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Curling season ends with Open League playdowns

The Cook County Curling Club held its final club Open League playdowns the evening of March 23, 2016. There were a lot of very close games that led up to this final event, which means that the teams were evenly matched. The final game was between the Mike Christianson team—with teammates Mike Christianson, Jaime Spry, Bruce Waltz and Debbie Bakke—and... READ MORE >

Futterer Memorial Open Bonspiel a family affair

The Cook County Curling Club was busy March 11-13, hosting the Charles J. Futterer Memorial Open Bonspiel. Eleven teams traveled to Grand Marais and five local teams participated in this family fun-filled event. The Charles J. Futterer family was well represented, with many of the teams participating having immediate family members, as well as distant cousins playing. This brings home... READ MORE >

Curling Club hosts Halloween Bonspiel

The Cook County Curling Club held its 5th Annual Open Halloween Bonspiel this past weekend with eight teams competing in a round robin format. The club is always happy to see returning guests from the St. Paul Curling Club and Duluth Curling Club. This year we were happy to have two teams from the Two Harbors Curling Club join in... READ MORE >

Cook County Curling ends season with Open League Championship

The Cook County Curling Club held its Open League play downs last week. There were a lot of very close games, which means that the teams were evenly matched. In the semi-finals Brian Smith’s team went an extra end against Andrew Smith’s team to go on to the championship game against his brother Rory Smith. In that game, Brian also... READ MORE >

Local team claims Futterer Memorial Bonspiel championship

The Cook County Curling Club was busy last weekend, March 13-15, with 16 teams taking part in the Charles J. Futterer Memorial Open Bonspiel. This fun-filled event was truly a family affair with the children of Charles J. and Geri Futterer—Chuck, Bruce, Craig and Karen Futterer— playing on the same team. Also participating were grandchildren Joe and Logan Futterer with... READ MORE >

A great weekend at the Cook County Curling Club

The Cook County Curling Club held its Open Bonspiel on the weekend of February 20-23 at the curling club with 11 teams participating. Our Canadian guests, along with our other out-oftown guests enjoy the fact that they can have an affordable bonspiel weekend in a nice location. Our club is known for its fast ice conditions, in addition to our... READ MORE >

Curling Club puts “nipper” to good use

The Cook County Curling Club would like to thank Como Oil and Propane for its donation of $400, which helped with the purchase of a “nipper.” Other monies were raised and donated by club members to make up the difference for this $1,300 purchase. The nipper is a welcome addition to the curling club’s equipment as it will help prepare... READ MORE >

Learning curling is fun!

There has been a lot of activity at the Cook County Curling Club in the 2014-2015 curling season. Besides regular league games played on Monday and Tuesday evenings, on Wednesday afternoon we have a strong group of dedicated curlers who play a pick-up game of curling. Most of the players are retired folk that enjoy getting togetherandplayinga6endgameofcurling. It is a... READ MORE >