Haley Mathewson, 12, won Hancock’s Ice Out contest this year. The little church went through the thinning ice on Norway Pond at 12:58 p.m on March 21. Mathewson’s guess was closest of all the entries, at 12:45 p.m. that day. Proceeds from the raffle are split 50-50, with half the winnings going towards maintenance of the Meetinghouse and the vestry of the Hancock Congregational Church. The winner’s purse this year was $534. Mathewson said she was thinking about using the prize to buy a gift for her brother, another for her soccer trainer, a FitBit and wireless headphones for herself, and to save the rest. This year, the Ice Out Committee had to mail her winnings rather than congratulate her in person.
Mathewson crowned Hancock Ice Out champ
