Again, I have no exciting news to report. The pallet seems to be as tightly frozen in as ever - in fact, the open water has iced over. It's barely 30 degrees now, and got quite a bit colder last night. Fred checked the pallet and clock this morning and all is secure. The beaver wasn't around, but when the water opens back up, he'll be back "on duty," patrolling the shore. Here's a brief slide show of the ice/pallet/flag this morning.

Please remember to get your tickets - either the pink ones or those you may have printed from the website - into the mail today or to one of the outlets listed on the website. If you still need to buy tickets, you need to do it at one of the outlets either today or tomorrow, before the close of business, and leave it with them. Do Not Take the ticket(s) home to turn in later because we cannot accept tickets after tomorrow. If they are in the mail today and postmarked with today's date, we will accept them when they arrive, but any tickets mailed on Monday will be discarded.

We will continue to monitor the pallet and report to you every day until the clock stops and we have a winner. Looks like we'll make it ok through the April 1st deadline to have tickets in, but once the weather warms up a little, we think there will be a quick conclusion of the contest. It's very likely the water has been eating away on the ice from below and it won't take much to turn it to mush.