Roller Rink or Ice Rink?

Roller skating rink or Ice skating rink? I feel Harlan should add either one of these. Roller skating rinks are a fun thing to do in your free time. They have been around for about a century. 1930-1950 was a popular time for roller skating then again in the 70s and 80s. Roller skating is a fun thing to do with friends and family. Whether it be rollerblading or roller skating you could go out and enjoy it. A rink costs around $75,000+ but this is not including what renter skates would cost and maybe some extra fun stuff. 

An Ice skating rink is also very fun. Ice skating rinks have been around since 1876 so they're pretty old too. An ice skating rink/hockey rink would cost up to $200,000 to $600,000. Now not only could a person skate for fun but there are some other perks to ice rinks. Figure skating is a sport that some people might enjoy doing around Harlan. Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. Another fun sport that could be added to Harlan is Hockey. Hockey is like football on ice with sticks instead of hands so I feel Harlan would enjoy it. (the only downside to the sports is they may cost a lot of money)

If it were up to me I would definitely add an ice rink to harlan. I feel it would be a fun thing for many people to do. I also love watching hockey and skating is pretty fun to do.

 

QUESTIONS

~What would you choose, ice rink or roller rink? Why?

~Should we add either to Harlan?

 

Sources 

https://skateworld1.com/the-incredible-history-of-roller-skating/#:~:text=1819%20%E2%80%93%20A%20Frenchman%20named%20Mr,first%20public%20roller%20skating%20rinks

https://www.britannica.com/sports/ice-skating 

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  • Personally to me I think roller rink would be better than ice rink because not everybody like going ice skating and plus roller skating you can do year around. Also I think adding roller rink to Harlan would help more business come to Harlan and let us people have more fun.

    • Ice skating and roller skating can both be year round if an ice rink was inside. I agree that it would bring fun to Harlan.

  • In my opinion, I would want an ice skating rink, but I realize that it would probably be too expensive. In the old town I used to live in, they had a roller skating rink to go to, so I would prefer an ice rink so I would have more variety However, because the ice rink is multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars and the money could probably be put to better use for something else, I don't think that it would be best to add either to Harlan.

     
  • I would choose ice rink, because I think it is more fun and people would enjoy it more. Although, I think a roller rink would be safer for little kids. The blades on the bottom on an ice skating shoe is dangerous and can harm kids. I think adding a roller rink would be a great addition to Harlan.

  • I think personally, that a roller skate rink would be more fun and you could use it all year round unlike an ice skating ring when it's only in use in the winter. I don't think that it would be best to add either to Harlan.  I also think that no one would step up and start it.

  • I think that an ice rink would be a lot of fun and attract more people, but I think that it would be too expensive. I also think that no one would step up and start it, because it is risky starting a business in such a small town. I think it would be fun, but impractical.

  • In my opinion, I would want an ice skating rink, but I realize that it would probably be too expensive. At the old town I used to live in, they had a roller skating rink to go to, so I would prefer an ice rink so I would have more variety However, because the ice rink is multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars and the money could probably be put to better use for something else, I don't think that it would be best to add either to Harlan.

    • I agree that adding an ice rink would be a bit too expensive but I feel it would be worth it. It might be able to be put to better use but I feel Harlan needs a little more fun things to do so we don't have to take an hour drive to the city everytime we want to do something fun.

  • I really do not think that many people would use it very often. I think that the people who want to skate could go to counsil bluffs or omaha to skate. I think it would be fun but I do not think it will get enough use to keep the company open. 

    • I disagree that not many people would use either rink. I feel adding something to Harlan such as a rink people will find more fun in the town. Peope are always saying Harlan has nothing and it's so boring and I feel adding a fun rink would give Harlan a bit of spice.

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