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We’re Moving to the Cube!

Posted by Jason on Sunday, February 7, 2010 | Link to this post

Well, we’re painting the ice in the Cube, one of the rinks at the Wings Stadium complex. Open curling will take place there on Monday, and our Winter 2010 league will start there on Friday. We’re hoping to have some improved ice conditions there, as opposed to the Annex. MANY, MANY thanks to the folks at Wings Stadium for bending over backwards to accommodate this change… and many, many hopes that this makes curling in Kalamazoo that much more of an enjoyable activity for MANY, MANY more people over the next few weeks. We can’t wait to share this with you all…

USA vs CANADA

Posted by Jason on Friday, February 5, 2010 | Link to this post

The Kalamazoo Curling Club’s social secretary tells us that there is talk of getting people together to be happy and social while watching Team USA take on Team Canada on Monday, February 22nd at noon. We will be meeting at the Icehouse restaurant located at Wings Stadium. Curling play will be well underway, and this match could have important ramifications. No need to RSVP, as there will be plenty of room for everyone… so bring a friend and have a long lunch hour with the Kalamazoo Curling Club!

Olympic Fever!

Posted by Jason on Friday, February 5, 2010 | Link to this post

As we start to get all fired up about the Winter Olympics (now just a week away!), our minds go back to a time during the summer of 2009 when bronze medalist Joe Polo from the 2006 US Olympic team came out to Kalamazoo. Our illustrious leader, Kent Elliott, was able to spend a little time with Joe at the legendary Tiki Bar on an island not too far from Kalamazoo. We’re looking very much forward to spending some time with some more US Curling medalists in the not too distant future… no pressure, Mr. Shuster!

What an amazing turnout!!

Posted by Jason on Sunday, January 31, 2010 | Link to this post

You people ROCK!

We had an amazing turnout for our learn to curl session on the 30th of January. Despite the fact that we had to wait an hour to get started due to a hockey tournament with lots of overtime games, there were about 70 people that stuck around to try out this crazy game of curling! People were told up front that they would likely leave with smiles on their faces, and that did appear to be the case. Keep checking back to this web site for updates on future Learn-to-Curl opportunities, and remember that you can come back on Monday evenings at 8:30 for open curling… refine your skills, bring some friends, and consider joining our league!

Check our calendar for open curling and learn to curl events in the future.

Kalamazoo Curling Club — Fall 2009 League

Posted by Jason on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | Link to this post

THE FORMAT
We have 12 teams so we set up two six team divisions. We will be running this as a five week round robin within each division with week 6 and 7 being league playoffs. The eighth week will be used for curling and a party (details on that to come). The reason we are treating this last week differently is, there is a scheduling problem with ice. Even though we scheduled the ice months ago we just can’t get eight sequential Fridays. See the schedule below and note the gap between week 7 and 8. We’re sorry about this, it is unavoidable.

SOME THINGS TO REMEMBER
• Games start promptly at 6pm and 8pm. Be courteous and be there ready to curl. Early games must start on time. If you haven’t paid yet get there extra early, so we can get that taken care of well before game time.
• Games are 7 ends.
• No end starts after 7:45 for the first draw and 9:45 the second draw. If you didn’t get all 7 ends in you have to go with the score you have. Hence the prompt start.
• THE BEST WAY TO GET ALL ENDS IN – When it’s your turn to throw, start walking down there and get in the hack as soon as your opponent has thrown his or her rock. That doesn’t mean after it stops, it means right after the rock crosses the hog line.

ETIQUETTE
• When the other team is throwing their rocks, stand between the hog lines and off to the side so they can see the other end and are not distracted.
• Skips, when your team is not throwing you may stand directly behind the opposing skip if you like, to see what their rock does, but keep your broom off the ice so the person throwing doesn’t see two targets.
• Every game starts and ends with a handshake.
• The third (or Vice) from each team does the coin toss before the game and will decide the score at the end of each end. If measuring is required, the thirds do that as well.
• If you are wearing street shoes to curl in, carry them in instead of wearing them. That will cut down on the grit on the ice.
• You are on the honor system, if you burn a rock just take it off the sheet. Don’t wait for the other team to call yo on it — that’s part of the spirit of the game.

SET UP
• Each team will be responsible for setting up at least once. If you don’t know how to set up don’t worry, you will be grouped with people who do.
• Be there ready to set up at 5:30.
• Skips are responsible for making arrangements if they will not be there to set up.

Click here to download the Fall 2009 schedule [PDF Format]

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