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Breakfast & Lunch
Breakfast & Lunch
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Char-Lan Skating Club Wraps Up a Successful
Season
By Stephanie Slinger where the STAR 4/5 ice dance
team of Elise Boileau and Oliver
espite the challenging weather Phypers competed in Stratford,
Don Sunday, March 30, the Ontario. Their hard work paid off with
Char-Lan Skating Club capped off a a fourth place finish—a significant
fantastic season with its annual year- improvement from their ninth place
end ice show. Skaters of all levels, result last season. They even beat a
from Pre-CanSkate to STARSkate, personal best from their previous
took to the ice to perform in front competition in February! The club
of a packed audience, while others proudly watched the competition
tuned in from home via the club’s via live stream, celebrating their
YouTube live stream. outstanding achievement.
March was a busy month for the This season, the Char-Lan Skating
club’s skaters, who balanced ice Club was honoured to receive STAR
show preparations with competition 1-5 Excellence Exceeded designation
season. On March 7-9, adult skaters from Skate Ontario, complementing
represented Char-Lan at the Skate its existing CanSkate Excellence
Ontario Adult Championships in Exceeded recognition. These
Kanata. Katrina Vivaraies competed designations highlight the club’s
in the Adult Bronze category, placing commitment to delivering high-
fourth, while Stephanie Slinger quality instruction, ensuring that
earned first place in the Adult Elite skaters spend nearly 100% of their
Solo Dance category. ice time receiving guidance from a
member of the coaching team. This
The following weekend, eighteen athlete-centered approach has led
skaters traveled to ‘Marching into
to a record number of successful
Brockville,’ where they closed out assessments this season, reinforcing
the competitive season with personal the club’s dedication to excellence.
bests. For some, this was their
first-ever competition, making the Looking ahead, spring and
experience even more memorable. summer skating programs will begin
It was a whirlwind weekend of soon in Cornwall, with a return
skating, and every athlete performed to Williamstown in the fall for the
brilliantly. club’s 52nd season. As always, the
club will also be serving up a cool Photos Submitted
Another highlight of the month treat at its ice cream booth during
was the Skate Ontario Provincial The Char-Lan Skating Club business sponsors, and the Township
the Williamstown Fair—its signature extends a heartfelt thank you to all of South Glengarry for another
Championships on March 20,
fundraising event. its skaters, parents, board members, incredible season!
