Historic Folsom District keeps ice skating a holiday tradition amid pandemic

WONG TELLS US HOW BUSINESSESAND HISTORICAL SOME AREKEEPING SOME TRADITIONS GOINGDURING THE PANDEMIC.YES WE CAN HISTORICALFULSOME IS A TRADITION JUST 8YEARS OLD WHEN THAT HAS BEENFOUND TO BE VALUABLE TOSHOPKEEPERS THERE.

BUT THISYEAR THE S HAS ADDED T IN SO.IF WE CAN GET OUT THE SAFEHEALTHY.I THINK IT'S A TRADITIONALHOLIDAY EVENTS LIKE THIS ARENO LONGER COMMON IN THEPANDEMIC THAT HAS SEEN A SURGEIN INFECTIONS.

THE SANTADOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO HAS BEENCANCELED.

DOZENS OF HOLIDAYCRAFT FAIRS LIKE THE YEARLYCROCKER ARTISTS AND FAIR WHICH2 HUGE CROWDS TO AN INDOORVENUE HAVE ALSO BEEN CANCELED.IN SACRAMENTO IS TRYING TOKEEP FAMILY ACTIVITIES ALIVEPROMOTING ITS WATERFRONTFERRIS WHEEL.

BUT THIS ISWHERE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO'SWINTER ICE RINK IS NORMALLYHELD ITS 25 YEAR RUN IS OVERAT LEAST FOR THIS YEAR SPOTSOF RED THE DOWNTOWNPARTNERSHIP.

IT RECOGNIZESTHAT THE GOLDEN ONE CENTERACROSS THE STREET IS NO LONGERSTAGING HOLIDAY EVENTS LIKE ISHOWS CONCERTS TENSEBASKETBALL GAMES, WHILEREGULARS AT THE DOWNTOWNSACRAMENTO ICE RINK WILL HAVETO WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.

THEFOLKS AT THE FULL SOMEHISTORICAL DISTRICT.

WHAT THEPAINS TO MAKE SURE ITS ICERINK WILL BE OPEN FOR THISHOLIDAY SEASON.

WE ARE HERE.VERY VERY HAPPY.HAPPY THE COUNTY HEALTHOFFICIALS APPROVED THEMETICULOUS OPERATING PLAN THATINCLUDES FREQUENT CLEANINGMASK REQUIREMENTS AND ANONLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM TOCONTROL THE NUMBER OF PEOPLEBEEN IN HER DAUGHTER ELLE AREEQUALLY HAPPY.

YEAH, THIS IS AGREAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUTAND GET SOME EXERCISE AND HAVEFUN RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMASGRANDKIDS TO SKATE THE FUNFAMILY TIME AND IT'S IMPORTANTFOR US TO BE ABLE TO ENJOYACTIVITIES.AND THE METS TO COVID OFCOURSE THE MERCHANTS ANDFULSOME HISTORIC DISTRICT WILLALSO BENEFIT.THE MAIN STREET IS CLOSEDMAKING THE DISTRICT INTO APROBABLY NOT SO THAT FOLKS CANSPREAD OUT AND WALK TO THEDISTRICT AND STILL FIND THATHOLIDAY JOY DOWN HERE.BUT DO IT WITH RESPECTFULDISTANCE JUST IN TIME FORSMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY.