Olympic-sized outdoor rink in Kipling open for the season
KIPLING -- As many look to the outdoors in light of restrictions on indoor activities, a Kipling man has built an Olympic-sized outdoor skating rink in the town. Alan Batters set up a tobogganing hill and ice rink on an empty plot of land he owns in Kipling last year, leading to the rink project for this winter. Batters says seeing how much the community enjoyed the winter fun last year inspired him to build the rink, complete with a Zamboni. "The property was the site of the old hospital site, so my son was born here and then sadly passed away here, so that's why I purchased the prop...