Sweeping Out the Old and Preparing for a Rock Solid Future – Curling Club Throws Last Rock at Civic Centre
LETHBRIDGE: The Lethbridge Curling Club held a special closing ceremony Saturday night to mark the end of an era at its current facility. The club will be moving into a brand new building on west side this fall, as the new Crossings Curling facility is expected to open in September at the city’s new recreation facility.
The closing ceremony came at the end of the very last bonspiel to be held at the Civic Centre curling rink and brought a rush of nostalgia.
The Lethbridge Curling Club was established in 1887, as one of the very first curling clubs in Alberta. It has been located at the current Civic Centre site, on 6th Avenue South, since 1950. Membership during the club’s last season has grown close to 1100 curlers.
The Curling Club’s Board of Directors chose two of its members, from those nominated, to throw the last rocks at the location. The men’s last stone was thrown by Tosh Kanashiro and the women’s last stone was thrown by Karen Bourassa.