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C. Dryfloor The Arena's Spring and Summer 4th—6th grade parties were very successful this past year. The Spring party attendance was 818 while the Summer dance had 522 in attendance at $3.00 a person. The expense to put on the parties is relatively low and they are very good money makers for the Arena. This Fall we are hoping to team up with the High School Boys Hockey Blueline Club to provide a few carnival games. This will do a few things for us; provide another source of revenue, give the kids more things to do, and provide more chaperones. The Spring Arts and Craft Fair was also very successful. All spaces were rented indoors and we even sold a few spots outside. Attendance was good which should help in retaining crafters for next year. The Fall Arts and Craft Fair which will be held September 14`h and 15th has only outside spaces left. The Jose Cole Circus which was held in May did not fair as well. The attendance was at the lowest it has been in a long time. We are hoping that next year's circus will rebound. The Business Expo went well; however, I believe there is a push to move it back to the high school once the high school is finished because they can provide more space. The Olympic rink is sand base, so we cannot hold Dryfloor events in the Olympic rink. There is a product called"Ice Deck"that can be laid over ice to provide a floor where activities then could be held on the Olympic rink. Ice Deck would cost about $29,000.00 to cover the Olympic rink. We would have to hold a lot of Dryfloor events on the Olympic rink to recover the expense of the dryfloor; storage would also be an issue. In April I reported that we may be hosting a Christian concert. Unfortunately the promoter for the Christian concert could not find enough financial backing so the concert didn't happen. We offered roller blade open hockey sessions, however, with low registrations the sessions were cancelled. E. Rink Floor of the Barn For the last four or five summers we have been leak checking the floor. This year when we leaked checked the floor we found an area were several leaks appeared. We also found a couple of areas that appear to be leaking; however, they seem to come and go. We believe that these leaks are so small in this area they are hard to detect because they may be leaking downwards more than upwards since the leaks will take the path of least resistance. We are now in the process of repairing the leaks we know we have and are keeping an eye on the others. Hopefully when we start up this fall we will not experience any other leaks.