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STARRINKS.COM MAY.JUNE.2014 / 45 // Give or take 30,000-70,000 pucks, I'd say we are pretty constant with our computing. Pete may have left out a zero. Could have had something to do with the "double zero" answer from earlier. Let's try a simpler question. What is the best thing you learned from a STAR training program? DV: You can't sell biohazard snow cones (from the ice/snow shavings) at the con- cession stand. PL: How to efficiently paint the ice surface. TB: The ice edger trick for knocking down big corners. RG: I learned that this is a great industry to be a part of, full of great people and fun events. // We all have nicknames at the rink. What was the worst nickname you had as a kid? DV: "Destroyer." It was given to me by a friend's dad who told me I couldn't use their bathroom anymore. I'm positive I didn't deserve it. PL: My family called me "Dude." But I don't know why. TB: Can't say. It's not appropriate for print media. RG: Canadian Jesus. If you saw a picture of me, you would know why. // Pete, maybe you looked like Jeff Bridges when you were a kid. Dennis, you are not allowed to visit us at the national office as STAR handles the facility maintenance as well. Anyone you want to thank as your final words? DV: My manager for all the opportuni- ties he has given me, and my wife for the brownies she made last night. PL: Dennis for hiring me six years ago. TB: Mom, dad and the town of Breckenridge for the chance. RG: All the guys at STAR and the crew at the SCW Ice Arena. J PETER LAGRANGE Years in the Industry: 6 STAR Courses Taken: IMPT, IMEO, BR DENNIS VANDERSCHAAFF Years in the Industry: 7 STAR Courses Taken: SIRO, IMPT, IMEO, BR, CIT "I WAS IN A BUCKET TRUCK REPAIRING LIGHTS AND THE TRUCK SLIPPED INTO GEAR AND I RAN INTO OUR BOARDS, PUSHED THE BOARDS BAD AND BROKE THREE SECTIONS OF GLASS."