Donald G. Schwartz, Author at Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool

Veteran Driveway in Hales Corners

Pictured are Phil and LuAnn and Isaac Bird on their driveway in the Village of Hales Corners. The Calvary came all at once on Friday morning to Phil and LuAnn Bird’s house. Terry Buss, President, Suburban Asphalt in Franklin joined me to address the ongoing piles of snow at the end of the Bird’s driveway. At the same time…

Cool Updates in Hales Corners

Woo hoo! The Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool received a $25,000.00 donation this past Friday. We are one step closer ($80,000.00 to go) to constructing the Alyson Dudek International Ice Center and the Jerry and Dorothy Holz Family Shelter projects in Hales Corners Park! Just a reminder- The Milwaukee County Parks Department requires that all the funds…

Thanks You Ice Rink Clearing Volunteers

On behalf of the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool, the Milwaukee County Parks Department, the Village of Hales Corners and the surrounding communities please join me in thanking the following Friends volunteers for taking the time this morning to clear off the snow at the temporary Alyson Dudek International Ice Center in Hales…

Thank You to Suburban Asphalt for Clearing the Ice Rink!

On behalf of the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool, the Village of Hales Corners and the surrounding communities please join me in thanking Arturo & Martin from Suburban Asphalt who worked and cleared the temporary Alyson Dudek International Ice Center in 1 degree weather earlier today in Hales Corners Park. Suburban Asphalt is…

Suburban Asphalt & Community Rink

On behalf of the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool, the Village of Hales Corners and the surrounding communities, please join me in thanking my very good friends at Suburban Asphalt who cleared the temporary Alyson Dudek International Ice Rink in Hales Corners Park on Thursday, January 24, 2019. The temperature was a balmy 14 degrees…

Ice Rink is Open

The temporary Alyson Dudek International Ice Rink in Hales Corners Park is open for skating!

Community Update: Hales Corners Park

The Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool and the Milwaukee County Parks Department are pleased to announce our donor plaque fundraiser to raise the final 30% needed for our projects in Hales Corners Park. There will be Gold, Silver, and Bronze plaques to keep with the Olympic spirit of this project and each will…

Red Arrow Park Skating

Pictured at Red Arrow Park Ice Rink in Milwaukee with Lori Allard, Park Ranger and Robby Lemmermann, Operations Manager with the Milwaukee County Parks Department. Red Arrow is ready for Friday skating! Perhaps, one day, Hales Corners Park will have a similar ice rink. 😊

Ice Skating in Hales Corners Park

The temporary Alyson International Ice Center in Hales Corners Park is finally beginning to freeze. With the nightly temperatures getting below 30 degrees the last couple of nights and the short term forecast is predicting the same for the next few- the rink should be open by the weekend. Stay tuned! When the yellow caution…