What a great party!!
15 tables played at our Celebration Sunday game yesterday. WLOX was a no-show for the Easy Bridge kick-off but the party was a huge success. The food was extraordinary, the laughter infectious and the cards were terrific fun. See below for next TV coverage planned. Many thanks to Jane Moore-Baker and Dick Weaver for directing this great game!
Winners of the Agnes Likins Trophy and Unit Championship:
Red Hailey and Jim Haupt who came in 1st in A & B with 66.51%
2nd in A: Jay Segarra & Walter Lewis with 64.90%
3rd: Richard Bryant & Dave Chakov with 60.90%
2nd in B: Harold Spiess & Paulette Sherrell with 57.85%
3rd in B Jane Hardin & Bob Macdowell w/56.89%
1st in C: Jane Hardin & Bob Macdowell with 56.89%
2nd: Courtney & Garic Moran with 52.08 %
3rd: Patsy Bell & Carole Laird with 51.12%
Gautier Masterpoint Winners for July:
#1 Walter Lewis - 3.20 MPs
#2 Carole Laird - 2.95 MPs
#3 Tina Giron - 2.04 MPs
And Special Congratulations to:
New Junior Master: Jane Hardin
New Club Master: Marie Stephenson
New Sectional Master: Bob Weaver
New Regional Masters: Eugene Eblen, John Guerry, Garic Moran, Janet Signer, Shirle Warren
Way to go, guys! You're on your way to Life Master! And the journey is the real fun!!
Saturday afternoon's Bridge Quiz game was a surprise birthday party for Arun Limaye provided by his family, the Bathalas & Limayes.
Great food, great fun surprising Arun and great cash prizes. Arun kept a lot of the money in the family by coming in first w/59.12% game and splitting the $100 first prize with his partner Malcolm Latour.
2nd: Red Hailey & Jim Haupt w/58.33% game split $50.
3rd: Daryl Gahm & Walter Lewis w/ 56.51% game split $25.
The Bridge Quiz was won by Ben Goodman who agreed with 5 of the experts' answers.
STaCs are THIS WEEK IN GAUTIER ONLY!
Come out for the fat silver points on Tuesday afternoon @ 1:00, Wednesday morning @ 10:00, and Thursday evening @ 6:30. Gautier Presbyterian Church is the place. Pat Bannister is the Director.
HANCOCK COUNTY:
Don Brister has 36 students enrolled in his beginners bridge lessons! They will develop into more tables for his popular Friday 1:00 pm Open.
Don also runs a 9:30 am Friday Lesson game for novices and students.
Come out and enjoy the fun!
And now for our Next Surprise and great party!
The party is our Jason Floyd Knock-Outs. The surprise: they've been changed to Compact Knock-Outs which means two sessions on the same day...no week after week grind to win the trophy!
Knock-Outs are for teams of 4 to 6 people, so start putting your team together now! Look at the Trophy in our Trophy case at the Bridge Clubhouse in Gulfport...know you want to add your name to that prestigious list!
Game starts at 1:00 sharp so be there early! Jack Sullivan will direct.
We expect WLOX Channel 13 to be there--hope you are, too!
Easy Bridge Edgewater Mall booth Meeting:
Those of you who are signed up for the Mall booth, please come to the most important meeting of all! Tuesday, August 31st. This is where you get all the information you need to bring in lots of new Bridge players. Please make every effort to be there...11:00 am. To remind yourself of your schedule, the calendar is posted on our Bulletin Board at the Clubhouse. Thanks from Kurt Shook.
Celebration Sunday, September 26th
Our next Celebration Sunday is a Unit Championship game and winners will have their names added to our Kermit Chadwick Trophy. Potluck at 1:00 pm and game at 2:00 sharp! Dick Weaver will direct.
STARTING SEPTEMBER 30: Moss Point JACK SULLIVAN SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
Set up your games now! This is the Gulf Coast Bridge Hospitality Event of Fall!
Take a look at the attachment (below) to see the incredible one-of-a-kind Bridge Quilt handcrafted by Janet Bryant, Richard's wife! It will be raffled off at the Jack Sullivan Sectional Tournament and proceeds donated to the Tournament. Better hurry...people are forcing money on Jackson County Tournament officials already to make sure they get their tickets! Contact your local Director if you'd like to buy some tickets. And be sure to tell your quilt-loving friends about it--it is truly unique!
LET'S PLAY BRIDGE!
