Local Bridge with Myrnie McLaughlin
Published 12:00 am Sunday, March 6, 2016
A Flurry of Bridge Activities
Many special games have and will occur in the next two weeks. The Rowan-Salisbury Senior Games, Silver Arts Duplicate Bridge contest was held Monday, Feb. 29.
We had great attendance including five new duplicate players in competition. Winning N/S Gold, John McLaughlin and Pat Macon; Silver, Wade Lowder and Georgia Sorensen; and Bronze, Tom Johnson and Nancy Brandt;
E/W Gold, Joy Hamilton and Rosemary Sokolowski; Silver, Chuck and Margaret Rimer; Bronze, Renita Richie and Anne Palmer. Thank you Trinity Oaks and Phyllis Kluttz for a fine afternoon.
Please note that there will be no Evergreen game on Friday, March 11. Our Dogwood tournament will begin at Rufty-Holmes Senior Center. There will be two sessions March 11, at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; on Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and Sunday Swiss teams at 10 a.m.
Winning the Friday, Feb. 26 Evergreen Game: N/S First, Nancy Brandt and Tom Johnson; second, Ron Jeffers and Anita Graham; third, Toni Iossi and Maggie Canup; E/W First, Pat Featherston and Dick Brisbin; second, Pat Macon and Patsy Reynolds; third Chuck and Margaret Rimer.
Featured is board # 10 from that game All vulnerable East Dealer
NORTH:
S A T
H K Q 9 6 3
D Q J 2
C K T 7
WEST: EAST:
S Q J 9 7 S K 8 4 3 2
H A J 8 4 2 H T 5
D A D T 7
C A 9 8 C J 6 5 4
SOUTH:
S 6 5
H 7
D K 9 8 6 5 4 3
C Q 3 2
We are having success using our BridgeMates at the Tuesday Women’s Club game. Tuesday, March 1 our winners were: First, Dick Brisbin and Pat Featherston; second, Wayne Pegram and Everett Halsall; third, Judy Gealy and Pat Macon; and fourth, Nancy Brandt and Tom Johnson.
Come join us. The more the merrier!