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Youths! Adults! Seniors!Earn Extra Money!Keep Your Weekends Free!SPORTSConnected to your communityJOHN BRUMMELL/METROLANDMaiah Devereaux holds theFellowship Award for seniorskaters of the Goulbourn SkatingClub which she received this year.JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLANDCathy Skinner, right, of the Goulbourn Skating Clubpresents the Volunteer of the Year award to recipientMelanie Henderson, left.ROUTESAVAILABLE!We’re looking for Carriers todeliver our newspaper!Call Today 613.221.6247Or apply on-line atYourOttawaRegion.com32 Stittsville News EMC - Thursday, May 30, 20130307.R0011950359JOHN BRUMMELL/METROLANDAward recipients for the Goulbourn Skating Club are, from left, Ella Pechkoff, Canskatesportsmanship award; Faith Laplante, Canskate dedication award; Grace Barkley,Canskate Love of Skating award; and Marina Peters, Canskate spirit award.Goulbourn Skating Clubwraps up another seasonSpecial to the NewsEMC sports - The Goulbourn Skating Clubhas wrapped up another skating season – andwhat a season!While the Club saw a slight decline in overallenrolment in the 2012-2013 season, fallingfrom 672 skaters in the 2011-2012 season to 601skaters in this past season, there was growth insome programs while there was a modest decreasein others.The Starskate program saw a slight growth inenrolment while the Club’s Primary and JuniorStarskate programs remain very robust.The Club’s Special Olympics program sawan average of 15 participating athletes with theprogram anticipated to grow in the coming season.The Adult Canskate program, though, hasseen a significant decrease in numbers.Over the coming summer, the Club will bereviewing all of its programs to ensure theirlong term viability.Coming up in 2013 is the Club’s new summerprogramming being offered at the GoulbournRecreation Complex in July and August.There will be four early evening hours and twomorning hours to handle this program.In the 2012-2013 season, the GoulbournSkating Club held three major skating eventsfor its members.In October, the Club held a “Welcome Back”costume party complete with a live band andLone Star treats. Many participants dressedup in costume to make this a memorable occasion.In November, the Club held its annual “FunDay” with both on and off ice activities forthe Club’s Canskaters, Starskaters and SpecialOlympians. Canadian figure skating starElizabeth Manley was the special guest for theon-ice sessions for the Starskaters and SpecialOlympians.In March, the Club hosted its GoulbournGames events, providing skaters at all levelsin the Canskate, Starskate and Special Olympicsprograms with an afternoon filled with fungames.Kevjn Timmins is the president of the GoulbournSkating Club.The Goulbourn Skating Club, which is nowthe third largest skating club in the city of Ottawa,arose from the 2004 amalgamation of theStittsville Figure Skating Club and the RichmondSkating Club. A member of Skate Canadain its Eastern Ontario Section, the GoulbournSkating Club offers skating programs using theJohnny Leroux Stittsville Community Arena,the Richmond Memorial Community centreand the Goulbourn Recreation Complex.Programs offered by the Goulbourn SkatingClub include CanSkate, Skate Canada’s learnto-skateprogram; StarSkate in which skatersdevelop their figure skating skills; CanPower-Skate which focuses on balance, power, agility,speed and endurance skills which apply not onlyto figure skaters but also to hockey and ringetteplayers; AdultSkate which is geared for adults;and a Special Olympics skating program.Except for the Club’s professional skatingcoaches and its webmaster, the GoulbournSkating Club operates solely through the effortsof dedicated volunteers.