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The Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on July 8 was directed by Chris Lane. North-South winners were Harry Shaffer and Ed Howard, first in A; Kate Bastien and Bobby Patton, second in A, and first in B and C; John Oxley and Elizabeth Jankord, third in A; Yvonne Hedges and Sally Taylor, fourth in A and second in B; Patricia Lechtenberg and Chris Lane, third in B; and Dick Shaffer and Angie Davidson, second in C.

East-West winners were Robert Huffman and Shari Krentzel, first in A and B; Madelyn Jenks and Virginia Seaver, second in A; and Craig Huneke and Jeff Mermin, third in A, second in B, and first in C.


The Thursday Morning Mentor Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on July 9 was directed by Chris Lane. Winners were Virginia Seaver and Marilyn Martin, first; Barbara McCorkle and Nita Scales, second; and Earle Core and Dick Shaffer, third.


The Friday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on July 10 was directed by Virginia Seaver. North-South winners were Carol Ball and Chris Lane, first in A and B; Harry Shaffer and Grant Sutton, second in A and B; Yvonne Hedges and Betty Collier, third in A and B; Eldon Herd and Jean Otney, fourth in A; and Craig Huneke and Lois Clark, first in C.

East-West winners were David Piro and Paul Heitzman, first in A; Steven Vossler and James Masilamani, second in A; Don Daugherty and Harry Talley, third in A and first in B and C; Dick Shaffer and Jack Flickinger tied in fourth in A and second in B with Madelyn Jenks and Mona Bell.


The North-East Kansas Unit of the American Contract Bridge League held its annual board election meeting July 11. The event included a morning and afternoon session of Swiss Team competition and was directed by Jerry Sloan. Team winners were James Masilamani, Lois Jones, Paul Heitzman and Grant Sutton, first in A; Eldon Herd, John Rempel, Shari Krentzel and Kathryn Loseke, second in A and first in B; Craig Huneke, Lois Clark, Carol Ball and Mona Bell, third in A and second in B; Virginia Seaver, Chris Lane, Klee Zaricky and Sally Taylor, fourth in A; and Marilee Leming, Louise Haller, V’Anne Desch and Virginia Hamilton, third in B.


The Monday Evening Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on July 13, a scheduled North American Pairs qualifying game, was directed by Virginia Seaver. North-South winners were Jim Stewart and Vince Nordberg, first in A, B and C; James Masilamani and Donna Johnson, second in A; Lois Clark and Kent McCullough tied for third in A with David Piro and Ed Howard; and Clark and McCullough also placed second in B.

East-West winners were Peter Petillo and Jerry Sloan, first in A and B; Craig Huneke and Jeremy Martin, second in A and B; Shari Krentzel and Robert Huffman, third in A; and Jolene Andersen and Patrick Musick, first in C.