Club news

University Bridge Club announces results of its April 18 meeting, with hosts Harold and Donna Riehm.

Blue winners were Rhetta Jo Noever, first; Lois Liebert, second; Alice Akin, third; Paul Jordan, fourth; and Steven Bogler, fifth.

Pink winners were Ailene Bocquin, first; Bonnie Haney, second; Florence McNicoll, third; Cora Kuepker, fourth; and Donna Gatts, fifth.


Knights of Columbus Council 1372 announces winners of the Knight and Family of the month for January through March.

Knight of the Month winners: Mark Koeppe, January; Steve Menke, February; and Ed Mullins, March.

Family of the Month winners: Valentin Romero, January; Brian Walter, February; and Donald Walker, March.


Members of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) have reached the $8 million mark in donations to combat Alzheimer’s disease. Since NARFE took this on as a national project in 1985, members have raised more than $8 million for Alzheimer’s research with all funds going to the Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago. NARFE’s extraordinary giving record makes it the Alzheimer’s Association’s largest membership organization donor.

NARFE, founded in 1921, is one of America’s oldest and largest associations. Lawrence NARFE Chapter 378 meets at noon on the third Wednesday of each month and is open to all federal retired and active personnel. For more information, call Tom Huntzinger, chapter president, at 766-6717.


The Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on April 15 was directed by Chris Lane. North-South winners were Mark Osborn and Bobby Patton, first in A and B; Clarice Broz and Marilyn Martin, second in A and B, and first in C; Sally Taylor and Yvonne Hedges, third in A and B; and Bebe Huxtable and Wanna Roxzel, fourth in A and B, and second in C.

East-West winners were Shari Krentzel and Eldon Herd, first in A and B, Suzanne Wassmer and Gary Joyce, second in A and B, and first in C; Klee Zaricky and Betty Collier, third in A and B; Paul Heitzman and David Piro, fourth in A; and Carol Ball and Nita Scales, second in C.


The Friday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on April 17 was directed by Virginia Seaver. North-South winners were Madelyn Jenks and Mona Bell, first in A, B and C; Paul Heitzman and David Piro, second in A; Nita Scales and Jolene Andersen, third in A, and second in B and C; and Mark Osborn and Grant Sutton, fourth in A.

East-West winners were Betty Collier and Lois Clark, first in A, B and C; Mary Fenlon and Lester Dalton, second in A; Harry Shaffer and Lynn Hui, third in A and second in B; and Sally Taylor and Yvonne Hedges, fourth in A and third in B.


The Kaw Valley Bridge Clubs’ annual duplicate bridge team game on April 18 was directed by John Glagola. During the game, an election was held for three positions on the board of directors. Elected to the board were Craig Huneke and Donna Johnson, and Eldon Herd was re-elected.

Team winners were Klee Zaricky, Shirley Reese, Sally Taylor and Chris Lane, first; Peter Petillo, Brian Barrett, James Masilamani and Jeffrey Nash, second; Wanna Roszel, Bebe Huxtable, Madelyn Jenks and Jean Otney, third; Jerry Sloan, Emily Foster, Lois Jones and Jim Stewart, fourth; and V’Anne Desch, Virginia Hamilton, Marilee Leming and Louise Haller, fifth. Fourteen teams competed in the all-day event.


The Monday Evening Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on April 20 was directed by Virginia Seaver. North-South winners were Kent McCullough and Eleanor Patton, first in A and B; Chris Lane and Lois Jones, second in A; Harry Shaffer and Bobby Patton, third in A and second in B; and Mary Fenlon and Jean Otney, fourth in A.

East-West winners were Keith Vossler and James Masilamani, first in A; Eldon Herd and Emily Foster, second in A and first in B; Paul Heitzman and Virginia Seaver, third in A; and John Fittell and Adelaide Nyquist, second in B and first in C.