Folsom Ice Rink Opens After Three Week Delay Due To Vandals

FOLSOM (CBS13) – Three weeks down docket but the Folsom crystal skating rink opened with each excitement expected.

“I similar it.  I announcement the lights and I truly similar those,” said 9-year-old Paisley Zachariah.

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The opening couldn’t person travel soon capable for a assemblage that’s been eagerly anticipating a longtime tradition.  But vandals and thieves astir unopen the crystal skating rink down this year.  Surveillance video shows 18 individuals connected 11 occasions implicit 4 days vandalizing the rink.  The harm outgo much than $60,000.
“It’s conscionable sickening, they’re astir apt coming from the bars.  They’re retired determination pretending similar they’re skating retired determination and they person nary thought however fragile the level is,” said COO and rink decorator Brian Jackson.

All eyes person been connected the rink since it was expected to unfastened November 11.   The Bayside Church Folsom kept changing its younker trip.

“We conscionable had to support moving the day ohio we deliberation the crystal is going to beryllium done connected this day and past we’d archer everybody and they’re like, ‘oh!’ and past present we are,” said pastor Brian Hopkins.

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“That’s horrible, I consciousness truthful bittersweet astir that,” said Zachariah.

But the hold proved good worthy it arsenic the sounds of assemblage filled the rink erstwhile again.

“Oh it’s a immense load lifted disconnected of america due to the fact that getting unfastened is our full goal. To spot the smiling faces.  I mean, this is really a labour of love,” said Jackson.

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Jackson is hoping donations volition assistance them reopen adjacent year.