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Tom grew up in Milwaukee, bartended in Wauwatosa in the '70s and moved here in 1984.

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Olympic Curling - Exceedingly More Exciting Than Alpine Skiing or Figure Skating

Posted by Tom Gaertner on Feb. 15, 2010 | 3 comments

Curling

Ice sports can certainly be exciting, eh?

I've been to Vancouver a number of times and I'm getting really excited about the Winter Olympics.  I've even been to the Vancouver Curling Club. Those lucky ducks got an entire new curling facility courtesy of the Canadian Olympic Committee.

Here's an interesting bit of curling trivia-

Dozens of athletes from the upper Midwest will compete at the Olympic games, but no sport will be so dominated by Minnesotan and Wisconsinites as the U.S. men's and women's curling teams.

With every winter games - interest in curling soars.  So I would like to spread the good word that the Wauwatosa Curling Club stands ready to quench your thirst for the sport of curling and maybe a cold one when you've come off the ice.

Come to our Open House.  We're conveniently located in the Muellner Building over at Hart Park.

Wauwatosa Curling Club

Saturday and Sunday - February 27 and 28 - 1 to 5 PM

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  1. Gas pains - Feb 19, 2010 11:07 PM - Report Abuse

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    Sorry for the late response.

    Curlers Rule!

    This week a 1955 edition of the Collier's Encyclopedia Year Book came into my possession.

    Tosa curling figured significantly in it.

    Our roots grow deep.

  2. bobby4alderman - Feb 16, 2010 9:41 PM - Report Abuse

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    I think the interest in curling goes up because people niavely believe that it looks easy and they might be able to do it, but not everybody can be Ernie Richardson.

  3. Tine - Feb 15, 2010 9:06 AM - Report Abuse

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    You're a crafty one, conflating curling with ice hockey!
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