9 P.M.: Rollerskating popular for all ages
Popular music, check. Flashing lights, check. Hyperactive teenagers, check. Rollerskates, check.
Those four things make up a typical night for Spinning Wheels Arena at 1241 N. Mission Road.
Georgia Ramirez, Amber Bennett and Sabrina Garibay, all age 12, have been going to the rink for almost three years.
“I like coming here to skate and dance and meet up with my friends,” Bennett said.
When asked about meeting boys at the skating rink, all three giggled, but Ramirez spoke up.
“I have met many of my boyfriends here,” she said.
Jackie Heath, a Mount Pleasant resident, likes coming to Family Night at the rink because it is a great way to bond with hers.
“I like coming here with my two kids and my sister’s eight kids because ... everyone has fun; families just don’t go out and do anything anymore,” Heath said.
