Club news for September 17, 2011

University Bridge Club announces winners of its Sept. 10 meeting with hosts Steven Bogler and Hazel Stellmacher.

Blue winners: Florence McNicoll, first; Roz Zimmerer, second; Janet Dunn, third; Bebe Huxtable, fourth; and Tom Waller, fifth.

Pink winners: Dummy (multiple players at three-player table with combined high score for the evening), first; Ruth Gibbs, second; Myrna Ikenberry, third; Willi Starks, fourth; and Karen Zimmerer, fifth.

The East Central Kansas Ford Model T Club will combine its September meeting today with a day tour of Ottawa. The tour will begin by meeting at the Waverly city park. Trailers may be left there. Plan to leave the park as a group at 9 a.m. You do not need to drive a Model T to participate in the tour.

The meeting will be at The Old 56 Diner, 2227 S. Princeton, in Ottawa, following a 1 p.m. lunch. If you can’t attend the tour, join us for the meeting at the diner. Plans are to return to Waverly via the Chippewa Hills and Guy and Mae’s in Williamsburg. For more information, contact Lowell and Wanda Chambers at (620) 342-0066 or Bud and Karen Redding at (785) 733-2124.

The Omicron Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met Aug. 27. Guest speaker was Cindy Colwell, music therapy instructor at Kansas University. DKG is an honorary educator’s society for exceptional women educators. The group adopted a service project of collecting new stuffed animals for the children served by the Willow Domestic Violence Center.

The Wednesday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on Sept. 7 was directed by Virginia Seaver. North-South winners were Steven Vossler and Vince Nordberg, first in A; Virginia Seaver and Shirley Reese, second in A; Eldon Herd and Mona Bell, third in A; Lois Clark and Jan O’Connor, fourth in A and first in B; Chris Lane and Charles Hedges, second in B; and Bobby Patton and Carol Ball, first in C.

East-West winners were David Piro and Paul Heitzman, first in A; Mark Osborn and Gary Joyce, second in A and first in B; Polly Schoning and Linda Schottler, third in A; Jack Flickinger and Jean Khatib, fourth in A, second in B and first in C; and Mary Locniskar and Wanna Roszel, third in B and second in C.

The Thursday Morning Mentor Bridge Club’s game on Sept. 9 was directed by Lester Dalton. The pre-game lesson was presented by Eldon Herd. Winners were Craig Huneke and Sam Huneke, first; Angie Davidson and Patricia Lechtenberg, second; Jean Khatib and Lester Dalton, third; David Ruhlen and Paul Jordan, fourth; and Deronda Ashley and Eldon Herd, fifth.

The Friday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on Sept. 9 was directed by Virginia Seaver. North-South winners were Steven Vossler and Larry Weatherholt, first in A; Vince Nordberg and James Masilamani, second in A; Shirley Reese and Yvonne Hedges, third in A and first in B; Chris Lane and Carol Ball, fourth in A and second in B; and Mona Bell and Jan O’Connor, first in C.

East-West winners were John Turner and John Oxley, first in A; Ed Howard and James Gunn, second in A; Lois Clark and Mark Osborn, third in A and first in B; Paul Heitzman and Grant Sutton, fourth in A; Catherine Blumenfeld and Lynn Hui, second in B and first in C; and Dick Shaffer and Jack Flickinger, second in C.

The Sunday Afternoon Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on Sept. 11 was directed by Virginia Seaver. Winners were Jan O’Connor and Carol Ball, first; Chris Lane and Brian Barrett, second; Virginia Seaver and Jean Khatib, third; and Craig Huneke and Sam Huneke, fourth.

The Monday Evening Duplicate Bridge Club’s game on Sept. 12 was directed by Virginia Seaver. Winners were Mark Osborn and Vince Nordberg, first in A and B; Virginia Seaver and Lois Clark, second in A; Ann Thompson and Albert Ballard, third in A and second in B; and Bobby Patton and Jan O’Connor, fourth in A and third in B.

The Betty Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met Aug. 20 at the American Legion Post No. 14, 3408 W. Sixth St., Lawrence. After the DAR ritual and flag salute, Melodee Wallace did roll call and introduced guests. Afterward, the flag minute, the president general’s message and the national defense report were read. Officer and committee reports were given. It was announced the chapter would help with the Nationalization Ceremony at the Dole institution on Sept. 16. Speaker was Stacy Cope, a member of the chapter and the DAR National Chairman for Women’s Issue. The next meeting will be at 11 a.m. Sept. 24 at the American Legion Post No. 14, 3408 W. Sixth St. in Lawrence. Program will be a tour of Black Jack Battlefield in Baldwin City. For more information, contact Shari Johnson at 843-6199 or Melodee Wallace at 887-6833.