Comments on: Skating On Thin Ice

By: Ice

Ice — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:21:14 +0000

Harm you are right “The Directors & coaches at IIW tolerate untold harrassment from people who simply act on appearances & NEVER get the facts correct…” It is just to bad when the harrassment comes from upper management and the very people that they are there to serve. Why are their directors and coaches being put in a situation where they have to defend their jobs and support of the rink?

By: Harm

Harm — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:30:47 +0000

What utter rubbish! Instead of seeking to poke the City in the eye once again (albeit it is easy sometimes), why are we not accentuating the positive … a facility that is a safe & fun atmoshpere for our collective precious commodity … our children. The Directors & coaches at IIW tolerate untold harrassment from people who simply act on appearances & NEVER get the facts correct…the management team presently in place is making much needed & great changes. Forget the politics if only for a moment, and start acting like the “most Livable City in the Country” … what nonsense!

By: mike

mike — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:50:24 +0000

None of the coaches pay for ice time so the city makes nothing.They charge $70.00 per hour for private lessons and the city makes nothing.The figure skating director and hockey director also do this on city time so they get a regular check plus full benefits and a $70.00 an hour bonus and the city makes ZERO.

By: TJ

TJ — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:25:21 +0000

I always wonder how much tax did the J.R. Simplot Co. avoid by donating his house and Ice World to the city of Boise. Boy, are we dumb or what? The house is unoccupied and not paying property taxes, and the Ice World is ????

Personally I feel violated.

EDITOR NOTE– according to the update, the city actually is making some “cool cash” on the ice.

By: James Bond

James Bond — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:17:35 +0000

Government should not be in the business of running an ice rink. Government is not a profit enterprise.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:47:17 +0000

And yet, who would really be surprised if these accusations proved true?

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:41:54 +0000

I agree. Maybe the payment to these people is so paltry that part of their income is based upon the ability to host lessons.

There simply is not enough information in either direction.

By: The Boise Picayune

The Boise Picayune — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:15:40 +0000

Seems like a conflict, and if the person making the accusation works there, or has a child in classes there, one can certainly understand their desire for anonymity.

Serendipitously enough…

It is in this vein that The Boise Picayune has recently launched “The Boise Whistle Blower” and “The Idaho Whistle Blower”.

By: Clancy

Clancy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:34:42 +0000

Something could be wrong, but this accusation seems a little vague to the casual reader. What gain do these individuals get? What are the official job descriptions? Who teaches the lessons that are offered at Idaho Ice World?

I am sure these answers will be discussed here but this is just an unsubstantiated accusation from an anonymous source.