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<br />Arden Hills General Account <br /> <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />To: <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Wilson, Kristine J [KristineWilson@UNISYS.com] <br />Friday, August 18, 2000 1 :04 PM <br />'cityhall@ci.arden-hills.mn.us' <br />Alln: Tom Moore - Valentine Park ice rink <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Tom, <br /> <br />Thanks for talking with me this morning about the Vaientine Park ice rink <br />and scout projects. Below is a copy of what I had already sent to Fran <br />Holmes on the rink topic. I'm forwarding it to you as well since it <br />provides a written summary of our discussion. <br /> <br />Regards, <br />Kris Wilson <br /> <br />Fran, <br />As you know my two children, Aian and Janelle, have enjoyed the ice rink <br />every year since they were 2 or 3 years old, Often they may not have been <br />counted in recent years. This is because they are older, 17 and 14, and <br />their schedules often do not permit them to skate until after the official <br />closing time. Aian especially has several friends in the neighborhood (Dan <br />Taverneir, Joe Turgeon) and others from outside the neighborhood (notably <br />Wilder Freed who used to live on Gramsie) who liked to get together for <br />impromptu games. Obviously the lack of the warming house doesn't stop them! <br /> <br />I know one of the other complaints of Park & Rec was that there weren't <br />enough oider kids willing to work the warming house. Last year was the <br />first year these boys were old enough. They were disappointed they couldn't <br />work close to home. Instead Alan and Wilder worked at Freeway park and <br />Cummmings. <br /> <br />Many of you know that our family also hosts an annual ice skating party for <br />my co-workers and their families. This is held on about the 3rd Saturday in <br />January. We arrange to get the key for the warming house and take <br />responsibility for the rink that night. Skating for the party is typically <br />from about 7pm to 9pm - after normal closing hours. Neighborhood children <br />are also welcome to skate if they show up. Last year my guests were very <br />disappointed to find the rink wasn't available. While we arranged to use <br />Freeway park instead, guests with young children didn't want to bundle them <br />up and make yet another trip away from the house. At Valentine they can <br />walk down - with one or both parents staying at the house to visit (our <br />children and other adults who want to skate provide supervision). <br /> <br />We cleariy support the maintenance of a rink at Valentine Park! <br /> <br />Kris and Craig Wiison <br /> <br />P.S. We don't buy the landscape argument. There was not such a problem <br />until the city moved the ball diamond and made related changes at the park <br />in the last few years. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />1 <br />