ice rink in the making

ROBERT DEBERRY/Frontiersman Wasilla resident Dennis Cooley puts
down water for the first layer of ice at the outdoor ice rink near
Iditarod Elementary Saturday afternoon. Cooley says it takes
ROBERT DEBERRY/Frontiersman Wasilla resident Dennis Cooley puts down water for the first layer of ice at the outdoor ice rink near Iditarod Elementary Saturday afternoon. Cooley says it takes about 20 volunteer hours and 50,000 gallons of water to complete the rink with five inches of ice.

ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman

Wasilla resident Dennis Cooley puts down water for the first layer of ice at the outdoor ice rink near Iditarod Elementary Saturday afternoon. Cooley says it takes about 20 volunteer hours and 50,000 gallons of water to complete the rink with 5 inches of ice.

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