FRANKLIN — The Three Rivers City will have a safe spot for ice skating this winter, organized and funded by local residents.

“Less than eight months ago, a couple of young gentlemen who reside off of Bow Street were shoveling off the river when it was cold,” Stu Smith told the Franklin City Council earlier this month. “Some people got nervous, and the next thing you know is this lady is organizing the new ice rink. We’ve been very successful. We started our own 501(c)(3). Our community is extremely generous.”

That lady is Kathy Fuller, who said Friday more than $30,000 has been donated to the cause already, with a recent donation of $3,000 from a Peabody Home resident, for a rink at Odell Park.

Funds will be used toward the purchase and building of the temporary ice rink, restoration of

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