Issue 7 – Friday, February 20, 2015 • An Official Publication of the Canadian Curling Association.
Rockin’
Round-robin
Alberta’s Val Sweeting
(left) meets Manitoba’s
Jennifer Jones in tonight’s
1-2 Page playoff game.
Alberta, Manitoba head to the 1-2 Game;
Team Canada needs win to stay alive
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“
There’s been
a pickup of
couch interest,
watching it
on TV, but not
really a big
interest in
trying it.
— Heather Strong
The game’s
not Rock-solid
H
eather Strong is in Moose Jaw
representing Newfoundland
and Labrador at the Scotties
Tournament of Hearts for the 12th
time.
You read that right: 12. That’s
an amazingly high number of times
for anyone to play in a national
championship, and is a sense of pride
for the amiable skip from the Bally
Haly Club in St. John’s.
And yet, despite her successes,
she’s concerned about the game in
her province. It’s not growing, despite
the fact it enjoyed a huge boost in
popularity thanks to a little thing
called an Olympic gold medal won by
Newfoundland’s own Brad Gushue at
the Turin Olympics in 2006.
Worse yet, Strong is fearful it never
will, not unless a few things change in
the province.
Nine years after Gushue’s
unexpected victory, it’s pretty
much the same as far as the
competitive landscape is concerned in
Newfoundland and Labrador. There
are a handful of good women’s teams,
including Strong, and Gushue holding
court in the men’s game. And that’s in
terms of high-calibre curling on The
Rock.
So, where is the new blood?
Strong says curling interest is up in
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Newfoundland and Labrador, but
mostly it’s couch interest.
“It’s people at home watching on
TV,” she says. “It’s not new members
signing up.”
All of which is a shame, in that
curling — or any sport, for that matter
— needs to cash in on the participation
level whenever interest is peaked. And
if Newfoundland and Labrador had
a window of opportunity to grow the
game after Gushue’s gold, it may have
slammed shut.
“Certainly the fan support back
home is good,” says Strong, who is
joined in Moose Jaw by her playing
partners, third Stephanie Korab,
second Jessica Cunningham, lead
Kathryn Cooper and coach Geoff
Cunningham. “Everyone understands
the game and recognizes the people
who play it. But there is a big gap
in semi-competitive people that
have a potential to become seriously
Ten sheets
of ice just
isn’t going
to cut it
competitive people.
“There’s been a pickup of couch
interest, watching it on TV, but not
really a big interest in trying it.”
Strong admits one problem is the
fact there are still only 10 sheets of ice
within a four-hour radius of St. John’s,
the provincial capital and biggest
urban centre.
“It’s disappointing, of course,” she
says. “When Brad won there were 10
sheets of curling ice in two clubs, a sixsheeter and a four-sheeter. That’s 10
sheets of ice for about 250,000 people.
That can only accommodate so many
people anyway, and unless you invest
significantly in infrastructure, and
build more clubs, you have no choice
than to cut off your own air supply.
“It’s a chicken-and-egg thing,”
adds Strong. “You express interest
and make that initial phone call to
find out how do I get involved, and
then they say, well, you can rent ice
in three weeks on Saturday night. It’s
tough because you’ve got competitive
curlers using practice time on top
of regular league play. There’s not
a whole lot of opportunity for entrylevel players.”
There are other challenges, too, like
finding volunteers to help out with the
junior programs, or securing sponsors
to come on board for local cashspiels.
Newfoundland is also the only
curling province that’s 100 per cent
volunteer driven.
“There are no paid or part-time
positions,” says Strong. “That comes at
a price. These are challenges that are
impacting the sport negatively.”
The Canadian juniors were held
in Corner Brook this year and Strong
says that may ignite further interest in
the game, at least on the west side of
the province.
But other than that, she’s fearful the
game will cease to grow unless other
clubs are built.
Strong, who has had some good
Scotties performances (she did make it
to a tiebreaker in 2006 before bowing
out), had her usual high expectations
this year in Moose Jaw.
But it just hasn’t worked out.
But in typical Strong fashion, she
was a gamer and represented her
province well. She also won the Ford
Hot Shots for the second year in a row.
Still, it is the Scotties and Strong
and her teammates are soaking up
every bit of the experience.
“Every Scott is different,” says
Strong. “There are little, tiny things
that are different about each one.
“It never gets old because as soon as
you take it for granted, you’ll never get
back. It’s awesome to be here.”
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By CAM HUTCHINSON
Heart Chart Associate Editor
He is the No. 1 fan at the Scotties
Tournament of Hearts, Hans down.
Hans Madsen and his wife, Judy
Burak, are at their 12th Scotties and
soon will head to their 12th worlds.
Madsen won’t be hard to spot in
the crowd. One day he was decked
out in the red-and-white of Canada,
right down to a half-and-half beard.
He has 50 changes of outfits here
from his collection of 600. For him,
50 get-ups is packing light.
Madsen said he is cheering “for
all of them,” but clearly there is a
slight tilt to Rachel Homan’s Team
Canada.
“I like to follow her and would
like to see her go to Japan (for
the worlds). If Rachel doesn’t
go, somebody else will be Team
Canada and we will cheer for them.
You always have to cheer for the
Canadian team.”
He said he prefers women’s
curling to the men’s game.
“Ladies curling is fantastic. We
find them more exciting. They have
to work harder . . . and the players
are friendlier.
“The men’s game is strong. It’s
nice to watch. We used to do them
both years and years ago, but it got
to be too much. By the time we finish
this year, we will be somewhere
around 250 games. That’s a lot to
watch. If we did the men’s too, that
doubles it.”
Madsen builds his holidays
around curling. He works in Yorkton
as a power line contractor for
SaskTel and SaskPower.
“I’ve done it forever so they know
my schedule,” he said with a laugh.
“The keys are in the truck.”
He said the curlers seem to enjoy
having him in the stands.
“We’ve met a lot of them. They
know who we are. They wave and
smile and sometimes they will come
and ask if we could put something
specific on.”
He said following the curling
circuit is something he and his wife
can do together.
“She’s fantastic. She likes the
ladies curling. We both enjoy it. We
left Yorkton at 4 a.m. to get here for
the early-morning draw.”
At first, he didn’t want to single
out teams as his all-time favourites.
Then he mentioned a few.
“There are so many of them. It
depends what year it was, whether
it was Jennifer (Jones) or whether
it was Amber Holland or Heather
Nedohin. Sandra Schmirler is a
given.”
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A good ol’ whuppin’
Saskatchewan is flying high
battle will be the one Friday night at 7
p.m.
Heart Chart Associate Editor
The winner of the Page 1-2 game
advances to Sunday’s final, while the
askatchewan’s Stefanie Lawton
loser will play in the semi-final Saturis having so much fun at the
day at 3 p.m. The Page 3-4 game will
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
be played at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
that she doesn’t want it to end. Ever.
Sweeting said she didn’t let up
The way her team played Thursday, it
against Saskatchewan, but was outmight not end anytime soon.
played. The game ended on the eighth
After dismantling Alberta’s Val
end with Sweeting sliding the length of
Sweeting 9-1 Thursday night, and with the ice and putting her rock on the buttwo-time defending Canadian champiton. It delighted the boisterous crowd.
on Rachel Homan losing a shocker to
The win moved Saskatchewan to 7-3
New Brunswick’s Sylvie Robichaud on
in the standings, with a game against
the next sheet, Lawton is guaranteed a Prince Edward Island left in the
playoff spot. Homan will be playing to
round-robin.
stay in the competition Friday mornLawton scored two on the first end
ing in a winner-take-all game against
and stole one on the second after two
Northern Ontario’s Tracy Horgan.
outstanding draws that left Sweeting
The Saskatchewan team made it
without a way to count. After Sweeting
look easy Thursday, much to the degot one on the third, Lawton struck for
light of a large crowd at Mosaic Place.
another two on the fourth and a steal
It was Sweeting’s first loss of the comon the fifth to go up 6-1 at the break.
petition after nine consecutive wins,
The game essentially ended when
including a thriller against Homan on
Lawton stole two on the sixth end to go
the afternoon draw. Sweeting counted
up 8-1.
two on the 10th end for a 7-6 victory.
“We didn’t feel that off in the first
With the win over Homan, Sweethalf of that game,” Sweeting said. “We
ing qualified for a spot in the Page 1-2
weren’t getting what we needed to out
game. Sweeting will play Manitoba’s
of our shots. They were shooting amazJennifer Jones twice on Friday. They
ing. We really didn’t have a lot to work
will first meet in the final game of
with. We tried to keep having fun out
the round-robin. The more important
there.
We have
to shake that one off.”
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“We have had some good games
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“This week has gone by so fast. It’s
one of those things that we want to
just keep playing. It’s so much fun out
there.”
Counting one, Robichaud made a
tricky draw to the four-foot to get her
deuce and a roar from the crowd.
“I felt like I was Saskatchewan,” she
said of the loud ovation. “You know
how you watch it on TV and people
clap. They did that for me and I was
like, ‘This is kind of fun.’”
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Katrina Collins
LEAD
Born: Markham, Ont.
Age: 36
Residence: Stouffville
Family: Husband Simon
Employment: Teacher
Years curling: 26
First major success
in curling: TCA Swiss
bonspiel 1994
Loves curling because:
It is the only thing I can do where I do not think
about anything else. I love the people, I love the
sound of the rock sliding across the ice, I just
love the sport. Three words that describe her: Tenacious,
committed and fun.
Major curling influence: Watching the 1989
World juniors in Markham. All those teams influenced me. Also, growing up at the same curling
club as Kim Gellard, watching them go and win
the World juniors was something that drove me
to be my best.
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Area: 1,076,395 sq. km
Joined Confereration: 1905
Motto: “Loyal it began and loyal she remains”
Capital City: Toronto
Languages Spoken: 70 English, 10% French,
20% other
Economy: Manufacturing, energy, agriculture.
ONTARIO AT THE SCOTTIES
Last five years:
2014: Ali Flaxey (3-8)
2013: Rachel Holman (10-1 Gold)
2012: Tracy Horgan (4-7)
2011: Rachel Holman (8-3)
2010: Krista McCarville (7-4 Bronze)
Last championship — Rachel Holman (2013)
Canadian titles — 5
World titles — 2 (Marilyn Bodogh (Darte), 1986,
Marilyn Bodogh 1996)
Other prominent women curlers from
Ontario — Alison Goring, Anne Merklinger.
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Ontario
Christy Trombley
THIRD
Born: Sep 5, 1975
Age: 39
Residence: Scarborough
Family: Husband Dave,
daughter Darcy (almost 2
years old)
Employment: Math teacher, Bill Crothers Secondary
School
Years curling: 30
First major success: 2015
Ontario Scotties Winner
Loves curling because: I get to play/compete
with my family and friends.
Curling would be better if: It were a summer
sport
Three words that describe her: Determined,
caring, forgetful.
Major curling influence: Father Other life interests: Being a mom, hiking with
dog Ben, cottaging in summer with family.
Julie Hastin
Stacey Smith
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SKIP
SECOND
Born: March 14, 1978
Age: 36
Residence:Toronto
Family: Partner Carl
McGrath
Employment: Full-time
Chiropractor at the Bayview
Village Wellness Centre
(also part-time group exercise/aerobics instructor at
Goodlife Fitness)
Years curling:30
First major success in curling:8-ender in
junior mixed curling with Greg Balsdon.
Loves curling because: I get to spend time
with my best friends who have become like
sisters to me.
Three words that describe her: Laid-back,
fun-loving, competitive.
Other life interests: My job, golf, board games,
spending time with family
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Western Canada in the ‘80’s, honing his musical and
songwriting skills. He has shared the stage with
major acts such as Trooper, Honeymoon Suite and
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session: Val Sweeting and Lori Olson-Johns (AB), Sylvie Robichaud
and Rebecca Atkinson (NB), Stefanie Lawton and Marliese Kasner
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Team Autograph Sessions
Miss any of your favourites during this week’s autograph
sessions in the HeartStop? You can make up for it tomorrow when
all teams will be in attendance, with the exception of the two
semifinalists. Bring out your programs, special memorabilia and
cameras for this gathering of the best players in the game!
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Profile:
Manitoba
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Born: Winnipeg
Age: 26
Residence: Winnipeg
Employment: Sales
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Years curling: 22
First major success in curling: Family
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Loves curling because: The people, the
competition and training environment
Curling would be better if: We as athletes
could compete without the worry of financial
burdens
Three words that describe her: Competitive, passionate, caring
Other life interests: Travelling the world,
spending time with my friends and family,
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Born: 1975
Age: 39
Residence: Winnipeg
Family: Husband Devlin,
daughter Camryn (age 3)
Nickname: Jilly
Employment: RBC
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Years curling: 29
First major success in curling: Provincial
junior champ in 1993
Loves curling because: The people,
travel, competition.
Three words that describe her: Outgoing,
caring, honest.
Major curling influence: Jennifer Jones,
Sandra Schmirler.
Other life interests: Camping, fishing,
reading, time with family
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Profile:
Manitoba
Dawn McEwen
LEAD
Born: Ottawa
Age: 34
Residence: Winnipeg
Family: Husband Mike
Employment: Public
Works and Government Services Canada
Years curling: 27
First major success
in curling: Representing Ontario at the Scott Tournament of
Hearts in 2005
Loves curling because: Led me to meet
some important people in my life, my husband and my teammates.
Three words that describe her: Quiet,
laid-back, goofy.
Major curling influence: Former coaches
Bob Hanna and Janet Arnott as wel as my
teammates. I have learnt so much from them.
Other life interests: Travelling, movie buff,
animals, spending time with family and friends.
FACTS
Population: 1,208,268
Area: 649,950 sq. km
Joined Confereration: 1871
Motto: “Glorious and free”
Capital City: Winnipeg
Languages Spoken: 73% English, 4.3% French,
22.7% other
Economy: Agriculture, mining, forestry,
hydroelectricity, manufacturing.
MANITOBA AT THE SCOTTIES
Last five years:
2014: Chelsea Carey (9-2 Bronze)
2013: Jennifer Jones (11-0 Silver)
2012: Jennifer Jones (9-2 Bronze)
2011: Cathy Overton-Clapham (4-7)
2010: Jill Thurston (7-4)
Last championship — Jennifer Jones (2008)
Canadian titles — 8
World titles — 2 (Connie Laliberte 1984, Jennifer
Jones 2008)
Other prominent women curlers from Manitoba
— Chris Pidzarko, Peggy Casselman.
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She’s a super-sub
Schmidt thrown into the mix again
By CAM HUTCHINSON
Heart Chart Associate Editor
S
tephanie
Schmidt
has taken a long and
winding road to her
second consecutive Scotties
Tournament of Hearts.
Last year, she was the fifth
for Heather Smith of Nova
Scotia. Schmidt was living in
Rhode Island at the time, but
had played the previous year
with Smith.
Schmidt
moved
from
Saskatoon to Halifax, where
she got a degree in design at
Nova Scotia College of Art
and Design. She completed
her education at the Rhode
Island School of Design,
where she was studying when
contacted by Smith.
“She was like, ‘Hey, do you
want to come to Scotties with
us as a fifth?’” Schmidt said.
It was pretty much a nobrainer.
This year, Schmidt is
back in her home province
and in the starting lineup
for Saskatchewan’s Stefanie
Lawton. Days before the
competition started, Schmidt
went from fifth to second. A
fall on a slippery sidewalk
knocked regular second,
Sherri Singler, out of the
tournament.
“I had barely a week’s
notice, but it’s nice to know as
a fifth when you are going to
be playing rather than what
Lana (Vey) is doing right
now, which is wondering
and guessing. It’s a lot
easier to come into a game
knowing you are there for the
duration.”
With Lawton having a
baby in October and not
playing
until
January,
Schmidt played the bonspiel
tour with the team, which
also
includes
Sherry
Anderson
and
Marliese
Kasner. Schmidt said being
on the ice with the team all
season prepared her for the
Scotties.
“It definitely helped a lot.
We got four really big ’spiels
in,” she said. “Spiels like the
Canada Cup, where you are
in the same setting, but not
as many fans. We have better
fans here. It really helped a
lot because you get that feel
under your belt and that
arena experience, and the
team experience all in one.”
Schmidt moved directly
into Singler’s second spot, so
Kasner could stay at lead.
“As the fifth you are
supposed to be malleable,
so I kind of formed into this
position. I like hitting and I
like drawing, so it works well
for me and the girls, too.”
She has played well
here, and is near the top of
the standings in shooting
percentage among seconds.
Heading into Thursday, she
was tied for second with
Alberta’s Dana Ferguson at
82 per cent.
“I am trying not to look at
stats this week, but I think
it is really important that as
long as you are outplaying
your opposition, your team
has a good shot at winning.
So that’s my goal.”
Stephanie Schmidt has played well this week.
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Friday, February 20, 2015
Scotties Scoreboard
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STANDINGS
WL
Alberta (Sweeting)
Manitoba (Jones)
Saskatchewan (Lawton)
Team Canada (Homan)
N. Ontario (Horgan)
Ontario (Hastings)
Nova Scotia (Arsenault)
P.E.I. (Birt)
N/L (Strong)
N. Brunswick (Robichaud)
Quebec (Mann)
B.C. (Knezevic)
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SCHEDULE
TODAY
9 a.m. Draw
A — Alberta vs. Manitoba; B — Ontario vs. New Brunswick; C — N. Ontario vs. Canada; D — P.E.I. vs. Saskatchewan
7 p.m.
One-Two Page Playoff Game
Alberta (Sweeting) vs. Manitoba (Jones)
LINESCORES
Draw 14
9 a.m.
B.C. (Knezevic)
Newf/Lab (Strong)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total
*1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 — 7
0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 — 10
Nova Scotia (Arsenault)
Quebec (Mann)
0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
*0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1
P.E.I. (Birt)
Manitoba (Jones)
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 x x — 3
*3 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 x x — 10
N. Ontario (Horgan)
Ontario (Hastings)
0 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1
*1 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 x
— 7
— 8
— 9
— 7
Draw 15
2 p.m.
P.E.I. (Birt)
Ontario (Hastings)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0
*0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Total
— 6
— 8
N. Ontario (Horan)
Manitoba (Jones)
*1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x
0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 x
— 3
— 6
N. B. (Robichaud)
Saskatchewan (Lawton)
0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 x x
*2 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 x x
— 4
— 9
Make that two for Ontario, says Katrina Collins.
Alberta (Sweeting)
Canada (Homan) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
*0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
Draw 16
7 p.m.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Canada (Homan)
0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1
N. Brunswick (Robichaud) *0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Total
— 5
— 6
Alberta (Homan)
Saskatchewan (Lawton)
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x x
*2 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 x x
— 1
— 9
Newf/Lab (Strong)
Quebec (Mann)
0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 x
*1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 x
— 5
— 7
Nova Scotia (Arsenault)
P.E.I. (Birt)
0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
*0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
— 5
— 4
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Have a great week in Moose Jaw
at the Scotties!
HE’S ‘HOME’
Glenn drops in to talk
football, watch Scotties
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Tim Hortons restaurants
in Detroit, his home. Tim
Hortons is a major sponsor
at the Scotties.
But the man’s business
is football and he said he
was thrilled to be back
wearing green.
“Yeah, it does feel like
coming back home,” he
said. “With the relations
I have with Brendan (GM
Taman) and Corey (coach
Chamblin), I’m glad to be
back and it feels good.”
Glenn said he’s not
here to be anything but
a positive influence on
the team, and help make
starting quarterback
Darian Durant better.
“Everybody knows that
this is Darian’s team. He’s
proven it. He’s won Grey
Cups here. My thing is to
lend a helping hand and to
push everybody to just get
better.
“Every quarterback
situation I’ve been in has
been a pretty good group.
I’m looking forward to
having this group the
same way.”
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Kevin Glenn is coming
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Glenn dropped in at
Mosaic Place Thursday
to “watch a little curling”
and talk football after the
free agent quarterback
signed Thursday with
the Saskatchewan
Roughriders, a team he
played with for three CFL
seasons.
Glenn, who played last
year with the B.C. Lions,
was just as eager to talk
curling as he was about
returning to the Riders,
although he was a little
unsure of what he was
about to watch.
“I’m here to witness
the national world curling
tournament,” he said.
“That’s it, isn’t it?”
Asked what he knew
about curling, he admitted:
“Not too much. I’ve never
curled before. I do know
you have a thrower and a
sweeper. And that’s about
all I know.”
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CURLING QUIZ
Gather ’round, folks, we’re going to
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3. Newfoundland and Labrador skip
Heather Strong was a competitor in two
Canada Games in this sport:
a) Synchronized swimming
b) Basketball
c) Track and field
d) Tennis
4. Richard Hart replaced this former
three-time Brier participant as coach of
Rachel Homan’s Team Canada for this year’s
Scotties:
5. If you’re having a conversation with the
Perogy Princess at the Scotties this week,
you’re talking to:
a) Stefanie Lawton
b) Patti Knezevic
c) Dawn McEwen
d) Val Sweeting
ANSWERS
2. Who said it? “Let us curl, my lady.
Let us throw and sweep between until the
heavens themselves droop their jaws in
wonder and envy. And afterwards, there will
be beer and coco with marshmallows floating
in the foam. And if and now till the end of
time someone should ask what we were
doing on the eve of the 17th of November, we
shall proclaim that WE were curling.”
a) Archie to both Betty and Veronica
b) Thurston Howell III to Lovey on an episode
of Gilligan’s Island
c) Homer Simpson when he took Marge on a
curling date
d) Ed Werenich to a hot babe in the Brier
Patch
a) Paul Savage
b) Earle Morris
c) Pat Ryan
d) Al Hackner
1. True. The Moose Jaw Curling Club was
officially formed nine days after the original
meeting.
2. Homer Simpson waxed eloquently to
Marge before a curling date in The Simpsons
episode Boy Meets Curl on Feb. 14, 2010.
3. Heather Strong plugged her nose,
gelled her hair and competed in synchronized
swimming at the Canada Games.
4. Earle Morris, who represented three
provinces at the Brier, coached Rachel
Homan to her two consecutive Scotties
championships.
5. Alberta skip Val Sweeting has two
nicknames: Sweet Thang and the Perogy
Princess.
1. True or false: The Moose Jaw Curling
Club was formed in November 1895 after a
gathering of men at the town’s clerk office
determined that curling was good, clean fun
and ought to be good for Moose Jaw since it
was “indulged in and endorsed by preachers
and laymen.”
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