Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Darling, Rendmeister
----Source: Banner Journal (Black River Falls, Jackson Co., WI) 12/31/2008
Hatfield Couple Renovating Former Roller Rink (Darlings – 2008)
Club Twilight owners Brian (right) and Shawn (center) Darling, along with their daughter Alex (left), pose at their Hatfield roller rink. The couple is renovating the rink, which they have owned since 2006. Linda Cottrell Sanders/Clark County Press
By Cheryl Anderegg
Hatfield has a little-known place for teens to have some fun.
In 2006, Brian and Shawn Darling purchased the former Thunderbird Roller Rink and began working on the building: they renamed it Club Twilight. They decided to keep it a roller rink and added a dance element to the long-standing building in downtown Hatfield.
The Club Twilight logo adorns the roller rink and dance floor at the club, located in Hatfield. Formerly the Thunderbird Roller Rink, Club Twilight is currently be remodeled. A New Year’s Eve Party will be held at Club Twilight this week. Cheryl Anderegg/Clark County Press
The first order of business was to resurface the skating floor, which now includes the club’s logo. Skaters of all take part in the fun. Roller skate rental is available and inline skates can be rented. An admission fee is also charged whether the is skating or not. Parents, as well as children under age 3, are admitted free.
Although the building is still being remodeled, the rink is open and ready for guests. The Darlings always wanted to own a club, or a place similar to one, and saw this facility as a chance to achieve that goal. A state-of the art music system keeps skaters and dancers entertained and plays any type of music genre anyone requests.
Concessions, including beverages, snack food and ice cream, can be purchased at the facility. Fully heated during the winter and air conditioned in the summer, the rink and dance club is a place for get-togethers and birthday parties.
The rink is currently open for business three days per week. Friday evening skating runs from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.; the floor is then opened up for dancing until midnight.
Saturday evenings, skating starts at 7 p.m.; the floor is available for dancing at 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sundays, the rink is open for skating from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Club Twilight will host a New Year’s Eve gathering Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.
For more details about Club Twilight, visit Website www.clubtwilight.com.
