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Local curlers ready for Saturday bonspiel

Members of the Aberdeen Curling Club are preparing for a bonspiel on Saturday at the Holum Expo. The club numbers about a dozen teams. Courtesy photo
The Winter Olympics won't start until next month, but curling enthusiasts will be on the ice this weekend. The Aberdeen Curling Club is hosting the Broomsnapper Bonspiel on Saturday at the Holum Expo Building. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. and will conclude with championships around 6:30 p.m. Players from Aberdeen, Yankton and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, will be among those competing. Mark Tolvstad of Mellette serves as President of the Aberdeen Curling Club and Vice President of the Dakota Territory Curling Association (which includes South Dakota, North Dakota and Montana). The 62-year-old Tolvstad got hooked on the sport eight years ago and curling has been a big part of his life ever since. He still recalls the first time he tried it. "The minute we touched that stone, man there was something that shot through your body saying this is quite a sport," Tolvstad said. However, he said as much fun as the sport is, those involved in it are even better. "It’s not so muc

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