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It was a fimng trhute for the K-W Skating Clube Carolyn Fedy that two skaters who graduated from her Learn to Skate program helped close the retirement gala held m her hon- our Saturday at the Waterloo Recreation Complex. The skaters were former Canadian Junior Ice Dance Champions Josh and Rebecca Babb, currently naming wuh the likes of Canadian champi- ons Shae-Lynn Bourne and Vic» [or Kmalz in lake Placid, NA' They took ume out of their busy naming schedule iD hom our a person who has devoted 60 years of her life to the improvement of the sport. " was a devotion that led to their own start in the sport. "lt was quite an honour to be asked to be a pan of such a big function," said Rebecca Babb. “I think a lot of skaters had no idea how much she actually contributed in skating until Rebeca said she and her brother Josh would never have started skating Without the Learn to Skate program Fedy helped pioneer in the 19605. "I signed the guest book and 1 said, Thank-you for being a pan of skating,” said Rebecca. "h's because of you that Josh and myself are skating today "We were one of the first people in Newfoundland to try that program out, not knowing then that she really started us in our skating careers" That dedication to building the sport started in 1939 when Fedy. the retiring technical director of the area's biggest skating club, began her skating career in a production of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves at the age of live, Then known as Carolyn Spellman, she was a Canadlan Senior Ladies Champion in 1953, before lakmg up coach- Skating gala golden for local legend TE , Ctggtigiiit L as" " rii,t,t,,s,iititty,t Ijyritrtr",tilt "-,,niiitgf' oihitr , " ’WW ofimiiiioeeShli't4thnrkoittt ' t6Tiii'aaaeiuRRVsmttEstq;, Bob Vrbanat Chum: le Staff " Mad Pt. Cami)!!! chy "kheates her retirement VTit%taaghter Maryjo. ing. to the Carolyn Fedy Skating She returned to Knchener- Centre Monday mghc ijhe returned to Knchener- Waterloo m lhe mid-50s, brmg- ing her expertise and vision lo a growog skating club. - By 1672 she was the club's supervising coach. She gradu- ated lo the posnuon oftechnical director by 1985, But numerous coaching awards and national kudos couldnt hide her mam contu- bulion to the club - Fedy was the heart and soul of skating in Waterloo Region. A perfect example of her go" mg nature was the nickname she earned for some of the extra work she did around the club. "Zamboni Mama" "I even drove the Zamboni once during one of the compe- titiorts," she old the Chronicle last year. "That IS when they started calling me the Zamboni Mama." The Zamboni Mama got one last chance to indulge her pas- sion to ride by driving the lam boni around the ice at the Sun Life Skate Canada International at the Kitchener Memorial Gar dens in 1996. " was just proof positive that she had done it all in her skav ing and coaching career over the last 60 years They even named the build- ing after her, when Waterloo council voted to change the clurfs home at Rink in the Park (ess/hi. Fedy was sull speechless after the hour-long Ice show and ceremony held to celebrate her Me Although she suspected that the club would do something to honour her for her years of service, she was shocked to see the more than 200 people ready to greet her at the Rec Com- plex, After all, she thought she was Fast-Track School provides high school students the opportunity to earn a new credit. Classes begin at 9:00 a.m. and are conducted 5 days per week, Monday to Friday. One hour is provided for lunch and classes resume to 4 pm. Fast-Track School also allows students the opportunity to earn a higher mark in a course already taken. Fast-Track School programs have a maximum class size of twelve students. At the time of registration, students must provide a copy of their latest Ontario Student Transcript and a letter of permission from their Home School stating that any required prerequisites have been earned. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, June 30. Only credits with a minimum enrollment of four students will be offered. A full refund of tuitions paid will be made on July 5th for any credit not meeting the minimum enrollment of four students. Advanced English and Mathematics will be offered (minimum enrollment of 4 stu- dents) for grades 10, 11, 12, and OAC. Other credits such as History; Geography; Science; Senior Social Science; or Accounting; etc. may be offered according to demand i.e. minimum of 4 students. Sh Jude 's: Private Academic School 419 Phillip Street, Waterloo August credit program - Grade 10 to OAC Conditions of earning a new credit - 110 attendance hours; daily homework completion; active d positive participation; +51% on term work and +51% on final examination. No granted credits allowed. All credits must be earned. tuition per credit paid in May $850 paid in July $950 Credit availability will be determined by enrollment. ust--tTmelllkdyulll, Serious students only need apply. Just going to see her grandson's hockey game When asked what her mm:- mem wall mean to her, Fedy laughed "From what I understand I'm gomg to be Just as busy, only I'm gmng m be on 1hr other Side of the fence." she sand about takmg on a volunteer position wuh the club. . "ill always be Involved, l Just cant give up shallng." Waterloo ..355 Weber St. N. 746-1010 888-6620 114 hours instructional time (Comer or Weber ' Columbia Streets) SAM-l paid in June $900 paid in August $1,000 tour Webs =.L-= if 1’ "tmt 'lllllll 92.5% (ti) O MWSI 1999