Joanne Smith


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10th Annual Halloween Bonspiel draws teams from around the state

The Cook County Curling Club held its 10th Annual Open Halloween Bonspiel this past weekend with eight teams playing a round robin format. Old and new friends from the Duluth Curling Club, St. Paul Curling Club and the Lakeville Curling Club were guests for this bonspiel. Most of the teams had connection to Cook County by either being born or... READ MORE >

Local curlers do well at the 2020 Champagne Open Bonspiel

The Cook County Curling Club hosted its fourth Two Person Champagne Open Bonspiel this past weekend with five out-of-town teams participating in a pool of 12 teams who played a round-robin format. Taking first place in the A-event winners were the husband and wife team from Cook County Curling Club, Rory and Katy Smith. Mark Harding and Amanda Donolovitch of... READ MORE >

Halloween Bonspiel draws curlers from all over the state and Canada

The Cook County Curling Club held its 9th annual Open Halloween Bonspiel on November 2nd and 3rd with six out-of-town teams and two local teams competing in a round-robin format. The club is always happy to see its returning guests from the St. Paul curling club and Two Harbors curling club. This year we added guests who came from the... READ MORE >

Curlers begin their season on clean sheets of ice

The Cook County Curling Club (2018-2019) started its season with a “new” 2004 fully refurbished battery-powered curling ice scraper. This newer model replaced a used 1985 scraper that the club purchased in 1993. After almost a quarter-century of local use it was laid to rest because the club couldn’t get any more replacement parts. The new scraper has made maintaining... READ MORE >

Halloween bonspiel held

The Cook County Curling Club held its 8th Annual Open Halloween Bonspiel on October 27 and 28 with eight teams competing in a round-robin format. The club is always happy to see its returning “spooky” guests from the St. Paul Curling Club. Everyone enjoyed the camaraderie, social interaction, plus some serious curling on fast ice. This year, two of the... READ MORE >

Smith team wins Open League curling title

It was a tough battle, but in the end the team of Brian Smith, Bruce Johnson, Don Sorlie and Dan Truchanare took the team title and are the Cook County Open League curling champions for the 2017-2018 curling season. To win the crown the Brian Smith team had to defeat the Rory Smith club. Shawn Swearingen skipped while Rory played... READ MORE >

Charles J. Futterer Memorial Bonspiel brings curlers and community together

The Cook County Curling Club was busy last weekend, March 9, 10 and 11, with 18 teams (72 people) taking part in the Charles J. Futterer Memorial Open Bonspiel. This fun-filled family affair event was rich with teams that had first and second generation curlers playing. There were a lot of spectators — friends and acquaintances — in attendance watching... READ MORE >

Champagne bonspiel bubbles with success

The Cook County Curling Club hosted its second Two Person Open Champagne Bonspiel this past weekend with 16 teams participating. The two-person game is a pared down version of a regular four-person game. All standard rules and etiquette of curling apply, but there is no sweeping between hog lines – only from hog line to back line. All other sweeping... READ MORE >

Halloween Bonspiel rocks the house!

The Cook County Curling Club held its seventh annual Open Halloween Bonspiel on October 27, 28 and 29 with 12 teams competing in a round-robin format. The club is always happy to see its returning guests from the St. Paul Curling Club, Two Harbors Curling Club, Duluth, and Superior Curling Clubs. This year we added to that list with guests... READ MORE >

Curling club hosts Halloween bonspiel

The Cook County Curling Club held its 6th Annual Open Halloween Bonspiel was held on Oct. 29 and 30 with eight teams competing in a round-robin format. The club is always happy to see its returning guests from the St. Paul Curling Club, Duluth Curling Club, Superior Curling Club and Two Harbors Curling Club come and play in this bonspiel.... READ MORE >