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GIBSONS CURLING CLUB
Curling open house
Ed Hill helps Nicole Roesser and Ethan, Nick and Hayley Wort on the ice during the Gibsons Curling Club open house and learn to curl event on Sunday, Oct. 5.

Some of you reading this story have never curled before. You’ve watched it on television and marvelled at the skill level of those playing the game at the elite level, but you’ve never considered just trying it yourself.

Curling is a great social pastime to while away the grey winter months, and you’ll make new friends while you’re at it.

For those of you old enough to remember or to have heard the stories, it has been more than 30 years since a cigarette has been seen dangling from a player’s mouth out on the ice. Our socializing takes place in the clubhouse after the game. I’ve curled when the drinks and the cigarettes were a part of the game on the ice, but those days are long gone.

Curling is a game for everyone, young and old. If it’s a friendly, social and active winter pastime you’re looking for, curling can fill the bill for you.

If you have never curled before and would like to learn, the Gibsons Curling Club provides teachers, curling brooms, footwear and, of course, we even supply the ice and the rocks. If your excuse is that you can’t bend down to manage one of those 40-pound rocks, we’ve got that covered too. Many curlers now push their rock with great skill, I might add, using a stick. We supply those too.

If you’re of the younger, very active and fit set, don’t be mistaken — curling can be surprisingly physical for those who want to curl the game at a level where physical strength comes into play.

It will only take about five minutes for you to find out that you’ll have to develop new personal fitness levels to sweep a curling rock properly. We’ve heard all the jokes about sweeping the kitchen floor at home. For those who want it, our cardio and respiratory fitness level will match up against almost any sport out there. 

We can accommodate any age from 15 to 115. If you want to learn the game of curling this year, we can find a place for you at the Gibsons Curling Club.

If just watching is all you’re interested in, come and join those who attend weekly games just to relax upstairs in the lounge to watch their friends play a game.  There’ll be plenty of folks up there to help you know what you’re watching. You’ve watched it on television, now come out and watch it in your own community.

The Gibsons Curling Club is open Monday to Friday at 7 p.m. Bring a friend and come on down. Our amazing game might just help you pass the winter faster than ever before, no matter how you want to participate.

For more information about the club, see www.gibsonscurlingclub.com or like us on Facebook.