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Si "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 14, 1992 - 5 Open Air Ice Palace ready to go work completed over the week- Waiting for Mother Nature to co- operate : The Open Air Ice Palace on end, organizers are hoping for 8 | Lake Scugog is bigger and bet- cold temperatures. pine ter this year. The outdoor skating rink was With most of the structural scheduled to open on the week- ~ end, butbecause of mild temper- N ACTOR NE SSE Pi RW | Preparations for the Port Perry Outside Ice Palace leaped | ahead over the weekend with volunteers getting the huge skat- | | ing area fenced and ready for ice preparation this week. Above ? | are some of the many volunteers who helped erect the fence . and cut holes into the ice for trees. From left, Wayne Giroux, i. Mike Duck (rear), Paul Cooke and Tony Foggetti. atures, the opening was de- layed. "We won't open until it's safe by construction standards," Ice Palace organizer Lang Cope told the Star. Organizers hope it opens this weekend, he says. This year the Ice Palace has moved south so organizers could utilize the picnic shelter in' Palmer Park. The shelter has been decoratively enclosed. "There will be more room for people to change their skates," Mr. Cope says, adding Over Ridge Renovation and Building Supplies has donated the use of a gas fireplace to heat the shel- ter. Organizers have also erected three large floodlamps and hope the extra light will encourage more night skating this season. Many special events have been planned for the 1992 sea- son. Horse-drawn sled rides will take place on Saturdays and Sundays. Two Belgium horses will draw a 20-person sled around the inside perimetre of Be Ice Palace. Rides will cost 1 The Kinsmen Club of Port Perry will be hosting a skate-a- thon from Feb. 10-16. To date, nine schools have expressed a desire to participate. The Speed Skating Club has also been asked to put on a dem- onstration at the Ice Palace this season. Organizers are still waiting for confirmation from the club. Other special events include Ice Golfing and a Shoot Out. Both events are scheduled for February. When the Open Air Ice Palace opens, its hours of operation will be 4-9 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 7p.m. on Sundays. Children under six-years-old and adults over 65 are admitted free of charge. Admission is $1 for children and $1.60 for adults. Groups wishing to schedule a skating party should call Open Air Ice Palace manager David Goldberg at 985-2630 or orga- nizer Lang Cope at 985-3221. A lot of planning and organizing has taken place for this year's Outside Ice Palace on Lake Scugog. Three of those In- volved in the planning are seen here taking a break in the heated shelter, which will be serving coffee and other refreshments during the winter. From left, Dave Goldberg (Ice Palace manag- er), Elgin Knopp and Lang Cope. WZ Nd * Opening Soop ° A Fine » outing for Him & 241 Queen Street, Port Perry Store oI WATCH FOR | AW ERR A Ce Fo a em . halle - -- ---- ----------