RACHELLE FORD Mortgage broker One word – ICESHOWS – but can you truly describe 20-plus years around the figure skating world in one word – I loved all the ice shows we did here in Powell River, the coaches always put their heart and soul into the show – they were so much fun. But my lifelong take away from figure skating made me who I am today, all the life lessons, organization skills, dedication to the sport, having a lifelong mentor who I truly idolized – Kathy Bowes – and then to pass on all of this to my own students for nine years was truly a blessing … so figure skating to me – was everything and I wouldn’t change any of it.
CAROLEANN LEISHMAN Powell River City Councillor, architectural designer, and director of Far Off Broadway Productions One of my best skating memories in Powell River would have to be performing in the big Ice Show Extravaganzas we used to have. For several weeks leading up to the show all the skaters would be practicing new exciting numbers and getting costumes made. Then the show weekend would arrive, the lights would go out in the big Arena, the spotlights and footlights would illuminate with coloured lights and us skaters (who got to put on our own make-up) would slather on the red lipstick, blue eye shadow and black mascara, don the sequinned, glittery costumes and take our positions on the smooth ice to perform our skating programs for the town. All our parents and siblings would be involved in the show running the lights and changing the props and sets and the bleachers would be full of cheering Powell Riverites. It was magic!
Ssuccess uccess on ice, in life Powell River Skating Club: 60 years
POWELL RIVER LIVING • february 2017 •
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