Club news for July 16, 2011

The University Bridge Club announces results of its July 9 meeting with hosts Rhetta Jo Noever and Bonnie Haney.

Blue winners: Betty Vincent, first; Mary Gaumer, second; Tom Waller, third; Sadie Deaton, fourth; and George Gibbs, fifth.

Pink winners: Willie Stoltenberg, first; Sue Baur, second; Edna Galle, third; Cora Kuepker, fourth; and Dottie Miller, fifth.

The Pilot Club of Lawrence welcomed two new members, Cheryl Hickey and Janet Payne, on Monday.

The Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on July 6 was directed by Chris Lane. North-South winners were Vince Nordberg and Steven Vossler, first in A; Lester Dalton and Mary Fenlon, second in A; Grant Sutton and Catherine Blumenfeld, third in A and first in B; Chris Lane and Charles Hedges, fourth in A and second in B; Yvonne Hedges and Sally Taylor, third in B; Adelaide Nyquist and John Fittell, fourth in B and first in C; and Barbara McCorkle and Judy Bevan, second in C.

East-West winners were Paul Heitzman and David Piro, first in A; Virginia Seaver and Jerry Sloan, second in A; Lois Clark and Shirley Reese, third in A and first in B; Barbara Haverty and Florince Creek, fourth in A, second in B and first in C; and Wanna Roszel and Nita Scales, third in B and second in C.

The Thursday Morning Mentor Duplicate Club’s game on July 7 was directed by Lester Dalton. Winners were Jean Khatib and Lester Dalton, first; Barbara Figgins and Kit Carlsen tied in second with Nita Scales and Shirley Reese; Deronda Ashley and Gary Joyce, fourth; Mary Cornwell and Mary Locniskar, fifth; and Rich Bryan and John Reese, sixth.

The Friday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on July 8 was directed by Virginia Seaver. North-South winners were Steven Vossler and Larry Weatherholt, first in A; Shirley Reese and Yvonne Hedges, second in A and first in B; Chris Lane and Brian Barrett, third in A and second in B; Betty Collier and Lester Dalton, fourth in A and third in B; and Bobby Patton and Jan O’Connor tied in first in C with Marilyn Martin and Clarice Broz.

East-West winners were David Piro and Paul Heitzman, first in A; Mona Bell and Lois Clark, second in A and first in B; Dave Chipman and Jerry Sloan, third in A; Klee Zaricky and Sally Taylor, fourth in A and second in B; and Catherine Blumenfeld and Lynn Hui, first in C.

The Monday Evening Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on July 11 was directed by Virginia Seaver. Winners were Steven Vossler and Larry Weatherholt, first; Kent McCullough and Lois Clark, second; Bobby Patton and Jan O’Connor, third; Eldon Herd and Mary Fenlon, fourth; and Jerry Sloan and Virginia Seaver, fifth.

The North-East Kansas Unit 234 of the American Contract Bridge League held its annual board election two-session game July 8 with Chris Lane directing. Winners of the combined section scores for the day were Brian Barrett and Peter Petillo, first in A and B; James Masilamani and Grant Sutton, second in A; Jeremy Martin and John Fittell, third in A and second in B; Jan O’Connor and Lois Clark, fourth in A and third in B; Virginia Hamilton and Jim Stewart, fifth in A and fourth in B; Jay Hildreth and Judy Hildreth, sixth in A and fifth in B; Julia Dalton and Jana Goodman, sixth in B; Patricia Lechtenberg and Jean Khatib, first in C; and Nancy Huck and Michael Kelley, second in C.

Other winners in individual sections in A were Virginia Seaver and Chris Lane, Jerry Sloan and Emily Foster, Larry Weatherholt and Steven Vossler, and Klee Zaricky and Sally Taylor. The winner in B was James Gross and Robert Olson. The winners in C were Marilyn Martin and Wanna Roszel, and Jean Mills and Janice Barton.