Laura Erickson's For the Birds

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Olympic Gold and Duluth's Curling Club!

Olympic Gold!
All that glitters is not necessarily avian.
Today the City of Duluth, the City of Superior, the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center, and the Duluth Curling Club honored the Olympic champions, so Russ and I went to the DECC to see them. It was wonderful fun.

Bagpiper leading in the team
The curlers were ushered in by a bagpiper under a canopy of curing brooms.

John Shuster

Joe Polo

Tyler George and John Landsteiner

Chad Salmela
Chad Salmela, who announced some of the sports for NBC.

Superior Mayor Jim Paine and Duluth Mayor Emily Larson
Superior's and Duluth's mayors made a proclamation.

Duluth Mayor Emily Larson and John Shuster

Key to the City of Duluth

John Shuster and his son
John Shuster's son led the crowd in chanting USA!
Laura talks to John Landsteiner
Proof!

Autographs from the Curlers!
They handed out these photos for free so we could get them autographed!!
I have a very minor link to the Duluth Curling Club. Their official home is at the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center (DECC) where this celebration was held. The DECC has a quote by me as part of the permanent decor!!

DECC AMSOIL Arena