Snow Great for Cedarburg Festival

By Lauren Leamanczyk

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CEDARBURG - Organizers of Cedarburg's annual Winter Festival are loving the winter weather.

The festival kicks off this weekend.

Snow and cold area necessary components for events that include sledding, bed races on the river, and ice sculpting.

"Last year it was 50 degrees and our ice sculpters couldn't sculpt fast enough!," said B.J. Homayouni, who organizes the event.

She says she checks the weather forecast constantly in the weeks before the Winter Festival.

Tuesday's Snowstorm:
• Snow Levels Rise Toward 10-14" in Milwaukee
• Snow Emergencies
• Schools, Malls Close Early  
• Cedarburg: Snow Great for Festival
• Racine: People Helping People
• Brookfield: Heavy Snowfall Hurts Businesses
• Bay View: Shoveling Over and Over
• By The Lake: Conditions Rapidly Changing 
• Ozaukee County: "A Snow Day"
• Washington County: Conditions Worsen 

 

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• Storm Team 4
• Closings
• Time Saver Traffic
• Live Radar
• Sign up for School Closing Text Alerts
• National Weather Service
• Check Your Flight
• Milw Parking
• Sign up for Milwaukee DPW Snow Emergency Text Alerts
• Pothole Tracker
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B.J. was thrilled when she woke up to a snow storm.

"I'm excited about getting the snow. It's going to make everything look really pretty," she said. "Now it looks like a real winter festival."