Here’s a good news story. A gymnastics entrepreneur.
MIDWEST TRAINING and ICE CENTER
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… For years it sat dark and empty, the proverbial white elephant in the middle of a community that grew and flourished around it.
But with great vision and an abundance of grit and determination, local resident Eileen Butcher took a giant leap of faith and bought the old St. John Ice Arena. Two years later, the lights are on at the now-renamed Midwest Training and Ice Center, and business is booming.
From 5 a.m., when the health club opens, until often past midnight, the center is filled with tots, teens and adults enjoying a myriad of activities, seven days a week.
According to Butcher, the owner and manager, the 77,000-square-foot facility offers gymnastics, cheerleading, trampoline, tumbling, hockey and figure skating for all ages with lessons, leagues, teams, camps and parties. …
Seventeen local schools train their gymnastic and trampoline teams at the gym, and Butcher says the Midwest coaches are second to none.
“People obviously come for the safe environment, but they’re also here for the quality of coaching. We have seven full-time coaches and 11 part-time,” Butcher said.
Midwest teams compete regionally, statewide, nationally and internationally. One of their young women has achieved Olympic-level skills on the trampoline.
“Our Midwest Xplosion senior cheerleading team just came home from a recent competition as national champions,” Butcher bragged.
The road to apparent success hasn’t been easy, Butcher admitted …
Looking to the future, Butcher hopes to open a second ice rink where the gym is currently located and build a new facility, dedicated to gymnastics, on the property.
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