Hello Curling Friends, This year, I’ll be participating in a very special event called the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure in Philadelphia on Oct. 14, 15, and 16. I’ll walk 60 miles over the course of three days with thousands of other women and men.
Net proceeds from the 3-Day for the Cure fund innovative global breast cancer research and local community programs supporting education, screening and treatment.
Virtually every major advance in the fight against breast cancer in the last 28 years has been impacted by a Komen for the Cure grant.
I’ve agreed to raise at least $2,300 in donations, so I need your help. Would you please consider making a donation? Keep in mind how far I’m walking – and how hard I’ll have to train. Continue reading →
The stones have arrived! Joining Harry the truck driver (the one who dressed for the occassion) are Anthracite members (l-r) John Jagozinski, Brandon Jackson, Matt Lyons, Stacey Berkoski and Dave Cawley. (Photo by Alison Piatt)
Thursday may have been one of the biggest days in the recent history of Anthracite Curling Club. The club is now in possession of its very own stones!
Until that night, we had been using leased stones from our governing body, Grand National Curling Club, but thanks to a gracious loan and an available three sets of competitive rocks, Anthracite Curling Club was able to secure its very own set of stones. Continue reading →
Anthracite Curling Club was featured on WNEP-TV’s evening and late-night newscasts on Monday, Aug. 1. The club helped anchor Sharla McBride learn the basics of curling for her “Show and Tell” segment, in which she tries her hand (in our case, slide) at different sports.
If you saw Sharla try curling and you’d like to try it as well, we’ve got some opportunities for you to do just that. Please contact Club President Alison Piatt (featured in the video) to make arrangements.
*UPDATE*Due to a series of severe thunderstorms prior to and during the 6 p.m. newscast, WNEP-TV was forced to bump our segment likely until Monday. If it’s any consolation, more people likely watch their local TV news on a Monday than a Friday, especially during the summer.
Anthracite Curling Club will be featured during tonight’s WNEP-TV telecasts in the “Sharla’s Show & Tell” segment.
On Tuesday, as the club kicked-off Summerspiel, WNEP sports anchor Sharla McBride tried her hand and slider foot at curling on the rink at Ice Rink at Coal Street Park. Club President Alison Piatt served as tutor to the newscaster.
Based on random glances, it looked like Sharla got the hang of it pretty quickly. You can see what she thought of her experience during WNEP’s 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts.
For the last 15 months or so, we’ve been able to curl thanks in large part to the creative, dedicated and hard-working Ice Crew.
Since the first Learn-to-Curl classes in 2010, we’ve improved the way we store stones, prepare the ice for play, mark lines for houses, pebble the sheets, freeze the hacks and store equipment.
Here is a video compiled by one such member of the Ice Crew, Brandon Jackson. Be sure to thank any member of the Ice Crew the next time you see them:
Anthracite Curling Club is pleased to announce it is sending two teams to the second annual GNCC Arena Curling Club Championships from June 10-12, 2011. This year’s event is hosted at Triangle Curling Club in Raleigh, N.C.
Club President Alison Piatt is one of two curlers with Anthracite Curling Club making a second trip to this bonspiel. She will be Skip of Anthracite 1 this year. Joining her will be her league teammate Dana Griesback and two members of Schuylkill Squirrels, Kimm Montone and Joshua Sophy.
Thom Kivler also attended last year’s GNCC Arena Championships at Woodstock Curling Club in Vermont. Kivler (Happy Hour) be returning this year along with fellow Clubbers Lyle Kerrick and Erica Snarski (both of Bitter End) and Michael Detweiler (MLC). Together, they comprise the roster of Anthracite 2.
The Arena Club Championships are an Open format, 4-event, 3-game guarantee event.
Anthracite Curling Club will host the annual Funspiel 2011 on Tues., June 21, from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. at The Ice Rink at Coal Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
The Championship match of the Spring 2011 League is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Sheet 1. That draw will feature the champions of the Smith and Fell conferences.
Weather permitting, there will be a charcoal grill, hot dogs, buns, condiments provided by Char Hick (Cracked Ice). All members are encouraged to attend and please feel free to bring food/drinks to share. There will be a list of items people will be bringing at future League nights, so check the list, and sign-up. There are still plates, napkins, utensils and cups.
Guests are encouraged! This would be the perfect opportunity to introduce your friends and family to what you do and to meet fellow club members.
*UPDATE* Due to a series of severe thunderstorms prior to and during the 6 p.m. newscast, WNEP-TV was forced to bump our segment likely until Monday. If it’s any consolation, more people likely watch their local TV news on a Monday than a Friday, especially during the summer.
Anthracite Curling Club is pleased to announce it is sending two teams to the second annual GNCC Arena Curling Club Championships from June 10-12, 2011. This year’s event is hosted at 
