PC Duplicate Bridge (Sanctioned)
Kathy Bergman
Our annual Christmas party was held on December 3 with cocktails prior to a sit-down dinner at Tuscany Falls Clubhouse and then Bridge following dinner with three full rooms of Bridge. As usual we had great donations of canned food and clothing all given to the food bank. Great job!
Palm Springs Regional, held at the Westin in Rancho Mirage, is one of the largest regionals held each year. The players who attended the tournament were Enid Bross, Kathy Bergman, Kate Tracy, Jackie Wielgosz, Pat Smith, Judy Brown, Chris Mucha, Bill Ballard, Sandy Kolls and Mault Mathias; congratulations for all for their wins and points they received.
To all the Bridge players have a joyful New Year and this advice may be helpful in having a happy and successful Bridge year:
“If you feel that you absolutely must play Bridge with your husband or wife, I propose this rule. Each time you pick up a hand, slowly and fervently intone to yourself, “No matter what happens on this deal, I won’t get angry” and stick to it, who knows, you might both get home that night in a pleasant frame of mind; by Helen Sobel Smith
December 2015 Results:
Winners at the Monday/Thursday/Friday Sanctioned duplicate games are as follows in rank order (games are overall winners unless North/South and East/West are shown separately).
12/04: Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Georgia Jacka/Pat Smith, Kate Tracy/Jackie Wielgosz
12/07: N/S Otis Cross/John Erkkila, Bill Ballard/Chris Mucha, Mary and Ray Price, Georgia and Paul Messina; E/W Bill Heng/Mault Mathias, Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Cheryl LaMotta/Jackie Wielgosz, Sandy Kolls/Kathleen Burch
12/10: N/S Irene Bates/Jane Gregory, Jackie Wielgosz/Kate Tracy, Sue Woodard/Georgia Jacka; E/W Gen Hunter/Larry Monroe, Mault Mathias/Bill Heng, Joanne and Bill Korytowski
12/14: Mary Lou Cralle/Barbara Wold, Cheryl LaMotta/Georgia Jacka, Bill Heng/Mault Mathias, Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Penny Gehrmann/Marjorie Scherer
12/17: Mary and Ray Price, Bill Heng/Judy Brown, Phyllis Karp/Susan McAniff, Carole Mathias/Nan Perkins
12/21: Enid Bross/Kate Tracy, Vi Metter/Shay Kinney, Pat Owens/Ellen Stergulz, Georgia Jacka/Jackie Wielgosz, Judy Brown/Carole Mathias, Bill Heng/Mault Mathias
12/28: N/S Enid Bross/Kate Tracy, Mary Lou Cralle/Barbara Wold, Rosalie Gunnlaugsson/Jackie Wielgosz; E/W Joanne and Bill Korytowski, Susan McAniff/Nan Perkins, Bill Heng/Chris Mucha
Winners in the Tuesday/ Saturday Novice-Intermediate games were:
12/01: N/S Mault and Carole Mathias, Rosemary Vana/Susan Barber, Marlene Wickizer/Teddi Painter, Dick DeKalb/Parmer Gillespie; E/W Susan McAniff/Diana Wolf, Georgia and Paul Messina, Joanne Enyeart/Natalie Simon, Betty East/Judy Laxineta
12/05: N/S Bonnie Bruce/Tina Stepzinski, Joe and Priscilla Naworski, Geri Zuvich-Cerri/Barbara MacFarlane, Joan and Richard Bourassa; E/W Nancy and Steve Duncanson, Jo Carley/Judy Bosch, Kathleen Yaremchuck/Carole Mathias
12/08: N/S Betty East/Judy Laxineta, Otis Cross/John Erkkila, Joe and Priscilla Naworski, Georgia and Paul Messina; E/W Cindy House/Pat Johannson, Mault Mathias/Sandy Kolls, Gen Hunter/Larry Monroe, Natalie Niemi/Ann Johnson
12/12: N/S Jo Carley/Judy Bosch, Kathy Bates/Linda Haider, Marlene Wickizer/Teddi Painter, Phyllis Keiser/Judy Mang; E/W Bonnie and Bob Bruce, JoAnn Enyeart/Rosalie Gunnlaugsson, Nancy and Steve Duncanson
12/15: N/S Penny Gehrmann/Marjorie Scherer, Cindy House/Pat Johannson, Jennifer Betts/ Bill Schroeder, John Erkkila/Gen Hunter; E/W Carole and Mault Mathias, Jo Carley/Judy Bosch, Barb Economou/Kathleen Yaremchuck, Judy DeKalb/Shirley Gillespie, Jerry and Kathleen Burch, Susan Barber/Rosemary Vana
12/22: N/S Rosalie Gunnlaugsson/Talis Abolins, Joe and Priscilla Naworski, Otis Cross/Glenn Woodard, Mary and Ray Price; E/W Gen Hunter/Geri Zuvich-Cerri, Bill Schroeder/Phyllis Karp, Rosemary Vana/John Erkkila, Les Hunter/John Reuland
12/30: Marlene Wickizer/Teddi Painter, John Reuland/Les Hunter, Talis Abolins/Otis Cross, Larry Monroe/Gen Hunter, Kathy Bates/Bruce Findlay, Judy Doyle/Sandy Mushock
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Non-Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge
Gillian Greenwood
Non-sanctioned Duplicate Bridge is played in the Palm Room at Eagle’s Nest on Mondays at 12.30 p.m.
12/07: N/S 1st Ruth and Gary Lord, 2nd Marge Robinson and Mary Katherine Andersen, 3rd Darlene Finnegan and Patti Murphy; E/W 1st Gillian Greenwood and Judy Laxineta 2nd Fred and Kay Pelzer 3rd Kay Baumann and Jean Edwards
12/14: N/S 1st Gretchen Martin and Peggy Richardson, 2nd Ruth and Gary Lord, 3rd Darlene Finnegan and Patti Murphy; E/W 1st John Macdonald and Luanne Jorgensen, 2nd Ann Rohlman and Kay Baumann, 3rd Alice Jackse and Judy Nelson
12/21: N/S 1st Sherry and John Apter, 2nd John Macdonald and Luane Jorgensen, 3rd Judy Nelson and Alice Jackse; E/W 1st Arlene and Arnie Cronquist, 2nd Gretchen McDermott and Jo Carley, 3rd Ruth and Gary Lord
12/28: N/S 1st Gary and Ruth Lord, 2nd Judy Cowan and Bev Eckes, 3rd Dwight and Sharon Emery; E/W 1st Jerry Schechtman and Mark Hyman, 2nd Ann Rohlman and Ralph Lester, 3rd Ellie and Paul Daly
Wednesday Afternoon Pairs Bridge
Darlene Finnegan
Pairs Bridge meets every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the Eagle’s Nest Palm Room. For more information call Luanne and Wes Jorgensen at 935-9200. The following winners are for the indicated dates:
12/02: 1st Patti Murphy and Darlene Finnegan; 2nd Fran Wichers and Fred Schwartz; 3rd Luanne Jorgensen and John Macdonald
12/09: 1st Sandy Blackburn and Evelyn Mercer; 2nd Karen and Larry Harris; 3rd Luanne and Wes Jorgensen
12/16: 1st Luanne and Wes Jorgensen; 2nd Darlene Finnegan and Patti Murphy; 3rd Fran Wichers and Fred Schwartz
12/23: 1st Fran Wichers and Fred Schwartz; 2nd Pat Owens and Ellen Sterguiz; 3rd David Wattenberg and Jerry Schecktman
12/30: 1st Jean Goodin and John Macdonald; 2nd Karl Wisser and Jerry Young; 3rd Jerry Schecktman and David Wattenberg