61. History Of Curling About curling. What Is curling? curling is a sport that slid out of the 16th centuryand onto our television sets during the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988. http://www.capecodcurling.org/ccchistorycurling.html

About Curling What Is Curling? Curling is a sport that slid out of the 16th century and onto our television sets during the Calgary Winter Olympics in 1988. Although many people saw it for the first time then, its popularity is immense throughout Canada, in Scotland and England, and in our northern states. Played on "sheets" of ice, much like a bowling alley, the object of the game is to position your team’s stones closest to the center of a horizontal bulls-eye or house. These 42-pound granite stones, which are not as difficult to handle as you might think, are propelled from a starting block called a hack toward a target at the other end of the ice. Two sweepers, equipped with curling brooms or brushes, glide along with the stone and help determine its speed and path by sweeping the ice in front of it to reduce the friction of the moving stone. The captain, or skip, of the four-person team, determines the strategy of play by calling the shots to be attempted and instructing the sweepers on how to influence the shot’s path. The other members of a team, or rink, include the vice-skip, the second and the lead. While all this may sound a little bizarre at first, you will soon catch on by watching and playing. Curling is a game of fitness, finesse and fun for all ages. Children can begin play with junior stones when they are as young as eight. Young adults find the sport to be a great opportunity to socialize and compete. Even people in their 70s and 80s get fired up to go out and throw a few stones. Played by both competitive and recreational curlers, it can be a highly competitive sport in which cunning, chess-like strategy and delicate shotmaking ability determine the winning team; however, curling is also well-known as a fun, social sport with activities including weekly leagues, tournaments (bonspiels) and other social events. The curling season runs from early November through March.

62. Index history, information about 2000 Junior Championships, schedule, newsletter, youth curling program, and contact details. http://www.geocities.com/westville_curling_club/

Westville Curling Club 2000 Provincial Juniors Our Club hosted the 2000 junior provincials, you can find out everything from the teams to the draw right here. Regular Club Schedule Whats happening at the club Westville Hack Chat Our FUN newsletter Westville Youth Curling Find out all about our Youth Curling program right here. Contact Us Here's our general info, mailing addrees, e-mail etc. About the Club Here's the scoop on the Westville Curling Club. Links Links to more cool curling stuff on the Web. Number of visits since December 24, 1999. You need Java to see this applet.

63. The History Of World Junior Curling Championships The history of the World Junior curling Championships. The Star ChoiceWorld Junior curling Championships in Östersund, Sweden 1999 http://www.curling.se/WJCC99/history.html

Home Tournament Teams Organisation ... Links The History of the World Junior Curling Championships Started in East York, Ontario A group of five men sitting in the lounge of the East York Curling Club in suburban Toronto in Canada is credited with the original idea in 1967 that led to the birth of the World Junior Curling Championships. Willis Blair, David Prentice, Jack Manley, Bob Kennedy and Jimmy Brown exchanged their views on how junior men's curling could be improved in their region, and they decided to organise an invitational bonspiel. The first year 1968 it was staged over two successive weekends, with the parents of East York CC and district curlers billeting the out-of-town teams. By 1970, the junior bonspiel bad grown in popularity to the point where a sponsor was needed. Thorn Press, a local printer, was enlisted to provide the initial commercial support. First foreign teams In 1971, teams from Scotland and the Canadian Forces Base in West Germany entered, and the event took on international significance. In 1972, Sweden sent a team that surprisingly won the competition. Uniroyal Ltd. entered the picture as the sponsor in 1973. With increased funding, Norway and Switzerland joined the other European countries in the field, and the makings of a world championship event were apparent. Bob Sutherland, Uniroyal´s advertising and promotions manager, guided the next step, seeking the sanction of Scotland's influential Royal Caledonian Curling Club and the International Curling Federation. Canadian and American representatives to the ICF were approached for support, and a behind the scene lobbying process led in 1974 to the approval by the ICF assembly in Berne, Switzerland, of a World Junior Curling Championship.

64. CurlingRocks.com ::: The Sport Of Curling The Sport of curling Brief history. The origin of this little known butgrand old game is a bit vague. Some believe it had its beginnings http://www.curlingrocks.com/thesport/index.php

CurlingRocks.com Brief History Log-In Sign-Up Welcome, Guest Navigate Services Forums E-Cards The Sport Brief Introduction History Terminology Ontario Juniors Bonspiel List Curling Links News Coverage Statman ... Library Shopping Products Information CurlingRocks.com Legal Info Contact Us Privacy Policy The Sport of Curling: Brief History The origin of this little known but grand old game is a bit vague. Some believe it had its beginnings as "childs play" on the frozen ponds and streams of the Continent. Others insist that the "roaring game" is Scottish through and through. With such words as bonspiel (meaning good play), channelstone, hack, and hog - one would say that the continentals had an argument. On the other hand, it is a known fact that the fascinating game of curling appeared in Scotland in the early sixteenth century - as evidenced by a curling stone, bearing the date of 1511, which was unearthed near Stirling. There is also evidence that at about the same time, the inhabitants of Kilsyth formed one of the first curling organizations, followed soon by other clubs. It was not until 1760, however, that the famous Edinburgh Cannonmills Club was established. Both Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott refer to the game as the "manly Scottish exercise." In 1838, the Grand Caledonian Curling Club was formed for the sole purpose of fixing standardized rules of the game for use wherever curling was played. This organization is still in existence, but is now known as the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, having been granted this title by Her Majesty the Queen in 1843. Most curling clubs worldwide, through their local associations, are affiliated with this "Mother Club."

65. Peebles Curling Club history, rink, fixtures, results and gallery. Scottish Borders. http://www.peeblescurlingclub.co.uk/

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66. History Of The  Milwaukee Curling Club history of the Milwaukee curling Club. 184345 First curling in Milwaukeewas held downtown on the Milwaukee River ice by Scot Settlers. http://milwcurl.com/history.htm

History of the Milwaukee Curling Club First curling in Milwaukee was held downtown on the Milwaukee River ice by Scot Settlers. Curlers elect as president, James Murray, first permanent Scot settler in Milwaukee (1835). Now oldest existing curling club in the U.S. First curling held in Portage, WI, the second oldest club in Wisconsin and U.S. Milwaukee curlers' stones ruined by a fire, causing a 3 year hiatus before reorganization in 1854. At a Scottish community celebration of Robert Burns' birthday, this late evening toast was offered: "To the Milwaukee Curling Club: Short shoon and long corns to their foes." The club again reorganized and entered a period of high popularity among leading citizens. The first Chicago/Milwaukee competition was held. It was won by Milwaukee, as were most of these traditional annual competitions into the early 1900's. Formation of Grand National Curling Club of America as a national association, composed mainly of eastern clubs, but with Milwaukee and Chicago joining in the first year (both shortly the

67. GCC Open The sport of curling, although not well known in the United States,has developed steadily throughout American history. The sport http://www.curlingseattle.org/curlinghome.html

HOME LEAGUES CURLING history glossary strategy rules ... NEWS Quick Links: Calendar Contacts Open Houses Newsletter ... Links The Past And The Present The oldest artifacts from the sport of curling are stones, today extant but unknown, which prehistoric people slid toward a target along frozen rivers or lakes. These people may also have used primitive brooms to clear snow from the path of their sliding stones. In 1565, Holland's Peter Breugel painted "Hunters in the Snow" and another work depicting scenes resembling modern curling. Breugel's paintings support the premise held by some that curling originated in continental Europe. The Scots, however, are the undisputed developers and formalizers of the modern game. By 1638 curling was considered, with golf and archery (in M. H. Adamson's poem The Muses Threnodie), to be a usual recreational pastime. After a huge growth spurt in the 19th century, curling was played by thousands in nearly every Scottish parish. Between the 16th and 20th centuries, Scotland's climate warmed, and today the lochs rarely freeze. The climate change hindered curlers, who played outdoors on natural ice until the 20th century. Nonetheless the Scots had, by the mid-1800s, formalized curling's rules of play and equipment and had established the "mother club" of curlers worldwide, the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. The RCCC is today the national governing body of curling in Scotland, with 20,000 active members now playing indoors on refrigerated ice. The game of curling spread throughout the world through the efforts of thousands of Scottish soldiers and émigrés. In North America, curling's origins likely date to the late 1700s. The first documented record is the founding of the Montreal Curling Club in 1807.

68. World Curling Web For Scotland Canada USA Europe And Rest Of World Links and a discussion forum related to the sport.Category Sports Winter Sports curling...... For the greatest selection of pins, posters, rocks and a wide variety of other curlingitems. CLICK HERE. Scottish history. Scottish Books. Scottish Music (USA). http://www.heritage-of-scotland.com/discuss5/

curling curlers discussion books memorabilia scotland canada usa america europe world ice hack stone rock clothing shoes curl rink curling rink curling ice winter sport pins Welcome to the Internet's Curling Web - the website for all curlers. Whether you live and curl in Scotland, Canada, USA, Europe or elsewhere in the world, we have tried to provide you with the best curling discussion forum, a range of information and services and links to the best curling sites in your own country and internationally. Bookmark this site and visit us frequently to keep up to date with all the news and views from curlers around the world. CURLING BOOKS Click on your national emblem to go to your local Curling Bookstore CURLING GOODS AND MEMORABILIA For the greatest selection of pins, posters, rocks and a wide variety of other curling items CLICK HERE Curling Links The Royal Caledonian Curling Club World Curling Tour World Curling Web The Players Association ... Heritage of Scotland To add your curling link, on a reciprocal basis, please e-mail To add this website to your own curling links, the URL is:

69. Westcoast Curling Classic - Event Information Westcoast curling Classic history. Organized by the Premium curlingLeague and founded by Ken McArdle and Dave Merklinger, the http://www.premiumcurling.com/wcc/wcc_html/wcc_history.htm

WESTCOAST CURLING CLASSIC Home Event Info News Teams ... History Corporate Sponsors Westcoast Curling Classic - History Organized by the Premium Curling League and founded by Ken McArdle and Dave Merklinger, the Westcoast Curling Classic is hosted by the Royal City Curling Club in New Westminster, BC has been in operation for 4 years. The upcoming Allied Windows - Westcoast Curling Classic is set for Oct 9-13, 2003 with a total purse of $49,800. Past Champions Year Results Team Wilcock N/A Team McAulay G. McAulay, B. Pierce, C. Sakiyama, J. Sviestrup Results Photos Team Martin K. Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Ken Tralnberg Results Photos WCC Mission Statement “Through dedication, teamwork, and increased access to resources, both human and financial, the WCC board is committed to continual growth, self-improvement and the achievement of running a world class curling event.” Royal City Curling Club 75 East 6 th Avenue

70. Duluth Curling Club To display members'only information. Club history. The Duluth curling Clubwas formed in 1891. The Club has been located here at the DECC since 1976. http://www.duluthcurlingclub.org/history.asp

327 Harbor Drive * Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-727-1851 * FAX:218-727-6326 ORGANIZATION Events Leagues Bonspiels Schedules ... About Curling To display members'-only information Club History The Duluth Curling Club was formed in 1891. The Club has been located here at the DECC since 1976. We have hosted two World Championships , the US Olympic Trials , and numerous National events. Anyone is welcome to come and explore the world of curling. You can visit anytime and talk to anyone about rules, leagues, and any other aspects of curling. The Silver Broom Lounge (located on the Skywalk level) is open to the public November through March.

71. Utica Curling Club > Information > History Utica curling Club history. http://www5.uticacurling.org:8000/info/history/index.shtml

Information News Directions History Curl-a-gram ... Links Utica Curling Club History The Erie Canal had just opened up the West, and the Age of Immigration was beginning. Thousands were coming to America from the British Isles and Europe with the promise of food, jobs and prosperity. In this great "Melting Pot", the heritage of these new Americans tempered the Area with new traditions and customs. The earliest recorded curling events locally were organized by Scotch and English textile workers in Clark Mills in 1832. In 1855 the sport moved to lower Campbell Pond (now Twin Ponds) in New York Mills where it flourished for over 20 years. Benjamin Allen left England and arrived here in 1832, the same year that Utica received its City Charter. He was an expert stonecutter and worked on the Erie Canal Expansion, the Chenango Canal and various other building projects that required his talent. He purchased property which contained the Ballou Gulf, a gorge that ran north-south in East Utica and contained Ballou Creek that emptied into the Erie Canal at Broad Street. By damming up a shallow section of the creek near Rutger Street at the appropriate time of the year, he and his friends were able to form a large ice surface that could be used for curling and ice skating. In 1868, he formed the Utica Curling Club, and was President from 1868-1880, again in 1888, and again, 1891 through 1903.

72. Welcome To Bally Haly Golf And Curling Club Bally Haly Golf and curling Club Introductory history of Bally Haly. TheHonourable John Browning pioneered the game of Golf in Newfoundland http://www.ballyhaly.com/Curling/history.htm

Home Membership Info Weddings and Banquets Corporate Bookings ... Links Bally Haly Golf and Curling Club Introductory History of Bally Haly Colonel Haly was a "gentleman farmer" and after his death the property became a summer retreat for people who wanted to get out into the country for a while. Guests actually boarded at the estate. Some time later in the 1890's the property was managed by a magistrate who called himself Haly Hutton. He also had a military background and "mocked up" Bally Haly as a military establishment, installing firing trenches in order to repel any restless breed which might approach it. This military camp was displayed with some pride as tours were conducted showing off a knowledge of military strategy and tactics. The only thing is, the guns were made of wood. At one point apparently, these same people had crowds going round and round on Signal Hill to give the French the idea St. John's was much more heavily fortified than it actually was at that particular period. Bally Haly Fort had no enemies and never saw action, that is until the purchase of the property was consummated on November 17, 1908, and an invasion of golfers began.

73. Dundas Granite Curling Club History Dundas Granite curling Club history The Dundas Granite curling Clubwas founded in 1963 just in time for the curling boom that hit http://www.hwcn.org/link/dgcc/history.html

Dundas Granite Curling Club History The Dundas Granite Curling Club was founded in 1963 just in time for the curling boom that hit this area in the 1960's and 1970's. The first game was played on Dundas Granite ice on December 4, 1963. The idea to start up a second curling Club in the Dundas area came from twenty local men who got together in 1962 and decided to put their plan into action. They invested $2,000 each and bought two lots on Head Street with an option for another two lots. And so the Club was built with the help of a $50,000 mortgage from Canada Permanent. When the Club first opened in 1963 fees were low. It was later, in 1965, the Club decided to sell shares to the membership in order to raise more money. In the early years men curled five nights a week and women curled in the afternoon. Saturdays were reserved for one-day bonspiels and Sundays were well-known for informal jitneys followed by a pot-luck supper. The Club reached a financial crisis in 1972 when mortgage payments were in arrears and the Club was offered to the Town of Dundas as a recreational facility. But the members rallied together and launched a financial plan which successfully paid off the mortgage. Today the Dundas Granite Curling Club is the curling home of about 250 members who thrive on the Granite's reputation for good competitive curling in a friendly, social atmosphere.

74. Curling In Latvia - Kçrlings Latvijâ Preses relize. curling press relea0302031.rtf. Komentars. Cien. Turniri. webmaster@curling.lv.© Design programming Aris Ceders © team INTELectuals, 2002. http://www.curling.lv/?l=en&cat=history

75. Irish Curling Association history of the ICA, Return to home page. The Irish curling Association (ICA)was formed in 1994 by a group of Irish expatriates living in Scotland. http://freespace.virgin.net/christine.furey/history.htm

History of the ICA Return to home page History of the ICA Events In the Press ... Links The Irish Curling Association (ICA) was formed in 1994 by a group of Irish expatriates living in Scotland. Since then, it has been granted recognition by the Scottish Royal Caledonian Curling Club ( RCCC ); plays in the Four Nations international; the RCCC Province Championship; and has re-introduced curling to Ireland after a gap of almost a century. Curling was well established in Ireland in the 1800s - the Belfast Curling Club was a founder member of the RCCC in 1841, and played friendly matches against Ardrossan Castle Curling Club. There were also clubs at Clandeboye and at Kiltonga (Newtownards). All of these clubs played on outdoor ice, but none managed to continue curling after 1904. Although the ICA is open to all curlers with any Irish connection, only those who meet World Curling Federation criteria (birth, parentage or residence) qualify to curl for Ireland at International level in the Four Nations competition. The ICA has six member clubs: * Belfast (for those with Belfast connections) * Clandeboye and Kiltonga (for those from County Down) * Bann (for those from Counties Antrim, Armagh and Derry)

76. Ottawa Curling Club : History Of The Club 1976. As part of the Club's 125th anniversary celebrations, member Wilf Egglestonsummarizes and updates the history of the Ottawa curling Club. 1983. http://www.ottawacurlingclub.com/about/history.php

About the Club Club Staff How to Contact Us Structure and Management ... Hall of Fame History of the Club What is Curling Learn to Curl Performance Program Membership Fees ... Membership Application Newsletter Sign up here for our monthly newsletter More information The Ottawa Curling Club Through the Years Curling begins on the Rideau Canal. The Bytown Curling Club is formed with 14 members and Colonel Allan Gilmour as founder and president. The first curling club in Ottawa (by 37 years) and 19th-oldest club in Canada begins over a century of play with "irons." The Canadian Branch of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club is established, and the Bytown Curling Club is the first club to be admitted. Bytown changes its name to Ottawa on January 1. The Bytown Curling Club becomes the Ottawa Curling Club. A shed on Lisgar Street by the canal provides a single sheet of ice, with water hauled from the canal. Colonel Gilmour provides a lumber shed with one sheet at the corner of Kent and Vittoria on the cliffs overlooking the Ottawa River, near the present site of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Club builds a frame rink of its own on Albert Street between Metcalfe and O'Connor, providing two sheets in the year of Confederation.

77. Waltham Curling Club history of the Waltham curling Club Adapted from history and Originof the Club by David Gemmill. Mr. John Currie of Ayrshire Scotland http://www.walthamcurling.org/History.htm

Illinois Oldest Curling Club History Location Calendar Members ... Join History of the Waltham Curling Club Adapted from "History and Origin of the Club" by David Gemmill Mr. John Currie of Ayrshire Scotland, visiting relations in this vicinity in 1884 saw that winter time in this area afforded a splendid opportunity for the old Scotch game of curling. Thereupon he suggested to organize a club. As curling stones were not easily procured, advised that wooden blocks would make a good substitute. A few wooden blocks were made and on being tried proved to be very satisfactory. Therefore a club was organized and during that winter, 1884-85, a great many grand and exciting contests were witnessed. Before leaving for his home in Scotland, Mr. Currie said, "I would like to see this game permanent, and by way of helping you to do so I will send from Scotland a curling medal - to be played for annually rink against rink." The medal arrived in due time and to this day is still played for annually. Gilmore Wins the Medal The eight skips of the Waltham and Dimmick Curling Club entered for the medal presented by John Currie, Ayrshire, Scotland, under the rules of the National Curling Club twenty-one heads, the regulation number for a match. During four days the rink has been crowded to its utmost capacity by the lovers of the old Scotch game. The rinks were flooded and brought into requisition. The ice was in fair condition, although one of the rinks was uneven, making correct play somewhat difficult.

78. Rochester Curling Club History A Brief history of curling. The origin of this little known but grand old game isa bit vague. Rochester curling Club (RCC) history. Introduction to Rochester. http://www.rochestercurling.org/history.htm

Rochester Curling Club 71 Deep Rock Road, Rochester, NY 14624 - (585) 235-8246 History of the Club Home A Brief History of Curling The origin of this little known but grand old game is a bit vague. Some believe it had its beginnings as "child's play" on the frozen ponds and streams of the Continent. Others insist that the "roaring game" is Scottish through and through. With such words as bonspiel (meaning good play), channelstane, hack, and hog - one would say that the continentals had an argument. On the other hand, it is a known fact that the fascinating game of curling appeared in Scotland in the early sixteenth century - as evidenced by a curling stone, bearing the date of 1511, which was unearthed near Stirling. There is also evidence that at about the same time, the inhabitants of Kilsyth formed one of the first curling organizations, followed soon by other clubs. It was not until 1760, however, that the famous Edinburgh Cannonmills Club was established. Both Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott refer to the game as the "manly Scottish exercise." In 1838, the Grand Caledonian Curling Club was formed for the sole purpose of fixing standardized rules of the game for use wherever curling was played. This organization is still in existence, but is now known as the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, having been granted this title by Her Majesty the Queen in 1843. Most curling clubs worldwide, through their local associations, are affiliated with this "Mother Club."

79. International Curling Club That is the legacy of the club's history. Even to this day the best rocks at theInternational curling Club are the blue granite stones old Dick Topping curled http://www.avaloninn.ca/curling/history.html

Main Club History Junior Curling Mid-Summer Bonspiel Club History

80. Racine Curling Club History history. curling’s origin dates back to the 16th century in Scotland,where the game was played on frozen lochs and ponds. Scottish http://www.racinecurlingclub.com/history.htm

Home Schedule Events History ... Links History Curling’s origin dates back to the 16th century in Scotland, where the game was played on frozen lochs and ponds. Scottish immigrants brought the game with them to North America, where it quickly spread across the northern United States and Canada. The modern game evolved during the 20th century, aided in large part by the move indoors through the use of refrigerated ice. Curling became a full medal Olympic sport in 1998. Today over a million curlers are on the ice during the season (November-March) in Canada and the United States, too as far away as Australia and Japan. The Racine Curling Club was formally organized on March 2, 1954, with Judge J. Allen Simpson as president. There were 28 charter members. Outdoor ice was used at such places as Horlick Field, Root River, Hatter’s Sand Pit, and Armstrong Park. Snow, sun, sand, cold winds and just plain heaves and cracks in the ice made it a game for only the most dedicated. The Grand Opening of the indoor Racine Curling Club was held on February 26, 1966 with Scottish Pipers in kilts leading the way. The Racine Curling Club today provides wintertime activities to nearly 100 men, and women in the Racine Area Curling is played on ice with 42-pound granite stones. The size of the playing surface (a 'sheet') is 138 feet long by approximately 14 feet wide. Target areas, known as 'houses', are located at each end of the sheet, thereby allowing play in both directions.

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