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Richard Maskel
Richard (Dick) Maskel (born July 4, 1954, in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada) is an American curling, curler from Green Bay, Wisconsin. He is a and a two-time United States men's curling champion (1986, 2002). Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people 1954 births People from Kapuskasing Sportspeople from Green Bay, Wisconsin American male curlers American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants Canadian emigrants to the United States {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapuskasing
Kapuskasing is a town on the Kapuskasing River in the Cochrane District of Northern Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Hearst. The town was known as MacPherson until 1917, when the name was changed so as not to conflict with another railway stop in Manitoba. Etymology The town of Kapuskasing ''(pronounced ka-pus-KAY-sing'') gets its name from the Kapuskasing River, which was named long before the existence of the town. ''Kapuskasing'' is a word of Cree origin meaning "bend in the river". The first reported survey of the district in which Kapuskasing lies was carried out in 1875 by Dr. Robert Bell of the Geological Survey of Canada. He referred to the Kapuskasing River as the "Kai-bush-ka-sing". According to Bell's information, the Kapuskasing River derived its name from the lake at its head. In 1900, the Bureau of Colonization of the Ontario Department of Agriculture sent parties to survey the region north of the Canadian Pacific Railway between the Quebec border and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Fraboni
Mike Fraboni (born June 5, 1948, in Hibbing, Minnesota, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...) is an American curler. He is a and a two time United States men's curling champion (1991, 2002). He works at Madison Curling Club as a curling ice maker. Teams Men's Mixed References External links * Living people 1948 births Sportspeople from Hibbing, Minnesota Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin American male curlers American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lyttle
Paul Lyttle (born February 24, 1977) is a Canadian-American curler from Lynnwood, Washington. He has competed in four United States Men's Curling Championships. He curls out of the Granite Curling Club in Seattle, Washington. Career Lyttle began to curl in 1992 at age 14 after being convinced by a friend to join his high school's curling team. He quickly took to the sport, participating in the 1993 and 1994 Ontario School Provincial Championships (OFSAA), where he finished 3rd and 4th respectively.CurlingZone Retrieved February 17th, 2016 Lyttle has participated in four United States Men's Curling Championships in his career. In |
Matt Hamilton (curler)
Matthew James Hamilton (born February 19, 1989) is an American curler from McFarland, Wisconsin. He is a World Junior Champion, World Men's bronze medalist, and Olympic gold medalist. Hamilton currently plays second for the Duluth, Minnesota-based John Shuster team. Curling career 2007–2014: Early career Hamilton played for skip Jeremy Roe at the 2007 and 2008 United States Men's National Championships, placing seventh and ninth, respectively. In 2008 he also joined Chris Plys' junior team, who had won the National Junior Championship the two previous years. Hamilton helped make it four Junior National Titles in a row for Plys, winning the 2008 and 2009 championships. As national champions, Hamilton and Team Plys represented the United States at the World Junior Championships. At the 2008 World Juniors in Östersund, Sweden they took home gold medals after beating Sweden's Oskar Eriksson 9–5 in the final. While in Sweden, Hamilton won the championship's 2008 Sportsm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Wilson (curler)
Greg Wilson (born October 11, 1966, in Highland Park, Illinois) is an American curler from Vernon Hills, Illinois. At the national level, he is a 1998 United States men's champion curler and a 2014 United States mixed champion curler. Teams Men's Mixed Personal life He started curling in 1975 at the age of 9. He is a third generation curler in the Chicago area. Most of his family curls. His wife, mom, dad and he have been to two Mixed Nationals together and are still curling in leagues together. Greg and his wife Pam won 2014 Mixed Nationals. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (bachelor's degree) and DePaul University DePaul University is a private, Catholic research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul. In 1998, it became the largest Ca ... (master's degree). References External links * 1966 births Living peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Continental Cup Of Curling
The Keg 2002 Continental Cup of Curling was held at the Agridome in Regina, Saskatchewan November 7–10. It was the very first edition of the event. North America defeated their European counterparts 207-193. Despite the fact that all the teams were from Europe, North America's opposition was known as Team World. Later events would name the team "Team Europe" until 2008, when "Team World" was re-adopted after the inclusion of Chinese teams. Teams World * Luzia Ebnöther, Carmen Küng, Tanya Frei, Nadia Röthlisberger * Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson * Peja Lindholm, Tomas Nordin, Magnus Swartling, Peter Narup * Hammy McMillan, Norman Brown, Hugh Aitken, Roger McIntyre * Rhona Martin, Debbie Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin * Pål Trulsen, Lars Vågberg, Flemming Davanger, Bent Ånund Ramsfjell North America * David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque * Colleen Jones, Kim Kelly, Mary-Anne Waye, Nancy Delahun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Liapis (curler)
Michalis Liapis ( el, Μιχάλης Λιάπης; born 8 May 1951) is a former Greek New Democracy politician and minister. Liapis was born in Athens to Konstantinos Liapis, a lawyer, and Antigoni Karamanli (1921–2010). His mother was a younger sister of Konstantinos Karamanlis, who was four times prime minister and twice president of Greece. This means that Liapis is a nephew as well as a first cousin to former prime ministers, the latter being Kostas Karamanlis. A graduate of the schools of law and political science of the University of Athens, Liapis attended postgraduate studies in law in Paris. He later qualified and practised as a lawyer in Greece. Political career Following the restoration of democracy after the fall of the Regime of the Colonels, Liapis played a leading role in the establishment of ONNED, New Democracy's youth wing. In 1977 he was appointed special advisor on communications and public relations matters at the prime minister's office, whose incu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Goodland
Geoff Goodland (born December 22, 1955, in Portage, Wisconsin, United States) is an American curler. At the national level, he is a 2002 United States men's curling champion and two-time United States mixed curling champion (1991, 1993). Also he is a five-time United States senior curling champion (2007, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2019). Awards * 2011 United States Curling Association The United States Curling Association (USCA or USA Curling) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in the United States. The goal of the USCA is to grow the sport of curling in the United States and win medals in competitions both ... Team of the Year (with teammates Tim Solin, Pete Westberg, Ken Olson, and Philip DeVore) Teams Men's Mixed References External links * * * 1955 births Living people Sportspeople from Wisconsin People from Portage, Wisconsin American male curlers American curling champions Continental Cup of Curling participants {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnar Kamp
J. Ragnar Kamp (born April 9, 1953) is a Swedish-American curler and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Curling Championships for Sweden. After winning the Worlds, Kamp threatened to move to Canada, complaining of Sweden's 'high taxes' and 'negative outlook'. After the 1980 World Championships, Kamp did move to Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, and won two provincial championships, in 1984 and in 1989. He then moved to Ellsworth, Maine Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States. The 2020 Census determined it had a population of 8,399. Named after United States Founding Father Oliver Ellsworth, it contains historic buildings and ... where he played in five U.S. national championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004). In 1978 he was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame. References External links * Living people 1953 births Swedish male curlers World curling champions Swedish curling champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Violette
David Violette (born December 5, 1963) is an American curler from Plover, Wisconsin. At the national level, he is a 1998 United States men's champion curler. He was a member of Team United States at the 1998 World Men's Curling Championship where they finished sixth. Personal life Violette's parents curled and he began playing in a league at eleven years old. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point The University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point (UW–Stevens Point or UWSP) is a public university in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and grants associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees, as well as ... in 1986. Teams References External links * Living people American male curlers American curling champions 1963 births People from Portage, Wisconsin University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point alumni {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Capital Times
''The Capital Times'' (or ''Cap Times'') is a digital-first newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by The Capital Times Company. The company also owns 50 percent of Capital Newspapers, which now does business as Madison Media Partners. The other half is owned by Lee Enterprises (NYSE: LEE). ''The Capital Times'' formerly published paper editions Mondays through Saturdays. The print version ceased daily (Monday–Saturday) paper publication with its April 26, 2008 edition. It became a primarily digital news operation while continuing to publish a weekly tabloid in print. Its weekly print publication is delivered with the ''Wisconsin State Journal'' on Wednesdays and distributed in racks throughout Madison. History Early years ''The Capital Times'' began publishing as an afternoon daily on December 13, 1917, competing directly with the ''Wisconsin State Journal''. ''The Cap Times'' founder, William T. Evjue, previously served as managing editor and business manager of the ''Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
