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Caution: Floor Slippery When Frozen

Kevin C. Brown
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90.5 WESA
Gordon Nolan uses a Zamboni-brand edger to cut the surface of the  ice at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar, PA. The tool helps keep the ice surface level; with regular use, ice rinks can become bowl-shaped."

Gordon Nolan spends a lot of time on the ice, but rarely on skates. As the head of maintenance at Alpha Ice Complex in Harmar, it is his job to keep three ice rinks ready for hockey teams, figure skaters, and the public. In more than a decade of working on the ice, he has only fallen twice. “That’s pretty good, I think.”

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