Swept Away: Local curlers to tune in when Olympic competition begins. Curling? Isn’t that the game that resembles shuffleboard on ice?

Don’t tell that to the 350 members of Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland which has been the sport’s regional center since opening in 1968.

For club president Jennifer Leichter, “The main reason people curl is because it’s fun.”

“It can be very social and it’s always challenging for years. At the club we have a full range of ages from kids to older people,” said the Wayland resident who began playing in 1988. “People can curl together as a family. It’s something you can do with your teenage kids.”