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NorthStar's Rink C Officially Opens
Learn to Skate, figure skating demonstration part of Saturday's festivities.
Local figure skaters performed on NorthStar Ice Sports' new Rink C on Saturday.
And then a friendly Shark skated playfully with the spectators.
Saturday's grand opening of NorthStar's new, third rink started with a 25-minute Learn to Skate lesson.
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Performances by young figure skaters followed.
Finz, the Worcester Sharks mascot, then joined the crowd for a 45-minute public skating session.
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This schedule was held twice Saturday.
In addition, Rink A hosted hockey drills.
And in the parking lot, a Worcester Sharks inflatable invited people to shoot on an inflatable goalie.
NorthStar officials broke ground on the $4 million Rink C project in February, and opened the rink in September. It's the third ice surface at NorthStar, which was formerly the North Star Youth Forum.
The building includes a new skate rental office. a new ballet/stretching/dance room and a weight biometrics room,and an additional conference room, Executive Director Denise Marco has said.
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