<p>SHAWN GUST/Press Vince Hughes, right, is aided by Matthew Beam, manager for the KYRO ice arena, in removing a large tarp from the chilling machine that is used in the production of the facility's ice. The organization saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by purchasing a used unit from a Pasco, Washington rink.</p>
August 31, 2011
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August 31, 2011 9 p.m.
HOT as ICE
New rink's rallying cry: 'We just need to get it opened'
COEUR d'ALENE - A cool wind swirled dust in the sprawling parking lot outside the skating rink Tuesday morning, whipping up a refreshing reminder that hockey playing and ice skating season soon will be here.