All three outdoor ice rinks in Shelby Township, including one at Stony Creek, should now be open for the winter season.
Sharpen those blades, skaters. Shelby Township's outdoor ice rinks are ready for action. Thanks to recent freezing temperatures, the Shelby Township Parks & Recreation Department posted on its Facebook page Friday that the rink at Mae Stecker Park should be available for use starting Sunday. The rink at Mae Stecker is open weekends from dawn until dusk and weekdays from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., weather permitting. The township's second outdoor rink, located at River Bends Park, is currently open from dawn until dusk all days of the week, again weather permitting. The park is also home to sledding hills, which keep the same hours. A third rink is located on Stony Creek Lake near the boat launch area in Stony Creek Metropark. Here, skaters have …
The state-of-the-art recreational spots are dedicated to Robby Atherton, a former Eisenhower basketball star who died in 2008.
The morning of May 12 was filled with tears and hope, as the Robby Atherton Memorial Basketball Courts at Mae Stecker Park were officially opened. A gift to the city of Shelby Township by the Robby Atherton Foundation, the courts are an official dedication to Robby, who died Feb. 24, 2008. A 2004 graduate of Eisenhower High School, Robby was a star athlete, leading the Eagles basketball team to a regional championship and earning the coveted Macomb County Player of the Year award from The Macomb Daily along with all-state honors. Adorned in the Eisenhower school colors of blue, white and silver, it's no coincidence that the two $60,000 courts were placed at Mae Stecker, a place where Robby spent much of his childhood. "There were some …
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