(Le Mars) — A new fiberglass ice cream cone has been added to the collection found around town. The latest ice cream cone is at the Le Mars Public Library, and its artist says she was influenced by popular children’s stories.
Jaycee Vander Berg painted the colorful ice cream cone. Vander Berg, is a Plymouth County Sheriff’s Deputy, but obtained an art degree along with her criminal justice degree at Northwestern College. She says she consulted her mom and a friend, both elementary school teachers, as to the more familiar children’s stories.
Vander Berg explains what children’s stories are represented on the ice cream cone.
Vander Berg says she remembers reading many of the represented children stories when she was a child.
The ice cream cone artist says she was asked by Mary Reynolds with the Chamber of Commerce if she would be interested in painting one of the community’s iconic symbols?
Vander Berg isn’t certain as to how many hours it took her to paint the fiberglass cone, but she guesses it may have been some where close to at least 30 hours.
She says she enjoyed the time creating and painting the ice cream cone, and finds joy in seeing everyone that passes to look at the newest ice cream cone.
Vander Berg says she hopes people will have fun trying to recognize the different stories featured on the cone. There are more than 55 ice cream cones within Le Mars.
