1971

Winter - Spring - Summer  -  Fall

Winter

Cover Photo of Baba Brooks and William Graf

Letters

Bertha M. Heroux, John Hanlon, Bill Sherwood, Ray Allen Hull

As It Happened Page(s) 4  5
  • Speed Record (Jamie London) 
  • Mini Skater (Laura Gardenour)  P
  • Rollarena Skating Club - First Place in Labor Day Parade P
  • Twenty Seven Year  (Bert Widd)
  • McEnery Wins "Roller Road Race"  P
  • Student of the Month (Debbie Jackson)  P
  • Attention Speed Skaters!
  • Couple Skates to Altar (Valeria Sing and Robert Charles Sybil wed)   P
  • Skating Ace for Australia (Richard Balls)
  • Congratulations (Johnny Dreury and Charlene Hamilton wed)
  • Rest In Peace (Bill Fleming)
  • We Goofed (Nancy Harrison is the 3rd Place winner in Junior Girls Figures)
Hickey: Northwest Style
Practice is the Key to Success Page(s) 9

Marlene Bruland shares her tips to winning

April Allen Page(s) 10  12

About skater April Allen and her coach Pamela Cornwall  P

USIC - Don Gates Page(s) 14  15

Examing the differences in American and International Dance 

Brackets - Tim Maloney Page(s) 16  17

How to do this special turn  P

Graf & Brooks (Cover Story) Page(s) 19

About the dance team of Baba Brooks and William Graf  P

Gold Medal Tests Page(s) 21
Speed - Ron Cogdill
Panel Forum:  George Pickard Page(s)  27

Figure skating is examined

Championship Sites
Judges Scoreboard
USIC Competition Requirements
Official Actions
Proficiency Tests

Spring

Cover Photo of Skate City, Colorado

Letters

Jim Mooney, Joyce Allchurch, Katharine Ingerson

International Dance - Gates Page(s) 3  4  5

2nd in a three part series, this time about more complex aspects of international dance skating  P

American Championships (Hockey)
Frank Bartik Dies Page(s) 7

Frank Bartik, Chairman of the USFARS Amateur Council passed away  P

Comments on Lessons - Greer Page(s) 9  10

Jack Greer talks about the skills teachers need to have to be effective  P

State & Regional Meet Sites
Free Dance - Booker Page(s) 12  13

Michael Booker shares his thoughts on free dance  P

Skate City in Aurora Page(s) 16  17

Skate City in Aurora, Colorado  P

TV For Better Skating Page(s) 18  19

The use of video playback helps skaters learn P

Panel Forum - Cox Page(s) 20 21
Recruiting personnel to become judges  P
Official Actions
Darlene Barile Story Page(s) 22   23

Darlene Barile goes on tour of Italian skating rinks P

As It Happened Page(s) 26  27
  • Pioneer Figure Champ Dies (Walter Stokosa)  P
  • Snead Resigns Speed Post
  • World Meet Dates
  • Sure-Grip Founder Expires (John L. Wintz)
  • World Roller Champs Keep Their Cool (Jane Pankey and Richard Horne)  P
  • Sheryl Trueman and Jack Courtney P
  • Martha Wilcox passes away
  • GOHS Goes Twice as Fast As Most Other Skaters (Jerry Gohs)
  • Wheelies (Donn Calvano and Dick Levine form C&L Speed Skating Equipment)
  • P.J. Gormley Gets Injured
  • The American Skating Register
  • Skater Dies in Vietnam (Scott L. Schmidt) P
Judges Scoreboard
Mid America Speed League
Proficiency Tests
Around the Rinks Page(s) 40  41
  • Fremont, Nebraska Rink Conducts High School Phys Ed. Program  P
  • Skaters Hit of Parade P
  • Roller Royalty (Jeanne Sawyer and Scott Hale)  P
  • Brenda Rich in Skating Talent P
  • Eight Year Veteran at Age Twelve (Sandy Williams)  P
  • Obviously a Ladies Man  (Chris Kline) P

Summer

Cover Photo of Ronnie Cook and Bobbi Jo Guedel

Letters

Irwin N. Rosee, Vernon Fowlkes,  Frank Faber, Skippy Bartik, Felix L. Wassermann, Bob Ebling, Judith Ann Hild, Bob Caldwell

The Midas Touch (Cover Story) Page(s) 4  5  6

Bobbi Jo Guedel and the annual Gold Skate Classic  P

Lincoln, Nebraska Hotel-Motel Listing
1971 American Championship Schedule
International FIRS News
Dennis Hinton - Juvenile Dynamo Page(s) 12  13

About freestyle skater Dennis Hinton  P

Hockey
As It Happened Page(s) 16  17
  • School Figures
  • Let's Join the Jet Set
  • World Hockey Championships
  • Ruth Crouse Back With Association After 25 Years  P
  • Wedding Bells (Louis Parker will wed Penny Money)
  • Stork Club ( Mr & Mrs Carl Forsyth, Mr & Mrs Mickey Dunn)
  • New Marathon Record For Men's Two Man Relay  (John Drewry and Forrest Almond)  P
  • Death Notices (Katy Milligan, Gladys Salsinger)
  • International Style Speed Meet for NYC
  • New England Skaters Get First of New Gold Medals P
  • FIRS Dance Seminar in England
  • New England Skater of the Year (Kathy Miller)
Judges Scoreboard
Championship Pairs Skating Requires Teamwork Page(s) 20  21

Penny Money and the Robovitksys explain good pairs teamwork P

Thirtieth Anniversary for Chalfontes Page(s) 23

Reba Chalfonte and her sister Inez Chalfonte Keeter celebrate 30 years in the rink business  P

American Judges Panel
Holiday Contest Page(s) 28  29
Official Actions
Rink Proficiency Test Leaders
Around the Rinks Page(s) 40  41
  • Tips from the Mayor of Omaha  P
  • Third Generation of Durbin "Wheelies" too! P
  • Fred Martin's  Grandchildren Carry on Three Generation Family Tradition at the Motor City Roller Rink, Warren, Michigan  P
  • Home Sweet Home
  • Waltz Jump good move for free stylist (Marcia Shoup)  P
  • Dancing their way out of retirement (Vicki Freeman and Marc Parker)  P
  • In the Heart of Dixie

Fall

Cover Photo of April Allen

Letters

Christopher Morrow, Otis B. Haney, Jeff & Mike Veta, Joe Shevelson

Merger Page(s)    3

USARSA + USFARS = ASU   (Bert Anselmi, George Werner, Jay Brown, George Apdale, James Wells, Gary Castro)  P

American Roller Skating Queens Page(s) 4    5

Roller Skate Queens Pass on Crown  P

Official Notices
As It Happened Page(s)   9
  • Highway Roller Skater Hobbled By Police
  • Girlie Show (Harry & Barbara Miller have new twins, Brenda & Pete Vanornum)
  • Naval Maneuvers
  • Filling His Brother's Shoes
  • Hail, Hail
  • Have Floor - Will Travel!
  • Host with the Most (Joe Nazzaro)  P
Hockey Championships
Candid Camera at the 1971 American Championships   P Page(s)  12  13
International Style Speed Meet
April Allen (Cover Story) Page(s) 16  17

April Allen and the Senior Ladies Singles competition   P

American Artistic Results Page(s) 18 19  20  21  22  23  24
American Speed Results
Judges Scoreboard
Gold Medal Test Results Page(s)  34
Around the Rinks Page(s) 35
  • New Gold Medalist  (Peter Washburn)  P
  • Tom Panno and his newest rink "Holiday Roller Rink III" in Garden Grove  P
  • Total Commitment (Brown Family skates together)  P
  • Prize Winning Float  P
USIC Results Page(s) 36 
Proficiency Test Listings

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