The Curler’s Corner page is intended to share links to TCCA affiliate club curler’s entrepreneurial ventures related to anything curling. We hope to support our TCCA affiliate club curlers as they create or provide interesting curling services, information, creations, etc. Here a few to get us started. If you or a friend have a business, service, project, etc. that contributes to the spirit of curling, please contact us and we will discuss it at our next meeting. We are here to support our curlers in multiple ways. See below for some great resources.

Channel 7 Club Curling

TCCA Communications Manager Joe Widmer is the host and creator of this hilarious podcast dedicated to curling clubs and their unique players. Check out Season 1 on YouTube, which includes both a TCCA curling club — Frogtown — as well as an episode co-hosted with TCCA’s skills and development coordinator, Jason Perriera

Promo image for a curling club with two hosts, Joe Widmer and Rebecca Peichel, superimposed on a curling rink background. Text includes '7 ch. CLUB CURLING' and 'Ep#1 -- FROGTOWN!!!'. A person in a white and red sports shirt is in the foreground, gesturing with a raised fist.

Dave Cary - Curling Etiquette Posters

Local Frogtown Curling Club curler Dave Cary has designed awesome Curling Etiquette posters! Get your own set, that can be customized to include your club logo, etc. here: davescurling.etsy.com

Instruction poster in a school locker room with a diagram on strategy decision-making for curling. The poster shows two sections: 'Most Shots' with a green checkmark, and 'Very Rarely' with a yellow warning triangle. The 'Most Shots' section emphasizes decisions made by skip alone, on occasion, and on crucial plays. The 'Very Rarely' section advises saving simple decisions for the front end and only on difficult decisions. The background features lockers and sinks in a school locker room.

Rick Loberg - Mighty Fine Design

Looking for graphic design for anything under the sun? Local Frogtown and Saint Paul Curling Club curler Rick Loberg and his business “Mighty Fine Design” is the genius behind all of the Big Spiel artwork, the TCCA logo and countless famous designs, some of which you’ve surely seen out in the wild! Check him out here: rick loberg (mighty-fine.com)

A cartoon-style skunk curling a yellow stone on a curling rink, with a curling tournament poster in the background showing the event details and multiple logos.

Theresa Hoffoss - Curler AirBnb

Coming into town for a bonspiel? Already from town, but don’t want to drive home between draws at the St. Paul International spiel weekend or for Frogtown’s Aurora spiel? Well, local St. Paul Curling Club curler Theresa Hoffoss has an AirBnb near the SPCC with curler discounted rates! Check it out here: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/51820995

Collage of interior photos of a modern apartment including a living room with a gray couch and yellow pillows, a bedroom with a gray bed and green blanket, a small kitchen with wooden cabinets, a seating area with a yellow chair near stairs, and a space separated by glass walls with a bed visible.

Curling Connections:

We Bring Curling to You - No Ice Needed

Local Frogtown curler Jill Aitchison is spreading the sport of curling by bringing it into the community via portable, iceless curling equipment.  She has indoor and outdoor rinks that range in size from 4ft to 40ft!  Recent events have included: weddings, trade shows, golf scrambles, team building, school carnivals, street festivals, brew pubs, fundraisers and more.  Check out all the options here:  www.curlingconnections.com

A promotional poster for iceless curling, showing a group of people gathered around an iceless curling activity, with bold text emphasizing the activity's uniqueness, engagement, and inclusiveness.

Joel Ingersoll - “Bare Bones Stones”

Local Frogtown Curling Club curler (and former TCCA President) Joel Ingersoll has literally “Written the book on curling”! Bare Bones Stones by Joel Ingersoll. You can purchase your copy here: www.amazon.com/Bare-Bones-Stones-Welcome-Curling/dp/1977027504

A yellow circular sign with a black sneaker and a letter C on it.

Darcy and Paul Ellarby - Dakota Curling Supplies

Local curlers Darcy and Paul Ellarby have an excellent shop full of almost any curling supplies you could want! Need a new broom head, or a new broom even? Check them out here: dakotacurling.supplies

Cover of a book titled 'Bare Bones Stones' by Joel Ingersoll, featuring a man curling on ice with a cat nearby, and a depiction of a bagpipe in the background.

Craig Nicko - Craigs Curling Shoes

Local Four Seasons Curling Club curler Craig Nicko has an excellent custom curling shoes business! If you’re considering custom curling shoes, check out Craig’s Curling Shoes here: craigscurlingshoes.com

Logo for Dakota Curling Supplies featuring a curling stone and green arrow design.