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The Winthrop Town Council has turned down a request from the Winthrop Rink, which the town owns, for an additional $10,000 toward the purchase of a much-needed ice-resurfacing machine.
Rink manager Connor Walsh earlier told the council that a newer ice-resurfacing machine — in this case, a used one he had identified as available — was needed to replace the existing 17-year-old machine, which is increasingly unreliable.
Going into its third season with an ice-making system, the Winthrop Rink is in need of a new ice-resurfacing machine, rink manager Connor Walsh told the Winthrop Town Council last week.
Walsh was making the case for purchase of a replacement for the existing ice resurfacer, which he said is 17 years old (purchased used by the rink) and has had couple of serious mechanical breakdowns. He asked the council to consider providing $50,000 from the town’s lodging tax revenues to help pay for a replacement machine, which he estimated would cost $75,000 to $85,000.
Hockey tournaments a big boost to the local tourism economy By Don Nelson Despite a shorter season, the Winthrop Rink saw increased usage in several areas during its second winter of operation with a permanent refrigeration system. Rink manager Connor Walsh recently reported on the rink’s 2017-18 performance, noting that the adults’ and kids’ hockey […]
The Winthrop Town Council has approved a six-year plan for the town’s parks and recreation facilities, in time to qualify for state Recreation Conservation Office (RCO) grants to support specific projects. RCO grants have been instrumental in such projects as the Winthrop Rink and the Susie Stephens Trail.
College ice hockey is a popular game with devoted fans in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S., but in the Pacific Northwest, it’s not a major collegiate sport.
Still, rink rats will find a way, as …
The Apple Puck is back at the Winthrop Rink — with a slightly different look. This year’s game between college club programs will feature the University of Washington and the Eastern Washington University Eagles taking to the ice on Feb. 17 (Presidents Day weekend). The puck drops at 6 p.m. The inaugural Apple Puck in […]
Six new pickleball courts opened at the Winthrop Rink for the Methow Valley Pickleball Club this month.
The club, which meets on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 9 a.m., has been playing in Twisp for the past three years – outdoors at the town park, and indoors at the …
The Winthrop Rink closes for the winter on Sunday (March 12), after a successful first season with ice-making equipment that allowed the facility to stay open longer than it ever has. Through March 5, the rink had been open for 108 days this season, according to information provided by rink manager Connor Walsh. The previous […]
By Don Nelson The Winthrop Rink’s first Apple Puck ice hockey game, a match between club teams from the University of Washington and Washington State University, got a warm reception Saturday night (Feb. 18). UW won the regulation-time game, 8-0, and most of the action was on the Cougars’ defensive end. But the teams’ competitiveness […]
What a difference a really big ice machine makes.
A year ago, the Winthrop Rink was already closed for the season after a Christmas Day 2015 opening. The rink had been plagued by bad (meaning warm) weather and the frustration of unremitting delays in the arrival and installation of a long-anticipated refrigeration system that would create …
