tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389293132085209392.post7340392638234987235..comments2023-07-25T05:15:23.560-04:00Comments on Our Great Loop Adventure: 07-21-09 Penetangishene IIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01425303088362833429noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389293132085209392.post-18835789250658897912009-07-27T10:22:21.202-04:002009-07-27T10:22:21.202-04:00BeachMonger, I am sorry that I am too busy to atte...BeachMonger, I am sorry that I am too busy to attend the bondspeil in Wake Forest. I had been so looking forward to it....(:-})Betsy and Rick Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15641814471660638682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389293132085209392.post-84521065454944675782009-07-25T12:23:22.251-04:002009-07-25T12:23:22.251-04:00Yes Russ Howard is a famous curler and his rink of...Yes Russ Howard is a famous curler and his rink of Canadians are World Champions. the next big curling compettion will be the Olympics in February and NBC has promised good coverage. I do not know if the Howard rink will represent Canada but the USA team is from Duluth and skip by a yong man named John Schroeder that I met when he was lead for the Fenson rink at the World championships in Lowell just after I retired in 2006. The US womens team is also good and skipped by Debbie McCormick from Wisconsin. <br><br>Curling was started in the 1600's it is thought in Scotland, Howard, and the largest number of curlers are in Canada where they number in the hundred of thosands in the Us there are around 20,000 with about 65 of us in North Carolina where we will host the Carolina Classic bonspeil next week-end in Wake Forest.BeachMongerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07940996306371270816noreply@blogger.com