The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1922-12-14
SKATING rink Opens
TOMORROW NIGHT


Bottineau's new Skating Rink will
take place Friday evening December
18th. Dedication services will be con-
Quoted in the Presbyterian Church by
Rev. L. C. MeEwen of Fargo between
the hours Of and 8 o'clock, ard the
big rink doors viii open promptly at
8 O'Clock. The promoters of this big
skating rink have done remarkably
well to be able to open at this time,
especially when the size of the build
ing is contemplated. The original pur-
pose was to build go by $50 feet but
the width was increased 10 feet max
ing it 70 feet wide by $50 feet long
and yet the cost bids fair to be within
the original estimate. A twelve inch
concrete base was used for the founda-
tino to which %sil1s were attached to
form the base for the 10 foot circu-
lar self supporting rafters. The rink
is built on the oblrng circular plan
and presents a snt .edid appearance
from every angle. The waiting room
conforms to, the circle of the main
building and is fifty feet long with
windows for spectators. The plan is
to add a curling rink as soon as means
will permit. The cost of material
amounts to $25O0. and the rink when
completed will approximate $4,000.
aside from a lot of donated labor.
The subscription list circulated when
the rink plan was launched carried the
following heading: eve hereby sub
scribe and agree to pay the amount set
opposite our name to the Trustees of
the Presbyterian Church of the City
of Bottineau for the purpose of con-
structing and operating a skating rink
in the City of Bottineau. It is herewith
understood that the proposed skating
rink shall be for the benefit of all the
citizens upon equal terms and that
only such charges be made as shall
secure the up-keep and running ex-
penses." It is therefore seen that rot
a dollar of the receipts will 60 to the
Presbyterian church. ~
The new skating rink is due mainly
to the efforts of Rev. r. C. Crouch
who forsaw the need of such an insti-
tuition to take care of the physical
needs of, the School children, of Botti-
neau as well as that of the grown-ups
who are fond of skating, and being a
real working pastor his efforts were
not confined to talk alone--since he
both drew the plans and was the main
architect and builder throughout IN
the construction of the building. So far
as is known this building occupies the
unique position of being the only In
Estitution of it's kind sponsored by a
church organizations and that it will
fill gap in the community life of
our city goes without saying. In fact,
had it not been for the launching Of
this enterprise this city would not
likely have a rink adequate to its
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OF course, skating rink does not
by any means exhaust an the COM
'munity needs of the City Of Bottineau.
There are other fields which will MI
timately be covered In the interest OF
community welfare. ..s s.27zsss| aazsss
A complete list of those contribu-
ting to the building Of the rink will
be printed next week. I, n
IA cordial invitation is extended TO
everyone to turn out to the dedication
Of the building and the grand opening
Friday night. .--C Contributed.
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