Plainfield Curling Club http://www.njcurling.org Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 40.555383-74.412289http://www.njcurling.org/http://www.njcurling.org/images/pcc_feedimage.pngPlainfield Curling Clubnjcurlinghttp://feedburner.google.comIMG_6403 [Flickr]http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/9G6WsbpMLI4/Plainfield Curling ClubWed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:19 PSTtag:flickr.com,2005:/photo/4404430034<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/njcurling/">Plainfield Curling Club</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/njcurling/4404430034/" title="IMG_6403"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4404430034_c9fa43fedc_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="IMG_6403" /></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/njcurling/~4/9G6WsbpMLI4" height="1" width="1"/>2010-02-28T18:54:20-08:00http://www.flickr.com/photos/njcurling/4404430034/http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4063/4404430034_06fc5ce02c_o.jpg Open House Success! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/hu16G8jS2RE/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/03/open-house-success/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:08:13 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=876

A big thank you to everyone who made our Olympic Open House a success! Well over 500 visitors came through our door to spend time on our ice — easily the most visitors we’ve ever had in a single day! Our volunteers stayed late to make sure that everyone who arrived before 6pm and waited in line got the chance to get on our ice.

So many of you braved the traffic, parked in muddy spaces, and spent hours lined up in our cold and muddy parking lot just for a few minutes of ice time. Yet we saw nothing but enthusiasm while curling and smiles on the way out. We are extremely pleased to share the spirit of curling with so many new faces.

Our available Learn To Curl classes filled up almost immediately and we have pages of names on a waiting list. Be sure to contact us if you want to keep up on the latest info on our offerings. It may take us a little time to respond to your messages during a very busy end of our curling season, but we’re determined to keep on top of this.

The photos we took during the day are shared in our Flickr account. Please be sure to check these out!

Thanks again to everyone!

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/03/open-house-success/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/03/open-house-success/ Tremendous Open House Turnout! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/TfIpUq2xMcg/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/tremendous-open-house-turnout/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:47:12 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/todays-open-house-is-full/ Wow! We’re looking at quite a line for our Open House today. If you’re not already here, you’re probably too late. People already here are looking at a 2-3 hour wait!

If you’re still interested in curling, please drop us a message using the Contact Us page and let us know what you’re interested in.

Our next Open House is currently planned for sometime in October, but if we’re able to offer anything else sooner, it will be announced here.

Thank you!

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/tremendous-open-house-turnout/feed/ 7 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/tremendous-open-house-turnout/ Try Curling At Our Open House, Sunday, Feb. 28! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/KUbkWJjaWn0/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/try-curling-at-our-open-house-sunday-feb-28/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:51:01 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=842 The sudden surge in traffic on our site can only mean one thing — Winter Olympics Curling season!

So if you’re here looking for how you can try this great sport, please mark your calendar for our Open House on Sunday, February 28, from 2pm-6pm! You’ll get to visit our facility, meet many of our members, and get a chance to try curling! Find out what you should bring and how to get here on our Open House page.

If you can’t attend our Open House, you may drop by after 6:30pm Monday-Saturday during the Olympics to watch a league game and ask any questions you might have.

If you’d like to continue curling after then, we’re offering a week of Learn-To-Curl classes and a Instructional League for the rest of our season. Come join the fun!

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/try-curling-at-our-open-house-sunday-feb-28/feed/ 11 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/try-curling-at-our-open-house-sunday-feb-28/ Thank You Star-Ledger! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/CvcrghWv26Q/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/star-ledger-olympic-feve/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:26:42 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=835 Olympic Fever is growing, so recently the Star-Ledger visited our club to get the scoop from PCC former president Don Baird, current president Dean Gemmell, and snap some league curling photos.

The article was published in their Tuesday, Feb. 2 edition as well as online. Please read the Star-Ledger online story and watch their video below!

If you’d like to try curling yourself, please plan to come to our Open House on Feb. 28, 2pm – 6pm.

Local curling club hopes Olympics will sweep some attention towards the little-known sport

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Would you like to try curling? Please come to our Open House on February 28th, 2pm -- 6pm.

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/see-you-on-the-ice/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/02/see-you-on-the-ice/ The Science of Curling http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/d-6Ze1aXSuU/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/the-science-of-curling/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:26:31 +0000 dean http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/the-science-of-curling/ If you’re new to the sport, you may wonder what all the yelling is about on the curling ice. In this video, U.S. Olympian John Shuster and bunch of science guys explains why we’re shouting all the time and much of the physics that makes curling work.

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/the-science-of-curling/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/the-science-of-curling/ Open House on February 28th http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/LoMrIRhsjEk/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/open-house-on-february-28th/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:06:31 +0000 dean http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/open-house-on-february-28th/ The 2010 Winter Olympics are nearly upon us and, if 2002 and 2006 are barometers, we expect that many people will seek out an opportunity to try curling — the world’s greatest sport — at our club.

Not only will we be hosting an Open House on February 28th from 2-6 PM but we’ll also be following up in March with a Learn-to-Curl program and an Instructional League for newcomers to the  game. If you’ve always wanted to see if curling is the sport for you, this is the year to find out.

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/open-house-on-february-28th/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/open-house-on-february-28th/ PCC Featured in NY Japion! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/EXxFEeGQwPQ/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/pcc-featured-in-ny-japion/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:15:48 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=770 NY Japion, a weekly Japanese newspaper based in New York, sent a reporter to our recent new curler clinic. The featured article was published in the Jan. 8th edition and includes photos of John Wilman, John Pantina, and president Dean Gemmell. Aya Takeichi is quoted in the article. NY Japion is available online, and free printed editions are available at many Japanese establishments in the New York tri-state area. Thank you, Japion!

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/pcc-featured-in-ny-japion/feed/ 1 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/pcc-featured-in-ny-japion/ Passing A Stone Never Felt So Good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/I2DYY_A5Yzw/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/passing-a-stone-never-felt-so-good/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:16:33 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=757 In case you missed it, here is the segment with Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report and the 2010 Men’s Olympic Curling Team filmed right here at the Plainfield Curling Club. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/passing-a-stone-never-felt-so-good/feed/ 0 http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/passing-a-stone-never-felt-so-good/ Stephen Colbert Curling Segment Airs Tonight! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/njcurling/~3/zUuzRIb-Xvc/ http://www.njcurling.org/2010/01/stephen-colbert-curling-segment-airs-tonight/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:41:06 +0000 karl http://www.njcurling.org/?p=750 The Colbert Report has notified us that the curling segment filmed at our club will air tonight, January 4th, during the show’s first new installment of 2010! Stephen will interview the guys from the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team for Men’s Curling (John Shuster, Jason Smith, Jeff Isaacson, John Benton, Chris Plys) and then take to the ice to audition for the team.

Watch The Colbert Report on Comedy Central at 11:30pm January 4th for the first airing, or catch a re-airing on January 5th.

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