The 50th Bonspiel of the Nickel Belt Men Teachers' Curling Association was held on February 22 and 23 at the Sudbury Curling Club. 
Twenty-eight teams from Sudbury and other parts of the province took part in this milestone event.  
The Bonspiel included a good mixture of younger teachers as well as retired teachers who have participated in this annual event for many years.  
The Bonspiel gives male teachers the opportunity to renew friendships with other curlers each year and to make new friends for years to come.  Dick Anderson, a retired teacher from Sudbury, fielded a team in the Senior division.  
Anderson was part of the committee that organized the very first bonspiel back in February 1958.  
He was given a standing ovation by all the curlers at the closing banquet on Saturday evening.  
The Don Johnston Rink from Sudbury were the 50th Bonspiel overall champions.
