Aaric Kendall is a regular renaissance man. His normal job is running a backhoe, but his passion is carving ice into beautiful sculptures.
That passion earned the 31-year-old Argenta resident two medals at two different Cultural Olympiad events. He won a gold medal in a 12-hour endurance carve competition held in conjunction with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C., and a bronze medal at the Cultural Olympiad event held alongside the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
This weekend, on Nov. 5 at the Olde Brick Wall gift shop in downtown Arcola, Kendall will be back at it, demonstrating his craft, which he picked up during his first year at culinary school.
That passion earned the 31-year-old Argenta resident two medals at two different Cultural Olympiad events. He won a gold medal in a 12-hour endurance carve competition held in conjunction with the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C., and a bronze medal at the Cultural Olympiad event held alongside the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
This weekend, on Nov. 5 at the Olde Brick Wall gift shop in downtown Arcola, Kendall will be back at it, demonstrating his craft, which he picked up during his first year at culinary school.
