"BETTER ICE CONDITIONS NOW THAN LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME"

Those in the know think the ice for this year's Brainerd Jaycees Icefishing Extravaganza will be thick and solid. A spokesman didn't want to say anything on the air but he said he drilled holes in Hole In The Day Bay over the weekend and found between 12 and 16 inches of thick, white stuff. He said because the bay gets a lot of wind, the snow was blown away and didn't keep the ice from forming. The spokesman said the Jaycees are meeting Monday night to talk about this year's Icefishing Extravaganza and will probably announce something official later this week. And he said no matter what you hear from Floyd the Barber or your cousin's neighbor's best uncle, the only official information will be on the web site, www.icefishing.org.