By Carol Walker
Watching a football game on a balmy afternoon is pretty pleasant compared to shivering through an evening game on a cold, fall night. But parents and other football fans unable to get off work early enough for a 3:30 p.m. game would like to bring back nighttime games so they can watch the home team on the gridiron under the lights.
The problem is, the lights on the Hill City field are not operational.
At the Hill City school board meeting on Monday night, Oct. 13, Jeff Anderson passed on a proposal given to him by Steve Orf of Kilowatt Electric in Rapid City, which would involve a new electric panel on the “crow’s nest” as well as new wires installed underground across the field. The price tag would be under $20,000, according to Orf.
School board member Mike Welu asked for the number of home games during a season and was told there are four.
“That’s about $5,000 per game and if we get a new field, does it all get torn down? That’s a pretty expensive Band-aid,” said Welu.
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