GF Tribune: Great Falls rink gets roughly 20K from Tippin concert
GF Tribune: Great Falls rink gets roughly 20K from Tippin concert
By Steve Schreck, sschreck@greatfallstribune.com
July 22, 2016
GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Country musician Aaron Tippin recently visited Great Falls for a concert fundraiser at Centene Stadium.
The event was a home run, and it might have well tipped things in the favor of the Great Falls IcePlex as far as remaining viable for the foreseeable future.
Jim Keough, the owner of the Great Falls Americans who is on the board of directors for the Great Falls Community Ice Foundation, said the rink received nearly $20,000 from that Sunday night less than two weeks ago.
“That went very well,” Keough said. “I want to thank the community, the baseball club and everyone who helped out.”
Just this Monday, a new ice plant – the old one was malfunctioning at too high of a rate – was delivered, which is good news for hockey players and figure skaters.
The money raised from the concert, Keough said, contributed greatly to the purchase of such an expensive and integral item that is essential to the sustainability of any ice rink.
“We are really excited to have that ice plant because it just makes it so much easier,” he said. “It will be more efficient and use less electricity, which eliminates some of the costs. Looking into the future, it should really work for quite a few years.” Read More>
