The Norwood Curling Club hosted its end of the season Maplefest Bonspiel on March 20 and 21. Touted as a celebration of spring this 43-year-old annual bonspiel is a time for fun, camaraderie and good curling. It is an event where the taste of victory is sweet, literally, as maple syrup is one of the more sought after prizes.

Teams competed in two separate draws over the course of the two days. This bonspiel is a mixed spiel, meaning each team is composed of two men and two women. Winners were determined on a points-earned basis over the course of the weekend with the coveted Sap Bucket Trophy being awarded to the team with the highest overall points. Prizes were also awarded to the top four teams plus all teams were eligible for a trip to a well-appointed gift table making everybody a winner.

With the most points overall and taking home the Sap Bucket trophy this year was the team of Ric Barnard, Kelly Barnard, Bradley Barnard and Victoria Foley. Earning second place honours was the team of Jason Ferguson, Janice Wood, Jenny Brix and Shawn Brix. Third place honours went to the combined team of Marc Habgood, Katie Payne, Jolene Payne, Lucy Payne and Todd Payne. The final placing belonged to the team of Dan Lemon, Cyndee Denney, Russell Hartwig and Allison Ness.

In honour of its name there were four special prizes for maple syrup, the lucky winners were Helen McAuley, Diane Pagett, Don Delorey and Ed Corcoran

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