Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-23
Matter Does Not Seem To
Have Proceeded Any Far
ther Than II Did Last
Spring When Il Was Taken.
Up By Commercial Club;
No One Wants To-Take
3 The lead.
(By q. d.

1nere are a lot OF winter sport n
Vusiastists in Grand Forks who
, would like to see a carnival. staged
neS~ during the coming winter. but
tnere does not, seem to be anyone with
enthusiasm enough to step forward
snd assume the responsibility Of get
Ting 1t under way. Assthe matter now
stands, the proposition LACKS supports
ers who want to see the carnival
made q reality bad enough to carry it
through. It stands just about where
II was left last spring after a weak be-
ginning.
The only moves made this fall have
peen on paper. The Grand Forks
sowing association passed a resolu-
tlon endorsing "A winter sports car
nlval and providing for the appoint
ment Of q committee to take up the
matter with different winter. sports
and civic organizations in the city, but
the committee has never been heard,
rom. A week or. two later the Amer
ican Legion passed a similar resolu-
lion and with the same results.
Talked Last Spring.
The carnival was frst talked of last
spring and members Of the Bowling
hssociation,sSki club and Curling club
thought that It was a great idea. It
was suggested that inasmuch as a
number of different organizations
would take part in the event it ought
to be headed by a committee from the
Commercial Club and the proposition.
was taken to that body. A meeting
81 supporters of the different winter
sports was called by the Commercial
Club and ideas exchanged. The Com
mercial Club thought that the Mer-
cha nfS'a n NAnofntS1- @,,~l,k -
about it. but IL it wasS nothing was
made public, and the idea was put on
the shelf for the summer.
The question now is, is a perfectly
good idea like that one going to be
left on the shelf? >. /
If Grand Forks is to have a winter
sports carnival this. winter. it Is time
that an organization was effected now
and things started. 1t. will have to
be started 10Y for the reason that or
CARNATIONS which are going to stage
= tournaments during the winter
whether there is a carnival or not will
be setting their dates. The dates for
the tournament of, the Northwestern
Bowling association have already been
decided. 1t will not be long before
the North Dakota, Curling association
will want to nar1e date for the an
nual 'bo1fspiel, and the club will
be thinking aboutac ski tournament.
Tho Question Of Support.
These events are going. to be held
IN the city whether there is a~scarnival
or not and-it seems to be "a question
Of whether the same merchants and
other supporters of such events
want to dig up t~hree&different times
to stage them, or to put forth a little
extra effort, stage something really
worth while and get out with but one
donation. aEaF
II the matter. were put In the hands
of one committee with representatives
of the different sport organizations on
It, the financing,Sof a. carnival would
be but little more work than the
financing of one tournament and
would cost those who support such
no more. Arrangements for
the raising of additional money could
he made as it is done in other cities,
by the sale of bonds" Of different de
nominations to those who do not do
nate prizes or cash.
The main thing, now Seems to be a
decision MS to WHETHER or not q carr
nival;i is to be given and ii it is; to ef-
feet some sort Of an organization: g.