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icemam;emjgr concern of Kâ€"W Skating Club Waterloo Skating Club have followed the ice. one ice surface to another was founded in 1938. search for adequate ice faâ€" cilities has lead the club World War II to a private time with hockey teams. Today Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo has nine public arenas but the skating club is still faced with the chronic problem of getting enough ice time for its expanding membership and for the development of national calibre skaters. Skating classes _ are squeezed into empty hours of ice time between hockâ€" for figure skating. when the noisy roar of an ice machine rolling out on the rink signals the end of available ice time. structors and pupils comâ€" mute back and forth beâ€" tween as many as eight quest for ice time. These are hardly the conâ€" ditions that produce a Barâ€" bara Ann Scott or a Karen The necessity of moving They plan to build their own arena, designed speâ€" cifically for figure skating and public skating. _ This new arena will have The club‘s executive bopes to change all this in the next few years. special mirrors for figure skating practice, a sound system to _ accompany Story and photo by Mary Johnston Mileage based on U S. Federal Environmental Protection Agency 1975 Fuel Ecomomy Report 28.8 mpg city, 45.6 mpg highway converted to imperial galions (1 impenial gallon = 1. 20094 U.S. gallon}. Driving habits and condrtion of engine may result in different consumption rates "Waterloo‘s Authorized Volkswagen Dealer" 550 Weber St. N. Waterloo Phone 884â€"7470 â€" Sales â€" Service â€" Parts routines, . special 45 mpg highway _ 28 mpg city AUTOâ€"HAUS WATERLOO it space for the club‘s equip skating club and member of the building committee, says the club has dreamed of having its own arena for many years. But it is only within the last year that theif\dream has started to become a reality. ""We are now working with Wateriloo Community Services developing sketch The club wants to build the arena behind Waterioo arena on cityâ€"owned land. The rink would be owned by the city of Waterioo but the skating club would nrovide some of the fiâ€" _"It would do a lot for skating in this area," says Jack Adams. ‘"It would attract skaters to our proâ€" gram and would be the only facility of its kind outside of private Toronto clubs.‘‘ He thinks the facility would be beneficial for the whole community . ‘‘*We believe there is a large demand for public skating that is difficult to rinks", he says. The ice area, which would be usable 10 months of the year, could be shared with handicapped children, school classes and the skating public. ng programs olléred Dy the club and the growing tion of all programs in one arena a necessity. In 1938 when the club was founded 146 members belonged to the organizaâ€" tion. Today over 650 each year which gives in structure to over 2000 children during a 10 week period for a $5 fee. Association level courses. The club also sponsors a _ Mrs. Carolyn Fedy, one of the supervising professionâ€" @rabbit offered CPoat PB CECE CE POWC "v'" _A WBA a 4 AB 2A 4 2. MB 3 4 0. 44A ts 0A 0 i e t is l i in Es & i bers. Because of the problems regarding ice time, the club is planning to build its own arena designed for figure skaters. als for the club and a memâ€" â€" recreational skaters." _ _ Mrs. Fedy, who was the held every other year. club‘s purpose is two fold. ‘"One aim is to develop functions to provide learnâ€" ing experiences and skatâ€" ing opportunities for chilâ€" dren of the community. ‘"We. try to offer both pathways within the club to give an opportunity to serious test skaters and cmrm.m-wmmdmmmm-wmrmomcm. gives some pointers to Denise Donkers during a practice in preparation for the club‘s carnival on ice scheduled for April 5. One of the main concerns ohhodub is_flnd!ng mqum ice time for its memâ€" recreational skaters.‘" Mrs. Fedy, who was the The club teaches children first and only Kitchener as young as two years old skater to advance to the to skate through its Moth â€" highest Canadian Figure ers and Preâ€"Schoolers proâ€" Association level, thinks gram. The youngest age skating provides opporâ€" for Canadian Figure Skating Association courses is five years, with instruction exâ€" tending up to 16 years and aduit classes. think the cost of instrucâ€" tion, (approximately $110 per season for senior stuâ€" dents), is wasted on chilâ€" dren who do not advance to Canadian Figure Skatâ€" ing levels. ‘"‘Even if a child is not going to become a serious competitive â€" skater, the money that is invested in them is not wasted because of the development of the child and the learning exâ€" periences skating offers", she says. s CLEAN LAUNDRY & DRYCLEANERS tunities for the personal development of the skater. . "‘It‘s a sport that deâ€" mands a power of concenâ€" tration, selfâ€"discipline and a spirit of competitiveness. It is highly individual sport where you must proâ€" vide your own goals and A _ highlight _ of _ the club‘s program each year has been the presentation skaters participate in the carnival from the youngest to the oldest. Because spiralling costs have pushed the tab for the carnival as high as $10,000, the club has disâ€" continued it as an annual event. However, it is still an ice carnival, All ST. PATRICK‘S SPECIAL All Green Garments Brought in Between March 17 and March 22 CLEANED and PRESSED for 1/2 PRICE held every other year. This year 18 different costume designs for over will be sewn by skaters‘ mothers for the carnival. Elaborate sets and lightâ€" ing effects will be designâ€" ed by committees comâ€" posed of club members and parents. Three months of preâ€" paration go into * each carnival. _ This _ year‘s show on April 5 will be two and a half hours long with routines planned around the double themes of Alice in Wonderland and Showâ€" boat ‘75. is in charge of costumes for the show, thinks the carnival provides the young skaters with an opportunity to skate beâ€" fore a live audience and (Continued on page 15)