Steven Helmer Publications

  After spending 4 years on the Beaver Dam Swan City Ice Skaters Board of Directors (two of them as vice president), I allowed my term to run out so another person could take my place. My last day on the board was yesterday and, as that meeting/banquet came to a close, I was presented with the President Award in recognition of my volunteer efforts. I'm honestly still a bit undecided about no longer being on the board. The time was right (my daughter is graduating and will no longer be skating with the club) but I'm a person who thrives on routine and not being part of the board is a major change to that routine that I'll have to get used to. Plus, after helping navigate the club through a pandemic and leaving it in great financial shape, there is part of me that is apprehensive about letting someone new take the reins. I'm sure, after time, I'll get over it though, especially if I find a hobby or part-time job to take up some of my newly acquired free time.

Yes, it's just a a certificate from her dance school (which was awarded last night at her dance team banquet). But, I do take a lot of pride in this one. My daughters aren't well behaved 100 percent of the time (what kid is?). However, one thing they do understand is dance/ice skating is a privilege and those activities cost their mother and I a pretty penny. So, when they participate, they make sure to give their full attention because they know we are paying for it. Certificates like this one and the award her older sister won earlier this month just show they are doing that.