Curling Hall of Famer

By: Staff

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Wheelchair curler and 2014 Paralympic Winter Games gold medal winner Dennis Thiessen, of Sanford, is one of the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame’s 2015 inductees, as announced by Curl Manitoba on Feb. 10

Thiessen was vice-skip on Team Canada at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia and on the Canadian team that took gold in the 2014 World Wheelchair Curling Championships.
Thiessen’s formal induction will take place May 3 at Canad Inns Polo Park at the 28th annual Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame induction ceremony and dinner.