tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165923852024-03-17T21:04:21.208-06:00Rosemont Ice Guys BlogRosemont Ice Guyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02706570238290241893noreply@blogger.comBlogger788125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-54310980345785527572024-03-07T23:37:00.000-07:002024-03-07T23:37:16.444-07:00Night-At-A-Time...<p> 53 coats on the lower now, thanks to Chris, Craig, Jeff, Andrew P., Matthew, and Kurt.</p><p>We keep saying this is the last flood, but this might be it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3jH4rgT5vIUdIY2azmfUkYZ5H3JXccFc-T7WMhTBxMn0D-u1pQXj24zyCYqood2OIl-k9UWH8CXLMD8sjVrcgOL2XLOXdQHLDFkDfE5xj3b4KfMJB29D76F22mdolX7kDWAgUHo6a8_85CpKkWTJXa-La-nnQgUxTF4E2ApPjEmapYHw_y4T3Q/s2016/IMG_7627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3jH4rgT5vIUdIY2azmfUkYZ5H3JXccFc-T7WMhTBxMn0D-u1pQXj24zyCYqood2OIl-k9UWH8CXLMD8sjVrcgOL2XLOXdQHLDFkDfE5xj3b4KfMJB29D76F22mdolX7kDWAgUHo6a8_85CpKkWTJXa-La-nnQgUxTF4E2ApPjEmapYHw_y4T3Q/s320/IMG_7627.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>We showed up at 8 pm and saw some young lads playing 2 on 2. So we let them play as we cut back the banks. Kurt and Craig. Then they volunteered to help scape. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kkHwPiP2NjAg5Q324sC24RPbu_MdfVnjLwGCXc55SUESk8aYON837N2CiYROFxUxn-0oCyuKJJD8gZj_9t36wDX1MOkKbfLVxHL_xvzhaBofw6YbjmqbUykvIHZCeg7PmRIJDVJS6yWk29BDebaVrTR6DCcswqKM074tZo9tsQ7JWa49tEMp8Q/s2016/IMG_7637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kkHwPiP2NjAg5Q324sC24RPbu_MdfVnjLwGCXc55SUESk8aYON837N2CiYROFxUxn-0oCyuKJJD8gZj_9t36wDX1MOkKbfLVxHL_xvzhaBofw6YbjmqbUykvIHZCeg7PmRIJDVJS6yWk29BDebaVrTR6DCcswqKM074tZo9tsQ7JWa49tEMp8Q/s320/IMG_7637.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The young skaters had a great idea, get the nets out of the ice. (Austin above, and Cru below helped to chip out the nets)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXDPj5YamC4IcPYpO_9uQAdzjUDceh60hZdXWiw35-OI7hQ5YzKzIHn4SYPdKlagkd1If0CdnifButox_q4OI_jaEJqQlwF1FITJPidnSVVCEHujwMzOxvhON62dNMFilpIhQNx_AumLzqtrK-6cSH1u3awZEAVyArrs_RVFjKu3br1_JSWMj4A/s2016/IMG_7638.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXDPj5YamC4IcPYpO_9uQAdzjUDceh60hZdXWiw35-OI7hQ5YzKzIHn4SYPdKlagkd1If0CdnifButox_q4OI_jaEJqQlwF1FITJPidnSVVCEHujwMzOxvhON62dNMFilpIhQNx_AumLzqtrK-6cSH1u3awZEAVyArrs_RVFjKu3br1_JSWMj4A/s320/IMG_7638.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Cru is putting his back into it with the chisel. His idea by the way!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bFduc40UchnJL9IyVREelkXV1D9Cc2on9JxzdlqGK62X-DNZkB7ruHE9V4TfsVTsjdB6-qfRjIB6JAMfhI-JMb2x-L3yEm6z-ReFkv0ylxRDhnG9QptgOK3PQlL-_CGsHcD5N-J9wwJxZ20z9AD9GFNZ1nGHFREr9qghQ9rFDWATmjX8EeX5Ag/s2016/IMG_7639.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bFduc40UchnJL9IyVREelkXV1D9Cc2on9JxzdlqGK62X-DNZkB7ruHE9V4TfsVTsjdB6-qfRjIB6JAMfhI-JMb2x-L3yEm6z-ReFkv0ylxRDhnG9QptgOK3PQlL-_CGsHcD5N-J9wwJxZ20z9AD9GFNZ1nGHFREr9qghQ9rFDWATmjX8EeX5Ag/s320/IMG_7639.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>It takes a team and a village to keep the ice alive.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-BI0g8JwiORc3rVP_zqwut0mx8hQbbUd92kJogpW35IMMT9X7GNG79PS7vxH1hvo7ejL2JF9QVtm9VRASW0lrCJVvMm_JKUyWGuHgtLwIZEs7rWLff33pCY7qNbD24i5iPolqHrWL_H69n0otip1kgDaYOJohNTaHeAlmkUk1PmeXgnb6uoATA/s2016/IMG_7641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib-BI0g8JwiORc3rVP_zqwut0mx8hQbbUd92kJogpW35IMMT9X7GNG79PS7vxH1hvo7ejL2JF9QVtm9VRASW0lrCJVvMm_JKUyWGuHgtLwIZEs7rWLff33pCY7qNbD24i5iPolqHrWL_H69n0otip1kgDaYOJohNTaHeAlmkUk1PmeXgnb6uoATA/s320/IMG_7641.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Austin and Cru took turns on the WET end of the hose. They are both naturals at 16 years old. Future volunteers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFvLcC_Yz1rhyXuCm2H7eoUNlQSae7OaEWfwLNlRZ35Db1XKw9kA6xzXeqHJ6b_6hj55LhZ4p89agtiisJM68P4Y35W-F_2MBXdvOEeyicbzpfcJTEFPy-wyxkGtSy2usPKR95JG1_5R0QVXM9CitXfe2ZCK2N6bkxZAkRdBO3YGE-UEw4uRXxQ/s2016/IMG_7645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijFvLcC_Yz1rhyXuCm2H7eoUNlQSae7OaEWfwLNlRZ35Db1XKw9kA6xzXeqHJ6b_6hj55LhZ4p89agtiisJM68P4Y35W-F_2MBXdvOEeyicbzpfcJTEFPy-wyxkGtSy2usPKR95JG1_5R0QVXM9CitXfe2ZCK2N6bkxZAkRdBO3YGE-UEw4uRXxQ/s320/IMG_7645.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Cru and Austin leaving for the night after playing and plowing the ice. Thanks guys, your'e the best!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYEFHMBT1TB6oqVmqgXDUYEI1ik3dh4os1buHUEJIoRCUEGxSmi4NedhgHBa04fAoFGkkBUTS7RrQk7yu31Z640vNo5P4iQTfihNBQJq9tEH-XBvBn3xFmHINop0-AoShA8EHmTQJwpFqcK3r6MFi8jrMIdFMNKaSLF_seZN31YEA7nvHd4QyMA/s2016/IMG_7646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHYEFHMBT1TB6oqVmqgXDUYEI1ik3dh4os1buHUEJIoRCUEGxSmi4NedhgHBa04fAoFGkkBUTS7RrQk7yu31Z640vNo5P4iQTfihNBQJq9tEH-XBvBn3xFmHINop0-AoShA8EHmTQJwpFqcK3r6MFi8jrMIdFMNKaSLF_seZN31YEA7nvHd4QyMA/s320/IMG_7646.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Finished three coats and looking nice for the weekend,</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-86521445330759704872024-03-05T13:54:00.002-07:002024-03-05T13:56:38.177-07:00Another Cold Flood<p> Lower Only now 50 coats in total. Ready for shinny Tuesday night. AND -19ºC.</p><p>Bill, Chris, Adrian, Craig, Andrew P., and Kurt</p><p>Stay warm, even our beverages had to warm up.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1yqNYOg2ChqTEhTJtvvmyWt-cK-R8PocDEXL2c_K-fH9hxwoYF7vWm72r6pnzibiBaYPBCLSz6cDbDkScQyvUD4HBZw2tajS63v00GXCB92j1pJzspZ2fUJ3kOer_ICKo39LXnh2tq8k5GmHQ-pwRao6yUJTzKxxdDZHYTAKrnOsB2gGBQHSZQ/s2016/IMG_7560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1yqNYOg2ChqTEhTJtvvmyWt-cK-R8PocDEXL2c_K-fH9hxwoYF7vWm72r6pnzibiBaYPBCLSz6cDbDkScQyvUD4HBZw2tajS63v00GXCB92j1pJzspZ2fUJ3kOer_ICKo39LXnh2tq8k5GmHQ-pwRao6yUJTzKxxdDZHYTAKrnOsB2gGBQHSZQ/s320/IMG_7560.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AYVL86jKUI7Tt4eoctXRM3Ii-caNlHbHSU4rOHH8VDeQYGaCYKjRe-Duzdjy0HwxawAl1sB6DfvsynIN0AoiGC3rBsfkaeh9YyczA7oZBtfV-WE2BNjMU61tXrw0aULim8YK0Jr-Vd0lmqW5N1xKlrS2n8wxlocH57B6RZHkVU7WkcNYedBK7Q/s2016/IMG_7561.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AYVL86jKUI7Tt4eoctXRM3Ii-caNlHbHSU4rOHH8VDeQYGaCYKjRe-Duzdjy0HwxawAl1sB6DfvsynIN0AoiGC3rBsfkaeh9YyczA7oZBtfV-WE2BNjMU61tXrw0aULim8YK0Jr-Vd0lmqW5N1xKlrS2n8wxlocH57B6RZHkVU7WkcNYedBK7Q/s320/IMG_7561.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-51095609709118249562024-02-29T08:20:00.002-07:002024-03-05T13:56:08.346-07:00-19ºC<p> upper = 44 lower = 47</p><p><br /></p><p>..And Cold!</p><p>Wish we had some more help on Monday. It was just Bill, Andrew, Danny, Craig and Kurt. Craig built a fire but we could warm up cause we had lot of work to do. We manage to blow and scrape before adding two big coats to the upper and three on the lower.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UaoPxg524CyCgPmhxxSE9Q7DsQZjJEdUXiDDlwSZ2cQWtE83VApy2_L0UI4eh7zbU05hqObGNpAI-yhLAIjzFzUY21e2oPyzLkLAmyDPX1oyy_u2MbLNyrFNPfMqyt4i_RPn5Wc6WNnDTW6CrgzFG19ZFqZ8bR4x9EnPa-wGRUcBLsQLJV_L8A/s2016/IMG_7340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UaoPxg524CyCgPmhxxSE9Q7DsQZjJEdUXiDDlwSZ2cQWtE83VApy2_L0UI4eh7zbU05hqObGNpAI-yhLAIjzFzUY21e2oPyzLkLAmyDPX1oyy_u2MbLNyrFNPfMqyt4i_RPn5Wc6WNnDTW6CrgzFG19ZFqZ8bR4x9EnPa-wGRUcBLsQLJV_L8A/s320/IMG_7340.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A lot of water was going down.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFA4VVPDoPB2-Xj5nQZ_UwRPekxtG6-Ck7lLj4nj7iYV88Jyx_v3MhdWoMjA1946rF9MkIM_kyiEgDAKWI0pC4XpxG80i0Cy-EgG7NdJ7lf0Xi7hqym98N4AH6vgtLBuVMTIonwryv_r0mChyphenhyphenleSEAvCjKpbyCmGw1c7Buzg18AumxNCV9n_mYVA/s2016/IMG_7341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFA4VVPDoPB2-Xj5nQZ_UwRPekxtG6-Ck7lLj4nj7iYV88Jyx_v3MhdWoMjA1946rF9MkIM_kyiEgDAKWI0pC4XpxG80i0Cy-EgG7NdJ7lf0Xi7hqym98N4AH6vgtLBuVMTIonwryv_r0mChyphenhyphenleSEAvCjKpbyCmGw1c7Buzg18AumxNCV9n_mYVA/s320/IMG_7341.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Danny managed to warm his cold hands before flooding the lower again.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBE_VN31z29-BHyRv2KqDkf-cIUsnLTJtlE5xWCU37UDsr0IDf1fWs2_2D0Ai4XnFY_W-NNGd4fXNEyT9uIHTXkcJnLFkpTAZJmMLBsiNpq-AEDuPSkP2py0xJbwGQjgvt-hVn2J6mEzkkajz-N_TVN4usRHByjd1kNUzbqhEy8Eb-HhQlUq8pg/s2016/IMG_7343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBE_VN31z29-BHyRv2KqDkf-cIUsnLTJtlE5xWCU37UDsr0IDf1fWs2_2D0Ai4XnFY_W-NNGd4fXNEyT9uIHTXkcJnLFkpTAZJmMLBsiNpq-AEDuPSkP2py0xJbwGQjgvt-hVn2J6mEzkkajz-N_TVN4usRHByjd1kNUzbqhEy8Eb-HhQlUq8pg/s320/IMG_7343.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Second and last coat on the upper.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgVY_I698ZJZ-tuoP-yGYTNGNJMO-bhzBi8A6vt4cKbLH-mEsCv2DsmpejKqhVKgjTNB_V0VB_1DOY1c1aMJe-KU0hK4Mn1HDq0Ylu2tvUg4Yq_Auu7skKGpbW-W5EMkycCZ2YLo2FtYoS_9wcnIxVliYcAoWYCsWm5mm-DKts951-TeV06BUIw/s2016/IMG_7346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgVY_I698ZJZ-tuoP-yGYTNGNJMO-bhzBi8A6vt4cKbLH-mEsCv2DsmpejKqhVKgjTNB_V0VB_1DOY1c1aMJe-KU0hK4Mn1HDq0Ylu2tvUg4Yq_Auu7skKGpbW-W5EMkycCZ2YLo2FtYoS_9wcnIxVliYcAoWYCsWm5mm-DKts951-TeV06BUIw/s320/IMG_7346.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Last week Peter commented on the lack of cold weather that produces the cone on the nozzle. Well Peter, here it is!<div><br /></div><div>Keeping the hose on the ice,</div><div>Kurt</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-46111581609135704722024-02-20T09:06:00.002-07:002024-02-20T09:06:28.515-07:00Keeping the Melting At Bay...<p>Total Coats </p><p>upper = 42 lower = 44</p><p> </p><p>John, Bill, Chris, Kris, Peter, Andrew G., and Kurt scraped and coated last night ready for shinny.</p><p>Warm weather has caused us to use drastic measures. Sand bagging... Kris' great idea (not Bud's), to prevent the melting water from the parking lot running onto the ice durning the day. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnlpDDIXOynZUs5evGVoHdCmXgna-pDi9-GVxGB4UZ3qxtL-8WiR_D8Rgtf3RZu7j-zkQ0D_LKHFoxWywUulfBcrvl8WGzqnJfDDihlYIVLcPje_Wnh1-7JA7GntNVj0bsNok-Jpl8VqfJvpGOl_gtXP7bU5PYusvaoVwEpq6vuwWLLbknyPd4A/s2016/IMG_7130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxnlpDDIXOynZUs5evGVoHdCmXgna-pDi9-GVxGB4UZ3qxtL-8WiR_D8Rgtf3RZu7j-zkQ0D_LKHFoxWywUulfBcrvl8WGzqnJfDDihlYIVLcPje_Wnh1-7JA7GntNVj0bsNok-Jpl8VqfJvpGOl_gtXP7bU5PYusvaoVwEpq6vuwWLLbknyPd4A/s320/IMG_7130.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Kids having fun creating moon-like craters in the whoopsie doodles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqxiJI39mZ-97W9ErebYx2rFMVrk_1oWxYVuGJOuW-G9IWxn27jnKPvVJEqFzGfKrDUsh_EU2zELi6K2eI4ou0A4wM5F8EJcvtVGrQ2YZAJMMEfj1_I2xGyGVNre65noj_oxmaPQ-wY4Zv8MBinT_o-kEXzLbhOgPOhcTNxC_1pKTgJxu_kOmAaA/s320/IMG_7141.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Let's keep the ice going and flood again Thursday if weather permits.<p></p><p>Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-31633577126667607142024-02-12T23:20:00.001-07:002024-02-12T23:20:17.526-07:00Counting the Days...<p> Total 41 Coats on each...</p><p>Danny (the official rookie), (who passed the initiation), Craig, Bill, Kris, Adrian and Kurt laid down two coats on each after a light scrape.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The "Duggan" is only rarley used when temperatures are above -10ºC otherwise it doesn't work well. Kris never did like this application, but Kurt was showing Danny "ropes" (in this case the "hose").<div><br /></div><div>Lets keep the hose and shovels on the ice,</div><div><br /></div><div>Kurt</div><div><br /></div><div>PS. </div><div>Looks like snow Thursday, so lets keep a watchful eye on the weather.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-33410172627910541472024-02-09T07:20:00.002-07:002024-02-09T07:20:35.394-07:00"Let it SNOW!"...<p> Holding at 39 coats.</p><p><br /></p><p>Snow started right at 8 pm as we cleared the lower. So, that was it for the night... No flooding.</p><p>Let it snow!</p><p><br /></p><p>Danny, the new iceguy, is now a full "Rockie". We took the opportunity to bring him into the fold with our initiation ceremony last night. He Passed it...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>After we scraped, these two skaters arrived about 9.45 pm and had to shovel the freshly falling snow.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrDgQ-1KY3EpxAAYB5ompYVL5wKpoewqA8bdpFx6cuJHizRnkQKhgMStW7AvY0v-FOUxQNyebG6BrUi8VeZ9Yq86bMFKR0Tc8ed4sH42Jp2_C1hqAnzvmbypkjTkGk_-T092FcsZlWbrPNgaqgnRHhQSU30fI6xNP89VYvn1j_9J8Sn8xD3xlyQ/s2016/IMG_6918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrDgQ-1KY3EpxAAYB5ompYVL5wKpoewqA8bdpFx6cuJHizRnkQKhgMStW7AvY0v-FOUxQNyebG6BrUi8VeZ9Yq86bMFKR0Tc8ed4sH42Jp2_C1hqAnzvmbypkjTkGk_-T092FcsZlWbrPNgaqgnRHhQSU30fI6xNP89VYvn1j_9J8Sn8xD3xlyQ/s320/IMG_6918.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJKrFMlygkWngEJ1I0RcmQ-N0COncu-yDv_JrXAZfAhXuOqw588lKziDRdv6UoXhWIoB4bXtqDCCfg-vCvmoWswhmEy3ncoCPvuDUhRxNw8ZEg6l0fOVWaZIkEOZaqsIAPRO1nJWV2zkymVjXr8_Xw_zU9PYv1F76laiveHkFofyHjG7FKJOyYg/s2016/IMG_6912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidJKrFMlygkWngEJ1I0RcmQ-N0COncu-yDv_JrXAZfAhXuOqw588lKziDRdv6UoXhWIoB4bXtqDCCfg-vCvmoWswhmEy3ncoCPvuDUhRxNw8ZEg6l0fOVWaZIkEOZaqsIAPRO1nJWV2zkymVjXr8_Xw_zU9PYv1F76laiveHkFofyHjG7FKJOyYg/s320/IMG_6912.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Celebration<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgJuY-kpcLqKh8qR2lodQ5PfOO-toK2d8dg5mxfNdtPXWoD0F7V9ysVwG-3LLwBmeCH4mebLRrkMaAWMhhDjCebdhHFnd9Xnn_q49eHrBs71HCt-Qr9f4tR1lus6wareT7UpJXHcrDQo8KiKy_s9HMd9FLMZyjMjIiFpKoRt30pnda7JzCDVVLA/s2016/IMG_6911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgJuY-kpcLqKh8qR2lodQ5PfOO-toK2d8dg5mxfNdtPXWoD0F7V9ysVwG-3LLwBmeCH4mebLRrkMaAWMhhDjCebdhHFnd9Xnn_q49eHrBs71HCt-Qr9f4tR1lus6wareT7UpJXHcrDQo8KiKy_s9HMd9FLMZyjMjIiFpKoRt30pnda7JzCDVVLA/s320/IMG_6911.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Crosses the finish Line<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRlEkwEwFoo_gfj_EufvULwPUoyCLYahxXmrW6NYnrunkaacyrl3CZLarmDp6jdaNaovLW920Oiy2DSO10h8jD0VHNw01aWysLVuJ2Nx8PO_yUKKh14H1rkZ2niDafov057BwgIRRJRbzVKpMuXYpWBxpXX2yca6tJKw50g2XTHUISy004PBsog/s2016/IMG_6908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRlEkwEwFoo_gfj_EufvULwPUoyCLYahxXmrW6NYnrunkaacyrl3CZLarmDp6jdaNaovLW920Oiy2DSO10h8jD0VHNw01aWysLVuJ2Nx8PO_yUKKh14H1rkZ2niDafov057BwgIRRJRbzVKpMuXYpWBxpXX2yca6tJKw50g2XTHUISy004PBsog/s320/IMG_6908.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Running up the hill...with the ribbon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tVq9RmRwaZ4NQNS0b_q9Fmu8LHTOVcGDrVuqOIHTA1vGva8VBjEggTbIYHMl7hF5JOgSniMqWxDX0JR-O5dJBxErUu6mLl6SDTBzRTOJsca8KHQ56UmBf-J_mj4NK6I5wv8Tdc6uECEu7TgNQu9hrqSJNAQToj7Ly0aqUyREutxrLuLQxd6AvQ/s2016/IMG_6907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tVq9RmRwaZ4NQNS0b_q9Fmu8LHTOVcGDrVuqOIHTA1vGva8VBjEggTbIYHMl7hF5JOgSniMqWxDX0JR-O5dJBxErUu6mLl6SDTBzRTOJsca8KHQ56UmBf-J_mj4NK6I5wv8Tdc6uECEu7TgNQu9hrqSJNAQToj7Ly0aqUyREutxrLuLQxd6AvQ/s320/IMG_6907.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Danny at the start, he was timed to race up the hill holding a hockey stick and a spool of red ribbon. He was to tie a red ribbon around three trees. It was a timed event, and Danny set a record. (He was the first to ever do the event).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5sSNHwSaS4hw-fHpO1059XOqlfRpOdZaZcW2mWz7R_g8niPVRFcJ-aRbRtrZzP4UqaOoRWrEnsKq4ixXQK7lbINt3MvwoRmPFBtUCf4aXsDlyi0cpGbtW7Brh_qkYzg_MSQunaXuLcJucHAx4t0QhkFn1hMCb73cpRE9e5mPWHO6RndYzqu71w/s2016/IMG_6904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj5sSNHwSaS4hw-fHpO1059XOqlfRpOdZaZcW2mWz7R_g8niPVRFcJ-aRbRtrZzP4UqaOoRWrEnsKq4ixXQK7lbINt3MvwoRmPFBtUCf4aXsDlyi0cpGbtW7Brh_qkYzg_MSQunaXuLcJucHAx4t0QhkFn1hMCb73cpRE9e5mPWHO6RndYzqu71w/s320/IMG_6904.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Letting it snow.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Well lets see what happens over the weekend, we may need some help if the snow persists. </p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-16709738341877588962024-02-06T08:15:00.001-07:002024-02-06T08:15:15.933-07:00Just Cold Enough...<p> Two coats last night with a 30 min wait between them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Total = 39 coats each. (might be a new record low in Coat Counts for February)</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa02_B-pJhVjMijOdCsKP5ypEbKCD_t_fM_lh0ex4v4fPyrRlrgbp3vTyNAxC3jnkX2zOjF0YX6ULhBckX-Ds1qXLXvaFzYcEv90PajLMqeaWVyFBBX8HP0rbEHmB0gvSM0A2uNGo1k7lsb44BBAzcQa5UCwmytgmcfWqi7DTOjDuwl7TSrVg0A/s2016/IMG_6801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBa02_B-pJhVjMijOdCsKP5ypEbKCD_t_fM_lh0ex4v4fPyrRlrgbp3vTyNAxC3jnkX2zOjF0YX6ULhBckX-Ds1qXLXvaFzYcEv90PajLMqeaWVyFBBX8HP0rbEHmB0gvSM0A2uNGo1k7lsb44BBAzcQa5UCwmytgmcfWqi7DTOjDuwl7TSrVg0A/s320/IMG_6801.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The New Guy, Danny on the wet end with a the best teacher Andrew G. showing him "the hose".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vgqWstn1Vh-YkbIpyT8cLN8ya4gGNaiw3u9bafvaZlppYpipWXnfYM-mdm11Fe9W6z9_eKF1Cdm4-YOulhbUszmdj77JutisRw2VrnVJZvI1kPCtksB-L1IV1UKmeUvo72i7wAMH_7krHW80ogjx2NFodezHisb6Mc0bwkD1u2nYvmMoaxFCQQ/s2016/IMG_6804.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vgqWstn1Vh-YkbIpyT8cLN8ya4gGNaiw3u9bafvaZlppYpipWXnfYM-mdm11Fe9W6z9_eKF1Cdm4-YOulhbUszmdj77JutisRw2VrnVJZvI1kPCtksB-L1IV1UKmeUvo72i7wAMH_7krHW80ogjx2NFodezHisb6Mc0bwkD1u2nYvmMoaxFCQQ/s320/IMG_6804.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Andrew G. warming up by the "one match" fire that Craig started.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBANOxg2KOLo2eexrICCXC0Pa6z_fx7lDsBRdP8QZ9HThpjpAQi5Kq-DijC3TCNupMC9wNrW7gly0MTxmX8QqojtFBtYkqp7qF9q1RrbykiG8xHK21q9vN94C_1odo-PVK2A-dZFrHRoaIa36JUmKZeLLWNUhKxPSoLix4envbOQ1JRBQA-JbS6A/s2016/IMG_6805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBANOxg2KOLo2eexrICCXC0Pa6z_fx7lDsBRdP8QZ9HThpjpAQi5Kq-DijC3TCNupMC9wNrW7gly0MTxmX8QqojtFBtYkqp7qF9q1RrbykiG8xHK21q9vN94C_1odo-PVK2A-dZFrHRoaIa36JUmKZeLLWNUhKxPSoLix4envbOQ1JRBQA-JbS6A/s320/IMG_6805.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZVqUpPYCiSJlngMv4J8HrIwYtIabXnZ5DY6rMT221UJwa38R1SzaOUk2RmpLybxj-8tbpjboz8g6X812wJK9vz0KG1heoQUnz8HPpPrJxrPpMGlTaztRHXyxGRTqDdiZtG-cbiWmCeHfm9SMELIAj70ozvhJxCECozyzK2bM5sDV2jTUXIEm2A/s2016/IMG_6806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZVqUpPYCiSJlngMv4J8HrIwYtIabXnZ5DY6rMT221UJwa38R1SzaOUk2RmpLybxj-8tbpjboz8g6X812wJK9vz0KG1heoQUnz8HPpPrJxrPpMGlTaztRHXyxGRTqDdiZtG-cbiWmCeHfm9SMELIAj70ozvhJxCECozyzK2bM5sDV2jTUXIEm2A/s320/IMG_6806.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Danny, the new guy, recruited by Craig in the middle. 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Get it ready for shinny Tuesday.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thursday night BBQ.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxtqkvmnCnnoD0dBQVFuikEP1MEc3iGSkAKMpQGKwV1WtvLJqAVIi_0vdi9ltmgvddD-_Q11BZssPNQgjOukCX4ATNjTl8zXM7FbJiIifV1f3LNK5pR7APJQx5D-zPSx2J0SvGngLMMpxP9DI1rXN_R8QKyqxkV7qZGiA41hXRl7EdwJDQ706Mw/s2016/IMG_6687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxtqkvmnCnnoD0dBQVFuikEP1MEc3iGSkAKMpQGKwV1WtvLJqAVIi_0vdi9ltmgvddD-_Q11BZssPNQgjOukCX4ATNjTl8zXM7FbJiIifV1f3LNK5pR7APJQx5D-zPSx2J0SvGngLMMpxP9DI1rXN_R8QKyqxkV7qZGiA41hXRl7EdwJDQ706Mw/s320/IMG_6687.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIw-KW16GhhdBUQ_vZNRhXrYpOg9IXxGzIDHCG0M_9ykwwWZkpZeX7_9qDDzlvPM_UqIBuND7KyBYVYDtFKC6q4rtmr33tWO9N62ZsDnWYHXhp2Q_112X899RQgad48cdBtvcOOXxAUAyv-C8voTnVib82-k9r4-yZLXK6-QX1O2sswhPRDFXqQ/s2016/IMG_6690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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ONLY after Bill, Kris and Peter took the afternoon and two hours to clear off the snow from the week of bitterly Cold Sub-30ºC for a week. The extremely cold weather prevented us from clearing, let-alone flood.</p><p>Three coats last night, Kris, Craig, Andrew P., Andrew G., Jeff, Andy and Kurt stayed warm by the fire.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YS0Nq7tjLQ5SSaCmfbrLTNRqlQZrruXr-B17l3OGbnd_uK-nQsEHbfEEJnMHnj-iQ5JQkgsthadfTQEh0sq7SK9HzpP-oVETD5CPYrD8X7WV0NZvEC1Sl6xMtqlAiXrsuhuz4N3dFPwBPN_odHVhQbZ9Lhs2_Rind47ZHp7nU4sXQLMw1xINiA/s2016/IMG_6205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YS0Nq7tjLQ5SSaCmfbrLTNRqlQZrruXr-B17l3OGbnd_uK-nQsEHbfEEJnMHnj-iQ5JQkgsthadfTQEh0sq7SK9HzpP-oVETD5CPYrD8X7WV0NZvEC1Sl6xMtqlAiXrsuhuz4N3dFPwBPN_odHVhQbZ9Lhs2_Rind47ZHp7nU4sXQLMw1xINiA/s320/IMG_6205.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We cleared both rinks in just over one (1) hour.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo5zkbFn4V9xNFBUsG3-HnZGmoxARbS-X9-ggnpfmnQmFEBsWlaOot5HvfgKTf7gmXWXQ5sNnvLrYKCdOnpuCIP1DMFj5FAuMOcXBF3SuLg9UZm4WX-YEQidIfAqLInrQxtmXdvFA0CS4a6xJy_nyW3Axne1yGw-nWnp6L5EB6L-glKAEHe8QFA/s2016/IMG_6003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJo5zkbFn4V9xNFBUsG3-HnZGmoxARbS-X9-ggnpfmnQmFEBsWlaOot5HvfgKTf7gmXWXQ5sNnvLrYKCdOnpuCIP1DMFj5FAuMOcXBF3SuLg9UZm4WX-YEQidIfAqLInrQxtmXdvFA0CS4a6xJy_nyW3Axne1yGw-nWnp6L5EB6L-glKAEHe8QFA/s320/IMG_6003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Craig only use one match and 300 ml of fossil fuel.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIU-WnOyUGC6FhT1KrAxC6YaaqHsZ0nbLEizoErtJOKbGhsqoYsMcadUvktkSUaxFEdB6CgSVNHEUp6WXAxt_j7nKi7qEed_jLaxP09qpJPhyKvzW_gC__r4Q2S391XUF1pdii9S7pYbYlD3RbFZpVImNcrwVNfLdUb7n0B-3pouXJVtCtrGydgw/s2016/IMG_6005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So we will go again the following Monday Jan 15th.</p><p style="text-indent: 0px;">Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p style="text-indent: 0px;">Kurt</p><p style="text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="text-indent: 0px;"><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-80343288742360844722024-01-05T08:38:00.002-07:002024-01-05T08:38:22.472-07:00Getting it Ready for the Weekend...<p> Two Coats last night.. ready for the weekend. </p><p>Upper = 30</p><p>Lower = 30</p><p><br /></p><p>Craig, Andrew G., Peter, Chris, Kris, Jamie, Bill, and Kurt helped last night to prepare for the weekend. Cold weather and snow coming next week too. Might be too Cold now!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICu95yPgs33cnvDkmfeeVg2lC0d130STZ291W0ioc8f_uxHCLn2vDT0z-79CX1tX-DSc8KZ4_cIvA2UfG7Oxxjfl473ruSaNDsWRCACYeVKklHlI2vmCvKa1SbR7kRr1ocbj5M4hXTjSVijfZZXt-fa7aP01ld3ATwxMmqiaWMuAFEFEOdQwGSQ/s2016/IMG_5877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICu95yPgs33cnvDkmfeeVg2lC0d130STZ291W0ioc8f_uxHCLn2vDT0z-79CX1tX-DSc8KZ4_cIvA2UfG7Oxxjfl473ruSaNDsWRCACYeVKklHlI2vmCvKa1SbR7kRr1ocbj5M4hXTjSVijfZZXt-fa7aP01ld3ATwxMmqiaWMuAFEFEOdQwGSQ/s320/IMG_5877.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoo9-97cPfxRbAOncvVORqs8QYxv3IjForOnMwov4HEJV2f2q3vv-mUfwnO_tXeB2Gy11VoUK7GKiDZbFlq6WfxqpDssnqcFeGPneGyoxtS0wU_4viPEznDQrPNQHZOvk12bl4TFlVQFKUzKgEHgvPPXm9XM6Rq2m3kzT1YPquyTOhIL1FHoxoWg/s2016/IMG_5879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPGOy-UNaL2aAJue6gA8-BwtE-KsEqxEGK61sZFAfVm25gnk-wA1Y6WIHU6i6AA7XzKiCT3KyCGRlkFGaybeQ8djlTx3_U0LvUt3l2BrSQeLI0_Lb55UtRmBtlFFhC4jnvtEVEmwwgS-Rs6heuBoFxdh3_FPm1YiVABrSVZb9Imz_pRzOqUTjQA/s2016/IMG_5837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPGOy-UNaL2aAJue6gA8-BwtE-KsEqxEGK61sZFAfVm25gnk-wA1Y6WIHU6i6AA7XzKiCT3KyCGRlkFGaybeQ8djlTx3_U0LvUt3l2BrSQeLI0_Lb55UtRmBtlFFhC4jnvtEVEmwwgS-Rs6heuBoFxdh3_FPm1YiVABrSVZb9Imz_pRzOqUTjQA/s320/IMG_5837.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Two coats ready for shinny next week.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p><br /></p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-66397204127215392692023-12-29T19:07:00.002-07:002023-12-29T19:07:24.156-07:00Friday Afternoon...<p>Two Coats last night..</p><p>Upper = 26</p><p>Lower = 26</p><p>Amazingly, considering how warm it was, Andrew P., Andrian, Peter, John M. and Eddie (the new Iceyguy), were able to lay down two coats on upper, and One on the lower.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was a shot around 12:00 noon today. Great shape considering the heat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQfkFNoQRZPET3WLVNK1L0V8D8E-1__n5FkhXVq66mUbvz6RJdQWunR0LbSR3PYfEx9mz0E7SPYYZh0ciJkr8Yr_kAg1XzZsh-oJPDldGeXTWXU0UVO5m_DTVD77HXYDd9PNHCBb6wHU2msWcm4aUwmhXaaU2a9bZESjOLrsNIFwjxp6cqJ5b8A/s1280/IMG_5715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNQfkFNoQRZPET3WLVNK1L0V8D8E-1__n5FkhXVq66mUbvz6RJdQWunR0LbSR3PYfEx9mz0E7SPYYZh0ciJkr8Yr_kAg1XzZsh-oJPDldGeXTWXU0UVO5m_DTVD77HXYDd9PNHCBb6wHU2msWcm4aUwmhXaaU2a9bZESjOLrsNIFwjxp6cqJ5b8A/s320/IMG_5715.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Looks like it's getting used and we should all be proud of our efforts. Just spoke with at skater today and they had no idea there was outdoor ice!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Happy New Year!</p><p>See you Monday Night (New Years DAY' Night @ 8PM.</p><p>Cheers,</p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>PS. Keeping the hose on the ice.</p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-89216840189848814422023-12-27T23:06:00.001-07:002023-12-27T23:14:07.918-07:00Wednesday 27th<p>One Coat last night..</p><p>Upper = 24</p><p>Lower = 25</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bill cleaning up the sidelines!</div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5tXOx2uKV67h4PGbrvg4THWyRE0cZaiyIacvexPcrpRSf_e2eOGBuV4xzr6uYzhq8r3XVzUttlkNAy-sevL2FuRlo1nogxp881GFbtsvJaVTkAwpUQs8hEPH-4aCZUEL6Xa4qwUJOdPpsv-2EVwJ0u6TR1s-IFZilI-_noNvmzge-rHUHugyzg/s2016/IMG_5695.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5tXOx2uKV67h4PGbrvg4THWyRE0cZaiyIacvexPcrpRSf_e2eOGBuV4xzr6uYzhq8r3XVzUttlkNAy-sevL2FuRlo1nogxp881GFbtsvJaVTkAwpUQs8hEPH-4aCZUEL6Xa4qwUJOdPpsv-2EVwJ0u6TR1s-IFZilI-_noNvmzge-rHUHugyzg/s320/IMG_5695.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW_E6530xfa3dEjrwDJamXRfKuHpfNQr7t77mfAyIk0-SECBgfvgE15Px0sS395mKhDJ9vpnAqQmGk6iQyRsBJ_RDjp4jZzhr4QwkeijA9zdJolI-kKrRXnUegrZ0eM8MnL-U_uZOvlCzGYC9LkwgmElD1qo3sFubbBmWJbpmDkcBbscK1HPe0Q/s2016/IMG_5694.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrW_E6530xfa3dEjrwDJamXRfKuHpfNQr7t77mfAyIk0-SECBgfvgE15Px0sS395mKhDJ9vpnAqQmGk6iQyRsBJ_RDjp4jZzhr4QwkeijA9zdJolI-kKrRXnUegrZ0eM8MnL-U_uZOvlCzGYC9LkwgmElD1qo3sFubbBmWJbpmDkcBbscK1HPe0Q/s320/IMG_5694.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Team work tonight Kris and Peter helping Andrew on the wet end.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit47BMKnMrNao7B5o0BvCLXXQJVXcpi6GPvhX5wehQ5t7FgZWvrJaH0UTR-MFPS9D47ACcsOrW9xghzlrXhMB5k2Evtdb5qrrkcrjyyuPqCJ6-yUUWU6E_8xeX7GmuVeIxLZ_iKzW5MrHQClqrtHKaeRmOb58IM2bTZgsTDhEbhFO-Bl7Mg8YKKw/s2016/IMG_5693.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit47BMKnMrNao7B5o0BvCLXXQJVXcpi6GPvhX5wehQ5t7FgZWvrJaH0UTR-MFPS9D47ACcsOrW9xghzlrXhMB5k2Evtdb5qrrkcrjyyuPqCJ6-yUUWU6E_8xeX7GmuVeIxLZ_iKzW5MrHQClqrtHKaeRmOb58IM2bTZgsTDhEbhFO-Bl7Mg8YKKw/s320/IMG_5693.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2poKCzlcavexKHc0cCyqB5J8RwO4OBIhyzOEREa4jwt7L54w62XlLVWCdinBBflfrUsM-11oIF-6-JBKVjL0wusSv6GuO5r6KWtv7RHxOZYkop3tiqf6OtPyXHQCONU4_BveodWgNoipI28-m9SDo6oi6iVc4anhojC15nUZj3juQ3cRG1UhnsQ/s2016/IMG_5691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2poKCzlcavexKHc0cCyqB5J8RwO4OBIhyzOEREa4jwt7L54w62XlLVWCdinBBflfrUsM-11oIF-6-JBKVjL0wusSv6GuO5r6KWtv7RHxOZYkop3tiqf6OtPyXHQCONU4_BveodWgNoipI28-m9SDo6oi6iVc4anhojC15nUZj3juQ3cRG1UhnsQ/s320/IMG_5691.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfciK1AnQ64-SWUJHKOM9MO3mGafbPtjkEkir81SPVV6ntvE0_2o6Ma4dW57m7O0roqUdgG5PeapW5JTKRLTLlzX2NGo4O3WVbXh-zIuqeYCA16joSrDoVV9oi_5DMstagLbX9fvZ4gmE-ilBk19XZHuJ1gLLMVa5rTWOlviRAwh9kpcBGRYkKeA/s2016/IMG_5690.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfciK1AnQ64-SWUJHKOM9MO3mGafbPtjkEkir81SPVV6ntvE0_2o6Ma4dW57m7O0roqUdgG5PeapW5JTKRLTLlzX2NGo4O3WVbXh-zIuqeYCA16joSrDoVV9oi_5DMstagLbX9fvZ4gmE-ilBk19XZHuJ1gLLMVa5rTWOlviRAwh9kpcBGRYkKeA/s320/IMG_5690.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Let's go again tomorrow night and get into our regular schedule of Thursday and Monday nights!<p></p><div>See you tomorrow night at 8 PM.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keeping the hose on the ice,</div><div>Kurt</div><div><br /></div>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-27655619062034759022023-12-23T17:14:00.000-07:002023-12-23T17:14:06.376-07:00Day 13, 2 days Before Christmas....<p> ... We did it!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>One Coat last night..</p><p>Upper = 17</p><p>Lower = 18</p><p>Here is the crew....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguonnaxpqbUN44g_z7EjZyNGEH9ovnUJ4MCnr2BimwtRl0KoaJyYE44qH4pnfoN8BWlBklKYLTGkm7RleCAdtMQm0pWo47M-TnrdGQKLIJ-2oFgBXT-HwosyQGumtr6xlSZT7BpUny4SVX1dC9L9-y-pc3t4B10TyMjpbiH0qX9Kp6j4_FuCwkrA/s2016/IMG_5573.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguonnaxpqbUN44g_z7EjZyNGEH9ovnUJ4MCnr2BimwtRl0KoaJyYE44qH4pnfoN8BWlBklKYLTGkm7RleCAdtMQm0pWo47M-TnrdGQKLIJ-2oFgBXT-HwosyQGumtr6xlSZT7BpUny4SVX1dC9L9-y-pc3t4B10TyMjpbiH0qX9Kp6j4_FuCwkrA/s320/IMG_5573.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>SNOW? we forgot what it looks like.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzeT57pUz85uYVO78DcUBVJkfgPEu41SFWyQoJaQWcG5ELuPt0RsYqupmR_QGw6DWN44L5r4kr-rqv8zXS9vWojk9ap47CU2_7qhP4C-kuMlJ8zap0XUyWcH1yJRJ5RVqLRRvyvYfxlZyw7vkONvuZGMNSLVp5rgGPdSqNkLlAla3lG-dMtAKtg/s2016/IMG_5580.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtuNQ5FbgC91_5hcXUzovHJRWqKOo42oSU-uv0r5A7HhYLQINXf9nnzaSHfDHf_OZouJ-LoHh3_eCY9TocstqCtbltUbedMPdDOijTK9Ptq1fYE5RDWKMz5te4EY_TCyocAZ7M0Vm0oX8RgzqzEGQMpFnQ1je5p0gO8eCRJeZiWBEsYZ2MfPRNA/s2016/IMG_5585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtuNQ5FbgC91_5hcXUzovHJRWqKOo42oSU-uv0r5A7HhYLQINXf9nnzaSHfDHf_OZouJ-LoHh3_eCY9TocstqCtbltUbedMPdDOijTK9Ptq1fYE5RDWKMz5te4EY_TCyocAZ7M0Vm0oX8RgzqzEGQMpFnQ1je5p0gO8eCRJeZiWBEsYZ2MfPRNA/s320/IMG_5585.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Seeing the skaters out on the ice, makes it all worth while.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p>Merry Christmas!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-37687908462954639382023-12-22T11:45:00.003-07:002023-12-22T11:48:12.673-07:00Day 12, 3 Days to Christmas.<p> Last night night was a skeleton crew.</p><p>Only Bill, Jamie, and Andrew P.</p><p>One coat on each</p><p>Lower = 17</p><p>Upper = 16 Total</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR5WsRVQc9rgMgfCpG1iAQPKLKlfVZl4R-VnzmNitPDyb1DmGhNuuwaTYf7dXv0_T0GIzsjL8R8Xrm7qDrnAChRmIv1En5LdcHwxkWwjvQ-wcodsHUxp3fGql1ed1_xi1w-OPNCQ2NmtpqtZf9BlapC4zh7M9DqFYQ4eYTrI0Q4FWHK6Bd8Twpg/s2016/IMG_5511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIR5WsRVQc9rgMgfCpG1iAQPKLKlfVZl4R-VnzmNitPDyb1DmGhNuuwaTYf7dXv0_T0GIzsjL8R8Xrm7qDrnAChRmIv1En5LdcHwxkWwjvQ-wcodsHUxp3fGql1ed1_xi1w-OPNCQ2NmtpqtZf9BlapC4zh7M9DqFYQ4eYTrI0Q4FWHK6Bd8Twpg/s320/IMG_5511.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Let's go again tonight. Might be the last Flood til after Christmas. Putting the nets out now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-37541666434176272302023-12-21T08:49:00.001-07:002023-12-21T08:49:11.852-07:00Day 11, 4 Days 'til Christmas.<p> Day 11</p><p><br /></p><p>Upper = 15 coats</p><p>Lower = 16 coats</p><p>Two coats and 30 mins between them, we were able to lay down some smooth H2O. We have been chatting about putting the nets out, but being so warm we will wait til the 23rd.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2mQ6D38F-vWzuEPCtsrF6x0a8HLd8CRvX-QDFXOrBA0aRi_vutwFANOLxo5aaIiW_MLEjvMvvp6R3g-aYf72qpVeeAErXxkCp3MGIDHNfsh4Ff8lF6iYvSqEXQdpQ1GamU5CsoAJpPKZsQe4TvCOW2Q_l8W2f_TrcbLU0mPoJPPTqFkHCEC1wA/s2016/IMG_3865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2mQ6D38F-vWzuEPCtsrF6x0a8HLd8CRvX-QDFXOrBA0aRi_vutwFANOLxo5aaIiW_MLEjvMvvp6R3g-aYf72qpVeeAErXxkCp3MGIDHNfsh4Ff8lF6iYvSqEXQdpQ1GamU5CsoAJpPKZsQe4TvCOW2Q_l8W2f_TrcbLU0mPoJPPTqFkHCEC1wA/s320/IMG_3865.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Thanks to the efforts of these guys...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbiBE0amr9jC9SstQcu-faMxzl4FNpBBN1Fs84fy35u8yR6a2zUBepXR11NPSvGAo7UycHNYYSqCUDxw0jvuO7pvvE-pPMoT7HDbWnqzmsmEjmxPm3VrivSyUoCeEquUZYM7u9vQqLWBAeSZJOCiYa6_PbHqNLPTvgD6qu0wRxuo7jfEOATH_3Q/s2016/IMG_5509.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGbiBE0amr9jC9SstQcu-faMxzl4FNpBBN1Fs84fy35u8yR6a2zUBepXR11NPSvGAo7UycHNYYSqCUDxw0jvuO7pvvE-pPMoT7HDbWnqzmsmEjmxPm3VrivSyUoCeEquUZYM7u9vQqLWBAeSZJOCiYa6_PbHqNLPTvgD6qu0wRxuo7jfEOATH_3Q/s320/IMG_5509.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>...Some skaters came up and thanked us for all the hard work. They complimented us on how nice the ice is in the warm conditions. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUrV8zA_DXbJshy3bz12mD7OoKi9yxdXIV0RAORdmWsng0pRQ1FMH8dLQ51jVBVT0RlyqRv7Ksl9a32E8TzU_6f0u9SXEU9ZrkuJYASI_GCNjr5zfT2lupbTdTvMimXGvCg9sGEYH8Jhu0wsmByWdTvBtlkdo3XLc-nDiqJucYm8ZiYeK1Bojow/s2016/IMG_5510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUrV8zA_DXbJshy3bz12mD7OoKi9yxdXIV0RAORdmWsng0pRQ1FMH8dLQ51jVBVT0RlyqRv7Ksl9a32E8TzU_6f0u9SXEU9ZrkuJYASI_GCNjr5zfT2lupbTdTvMimXGvCg9sGEYH8Jhu0wsmByWdTvBtlkdo3XLc-nDiqJucYm8ZiYeK1Bojow/s320/IMG_5510.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DQKlagvDNCNvABCDyVXuCyLAEtUlWpUfK9rcEfxagT9oHX3YH2No9ZKvC5YUu3a91uE0pgMxNkf531_SbV25COHdDxsfZ5pHrCwIpuzYpyeIwBO0akL5odbc7SJPONGY9FYMLDjRyQKBqQZVgsOOkiiXBkS43TCjC3CDt1ZC6_OH5RmPD1wIEA/s2016/IMG_5511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DQKlagvDNCNvABCDyVXuCyLAEtUlWpUfK9rcEfxagT9oHX3YH2No9ZKvC5YUu3a91uE0pgMxNkf531_SbV25COHdDxsfZ5pHrCwIpuzYpyeIwBO0akL5odbc7SJPONGY9FYMLDjRyQKBqQZVgsOOkiiXBkS43TCjC3CDt1ZC6_OH5RmPD1wIEA/s320/IMG_5511.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After the first coat...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXnEWEMEjvRvtofkI9-eAwhKJDT-0eGTbxaJ6r8b6z9zXa21inVFirJN9Hfr_C98qNNKPi9_62lLs_W-CZcVeGHgr2Iz_ELdLC7QFKQvrqtKSBaBBV9YV-DpWuJf4NKukk8BIgW57UjqBw2AXiRfSft4aLYFk-gb4yMNZoPQXnfydqTkYhFKfqA/s2016/IMG_5518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCXnEWEMEjvRvtofkI9-eAwhKJDT-0eGTbxaJ6r8b6z9zXa21inVFirJN9Hfr_C98qNNKPi9_62lLs_W-CZcVeGHgr2Iz_ELdLC7QFKQvrqtKSBaBBV9YV-DpWuJf4NKukk8BIgW57UjqBw2AXiRfSft4aLYFk-gb4yMNZoPQXnfydqTkYhFKfqA/s320/IMG_5518.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Master Bill on the wet end.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAjARmOiX0QSkoF2Ehc3gfB6yFCEv8qFOTmzbKvfEb8poDOla-gzrW_rJFrxjZSPnDDoD6h_Cm7EwXnFFjNxawxTMXjzbvCEVQn0OvgS0M3x__Yb07LT8vXAgTK31WhUKxt3YZjXM7guOTOaJSyIFOdhS5q8B0O9B-6X54HBvEh-MZixJvzo99Q/s2016/IMG_5521.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAjARmOiX0QSkoF2Ehc3gfB6yFCEv8qFOTmzbKvfEb8poDOla-gzrW_rJFrxjZSPnDDoD6h_Cm7EwXnFFjNxawxTMXjzbvCEVQn0OvgS0M3x__Yb07LT8vXAgTK31WhUKxt3YZjXM7guOTOaJSyIFOdhS5q8B0O9B-6X54HBvEh-MZixJvzo99Q/s320/IMG_5521.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The crew admiring the work after the second coat starts to sloooowly freeze.<br /><p><br /></p><p>Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p><br /></p><p>Kurt</p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-8618665558961146132023-12-20T08:18:00.005-07:002023-12-20T08:18:45.742-07:00Day 9&10, 5 More 'Til Christmas...<p> Well Team, Nozzle was on last night.</p><p>Total Coats</p><p>Upper 13 <b>Woke up to +9º C</b></p><p>Lower 14</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping the nozzle on from now on will make for stronger Ice. Andrew G., was inspecting the shavings from the skaters last night and determined that we should now keeping using the nozzle.</p><p>We are a go again tonight at 8 PM.</p><p>Also looking ahead to the 5 days before Christmas regarding the nets. We will do a last flood on the 23rd and set the nets off in the snow/Grass before we leave that night.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFgIv7s2OX7bkegKvUciwhM8CfszgtaQbpdsuqT1fDmVj3dypmvB-ZxKTr629a35qVpPJaIRJWNxN2jXNvIAjB8pEvoQ5GF6UA21hTSn8rey5NvcqybMUvCDezgKNPSPL17wbUEbViWnUE_l3ywQyLDKTcEUY_2wX_u09J8I1z3ytWnKRUNeT7A/s2016/IMG_5483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFgIv7s2OX7bkegKvUciwhM8CfszgtaQbpdsuqT1fDmVj3dypmvB-ZxKTr629a35qVpPJaIRJWNxN2jXNvIAjB8pEvoQ5GF6UA21hTSn8rey5NvcqybMUvCDezgKNPSPL17wbUEbViWnUE_l3ywQyLDKTcEUY_2wX_u09J8I1z3ytWnKRUNeT7A/s320/IMG_5483.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeBvSgSze47CK5SgXVpaIDDD5rN0v3kqReeCc73PFKKLJv3w6wTpBYrtn6qLWjMLqqpHgEneTDdqlALQktRABbPP8uPvUUT_ztzPyrNq4i1v82EqaR6czJbyusF8sw0lAtJAEZBpR5c3UuyeexzJX5p8MeDnUbzFaOItNqvmiiZikRgCAskIOZA/s2016/IMG_5485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeBvSgSze47CK5SgXVpaIDDD5rN0v3kqReeCc73PFKKLJv3w6wTpBYrtn6qLWjMLqqpHgEneTDdqlALQktRABbPP8uPvUUT_ztzPyrNq4i1v82EqaR6czJbyusF8sw0lAtJAEZBpR5c3UuyeexzJX5p8MeDnUbzFaOItNqvmiiZikRgCAskIOZA/s320/IMG_5485.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilN-wJzm7KAmC1RX51ZGfW2uFTIRGCpNI4E0PsQrh0kPVWeGioE4p525PKXRd_9RCiq5HPJX4oiP1Tt1jUxu_LTzSjgbTp_FMfIKAS7qJvY4lstYCLcHYHYiPCuWqPo69GJfIc2RhkErcPxcrMVMcjH-Qd7C1eixQ5a9_H2yUc6CYBEm507sUMHA/s2016/IMG_5486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilN-wJzm7KAmC1RX51ZGfW2uFTIRGCpNI4E0PsQrh0kPVWeGioE4p525PKXRd_9RCiq5HPJX4oiP1Tt1jUxu_LTzSjgbTp_FMfIKAS7qJvY4lstYCLcHYHYiPCuWqPo69GJfIc2RhkErcPxcrMVMcjH-Qd7C1eixQ5a9_H2yUc6CYBEm507sUMHA/s320/IMG_5486.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9dZ-6JaHzeU36W8georPzMbIt9CJ3BWy3URT2TxCJsbj-rHDUYd0VsgWyP1WOdlxEGaw7t4uxl-gI-ILIR2EMnmnIJxkHh-kjJSJ4AbAnZOofHL-3TCzTomyRHRG8JwhLLJTHno-epILpjEp7dk3FUawb2F5xFZgTD1iyFCpCFgnEytYFiQ-1A/s1544/IMG_5487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="1158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9dZ-6JaHzeU36W8georPzMbIt9CJ3BWy3URT2TxCJsbj-rHDUYd0VsgWyP1WOdlxEGaw7t4uxl-gI-ILIR2EMnmnIJxkHh-kjJSJ4AbAnZOofHL-3TCzTomyRHRG8JwhLLJTHno-epILpjEp7dk3FUawb2F5xFZgTD1iyFCpCFgnEytYFiQ-1A/s320/IMG_5487.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>See you tonight at 8 PM</p><p>Keeping the hose on the ice,</p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-44213102194709523002023-12-17T22:39:00.000-07:002023-12-17T22:39:22.010-07:00Day 8, Seems Fast...<p> Only eight days ago would Mother Nature let us start making ice, and here we are very skatable.</p><p>Andre, Andrew G., Peter, Craig, Kris, Bill, Andrew P., Jamie, Andy! </p><p>Two Coat are on tonight so 12 Coats Total.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_5C67E7P-ng7cxHCSiJZeLWxVuxbMI9hQeNRlYGWIl92LO995YPZgm3VClzbxTZRBK8KRzshyphenhyphenBSWZeRvR1-NG63nh_r4WkZkQdC67EqvDDtBeqpS7ez5uZwZSe0NQMN7Bnj1TU_h533WrL9XRNar40FLabw5s2edjVEDs7lrY8Ehc0yQgu2IRQ/s2016/IMG_5393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_5C67E7P-ng7cxHCSiJZeLWxVuxbMI9hQeNRlYGWIl92LO995YPZgm3VClzbxTZRBK8KRzshyphenhyphenBSWZeRvR1-NG63nh_r4WkZkQdC67EqvDDtBeqpS7ez5uZwZSe0NQMN7Bnj1TU_h533WrL9XRNar40FLabw5s2edjVEDs7lrY8Ehc0yQgu2IRQ/s320/IMG_5393.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The Public is eager to get out and skate. Craig is letting these girls know when we are flooding. And going over some of the hurdles we have had to go through getting to at least this point!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8W9qt-zIiIm4X9S5kUXeVkbi7uxP_2FK0TevWWf4kYkeEIFFEGRm7pHuWxBkVtXmiVOU3Aw76iMEmOwirjVHDo_JsMLorR0NlJWYLpdFSv9zSmUMoDVK96DS1FVNp6PSTp7Ryinhh45qH7cfDtcziyX0M9bfV_do4qbJETGivLxHS2ZvH-vdOw/s2016/IMG_5394.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ8W9qt-zIiIm4X9S5kUXeVkbi7uxP_2FK0TevWWf4kYkeEIFFEGRm7pHuWxBkVtXmiVOU3Aw76iMEmOwirjVHDo_JsMLorR0NlJWYLpdFSv9zSmUMoDVK96DS1FVNp6PSTp7Ryinhh45qH7cfDtcziyX0M9bfV_do4qbJETGivLxHS2ZvH-vdOw/s320/IMG_5394.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Safety meeting around the table.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQB6XAC6JwXapmkwy99mxvO9wWXBHzbR9hp47sfJKhg-zDIscfwwKKaoBSSFhnhFEhQIm0V3iIAyjgGdOQFbJk8oAqmTZhzb43fS-SVPE9K2bXbBzYyn9xy7P9oM3NEl0gxL5Hye3DINDf0C05O_zjIZsHqPNbvxCSlaN0YPqGmGI18QK7IAgrTg/s2016/IMG_5395.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQB6XAC6JwXapmkwy99mxvO9wWXBHzbR9hp47sfJKhg-zDIscfwwKKaoBSSFhnhFEhQIm0V3iIAyjgGdOQFbJk8oAqmTZhzb43fS-SVPE9K2bXbBzYyn9xy7P9oM3NEl0gxL5Hye3DINDf0C05O_zjIZsHqPNbvxCSlaN0YPqGmGI18QK7IAgrTg/s320/IMG_5395.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Warm nights are making the ice freeze at a slow pace, no air bubble.<div><br /></div><div>Let's go at 8 PM now. Kurt was checking out the timer, there seems to be an issue with it again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keeping the hose on the ice,</div><div><br /></div><div>Kurt</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-69748750676581731932023-12-17T12:08:00.003-07:002023-12-17T12:08:41.646-07:00Day 7, One Coat Night<p> Nine Coats Total on Day 7</p><p>The team got out there and laid down another coat around 7 pm.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let's Go a bit later tonight say 8 PM maybe get two coats on.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1VDYA2loIUSm197Ss-aXuNSnYzmX4Qkp1zbETEbtsmUotAPiehzB927ajE0OHJwlIr-oU1ln93se2CUNzu9PBKzqX_J7T0wfTXPYPtMKDmYif02lrXS36i7h_DlVO8BpLtK1BJJZoeAu20AuHmu7GOBQaF-tVQQ8J8tDBlV-CesaB8IWyKL3eg/s2016/IMG_5352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1VDYA2loIUSm197Ss-aXuNSnYzmX4Qkp1zbETEbtsmUotAPiehzB927ajE0OHJwlIr-oU1ln93se2CUNzu9PBKzqX_J7T0wfTXPYPtMKDmYif02lrXS36i7h_DlVO8BpLtK1BJJZoeAu20AuHmu7GOBQaF-tVQQ8J8tDBlV-CesaB8IWyKL3eg/s320/IMG_5352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Kurt was down Saturday Morning to check out the ice. He met this guy, Scott from Saskatoon. Scott forgot a puck cause he didn't think the ice was smooth enough... So Kurt found one in the shed for him to throw around the rink. Scott mentioned how nice this was to have close to home, He is a student living in Capitol hill. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaZf3efd8aNJ9vCMGNnHCsK60AUTWQ8zj4GfHl6c7xJpAP2lsnuOUpq2upKVtTxJCBm4l-Oapx3whcYSQ-EwgzY0qZ9Cm4PEUc-PR9jZSxehjPHY0JTsc6BlZ_EJSPq5I9oeByymv-NZmb71XADZ2beVuhuOb-FJ-B_ChNLHtXSJFYBIKvsB5sg/s2016/IMG_5353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaZf3efd8aNJ9vCMGNnHCsK60AUTWQ8zj4GfHl6c7xJpAP2lsnuOUpq2upKVtTxJCBm4l-Oapx3whcYSQ-EwgzY0qZ9Cm4PEUc-PR9jZSxehjPHY0JTsc6BlZ_EJSPq5I9oeByymv-NZmb71XADZ2beVuhuOb-FJ-B_ChNLHtXSJFYBIKvsB5sg/s320/IMG_5353.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPql59fhdSbUTdBJFzuLvHSWvP94kWkhpNWepYivPYSSFhFvwYcwdxmdBS0q3vW2q7XZ0BYxCXx6kDhxNiDP2yodL0vtHAw-Bcz47LS4JMcZzc_bdels0ysjSWZdnZnwGa0ferGviBMXM69J6ic5hPN1ZIl0buQ7xCeoFhSU1e2D2cOwX74muA0w/s2016/IMG_5350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPql59fhdSbUTdBJFzuLvHSWvP94kWkhpNWepYivPYSSFhFvwYcwdxmdBS0q3vW2q7XZ0BYxCXx6kDhxNiDP2yodL0vtHAw-Bcz47LS4JMcZzc_bdels0ysjSWZdnZnwGa0ferGviBMXM69J6ic5hPN1ZIl0buQ7xCeoFhSU1e2D2cOwX74muA0w/s320/IMG_5350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-5931254746624491002023-12-15T08:25:00.001-07:002023-12-15T08:25:09.411-07:00Day6. Slowing Getting There...<p> First time for Everything, THEY say!</p><p>8 coats on each so far.</p><p>Well it's day 6 and we put the nozzle on the lower rink after the first shovel of the season. </p><p>Kris, Andrew and Andrew, Jeff, Bill, Peter and Kurt worked hard to scrape of the layer of snow on the lower rink. First time for the nozzle on it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1mwqDOAGtS_86j3PbzDPiiji-4sf4aZ7otnGHeYT5emgXSvWZkeFGBfGCzhU4CSv7Zcl4AkyTfcWJX158ckEEoBfVWckRJ9O7ZLSdRW9Mu1XIHeEOYimdqUBKreIlIYWEajW4hfo4eY_zF7-wFxF2cfxk7g8GxGyKSfpKlPPfxLCe-8fdLLaLg/s2016/IMG_5305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1mwqDOAGtS_86j3PbzDPiiji-4sf4aZ7otnGHeYT5emgXSvWZkeFGBfGCzhU4CSv7Zcl4AkyTfcWJX158ckEEoBfVWckRJ9O7ZLSdRW9Mu1XIHeEOYimdqUBKreIlIYWEajW4hfo4eY_zF7-wFxF2cfxk7g8GxGyKSfpKlPPfxLCe-8fdLLaLg/s320/IMG_5305.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNLwhBu6LIlt6kJULXReqwqlLUrbnBeVkpZp2379yCxyhGjhOsMwrq07XE41ZlBm_brQ9jjl7pWwNMmRP9y9uYq_7JHj7_mAuIKoSLOzGGoSEQZszczgBRSV9CvV9X1LIq_-7Jg7xkxEYxPYSH8jKZcYIlU80_D5PSe7gpdAmBZptFpB-Iy7hqg/s2016/IMG_5303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNLwhBu6LIlt6kJULXReqwqlLUrbnBeVkpZp2379yCxyhGjhOsMwrq07XE41ZlBm_brQ9jjl7pWwNMmRP9y9uYq_7JHj7_mAuIKoSLOzGGoSEQZszczgBRSV9CvV9X1LIq_-7Jg7xkxEYxPYSH8jKZcYIlU80_D5PSe7gpdAmBZptFpB-Iy7hqg/s320/IMG_5303.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Nozzle off on the upper<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOsp2_CU9tk3nhZdQjllwA0LrcWJzrJsTaIUDRY74uVlwie8bxGRjRotBtiftJYXaV2O10qKPxjbZ7QI9DOXgilKrqFd22W2neW3IktBaph9Oel6Gj6psONyQrBoIons12D3QEhYlDXc2T45Qs1oZS0gxdEuqQtThguROm5uiWH0cBhU3D3PJ0g/s2016/IMG_5302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOsp2_CU9tk3nhZdQjllwA0LrcWJzrJsTaIUDRY74uVlwie8bxGRjRotBtiftJYXaV2O10qKPxjbZ7QI9DOXgilKrqFd22W2neW3IktBaph9Oel6Gj6psONyQrBoIons12D3QEhYlDXc2T45Qs1oZS0gxdEuqQtThguROm5uiWH0cBhU3D3PJ0g/s320/IMG_5302.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Shovels on the ice last night.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Keeping the hose on the ice,</div><div>Kurt</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-17676246141663408982023-12-12T22:50:00.004-07:002023-12-12T22:55:10.698-07:00Day 5, Looking Really Good!<p> Day 5</p><p>Two coats tonight Total is 7 coats each.</p><p>Wow if only the weather is as predicable as these bunch of IceGuys. The warm weather should level and smooth out our efforts.</p><p>The Crew...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacI0gP89q0BUdfzjMY1BhGQOh6iaFBFRgkWn_k2QWDblP2512PKSBABY40SMxf1IB-vByXbEOHlMDDQG6QJa5i8LDfoMUnzHfS2itZZTc8r_OIBpEPBZZG5hlDuyWNLKClNPjZMUa4HBAFrrLTrK1aY8SUnb18eOcR4lRNFLr-PKjH8rxap28lg/s2016/IMG_5236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacI0gP89q0BUdfzjMY1BhGQOh6iaFBFRgkWn_k2QWDblP2512PKSBABY40SMxf1IB-vByXbEOHlMDDQG6QJa5i8LDfoMUnzHfS2itZZTc8r_OIBpEPBZZG5hlDuyWNLKClNPjZMUa4HBAFrrLTrK1aY8SUnb18eOcR4lRNFLr-PKjH8rxap28lg/s320/IMG_5236.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XXqcIsOHLeUFc9ZrDF6dzocPxtzHOKzeHoMrDTysceK7wBZy1kLgxYZz8pL5s65nALeqq_-qg9t_yMgIYPVsaR_zmA9P_GD5pXeQLug004YUPgkQpa2UW-Q6jx8mCIqo561X9h1RbhyphenhyphenddALenTUMuZtpDwX-C_e3UpB20gaKfHjsx66NN_d4vQ/s2016/IMG_5237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XXqcIsOHLeUFc9ZrDF6dzocPxtzHOKzeHoMrDTysceK7wBZy1kLgxYZz8pL5s65nALeqq_-qg9t_yMgIYPVsaR_zmA9P_GD5pXeQLug004YUPgkQpa2UW-Q6jx8mCIqo561X9h1RbhyphenhyphenddALenTUMuZtpDwX-C_e3UpB20gaKfHjsx66NN_d4vQ/s320/IMG_5237.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I think this area is "Skateable".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5oZCFXbe5TbM0D7m-dpuHyOqJkZpgMLr42kbY-bH0zQNWZMLu_oIKIpkjCBh3_EQPPLJdz46SLI1HXf10VI4mUZ8EsshZJdJyynT-PTIzW-qKHWO8pwCJv2lC1HQL3ATx86nAh5oVSqYBkB3PrS1JHx-ul3vx5Z-QzGgUtJgLcGfpkT8ax8MEA/s2016/IMG_5239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz5oZCFXbe5TbM0D7m-dpuHyOqJkZpgMLr42kbY-bH0zQNWZMLu_oIKIpkjCBh3_EQPPLJdz46SLI1HXf10VI4mUZ8EsshZJdJyynT-PTIzW-qKHWO8pwCJv2lC1HQL3ATx86nAh5oVSqYBkB3PrS1JHx-ul3vx5Z-QzGgUtJgLcGfpkT8ax8MEA/s320/IMG_5239.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Anyone recognize this ICE GUY? And he brought cleansing Ales too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK_bptUkn3n28_m2yBkWCFKNUlijarO4-fztjeQhQ2Cd-TQUz3k96pXyszuUsLotrfK_QT4rRS8AXL0LzfI9VwZI3ItDmV3bjQNFHt_tREx5VCeKNTTQMez9Gqo5uUCOK7ZiDu6NLe8xKOjkaP_G_xs-zY780ZTUDzZZ6vP7DOJaigODGTHIHSg/s2016/IMG_5241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK_bptUkn3n28_m2yBkWCFKNUlijarO4-fztjeQhQ2Cd-TQUz3k96pXyszuUsLotrfK_QT4rRS8AXL0LzfI9VwZI3ItDmV3bjQNFHt_tREx5VCeKNTTQMez9Gqo5uUCOK7ZiDu6NLe8xKOjkaP_G_xs-zY780ZTUDzZZ6vP7DOJaigODGTHIHSg/s320/IMG_5241.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-67245149827522957962023-12-12T16:11:00.001-07:002023-12-12T16:11:06.909-07:00Day 4, two coats...<p> total coats = 5 each.</p><p>It looks like minus five degrees tonight. Let's get on it while we can, Thursday looks too warm and snow.</p><p><br /></p><p>The gang showed up last night and put down two coats, amazing to have the first coat freeze.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz83u5JIayqqtkdx1cONgIwnzYcbyCmyycRxLoAfyBtmm2HmR7oSrx95Bu22zeKZI7lKK5dObpnGc54AFY4WuFLynxdvlTtw9bvZDuJv27m0CaTlnNXKCkVjuGHkOXE5b-sQP-WjJEZ8yPQNSDdTHL-CObD5Vb2bW9I5i-E4t6uNktvLinPX7pHg/s2016/IMG_5198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz83u5JIayqqtkdx1cONgIwnzYcbyCmyycRxLoAfyBtmm2HmR7oSrx95Bu22zeKZI7lKK5dObpnGc54AFY4WuFLynxdvlTtw9bvZDuJv27m0CaTlnNXKCkVjuGHkOXE5b-sQP-WjJEZ8yPQNSDdTHL-CObD5Vb2bW9I5i-E4t6uNktvLinPX7pHg/s320/IMG_5198.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA9piv_y9hNhioVIOuv2WsHutXVkC7GNHes9CThvJ0MOYswEMvCl79Hcjf8Y6-yxsfU9uSzjXJUFBhTzO6Cijd-f9kodn3c3AX6ENv4-dmtLqVc-JXimKDhKmIAZFAmtRTJ9SNHY7RegiVQpH0WRithtBufrkLH3wlyyUFLMF51aLjZ5Lxy7uvg/s2016/IMG_5199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA9piv_y9hNhioVIOuv2WsHutXVkC7GNHes9CThvJ0MOYswEMvCl79Hcjf8Y6-yxsfU9uSzjXJUFBhTzO6Cijd-f9kodn3c3AX6ENv4-dmtLqVc-JXimKDhKmIAZFAmtRTJ9SNHY7RegiVQpH0WRithtBufrkLH3wlyyUFLMF51aLjZ5Lxy7uvg/s320/IMG_5199.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdancxlqFuO8cdBd-OBf6ir9WhSNVRdPspVnhnH70HkxghmPJT-5PiHaZKYZY37OEaHXqNe_kZWkVaBHsLQlTuvBvUgLctpR5iu9f-Y5FgZpPdVd7e98-F-gdwrIi_XAQ3w5EW5MIX0N1jharHn-DerOJ17SFQL8N_yzEgFeVB_YK7ECpEqxHMqA/s2016/IMG_5202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdancxlqFuO8cdBd-OBf6ir9WhSNVRdPspVnhnH70HkxghmPJT-5PiHaZKYZY37OEaHXqNe_kZWkVaBHsLQlTuvBvUgLctpR5iu9f-Y5FgZpPdVd7e98-F-gdwrIi_XAQ3w5EW5MIX0N1jharHn-DerOJ17SFQL8N_yzEgFeVB_YK7ECpEqxHMqA/s320/IMG_5202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjQFwHkn5WrkXC5QMC-GKC2TwxKfPg8Yse1L57840qqdhwTkqBd-nuetOR7LIZSCe_bDsy2WSFUOQcNWPzsTK2_G4DsyFmE4jNCSM2r2M0ZZjFmK3xJHuk6f0YOUfokyDNZkjaoSPLVaN4uy4L_-7qtfupC8yBZb7SBGs1tRFGgB7s3cKNpTOIQ/s2016/IMG_5206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjQFwHkn5WrkXC5QMC-GKC2TwxKfPg8Yse1L57840qqdhwTkqBd-nuetOR7LIZSCe_bDsy2WSFUOQcNWPzsTK2_G4DsyFmE4jNCSM2r2M0ZZjFmK3xJHuk6f0YOUfokyDNZkjaoSPLVaN4uy4L_-7qtfupC8yBZb7SBGs1tRFGgB7s3cKNpTOIQ/s320/IMG_5206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Let's go again tonight at 7 PM.</p><p>Keeping the hose on the "Finally Got Some" ice,</p><p>Kurt</p><p><br /></p>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16592385.post-73059153769124117642023-12-11T09:26:00.002-07:002023-12-11T09:26:37.908-07:00Day 3, New IceGuy...<p> Day 3 and three coats in Three Days.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kris, Willem, Emmett the new Ice, Andrew, Bill, Jamie, Andrew P. and Kurt got to work on a third coat on day 3. Sunday was cancelled due to the crazy warm weather, but It's A Go for tonight Monday at 7 pm.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsfU0IB9Yhyphenhyphen4sDhiC033mhzPYClSKvrsauZ7mu9JbzmtovQZ1vdFQvzXX0j2XkbIVr5Urhd6EQoMX4pJx3iQrxzfGuZwXnwoXJ7F8req3l96Z-B38HA0yPF3S91u6tJad-OjTwIgf55sNMVkF5pyMtBV4uVXAErdznRysMXqmQAW3UjK8_AzR8g/s2016/IMG_5156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsfU0IB9Yhyphenhyphen4sDhiC033mhzPYClSKvrsauZ7mu9JbzmtovQZ1vdFQvzXX0j2XkbIVr5Urhd6EQoMX4pJx3iQrxzfGuZwXnwoXJ7F8req3l96Z-B38HA0yPF3S91u6tJad-OjTwIgf55sNMVkF5pyMtBV4uVXAErdznRysMXqmQAW3UjK8_AzR8g/s320/IMG_5156.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjTfwUP2eJlsqYoTBWkn_U7RriortpixE9E-juPL-ifEzGFd8tp2SeuUisdjD8AuwVFaEd4wBOSC95Ca6MQzDILzPFUrRiLP8dYN5_aynj3oTwqoBtFeySzrVDpxtR3z16UmbAi-oT2B_htL14R8bCiUuSZcRrlgJhB1b64UqsO3euGXiUuIvnA/s2016/IMG_5160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: 12px;">We got it going, now Let’s keep it going,</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Kris, Peter, Craig, Chris, Adrian, Kurt and “Koot” Put down the H2O last night to create a great base.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;">We used plastic shovels to flatten the mixture of snow and water (thick slurpy).</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Tonight will be an epic flood to see how fast we can get the rink ready.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Who wants to witness this and make Rosemont Rink History tonight?</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Who’s IN.</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;">See you at 7 PM</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvcAZSDbfLgUAJK0gNUKlUTrdB61huwkwISrALWMvNLb9U3dOt4jPJNJ_8VY3UWokCgFSN4NM7EzqyA7aGBaIY9_Q8LVsPs1Grz8mDK5lXnlg_OuKHlGaWs0eLspHd0Qgj6842NZLOwYWJayohcGEwOB49i2Hqz5dJkM3w9nGDNrZ5aAl06c-GA/s2016/IMG_5120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvcAZSDbfLgUAJK0gNUKlUTrdB61huwkwISrALWMvNLb9U3dOt4jPJNJ_8VY3UWokCgFSN4NM7EzqyA7aGBaIY9_Q8LVsPs1Grz8mDK5lXnlg_OuKHlGaWs0eLspHd0Qgj6842NZLOwYWJayohcGEwOB49i2Hqz5dJkM3w9nGDNrZ5aAl06c-GA/s320/IMG_5120.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Keeping the Hose on the Grass (for now),</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Kurt</div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica-Bold; font-size: 12px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></div>Kurt Westergardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02063049166715257191noreply@blogger.com0