Rotary Great Bear Festival
​Who: Hosted by the Rotary clubs of Kalispell, Evergreen, Bigfork and Whitefish, Montana
​What: A festival featuring more than 35 regional breweries and cideries, live music and local cuisine. 
​Benefits: Local charities
For more information: portal.clubrunner.ca/1855/

Shellfish Bonanza June 30
Hosted by the Rotary Breakfast Club of Asheville, NC
Benefits: Rotarians Against Hunger and other local and international charities
For more information about this event:
www.eventbrite.com/e/shrimp-at-the-farm-tickets-42850161988

Host: Rotary Club of Spring Hill - Thompson's Station, Tennessee
Benefits: The club's foundation, Partners 4 Parks and other local charities
Event: Local distilleries, wineries, breweries and restaurants are invited to showcase their specialties at this event, which also features local entertainment.
For more information:
www.facebook.com/Rotary-Club-of-Spring-Hill-Thompsons-Station-358680004499/

North Carolina Society of Surveyors Spring Golf Tournament
Wildwood Green Golf Club
3000 Ballybunion Way
Raleigh, NC 27613

• 12 pm: Registration
  
• 1 pm: Shotgun start
  

For more information: www.ncsurveyors.com/calendar

If you're going to be in Arizona this week, you may want to check out this event:

Fore for Kids

• April 23, 2018
• Hosted by the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, Arizona
• Benefits Make a Wish Arizona and other local youth charities
• A day of golfing followed by evening cocktails, auctions and raffles.

www.saddlebrookerotary.com/

The Asheville Chapter of Engineers Without Borders has partnered with Metro Wines for a fine wine tasting event to benefit the Siaya Hospital incinerator project.

The event takes place Friday, April 13, from 5-7 pm at Metro Wines, 169 Charlotte Street, Asheville.

For more information about the event: ewbasheville.org/project-list/

Planning on being in Florida next month? The Rotary Club of St. Augustine Sunrise is hosting Rhythm and Ribs. Proceeds benefit local charities.

The event is April 6-8 and features barbecue, of course, as well as live music, arts and crafts, and games for children.

For more information: www.staugustinesunriserotary.com/

Save money on Nationals tickets all season long, while donating to Rotary's PolioPlus campaign. The Nationals will donate $5 for every ticket purchased.

Simply go to the link below, select the game you'd like to attend and enter the code EndPolio to receive your discount.

www.mlb.com/nationals/tickets/promotions/themes/group-vips

The Ohio State Alumni Club of Asheville is having its annual dinner Friday, May 11 at the Hendersonville Country Club.

The guest speaker is Trevor Zahara, an usher at Ohio Stadium for the last 20 years. He is the author of Confessions of an OSU Usher.

For more information: asheville.alumni.osu.edu/event/annual-dinner/

Before my wife and I moved to Asheville we were on a curling league in Portage, Wisconsin. Actually, I was on two leagues. The mixed league with my wife, and a men's league. Our partners on the mixed league had children who had represented the US in the Olympics and world curling events. My first curling lesson was with Olympic curler Debbie McCormick.
Curling may look easy on TV, kind of the way golf looks easy on TV, but as with golf, precision and strategy are key. Just as top golfers are always planning for the next shot, curlers are always planning for the next throw of the stone. Curlers throw in-turns and out-turns in the same way that golfers hit fades and draws. Most people think one of the challenges of curling is throwing the stone hard enough to reach the other end. In many cases, it's quite the opposite and the error is often in throwing the stone too hard (through the house). On good ice, the difference between a good throw and a bad one is extremely slight.
If you are interested in curling in the Asheville area, check out Palmetto Curling Club in Greenville, SC.  www.palmettocurling.com/