New ice rink expanding services
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Idlin' (mintv Ice. which oftennl />*;. 22. has lapitalmsi on business
brought by residents from Canada and the Fast (hast.
By Michelle Boucher
Emerald Contributor
Lane ('ounty Ice, 79ti W. 1 ith
Ave., is the new Kugene ice
skating rink that opened last
December and now hosts a van
etv of activities from hot ke\
games to figure skating lessons
Since then, the new rink has
had incredible response
"It's a frig suu ess. I hope it
keeps up." s.iid Roger l.loyd.
foreman and senior guard.
"1 think it's the best thing in
Kugene.'' said 7-year-old Toby
kirklin "It it wasn't here. I
would have to go somewhere
else,''
"We have had three times
more business than expected."
1 .lovd said
()nl\ 1.01)0 year 1 \ passes
were expected to he sold, hut
more than 0,000 had been sold
less than a month after the
opening
"It’s great There are too
many people and it is too
small, but we have prayed for a
skating rink for three wars."
said |udv I.emav. ice skating
enthusiast.
Forty years ago. a local ire
rink was fruilt. hut it did not
generate enough support,
l.loyd said Hut with the con
tinned immigration of Canadi
ans and Fast Coast residents to
Oregon, many more people
wanted to plav hockey
which caused a need for a rink
"There is a calling now We
are all transplants and all want
to play," Lloyd said
Hockey is becoming a popu
lar sport in Oregon. Lane Coun
tv Ice has a team called the Fu
gene All-Stars that competes
with teams from Portland. Cali
fornia and Montana
Because of the rink’s open
ing. University student Scott
Brown has put together the first
University hockey team He he
gan seeking club sport status
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not going to see at a Tim Moyer
theater,'” Schramm said, stick
ing to the Bijou’s tradition of
offering a variety of movies to
its Eugene audience.
A trip to the Bijou now costs
$4.50 for regular shows and
$3.00 for late night shows
Thursday through Saturday,
with discount prices Sunday
through Wednesday, but prices
will probably rise in the Fall.
Schramm said.
To help offset the price hike,
the Bijou is hoping to start of
fering ticket books for the fre
quent movie goers, and re
duced prices for tickets pur
i a i C.. I. \ <1 ' t),,. I ,11
l ight after the rink opened
"lame County lie is ver\
well run. It is some of the best
ice I have ever skated.' Drown
said "It's been par ked during
the public sessions There has
been a great interest from the
i ity."
Hoi key lessons as well .is lig
ore skating lessons are avail
able for all ages Another at tiv
its offered at the rink is broom
ball broom ball is played like
hockes but the players sse.u
street shoes and hit an orange
ball w ith brooms
' ('.roups i onw out hero with
"ill people on a team and have a
great time " Llovd -.aid, adding
that groups can rent the rink lor
$'J5 to $ t iper hour any time
the rink is not being used
limom hall teams are nnu tie
mg formed
There have been a few prub
lems at the rink h«»< arise of the
large number of skaters Main
times a spe< ifit skate si/e runs
out, but there are plans to e\
pand Rink offir ials said they
plan to build a bigger pro shop
to sell equipment and pun base
more skates in the future
The rink is open Mondav and
Wednesdav *1-1 1 a m and 2 >
p m . Tuesday and Thursday ,
from J. to a |> m and 7 to 1(1
p m ; Friday. ’) to ! 1 a m
noon to 2 p in i to a p m and
7 to 10 p m , and Saturday and
Sunday , noon to p m t to 7
p tn and 7 to 10 pan
Skaters may have trouble get
ting into the rmk and once in
may have trouble staying on
their feet, but i( e skating i an be
a tun wav to spend any even
ing
Its cool, you tan just skate
around and around, said skat
er Jennifer ! arias It's my first
time and 1 have only fallen a
couple of times, it's easy III be
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