A sweeping success Sport may be played on ice

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: January 28, 2003| Author: KATHY FLANIGAN | Copyright information

A sweeping success

Sports may be played on ice, but gold medal-class good times keep curlers toasty warm

By KATHY FLANIGAN kflanigan@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel

Tuesday, January 28, 2003

If first appearances mean anything, the Wauwatosa Curling Club is party central.

Situated downstairs in the Muellner Building in Hart Park, the initial view into curlers' headquarters is more frat house than locker room.

Empty beer kegs line one wall. In the ...

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