Âé¶čAV Curling Clubâs Lobster Fest slides into the facility June 18 - that is if they can sell enough tickets by Friday (June 10).
Manager Jock Tyre says they need to sell about 40 .
âWeâve got a lot of investment in lobster obviously coming in and we donât want to bring it in from the east coast and not use it. Plus, we have a really good band,â Tyre said. âWeâve got Cod Gone Wild booked in for that night, so we really want to make sure weâve got a full house for that event. So weâre hoping, fingers crossed, that we can sell a bunch more tickets between now and Friday just to get an indication that itâs going to be worth doing it. Right now we canât afford to lose money, so weâre not going to hold it just for the sake of holding it.â
The curling club was able to stay afloat during the pandemic, but it hasnât been an easy feat.
âThe club went fairly deep in debt, but we got a good payment back,â Tyre commented. âThe government of Canada did a great job of supporting us. We do have a bit of ground to make up, but the payments are spread out.â
Tyre says they need your help and your dollars.
The club not only offers curling, but also has pickleball and corn hole. You can venture upstairs for a bite to eat, play some pool, darts, and shuffleboard, or watch the game on a big screen.
âDonât forget about us,â Tyre pleads. âI know itâs golf season and you spend all that money at the golf course. We do appreciate that and the golf courses appreciate that, but donât forget about your little non-profit - the largest curling club in the world here at the Âé¶čAV Curling Club. Donât forget about us. Come down once a week, thatâs all we ask.â
The curling club will be hosting a series of events over the summer.
This weekend the club brings back the gem and mineral show opening Friday at 5 p.m.
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