Border Blades Figure Skating Club
| PO Box 14105 Grand Forks, ND 58208 |
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| Click here for a basic list of figure skating terminology. |
| Figure Skating Terminology |
| Border Blades Figure Skating Club is a non-profit organization and depends on volunteers and sponsors in order to keep costs affordable. We are so thankful for the contributions made by our sponsors listed below: |
| Gold Sponsors: Perkins Family Restaurant - Billings, MT Close Trucking - Grand Forks, ND Minot Chrysler & Toyota Center - Minot, ND Silver Sponsors: Bergstrom Electric - Grand Forks, ND Valley Bone and Joint - Grand Forks, ND PS Doors - Grand Forks, ND Simonsons Lumber - Grand Forks, ND Ornamental Iron Co. - Grand Forks, ND Gerrells Sports Center - Grand Forks, ND Bronze Sponsors: RML Trading - Grand Forks, ND Generous Jerry's Fireworks, Inc. - Grand Forks, ND Fransden Bank - Grand Forks, ND Dr. KJ Temple - Grand Forks, ND Dr. Stew Schanzenbach - Grand Forks, ND Jane Miller - Fergus Falls, MN Valley Oral & Facial Surgery - Grand Forks, ND Mary Kurtz - Devils Lake, ND Fitness Docs - Grand Forks, ND Schwans Oil - Devils Lake, ND Lunseth Plumbing & Heating Co. - Grand Forks, ND C&R Cleaners & Laundry - Grand Forks, ND Lifetime Vision Center - Grand Forks, ND Acme Tools - Grand Forks, ND Danel and Nord Orthodontics - Grand Forks, ND Valley Dairy - Grand Forks, ND Best Buy - Grand Forks, ND Donations: Caulfields Studio - Grand Forks, ND Grand Forks Central Boosters - Grand Forks, ND |
| Board Meetings |
| Our next board meeting will be on Monday, February 13, at 6:30p.m. The meeting will be held at the Park Board office. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. Agendas January Minutes December - 2011 Treasurer's Reports Current treasurer's reports can be obtained at our monthly board meetings. If you would like to view a past financial report, please send your written request, 5 days prior to our next scheduled meeting and we will make sure the specified document is available at the next meeting. |
| Hockey Game Exhibitions |
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| 2012 Park District Ice Show |
| Each year the BBFSC is invited to participate in the Grand Forks Park Board's Ice Show. The club is given a generous amount of spots in the show. They are for group numbers, solos and synchronized skating teams. Anyone skating in the ice show must register. Please click here for more info. |
| We have been given the opportunity for our individual skaters and our synchronized skating teams to skate between the first and second period of the Red River and Central hockey games this season. Click here for more information. |
| Public Skating Fund Raiser |
| Border Blades has been given the opportunity to collect entrance fees for public skating. Please click here for more information and to sign up. |
| Test Session February 17-19, 2012 |
| Border Blades FSC is happy to announce an upcoming test session February 17-19th, 2012. The test session will be held at the Purpur and Eagles Arenas. Please click the testing link for more information. |
| Congratulations Emerald Blades! |
| Our BBFSC Emerald Blades took first place in the 2012 Northern Star Synchronized Skating Competition. The Emerald Blades compete at the Open Juvenile level and are coached by Liz Cox and Olivia Heintz. Our Sapphire Blades took 2nd place and our Diamond Blades took third. Our Onyx Blades and our Ruby Blades skated exhibitions at the competition and they also did a fabulous job representing our club. Great Job skaters and coaches! |
Ashley Sersland is a senior at Red River High School. She
will be graduating with a 4.0 GPA and is apart of the National
Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society and DECA.
Ashley is the daughter of Shannon and Tricia Sersland and
has a sister named Faith. Ashley has been skating since she
could walk and has been competing competitively since the
age of 9. Ashley has passed her Senior MIF, All of the Gold
Dances and her Novice Freeskate. She is competing this year
at a Junior Level and is working toward her Junior Freeskate
test. She skated syncro for a few years as a young skater and
had the opportunity to go to travel with the team to Chicago
for Midwesterns. She has been coached individually by many
of the Border Blades Coaches to include, Mandy Erickson,
Pene DeMaster and Jen Knudson. Her current coaches are
Jarmilla Solc and Melissa Olson. Outside of skating Ashley's
other interests include Volleyball and Dance. Ashley has
coached basic skills in the past for BBFSC and has been a
Dance Teacher for Dance Etc. Dance Studio. Ashley has
been employed by the GF park district for the past 3 years and
works in the summer as a lifeguard at Elks/Riverside pool. She
also works for Aspen Studio throughout the year. Ashley is
perusing a career with Disney on Ice. She isn't sure what the
future will bring but is excited for the next chapter and looking
forward to the new challenges it has to bring.
will be graduating with a 4.0 GPA and is apart of the National
Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society and DECA.
Ashley is the daughter of Shannon and Tricia Sersland and
has a sister named Faith. Ashley has been skating since she
could walk and has been competing competitively since the
age of 9. Ashley has passed her Senior MIF, All of the Gold
Dances and her Novice Freeskate. She is competing this year
at a Junior Level and is working toward her Junior Freeskate
test. She skated syncro for a few years as a young skater and
had the opportunity to go to travel with the team to Chicago
for Midwesterns. She has been coached individually by many
of the Border Blades Coaches to include, Mandy Erickson,
Pene DeMaster and Jen Knudson. Her current coaches are
Jarmilla Solc and Melissa Olson. Outside of skating Ashley's
other interests include Volleyball and Dance. Ashley has
coached basic skills in the past for BBFSC and has been a
Dance Teacher for Dance Etc. Dance Studio. Ashley has
been employed by the GF park district for the past 3 years and
works in the summer as a lifeguard at Elks/Riverside pool. She
also works for Aspen Studio throughout the year. Ashley is
perusing a career with Disney on Ice. She isn't sure what the
future will bring but is excited for the next chapter and looking
forward to the new challenges it has to bring.
