Kramer Rolling Skate Rink Rejuvenation Project 2025-2026
Facility needs and wants:
Maybe Getting/Got/Done
- 25 new roller skates, quad funded by Westhope Community Foundation, new skates
- 7 new safety helmets, mixed sizes, 5 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and signage at entryway (entry fee and skating rules) Minot Walmart grant
- 2 skating aids for new skaters funded by Kuhnenn donation, already put together and at the rink office
- Wire shelves for skate storage and sorting funded by anonymous donation, already put together and at the rink office
- Security lockers for skaters (Available at $120)
- Floors cleaned - city funded, done by city auditor, council president and council member and her brother
- Painting (entryway, office area, some wall areas) est. $36.00
- 3 holes in walls fixed (est $25)
- Fixed lighting and used Hide Cord to cover ground level electrical extensions funded by anonymous donation
- Sump pump electrical connection funded by anonymous donation
- Panic doors est $189.00 (gaming request not approved)
- 3 deadbolts for city hall doors. City funded. One installed and two in storage at city hall
- Floor cleaning machine and pads (available at $399)
- Floor mats entryway – est $150.00 and floor mats at tables – est $150.00
- Heavy Duty Multi-Surface Push Broom est $27.00
- Acquire rotating multi-colored light for floor effects – Estimate $50.00
What is needed for our existing roller skates
- Salvage parts from old skates in attic space and under stairs – in progress. There are still a lot of unusable skates, but other needs control our time at the moment
- Remove unusable skates from shelving and rearrange usable skates – done by CW Peters and Auditor Timbrook
- New laces - obtained 15 pair with grant and CWJ Peters found unused laces while cleaning the shelves used for storing skates and these were washed
- New skate inserts/insoles – (est $40)
- Clean old skates still in use - done by M Timbrook
Donations, Grants, Gaming Funds for Project
- City of Bottineau Walmart Grant request: $300.00 for skating drinks and food 2025-2026 - funds expended
- City of Minot Walmart Grant request: $500.00 for skating safety helmets and 4 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and entryway signage - funds expended
- Donation (Anonymity requested) $200.00 - Few dollars remaining will most likely be used to purchase insoles
- Westhope Community Grant request: $1,000.00 for new skates - funds expended
- Kuhnenn Motorcycle Club Donation: $250.00 - funds expended