HAMILTON — Construction of the Spooky Nook Sports Champion Mill indoor sports complex observed a milestone last week when crews began the delicate-yet-heavyweight job of installing 87,000-pound roof trusses for the facility, which is to be North America’s largest indoor sports facility.

Dozens of the 61/2-foot-tall steel structures will be installed over the sports-complex side of the project, which is the part located west of North B Street.

“The weather was a little uncooperative for the past 10 days, so they were pretty happy to get started today,” said Spooky Nook owner Sam Beiler. “They need dry weather to mess around with that kind of weight.”

The trusses “are pretty intriguing,” Continue Reading→