The Cornerstone CFCU Arena tower recently added the namesake sign on its north side. Improvements at the arena continue to be made daily. Open skating sessions are available seven days a week, including one New Year's Eve night. (PHOTO BY SCOTT LEFFLER / ENP STAFF)

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With the City of Lockport scrapping the annual New Year's Eve ball drop, many people in Lockport are looking for something to do to ring in 2015. Cornerstone Arena hopes to have a solution.

The arena has been offering open skating daily during the Christmas recess — with notable success. The arena announced Sunday that it had 926 skaters during its first week of public skating at the arena. There were a total of 522 pairs of skates rented.

Now the arena is offering a double dose of skating fun New Year's Eve with one session from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a second session from 8-10 p.m. And on New Year's Day, the arena will be open for skaters from 1-3 p.m.

Skate rentals for all sessions are $3. Admission is $3 Wednesday afternoon and $5 ($3 for kids 4 and under) for the Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon sessions.

For more open skating options from the arena, check the Cornerstone CFCU Arena website.

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