Ladies Curling 2019-2020

Ladies Curling 2019-2020

Jane Tennant Submitted

Curling season has commenced and I am staring into the 55th year of consecutive years of curling in the Vegreville Ladies Curling Club and the Heather Curling Club, 1965 to 2020. In previous years I curled two nights a week in the Ladies league and one night in a mixed league. Now it’s one night in the ladies league and Wednesday afternoon with Senior’s, curling what is called Sturling Curling. This league is on a drop-in bases and welcome any interested senior to come to the rink for 1 p.m. on any Wednesday, very little sweeping required but it’s a lot of fun!!!

My curling equipment now consists of 1 curling broom to sweep occasionally and 2 curling sticks to deliver the skip rocks, on for each end of the sheet.

I don’t get down in the hack to deliver my skip rocks any more but use the ever famous curling stick! Any curler will know about this curling equipment that is used by so many curlers with knee ailments! It enables a curler to continue to enjoy the game for a few more years. My dad curled when he was 90 years old BUT I’m not sure I can match his stamina. Time will tell. God willing I’ll have a few more years to enjoy participating in this sport.

Pictured is my team this year and shows Val Schell, Carolyn Kiist, Vanessa Almberg, and not available for the picture, the two new recruits Laura Danilak and Cherie Ziegler.

I am grateful that these ladies continue to curl with me and some have for number of years.