Gate City babysits to help families at the holidays
The Cottonwood Heights Figure Skating Club (CHFSC) in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, awarded the fi rst Merribeth An- derson Award to juvenile skater Alexus Jensen at its Oktoberfest competition. Jensen received the honor by being named the “Most Memorable Dramatic Showcase Skater” at the event. Merribeth Anderson was a member of the CHFSC and gave more than 25 years to the Utah skating community as a skating parent, volunteer and judge. Her extensive back- ground as a professional ballerina for Ballet West gave her the artistic knowl- edge and insight to become a gold-level test judge in free skate and moves in the fi eld, a silver dance test judge and a regional competition judge. Her passion for skating combined with her attention to details of the skaters’ extension, lines, posture and musicality made her a true asset. Merribeth’s husband, Steve An- derson, presented the award to Jensen. A plaque will also be displayed at the rink with a description of Merribeth’s contributions to both the skating and ballet communities, and the name of the award’s recipient will be added to the plaque each year.
The Gate City FSC (New Hampshire) Junior Activ- ities Committee participated in its fi rst “Drop and Shop” event on Dec. 12. The committee babysat 30 children to raise funds for Christmas gifts for a family in need that was adopted through Nashua’s Front Door Agency.
From 2 to 6 p.m., the girls assisted the children with crafts, entertainment and skating during the pub- lic skate session. Putting on and taking off skates for 30 kids made for quite a production line. The girls skated with their charges, kept track of them on and off the ice, and fed them pizza, snacks and hot chocolate. Santa even paid a visit and posed for pictures.
The girls met at the mall the next day to shop for their adopted family (and for two other fami- lies, with additional funds supplied by the agen- cy). Four hours later, they had collected carts of games, toys, snow boots, jackets, pajamas and oth- er clothing. They learned about the cost of toys and about shopping on a budget while still trying to fulfi ll the kids’ wish lists and get quality and trendy stuff , especially for the teenagers on the list.
The grand fi nale of the event was dropping off three huge “Santa” bags of gifts at the Front Door Agency, along with a bicycle. The Junior Activities Committee also delivered piles of toiletry items and diapers, which had been collected from the club’s holiday show participants.
The Columbus Figure Skating Club enjoyed a record test session with six gold medalists on Jan. 9. Vivian Chen, Chi Yamakawa and Rachel Bachman earned their senior free skate gold medals; Katelyn Fetherolf and Kendall Hackler successfully completed their senior moves-in- the-fi eld gold tests; and Jacqueline Tu secured her gold medal in gold pattern dances. The skaters were recognized with their coaches and peers at the conclusion of their respective tests.
The Northfi eld Skating School (NSS) in Northfi eld, Minnesota, celebrated its 10th birthday on Dec. 20. There was skating, a skat- ing cake, a visit by Santa, a raffl e, design-your-own party hats, a station to write your favorite mem- ories of NSS and an in-person reg- istration promotion. “Many coach and skating alums came back for the celebration, which meant a lot to our team,” Carey Tinkelenberg, owner and executive director of the NSS, said.
(l-r) Free skate medalists Vivian Chen, Chi Yamakawa; coaches Svetlana Khodorkovsky, Kristen Izzie; free skate medalist Rachel Bachman
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(l-r) Moves-in-the-fi eld medalist Katelyn Fetherolf, coach Svetlana Khodorkovsky and moves-in-the-fi eld medalist Kendall Hackler
(l-r) Coaches Annette Schaefer and Tim McKernan and gold dance medalist Jacqueline Tu
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