Saskatchewan curling royalty Amber Holland is coming to the Estevan Power Dodge Curling Centre next Friday to teach a clinic on the finer points of the game.
Holland, who skipped Team Saskatchewan to a national women’s championship in 2011, will be the lead instructor at the Affinity Credit Union Curling Clinic on Feb. 12 at the rink. The clinic is a two-hour event put on by CurlSask and is open to new or experienced adult curlers who could use some work on their sliding, throwing and brushing techniques.
“It’s a new initiative for CurlSask with their partnership with Affinity,” said Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud, manager of the Estevan Curling Club. “I think it’s a good thing. I hear often in the curling community, ‘well, I’d like to be a little bit better and I’d like to take lessons, but it’s time,’ (or) maybe the opportunity isn’t there. So I think this is a great little instructional evening that we’re going to have for everyone.”
Ziehl Grimsrud said the clinic will be followed by a social in the curling lounge afterwards with appetizers and a cash bar. The cost to attend the event is $20 and interested participants are asked to call or email the club with a confirmation that they’re attending by Feb. 9.
“It’s going to be really interesting to see because it’s new,” she said. “It’ll be fun (because) Amber is so good and so invested in the sport.”
