TGHA Update

Nov. 15, 2007

 

Home Games

TGHA Board Meeting

35th Anniversary

Women Invited to Recreation  

Apparel Orders

Coffee Orders

Coaching Education

 

Home Games

 

Sat. 11/17        12:45 p.m.       Ithaca 13U vs. IYHA Squirts                     Cass

Sat. 11/17        4:00 p.m.         Ithaca 14U vs. Rome 14U                        Cortland

Sat. 11/17        4:00 p.m.         Cornell Club vs. North Country CC*            Lynah

Sun. 11/18       12:45 p.m.       Ithaca 16/19U vs. North Country 16U         RINK

 

*Two of last year’s 19U players, Diane Ralyea and Chelsea Mayer, are playing for the North Country Community College club hockey team that plays Cornell Saturday and Syracuse University club on Sunday.

 

TGHA Board Meeting

 

The next TGHA Board Meeting will be Monday, Dec. 10 at 7:00 p.m. in Rick’s Room at The RINK.

 

Special thanks to Barb Just who helped run the Tuesday photo session when the board was in their monthly meeting! P.S. The Thursday Photo Day is likely to be January 10, 2008. Any questions, contact Mary.

 

35th Anniversary

 

It was this Saturday morning 35 years ago that Cass Park rink opened its doors and the first users were the girls who were the founding members of TGHA!  Women who were part of TGHA from the beginning tell stories about the fence around the ice surface.  We think the rink is outdoorsy now but it’s been developed greatly since that first morning in 1972.

 

Girls today will say it’s their favorite of the local rinks for the hard ice surface (when it’s cold!) but maybe not for the wind (not only what they produce when skating fast but from the weather!).  How can parents complain when we can hold our hot cocoas and tighten scarves around our necks?!

 

TGHA has enjoyed a long strong relationship with the City of Ithaca as well as with Cornell and with the Community Recreation Center. May TGHA members in another 35 years be able to tell stories of the girls who played in the early 21st century!

 

Women Invited to Recreation  

 

Thursdays from 6:45-7:45 p.m. at Cass is reserved for Recreation girls hockey program.  At this time there are less than a half dozen girls skating so we would like to bring some  additional females onto the ice for the Recreation girls to skate with, and maybe more will join if they see the fun! (Shooting Stars alumna and Cornellian Karen Uber has been on the ice twice, and Coach Joy Verranou of the Ithaca Sirens, too!)

 

Beginner women are invited to skate during this hour. Barbara Horton has offered to teach the beginners.  Recreation girls will assist if they wish.

 

More experienced women who would like to skate for skill development and recreational scrimmages may also skate during TGHA Recreation.

 

Women (who must be registered with USA Hockey) will be charged $10 per session they attend, and they are asked to rsvp by noon each Thursday to tgha0708@yahoo.com.  We want to make sure the number of skaters and coaches is appropriate at all times.

 

Questions?  Direct to Mary until we find someone else to be ‘registrar’ for Recreation.

 

Apparel Orders

 

Thanks to everyone who has returned their apparel order forms.  Judy Yonkin will be compiling all the orders this weekend. If you need to reach her, see the web site for her contact info.  She is also willing to do another order after the holidays (due Jan. 10; forms available Jan. 3 but also on the web site).

 

Coffee Orders

 

Barbara Horton thanks everyone who ordered this week for delivery next Monday and Tuesday.  Coffee from Gimme is a great way to raise funds to support TGHA while making a high quality purchase of a necessary kitchen supply (and one that you may need more of during the holidays as well as during the busy hockey season!). Order forms can be downloaded from the web site or Barbara can help you with the order process, homesweethome@fltg.net. The orders for winter holidays delivery are due on December 4.  TGHA receives $3.50 for each $12.00 bag sold.

 

Coaching Clinic for Certification Available

If you are interested in becoming a certified USA Hockey coach (a must for helping on ice with TGHA teams), consider attending the Level 1 clinic in Auburn on December 1. You must pre-register.  The information is below. 


http://old.usahockey.com/coaching/clinics/main/coaching_clinics/coachclinics/
If you have questions, contact Lita Remsen at Litarem@gmail.com

 



Mary
Mary M. Grainger
421 Highland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850