We saw the Olympics bring an incredible surge of interest in the world’s greatest game. There was our Open House in February — an event that was more like Woodstock than a day when a curling facility offers people a chance to try the sport for the first time. In April, we had another Open House and brought hundreds more through the doors and onto the ice. Going into the 2010-2011, we’re doing everything we can to accommodate people who want to join our two-sheet club and learn to curl. Our club has a long history of warmly welcoming newcomers but, for the first time ever, capacity is now our issue — a two-sheet facility can only accommodate so many curlers. (If you’re reading this right now and you want to start curling next season, make sure you’ve added your name to our new member waiting list. It’s in the sidebar on the right.)

There were other highlights during the 2009-2010 season. Many others, in fact. But here are a few that are worth noting.

Members of our club had one of our most successful seasons of competition, with junior, women’s and men’s players curling on teams that posted excellent results in both national events and area bonspiels. Thanks to a remarkable ice crew and some recent capital investments, the playing conditions at our club were outstanding. And our own bonspiels continued to reflect the PCC tradition of first-rate hospitality and friendly competition.

We’re pursuing some off-season renovations and planning for a successful 2010-2011 season. Next year, we’re expecting many new faces at our club. We know they’ll quickly discover why curling is such an incredible sport.

Enjoy the summer.

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!

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!

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!

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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMzraiLemf4

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

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.