Show i Are Top lop Skaters 1 Ii On Dec 7 8 and Utah UPON completion of the was able to bid on such an anis anis is hosting the Central Pacific Salt Palace and its ice arena event Championships Skating Club Competitors entered in n fh the Figure Skating the Utah Figure Y r l T I x r S 1 44 pi t tt t r S f li a T I U L 3 d ry c. c rr i j b r 1 f fa a w t f IX z 4 44 I A Ar r fi r rT T X t. J. J l f i tC M J NANCY MANN AND WILLIAM EPPERSON J 7 i iA i A J 1 OJ 0 q I h YM 1 1 RUSSELL SESSIONS Championships represent 12 Figure Skating Clubs throughout through through- out Utah Nevada the Bay Area and Northern Calf The first second and third place winners in each event will qualify for the Pacific Coast Championships to be held in Seattle Wash on J An n 7 9 Again the top three winners qualify but this time for Nationals to be held in Buffalo New York in late Jan EIGHTEEN events will run runoff runoff off ocr at the Salt Palace boasting boasting boasting boast boast- ing a top field of com com- Figures which count 50 percent in the scoring begins begins begins be be- gins on Monday Dec at 8 am a.m. until They continue both Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 am a.m. to 4 pm p.m. On Dec and from 4 6 4 pm p.m. free style events are scheduled in the more elementary events The evening evening evening even even- ing schedule starting at 7 pm p.m. consists of the finals in Dance Pairs and the more experienced men and women free style Awards will be presented at 1030 each night THE TIlE COMPETITION Will be keen with Miss Julie McKinstry McKinstry McKinstry McKins- McKins try from Squaw Valley Calif trying for the Senior Ladies title Miss McKinstry age 14 won the National Jr Ladies Championship last year Also experienced in National competition is Donna Marie Arquilla age 13 of the St. St Morita club in Berkeley Calif who placed 2nd inthe Novice Ladies last Jan THREE TEENAGE boys from Calif CaliC Forrest Craig 15 Charles 16 and Joel Goodrich Goodrich Goodrich Good Good- rich 17 have had National experience Craig placed in Novice Men took in Junior Men and Goodrich Goodrich Goodrich Good Good- rich a 3rd in Novice Men In the Junior Pair event Californians Georgia and Bill placed in National Competition TICKETS WILL be on sale at the Salt Palace Bountiful should be mighty proud of the fact that three residents are entering the the Central Pacific Skating Championships Championships Championships Cham Cham- on Dec 7 6 THIS TillS IS even more unusual due to the fact that t N i f r y 3 t r r l F 1 P y- y r r 1 S i l f 1 r f. f r F S Y l P r r d rl lS y f j J ly r J r r 3 I TL I r J ir e H i f r R Ry y Jr r r r Y r c p 5 r rr f rA r r- r i rh rI 5 y f I vi J F rr I I t 44 iI I IF F p. p S 'S 4 r rr a r r 1 d s' s y j d r V 5 JP I t rr l 5 5 i 4 r J fh j a S ij s sl l y 1 WG dr i LYNDA SNOW KAWKINS AND DUANE FOX BOUNTIFUL SKATERS I ful does not even possess to have an ice rink Another unusual fact is that in a sport dominated by women competitors Bountiful is entering three men Youngest of the group is Russell Sessions age 13 lr 1 He attends Centerville Jr High School and is entering the Intermediate Mens Men's event Russell has an impressive record record record re re- re- re cord winning first places in 1966 1967 1968 1969 and 1970 at the Utah State Championships Championships Championships Champion Champion- ships with his dynamic free style In 1970 he also pared with Miss Jill Hanks of Salt Lake City to win a first place A year ago in Santa Rosa Calif at Central Pacific Pacifies Pac Pac- he placed first in Intermediate Intermediate In In- Intermediate In- In Men THE SECOND competitor is a dark handsome fellow named Bill Epperson Bill finds that his hours at the Red Flame Restaurant in Bountiful keeps him from being on the ice as much muchas as he would like Last year he and his partner Noleen Tanner placed 1st in Bronze Dance at Santa Rosa Calif at Central Pacifies This qualified them to enter Pacific Coast Championships where they placed This year Bill is entered in the Bronze Dance once again w with th his new partner Nancy Mann Duane Fox is last but far from least of the Bountiful Bountiful Boun Boun- competitors Duane is the only amateur fellow presently residing in Utah who is a gold in Dance He and his partner partner partner part part- ner Lynda Hawkins are entering the Gold Dance event She too is a gold they are the only couple entered in inthe inthe inthe the event thereby automatically automatically auto auto- automatically qualifying for the next championships in Seattle in Jan They hold the Utah State SUite Senior Championships for 1969 and 1970 ALL OF these skaters will t represent the Utah Figure I Skating Club t i |