The ice skating rink I'm most fond of was the one located on the small playground on the corner of North and Newcomb, right across the street from Lane's grocery store and popscicles were available only three months out of the year. We had a warming house and often people would bring apples and bake them on the stove for a treat, I loved that smell. There was always an annual hockey game between the West Side and the East Side, just an informal bunch of guys playing,but it seemed very important, bragging rights you know. I remember my father really looking forward to playing in that game . The score and years was written on the warming house wall or ceiling the year they played on the East Side.
Later that park closed, but it was always fun to climb the slide with your ice skates on and slide down onto the ice and see if you could keep your balance.
The rink moved to the East Side School and so did the warming house. We went every nite we could there was always a large crowd there, some playing hockey a real favorite was pom-pom and crack the whip. We'd often look forward to going to the CO-OP to use the bathroom or to buy treats and of course always with our ice skates on, you just wouldn't have it any other way. I remember some kids walking to Fleming's to buy tiny jellybeans from a machine.

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