Northfield Historical Society Winter Scream

Winter Scream II is coming soon to a square near you, and there are several ways you can participate.

Winter Scream is the  annual declaration of independence from winter’s grip. This year’s event, the second annual, is slated for noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, on .

Besides the traditional communal sing and ice cream social, NHS has expanded its Winter Scream menu with a chili option from , and a coloring contest for the kids. People were also invited to submit lyrics for the Winter Scream anthem, sung to the tune of the Twisted Sisters’ “We’re Not Gonna Take It.”

NHS judges and the director of Northfield’s “Most Dangerous Choir” will pick the winning entries, which will be used in the 2012 Winter Scream. Here is a sample of lyrics used last year:

“We’ve got no friends in Phoenix

We’ve blown through all our Kleenex

We’re not going to take it, any more.”

“We’ve braved the snow and ice

We’ve shivered more than twice

We’re not going to take it, anymore.”

Winners of a Winter Scream snow man coloring contest will be named in three divisions: 2-4 years old, 5 to 7 years old and 8 to 10 years old. 

For more information, contact Hayes Scriven at 507-645-9268 or email at scriven@Northfieldhistory.org.

2011 Winter Scream Photos and Video

Locally Grown Northfield’s photos