Left: Looking studiously down the ice, Bruce Johnson gets ready to slide his rock. Above: Scott Puch (on the left) and Norman Moe sweep furiously to get the rock to slide where the Skip wants it to go. For anyone who thinks curling is a sedentary sport, think again. It’s a ton of fun, but one burns plenty of calories while one curls.
The Cook County Curling Club finished its first half of the season on Tuesday evening December 20, 2011. There were many members who attended the short meeting that was held before the final game.
A lot of old members have renewed their membership with the club having an earlier start. Members said they liked having the option of having first and second season. It works out well for members who will leave for the winter months.
In addition, there are members who will be joining the second half of the season who could not participate starting in October. Overall, members like how the schedule for the curling season has been set-up for 2011-2012.
The Steve Hudler rink and Mike Christenson rink played against each other for the first half of the season title. These team also played each other for the 2010-2011 title in April.
They are evenly matched so everyone was anticipating a good game and it was. The Hudler rink had to measure for count in the seventh end. In, the eighth end the Christenson rink was counting 2 after Mike Ryden (playing 3rd) threw his stone. Marshall Pederson (skip on Hudler rink) had thrown his first stone as a draw to the button, which out counted Christenson’s rock. The Hudler rink held that lead to win the game 6-3. It was a very good game to watch with lots of Skips behind the glass watching.
The Curling club will be starting its second season after Christmas and New Year’s Day. If you would like to join a night or afternoon league or if you want to learn more about curling, please contact Bill Parish or Joanne Smith. You can also visit the website at www.cookcountycurlingclub.com. New or experienced curlers are always welcomed and we encourage the public to come and watch.
The curling club would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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