Sentences with phrase «many outdoor rinks»

Many outdoor rinks have skate rentals available if you don't happen to have a pair of your own at home.

In the 2008 documentary «Pond Hockey,» director Tommy Haines chronicled how budget cuts at suburban Minnesota parks and recreation departments have forced many public outdoor rinks to close.

In Illinois, 376 public outdoor rinks are in operation, but some park districts in recent years banned skating on their ponds because the winters haven't been cold enough to freeze a layer thick enough for safe skating.

There are also a ton of outdoor rinks at local neighbourhoods around Waterloo.

While figure skating lessons and public skates won't be available, the district hopes to offer outdoor rinks at Austin Gardens and Longfellow Park, weather permitting.

The facility was built in 1962 with its most recent major update in 1982, when its then - outdoor rink was enclosed and heated, Hamilton said, adding that with mechanical issues over the year, the more than 50 - year - old building is «limping across the finish line.»

Under the plan, eight Olympic - size, outdoor rinks would be built over the next two years and operate from Nov. 20 through March 17 annually.

The village opened two new outdoor rinks in Centennial Park last month, one for pickup hockey games, the other for general skating.

I've been meaning to post about outdoor rinks FOREVER, but every time I've adjusted my editorial calendar to post, the weather got weirdly warm!

Check your local indoor ice rink for free skate days, or check out a local outdoor rink!

Residents near Thornwood Park, 2400 Thornwood Ave., are worried that a seasonal outdoor rink allowing ice hockey would affect their neighborhood, depending on the lighting and hours of operation.

There is no supervision or skate rental at the outdoor rink.

Aside from using the local data for ice maintenance, OGS has been in contact with outdoor rinks in every other corner of the state — from Rockefeller Center to Buffalo — to develop best practices for achieving and maintaining a pristine rink.

In spring and summer head to Westminster Ponds to see deer and maybe even coyote while, for a winter date idea, try a bit of skating at Victoria Park's outdoor rink.

In the winter, kids embrace the cold by spending hours outside on dozens of outdoor rinks.

Not only does the city have ample green space, an abundance of outdoor rinks and more than 85 km of bike trails along the Sturgeon River, it also runs an International Children's Festival that draws 55,000 people every year.

Amateur hockey players may have noticed that the season for outdoor rinks is shrinking.

The panel followed the 2010 Winter Classic, the only NHL game of the season to be played in an outdoor rink, at Boston's Fenway Park.

It's also a good idea for your kids to take their first strides on the ice at public indoor or outdoor rinks.

Besides being decorated in traditional boughs and offering a gourmet Christmas lunch, dinner and afternoon tea, the Hall features a number of wintry activities like ice skating on the outdoor rink, sleigh rides and outdoor fire pits to keep warm as you sing carols in between glasses of egg nog.

The grand 18th - century courtyard makes for a beautiful location for this 900 square meter outdoor rink.

Not exact matches

These mega-ships have everything from ice skating rinks to outdoor parks, and feel more like mobile cities than boats.

Temecula Chilled encompasses the beauty of all the twinkling lights, the sparkle of iconic snowflakes, the grand and glorious illusions of snowfall and snow flurries, the Temecula On Ice outdoor skating rink, and special and unique Temecula Chilled beverages and desserts.

* Temecula on Ice: Outdoor Skating Rink at Old Town Temecula Town Square.

In addition, a guest favorite — the romantic skating rink above The Venetian's iconic outdoor Grand Canal — will return.

Guests can enjoy the outdoor skating rink daily, with sessions at 3:15 pm, 4:15 pm, 5:15 pm, 6:15 pm, 7:15 pm, 8:15 pm, 9:15 pm, and 10:15 pm.

One, the world's largest cable car, takes 101 passengers at once to a huge indoor - outdoor skating rink on top of Mt. Komagatake.

A rink near us also has a few outdoor fire pits to warm up at afterwards!

I thought by now I'd be doing a roundup on outdoor skating rinks (fear not, that feature is forthcoming) but many rinks are delayed due to the weather.

But in recent years, it has become the winter swing set for the Chicago suburbs, offering children much - needed outdoor play time and their fathers bragging rights over whose is rink is biggest, smoothest and most fun.

«This is one of the craziest years that we've had,» said Larry Bower, director of the parks and planning at the Wheaton Park District who's been with them for 29 years and says providing outdoor skating rinks is one of the district's «biggest challenges.»

Ten outdoor basketball courts and three roller blade / hockey rinks could be set up on the parking lot if the Village Board approves not striping the parking stalls.

The facility could include athletic fields, a recreation building, a skating rink, an outdoor pool, an equestrian center, a model farm and a nursery.

Recreational facilities include five outdoor swimming pools, five community centers (each with gymnasium and meeting rooms), a cultural arts center, historical museum, senior center, Forest View Racquet and Fitness Club, Heritage Tennis Club, Arlington Lakes Golf Club, Olympic Indoor Swim Center, Nickol Knoll Golf Club, Melas Park Softball Complex, Lake Arlington's 1.8 mile walk / bike path and 50 acre boating lake, Sunset Meadows driving range, athletic fields and.88 mile walking path, 45 ball diamonds (41 Park District, 4 School District), 3 football fields and 7 soccer fields (5 Park District, 2 School District), 42 playgrounds, 52 outdoor tennis courts, 16 outdoor ice skating rinks, 7 sand volleyball courts, 30 basketball courts and 17 picnic areas.

The Village of Orland Park has several outdoor events coming up as part of its Winter Follies series on Thursdays at the Winter Wonderland Ice Rink, 15600 West Ave.

«The village's Winter Follies events at our ice rink offer some nice outdoor activities for the whole family,» Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin said.

It is uncertain at this time if the outdoor ice rink will be available this winter, however, swimmers will be pleased to know that Camelot's swimming pool will be open for use during the summer of 2014.

All rinks are outdoors; many close immediately after March break, so get out on the ice while you can!

The 75 - acre Busch Grove Community Park, which runs along Illinois Highway 83, is equipped with a bike path, golf center, safety town, basketball and sand volleyball courts, a fast - pitch wall, a soccer field, a picnic shelter and an outdoor skating rink for hockey games.

The incumbents said they have upgraded fields at North Park, developed Maggie Rogers Park, installed an outdoor ice rink, increased the number of programs to more than 100 and hired Park Director Scott Piwowarczyk.

The 9 - acre park, to be completed in November, will feature a playground, a sled hill, an outdoor ice skating rink, a wood chip mountain bike path, an asphalt jogging and bike path, a sand volleyball court and an open field for neighborhood children to play on.

The Wilmette Park District board could vote Monday on an outdoor ice hockey rink that has heated up community interest.

The Village of Orland Park has several outdoor events coming up as part of its Winter Follies series on Thursdays at the Winter Wonderland Ice Rink, 15600 West Ave.. A snowman - building contest will be held Jan. 23, followed by an ice skills and agility challenge Feb. 6 and a sweetheart skate Feb. 13.

Now the district has 58 parks on more than 440 acres, five swimming pools with adjoining neighborhood centers, one indoor pool, a cultural arts center, a tennis club, fitness center, 43 softball diamonds, 17 soccer fields, 58 outdoor tennis courts and 26 outdoor ice skating rinks.

Naperville's Park District also has five natural outdoor skating rinks — three for free - skating and two for hockey.

The city was expected to sign off on the contract last week for NY Carousel to take over and renovate the outdoor go - kart park at 215 Schmidts Lane, but it was pulled from consideration at the request of Borough President James Oddo to make sure the roller hockey rink there isn't demolished.

«No one responded to run that outdoor ice skating rink.»

Get outdoors or head to a local ice rink to get active for the day.

Chicago has a beautiful outdoor skating rink in Millennium Park, and while I may not be good at ice skating, it sounds so much fun!

The rink Jeff's team plays in is pretty cold — there's actually no wall on one side (not uncommon in European rinks) so it opens to the outdoors.