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By John Martin, February 28, 2010 6:49 pm

On Friday evening February 26th, 2010, Cascade Valley Figure Skating Club had another Club Fun Skate. We had a wonderful turnout.  All levels of skaters showed up and seemed to have a great time.

It was nice to see the high-test skaters and our newer skaters skating at the same time. I am sure it is motivating for the new skaters to see how amazing our high-test skaters are – it shows them that if they keep up the hard work they can  become amazing skaters as well.

For me, as a long-time skating parent who has watched most of our high-test skaters from their early days it is very impressive to see how far they have come. And, it is wonderful to see that they can still have fun and enjoy their time on the ice as much as they did when they started.

In conjunction with the Club Ice we held a Skate & Dress Swap. Many items were provided by members, and many were purchased. We still have a lot of items left. The Swap will re-open and continue until Tuesday after Learn-to-Skate.

For new skating families – please take a close look at the skates. Most of them are top competitive skates that are well worth money – even if just for the value of blades. E.g, I know there are several skates available with Coronation Ace Blades on them – these blades cost $200 new.

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By John Martin, February 28, 2010 6:32 pm

Received a May Blades update from Competition Chair Sonja Rasmussen. Many of our club members compete at this event. It is our unofficial start of the season:

You have received this email because you attended May Blades last year.  Please feel free to forward this info.

May Blades 2010 will be held May (13) 14 – 16, 2010 at Sprinker Recreation Center in Tacoma. We will be using the ISU Judging system for Juvenile through Senior qualifying events (short program, free skating, compulsory, original and free dances), plus Open Juvenile and Adult Gold & Masters.  We’re keeping the Juvenile Short Program event and the low-level IJS events this year, as well as Basic Skills.  We will be using video playback this year for IJS events.

You can find the announcement and entry forms on our web site at http://www.lakewoodwinterclub.com/mayblades/.  Like last year, the entry form and the planned program elements sheet can be filled out on-line and printed out. This will help us minimize errors.  Just click in the yellow boxes and start typing.  Tab to get to the next  field.  On the 2nd page, pick which event(s) you’d like to enter by clicking  the arrow in the gray box next to the event you want to enter. Select your event from the list that comes up. That’s all there is to it!  Entry forms can be emailed, but charge forms/checks must still be sent in by US Mail or called in to me.  Planned program element sheets can also be emailed and are due by May 1^st.

I am planning on holding a test session on Thursday, May 13^th or Friday, May 14^th, depending on the competition schedule.  Test forms can be found on our website.  Please let me know if you are interested in testing.  The deadline for testing is May 1^st, but it helps me in scheduling if I know earlier.

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By John Martin, February 11, 2010 8:48 pm

This year’s PNIC Championships will be held at the Everett Comcast Arena in conjunction with the Washington State Games July 30th through August 1st. Everett FSC will be our hosts once again.

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By John Martin, February 1, 2010 3:40 am

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Dec. 17, 2009) – U.S. Figure Skating and the Pioneer Fund announced today the  establishment of the Helen M. McLoraine Figure Skating Scholarship Program to assist eligible current and former amateur and professional figure skaters who which to pursue a college education. Scholarships are offered each year for full-time undergraduate study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice.

The Pioneer Fund is a private family foundation, established in the 1960s by the late Helen M. McLoraine. Influenced by her mother’s dedication to philanthropy, McLoraine became a generous benefactor to others with a focus on figure skating, higher education assistance and medical research. McLoraine’s most cherished pastime was the sport of figure skating, and she attended many competitions, events and skating shows throughout the world each year.

The scholarship program is administered by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America. As many as 10 scholarships will be awarded, ranging from $3,000-$7,000 per scholarship recipient. Scholarship applications must be postmarked by Feb. 18, 2010.

information on the program and the scholarship application can be found at http://sms.scholarshipamerica.org/pioneerfund/

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By John Martin, February 1, 2010 3:31 am

Passing along this announcement:

The Missoula Figure Skating Club would like to once again welcome you to participate in our first annual Glacier Challenge Competition & Test Session taking place in Missoula, Montana the weekend of Friday-Saturday, March 19-20, 2010. Registration Forms are due Friday, February 12th, 2010

For more information checkout their website:  www.missoulafsc.org

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By John Martin, January 30, 2010 11:39 pm

Welcome to Cascade Valley Figure Skating Club’s new website.