Bridge: June 29, 2008

June 28, 2008 10:18 pm

— One of our newer players, Margie Kintz, continues her climb up the levels of expertise at the club. She captured the Rookie of the Year trophy in 2006, and Club Master accolades the following year. She is currently leading the 299ers, just ahead of Charles Parks. Parks plays just once or twice a week so his ranking is a testament to his skill. Carolyn Steinbaugh holds down third. She has won honors in each year of play at the club. Connie Shattuck leads the rest of this promising group: Rick Kleinheksel, Joan Chervenko, Dr. Jayesh Ramolia, Mona Sternfeld, Sharon Mason, Marty Cornelius, Arlene Luchsinger, Jim Jennings, Ann Kleinheksel, Maggie Oyer, Susan McCarthy, Barbara Phelan, Jane Longfield, Bill Scott, Bob Logsdon, Dan Scott, Alice Goodyear, Mel and Lucia Sinn, Pat Knauer, Elizabeth Parks, Gretchen Weston, Charles Bryan, Patty Cottom and Marjorie Raley.
With incomplete results filtering in we can report some positive results of local players at the recent Indianapolis Regional. Playing in the 199ers division, Jim Jennings, Dr. Jayesh Ramolia, Rick and Ann Kleinheksel all earned red master points. In the B stratum open pairs, Mary Lunsford and Tana Holt merited red points. Same for Judy Harris in the A stratum. She partnered with many-time tournament partner Jim Bottom of Russel Springs, Ky. Milt Van Reed and Joanna Hebermehl earned reds at Indy and a week later in Paducah, Ky., at their Regional.
Winners June 16-21
North American club level
qualification rounds:
Monday — first, Mary Lunsford and sister, Helen Hofmann; second, Phyllis Peters and Nancy Hanley; third, Sharon Austin and Judy Harris; fourth, Pat Price and Jim Dickey; fifth, Barbara Ganly and Frank DeSanto; sixth, Mary Alice Spahr and Barbara Phelan.
Tuesday — first, Milt Van Reed and Fred Ervin; second, Richard Easton and Joanna Hebermehl; third, Jim and Janet Gormong; fourth, Sharon Strassler and John Clark. First in stratum B, Sharon Winters and Judy Harris; second, Tana Holt and Mary Lunsford.
Wednesday — first, Gloria Trader and Sue May; second, Nancy Hanley and Sharon Strassler; third, Laura Bright and Fred Ervin; fourth, Tom Roberts and George Woodason; fifth, Pat Koger and Pat Price.
Thursday — first, Jim and Jane Gormong; second, Don Reuland and Fred Ervin; third-fourth, Jim Jennings and Phyllis Peters and Janet Horton and Sharon Strassler; fifth, Pat Koger and George Woodason.
Saturday — first-second Nancy Hanley and Frank DeSanto and Kay Jackson and Rosa Tayman; third-fourth, Janet Horton and Laura Bright and Don Reuland and Fred Ervin.
The following games will be played in the Bridge Center at 303 S. 14th St. Any bridge player is invited to play. Bring your favorite partner or call us at (812) 232-1230 0r 232-8790 and we will get you one.
Monday — Intermediates and lesson at 9:30 a.m. Open game, 1 p.m. Fun bridge and bidding and play tips from Sharon Austin at 6:30 to 8:30 designed for all players who play the game for fun.
Tuesday — Open game 7 p.m.
Wednesday — Open game 10 a.m. Top Twelve Teams invitational, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Open game, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Open game, 1 p.m.
— Frank DeSanto, club manager