Tag: bridge

Giving Up Bridge

GarWen Shirley Jackson SunBird bridge players meet on a regular basis Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at the SunBird clubhouse. There’s always room for more players! The following poem reveals the humor you find in most bridge players: Giving Up Bridge I’m giving up bridge—tonight’s my last night. It’s Amen to Stayman, I give up the…

FUN da MENTAL Bridge Lessons

FUN da MENTAL Bridge classes are starting in October for everyone! FUN da MENTAL Bridge is offering a variety of bridge classes starting in October. Learn with certified American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Better Bridge Instructors Gordon Markham, Karin Hansen, and Maria Davis. Back by popular demand! Have fun. Exercise your brain. Hundreds of your neighbors…

Bridge Results

Monday Afternoon Bridge Karlene Garn 7/05. 1st Chet Howe, 2nd Margaret Eriksson, 3rd Dorothy Sykes 7/12. 1st Dorothy Kline, 2nd Shirley Jackson, 3rd Dorothy Sykes 7/19. 1st Shirley Jackson, 2nd June Preder, 3rd Sue McCutcheon 7/26. 1st Shirley Jackson, 2nd Barb Ott, 3rd June Preder Wednesday Bridge Chris Nechvatal 6/30. 1st Marilyn Klooster, 2nd June…

The Game of Bridge in SunBird

Shirley Jackson “Bridge was probably born of three-hand whist games. Inveterate whist players, unwilling to forgo their game merely because there were only three available players, played a game called ‘dummy’ (with one hand exposed) long before any bridge game was known or willingly played. The origin of bridge whist is not definitely known, but…

Bridge Results

Monday Bridge Karlene Garn May Winners: 5/03. 1st Sue McCutcheon, 2nd June Preder, 3rd Beth Miller 5/10. 1st Mary Jo Howe, 2nd Carol Phillips, 3rd Dolores Kline 5/17. 1st Sue McCutcheon, 2nd Diana Hunt, 3rd Shirley Jackson 5/24. 1st Carol Dawley, 2nd Karlene Garn, 3rd Rose Brown 5/31. 1st Barb Ott, 2nd Dolores Kline, 3rd…

Bridge Results

Monday Bridge Karlene Garn April Winners: 4/05. 1st June Preder, 2nd LaDonna McClure, 3rd Carol Dawley 4/12. 1st Nan Atchley, 2nd Dorothy Sykes, 3rd Dolores Kline 4/19. 1st Marlys Haslow, 2nd Toni Greisiger, 3rd Sue McCutcheon 4/26. 1st June Preder, 2nd Beth Miller, 3rd Rose Brown Friday Afternoon Bridge Jim McCutcheon April Winners: 4/02. 1st…

Bridge Results

Bridge Chris Nechvatal 3/10. 1st Chris Nechvatal, 2nd Sue Kaat, 3rd Larry Schoenborn 3/17. 1st Sue McCutcheon, 2nd Carol Dawley, 3rd June Preder 3/24. 1st Toni Onyx, 2nd Rose Brown, 3rd Chet Howe 3/31. 1st June Preder, 2nd Larry Schoenborn, 3rd Jim McCutcheon 4/07. 1st Craig Thorson, 2nd LaVonne Buland, 3rd June Preder Monday Bridge…

Bridge Results

Monday Bridge Karlene Garn December winners: 12/07. 1st Shirley Jackson, 2nd Toni Greisiger, 3rd Carol Dawley 12/14. 1st Rose Brown, 2nd Karlene Garn, 3rd Gunter DeFlieze 12/21. 1st Rose Brown, 2nd Carol Dawley, 3rd Jean Mrugala 12/28. 1st Nan Atchley, 2nd Carol Dawley, 3rd Carol Philips January winners: 1/04. 1st Deb Jensen, 2nd Nan Atchely,…

Bridge Results

Friday Afternoon Bridge Jim McCutcheon 12/04. 1st Gunter Deflieze, 2nd Barb Ott, 3rd Sue McCutcheon 12/11. 1st Peggy White, 2nd Toni Greisiger, 3rd Sue McCutcheon 12/18. 1st Gunter Deflieze, 2nd Beth Miller, 3rd Carol Dawley Bridge 12/02. 1st Carol Dawley, 2nd Toni Onyx, 3rd Karlene Garn 12/09. 1st Frank Nechvatal, 2nd Toni Onyx, 3rd Rose…

Almost Time for the Bridge Gala

Sue and Jim McCutcheon This year’s Gala will be held on Feb. 21, 2021, in the Horizon Room. Arrival time is 1:30 p.m. with dinner following cards at 5 p.m. Gala tickets are $5 and are being sold at Monday, Wednesday, and Friday bridge, but the last date to purchase your ticket is Feb. 15.…