Public Skate General Open Skate Schedule
Public Skate General Open Skate Schedule January 7 - June 23, 2013
• Monday, 12-1:30pm, Adult Figure Skaters Only
• Tuesday, 12-1:30pm, Adult Hockey/Speed Skaters Only
• Wednesday, 12-1:30pm, Adult Figure Skaters Only; 3:30-5pm, ALL Ages Public Skate; 9:15-10:30pm, Adults Only*
• Thursday, 12-1:30pm, Adult Hockey / Speed Skaters
• Friday 12-1:30pm, Adult Figure Skaters Only 3:30-5pm, ALL Ages Public Skate 9:15-10:45pm, Teens & Adults Only*
• Saturday, 4:30 - 6pm, ALL Ages Public Skate • Sunday, 4:30-6pm, ALL Ages Public Skate *I.D. May be Requested
Skate Session Fees
• School Age: 12 & under, $4
• Teens: 13 - 17, $5
• Adults: 18 - 61, $5
• Senior Citizens: 60 & over, $2 • Skate Rental $3
Please Note: Skate rentals are NOT available during the Noon skate sessions.
THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC SKATES ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: WEEK OF APRIL 15 - 21 (ANNUAL ICE SHOW)
ICE SKATING
Figure Skating
New student registration
Winter: January 16, 2013 from 5 – 8pm
Spring: April 24, 2013 from 5– 8pm
In order to register for skating classes, you must create a Customer Account on the Chicago Park District website, www.chicagoparkdistrict.com. PLEASE CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT PRIOR TO REGISTRATION TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS!
BOOKING PROCEDURES AND POLICY FOR TENNIS COURT TIME
Fall and Winter Tennis Court Fees
September 24 - April 28, 2013
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Monday - Friday, 7am-4pm $18.00 / hour
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Monday - Friday 4pm-10pm $28.00 / hour
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Saturday - Sunday 7am-7pm $28.00 / hour
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Saturday - Sunday 7pm-closing $25.00 / hour
Spring and Summer Tennis Court Fees
Start April 29, 2013
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Monday - Friday 7am-5pm $18.00 / hour [2 consecutive hours at above time $25.00]
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Monday - Friday 5pm-10pm $25.00 / hour
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Saturday - Sunday All Day $18.00 / hour [2 consecutive hours at above time $25.00]
McFetridge Sports Center Tennis Membership Cards may be purchased for $15 at the Business Office.
Cards expire August 31 each year.
BOOKING PROCEDURES & POLICY:
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Always check-in and pay court fee at the business office before beginning your court time.
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Reservations taken up to 6 days in advance, beginning at 7am in person or 8am by phone.
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Cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance.
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Patrons are responsible for late cancels or no-shows.
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Only 1 hour of play allowed during prime time.
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Lessons by non-staff pros are prohibited. If you are interested in private lessons, please contact the business
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office at (773) 478-2609.
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Limit of 6 balls allowed on court unless ball machine is rented. Hoppers are not allowed unless rented withball machine.
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Members may only use their membership number to book courts.
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If no prior notice of late arrival has been given to the business office, and the patron has not checked in 10minutes after the hour for the start of court time, then the court will be forfeited and the McFetridge Sports
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Center Staff WILL SELL the court time to another party.
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As of January 1, 1999, a resident (Chicago) and non-resident fee policy is in effect. The non-resident fees aredouble the posted Chicago resident fee. When registering for tennis lessons, tennis court time, etc., please be prepared to produce proof of Chicago residency.
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1st bell rings 5 minutes to the hour; patrons must be off the court when the 2nd bell rings on the hour.
HOCKEY: 2013 Winter Registration
Winter:
Online: Ice Hockey – Penguin / Beginner Clinic registration is online beginning November 27, 2012 at 9am
In-person
Ice Hockey – Minor Hawks registration is in person beginning December 5, 2012 at 6pm
California Park, which takes its name from adjacent California Avenue, is one of six parks created by the River Park District. Established in 1917, the district was one of 22 independent park systems consolidated into the Chicago Park District in 1934. Northwest Chicago residents formed the River Park District to provide recreational opportunities along the North Branch of the Chicago River and the North Shore Channel and to prevent commercial encroachments there.
Soon after its formation, the park district began to purchase more than 13 acres south of Irving Park Road, between California Avenue and the North Shore Channel. Although land acquisition dragged on until 1931, development began in 1920, when Leesely Brothers prepared a landscape plan. Improvements were confined largely to plantings until 1927, when the River Park District began construction of an outdoor swimming pool that was, for a time, Illinois's largest. An athletic field, baseball diamonds, and playgrounds followed in 1928, as did a small brick fieldhouse designed by Chicago architect Clarence Hatzfeld.
In the 1970s, the Chicago Park District demolished the original fieldhouse and erected a new changing facility in its place. The park district also constructed an impressive new indoor sports complex, the first of its kind for the park district. The structure contains a year-round ice rink for figure skating and hockey, as well as six tennis courts. This facility was officially designated the McFetridge Sports Complex in 1974 for William L. McFetridge, who served as park district president in 1968, and as vice-president for the preceding 22 years.