A question for Youngstown residents
Do we really need a Rayen Stadium on the north side of Youngstown?
THE REST OF THE STORY
As usual we just get teasers but little substence so here's the rest of the story.
Campaign aims to raise $3M for Rayen Stadium
http://www.vindy.com/news/2011/oct/20/campaign-aims-to-raise-m-for-rayen-stadi/
Another Pork job we can't afford so the Marxist can rally around saying look at us we are spending our way to insolvency.
The only city high school is on the east side.
(The only city of Youngstown public high school with a football team is on the east side)
A football team usually averages 5 home games per season.
Suggestion
Use a suburban school's football field.
If scheduled properly, six schools could potentially use the same field. There could be games every Friday night, Saturday afternoon and every Saturday evening during football season.
If, and I say if, the money comes from private sources, and not tax dollars, then great.
"The only city high school is on the east side."
NOT TRUE ... sure, its the only one that has an athletic program, but its not "the only city high school" in Youngstown. Chaney boys can and do play for the East team.
QuoteIf, and I say if, the money comes from private sources, and not tax dollars, then great.
I agree.
Stambaugh Stadium at YSU is the home field for
YSU, Mooney High School, and Ursuline High School
Rayen alumni folks where are you and for that matter folks from Chaney, or even the Cafaro's and York's. between all these folks the $3 million could be raised easily.
The old Rayen stadium was used for all outdoor sports activities in its day.
Quote from: jay on October 20, 2011, 10:06:15 AM
Stambaugh Stadium at YSU is the home field for
YSU, Mooney High School, and Ursuline High School
I wouldn't see a problem with them expanding to more schools. If the building is there, use it to it's complete capacity is our take on it. Don't find another place to waste money. If people really want to spend the $, use that money for those teams to compete in a safe environment with plenty of space for spectators.
Central location with plenty of parking. Good idea. :laugh: ;D :laugh:
Exactly
UPDATE on stadium project.
www.rayenstadium.org
As a teenager I would work "hustling" in the stands at South High School on Friday nights, work the clean up on Saturday morning. Then walk over to Rayen to work the Saturday night game there and sleep in the stadium overnight to clean up on Sunday Morning.
(Though Dad would always pick us up on Sunday for a quick trip home for showers before church service.)
And yes those kids in the stands selling the popcorn and Fries and what ever called themselves hustlers....... Best night I ever had was a cold rainy night at Rayen when the owner decided to send me out with hot coffee.....
I'll send them a little donation just for the memories.........
Do you remember the husband and wife team that sold hot roasted peanuts from their peanut cart at Rayen stadium? They were a great old couple. In later years after her husband passed away she would take her cart downtown to the Square and sell peanuts to passers by, and did a pretty good business, and all the folks that remembered her from the football games would buy a bag from her and remanise over some of the great games at Rayen stadium.
I think I remember them......... Hard to say, I wasn't interested in what other people were doing at the time. You know those teenage years.............
Yes