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GRATEFUL FOR OUR Golden-Plus Members!
The following article highlights some of our ISI Administrative member rinks that have shared our journey for 50-plus years! We are grateful for their unwavering loyalty and commitment to our mission of growing the ice sports industry by providing industry-specific programs and services for the mutual benefit of all segments of this business.
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S WE STATED in the February 1966 edition of the ISI Newsletter, “… if all the segments of our
industry join forces to make business in general better, they will be improving their individual stakes in ice skating … success like a coin has two sides. On the one hand, the individual must work at his own task, and on the other, he must work with his fellow men to attain the goals they all have in common. For there are many degrees of success that cannot be reached by the individual, but only by the group.
“Tat is what the members of the
Skating Institute are working toward: making the ice skating business bigger and better so that each member will enjoy a greater degree of success for his efforts.”
Kudos to these golden-plus members
who have championed us all along, recognizing the value of their ISI membership. In subsequent issus of ISI EDGE, will will continue to celebrate our longtime members, including Builders/ Suppliers.
in 1975. In 2006, the facility was expanded and completely renovated to include a second NHL ice sheet and a dedicated curling facility.
Why ISI? “ISI means opportunity. Te ISI provides a framework that can work for any arena, professional or skater. Tere is a complete tool chest, backed up with a support system of outstanding customer service. ISI provides opportunities for everyone and positive experiences and opportunities for personal growth and professional development. Te ISI is like a treasure chest; there is always something new to discover.”
classes, fitting the needs of the facility, its patrons, and our community. It was the first program of its kind to be offered, and the only program for recreational skaters when the Owensboro Ice Arena first opened. Te structure of the ISI program enables us to be able to offer programming at a recreational level and also at a competitive level having hosted invitational competitions now for the past seven years. Our skaters transition easily from the learn-to-skate classes to the figure skating programs and also the local hockey programs. I always promote the classes by telling the community that it is more fun to skate when you know how to skate, and the ISI program has taught our community how to enjoy the fun of ice skating for over 50 years!”
City of Owensboro’s EDGE Ice Center
Wonderland of Ice
Te Wonderland of Ice was built in 1968 by the City of Bridgeport, Conn., as an outdoor skating venue, connected to the local ice house. As skating grew in popularity, first a roof was built and then two side walls, with the building being completely enclosed with ancillary areas
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The original Owensboro Ice Arena opened in 1964 as an open-air structure, staying open six months of the year. In 1974, with the introduction of ice hockey, it became an enclosed facility. It served the community well for 46 years and introduced Owensboro, Kentucky, to the ISI recreational skating program. Due to aging mechanical systems, plans were put in place to replace the existing ice arena with a new year-round facility. Te new facility opened in 2009, and the Owensboro Ice Arena became the City of Owensboro’s Edge Ice Center.
Why ISI? “Te ISI program offered the benefits of recreational learn-to-skate
Fritz Dietl Ice Rink
Fritz Dietl Ice Rink was opened in 1958 by celebrated figure skating star and coach Fritz Dietl, an ISI charter member. He was Sonja Henie’s skating partner for six years, and his unique skill was skating on stilts. Following his skating career, he coached and renovated a garage in Westwood, N.J, into the skating rink he owned and managed until his death in 2003. Since then, the family-owned rink has operated under the loving care of Fritz’s wife, Carola (who, sadly, passed away on Jan. 21 just as this issue of ISI EDGE was heading into production) and sons, Ernst and Gregory. (Please see page 4.)
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