Gateway Women’s Club members visited Hertz Arena recently for a tour of the facility. The following members and friends were part of the group: Robin Connolly, Claudia Polzer, Janet George, Deb and Bob Stephano, Dorothy and Ken Freda, Norma Barr, Diane Sarsfield, Carol Warrell, Beryl Post, Judy Jones, Lois Hyatt, Anne Cantafio, Lorraine Tobin, Joan Watson, Donna Leonard-Vazquez, Patty Smrstik, Judi Comer, Kathy and Jeff Fabisiak, Susan Roberts, Maria Beachman, Lynn Keigwin, Sharyl Tutela, and Kathy Flaherty.
The tour began with a lunch of soup, sandwiches, pasta salad, and salad, followed by peach cobbler with ice cream at the club restaurant, which is for season ticket holders only. After lunch, the group led by Collette McCormick, Vice President of Food and Beverage toured the facilities, which took approximately one hour. On the tour, the group saw special suites and their visual perspectives of the main arena. They walked through the arena and saw the kitchen. All food is prepared there, and no prepared food is brought in. The pub on the top floor, where you eat before going to your seats, is at the back of the arena.
After walking through other sections of the arena, including offices and meeting rooms, the final stop was to see the two other ice rinks. Both rinks had potential Olympic skaters practicing. Everyone thanked McCormick for the special tour and expressed how much they enjoyed it.
