Hit the ice on Thanksgiving Day
Looking to work off a few calories on Thanksgiving Day? The Winthrop Rink will be open for two skating sessions on Thursday (Nov. 25), from noon-1:45 p.m. and from 2-4 p.m.
Open skating sessions will be available at the rink throughout the holiday weekend, but the facility is also hosting a U18 hockey tournament. Games for that event will be played Friday through Sunday, with early starts on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Games will end at about 11 p.m. Friday, so expect the lights to be on at the rink.
The rink will also host hockey tournaments on Dec. 3-5, and Dec. 10-12.
Over the holidays, there will be open skating sessions on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.
For more information, visit winthroprink.org.
Sign up for Ski to the Sun
Registration is underway for the Methow Trails/Methow Valley Nordic Ski Education Foundation 2022 Ski to the Sun Marathon and Relay, scheduled for Feb. 12, 2022. The freestyle ski event starts at Mazama and finishes at Sun Mountain Lodge. Ski the course as a 42-kilometer marathon or be part of a relay team with up to five members.
It pays to register early. Registration cost until Dec. 1 is $85 for the marathon and $60 for relay team members; $95/65 by Jan. 1; and $105/70 by Feb. 1. Kids 17 and under are free.
Race registration includes hot drinks and food. There will also be a dinner and social gathering at the Winthrop Barn that evening. Dinner tickets are $10 for race participants, $20 for guests.
Visit www.methowtrails.org/events/2022-ski-to-the-sun-marathon-and-relay/02-12-2022 for details, or email events@methowtrails.org with questions.
Join the cycling team
Are you interested in becoming part of the Methow Cycling Team? Or perhaps becoming a coach?
Team organizers are hosting a meeting on Dec. 6, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Liberty Bell High School cafeteria, to discuss the 2022 cycling competition season and answer any questions.
The league that the team competes in is open to riders from sixth through 12th grades.
Liberty Bell has been selected as one of four venues statewide to host a full league race, on May 15, 2022. More than 500 riders, plus their coaches and families, are expected to visit the valley for that event.
For more information, email hanzscholz@gmail.com.
