League curling is in full swing at the Duluth Curling Club. The sunday open league has been split into early and late sessions; twelve teams were playing in the late session. The monday 5:15 league fills all eight sheets. Here’s the view from sheet 1. . .
Has anyone been to the Duluth Curling Club during a UMD hockey game? First time for me was last night, when I was in Canal Park on non-curling related activities with a friend and decided to stop in for a beer at the Silver Broom Lounge (that’s what the bar at the DCC is called, apparently) at around 7:30.
It was empty, nobody curling, and only a few people at the bar. Patrons were vastly outnumbered by employees. Despite this, we were made to don wristbands identifying us as legitimate members. We sat at the bar and enjoyed our beverages, watching the UMD game on TV. As the first period wound down, people started to arrive– then more and more, and the place was soon standing room only full of rowdy students wearing Bulldog regalia. Pitchers were filled and emptied, trays of shots were ordered, and a dozen plastic cups full of “Scoobie Snacks”, which looked like yellow Pepto Bismo, sat on the bar rail largely untouched.
UMD beat Denver 2 – 1. Duluth really is a great town, isn’t it?
Rich Ruohonen’s rink lost to David Bohn 6 to 1 after seven ends.
Eric Fenson leads Terry McNamee 6 to 4 going into the ninth end– hang in there!
Update: McNamee scored two in the ninth and one in the tenth to win it 7-6.
Rich Ruohonen’s rink of the St. Paul Curling Club and Eric Fenson’s rink from the Bemidji Curling Club will be competing this weekend for a $55,000cdn purse in the 2006 Meyers Norris Penny Prairie Classic in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
In the first round, Ruohonen plays against David Bohn’s rink, and Fenson plays against the Terry McNamee rink at 12:30 friday.
The scores should be posted live at the world curling tour website:
Plenty of sheets open for early afternoon practice or a quick one on one game yesterday.
The Duluth Curling Club is open for business. Sheets are available for practice now, and league curling begins this thursday. I threw rocks for an hour or so this afternoon before the open house, and the ice was frosty and swingy. Can’t wait for the action to begin!
Your pleadings will not go unanswered. Do not be afraid to ask for guidance.
A dog will never ride a monkey, but in the late ’60s dog riding monkeys were common in the northern suburbs.
The discontinued PC game “Take Out Weight Curling 2″ is now being carried to my home by the most competent employees in the home delivery business. I will post a detailed review soon.
League registration at the Duluth Curling Club opens today, October 2, and closes October 16.
How much curling is reasonable? Would it be possible to curl three nights a week, or is two enough? Or, two plus the one on one league? There are so many possibilities to contemplate.
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