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Norfolk Curling Club “Buildspiel” Bonspiel

The Norfolk Curling Club “Buildspiel” Bonspiel will be held Thursday, January 31 through Sunday, February 2, 2019 at the Norfolk Curling Club, 70 Golf Drive, Norfolk, CT 06058.

Shannon Zwick is the Buildspiel chairperson .

This is an open bonspiel- teams can be made up of any gender combination of four.

The Bonspiel is comprised of four events, spanning four days and including up to 20 teams. There is a three-game guarantee and a four-game final.

The entry fee for the four day event is $320 per team. Registration is in advance only . To get a printable entry form go to norfolkcurlingclub.org. Send entry forms and check payable to Norfolk Curling Club to:

Shannon Zwick

39 Andre Drive

Northfield, CT 06778

Spectators are welcome to all events. Admission is free, and there is a bar and limited luncheon menu available.

The schedule is as follows (please note that starting times are approximate):

Thursday , 4:00 pm

Friday and Saturday, 7:30-8:00 am

Sunday 8:30 am

Participants will compete for various trophies and prizes among four different events.

Proceeds from the bonspiel will help fund operations for the Norfolk Curling Club, an all volunteer, member and donation supported non-profit.

For registration deadline , starting times and other information call Shannon Zwick at (203) or email her at shannon.zwick@gmail.com or visit norfolkcurlingclub.org.

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Two Must-See Winter Events

If you live within sportingAcause’s territory – Pittsfield, MA down to Harwinton, CT and over to Poughkeepsie, NY, then you are pretty much a hour away from two amazing winter sports events within a 10 day span.

Beginning Thursday, Jan. 31st through Sunday, Feb. 3rd you can witness an honest-to-God curling Bonspiel at the Norfolk Curling Club in Norfolk, CT.

Then, four days later, Friday evening of Feb 8th through Sunday the 10th, you can see the equally amazing and exciting ski jumping during Jumpfest in downtown Salisbury, CT.

Curling first caught American attention several Winter Olympics ago when the sport inexplicably enjoyed a lopsided dose of TV coverage- what is this thing, curling?

Well you’ll have a chance to find out up close next weekend. You will be able to view the action in the comfort of the Norfolk Curling Club’s new state-of-the-art facility, as you snack and perhaps partake of a cocktail. And there will be many curlers nearby happy to answer any questions you have about the sport.

And it is free!

Now the following weekend you’ll get to see a different kind of winter sport- ski jumping at Jumpfest 2019 at the Satre Hill 65 meter tower in Salisbury sponsored by the Salisbury Winter Sports Association (SWSA).

Now you may be saying “Yeah, yeah, I’ve watched ski jumping on TV – Olympics, Wide World of Sports…”

But listen closely – If you have not witnessed ski jumping live, you have not seen the sport.

These young athletes, some as young as 12, exit the tower’s take off at 50 miles an hour, travel upwards of 200 feet through the air and land, skis slapping on the landing hill right before your eyes. The crowds register their enthusiasm by cheering and ringing cowbells, and you will be one of them.

And another thing- jumpers you see up-close-and-personal in Salisbury will be in future Olympics- they are that good. Sunday will feature the Eastern U.S. Ski Jumping Championships. There will be plenty to eat, beverages from hot chocolate to hot toddies, with bonfires and lots of camaraderie.

Adult admission is $15 but children 12 and under get in free.

Get all of the details for both events here at sportingAcause.com.

So there you have it- two cures for the mid-winter blues.

Til next week, Willie

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