Tim Holloway
02-15-2006, 07:48 AM
Hey BobO,
You better get ready for nex year.
By Corrinne Hess, Daily Herald Staff Writer
Daily Herald.com
Suburban Chicago, IL - Wauconda Mayor Sal Saccomanno knows records are made to be broken. But he's not losing his without a fight.
It appears Michigan Technological University in the state's Upper Peninsula stole the village's record for the world's largest snowball fight Friday when 3,762 people battled it out for just over two minutes.
Wauconda has held the record since Jan. 29, 2005 when 2,936 people invaded the village by car, sled and snowmobile to duke it out with snowballs.
"They still have to prove to Guinness that they beat our record," Saccomanno said. "And then it will be our challenge to take back what is rightfully ours. We're not going to let a college take over our record without a fight."
In addition to the massive snowball fight Friday, the university says it broke records for the largest snowball and most snow angels.
Travis Pierce, assistant director of student life, said the school will fight to the death to keep those records.
"We made Bismarck, North Dakota mad, too," Pierce said referring to beating that city's record for snow angels. "I'm not worried about it."
All records will be verified four to six weeks after the college sends its proof to Guinness.
Michigan Tech's performance might mean Wauconda's record will never appear in the Guinness Book of World Records. Wauconda's 2005 snowball fight record was not verified by Guinness until after the deadline to have it listed in the 2006 book.
That edition still lists the previous record holder, Obersaxen-Mundaun at Graubunden, Switzerland. The ski resort held a 2,473-person snowball fight in January 2003.
Wauconda will appear in the 2007 edition unless Michigan Tech can be verified the winner.
Saccomanno said if - and he has his doubts - Wauconda's record was broken, Michigan Tech should be prepared for a fight next winter.
"Oh, we are absolutely up to the challenge," he said. "And believe me, we'll mount a bigger campaign against them."
Pierce said after de-winging North Dakota, the college is happy to take on Illinois, too.
"Bring it on," he said. "And tell Wauconda better luck next time."
Snow: Michigan college says it broke two other records as well
You better get ready for nex year.
By Corrinne Hess, Daily Herald Staff Writer
Daily Herald.com
Suburban Chicago, IL - Wauconda Mayor Sal Saccomanno knows records are made to be broken. But he's not losing his without a fight.
It appears Michigan Technological University in the state's Upper Peninsula stole the village's record for the world's largest snowball fight Friday when 3,762 people battled it out for just over two minutes.
Wauconda has held the record since Jan. 29, 2005 when 2,936 people invaded the village by car, sled and snowmobile to duke it out with snowballs.
"They still have to prove to Guinness that they beat our record," Saccomanno said. "And then it will be our challenge to take back what is rightfully ours. We're not going to let a college take over our record without a fight."
In addition to the massive snowball fight Friday, the university says it broke records for the largest snowball and most snow angels.
Travis Pierce, assistant director of student life, said the school will fight to the death to keep those records.
"We made Bismarck, North Dakota mad, too," Pierce said referring to beating that city's record for snow angels. "I'm not worried about it."
All records will be verified four to six weeks after the college sends its proof to Guinness.
Michigan Tech's performance might mean Wauconda's record will never appear in the Guinness Book of World Records. Wauconda's 2005 snowball fight record was not verified by Guinness until after the deadline to have it listed in the 2006 book.
That edition still lists the previous record holder, Obersaxen-Mundaun at Graubunden, Switzerland. The ski resort held a 2,473-person snowball fight in January 2003.
Wauconda will appear in the 2007 edition unless Michigan Tech can be verified the winner.
Saccomanno said if - and he has his doubts - Wauconda's record was broken, Michigan Tech should be prepared for a fight next winter.
"Oh, we are absolutely up to the challenge," he said. "And believe me, we'll mount a bigger campaign against them."
Pierce said after de-winging North Dakota, the college is happy to take on Illinois, too.
"Bring it on," he said. "And tell Wauconda better luck next time."
Snow: Michigan college says it broke two other records as well