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Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Marketing Director
Phone 952-833-9520 • Fax 952-826-0390 • Web www.CityofEdina.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Outdoor ice rinks open for season
Edina, Minn., Dec. 17, 2010 – The City of Edina’s 11 outdoor ice skating rinks have opened for
the season.
The 11 ice skating rinks are at Arden, Cornelia School, Creek Valley, Highlands, Lewis, Normandale,
Pamela, Strachauer, Todd, Walnut Ridge and Weber parks. All locations have warming houses and
hockey rinks.
Warming house hours are 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday
and 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Hours Dec. 20 through Jan. 2 are noon to 9:30 p.m. daily. Holiday
hours are noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 24, noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 31 and noon to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 1. Rinks will
be closed Dec. 25.
Some rinks are reserved for youth hockey practices beginning at 6 p.m. on weekdays. Some rinks
also have youth hockey games on Saturdays and Sundays. Each rink will have a schedule posted.
General outdoor ice skating rinks are scheduled to remain open until Feb. 21.
Centennial Lakes Park also features a 10-acre lake for skating. Ice is groomed daily by
maintenance crews. Skaters can warm up near indoor and outdoor fireplaces while enjoying hot
chocolate, hot dogs and other snacks from the concessions stand. Regular concessions stand
and skate rental hours are 4 to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday,
and noon to 9:30 p.m. Sunday and most other non-school days. The ice rink is open at noon on
weekdays to accommodate those who have their own ice skates. Skate rental is $5 per pair, and
ice sled rental is $7 per hour. There is no charge to skate. Photo identification must be given as
a deposit for sled and trainer rentals.
For information on conditions at general outdoor ice skating rinks, call the Park and Recreation
Department’s activity hotline at 952-826-0368 or visit www.EdinaParks.com. For more
information on the condition of ice at Centennial Lakes Park, call 952-833-9580 or visit
www.CentennialLakesPark.com or www.facebook.com/CentennialLakes.
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