Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Brody Linton, a student at Soldotna Montessori Charter School, skates around the ice rink during a class skating event Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. The students, some slipping and some gliding, skated around the rink for several hours Monday.

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Brody Linton, a student at Soldotna Montessori Charter School, skates around the ice rink during a class skating event Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna, Alaska. The students, some slipping and some gliding, skated around the rink for several hours Monday.

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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jesse Evarts (left) and Serenity Plate (right) skate together on the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex's ice rink during a class skating event Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The students, some slipping and some gliding, skated around the rink for several hours Monday.

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Jesse Evarts (left) and Serenity Plate (right) skate together on the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex’s ice rink during a class skating event Monday, Dec. 19, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska. The students, some slipping and some gliding, skated around the rink for several hours Monday.

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