The 129th Manitoba Open bonspiel got underway last night in curling clubs through out the city of Winnipeg. 310 teams are competing this weekend including a team skipped by 2015 Manitoba Men's champion Colin Hodgson who plays lead for Reid Carruthers.

Hodgson's bonspiel team includes Cameron Kim, Cindy Wood and Liza Beres and the four are curling out of the Hollywood curling club in Los Angeles where Beres is the club president.

Clayton Dreger sat down with Liza, a transplanted Calgarian who now lives in Valencia, California which is just north of L-A, before the start of the opening ceremonies at the Fort Garry Curling Club....

Liza, along with Colin Hodgson, Cameron Kim and Cindy Wood curl out of the Club and are participating in the 129th Manitoba Open which began last night.

There are five curling clubs in California....Hollywood, San Diego, Orange County, San Fransisco & Wine Country.