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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    • I think that adding one to Harlan would be a very fun thing too. Ice skating can be scary at first but once you do it more it gets super fun.

  • I don't think that we should add either.  I think that it would be difficult for the rinks to make enough revenue to cover the cost of the construction charges and maintanence costs.  I think that it would be a cool idea but I don't think they could generate enough revenue.

    • I agree that it might be hard to cover costs but I feel to make Harlan more fun we need to add something to do. I feel lots of people would enjoy doing either of these things. If we can't add one of these things we need to add a different fun thing.

  • I think that an ice rink would be nice in the summer because it is hot outside and it would be nice cold inside. But I also think that ice rink would be nice in the winter so there is something to do in harlan because there is nothing to do.

  • I think a roller rink would be better to have therefore we could use it year round instead of only during winter time. Yes I think we should add at least one of them, theres not enough to do in this town and I feel like it could also help bring more people into Harlan.

    • Although it might seem you could only ice skate in winter, it could be all year round if it were inside. I also think that adding either would make the town more fun.

  • I think that  both are equally as fun but I would prefer a roller rink. They are so fun after you know how to skate. Friends, food, and fun. Harlan should have turned the old bomgaars into a roller rink for the town it would be very popular

  • If we had the option to have an ice rink or a roller rink in Harlan, I would personally choose an ice rink. I would choose an ice rink because I feel like you can do more things with an ice rink such as hockey, figure skating, and skating with your friends. It would be a good idea if one of these would be added to our town, but I don't know how many people would actually use it. 

  • I believe that we should add one of the two but I would have to go with the ice rink. just for the fact that it may add another sport that most high schools don't have in iowa but could be a fun sport to add for some people.

    • I also agree that we should go with ice rinks, but I would be fine with either. I think that people would love watching and/or doing hockey or figure skating.

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