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Volunteers Overcome Obstacles to Prepare Temporary Ice Rink

A huge thank you to Mike Seavert, Don Paulus, and Ted Shaw, volunteers with the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool, for their efforts to prepare the temporary Alyson Dudek Community Ice Rink. Although the frozen ground presented a challenge, we’re committed to creating a great skating experience for the kids. With teamwork and…

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Fire Department Helps with Ice Rink

I’m pictured in Hales Corners Park at the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Center with Martin Friebergs, Deputy Fire Chief and his crew from the Hales Corners Fire Department. We have an adventure in progress with a leak in the liner and it’s snowing pretty good right now! At least we will have a…

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Alyson Dudek International Ice Center Signage

Special thanks to Bob Stollenwerk, Mike Seavert and Don Paulus who joined me this morning to put up the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Center signage and cover the steel poles with cushions, and ready the snow blower in Hales Corners Park for a winter of recreational fun!

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Preparing the Ice Rink

Pictured are Chris Menden and his son Carson with members of the Hales Corners Fire Department in the background preparing to fill the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Rink on behalf of the Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool. Or as little Carson said -“fill it with fire water.” With the temperatures getting…

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Ice Rink Setup Complete

The Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool installed the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Rink in Hales Corners Park this morning. We had 15 hearty Friends volunteers show up on a cold and wintry day to get the ice rink set – up on behalf of the residents in the Village of Hales…

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Final Call

The Friends have 8-9 people right now to set up the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Rink tomorrow, Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 9am in Hales Corners Park. However, we need 5-6 more people to help us so that inter-generational ice skating will be available to all this winter in the Villlage of Hales…

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UPDATE: Ice Rink Setup

Due to the fact that the Whitnall Park Rotary Craft Fair was this past Saturday, December 2, 2017 and some of our volunteers were committed to this event, we decided to reschedule setting up the Alyson Dudek International / Community Ice Rink. for next Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 9:00 am. This will be the…

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Volunteers Needed for Ice Rink Setup

The Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool need at least ten people to help to set up the Alyson Dudek Community Ice Rink next Saturday, December 2, 2017 beginning at 9:30 am. We will meet in front of the Hales Corners Pool house. The more people the faster the setup goes. Please RSVP to…

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November 11 Meeting

Just a reminder that this Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 10:00 – 11:30 am is the next Friends of Hales Corners Park & Pool meeting. We will be meeting at the James R.Ryan Municipal Building located at 5635 S. New Berlin Road in Hales Corners in the Board room on the first floor. Items to…

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Taking the Volleyball Net Down for the Winter

A cool and sunny Sunday morning in Hales Corners Park. Taking the volleyball net down for the winter and the temporary Alyson Dudek International Ice Center will go here within a month – weather permitting. Notice the Veterans Memorial in the distance.

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