“Stage Is Set for Mammoth Ice Carnival This Sunday, Jan. 25” and “First Ice Carnival Thrills Hundreds” from the 1948 Door County Advocate
[from January 23, 1948]
Stage Is Set for Mammoth Ice Carnival This Sunday, Jan. 25
Figure-Skaters to Highlight Racing Program Here
Events Scheduled for All Age Groups.
SIGNIFICANT FACTS
EVENT—First Annual Ice Carnival.
DATE—Sunday, Jan. 25, 1948.
TIME—1:30 pm. SHARP.
PLACE—Soukup Field rink (Downtown).
SPONSORED BY — Sturgeon Bay Recreation Dept.
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SPECIAL — Hundreds of Sturgeon Bay’s youngsters; teen-agers and adults are planning on participating in the first annual Ice Carnival, scheduled for the Soukup field rink this Sunday, Jan. 25. Sponsored by the recreation department and open to anyone wishing to enter the 25 or more events including fancy skating, the meet will start at 1:30 p.m. sharp.
Highlighting the carnival, which is already assured of success by the interest shown locally, will be the figure skating exhibitions featuring J.D. Meyers and his daughters Gertrude, Charlotte Ann and Carmel at three o’clock.
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RINK CLOSED
Recreation Director Bob Westfall is requesting that skaters remain off Soukup field rink from Saturday night until after the ice carnival is over Sunday afternoon. Contestants may get on the ice at 1:15 Sunday afternoon.
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The Meyers family is from Green Bay and have been featured at similar carnivals and winter sports shows throughout the middle west.
Their first number will be a fox trot, “To Ballerina”, by Carmel, followed by Charlette Ann, doing a waltz, “On the Avenue.”
Gertrude (Mrs. Robert Delorit), figure skating instructor at Green Bay, will do a rhythm solo, Mr. Meyers and Gertrude will give an exhibition of ballroom dancing, and the entire group will be featured together, Charlotte Ann, the youngest of the group, is six years old.
Officials for the meet, selected by Bob Westfall, recreation director and meet manager, include as judges: D. C. Pisha, Nic Wagener and Carl Zahn; Jack Murray, assistant recreation director, clerk; Les Koehn, starter and Earl “Curley” Paul, timer. Chuck Krause, sports editor of The Advocate, will conduct the meet over the public address system.
First, second third place given to those respective winners in each racing division, and a fancy skating king and queen will be selected from the entire group of fancy skaters entered in the fancy skating classes, open to amateurs only.
Official Entry Blank
STURGEON BAY ICE CARNIVAL
SUNDAY, JAN. 25, 1948
Contestant’s Name……………………… Age…. Class………
100 yd………220 yd……… 440 yd……… 880 yd……… Fancy Skating………
CLASSIFICATION
BOYS
Junior Midgets—Under 11 yrs. old . . . . . 100 yd. and 220 yd.
Cubs—11 yrs. to 12 yrs . . . . . 220 yd. and 440 yd.
Intermediates—13 yrs. to 14 yrs. . . . . . 220 yd. and 440 yd.
Midgets—13 yrs. to 14 yrs. . . . . . 220 yd. 440 yd. and 880 yd.
Cadets—14 yrs. to 10 yrs. . . . . . 220 yd. 440 yd. and 880 yd.
Seniors—16 yrs. to 17 yrs. . . . . . 440 yd. and 880 yd.
Men—17 yrs. and over. . . . . . 440 yd. and 880 yd.
GIRLS
Midgets—Under 11 yrs. old. . . . . . 100 yd. and 220 yd.
Juniors—11 yrs. to 13 yrs. . . . . . 100 yd. and 220 yd.
Seniors—13 yrs. to 18 yrs. . . . . . 100 yd.; 220 yd.; 440 yd.
Women—16 yrs. and over. . . . . . 440 yd. and 880 yd.
RULES: — Fancy skating is open to all age groups; Age for classification is based on age on Jan. 1, 1948; Skaters may compete in only one class; Skaters may not enter more than two events plus fancy skating; Awards will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners; All contestants must be at the East side warming house at 1:15 P.M.; Meet will start at 1:30 P.M. sharp.
Entry blanks must be submitted to the clerk at the warming house at 1:15 the day of the carnival.
[from January 30, 1948]
LES KOEHN, starter, gets the “under 11-year olds” ready for a 100-yard dash around the Soukup field rink Sunday afternoon at the recreation department’s first annual Ice Carnival. Left to right, the little Sonja Heines are Leanne Bridenhagen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bridenhagen; Mary Reynolds, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Reynolds; Yvonne LaViolette, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley LaViolette; and Sally Schinkten, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Schinkten. Meet Manager Bob Westfall is the other adult on the picture and after the race was over Sally Schinkten had won, Leanne Bridenhagen placed second and Mary Reynolds was third.
First Ice Carnival Thrills Hundreds
Bay Fancy Skaters Outstanding; To Be Hired Here
The Sturgeon Bay recreation department’s first annual Ice Carnival, held last Sunday afternoon on the Soukup Field rink, was attended by over 750 people, in spite of the fact that the temperature hovered near the zero mark all afternoon.
The Meyers’ family of Green Bay, outstanding figure skaters in the middle west whose performances have thrilled many spectators at ice-capades in Milwaukee and Chicago, highlighted the afternoon’s program.
So much interest was expressed in the capabilities of Carmel Meyers and Mrs. Gertrude (Meyers) Delorit that Recreation Director Bob Westfall added the two women to his staff and figure skating instruction and skating instruction will be offered Sturgeon Bay residents every' Saturday morning from nine to 11 on the Soukup field rink.
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RACING SUMMARIES
First second and third places are awarded in the order they are listed.
BOYS—
Under II Years: 100 Yd. Dash— Belton Olson, Bob Torstenson, David Anderson; 220 Yds. — Belton Olson, David Anderson, Orville Vertz; 440 Yds.—Grant Tollifson, Bill Boler, John Anderson.
12 to 13 Years: 220 Yds.—Bill Boler, John Anderson, Noel Butler; 440 Yds.—Wallace Peschel, John. Hogan, Gregory James.
13 to 14 Years: 220 Yds.—Wallace Peschel, Jack Hogan, Bill Boler.
14 to 16 Years: 220 Yds.—Marlin Doxtater, Wallace Kracht, Jennings Rader; 440 Yds.—Robert King, Wallace Krache. Jennings Rader; 880 Yds.—Robert King, Eugene Jacobs, Marlin Doxtater.
16 and over: 440 Yds.—Doug Boler, Jim Abrahamson, Norman Hudson; 880 Yds. Doug Boler, Norman Hudson, Jim Abrahamson.
GIRLS—
Under 11 Years: 100 Yd. Dash—Sally Schinkten, Leanne Bridenhagen, Mary Reynolds; 220 Yds.—Sally Schinkten, Leanne Bridenhagen.
11 to 13 Years: 100 Yd. Dash—Corrine Renard, Kay Bohn, Yvonne LaViolette; 220 Yds.—Colette Jackson, Corrine Renard, Joan Schram.
13 to 16 Years: 220 Yds. Jean Reynolds, Mary Lou Paul, Lota Behringer; 440 Yds.—Mary Lou Paul, Leta Behringer, Yvonne Johnson.
FANCY SKATING: Girls — Jean Reynolds; Boys—Gilbert Cofrin.
Both courtesy of the Door County Library Newspaper Archive
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