From last night's 2nd annual Downtown Showdown, in Monument Square. There was a pretty good sized crowd in spite of the frigid temperatures.
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Also, an ice clearing machine fell through the Deering Oaks pond this morning (no injuries or major damage, the pond is a couple feet deep). I thought it was funny that the Press Herald has a picture of each time this has happend.