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Ice is open to public at local rinks

‘Tis the season for ice skating! Local arenas have open ice times available to the general public. In Rutland, Giorgetti Arena has a warming room with concessions, skate rentals and sharpening. It is located at 2 Oak Street Extension (rutlandrec.com). Or, Castleton University’s Spartan Arena, located just behind the Diamond Run Mall off Route 7 has more of the same, as well as college hockey games to take in (castleton.edu). In Woodstock, Union Arena Community Center, located on the grounds at Woodstock Union High School, 80 Amsden Way, is home to adult and youth hockey teams, also offering public skates (unionarena.org). Ludlow’s Okemo Mountain Resort offers more than just skiing and riding, with it covered pavilion rink, the Ice House, at 111 Jackson Gore Road (okemo.com).

Schedules

Giorgetti Arena
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Tyke skate, 10 a.m.; Stick & Puck, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22
Public skate, 11:30 a.m.; Stick & Puck, 1:15 p.m.; freestyle drop-in, 3 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23
Skate with Santa, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Stick & Puck, 1:15 p.m.; public skate, 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Freestyle drop-in, 8:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
Public skate, 12 p.m.; Stick & Puck, 3 p.m.; adult co-ed hockey drop-in, 7:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Stick & Puck, 9 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.; public skate, 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.; broomball, 7:45 p.m.

Spartan Arena
Wednesday, Dec. 21
Public skate, 1:30 p.m.; co-ed hockey, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22
Public skate, 12 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23
Public skate, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Public skate, 12 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 25
Public skate, 2 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
Public skate, 12 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Public skate 12:30 p.m.; 6:15 p.m.

Union Arena
Friday, Dec. 23
Stick & Puck, 12 p.m.; public skate, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 24
Stick & Puck, 9 a.m.; public skate, 10:30 a.m.
Monday, Dec. 26
Public skate, 12 p.m.; Stick & Puck, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27
Stick & Puck, 10:30 a.m.; public skate, 1:30 p.m.

Ice House
Open daily for skating, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Get out on the ice with family for great memories. For more info, visit the websites.

 

Photo by Erica Harrington
A new skater gets practice on the  ice at Spartan Arena in Rutland.

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