FROM AGES 6-17, THE GIRLS ( OF WHICH ONLY TWO HAD SKATED) LACED UP SKATES AND SETTLED INTO UNFAMILIAR HELMET HEADWARE FOR A MORNING OF SMILES GALORE. "ARE WE TOO OLD?" QUESTIONED THREE TEENAGED SENIOR SCOUTS. "WE WANT TO TRY HOCKEY" "I HAVE A DATE TONIGHT." SAID ONE. YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO EXPERIENCE OUR WONDERFUL SPORT. AND EXPERIENCE IT THEY DID. STARTS AND STOPS, PASSING AND SKATING, PLAYING THE LONG AWAITED GAME MADE THE THREE SESSION GLIDE BY FASTER THAN THE FOG ROLLING OFF THE OCEAN AND OVER THE MOUNTAINS.

"I PLAY HOCKEY" WAS THE CONVERSATION WITH FRIENDS AND HER DATE..AND WHAT A GREAT CONVERSATION IT WAS. "YES WE DO". THE GIRLS COULD NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT IT. "THE HARDEREST PART OF THE WHOLE THING WAS PUTTING ON THE STUFF" SAID ONE OF THE DAISY SCOUTS. "THE HOCKEY STUFF WAS FUN' SHE CONTINUED.

PARENTS APPLAUDED AND THE OOOOOS AND AWES FROM THE PARENT CONFIRMED THE EXPERIENCE. MIKE BRUINS OF LOGITECH ICE (mbruins@logitechice.com) AND ROD ROMANCHUK, (info@sjjrsharks.com) PRESIDENT OF THE SAN JOSE LADY SHARKS GIRLS PROGRAM WERE ON HAND TO ANSWER THOSE WONDERFUL QUESTIONS OF:

• WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
• IS THERE HOCKEY FOR ME?
• CAN I JOIN A PROGRAM?

THE LOGITECH ICE AND SAN JOSE LADY SHARKS PROGRAM HAD PROGRAMS TO OFFER ALL THOSE INTERESTED FROM THEIR 12 WEEK FREE HOCKEY 1 TO THE GIRLS SHARK'S PROGRAM TEAM INFORMATION.

NOW MOST OF THE GIRLS WERE FAMILIAR WITH THE SAN JOSE SHARKS OF THE NHL BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE TRUE SHARK STARS IN THE EYES OF THE PBN PARTICIPANTS WERE THE JR. LADY SHARKS, WHO CAME OUT TO SHARE THEIR TIME AND SKILLS WITH THE GIRLS. WOW, I SKATED WITH THE SHARKS. COOL.

WELL, THEY MAY NEED TO GET A BIGGER SHARK TANK NOW THAT ALL THESE LITTLE MINNOWS HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SKATE SHARK STYLE AND WITH TWO NEW PBN INSTRUCTOR TRAINERS FOR THE SAN JOSE AND LOS ANGELES AREAS AND 4 NEW PBN INSTRUCTORS, IT IS GOING TO BE A HOCKEY FEEDING FRENZY AS THEY SET UP MORE PBN PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE SCOUTS. REMEMBER TOO THAT THE USA HOCKEY GIRLS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2007 WILL BE HELD IN SAN JOSE. BET THERE WILL BE A SCHOOL OF NEW LITTLE SHARKS SWARMING THOSE GAMES.

KEEP CHECKING FOR PICTURES OF THE EVENT. HAVE SOME? SEND TO US www.pbnprogram@earthlink.net

PS..KELSEY, KAYLEE, AND ALEXANDRA.....THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.........AND FOR THE SQUARE CUBE...YOU GO GIRLS.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SAN JOSE VISIT THESE SITES.

www.logitechice.comwww.sjjrsharks.com

FOR INFORMATION IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA PLEASE VISIT THESE SITES:

http://www.icestation.net/
http://www.ladyviperhockey.com/

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GETTING THE POINTE OF HOCKEY AT SOUTHPOINTE

Feature | By Earl Bugaile Biscuit in the Net Cecil and Peters Township are becoming important magnets for girls who want to play serious ice hockey Rachel Bodine faces off with Alyssa Thomas There used to be a time when hockey was considered a sport for the boys. Any girls that wished to play had to become members of boys teams, and as often as not were permitted only limited playing time on the ice. All of this began to change about 10 years ago. Now girls hockey has become a force to be reckoned with in Western Pennsylvania, and thanks to the efforts of a group of Girl Scout leaders, the way may be paved for female hockey players of the future. More than 30 girl scouts between the ages of seven and 14 took part in a Put the Biscuit in the Net program at the Southpointe Iceoplex late last fall. Here, they learned the basics of the game from women athletes on the Robert Morris University Division I hockey team, as well as coaches and instructors. Part of a national program to teach young girls the fundamentals of the game, it set the stage (or in this case the ice), for the next generation of girls team players. Im ecstatic, says Tera Crowe, one of the programs organizers, whose own daughter, Brooke, began playing at the Iceoplex, and is now part of Team Pittsburgh, an elite group of girls teams from the region. Many of these girls had never stepped foot on the ice until [that] weekend, and by Sunday afternoon they were racing each other to the biscuit [puck] and putting it in the net. The skating program was developed through USA Hockey, in cooperation with the Girl Scouts of America, and featured specially-trained instructors. The biscuit name was adopted in accordance with the famous Girl Scout cookies, which were originally called biscuits. The program has achieved nationwide success. The program at the Iceoplex was awesome, says Nate Handrahan, head coach of the Robert Morris University Womens team, and one of the instructors who was on the ice for the program. I think we have to let young girls know that they can play the game. The girls we had down there know that you can get to a very elite level. I think the success of womens hockey is just letting girls get the exposure to the fact that they can play the game. The organizers of girls hockey at the Iceoplex are hoping that the Biscuit in the Net program will continue an already growing program now underway at the Cecil Township facility. Two nights a week are devoted to girls hockey at the present time, under the Southpointe Rink Rats program. Southpointe hasnt become one of the hotbeds of girls hockey yet, but its growing quickly, says Robin Stanton, who has worked with hockey programs at the Iceoplex. Peters Township now has a lot of girls in their developmental program, and that is going to mean more teams and ice time in the future. Prior to last season, there were no girls teams calling the Iceoplex their home, but the facility has been encouraging the development of programs for young girls. They held tryouts for teams this past summer. About a dozen girls tried out, and by the first practice in August, more than 20 girls were on the roster. If there is a reason for optimism for growth in girls hockey in Pittsburgh and at the Iceoplex, future players need look no further than the existing NCAA womens hockey programs at Robert Morris University and at Chatham College, where a Division III NCAA program has been underway. As for role models, young girls might look to Canonsburgs Shannon Anesetti, who played on Canon McMillans varsity boys team, and has gone on to play Division III womens hockey at Buffalo State University. Additionally, the girls Team Pittsburgh has attracted some of the regions top players, including Stephanie Lemieux, the daughter of Mario Lemieux. I hope it continues to grow, says Stanton. At the present time, there arent enough teams in Pittsburgh to balance out the skill levels, and right now teams have everything from beginning skaters to those who have been playing since they were five. The more players we have, the more teams there will be. Programs like Biscuit in the Net are a good way to get girls involved in hockey.

* GIRLS HOCKEY COMES TO THE OooooH-ZARKS OoooooooH YES ....GIRL'S HOCKEY COMES TO THE OZARKS. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI HOSTED THE FIRST "PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE NET" PROGRAM FOR LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS TRULY SPRING LIKE, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ARENA WAS EVEN WARMER. THE SMILES OF THE GIRLS WHO STEPPED ON THE ICE FOR THEIR FIRST TIME DID NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT BEING COLD...THEIR SMILES RADIATED WARMTH THAT HEATED THE WHOLE BUILDING AND THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED WITH THE PROGRAM. "WHAT AN GREAT TIME TO BE ON THE ICE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH ICE HOCKEY. THE RINK LOOKS LIKE AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE AND THE HOCKEY IS ON THE BIG SCREEN TV" SAID ONE OF THE MOTHERS. SHE WAS SO RIGHT. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK WAS TRANSFORMED FOR TWO WEEKS TO REFLECT THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE, BRINGING EVEN MORE EXCITEMENT TO THE GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR THREE HOURS THIS WEEKEND, THE GIRLS WERE THE OLYMPIANS. THEY WERE GOING FOR THE GOLD...OR AT LEAST THE BISCUIT. "WATCH ME! WATCH ME!" BECAME THE CALL OF MANY A GIRL IN THE "SHOW ME" STATE AS THEY DID JUST THAT...THE GIRLS SHOWED THEIR AMAZED PARENTS THAT GIRLS DO PLAY ICE HOCKEY AND THEY COULD TOO. THERE WERE CHEERS AND HUGS AS EACH DAY THE GIRLS SHOWED THEIR NEW FOUND SKILLS AND LOVE FOR A SPORT THAT JUST A WEEK AGO WAS JUST SOMETHING THEY SAW ON THE OLYMPIC COVERAGE. WHEN ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLAY HOCKEY ON A GIRLS ONLY TEAM IN SPRINGFIELD, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS YES FROM NOT JUST THE GIRLS BUT FROM THE PARENTS TOO. LOOKS LIKE THE ADULT LEAGUE WILL BE ADDING A FEW NEW MEMBERS ALSO AS THERE WERE PARENTS WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF THE FUN TOO. PATCHES WERE HANDED OUT ALONG WITH "PARKER THE PENGUIN" AND INFORMATION ON THE NEW PROGRAM FOR THE GIRLS, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY. THANKS WERE GIVEN TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A REALITY AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK IN A TRULY GRASSROOTS HOCKEY AREA, WHERE 5 YEARS AGO TRANSPLANTED HOCKEY PEOPLE WERE GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWL WONDERING IF THE ONLY ICE THEY WOULD SEE WAS AN OCCASSIONAL ICE STORM. 4 NEW PBN INSTRUCTORS WERE CERTIFIED: COACH AL, COACH LONNIE, COACH BOB AND COACH AL, WHO WILL CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF THE PBN IN THE SPRINGFIELD AREA AS THE SCOUTS WANT TO HAVE PBN #2 IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ONE OR ALL OF THESE NEW INSTRUCTORS WILL BE THE FIRST COACHES OF THE "LADY SPRINGFIELD SPIRIT" AS THE GIRLS WANT TO CALL THE TEAM. "IT IS THE MOST FUNNEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE" SAID ONE OF THE GIRLS. I THINK THAT SUMS IT ALL UP. GIRLS HOCKEY.....THE MOST FUNNEST THING YOU CAN DO. OoooooooH YES ....GIRL'S HOCKEY COMES TO THE OZARKS. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI HOSTED THE FIRST "PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE NET" PROGRAM FOR LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS TRULY SPRING LIKE, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ARENA WAS EVEN WARMER. THE SMILES OF THE GIRLS WHO STEPPED ON THE ICE FOR THEIR FIRST TIME DID NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT BEING COLD...THEIR SMILES RADIATED WARMTH THAT HEATED THE WHOLE BUILDING AND THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED WITH THE PROGRAM. "WHAT AN GREAT TIME TO BE ON THE ICE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH ICE HOCKEY. THE RINK LOOKS LIKE AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE AND THE HOCKEY IS ON THE BIG SCREEN TV" SAID ONE OF THE MOTHERS. SHE WAS SO RIGHT. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK WAS TRANSFORMED FOR TWO WEEKS TO REFLECT THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE, BRINGING EVEN MORE EXCITEMENT TO THE GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR THREE HOURS THIS WEEKEND, THE GIRLS WERE THE OLYMPIANS. THEY WERE GOING FOR THE GOLD...OR AT LEAST THE BISCUIT. "WATCH ME! WATCH ME!" BECAME THE CALL OF MANY A GIRL IN THE "SHOW ME" STATE AS THEY DID JUST THAT...THE GIRLS SHOWED THEIR AMAZED PARENTS THAT GIRLS DO PLAY ICE HOCKEY AND THEY COULD TOO. THERE WERE CHEERS AND HUGS AS EACH DAY THE GIRLS SHOWED THEIR NEW FOUND SKILLS AND LOVE FOR A SPORT THAT JUST A WEEK AGO WAS JUST SOMETHING THEY SAW ON THE OLYMPIC COVERAGE. WHEN ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLAY HOCKEY ON A GIRLS ONLY TEAM IN SPRINGFIELD, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS YES FROM NOT JUST THE GIRLS BUT FROM THE PARENTS TOO. LOOKS LIKE THE ADULT LEAGUE WILL BE ADDING A FEW NEW MEMBERS ALSO AS THERE WERE PARENTS WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF THE FUN TOO. PATCHES WERE HANDED OUT ALONG WITH "PARKER THE PENGUIN" AND INFORMATION ON THE NEW PROGRAM FOR THE GIRLS, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY. THANKS WERE GIVEN TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A REALITY AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK IN A TRULY GRASSROOTS HOCKEY AREA, WHERE 5 YEARS AGO TRANSPLANTED HOCKEY PEOPLE WERE GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWL WONDERING IF THE ONLY ICE THEY WOULD SEE WAS AN OCCASSIONAL ICE STORM. 4 NEW PBN INSTRUCTORS WERE CERTIFIED: COACH AL, COACH LONNIE, COACH BOB AND COACH AL, WHO WILL CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF THE PBN IN THE SPRINGFIELD AREA AS THE SCOUTS WANT TO HAVE PBN #2 IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ONE OR ALL OF THESE NEW INSTRUCTORS WILL BE THE FIRST COACHES OF THE "LADY SPRINGFIELD SPIRIT" AS THE GIRLS WANT TO CALL THE TEAM. "IT IS THE MOST FUNNEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE" SAID ONE OF THE GIRLS. I THINK THAT SUMS IT ALL UP. GIRLS HOCKEY.....THE MOST FUNNEST THING YOU CAN DO. OoooooooH YES ....GIRL'S HOCKEY COMES TO THE OZARKS. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI HOSTED THE FIRST "PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE NET" PROGRAM FOR LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS TRULY SPRING LIKE, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ARENA WAS EVEN WARMER. THE SMILES OF THE GIRLS WHO STEPPED ON THE ICE FOR THEIR FIRST TIME DID NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT BEING COLD...THEIR SMILES RADIATED WARMTH THAT HEATED THE WHOLE BUILDING AND THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED WITH THE PROGRAM. "WHAT AN GREAT TIME TO BE ON THE ICE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH ICE HOCKEY. THE RINK LOOKS LIKE AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE AND THE HOCKEY IS ON THE BIG SCREEN TV" SAID ONE OF THE MOTHERS. SHE WAS SO RIGHT. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK WAS TRANSFORMED FOR TWO WEEKS TO REFLECT THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE, BRINGING EVEN MORE EXCITEMENT TO THE GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR THREE HOURS THIS WEEKEND, THE GIRLS WERE THE OLYMPIANS. THEY WERE GOING FOR THE GOLD...OR AT LEAST THE BISCUIT. "WATCH ME! WATCH ME!" BECAME THE CALL OF MANY A GIRL IN THE "SHOW ME" STATE AS THEY DID JUST THAT...THE GIRLS SHOWED THEIR AMAZED PARENTS THAT GIRLS DO PLAY ICE HOCKEY AND THEY COULD TOO. THERE WERE CHEERS AND HUGS AS EACH DAY THE GIRLS SHOWED THEIR NEW FOUND SKILLS AND LOVE FOR A SPORT THAT JUST A WEEK AGO WAS JUST SOMETHING THEY SAW ON THE OLYMPIC COVERAGE. WHEN ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLAY HOCKEY ON A GIRLS ONLY TEAM IN SPRINGFIELD, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS YES FROM NOT JUST THE GIRLS BUT FROM THE PARENTS TOO. LOOKS LIKE THE ADULT LEAGUE WILL BE ADDING A FEW NEW MEMBERS ALSO AS THERE WERE PARENTS WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF THE FUN TOO. PATCHES WERE HANDED OUT ALONG WITH "PARKER THE PENGUIN" AND INFORMATION ON THE NEW PROGRAM FOR THE GIRLS, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY. THANKS WERE GIVEN TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A REALITY AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK IN A TRULY GRASSROOTS HOCKEY AREA, WHERE 5 YEARS AGO TRANSPLANTED HOCKEY PEOPLE WERE GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWL WONDERING IF THE ONLY ICE THEY WOULD SEE WAS AN OCCASSIONAL ICE STORM. 4 NEW PBN INSTRUCTORS WERE CERTIFIED: COACH AL, COACH LONNIE, COACH BOB AND COACH AL, WHO WILL CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF THE PBN IN THE SPRINGFIELD AREA AS THE SCOUTS WANT TO HAVE PBN #2 IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ONE OR ALL OF THESE NEW INSTRUCTORS WILL BE THE FIRST COACHES OF THE "LADY SPRINGFIELD SPIRIT" AS THE GIRLS WANT TO CALL THE TEAM. "IT IS THE MOST FUNNEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE" SAID ONE OF THE GIRLS. I THINK THAT SUMS IT ALL UP. GIRLS HOCKEY.....THE MOST FUNNEST THING YOU CAN DO. OoooooooH YES ....GIRL'S HOCKEY COMES TO THE OZARKS. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI HOSTED THE FIRST "PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE NET" PROGRAM FOR LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS TRULY SPRING LIKE, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ARENA WAS EVEN WARMER. THE SMILES OF THE GIRLS WHO STEPPED ON THE ICE FOR THEIR FIRST TIME DID NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT BEING COLD...THEIR SMILES RADIATED WARMTH THAT HEATED THE WHOLE BUILDING AND THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED WITH THE PROGRAM. "WHAT AN GREAT TIME TO BE ON THE ICE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH ICE HOCKEY. THE RINK LOOKS LIKE AN OLYMPIC VILLAGE AND THE HOCKEY IS ON THE BIG SCREEN TV" SAID ONE OF THE MOTHERS. SHE WAS SO RIGHT. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK WAS TRANSFORMED FOR TWO WEEKS TO REFLECT THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE, BRINGING EVEN MORE EXCITEMENT TO THE GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR THREE HOURS THIS WEEKEND, THE GIRLS WERE THE OLYMPIANS. THEY WERE GOING FOR THE GOLD...OR AT LEAST THE BISCUIT. "WATCH ME! WATCH ME!" BECAME THE CALL OF MANY A GIRL IN THE "SHOW ME" STATE AS THEY DID JUST THAT...THE GIRLS SHOWED THEIR AMAZED PARENTS THAT GIRLS DO PLAY ICE HOCKEY AND THEY COULD TOO. THERE WERE CHEERS AND HUGS AS EACH DAY THE GIRLS SHOWED THEIR NEW FOUND SKILLS AND LOVE FOR A SPORT THAT JUST A WEEK AGO WAS JUST SOMETHING THEY SAW ON THE OLYMPIC COVERAGE. WHEN ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO PLAY HOCKEY ON A GIRLS ONLY TEAM IN SPRINGFIELD, IT WAS A UNANIMOUS YES FROM NOT JUST THE GIRLS BUT FROM THE PARENTS TOO. LOOKS LIKE THE ADULT LEAGUE WILL BE ADDING A FEW NEW MEMBERS ALSO AS THERE WERE PARENTS WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF THE FUN TOO. PATCHES WERE HANDED OUT ALONG WITH "PARKER THE PENGUIN" AND INFORMATION ON THE NEW PROGRAM FOR THE GIRLS, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE TO PLAY. THANKS WERE GIVEN TO ALL WHO HELPED MAKE THIS A REALITY AFTER MONTHS OF HARD WORK IN A TRULY GRASSROOTS HOCKEY AREA, WHERE 5 YEARS AGO TRANSPLANTED HOCKEY PEOPLE WERE GOING THROUGH WITHDRAWL WONDERING IF THE ONLY ICE THEY WOULD SEE WAS AN OCCASSIONAL ICE STORM. 4 NEW PBN INSTRUCTORS WERE CERTIFIED: COACH AL, COACH LONNIE, COACH BOB AND COACH AL, WHO WILL CARRY ON THE TRADITION OF THE PBN IN THE SPRINGFIELD AREA AS THE SCOUTS WANT TO HAVE PBN #2 IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE ONE OR ALL OF THESE NEW INSTRUCTORS WILL BE THE FIRST COACHES OF THE "LADY SPRINGFIELD SPIRIT" AS THE GIRLS WANT TO CALL THE TEAM. "IT IS THE MOST FUNNEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE" SAID ONE OF THE GIRLS. I THINK THAT SUMS IT ALL UP. GIRLS HOCKEY.....THE MOST FUNNEST THING YOU CAN DO. OoooooooH YES ....GIRL'S HOCKEY COMES TO THE OZARKS. THE JORDAN VALLEY ICE PARK IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI HOSTED THE FIRST "PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE NET" PROGRAM FOR LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT. ALTHOUGH THE WEATHER WAS TRULY SPRING LIKE, THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ARENA WAS EVEN WARMER. THE SMILES OF THE GIRLS WHO STEPPED ON THE ICE FOR THEIR FIRST TIME DID NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT BEING COLD...THEIR SMILES RADIATED WARMTH THAT HEATED THE WHOLE BUILDING AND THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED WITH THE PROGRAM. "WHAT AN GREAT TIME TO BE ON THE ICE FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST EXPERIENCE *