• Groundbreaking held for Alva Arena
Members of the Alva Arena Authority listen as Todd Holder tells the ten-year history of the arena project. From left are Daren Slater, Melinda Barton, Dr. Janet Cunningham, Holder, Darrel Kline, Gregg Glass and Mike Hood.
It's been 10 years from idea to realization. Wednesday morning, the groundbreaking was held for the Alva Arena at the intersection of County Road 460 and Flynn Street. People made their way along a gravel and dirt drive to a grouping of heavy equipment. Between the giant bulldozers and tractors, shovels waited in a line of dirt. Members of the Alva Arena Authority (AAA) took their places, gripping the shovel handles and wearing custom cowboy-style hardhats for the occasion.
AAA trustee Todd Holder provided some history of the years' long work to bring the new facility to reality. He said it wa...
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