|
The Potomac Curling Club is a curling club started in 1961〔(Think Rink ). washingtonpost.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 and currently curling in Laurel, Maryland. Operating out of the National Capital Curling Center, a dedicated curling ice facility at The Gardens Ice House operated under a long-term lease since 2002,〔(History of the PCC ). Curldc.org (2011-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 the group maintains four sheets of dedicated curling ice, the only dedicated curling ice in the Washington, D.C., area.〔(Locator Map ). Kccurling.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 The club operates during the main curling season (October to April), although social events for the membership occur during the summer.〔(Ice, Rocks & Brooms at the Curling Club in DC | Washington DC | iStopOver Magazine ). Magazine.istopover.com (2009-11-05). Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 The club has approximately 200 members across the D.C. metropolitan area,〔 and sponsors Open Houses and "Learn-to-curl" training sessions open to the public, as well as nightly leagues for its membership and a series of tournaments, called bonspiels, through the winter season.〔(Calendar Summary ). Curldc.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 Potomac hosted the 2004 United States Senior Woman's Bonspiel,〔http://www.curlfairbanks.org/BearFacts/2003OctBF.doc〕 the 2005 United States Curling Association Mixed National Championship,〔(2005 USCA Mixed Championship Teams/Standings ). Curldc.org (2011-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 the 2010 Eastern Regional Qualifiers for the United States Men's Curling Championship,〔(Teams punch tickets to 2010 Nationals | News | USA Curling ). Curling.teamusa.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 a visit by the 2011 Scots Woman's US tour,〔( * Scot Tour 2011 Daily Report ). Uswca.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 and the 2012 Rotary International Curling World Championships.〔(World Curling Championship ). Perthrotary.net. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 As one of the dedicated ice curling facilities in the Grand National Curling Club (GNCC),〔(Grand National Curling Club – Member Clubs (New) ). Gncc.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 the PCC regularly hosts GNCC events, and participates with three other area curling clubs (Chesapeake, Philadelphia, and Plainfield curling clubs) in a rotating contest, the MACA.〔(Potomac Curling Club – MACA ). Curldc.org. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 == History == The PCC was begun in 1961 by six Canadians stationed in the DC Metro area as part of the embassy staff.〔(Potomac Curling Club Enjoys Laurel Home – wtop.com ). Wtopnews.com (2008-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 Curling first on rented hockey ice in College Park and then Silver Spring, Maryland, the club expanded to approximately 50 members. In 1967, the club lost its ice when the facility it used closed, and the club was dark until 1970, when Montgomery County opened the first of its ice rinks. Ultimately, the club settled at Cabin John Regional Park, where it remained until the end of 2001.〔"Curling enthusiasts to curl up to new rink", ''Washington Times'', Nov 9, 2000.〕 In 2000, with assistance from the World Curling Federation, the state of Maryland (the $250,000 grant from the state later became the subject of attack ads in an election campaign〔"Morella Goes On the Attack In New Ad; Van Hollen Assailed On Spending, Tax Cut", ''Washington Post'', Oct 11, 2002, Page B1.〕) and a long-term lease from Prince George's County, the club constructed the National Capital Curling Center, attached to the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, Maryland.〔"Potomac Curling Club to Get New Home in Laurel", ''Washington Post'', October 19, 2001, page M.21.〕 The facility, the first dedicated curling facility built in the US since 1974,〔(Blame Canada: Curling Sweeps U.S. – New York Times ). Nytimes.com (2004-01-02). Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 was finished and moved into in 2002, just in time for the 2002 Olympics and the increase in exposure the coverage of that event brought. An Open House held that February attracted 700 visitors and allowed the club to double its membership.〔 The 2006 Olympic Season open house brought over 1000 visitors〔Golen, Jimmy. (2006-03-18) (Olympic success sends Americans to the sheets ). Boston.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-12.〕 and an additional 90-member increase. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Potomac Curling Club」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|