BTS 15 – Winter Sports 2: Curling

Ever wondered about the sport of curling - you know, the sport that throws rocks at houses and includes brooms and a fair bit of shouting? Our second episode on Winter Sports dials in on the experience of curling at the Anchorage Curling Club in Government Hill!

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https://anchoragecurling.com/

https://www.facebook.com/anchoragecurlingclub

@anchorage_curling_club

 

Info. on Culture Shift – March 1

https://www.akhf.org/events/culture-shift-march

 

Resources Used to Make This Episode:

Sputnik Over City Tomorrow – Wednesday February 12, 1958 – Anchorage Daily News – Page 1

 

Sputnik Soars Over City – Thursday February 13, 1958 – Anchorage Daily News – Page 1

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_crisis

 

Curling Bonspiel Attracts More Fans Every Afternoon – Friday February 21, 1958 – Anchorage Daily News – Page 9

 

Dog Sled Racing, Curling, Bowling, Basketball, Ice Hockey Draw Competition – Thursday February 13, 1958 – Anchorage Daily News

 

Photo caption: Finishing Touches On Curling Rink – Anchorage Daily Times – Tuesday February 11, 1958 – Page 5 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ECE96608A818C4@2436246-16EB95B2F0CA8037@4-16EB95B2F0CA8037@?search_terms

 

Photo caption: Curlers Practice / Curlers Arrive For Rendezvous Tourney -– Anchorage Daily Times – Wednesday February 19, 1958 – Page 15 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ECE969BA88176B@2436254-16EB95BC8BEB7C5B@14-16EB95BC8BEB7C5B@?search_terms

 

Women’s Section – Anchorage Daily Times – February 21, 1958 – page 4 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ECE96A80814399@2436256-16EB95BE4388B8F2@3-16EB95BE4388B8F2@?search_terms

 

Curling Bonspiel Attracts More Fans Every After Noon – Anchorage Daily News - February 21, 1958 – Page 9

 

https://curlfairbanks.org/clubs/fair-banks-curling/pages/club_information_club_history

 

https://www.alaska.org/detail/fairbanks-curling-club

 

Curlers Meet Moved Inside By Weather – Anchorage Daily News – Saturday February 22, 1958 – Page 13.

 

https://anchoragecurling.com/index.php/our-club/club-history

 

Photo Caption: Bonspiel Winners – Anchorage Daily Times – Tuesday March 4, 1958 – Page 6 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ED3370AEACC520%402436267-16EC94836B8652C3%405-16EC94836B8652C3%40?search_terms=Curling&text=Curling&content_added=&date_from=1958&date_to=1958&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=2&pdate=1958-03-04

 

Curling Rink Project Gets Board Approval – Anchorage Daily Times – Monday September 25, 1961 – Page 9 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED5810236E6470@2437568-16ED53A9A5B6CD46@8-16ED53A9A5B6CD46@?search_terms

 

Photo Caption: City Curlers Have New Ice – Anchorage Daily Times - March 9, 1962 – Page 6 - https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16ED1C6F0419109C@2437733-16EC959AB7AEDFCB@5-16EC959AB7AEDFCB@?search_terms

 

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.173484919397477&type=3

 

Arno, Rea, 2008. Anchorage Place Names: The Who and Why of Street, Parks, and Places. Todd Communications. p.37.