Above: Curling is a little bit like shuffleboard and chess played on the ice. Note the concentration of Brian Smith as he releases his rock. His wife, Joanne, and teammate Don Hammer are ready to sweep the ice when Brian tells them to. Hard sweeping keeps the rock straight, letting up, or not sweeping, allows the rock to curl, hence the name curling.
The curling season has been going along quite well with some very close games being played.
On November 22, there was a very good game of curling played between the Bill Parish rink and Brian Smith rink at the Cook County Curling Club. The game was tied in the second end and again in the sixth end, making it a fun and close game. The game went into an extra end and was won by the Smith rink with Skip Brian Smith scoring in the ninth end.
The public is always welcome to come watch! Games start at 6:30 p.m. on each evening.
Curling Scoreboard
| Monday LeagueW | in/LossT |
| Mike Kunshier | 4-1 |
| Mike Christenson | 4-1 |
| Bob Spry | 3-3 |
| Joanne Smith | 1-4 |
| Brian Olsen | 2-1 |
| Andrew Smith | 0-3 |
Right: Long time curler Bill Parish shows his form as he sends a rock down the ice.
| uesdayW | in/Loss |
| Steve Hudler | 5-1 |
| Pete Gresczyk | 3-3 |
| Mark Pederson | 3-1 |
| Bill Bockovich | 2-3 |
| Brian Smith | 2-2 |
| Bill Parish | 1-5 |
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