Stephanie Parks Summer is ending and it’s time to welcome autumn with its falling leaves, crisp mornings and returning players. Terry and Jim Coe are still away, I think. Jim hurt himself again in a nasty fall from his bicycle. Recover soon, Jim! I did not find anyone to feature this month, so we return…
Tag: Bridge
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Small Slams Bridge Club makes a grand slam with its first teaching event
Joyce Honorof and Barbara Starrett On Thursday, August 4, 2016, Donna DePesa, an American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Sapphire Life Master, taught a class on Doubles to the Small Slams Bridge Club. Over 40 people enthusiastically attended the program. The lecture on Doubles was directed at improving the bidding component of the Bridge game. Specifically,…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
MountainView Bridge Club
Stephanie Parks Our featured player this month is our moneymeister (aka treasurer), Peter Godfrey. While living in London, Peter was first exposed to Bridge when his parents played social bridge with their friends whom, he notes, was the only time they ever argued; however, their friends were even worse — hurling nasty insults across the…
Clubs & Classes, September 2016
Saturday morning bridge clinic notice
Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
MountainView Bridge Club
Stephanie Parks This month we are welcoming one of our newer arrivals — Jim Wolf. Jim and his wife Sue moved to SaddleBrooke just three months ago in May from Denver, Colorado, where they lived for the past 42 years. Jim worked in IT for the Aerospace Industry until he retired in 2010 when he…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Small Slams Bridge Club announces the Jim Gold Cup Appreciation Game
Barbara Starrett and Joyce Honorof Jim Gold’s generous gift of the Bridgemate Electronic Scoring System lets Small Slams Bridge Club offer its players many benefits. The electronic scorers simplify and speed up the collection of Bridge session results. When accompanied by the Dealer4 machine that provides pre-dealt hands with analysis, the club can provide for…
Clubs & Classes, August 2016
Saturday Morning Bridge Clinic
Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
Small Slams Bridge Club
Barbara Starrett and Joyce Honorof Interested in improving your duplicate game? This is the club for you. After the game copies of the hands played are available for you to review along with your bidding which allows you to see what were the best bids and how you could play the hand to the maximum.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
MountainView Duplicate Club player makes psychic bids
Bob Brussel and Terry Coe Bob Brussel is one of MountainView’s better bridge players. His Bridge story, in his words, is also one of our club’s better stories! And here’s Bob: My parents taught me to play Bridge when I was eight years old and I would play with my sister as my partner against…
Clubs & Classes, July 2016
Saturday Morning Bridge clinic
Paul Shalita This clinic is a practice and critique session designed for players at intermediate and advanced levels who desire to improve their Bridge. No partner is necessary. No time commitment; come late, leave early. Meet potential new partners. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday mornings at 37901 S. Arroyo Way in…