Archive for July, 2006
Kimmie to appear at Bel Air Book Festival on Saturday
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006Excerpted from the Baltimore Sun (Harford County Datebook)
Book festival // The Bel Air Book Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Shamrock Park. Scheduled guests include Mary Jo Putney, a New York Times best-seller author who will discuss her new novel, Stolen Magic; National Public Radio’s “The Book Guys,” who will give book appraisals and tape an episode of their show; the Bunjo Storytellers and “Kidsinger” Jim Hossick, who will perform for preschoolers; and world figure skating champion Kimmie Meissner. Volunteers and sponsors are needed. 443-512-8200.
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The Bel Air Book Festival will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Shamrock Park, Lee Way and Hickory Avenue in Bel Air. Call 443-512-8200 or visit belairbookfestival.org.
Meissner keeps busy during hectic summer
Saturday, July 15th, 2006Maybe it’s a good thing that Kimmie Meissner didn’t win an ESPY Award this week, because she probably would have struggled to find room for the trophy in her luggage.
Meissner, who won the World Figure Skating Championships title in March, was trumped by NBA rookie Chris Paul as Best Breakthrough Athlete at the ESPN show honoring the year’s best sports moments and stars. The show was taped Wednesday night in Los Angeles and will be telecast Sunday.
The 16-year-old Meissner took the defeat with the kind of grace she usually shows on the ice.
World champion to skate in Lake Placid
Saturday, July 15th, 2006Reigning world champion Kimmie Meissner will be the featured skater Saturday in the weekly Citizens Bank Saturday Night Ice Show.
The show, in thee 1932 Rink Jack Shea Arena, will be presented by Soulshine Bagel and will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Meissner, who will turn 17 on Oct. 4, performed extremely well at the 2006 Olympics and finished a surprising sixth. Three weeks later, in her first World Championships, she gave an incredible performance and stunned the skating world by winning the title. Meissner, of Bel Air, Md., earned one of the highest technical scores in the history of figure skating (69.47) to upset favorite, Sasha Cohen.
2007 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships Coming to the Northwest
Saturday, July 15th, 2006SPOKANE, Wash., July 6 /PRNewswire/ — As the host for the 2007 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the Northwest region kicks-off the countdown for the nation’s most prestigious annual figure skating event with the unveiling of the Four Finals Ticket Package, which will go on sale August 11 at 10:00 a.m. by calling 1-866-USA-2007 or visiting www.spokane2007.com. To be held at the Spokane Arena and the new Spokane Convention Center, the event runs Jan. 21-28, 2007.
This new package provides fans with tickets to the four most popular events. For the package price of $298, fans can watch the Olympic-eligible skaters skate for the gold, silver and bronze in Ladies, Mens, Pairs, and Ice Dancing. Fans purchasing the package will receive the same seat for all four events. Orders for this ticket package will be date and time stamped when the order is received by TicketsWest, so the earlier the order is placed, the better the seat. The finals will take place Friday and Saturday, January 26-27, 2007.
Good seats are still available for most events, although tickets for the closing event, the “Exhibition of Champions” on Sunday, January 28, have already sold out. Spectators and out-of-town travelers are encouraged to book tickets and travel arrangements now for the best deals. Spokane is aiming to set an all time-high attendance record, and expects visitors from around the Northwest and country.
Meissner will take new moves for spin
Tuesday, July 4th, 2006After a season that included winning the world figure skating championship and finishing sixth at the Olympics, Kimmie Meissner is ready to start over.
Next week, the Bel Air teenager will start working on new routines that judges and fans will see when she begins her second year on the Grand Prix circuit.
Despite jumping from novice level to world’s best in three years, Meissner harbors no illusions that she has it made.