A few weeks ago, I found myself sitting in a room with some lifelong community members.
Like men who like to talk do, we started fixing the world’s problems — starting with Dickinson’s.
Because this happened inside of a room at Trinity High School during the Region 7 boys basketball tournament, the conversation quickly turned to sports and the 2,300-person crowd packed into the Knights of Columbus Activities Center gymnasium just down the hall.
Each March, thousands of fans sardine themselves into arguably the best high school gymnasium in North Dakota to watch high school basketball tournaments.
Why? Because it’s all Dickinson, a regional hub city, has to offer.
So finally, I asked everyone a question: “Do you think this community would support a 5,000-seat event center?” The resounding answer was, “Yes.”
Dustin Monke 