ALTON — Save the date of Sunday, Feb. 17, as Alton’s Winter Carnival and Fly-In returns for another year. Sponsored by the Alton Business Association and the town of Alton, Winter Carnival features games,
music food and fun and runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Events scheduled include a pancake breakfast, kid’s ice fishing contest, a crazy hat contest, bobhouse-decorating contest, pond hockey, snowmobile parade and
more. For more information on how to get involved with this annual Alton tradition, contact Chris Racine at 875-4100, Ext. 104 or email

ALTON — Meredith Village
Savings Bank and the
Alton Parks and Recreation
Department are sponsoring
the exciting Great Alton
Bay Bed Race during the annual
Winter Carnival on
Sunday, Feb. 17, so get outside
and join in the fun.
Great prizes will be awarded.
The bed race is scheduled
to start at 3 p.m. near
the Alton Bay ice bandstand
on Lake Winnipesaukee. In
the event of poor ice conditions
the race will not be
held.
To participate in the bed
race, participants create a
bed, put skis on the bottom
and a push bar across the
head and foot of the bed. A
five-person team, four people
pushing and one person
riding, race the bed from the
start to the finish line.
Themed beds are always a
hit. Cleats or spikes are not
permitted and the bed rider
is advised to wear a helmet.
Pre-registration is required
by Feb. 14, call 875-
0109 or e-mail parksrec@alton.
nh.gov to sign up. The
Great Alton Bay Bed Race is
a great tradition for your
family or organization to
participate in, either by entering
a bed or by watching
this exciting race. For more
information contact the Alton
Parks and Recreation

Join in the newest addition to Winter Carnival, a photo scavenger hunt. The
event is sponsored by Meredith Village Savings Bank and Alton Parks and Recreation and will be held Sunday, Feb. 17, at 1:30 p.m. at the Alton
Bay bandstand. Using your digital device (camera, phone, etc.) take photos of items on the list provided and be the first person/team back with the most correct photos and win the hunt. Prizes are provided by Meredith Village Savings Bank. Photos will be items that are found from the Alton traffic circle to Alton Bay. It will be exciting, fun and a great way to learn a little more about the history and treasures of Alton. To sign up, just show up at 1:30 p.m., get your list and be ready to go. Make sure you have a fully charged battery.

Staff Writer

ALTON — The Alton Winter Carnival will take place from 8 a.m. until 4
p.m. on the ice in Alton Bay on Sunday, Feb. 17. The Alton Business Association and the Alton Parks and Recreation Department are organizing
the event, and if the ice conditions are bad, events will be held near the bandstand in Alton Bay. The day kicks off with a pancake breakfast from 8
to 10 a.m. at the Alton Bay Community Center, with a cost of $5 per person. Pancakes will be served by Dale’s Lock and Key and DMF Services.
A bob-house decorating contest will be held from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Snowmobile demos will be held from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The children’s fishing derby, sponsored by the Alton Centennial Rotary Club will start at 10 a.m. and run throughout the afternoon. Pond hockey will be held, at no cost, from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Helicopter rides will be lifting off from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., with a cost of $30 per person. Sleigh rides will be going around the ice during the same time, with the cost being $5 per person, $15 for a family of four and $20 for a family of five or more. The Ice Princess will be walking around and entertaining guests throughout the day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The snowmobile parade will be held from 12 to 12:30 p.m. The bob-house decorating winners and crazy hat winners will be announced at 1 p.m. At 1:15 p.m., a K-9 demonstration will be presented by the Alton Police Department. The Great Alton Bay Bed Race Parade will be held at 2:45 p.m., and the race will be held at 3 p.m. Registration for this race is required through the parks and recreation department by today, Feb. 14. A 50/50 raffle drawing will be held at 3:15 p.m., with tickets sold throughout the day. A closing ceremony will be held at 4 p.m., and food will be served throughout the day at the Alton Busi-