge, NB; & Spokane, WA- half of rain with temperatures in the M i d we s t , N o rt h e a s t , an d th e 30"; Hibbing, MN & Kalkaska, MI-24"; 40s. In some ways, that S o u t h wes t t h at we re m uch we t t e r G a t i n e a u , Q C- 2 2 " ; H o l l a n d , M I ; worse than playing in than normal. Of course, these are only A n c h o r a g e , A K ; Va d i t o , N M ; the snow. ave r ag e s . T he fo l l owin g eve n t s Edmonton, AB; Shelby MI; & Riverdale Thanks to everyone re p o rted ave r age temperatures fo r UT-18". Another nine events had at who supplied photos their Ice Bowls below 10°F: St. Cloud, least 10 inches of snow on the ground. for the rest of the story. We’re now MN ( - 1 5 ° ) ; K a m l o o p s , B C ( - 5 ° ) , It’s hard to say which event had gearing up for Ice Bowl 2009, when C o m ox , B C (0 °) ; H o l l a n d , MI (0 °) ; the worst weather, but Pierre, SD had we hope to raised at least $275,000 Pierre, SD (4°); Charleston, IL (6°); 30 miles per hour wind during the day while having as much fun as we can. 2/16 Charlton, MA Haiti Childrens Fund $2,037 0 8 139 17 4 1/5 Yorktown, NY Food Bank for Westchester $2,023 7 8 69 35 0 Ice Bowl 2008 2/10 Amarillo, TX High Plains Food Bank $2,000 0 13 65 50 0 The numbers on the right include money raised, pounds of food collected, which annual Ice Bowl, the 2/23 Fairmont, WV Fairmont Soup Opera $1,930 0 4 50 40 0 average temperature in degrees Farhenheidt, and snow on the ground in inches. 1/27 Kamloops, BC Kamloops Food Bank & 1/19 St. Cloud, MN Caritas Food Shelf and Salvation Army $21,152 114 16 90 -15 7 Kamloops Childrens Sports Dream Fund $1,922 400 6 30 -5 10 2/2/ Arvada, CO Food Bank of the Rockies, Arvada Community FB 2/10 Atlanta, GA Sullivan Center $1,910 100 1 76 52 0 & Jeffco Open Space Foundation $11,629 0 5 93 45 0 2/2 Rapid City, SD Black Hills Regional Food Bank $1,865 20 7 67 27 0 2/16 Jefferson, NC Ashe County Humane Society $10,556 0 2 72 46 0 1/12 Memphis, TN St Jude's Ronald McDonald House $1,836 60 4 70 65 0 2/16 Charlotte, NC Second Harvest Food Bank, Carolina Raptor Center $9,932 0 16 98 43 0 2/17 Jackson, TN Knights of Columbus, Regional Interfaith Assoc $1,804 98 3 28 53 0 1/26 Huntington, WV Huntington Area Food Bank $8,700 125 11 60 22 0 2/2 Live Oak, TX EDGE, GRASP, UC Basket Fund $1,700 450 5 68 74 0 2/9 Palisade, CO Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies $8,000 1,200 4 67 38 0.5 2/23 Honolulu, HI Hawaii Food Bank $1,600 0 4 56 81 0 2/9 Tallahassee, FL Second Harverst of the Big Bend $5,720 2,040 4 84 58 0 1/26 Hazelwood, MO St. Louis Food Bank $1,591 355 19 64 45 0 2/23 Calgary, Alberta Women's Centre of Calgary $5,431 340 7 29 28 3 2/2 Rochester, NY Food Link $1,584 261 13 71 32 1 1/27 Kansas City, KS Bishop Sullivan Center $4,042 0 21 295 46 1 1/19 Rocklin, CA Rocklin Loomis Soroptmist & The Placer FB $1,525 4,748 2 106 47 0 1/19 Buffalo, NY Hunters Hope Foundation $3,335 0 3 80 21 6 2/23 Marietta, GA Calvary Children's Home $1,510 0 1 60 43 0 2/23 Jasper, AR Christian Food Room $3,280 0 4 59 45 0 1/27 Wichita, KS Kansas Food Bank Warehouse $1,500 0 19 62 43 0 2/9 Chattanooga, TN Victim Offender Reconciliation Program $3,180 0 2 75 47 0 1/26 Bethlehem, PA Seoncd Havest FB of the Lehigh Valley $1,492 0 8 96 32 1 1/26 Tulsa, OK Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma $3,146 566 13 129 35 0 2/2 Jefferson city, MO Samaritan Center $1,465 240 1 25 40 2 2/23 Burlington/Florence, KY Fairhaven Rescue Mission $3,100 0 12 63 25 3 2/9 Augusta, GA Golden Harvest Food Bank $1,452 195 7 68 60 0 2/23 Athens, AL Boys & Girls Club of North Alabama $2,832 0 4 78 30 0 1/12 Tiffin, OH Patchworks House $1,406 0 2 28 39 0 1/19 Knoxville, TN Second Harvest Food Bank $2,700 562 5 71 36 0 1/13 Troy, MI Detroit Capuchin Soup Kitchen $1,400 1,100 5 64 33 0.5 2/2 Durham Bridge, NB Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick $2,683 725 4 68 17 30 2/9 Abilene, TX Abilene Food Bank $1,400 126 5 46 65 0 1/20 Raleigh, NC North Carolina Food Bank $2,534 0 21 100 22 0.25 1/26 Salt Lake City, UT The Road Home $1,381 535 7 54 38 8 1/27 Dexter, MI Food Gatherers $2,500 249 12 65 31 6 2/9 Helsinki, Finland Kirkon Ulkomaanapu (Finnish Church) $1,344 0 4 50 33 0 1/27 Indianapolis, IN Gleaners Food Bank of Central Indiana $2,492 0 19 49 27 0.1 1/19 Baltimore, MD Maryland Food Bank $1,330 60 5 74 20 0 2/9 Gatineau, QC The Ottawa Food Bank $2,428 540 7 34 21 22 1/26 Wooster, OH Akron/Canton Regional Foodbank $1,305 0 4 42 21 1 1/19 Durango, CO Country Kids With Cancer $2,328 7 9 19 38 1/26 Elkridge, MD Maryland Food Bank $1,300 300 8 87 40 0 2/9 San Antonio, TX San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind $2,284 302 1 94 64 0 1/26 Peoria, IL Peoria Area Food Bank $1,260 805 5 84 21 3 2/9 Fort Smith, AR Community Services Clearing House $2,272 700 2 88 62 0 1/19 Murfreesboro, TN Rutherford County Food Bank $1,210 350 7 77 25 0 1/26 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Conservation Corps, LA Regional FB, Discports in Southern California $1263 $2,119 101 6 65 60 0 1/12 Shreveport, LA Northwest LA FB $1,206 200 8 100 47 0 1/26 Tyler, TX East Texas Food Bank $2,055 0 3 45 43 0 1/19 Hughesville, PA Son-Light House $1,206 200 2 43 28 1 2/2 Sarasota, FL All Faiths Food Bank $1,203 220 9 65 78 0 1/26 Greenville, NC Pitt County Social Services Food Bank $423 120 4 120 46 0 2/24 Delaware, OH Delaware County Habitat or Humanity $1,200 0 1 50 22 3.5 2/2 Albuquerque, NM RoadRunner Food Bank of New Mexico $420 234 21 32 34 0 2/2 Las Vegas, NV Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation $1,200 0 2 84 55 0 1/27 Canyonville, OR Umpqua Community Action Network $415 150 19 45 30 2.5 1/26 Milwaukee, WI MAAC Fund/Parks and Rec $1,185 0 20 78 23 14 2/9 Flagstaff, AZ Flagstaff Family Food Center $413 5 5 59 40 6 2/16 Lexington, KY James Lane Allen EDGE Program $1,164 0 1 35 40 0 2/17 Mahwah, NJ Center for Food Action $410 250 1 29 35 0 1/9 Hartselle, AL Terrell Industries, INC $1,124 0 3 49 52 0 2/9 Ellicott City, MD Maryland Food Bank $400 0 12 51 52 0 1/5 Huntsville, AL Food Bank of Northern Alabama $1,140 10 5 60 42 0 1/12 Gaithersburg, MD Maryland Food Bank & EDGE $400 0 15 51 45 0 2/23 Anchorage, AK Steve Wren (fighting cancer) $1,084 0 1 40 15 18 1/5 Redlands, CA Family Service Association $386 17 1 20 54 0 1/19 Helena, MT Lewis & Clark Humarn Socity/Helena Food Share $1,080 125 3 50 32 0.1 1/19 Tishomingo, MS Tishomingo Red Cross, Food Depot Food Bank $381 400 8 43 44 0 2/3 Potsdam, Germany Wildwuchs Streetwork Potsdam $1,020 0 2 36 35 0 2/2 Tupelo, MS St Luke Methodist Food Pantry $381 400 5 43 44 0 2/2 Berkeley, CA Alameda County Food B ank $1,007 0 16 66 55 0 1/26 Kingsport, TN Second Harvest of NE Tennessee $371 5 20 34 37 0 1/26 Toccoa, GA Stephens Co.