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Ski School WillOpen SaturdayJaycees will official open their ski school for Janesville childrenat ! p.m. Saturday in Riverside Park, the first sessions to continue until 4 p.m. Plans were announced by Pat Carroll and Ken Lagerman, cochairmen of the project.Meeting places will he at thenew Municipal Clubhouse and the Jaycee ski tow power house above the wading pool. Signs have been erected giving directions to the tow and to designated ski runs for beginners and more advanced skiers.Slopes for beginners are located to the right, immediately after crossing the railroad tracks beyond the park entrance off Highway 14, Steeper slopes are below the ski tow which will not be operating for another two weeks.Clubhouse to Be Open The Municipal Clubhouse will be open and attended by a Jay cee from 1 to 4 p.m. The building. which is heated, has a pay phone. Since it is close to the rum for beginners, it will serve a-. a warming house for children who have no skis and are waiting touse the Jaycee skis. Parents may also wait in the clubhouse, whorethey can plav cards, or they car help change ski bindings or help entertain the children not under insiruction.Jaycees made the request that parents of fairly young children refrain from just leaving them at the ski school to pick them up later. “If a child g^ts homesick, hurt or ill, it is better for the parent to le close by,” Carroll said.Almost 150 children went to thepark last weekend to sample the snowy sport. The school had notooened off ciallv and there wereonly four instructors and lfi pairflpPrf iav ailable lt;o snrnlt;» ch ldren chd not have an opportunity to try the boards ”i APlan Two ClassesThis weekend Joe I ego and hisv fe, Svlv.a, I a verm an and Willie(rTvchesen will instruct in basic andinmrmediate sk’ ec.Two classes w II be taught, the first starting about 1 p.m., the corn! about 3 p.m Botli will offerha - and a !. me d h - ■ ns unt I aIlarge enough group of intcrmedi-fre skiers is formed. Javcces willthen organize a separate cla^s for them.I agerman suggested that the parent choose one of the two classes for the child, then check withthe instructar to learn if *ki« areavailable before learning theoungster.VShen classes are full, childrenlay wait in the clubhouse until he next class starts, lagerman aid. He advised that the child iring a sled to the park to sl.de chile waiting.Assistants \re SoughtJaycees are seeking assistants ho are not required to know how ski. Fitting the ski bindings toach student takes time of an in-ructor who could bo teaching.sntrolling the class while the in-ructors give individual help isnportanf, tooThe organisation has enlisted ir help of Beloit College skiersit interested persons who are !e to instruct with the help of anuals are also invited to j e staffCarroll expressed appreciation Janesville merchants who have mtributed materials Withoutcr help, the project would not ivc been possible, ’ he said. Within two weeks. Jaycees plan have five to six good trails eared and marked and the towin operation Jaycees noted last week tha* many of the children who attended last year’s school and had no ski equipment have skies this year and are becoming more proficient in the wholesome sport.
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Janesville Daily Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jan 22, 1960
Page 15
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