Euclid recreation goes green to open the C. E. Orr Ice Arena

The Euclid Parks and Recreation Department is conserving water this year by recycling water from Memorial Pool to make the ice at the C.E. Orr Ice Arena. The maintenance employees made up a device by using the pool vacuum pump and a one-inch garden hose from the pool to the arena. There will be 16 sheets (layers) of ice and two layers of paint before the rink is ready to open. Each sheet takes about one and a half hours to do, and each sheet must freeze before starting a new layer. We will be using approximately 10,000 gallons of water to make the ice usable for all. The C.E. Orr Ice Arena will open its doors Sept. 25, with a season opening special from 1 to 2:30 p.m., $3 admission, includes skate rental.

There will be three sessions of Learn to Skate for young and old. Session 1 will run Oct. 5 through Nov. 30 on Tuesdays, and Oct. 7 through Dec. 2 on Thursdays, at 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Classes cost $45.00 for Euclid residents and $60.00 for non-residents, which includes USFSA membership. You can register at the ice arena on Sept. 28 and 30 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Public skating sessions will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sundays from 1 to 2:30 p.m. We will also be offering open freestyle figure skating (city ice) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Pick-up sticks will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 1:15 p.m. Home school skating will be available Tuesdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

For rates and ice rental information, please contact (216) 289-8649 or visit our website at www.cityofeuclid.com (recreation).

The Euclid Hockey Association offers travel and learn-to-play hockey for boys and girls ages 3 - 15. For more information, please visit, www.eyha.net.

For figure skating, you can join the Euclid Blade & Edge Club; check out the website at www.euclidskating.org.