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Downtown Bend: Know Neighbors - Canada Loves Curling

Wednesday, March 07, 2018
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Description
Rules, history, and a turn on the ice with Bend Curling Club.

Now that the Olympics are over take an hour to learn about the history, rules and skills of Curling as part of the Know Neighbors series. Before heading out to the ice (sheet) members of the Bend Curling Club will share tips and techniques for getting started.

Curling is a sport in which two teams of four players each send stones over an ice surface (sheet) toward a target circle (house) in an attempt to place nearest center. In Canada, curling has steadily grown in popularity since the first club was formed in Montréal in 1807. The national championships and Olympic trials are among some of the most popular sporting events in the country. Curling is one of the country's most popular sports and the most televised women's sport in Canada. Most authorities agree that curling as we know it today originated in Scotland.





Event Type(s):
Adult Program
Adult Program
Age Group(s):
Adult
Presenter
Bend Curling Club
Contact
Liz Goodrich | lizg@deschuteslibrary.org | 541-312-1032
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