Welcome to another
month of figure skating with the MOFSC.
February looks like it is going to be the busiest month of the MOFSC
2003/2004season!
The Pacific Star Skate
Championship was held in Surrey BC January
23-25! Representing the Central North
Region from the MOFSC was Alyssa Rowe who placed 9th in the Bronze
Interpretive, Kassi Loiselle 9th Silver Interpretive, and Kirsti
Krantz – 9th Gold Triathlon.
Congratulations Girls!
Looking ahead to
February and March competitions…Good Luck to all of the Skaters participating!
The Mighty Peace
Interclub Competition is scheduled for February 6,
7, & 8th at the Peace River Kinsmen Arena! A handful of our skaters have registered for
various components.
The Grand Prairie
Competition is scheduled for February 20 – 22nd
and a lot of our skaters have registered for various components.
The BC Winter Games is scheduled for February 28/29th…and Ashlee Shail and Kaleigh Needham have qualified at the Pre-Novice level to represent our Zone. Andrea Kreuzinger is the Zone 8 Team coach.
The Annual TOTEM Competition is being hosted by Fort St. John, and is scheduled for March 5- 7th. This year TOTEM is a high competition; therefore the Competitive
& Star Stream categories will be included.
As well, all Synchronized skating teams except for Can-skate A will be
performing at Totem.
The Synchronized Skating Camrose
AB competition…is scheduled for March 20th at
the Max Mclean arena.
A bus has been chartered, and will be leaving March
19t.h, (Gail will let us
know the departure time etc.) and the host Hotel is the Travelodge Edmonton
West.
This trip is funded and chaperoned by the MOFSC,
therefore Skaters need only provide money for food, and the West Edmonton Mall
shopping trip (if they want).
If you have any questions, please contact Gail
Rowe, the MOFSC Synchronized Skating Director.
She will continue to keep you informed via newsletters, and by posting
any new information on the bulletin board.
Just a reminder, that it is important that all
skaters attend all of the synchronized skating practice sessions! When skaters miss these sessions it impedes
the progress of the whole team. If your skater is unable to make a practice
then please let the team coaches know.
‘Celebration on Ice’ –
Prince George
The Junior Synchronized Skating team (along with a
few parents and other club members) is off to the Prince George – ‘Celebration on Ice’ Star skate on February
the 5th!
The MOFSC is renting a bus to transport the skaters
to this event, and the bus will leave right after the Thursday AM Novice
Practice (07:40 am). We will arrive
in Chetwynd at 0830 am and the Junior Synchro Team will practice at the
Chetwynd Arena until 9:30 a.m. and then we will continue on to prince George
with an estimated arrival time of 2:00 pm.
This should allow plenty of the time for the junior team to get to the
Multiplex arena by 3:00 pm in order to be ready for their practice, which is
scheduled for 4:00 pm. If anything
changes with these times, we will let you know….
There are still some bus seats remaining, and we
would love to have you come along!
Please let Pam, or Donna know!
You can arrange for a ticket to watch the event on-line through ticketmasters.ca
The following people have
confirmed tickets, and/or a bus seat: Section F - row 1 seats 2-6 & row2
seats 3-6) and seats on the bus: Donna Ouelette, Becky Needham, Janet Loiselle,
Pam Keith, Mary Remenyk, Jean Harcourt, Gayle Rowe, and Marilyn (sister), Alana
and Tess Connelly, and Mrs. Loiselle.
‘Celebration on Ice’ –
Grand Prairie
The Novice Synchronized Skating team is off to the
Grand Prairie – ‘Celebration on Ice’ Star skate on February the 8th!
Marilyn would like all Novice Synchro skaters to meet just outside of the main
doors of the ‘Crystal Center’ at 10:00 a.m.
The practice is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
The Junior and Novice Synchronized
Skaters must wear Mile 0 Jackets, black shirts and black pants to the
Performance Practice Ice.
Please Note: Extra
Ice time has been booked for the junior and Novice synchronized Skaters.
Please attend all practices. We are sorry if it
is inconvenient for anyone.
Feb. 1, Sunday 5:45 – 6:15 pm
(Junior)
Feb. 2, Monday – 5:30 – 6:15 pm
(Junior) and 6:15 – 6:45 pm (Novice)
Feb. 3, Tuesday – 5:30 – 6:15 pm
(Junior)
Feb. 5, Thursday – 7:00 – 7:30 am
(Novice) and 0830 am in Chetwynd (Junior).
Note the following Ice Time Change for the Senior Skaters February 2nd
(non-instructional day)
No
early morning Ice…
9:00
– 10:15 am – Senior Freeskate
2:00
– 3:00 pm – Senior Freeskate
The carnival…date is tentatively set for the first weekend in April, and the theme is
‘Celebration of Colors”.
There will be a meeting about the carnival
Wednesday February 4th at
5:00 pm upstairs at the Memorial arena – please attend. To make the
Carnival a success, everyone must participate.
A list is posted on the bulletin board to recruit
Carnival Department heads – please sign up.
If
you require any information about the carnival, please contact Janet Loiselle
(Carnival Chair).
Note that the two weeks of Spring Break fall in just
prior to the Carnival – it is unfortunate timing, but please keep in mind our
schedule is very much dictated to us by other users of the ice. All skaters participating are expected to
attend all practice sessions. The weeks
prior to the show are very full for our members – if you cannot make all of the
sessions, or will not be participating in the carnival please let Marilyn
Kreuzinger know as soon as you can.
·
ALL
skaters are encouraged to participate – the more skaters
we have, the bigger and the better that the show is!
·
Please get your costume form filled out and back
to Anne Henschel! Each skater will be
charged approximately (subject to change) $20.00
as a fee for the purchasing of fabric, any decoration items and a trace of a
pattern.
Test Day:
A High Test day was held January 16-18th at Taylor BC. Congratulations skaters on the following
tests achieved! (If I have missed your
skater please let me know, and I will include in the next newsletter)
Freeskate
Tests Achieved:
Juvenile Pair (competitive)
Ashlee Shail
Novice Competitive
Ashlee Shail
Senior Silver Program
Jenn Harcourt
Gold Freeskate Elements
Jenn Harcourt
Dance
Tests Achieved:
Junior Bronze
Shayna Minnick – Willow
Senior Bronze
Brittany Elden - 14-Step
Junior
silver
European – Tess Connelly
American – Nicole Stanek
Rocker – Ashley Shail
Senior
Silver
Blues -Teralyn
Remenyk, Lesly Keith, & Kaleigh Needham
Starlight – Kassi Loiselle
Killian – Kaleigh Needham
Gold
Dance
Jaid Ouelette –Westminster
Alyssa Rowe – Viennese
Kendall Young – Viennese
Skill
Test Achieved
Tess Connelly - Preliminary Skills
Congratulations to
Kendall Young for completing her Gold Dances!
And the next Test Days
are….March
13th and 14th, on home ice hosted by the MOFSC!
This will be a low/intermediate test day, with High
dance testing allowed depending on the amount of ice time verses high tests
booked. Unfortunately, there will not
be any competitive tests this time.
Happy birthday to the
following Skaters who celebrate their Birthdays
in February:
Savannah
Johannsen – February 1ste
Nicole
Stanek – February 6th
Ashlee
Shail – February 14th (13th)
Kaleigh
Needham – February 21 (13th)
Dallas
Horseman – February 25th
Reid
Leer – February 28th
Brianna
Hamilton – February 24th
FYI – (Stay Tuned to the TV)
The
European Figure Skating Championships will be held in Budapest Hungary February
2 -8, 2004.
If
you have anything that you would like to add to the newsletter please contact
me by either e-mail, or phone. donnaoue@telus.net
/ phone: 250-719-6860.
Thank-you
Donna
Ouelette – MOFSC advertising representative
January
30, 2004
Submitted by Paul
Decosta. A reminder that the next skate
sharpening pick up is Tuesday February 3rd.
SKATE TEK PLUS
250 782 3184 (message)
250 784 5281 (cell)
E mail
pdecosta@pris.bc.ca
SHARPENING PICK UP FOR
FEBRUARY
·
FEB. 3
·
Feb. 17
Skates will be picked up in the Skate
room. Please put your name and the skate fee in your skate if you do not have a
punch card or sole name tag.
Tips on Care of Skates
Here's
a brief list of steps to follow to get the longest life out of your skates.
- Always were protective
guards when not on the ice
- Dry blades and sole
plate completely with a cloth after use. Use a little WD-40 on your cloth.
Store it in a zip lock bag after use.
- Always remove guards
before storing skates for any length of time
- Unlace skates
sufficiently before removing them so that the back of the boot will not
break down or rip
- Air out
boots after use. Boots that are excessively damp can be stuff with
newspaper to absorb moisture. Using direct heat can dry the natural oil in
the leather and causes cracking.
- Skate
blade sharpening should be done after 25 hours of skating.
Skates that are regularly sharpened contribute to
skaters
Confidence level.
Thank you for the privilege to serve your sharpening
needs in 2004.
Paul De Costa,
Skate Tek Plus