Nice ice time

Posted 1/15/19

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Nice ice time

CIRCLING: Whether using mike crates and walkers as support, or confident on skates, skaters make the rounds at Thayer Arena.

READY: Equipped with helmet, pads, skates and a walker, Jameson Murray makes a beeline for the ice.

STAMPED AND READY: Molly LaFontaine stamps the hands of skaters after taking their tickets to get on the rink.

Davis and her friend, Mike Arnold, take Havyn Voigt for her first spin on the ice.

FIRST TIME ON THE ICE: Tiffany Davis helps her niece, Havyn Voigt, lace up skates as she prepares to try skating for the first time. Her mother, Crystal, cradling Havyn’s sister, Isla, looks on. Crystal said Havyn was inspired to skate after watching Disney on Ice.

JUST HER SECOND LESSON: Greg Camacho helps his daughter Lilly unlace her skate after a lesson Saturday afternoon at Thayer Arena.

Veola Vlasoz

THERE TO ASSIST: Aidan Yang was a little uneasy on the ice, but Veola Vlasov, at left, was there to encourage him on.

Posted Tuesday, January 15, 2019 1:46 pm

Thayer Arena was busy for Saturday’s public skating session, where it was surely warmer on the ice than being outside. There were “old pros,” as evidenced by some flyers – both young and old – and a good number of beginners among the more than 150 people circulating counter-clockwise on the rink. Rink staff is quick to assist with milk crates and walkers for those uneasy on the ice. The charge is $3, and children age 6 and under are admitted at no cost. Public skating is held Friday from 3:45 to 5 p.m., Saturday from 3:15 to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. (Warwick Beacon photos)