Responsibilities temporarily put on ice for wintery weekend fun

A chilly weekend made the perfect setting for some quintessential winter fun in Holyoke, as the Event Center parking lot bustled with bundled-up ice skaters and hot cocoa drinkers. Luis Perez is one of about 150 locals who gleefully took advantage of a pop-up skating rink brought to Holyoke by the chamber of commerce and Heginbotham Trust Feb. 24-25. — Johnson Publications