Friday, January 7, 2011
An Ice Skating Rink in the 41st Ward
Has anyone wondered why there isn't an outdoor ice skating rink in the 41st Ward? I have watched kids trying to skate on an outdoor puddle in the park...why don't we give them a maintained outdoor ice rink? Some of the happiest childhood memories I have are of the outdoor ice rinks at the local Chicago Park. Lets encourage healthy outdoor physical activity and ask the new alderman (whoever that may be) to give the kids some outdoor ice!
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I saw a dozen boys trying to skate on a frozen puddle in the forest preserve field located at Central Ave and the curve. There were blades of grass sticking up through the ice puddle which was about 12 feet in diameter. It was a truly pathetic sight. They had hockey sticks in their hands and looked like they were struggling to skate.
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trict’s ice skating season will
run through Feb. 27.
The park district’s ice
rinks offer skate rentals,
and concessions are available
at most rinks. The
rinks also can be rented for
parties.
The rink at Daley Bicen -
tennial Park, 337 E. Ran -
dolph St., will be open from
1 to 9 p.m. Monday through
Wednesday and Fridays,
from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Thurs -
days and from 3:30 to 8:30
p.m. Saturdays and Sun -
days. Admission is free, and
skate rental costs $7.
Skating lessons are available
for children age 3 to 12,
and the rink is available for
group reservations. There is
no concession stand. For
more information, call the
rink at 312-742-0064.
The indoor rink at the
McFetridge Sports Center,
3843 N. California Ave., is
open for all ages from 3:30 to
5 p.m. Wednesday through
Friday and from 4:30 to 6
p.m. Saturdays and Sun -
days. The rink is open for
adults only from 9:15 to
10:30 p.m. Wednesdays and
for adults and teens from
9:15 to 10:45 p.m. Fridays.
Admission is $4 for children
age 12 and younger, $5
for adults and teens age 13
and older and $2 for those
age 60 and over. Skate
rental costs $3. Food is
available. For more information,
call the center at 773-
478-2609.
The rink at Riis Park,
6100 W. Fullerton Ave., will
be open from 12:30 to 7:30
p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday. Admission is free,
and skate rental costs $6.
No food is available. For
more information, call the
park at 312-746-5735.
The rink at Warren Park,
6601 N. Western Ave., will
be open from 3 to 5 p.m. and
from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday through Friday,
and from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.,
from 3 to 5 p.m. and from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays
and Sundays. Skate rental
costs $6. No food is available.
For more information,
call the park at 773-761-
8663.
The rink at Wrigley Field,
1060 W. Addison St., will be
open from 2 to 9 p.m. Mon -
day through Thursday, from
2 to 11 p.m. Fridays, from 10
a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays
and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sundays. Admission is $10
for adults and $6 for children
age 12 and younger,
and skate rental is $10 Fri -
day through Sunday. Admis -
sion and skate rental fees
are half price Monday
through Thursday. For more
information, call Wrigley
Field at 312-617-7017.
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the permanent icerinks were put up to ensure a longer season of skating. the rinks sprayed on the ground are at the constant mercy of the weather, you can't even start flooding until the temperature is 32 degrees or less for an entire week. too bad we lost the rink at the Forest Preserve which was taken up and down every year. it had lots of use.
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