http://northfieldskating.org Building Skills and Confidence for Skating and for Life Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:41:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bring a Friend Day is Sunday, December 14th! Each skater is invited to bring one guest to our final skating lesson of Session 1. Bring a Friend Day is intended to give our skaters a chance to have fun sharing their lesson with a buddy and help them learn new ... http://northfieldskating.org/bring-a-friend-day-coming-up-download-your-coupons-and-waivers-here/ Each session, NSS honors the staff member with the highest student retention, that is, the coach who has the highest percentage of skaters from their classes sign up to continue skating lessons. A high retention rate is a symbol of the commitment and quality of teaching, which greatly impacts our ... http://northfieldskating.org/coach-michaela-mclaughlin-earns-retention-award/ Check out the 2008-09 Special Events section of our photos page for pictures of our arena's Grand Re-Opening last Friday. You'll see Recreation Manager Jason Eisold cutting a ribbon with the help of skaters and hockey players, a representative from Johnson Controls showing the arena renovations, and a handful of ... http://northfieldskating.org/view-photos-from-arena-grand-re-opening/ From Jason Eisold, Recreation Manager for the City of Northfield: Arena Users & Friends, We would like to invite you and your teams/clients/friends to the Grand Re-Opening Event of the Northfield Ice Arena. It will take place Friday, November 7 from 11:30am-1:30pm at the Northfield Ice Arena 1280 Bollenbacher Drive. Ceremony will begin at ... http://northfieldskating.org/dont-miss-the-northfield-arena-grand-re-opening-nov-7th/ Parents and Skaters: The 2008-09 Northfield Arena open skate schedule has been posted on the Skating Resources page. Click here to see the schedule. Please note that open skate takes place directly before our Sunday lessons. What a great way to warm up and practice your skills! Open Skate in Northfield ... http://northfieldskating.org/northfield-arena-open-skate-times-posted/ Thanks to all of the Girl Scouts, parents, and coaches who participted in our first Girl Scout Figure Skating Fever on Sunday! We had a great time hosting a fun group of girls and young women in on and off-ice activites for our first official 2008-09 skating event. On the ... http://northfieldskating.org/girl-scout-figure-skating-fever-a-success/ Attention Skating Families: The location of our 2008-09 Session 1 Parent Meeting &Volunteer Orientation has CHANGED. The meeting will now be held at Emmaus Church, 712 Linden St. N, Northfield, MN. The time and date of the meeting are: Tuesday, Oct 14th, 6:30 - 8pm. An email with this information will be sent ... http://northfieldskating.org/oct-14-parent-meeting-location-change/ Collaboration With: Fun as it is, skating contributes directly to improving the most sought-after exercise goals: improved aerobic fitness, strength, endurance, and body fat reduction. Adults of all skating abilities are invited to join the Northfield Skating School and Northfield YMCA's new Skating Lap Fitness collaboration beginning October 21st. The program ... http://northfieldskating.org/announcing-skating-lap-fitness-program-for-adults/ Melanie Ritz, Skating Instructor for the Northfield Skating School and Junior Club Coach for the Tri-County Club in Farmington, and Carey Tinkelenberg, Founder/Director of the Northfield Skating School, were recognized in the September/October issue of the Professional Skater Magazine for their recent coaching accomplishments. Both Ritz and Tinkelenberg traveled ... http://northfieldskating.org/skating-coach-and-director-recognized-for-passing-ratings-exams/ The following appeared on Northfield.org on 9/27: On Sunday, Carey Tinkelenberg, Founder & Executive Director of the Northfield Skating School, will give a presentation on behalf of US Figure Skating at the Professional Skaters Association (PSA) national seminar in Bloomington, MN. Tinkelenberg was selected as one of ten skating directors nationwide ... http://northfieldskating.org/skating-school-director-presents-at-national-seminar/