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ELK RIVER ARENA 1000 SCHOOL STREET ELK RIVER, MN 55330 (763) 635 - 1141 FAX (763) 635 - 1144 rczech@ci.elk-river.mn.us INFORMATION To: Arena Commission Members From: Rich Czech, Arena Manager Date: June 2, 2005 Subject: Arena Update The Barn's ice was taken out the second week in April. With the new floor in place, there were no problems with lost ice time or leaks in the system. There were a few minor items to the punch list remaining to the project this spring; however these items have been taken care of and the money that was being held will be released. The Break Away spring league went very well, numbers in the Mini mites and Mites were up and the squirts numbers held steady. Due to the lack of interest, we have not had a Pee Wee or Bantam level for the last few years. The Skating Academy's skate show numbers were down. The lack of interest in the show may have had a lot to do with the theme ofthe show, (The Sound of Music). Next year's show will be "Grease". The show will be a faster pace show and should have a stronger interest. The summer skating season is on its way with several hockey camps and figure skating sessions available throughout the summer. Most of the camps are from coaches from Elk River; however the Roger's Boys and Girls high school coach's have scheduled their clinics at our rink. As you may be aware of Roger's has been talking about a new rink in their community. It sounds like they have obtained the land that is needed for an Arena; however the hard part of raising the necessary funds and creating the right financing package for the project is still in the process. There remains a lot of foot work to be completed; however the grassroots people working towards the completion of the project are committed to an Arena in Rogers.