{"id":166794,"date":"2026-03-12T11:42:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=166794"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:42:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:42:53","slug":"nmc-curling-night-a-successful-evening-on-the-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=166794","title":{"rendered":"NMC Curling Night: A successful evening on the ice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, March 6, over 50 NMC faculty, staff, and students gathered at the Traverse City Curling Club for a fun night of learning a new sport, curling!<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: auto; display: block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-166797 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3529.jpeg\" alt=\"NMC students and employees learning to curl\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3529.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3529-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Participants were divided among the five curling sheets, and volunteers from the club led the instruction on the basics of curling and friendly competition.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: auto; display: block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-166795 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3525.jpeg\" alt=\"NMC students and employees learning to curl\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3525.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3525-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Shout out to the 20 GLMA Cadets that showed up for the event! Way to represent the Academy!<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: auto; display: block;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-166796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3568.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3568.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_3568-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to Marcus Bennett, Lynne Moritz and <span class=\"il\">Terri<\/span> Gustafson for organizing this event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, March 6, over 50 NMC faculty, staff, and students gathered at the Traverse City Curling Club for a fun night of learning a new sport, curling! 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