Mediacom Ice Park

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield-Greene County Park Board's Mediacom Ice Park will host the 2011 Show-Me-State Adult Ice Hockey Tournament on Friday, July 29 - Sunday, July 31. Ten teams will compete in a non-checking tournament. There are players representing 11 different states including: Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Iowa, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Colorado, and Missouri.  Players from states other than...

SPRINGFIELD -- People needing a break from all the turkey and trimmings on Christmas can get in some fun exercise on the ice. Mediacom Ice Park in Springfield will open its doors on the holiday for a free ice skating session. The event is all part of the Festival of Lights Celebration.      The one hour of free skating is from 5 p.m. to 6 p-m.      It will cost $2.50 for anyone needing to rent skates.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--If you need a little physical activity after the presents are opened and Christmas dinner is but a memory, take advantage of free ice skating at Jordan Valley Ice Rink on Tuesday, December 25th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. The free ice skating is part of Springfield's Festival of Lights Celebration. Skate rental will cost $2.50. Mediacom Ice Park is the sponsor of the event. The ice rink is located near the corner of Kimbrough and Trafficway in Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Springfield-Greene County Parks Department will participate in the Fireworks at the Field event on Saturday by hosting two ice skating sessions at Mediacom Ice Park, 635 East Trafficway. Ice skating sessions are from 3 – 4:30 p.m. and 7 – 8:30 p.m.  They include free skate rentals.  Fireworks at the Field admission stickers allow attendees to participate in this activity, along with activities at the Creamery Arts Center, Discovery Center and Hammons Field.  The event ends with the region’s largest fireworks show from Hammons Field.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- There will be more lights than ever before on the 33-foot Norway Spruce tree in Jordan Valley Park and fireworks at nearby Hammons Field will light up the evening sky during the kick-off ceremony for the Festival of Lights, Saturday, Nov. 19.   The Festival of Lights is a six-week celebration featuring a number of no or low-cost activities for people to enjoy during the holiday season along with a variety of music and theater...

Nothing says summer quite like heading to the diamond for a baseball game. The Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks held its fourth annual Step Up Walk Saturday, leading from the Mediacom Ice Park to Hammons Field for the Springfield Cardinals game. More than 850 people took part in the event.  And as an extra treat, walkers even got to go around the bases.  Organizers say the walk is a great way to raise Down Syndrome Awareness.     "Just geting in front of public and (the public)

SPRINGFIELD, -- For more than twenty years, thousands of people have celebrated the new year at First Night in downtown Springfield. Tickets were seven dollars a person. There were about half a dozen places in downtown that have venues with First Night. The YMCA had a lot of hands-on activities for the kids including face-painting. The tickets also let people check out the Discovery Center exhibits. Springfield Little Theatre also had a few performances. People could ice skate at the Mediacom Ice Park.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The American College Hockey Association Division 3 National Championships are in town, bringing 16 college hockey teams across the nation to Mediacom Ice Park for a week-long tournament. Each team has about 30 members, bringing the total to about 500 players. Factor in the players' friends and family, and you have a large impact on the local economy. The city estimates about 1,000 hotel rooms have been booked by people in town for the tournament. Those people will be spending on average $100 per person per day in local restaurants, shops, gas stations and more.

SPRINGFIELD -- Sure St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock would rather have been in Minnesota Thursday night with his troops playing the Wild.  Thanks to the NHL lockout, that was not an option. So "Hitch", Blues color analyst Darren Pang and NHL Hall of Famer Al MacInnis did the next best thing; visited with fans. A Blues caravan-of-sorts rolled into Springfield late Thursday for an autograph session at the Mediacom Ice Park.  During the visit, Hitchcock also guest-coached the Missouri State Ice Bears practice.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The American College Hockey Association Division 3 National Championships are in town, bringing 16 college hockey teams across the nation to Mediacom Ice Park for a week-long tournament. Each team has about 30 members, bringing the total to about 500 players. Factor in the players' friends and family, and you have a large impact on the local economy. The city estimates about 1,000 hotel rooms have been booked by people in town for the tournament. Those people will be spending on average $100 per person per day in local restaurants, shops, gas stations and more.

SPRINGFIELD -- People needing a break from all the turkey and trimmings on Christmas can get in some fun exercise on the ice. Mediacom Ice Park in Springfield will open its doors on the holiday for a free ice skating session. The event is all part of the Festival of Lights Celebration.      The one hour of free skating is from 5 p.m. to 6 p-m.      It will cost $2.50 for anyone needing to rent skates.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--If you need a little physical activity after the presents are opened and Christmas dinner is but a memory, take advantage of free ice skating at Jordan Valley Ice Rink on Tuesday, December 25th from 5:00 to 6:00 pm. The free ice skating is part of Springfield's Festival of Lights Celebration. Skate rental will cost $2.50. Mediacom Ice Park is the sponsor of the event. The ice rink is located near the corner of Kimbrough and Trafficway in Springfield.

SPRINGFIELD -- Sure St. Louis Blues head coach Ken Hitchcock would rather have been in Minnesota Thursday night with his troops playing the Wild.  Thanks to the NHL lockout, that was not an option. So "Hitch", Blues color analyst Darren Pang and NHL Hall of Famer Al MacInnis did the next best thing; visited with fans. A Blues caravan-of-sorts rolled into Springfield late Thursday for an autograph session at the Mediacom Ice Park.  During the visit, Hitchcock also guest-coached the Missouri State Ice Bears practice.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.-- The rink is pink at Mediacom Ice Park. The rink is getting special treatment for this weekend's hockey matches as the Missouri State Ice Bears host the University of Iowa. The special look is all to support breast cancer awareness. Crews at the rink began working Tuesday night to color the ice for the Friday and Saturday matches. Players will wear pink jerseys. Fans are invited to wear pink. Money raised those nights will benefit Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks.

Edited news release from City of Springfield: As the National Weather Service's Heat Advisory continues through Saturday evening, the Springfield-Greene County Park Board is offering extended outdoor pool hours, including swimming until 10 p.m. Saturday at Fassnight Pool. Splash n' Sizzle Weekends already planned for July offer extended pool hours with admission for $1 or one canned food item donation. Splash n' Sizzle locations, days and hours include: Fridays in July Grant Beach Pool, 1300 N. Grant Ave., 5:30 - 8 p.m. Westport Pool, 3100 W. Mt Vernon St., 5:30 - 8 p.m. Silver Springs Pool, 1100 N. Hampton Ave., 5:30 - 8 p.m. Saturdays in July Fassnight Pool, 1300 S. Campbell Ave., 5:30 - 10 p.m. Meador Pool, 2500 S. Fremont Ave., 5:30 - 8 p.m. Grant Beach Pool, 1300 N. Grant Ave., 5:30 - 8 p.m. Westport Pool, 3100 W. Mt Vernon St., 5:30 - 8 p.m. Silver Springs Pool, 1100 N. Hampton Ave., 5:30 - 8 p.m. All outdoor pools are also open normal hours Thursday through Sunday, 1-6:30 p.m. Maintenance days are staggered Monday through Wednesday.

A march in Springfield Monday morning to honor the civil rights leader.   They walked from the Mediacom Ice Park on East Trafficway across the MLK Bridge near downtown and ended at the Clara Thompson Hall across from Central High School. It was one of the largest turnouts in recent years.  One man we talked with grew up in Springfield and participated in the walk for the first time because his long time employer is now allowing workers to take the day off.  "When I was growing up, not much opportunity for minorities, now, it's a blessed feeling," Springfield resident Michael Adams said.

SPRINGFIELD, -- For more than twenty years, thousands of people have celebrated the new year at First Night in downtown Springfield. Tickets were seven dollars a person. There were about half a dozen places in downtown that have venues with First Night. The YMCA had a lot of hands-on activities for the kids including face-painting. The tickets also let people check out the Discovery Center exhibits. Springfield Little Theatre also had a few performances. People could ice skate at the Mediacom Ice Park.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - - The Springfield Regional Arts Council released the lineup of entertainers for the annual first Night Springfield.  First Night will be in downtown Springfield on Saturday, Dec. 31, from 5:30 p.m. to midnight. This community-wide, alcohol-free celebration of the visual and performing arts will ring in 2012 with live music, theatre, movies, children's activities, fireworks and more.  A complete schedule is at  www.FirstNightSpringfield.org .  This year's event will feature more than 20 performances at 10 venues.  Highlights include performances from national Christian recording group - Downhere, Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin, and The Skinny Improv at the Gillioz Theatre; open skating at Mediacom Ice Park; interactive exhibits at the Discovery Center; musical performances from the Young Artists and Youth Players and Y.E.S.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.  -- There will be more lights than ever before on the 33-foot Norway spruce tree in Jordan Valley Park, but fireworks will not light up the evening sky at Hammons Field during the kick-off ceremony for the Festival of Lights on Saturday.   The Festival of Lights is a six-week celebration featuring a number of no- or low-cost activities for people to enjoy during the holiday season along with a variety of music and theater performances in the spirit of the season.