1962
January - February - March - April - May - June - September - October - November - December
RSROA skaters in NYC's annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Jennifer Lord is back in New Zealand, her letter says
- The fathers of the Northporte Competition Club make up the rink's most popular chorus line
- Roller Skating scored heavily in Thanksgiving Day parades around the country
- M.M. "Red" Shattuck and Ed LaVenture had a successful hunting trip
- One of the first reservations received at the RSROA National Office for the RSROA Operators Convention came from Joe and Rose Blavatt
- Len Pemberton and Sal Yoviene were among the out-of-state operators to attend the semi-annul meeting of the RSROA Board of Control and visit the National Office
- Births: George and Suzi Pickard welcomed another boy, Dennis
- Pennsylvania now sports a RSROA hockey league
Bonnie Killian's trip to Hawaii to skate at the Rainbow Rollerland
State league play started in Ohio (Photo of Tony Mayo and John Gibson) P
- Connie Griffith, Jenny McFarland, and Dottie Blair ride the prize-winning float entered by the Skate-A-Way skating club in a recent local parade P
- Skater smile happily after completing tests at the Tom-Dom Roller Drome, Santa Maria, CA P
- Paul Bigley gathers with his skaters after tests at Rollaway P
- Jay Ellsworth presents trophy to Dianne Hackett P
- Debbie DeMartin (age 2) P
- Patricia Husted (age 4) and David Husted (age 2) P
- Gary Grispell and Jeanette Faust P
Cover Photo of: Cheryl Jagoda, Cheri & Vickie Killian, Kathy & Dianne Hildebrandt, Jeff Jagoda, Cindy Giliardi, and Linda Mielke
Before and after photos P
- Word from New Zealand indicates that Billy Madigan, Judy Nance, Doug Eley, and Eddie Perales are a big hit
- Engaged: Judy Nance & Eugene LaBriola
- Married: Joseph DeWitt & Antoinette Pticek
- Hank Werner says that the First Annual All Star Races held at Roll-A-Rink, Tampa, FLA, was a big success
- Births: Dick & Elaine Minch have a son Richard
- The Ocala Skating Club held a Club Dinner with Ocala Mayor Dr. R.C. Cummings
- The float of the Rollerland Skating Rink (VA) has been active in local parades
- Riverside Park Roller Rink of Indiana is planning a National Spring Invitational Meet on April 21st
- Ed McLaughlin sends along 2 attractive roller skating promotional brochures
- Victor J. Brown is rapidly recovering from throat surgery
- Play started in January in the 9 team Indiana RSROA State Roller Hockey League
Henry Haffka explains this Loop figure with diagrams P
- The remains of Evan's Rollerdrome, Bradford, PA., after fire destroyed the building last fall P
- Members of the Bedford Grove Skating Club of Bedford, NH: Arthur Lord, Roland St.Hilaire, Cecile Paquette, and Alfred Bergeron P
- Robin Beyers, Phillis Merryman, Paula Beyers and Beth Coyle won best costume prizes at a recent party at the Hippodrome Arena P
- Contestants from the Rollarena, San Leandro, California P
- Memphis Mayor Henry Loeb and his wife and son enjoy an evening of skating at Skateland, Memphis, Tenn. P
- Members of Spencers Skateland Skating Club, Fla, who tied for top club honors in the Fourth Annual Thanksgiving Invitational Meet P
- The "Bunny Strut" was one of the highlights of a heart fund-raising show staged by Fernwood Gardens Roller Rink P
- Dottie Metcalf (age 15 mos) P
- Debbie Perdue (age 9) P
- Costumes featured in a recent Masquerade Party at the Rainbow Lake Roller Rink P
Cover Photo of Georgia Weiland, Dennis Latimer, and Linda Gerda
Charles Schroer and Arlis Snyder both discuss their personal views regarding the status of Figure Skating as it is today and suggest their methods of improvement
- Al Kish celebrated the First Anniversary last month of his Fun Spot Arena, Oregon
- Births: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bell have a new granddaughter, Christy
- Judges training material for the #1 Speed and #1 Dance commissions have been distributed to the nation's judges panels
- Ohio and California both have the largest number of RSROA rinks
- Sylvia Ritchie won the Senior Ladies downhill slalom event in a ski tournament sponsored by the Detroit News
- Members of the Hawaiian number from a recent Amateur Fund Benefit show staged by the Rollercade Skating Club of Cleveland Ohio P
- Richard Cook, Sharon Stephens, Carolyn Cook, and Richard St. Hilaire P
- Sadie Hawkins Day part at the West Lake Rollercard, Erie PA P
- Janet Guinn is the 1962 Snowflake Queen of the Northporte Rollercade, Texas P
- Lark Muse (age 9) and Judy Acheson (age 13) with teacher Bob Gillespie P
Resume of yearly highlights of the RSROA and roller skating in this country since 1937. P
- Charles Williams, Jr. was recently named "Air-Man of the Month"
- Marge Kemp tells us that interest is very high on roller hockey in Western NY
- Clarence Davidson recently underwent surgery
- Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bollinger recently complete remodeling their Oaks Amusement Park Rink
- Jack Dalton is proud of his grandson, Dennis Latimer, SKATE's cover boy from last month
- Bob Gormley has been named Chairman of the SRSTA Free Skating Committee
- Bill Skelly is recuperating from a heart attack
- Roller Skating mourns the death of William F. Sefferino former RSROA Board of Control
RSROA spent $5,000 on the selection of Jim and Joan Lidstone, British Roller Skating Champions to tour USA P
On the 25th anniversary of the RSROA, SKATE set down some of the things they remember from an Association which seems as bright and new to us today as it did when it began. P
Cover Photo of Karen Stamps, Mike Stamps, Ann Stamps and Jimmy West
Fire completely devastated Roll-Land Roller Rink, Norwood, Mass P
Bill Madigan, Doug Eley and Judy Nance were chosen to represent the USA in the 25th Anniversary of the New Zealand Roller Skating Association P
- RSROA member operators and teachers will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Association on the first day of this month with a huge birthday cake at the President's Banquet of the RSROA Convention and Trade show
- Married: Billy Madigan and Avis Bell
- Ronnie Cogdill wrote in about the fine competition in the Second Annual Invitational Speed Meet held at the Imperial Skating Rink, Oregon
- Jimmy Parker has signed a 5 year recording contract with Diamond Records
- Jonene Maynard, Jerry Atkins, Janice Chambers, Michael Kirby, Polly and Tommy Stamps P
- RollerDrome Polio Queen Janice Chambers P
- Joe Eve P
- Queen of Rollerena (East Palestine, Ohio) is Jenny Gray. With Sandra Wood, Dolores Saunders, Sharon Garver and Barbara Longnecker P
- Six roller hockey cheerleaders: Jan Filipovic, Kathy Mangus, Sandi Glatz, Pat Mastro, Cheryl Johnston and Patti Curtis P
- Gail and Ron Robovitsky P
- Billy Madigan and new wife Avis Bell P
- 1962 Miss Tradewinds Lynna Solomon and Little Miss Tradewinds, Marlana Wilder P
- Junior Speed Derby Winners: Billy Love, Denice Blavatt, Joseph Blavatt Jr., and Wendy Rohr P
- Morning mothers class of the Riverside Rollaway P
Cover Photo of Lincoln, Nebraska's Pershing Auditorium
- Jack Dalton donated $200 to the Cleveland Cancer Fund
- Mary Jo Kurk was featured as the "Girl of the Month" in a recent issue of the "Wayne Engineer"
- William T. "Pop" Brown is enthused over the World Roller Skating Congress International Championships
- Clarence Davidson tells us that 2 Rollerdrome teams won trophies during a recent all-day hockey tournament
- The Bert Anselmi's of the Pontiac Rolladium are expecting
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bollinger celebrated their 26th Wedding Anniversary
- Death" Walter E. Sutphen
- Wilard Dunlap reports that the Spring Invitational Meet held at Riverside was a great success
Summary of the events for the National Championships held in Lincoln, Nebraska P
- Members of the "Anchors Away" number from the March of Dimes Benefit Show P
- Fifty of the seventy members of the Topsy Turvy Skating Club P
- The "Best Foot Forward" act of the "Wheel-O-Rama or 1962" show P
- Members of the Oak Lawn Roller Rink P
- Susie Klanden, Carl Kelley and Jerry Zittercob P
- Cathy Ebling P
- RSROA President John Rando P
- Joan Johanning, Carolyn Barwick, Sharon Griffiths, Tammy, Betty Ann Cunin, Joyce Day and BeBe Sickles P
- Guy Capozzo, Sharon Daniell, Joy Guarneri, Sandy Clark, Mr. Bonadonna, Mickey Leahy, Terry Shapiro and Charles Wahlig P
Cover Photo of Edwina Young (with Carole Ann Garma, Rene Plaisance and Frank B. Morrison)
Coverage of the 1962 RSROA American Amateur Roller Skating Championships P
Arlis Snyder shares his thoughts on the Championships
Cover Photo of Jim Bell and Carole White
- RSROA Signs TV Pact, Rejects Competition Request
- World Congress Team Leaves October 2nd
- Dick and Elaine Minch visited the RSROA National Office
- Births: Charley and Coretta Schroer; John and Marge Kemp
- The "Over 21" club at Oak Lawn Roamers Skating Club raised money for St. Judes
- Roll-Land (Massachusetts) reopened on Sept 14
- Roll-Orion Skating Rink at Lake Orion was destroyed by fire
- Midge McLauchlen recently wed
The RSROA Board of Control has approved a major revision of the amateur judges commissioning program
Charles Schroer talks about the possible new event
- Members of the Gold Coast Skating Club of Ft. Lauderdale P
- Annual Skating Show of the Valle Vista Skating Center P
- Members of the King city Dance and Figure Club P
- William Ritter (age 83) P
- Margaret Glick (age 5) and Jack Jay P
- Moses Lake Skating Club and their annual show P
- Jack and Betty Kennett, Sandra Mosely, Pam Marks, Carolyn Dutton, Fredda Mitchell, and Sherrie Blocker P
- Participants in the Vineland Roller Club's "Roll-O-Capers of 1962" P
- Thunderbird Warriors from Hudson's Thunderbird Arena P
Cover Photo of the American Team on their way to the World Roller Skating Congress International Championship in Australia
- Expecting: Clarence and Gwen Rader
- Married: Sally Richardson and Bob Smith; Ed Bossart
- Plans are shaping up for the RSROA Southern Regional Championships
- Melodee Skating Rink's musical version of "Snow White" was a success
- Charles Bourdelais has passed away
Paul Lampkin is seeing an increasing amount of distasteful content being used by pairs and fours teams
- Longview Roller Hockey team of Rol-O-Way Skating Rink P
- Ringing Rocks Roller Hockey team of Ringing Rocks Roller Rink P
- Nancy Lee Gitts passed her Gold Bar Singles test P
- Debra Baker (age 7) P
- Alaine Austin and Jack Niles P
- Dolly Weinhold and Bernard Lang P
- Edward Stewart, Nancy Stryholuk, Sue Searls and Don Everett P
- Colleen O'Conor and Wayne Searle P
- Ray Cook and Dianne Hackett P
Cover Photo of Kim Ann Roche
Coverage of the World Roller Skating Congress Championships of 1962 (held in Brisbane, Australia) Includes placements
- Ed LaVenture is feeling better after his heart attack
- Paul Lampkin is now working for NASA
- Mickey Dunn and Charles Cruea both lost their wives
- Phillip Sukel is now a Pro and is teaching at Oak Lawn
- Engagement: Sue Welch to Charles Wahlig
- Pontiac Rolladium will host its Sixth Annual Invitational Meet
- Turned Pro: Doug Eley, Eugene LaBriola and his wife Judy Nance LaBriola
Henry Haffke explains the proper three turn technique (with diagrams)
- Moonlight Roller Rink had a float in the 22nd Annual Homecoming Parade P
- Skaters from Skateland in Mt. Morris, Michigan P
- Palace Jesters Hockey Team P
- Imperial Dance, Figure and Speed Club of Imperial Roller Rink P
- Sandra Mace (age 8) P
- Johnny Coulbourne (age 16mos) P
- G.Roy Mann, Jr. P
- Dianna Poor and Debra Hill P