Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-17
DISCUSS PLANS
FOR CARNIVAL
DURING WINTER
Event Must Come In Janu-
ary If Staged With Bowl
ing Tournament.
The first steps toward the arrival

The first steps toward the arrival
at a definite understandin & on the
! matter Of the proposed winter sports
carnival for Grand Forks this winter
were taken yesterday afternoon when
a subcommittee of three was ap-
pointed to outline a program and es-
innate a probable cost of carrying It
out. The action was taken alta meet
ing Of a committee named by the
Commercial club to canvass the situa-
ton and determine the advisa bility Of
the move. The subcommittee will go
into the matter at once and report
to the general committee at an early
date, as the carnival will have to be
held in January II It is staged in On
junction with the big bowling tourna-
ment of the northwest association.
Talk General Plans.
Plans in general were talked over
yesterday and the conclusion was
reached hat the hardest proposition
to handle will be- the matter Of a ski
tournament. Tho activities would all
be held In Riverside park, bu the ski
slide is at Lincoln and in a place
Is a long distance from the street
car line. It had been hoped that the
slide could be moved from Lincoln
to Riverside park. but it has been
found hat it would cost more to do
that than the old slide is worth. The
erection of a new one brings up difi-
culties of a financial nature hat were
not solved yesterday.
The old slide needs considerable re-
pairing before 1t can be used this YIN
ter. and Max kannowski stated that
the park board Informed him they
would spend no more money on ski
Ing for he reason that 1t considered
the sport was INDUCED in by too few
to warrant the expense. It is proba-
BILE that the board will be visited by
q number interested in the matter in
An effort to show this members that
they are mistaken regarding the num-
Der Of people in the city who indulge
In the sport. H
Can't Change Dates.
/; The bowlers stated that it would be
impossible for them to change their
dates which have been set as January
IL to FL. The curriers' have held their
bonspiel each year in February, and
It is not known whether or not they
Will be favorable, to holding it. in
January in oAder to cooperate In a
winter sports carnival.
As discussed yesterday tentative
plans included a big ice rink at River
side park surrounded by an ice wall
. VII O1l0 6luo DOUllS
would be erected for concessions and
each night during the carnival a pro-
gram would be held there, including
Ice dancing and skating. Other fea-
lures for entertainment would be ar
anged for each evening. The plans
also include a hockey tournament and
skating races.
-fh Rink No Trouble. I'd
1t was, found that there would b.
No trouble In flooding a place large
enough for n. nice rink. and that ar
Ice wall could be erected at a rea.
eonable cost. The matter Of light.
ing seemed to be a large item ant
will need consideration.
Although 1t was agreed that tn,
Hkl tournament would be one Of thu
big features. no definite plans for stag,
ing n at Riverside park were lafd
although 1t vas proposed that a tenn,
porary slide could be erected there.
%, 1t Ia probable hat most OF tn,
finances will be raised through tn,
sale Of coupon bonds emitting tn,
holder to admission to the difreren
events and to votes for carnival queen,
for each aDOrt. '...t.