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Clinton News-Record, 1986-05-14, Page 16Pai b 16—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1986 Spu rts Clinton Figure Skating Club honors Carol Fox for 15 years of service By Alan Rivett CLINTON - After the Clinton Figure Skating Club's annual skating carnival on March 21, the club honored one of their most devoted and hard-working individuals. Club President Joan Merner presented Carol Fox with a plaque recognizing her contribution to the club over the past 15 years. Since 1971, she has served as the president, inter -club competition chairman, test chairman and jack-of-all-trades for the figure skating club. "I never expected it. It was really generous," said Mrs. Fox of the plaque from the skating club. Mrs. Fox says she is stepping dawn from her positions within the club because she and husband Tom Fox, vice principal at Central Huron Secondary School, and fami- lwoare uld movingiketstay involvto ed the she s club in some way. If they need me, I'll still be involved. Goderich is not even a long distance call away," said Mrs. Fox. appreciation for figure She credits an apptermediate and junior divisions and ice dao- "It takes a lot of hard work and dedica skating which originally led her to help with cing in the pre -novice, novice, junior, in- tion. Some have it and some don't. But, it's the club. But ultimately, it is her love for termediate and senior divisions. sad to see a skater with the talent and deter kids, has kgh she has no girls thef her own, g g mination whose parents can't be bothered which has kept her active with club over Al h was in charge of formeals,do- because of the expense h' and was going to be a world champion. I've always been fascinated with skating. I've never been able to deal on my own, but I like to watch the lish a girls,' she recalled. Every Wednesday and Saturday for the past 15 winter skating seasons, she has been at the arena with the figure skaters_ While- ractise there, sheB t, hers he m nnsic for the task over the years has been the inter -club chairman for the 13 skating clubs in the area. In the early '70s, the position meant co- ordinating the carnivals which were put on by these clubs, but she says these have fallen by the wayside in order to promote the inter -club competitions. As inter -club chairman, she was responsi- ble for compiling a list of three competitors in each division from each of the area clubs, says Mrs. Fox. The list of skating categories involved in the inter -club competitions is ex- tensive and include juvenile ladies, pre - novice ladies, novice, intermediate, junior, senior; prepared solos in the senior, in- ner's badge and progress through Elemen- tary, Basic, and four stages of Novice skating. The skater can then take a profi- ciency test to advance into the Can Figure Skate Program, she said. This program is designed for the higher level skaters who work through figures, stroking and eventually perform actual ice dancing routines, says Mrs. Fox. During her time with the club, she has seen a number of skaters advance through the ranks to become very talented in the sport. She is especially proud of the fact that skaters in small towns with the talent and determination can progress into fine figure skaters. But, she has found the talented skaters need some instruction in spring and summer skating schools to reach the upper level of the Can Figure Skate program. She points to Peggy Jones and Marg and Brenda Dupee, who is now the club's in,- structor, as examples of skaters who have excelled locally under the skating club. But, because of the commitment and the expense needed to develop skaters, few get the op- portunity to move to the higher levels. the years. ' "I'm going to miss the kids. You know the kids and, although you're doing it for everybody, you're doing it for a particular group of kids too," said Mrs. Fox. Precision Skating As for her personal involvement with figure skating, she was a member of a figure skating club in her hometown of Ot- tawa. Through high school she studied precision figure skating in the city. llowevskater Barbara Ann watching renowned first in- spired n spired her in the sport. "In 1947 when Barbara Ann Scott was the world champion, every little girl in Ottawa so, s e of coat Ing event itself such as arranging ing the program - and the sometimes private lessons needed to accomplish loathsome job of calling judges for the com- anything," said Mrs. Fox. • petitions. She says the club has always had a high "The s. Fox. job is s allot the judges,"number of skaters with the attendance fluc- Testsays Mrs. Fox, "There's lot of rejection."tuating from a high of 125 figure skaters to a Chairman low of 90 in a given season. However',' she She has also held me for 10 as the whichClalways likes to see the young ones come up ton club's test chairman for 10 years through the ranks of the club. She credits involved compiling and keeping a record of the success of the club over the years to the which of the clubs' 94 skaters passed their co-operation of the parents and the club ex - various tests. She says the club uses two ecutive. figure skating teaching programs - Can "We've had a few problems, you always Skate and Can Figure Skate. do, but over all it's been pretty good. 'There The Can Skate program is for the very has always been co-operation," she said. young skaters who start by earning a begin / ` PIONEER® ®CJ 'BRAND -SOYBEAN SEED You can plan from the bin and hope they'll yield ... or plant from the bag and know for sure. 0877 (2800 heat units) -high yielding early variety -good tolerance to white mold -high pods 1282 (2900{-heat`units) -top yield potential -good standability -pods well up off the ground Call your local • Pioneer° Sales Representative: Bill Coleman Farm Supply Kippen, Ort. NOM 2E0 (519) 262-5031 PIONEER® Brand Products are sold subject to the terms and conditions of sale that ore part of the .(do PIONEER® labelling and sale documents. Pioneer iso brand name; numbers identify products. ® Registered trademark licensed to PIONEER HI -BRED LIMITED, BRAND -SOYBEAN SEED CHATHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA. Arena roof still a problem Still a problem The Clinton Figure Skating Club recently honored Carol Fox for her years of service. with the club. Mrs. Fox has primarily been involved as the president and the inter -club chair- man in her 15 years with the club. She is stepping down from these positions this year. Alan Rivett photo) By David Emslie CLINTON - The recreation committee here is still up in the air over what should be done to the arena roof that needs to be replaced because it is leaking. Were all about ready to throw our hands up in the air," said Linda Reid, who also serves on the arena committee. "We were going to invite tenders for steel, but we're not going to." One of the biggest problems the arena committee is facing with their decision is that they are hearing from all different angles that one type of roof is good, while the other is bad, and the exact opposite from someone else. Recreation director Steve ll brought a sample of a new type of roofing from the Soprema Company to the recrea- tion meeting for the committee's consideration. The roofing, he explained, comes in long rolls and a base is put down on the roof. Then the underside of the roll is heated, and seals itself to the base. With the overlapping of the rolls the roof would be sealed. "It's guaranteed for 12 years," Mr. Camp- bell said. "If it leaks, theywould fix it for no chll e." iaid. Marie Jefferson pointed out that if it was sealed, condensation may gather in the wooden beams, but Mr. Camp- bell said they seemed like a dependable company as they had done army barracks in London, an Ontario Hydro building, and two arenas in Toronto. "We should do the job right," he said. When it was suggested that the committee should ld shingles, cet differenthairmarices n Ronr McKay oval of theMcKay brought up a point. "What if one group removes them, and the group putting down the new ones doesn't come for three weeks? It will rain 16 times," he said. "We have to have one group do it all." • Although no decision was made, it was decided the arena committee will meet with the representative from Soprema on May 15. was the Also discussed at the meeting possibility and necessity of raising rink ren- tal rates at the arena due to the rising costs of keeping the rink. "A lot of small towns are starting to charge $50 an hour for the rinks, and giving a rebate to minor hockey," Mr. Campbell said. However, arena manager Butch Fleet pointed out, "For minor hockey here, that would be a $22 jump." Turn to page 17 • DEZNED LANDSCAPING Kippen 262-2532 Spring Specials Flowering crabs, weeping crabs and magnolias. ' Specially priced and flowering Save up to $ 100 on Honda Tillers.. -2..5hp-7h.p. yy% - Front and rear tines Landscape designer on staff. Nursery stock available. Wide selec- tion of perennials and bedding plants. 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