We are off to a good start and so far the ice is looking great! A big
thanks the "Ice Wizard" team for their daily efforts at maintaining the ice.

All lessons have started with record enrollment!

Monthly and weekly Ice Calendars are available on the SRA website.
These can now be down-loaded, printed, and stuck to your refrigerator!

Next Ice social: Friday Dec. 18, 7-9 pm. Come roast marshmallows on our
new fire pit!

Bathrooms: the lady's locker room will be left unlocked during the ice
season. Please leave the lights off and the door closed (but not
locked) so that the pipes won't freeze.

A lot of the rink lights are burned out so it is a bit dark in there.
The tall step ladder that we need to replace the bulbs has gone
missing. If anyone has an 8-10' step ladder, I would appreciate
borrowing it sometime so I can replace dead bulbs.

I could use your vigilance: one recurring problem we have with the rink
is that the equipment sometimes shuts off and I don't hear about it
until there is a lake. Even if there is just a short interruption of
electricity from a city power failure, the system must be manually
restarted. The best tell-tale sign that everything is OK is steam
coming from the tower, so please keep a eye out for that. Even better
is hearing the fan on the tower cycling on and off. If you don't see
steam, keep an ear out for that fan while you are skating. If you don't
hear it kick on over a 10-15 min. period, give me a call. Also, call me
anytime there is excessive water (other than from the leaking roof!) on
the ice that does not appear to be freezing (watch it for 10-15 min. to
see if the wet areas get any smaller - it may be that someone has just
cut the ice and it has not finished freezing). My cell phone number
(564-1580) is posted at the rink.

Thanks, and Happy Skating!

-Michael McVoy, Ice Director