Past news stories about Snoopy's Home Ice
Padecky: Ex-NHL player as tough as they come
From an early age, it was clear that Terry Harper would be inclined to a more physical pursuit, like being strong enough and tough enough to take hockey pucks off his face for 20 years... Published July 16, 2009
Skating through life
The bruises come easier, and the fatigue is a bit harder to shake off. But for the hundreds of hockey players in the Snoopys Senior World Hockey Tournament this week, quitting hockey would be tantamount to quitting a way of life... Published July 12, 2009
Young at heart return for Snoopy Tournament
Lace up your skates and pass the Lipitor the Snoopys Annual Senior World Hockey Tournament is coming to Santa Rosa again... Published July 8, 2009
Snoopy Senior
Charles Schulz's Redwood Empire Ice Arena, also known as Snoopy's Home Ice, turns 40 on April 28 and is finally old enough to enter its very own Senior World Hockey Tournament... Published April 24, 2009
Enjoying Snoopy's home ice
Senior hockey is in full swing and full stride at the Redwood Empire Ice Arena, where 56 teams of players ages 40 to mid 80s are competing at Snoopys Senior World Hockey Tournament... Published July 15, 2008
Just like the NHL, only slower
The Swiss Hawaii Sprinters are in town and so you are probably wondering if the Iceland Libya Javelin Throwers are here, too. If youre a senior hockey team playing on Snoopy Ice, you can call yourself anything you want. Palookaville Patriots, Sonoma... Published July 15, 2008
Good grief, yes, hockey sportsmanship will come first
Sparky do I even have to waste your time by calling him Charles Schulz? would see it and he wouldnt stand for it. It was his hockey tournament, after all, and hed be damned if he was going to tolerate someone running up the score. Charlie Brown... Published July 11, 2008
Kim Navarro continues to surprise, even herself
Technically speaking, Kim Navarro made her professional figure-skating debut at age 10 and shared the rink with former Olympic gold medalists Dorothy Hamill and Robin Cousins. But she wasn't another pig-tailed pixie on a fast track to her own... Published March 16, 2008
No Surprise In Santa Rosa: Beagles Rule
In his long and adventurous life, Snoopy has been a flying ace, orchestra conductor, lumberjack and many other colorful manifestations. But who ever dreamed that the world's "everydog" would one day take top honors at the nation's oldest and most... Published February 14, 2008
Old pros
You would think a doctor would know better than, at the age of 50 something, to skate out on the ice, flail at a puck and tempt serious injury. That would be a losing argument with Chris Barker, a family practice physician with Kaiser Permanente in... Published July 22, 2007
Joe Cool Fetches Big Cash For Cool
A few sprinkles couldn't dampen the fun Saturday when Santa Rosa bid farewell to its summer of Snoopy, the culmination of three years of whimsical statues placed around town in tribute to Peanuts creator Charles Schulz. For one last time, visitors... Published September 23, 2007
Snoopy auction
Hundreds of people braved a dark and stormy morning to view the Snoopy statues that have adorned the streets of Santa Rosa were on view Saturday morning September 22, 2007, at the softball field by the Charles Schulz Museum before an evening auction... Published September 22, 2007
Woodstock on the block
Maxine Averbuck saw something of herself in the Woodstock statue entitled "The Village Gardener." An avid gardener from Sebastopol, Averbuck fell in love with the 5-foot-tall statue featuring Snoopy's little yellow friend wearing a straw hat and... Published September 25, 2006
Snoopy's to host skate exhibition
The skating exhibition featuring Santa Rosa's Kim Navarro and her partner Brent Bommentre will be Aug. 26 at Snoopy's Home Ice in Santa Rosa. Navarro and Bommentre skated well enough at the U.S. National Championships to qualify as alternates for... Published August 18, 2006
SR's Navarro to appear at Snoopy's Home Ice
Olympic figure skating alternates Kim Navarro of Santa Rosa and partner Brent Bommentre will appear Saturday at Snoopy's Home Ice. The show is sponsored by the Santa Rosa Figure Skating Club and sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. Navarro and... Published August 13, 2006
Stalking Woodstock
Last summer, 55 round-headed Charlie Brown statues greeted locals and tourists alike from street corners and sidewalks all over Santa Rosa. Now, the city is about to make bird-watchers of us all. All summer long, with out-of-town guests in tow and... Published May 18, 2006
Years of practice give skater an edge on ice
Most teenagers would do just about anything to avoid waking up at 4 a.m. to venture out into the cold. For Petaluma figure skater Shelley Miller, those early morning hours are the time to perfect the art to which she has dedicated herself for the... Published December 23, 2005
