World Champion ice carver brings his artistry to the Fairgrounds

Stan is a World Champion ice carver and owns The Ice Farm in Central New York.

He creates ice sculptures for special events and has brought his amazing artistry to the Erie County Fairgrounds.

ALSO TONIGHT - AUNIQUE ART SHOWIS COMING TOTOWN... IT'S THE ICESCULPTINGMASTERS... WINTERWONDERLANDDRIVE THROUGH.OUR MAN MIKERANDALL TAKES USTO THE ERIECOUNTYFAIRGROUNDS TOCHECK IT OUT.MAYBE YOU THINKIT'S COLDOUTSIDE-BUT NOTSTAN KOLONKO-THAT'S BECAUSESTAN IS A WORLDCHAMPION ICEARTIST..."FOR MOST PEOPLEIT'S TERRIBLE-FORAN ICE CARVER IT'SHEAVEN."FOR MORE THANTHREEDECADES...STANDHAS BEENCHISELING BLOCKSOF ICE INTO WORKSOF ART..."I'M A THREE TIMEREIGNING WORLDCHAMPION.

I'VEBEEN TO CHINA ONAN INVITE FROMTHE UNITED STATES,WE WON FIRSTPLACE IN CHINA"HE HAS AN ICEBUSINESS INCENTRAL NEWYORK -MAKINGPIECES FOREVENTS...BUT COVIDKIND OF MELTED HISLIVLIHOOD...."I WAS OUT OFBUSINESS FROMMARCH UNTILNOVEMBER"SO STAN HASBROUGHT HISARTISTRY TO THEERIE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS...FOR AONE-OF-A-KINDICE-ART SHOW...."THIS IS A NEWCONCEPT, IT'S ADRIVE THRU EVENT,WE DID ONE INSYRACUSE-HONESTLY IT'S BEENMY SAVIOR TO KEEPMY BUSINESSAFLOAT FOR THEYEAR."THIS IS A MAJORUNDER-TAKING-WITH ALL HANDS ONDECK, TRUCKLOADSOF SCULPTURES TOUNLOAD....AND LAST MINUTETOUCHES TO BEMADE....THIS SHOW OPENSTHUSDAY EVENINGAT FIVE PM ANDRUNS THROUGHTHE MONDAYEVENING..."WITHTEMPERATURESEXPECTED TO BE INTHE TEENS OVERETHE WEEKEND...SOYOU CAN BETTHESE WORKS OFART WON'T BEMELTING ANYTIMESOON."THERE WILL BEPLENTY TO SEE...."THERE'S FIVEHUNDREDBLOCKS-WE HAVECARVED INTOSEVENTEENSCENES"THE FIVE DAY FUNFAMILY EVENT IS 25DOLLARS ACARLOAD...PERFECT WEATHERFOR A TALENTEDARTIST TO MAKE HISMASTERPIECES...AND FOR THOSEWHO'D LIKE TO SEETHEM...FROM THEWARMTH OF THEIRCAR...IN HAMBURG,MIKE RANDALL 7EWN