Burton Weyermeier was a pro skater who taught Wild Rose children to skate. The Wild Rose Skating Club put on outside skating shows first back of Cleveland Ave near where Cal Jenks lives. Later the show moved to the area of Knoke's sawmill off from River St. The show started in the mid 1940's and the last show was in 1953. Mother's made customs for the skaterss. Weyermeier doing a solo, he brought other pro or semi-pro skaters for the show. There was snow fencing around the rink and many more people attended than the population of Wild Rose. Parking was hard to come by but there was no charge for it. Television is probably the reason the show ended because parents and children alike wanted to watch the new entertainment on television even if it was very snowy.
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