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Chet Surmaczewicz of Santa Marta Retirement Community in Olathe, KS., created a 6300 pound ice sculpture as a Christmas card for the residents. Surmaczewicz began carving 350-pound blocks of ice at age 16 and then went on to work under a classical Japanese Chef Gardén Manager and Ice Carver at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago.
Chet Surmaczewicz of Santa Marta Retirement Community in Olathe, KS., created a 6300 pound ice sculpture as a Christmas card for the residents. Surmaczewicz began carving 350-pound blocks of ice at age 16 and then went on to work under a classical Japanese Chef Gardén Manager and Ice Carver at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago.