Southeastern Skate Supplyis one of the United States’ largest distributors of skates and skating supplies. They supply skates and skating rink supplies to rinks in the United States and also to rinks in several other countries.
The company grew out of the Skate A Drome that was started by E. W. Ramsey, Jimmy Robertson, and El Crum in 1949. The partners began buying extra supplies and selling them to other rinks in the region. This side business was run out of the skating rink and slowly grew into a substantial part of the business.
Jimmy Robertson wanted to get out of the skate company to build a coliseum in Roanoke. The other partners bought him out so that he could raise money for that project. The coliseum never got off the ground, but he did build a go-kart track with some of the proceeds.
The two remaining partners built a second rink on Hershberger Road (in Roanoke, VA). Mr. Crum ran the new facility and Mr. Ramsey ran the original location with the skate distributorship. Both men’s children began working in the business. Shortly after that the partners decided to split the company into two parts. Mr. Crum got the rink at Hershberger and Mr. Ramsey got the rink and distributorship in Salem, VA.
The rink in Salem, VA was closed so that Mr. Ramsey could focus on the distributorship part of the business. Shortly after that, in the fall of 1974, there was a burglary attempt on the warehouse. The burglars made torches out of old newspapers and those torches started a fire that burnt the building to the ground.
Mr. Ramsey and his two sons (Glenn Ramsey, Sr. and Wayne Ramsey) found a new warehouse in Roanoke, VA and after three months reopened at the new location.
In 1976 Wayne Ramsey moved to Mableton, GA to open a warehouse there to better serve the customers in that part of the country. They bought out another distributor in that area to help make that happen.
In 1995 both locations started selling toy novelties to rinks and also other organizations. The Roanoke location started their website supercoolstuff.comto expand that portion of the business.
Southeastern Skate Supply is a member of the Roller Skating Association (RSA website), the Roller Skate Manufacturers Association (RSM), and the Brotherhood of Skate Suppliers (B.O.S.S.).
Sources:
1/31/08 Interview with Glenn Ramsey Sr.
The company grew out of the Skate A Drome that was started by E. W. Ramsey, Jimmy Robertson, and El Crum in 1949. The partners began buying extra supplies and selling them to other rinks in the region. This side business was run out of the skating rink and slowly grew into a substantial part of the business.
Jimmy Robertson wanted to get out of the skate company to build a coliseum in Roanoke. The other partners bought him out so that he could raise money for that project. The coliseum never got off the ground, but he did build a go-kart track with some of the proceeds.
The two remaining partners built a second rink on Hershberger Road (in Roanoke, VA). Mr. Crum ran the new facility and Mr. Ramsey ran the original location with the skate distributorship. Both men’s children began working in the business. Shortly after that the partners decided to split the company into two parts. Mr. Crum got the rink at Hershberger and Mr. Ramsey got the rink and distributorship in Salem, VA.
The rink in Salem, VA was closed so that Mr. Ramsey could focus on the distributorship part of the business. Shortly after that, in the fall of 1974, there was a burglary attempt on the warehouse. The burglars made torches out of old newspapers and those torches started a fire that burnt the building to the ground.
Mr. Ramsey and his two sons (Glenn Ramsey, Sr. and Wayne Ramsey) found a new warehouse in Roanoke, VA and after three months reopened at the new location.
In 1976 Wayne Ramsey moved to Mableton, GA to open a warehouse there to better serve the customers in that part of the country. They bought out another distributor in that area to help make that happen.
In 1995 both locations started selling toy novelties to rinks and also other organizations. The Roanoke location started their website supercoolstuff.comto expand that portion of the business.
Southeastern Skate Supply is a member of the Roller Skating Association (RSA website), the Roller Skate Manufacturers Association (RSM), and the Brotherhood of Skate Suppliers (B.O.S.S.).
Sources:
1/31/08 Interview with Glenn Ramsey Sr.
The Rancho Cucamonga Public Library is a public library in Rancho Cucamonga, California operated by the city of Rancho Cucamonga.
It first opened as a city-run library on September 24, 1994. Pror to being taken over by the city, the library was a branch of the San Bernardino County Library system.
Locations
* Archibald Library at 7368 Archibald Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
* Biane Library at at 12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
It first opened as a city-run library on September 24, 1994. Pror to being taken over by the city, the library was a branch of the San Bernardino County Library system.
Locations
* Archibald Library at 7368 Archibald Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
* Biane Library at at 12505 Cultural Center Drive, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
Glen Maganzini (born January 5, 1991) is a journalist and businessman, known primarily as the founder of nesportsnews.com.
Maganzini grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts and is currently a junior at Wakefield High School. While attending Wakefield High, Maganzini has been involved in tennis, math team, and most notably DECA. Maganzini has also written for the Wakefield Spin, the school's newspaper.
Personal Life
Maganzini is the brother of Holly Maganzini, a Dean's List scholar majoring in business at the University of Rhode Island. Maganzini is involved at church as an altar server. He is also a part-time cashier at a local supermarket.
In Journalism
Maganzini began working on his to-be New England sports website in the final months of 2002. In February of 2003, Maganzini officially created nesports.org. Maganzini actively posted on there until December 2005, when he decided to expand his market. That month, he and a group of colleagues collaborated on a project known as National Sports Register (NSR). NSR's aim was to cover all major sports in every region of the United States and Canada. A weekly e-newspaper .pdf was also made available on the website. The project enjoyed early success but was short-lived; the website was shut down in June of 2006. Maganzini in July of 2006 decided to go back to what was working for him before: New England sports news. He created nesportsnews.com, which is currently on hiatus, but was previously one of the most visited Boston-based sports fan websites. In October of 2006, Maganzini, an active follower of politics and current events, joined the Wakefield Etudiant as a columnist. He still blogs there regularly on the topics of music, politics, local news, and the economy.
In Business
Maganzini is an internet entrepreneur and controls all the financial and managerial aspects of his websites. He intends to consider his career as a businessman by majoring in accounting in college. He recently won 1st place in the Accounting Applications at the DECA districts, which were held at Bentley College.
Maganzini grew up in Wakefield, Massachusetts and is currently a junior at Wakefield High School. While attending Wakefield High, Maganzini has been involved in tennis, math team, and most notably DECA. Maganzini has also written for the Wakefield Spin, the school's newspaper.
Personal Life
Maganzini is the brother of Holly Maganzini, a Dean's List scholar majoring in business at the University of Rhode Island. Maganzini is involved at church as an altar server. He is also a part-time cashier at a local supermarket.
In Journalism
Maganzini began working on his to-be New England sports website in the final months of 2002. In February of 2003, Maganzini officially created nesports.org. Maganzini actively posted on there until December 2005, when he decided to expand his market. That month, he and a group of colleagues collaborated on a project known as National Sports Register (NSR). NSR's aim was to cover all major sports in every region of the United States and Canada. A weekly e-newspaper .pdf was also made available on the website. The project enjoyed early success but was short-lived; the website was shut down in June of 2006. Maganzini in July of 2006 decided to go back to what was working for him before: New England sports news. He created nesportsnews.com, which is currently on hiatus, but was previously one of the most visited Boston-based sports fan websites. In October of 2006, Maganzini, an active follower of politics and current events, joined the Wakefield Etudiant as a columnist. He still blogs there regularly on the topics of music, politics, local news, and the economy.
In Business
Maganzini is an internet entrepreneur and controls all the financial and managerial aspects of his websites. He intends to consider his career as a businessman by majoring in accounting in college. He recently won 1st place in the Accounting Applications at the DECA districts, which were held at Bentley College.
The term German-Russian is used in three somewhat different senses. One meaning is to describe people of German ethnic heritage who live in Russia and have adopted Russian culture. The most prominent example was V. I. Lenin, whose mother, Maria Alexandrovna Blank, was a Lutheran of Volga German ancestry. The Soviet spy Vilyam Genrikovich Fisher, better known as Rudolf Abel, was a German-Russian.
The first meaning may be contrasted with Germans who have remained in enclaves with distinctively German culture such as the Volga Germans. However those Volga Germans who emigrated from Russia and the Soviet Union are often referred to as German-Russians or Russian-Germans as well.
A substantial number of German-Russians from the Volga ethnic enclave, Russian-Poland Vistula German villages, and also from the German-Russian Black Sea Colonies, emigrated to the United States and Canada during the great wave of immigration from approximately 1880 to 1910. Many of these immigrants settled in the American Midwest states of Wisconsin, North & South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota and the Canadian western territories and provinces such as Alberta. The lure of cheap farmland, freedom, and avoidance of military conscription enticed many to migrate. Most were very successful, and contributed significantly to North America's agricultural production and ethnic heritage. This large migration ended largely with the outbreak of World War I, and subsequent rise of the Bolsheviks, and the Communist state. Another group immigrated to the West after World War II due to expulsions by the Russians and others. Until recently, Germany has welcomed these volksdeutsch Russians to return for economic opportunities.
Many researchers have written about these German-Russians, including Joseph Height, and Dr. Karl Stumpp, but as a group they are largely overlooked in popular history. German-Russians are also referred to as "Black Sea Germans."
Finally, in the history of the Russia there was a period, initiated by Peter I of Russia, when foreigners were invited to Russian service. In particular, St Petersburg Academy of Sciences hosted a large number of prominent persons of German origin: Georg Wilhelm Steller, Peter Simon Pallas and many others. Some of them (and their descendants) assimilated into the Russia, others eventually returned to Germany, but still they are considered Russian Germans.
The history of Russian Germans as an ethnicity is covered in detail in the German minority in Russia and Soviet Union article.
The first meaning may be contrasted with Germans who have remained in enclaves with distinctively German culture such as the Volga Germans. However those Volga Germans who emigrated from Russia and the Soviet Union are often referred to as German-Russians or Russian-Germans as well.
A substantial number of German-Russians from the Volga ethnic enclave, Russian-Poland Vistula German villages, and also from the German-Russian Black Sea Colonies, emigrated to the United States and Canada during the great wave of immigration from approximately 1880 to 1910. Many of these immigrants settled in the American Midwest states of Wisconsin, North & South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Minnesota and the Canadian western territories and provinces such as Alberta. The lure of cheap farmland, freedom, and avoidance of military conscription enticed many to migrate. Most were very successful, and contributed significantly to North America's agricultural production and ethnic heritage. This large migration ended largely with the outbreak of World War I, and subsequent rise of the Bolsheviks, and the Communist state. Another group immigrated to the West after World War II due to expulsions by the Russians and others. Until recently, Germany has welcomed these volksdeutsch Russians to return for economic opportunities.
Many researchers have written about these German-Russians, including Joseph Height, and Dr. Karl Stumpp, but as a group they are largely overlooked in popular history. German-Russians are also referred to as "Black Sea Germans."
Finally, in the history of the Russia there was a period, initiated by Peter I of Russia, when foreigners were invited to Russian service. In particular, St Petersburg Academy of Sciences hosted a large number of prominent persons of German origin: Georg Wilhelm Steller, Peter Simon Pallas and many others. Some of them (and their descendants) assimilated into the Russia, others eventually returned to Germany, but still they are considered Russian Germans.
The history of Russian Germans as an ethnicity is covered in detail in the German minority in Russia and Soviet Union article.