Tag: Bridge Club

Annual Bridge Club Awards

Jim Utter Each year, Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club recognizes advancing player top performance for the year in specific skill levels denominated by master points accumulated through the end of the prior year. There are three specific advancing player point ranges for which trophies are awarded. For 2024, Gordon Tam won the Nancy Espy award…

Duplicate Bridge Club

James Utter, President Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club is a member-owned organization providing bridge games four times weekly to roughly 300 members. On Feb. 20 the club held a special ceremony to honor Lindsay Cantoni for exceptional and long-running voluntary service to the club. At the end of December, Lindsay stepped down from 14 years…

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Providing Food to Others

James Meagher The roots of the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day in the United States are often credited to the parades started by poor Irish immigrants who came to America seeking relief from hunger and oppression during the potato famine period in Ireland in the mid-19th century to cities like New York, Boston, and Chicago.…

Bridge Results – December 2023

SLCC Monday Morning Partnership Bridge 10/16. 1st Bernie Ross and Bev Anastasia, 2nd Karen Harnish and Lori Scharbach, 3rd Ron and Mary Kent 10/23. 1st Karen Harnish and Lori Scharbach, 2nd Sally Culbertson and Liz Shubert, 3rd Joe and Joan Silver; Slam: Karen Harnish and Lori Scharbach 10/30. 1st Maurine Howell and Valda Wiggers, 2nd…

Matthew’s Crossing Provides Hunger Relief for College Students

Ellen Engel Contributions to Matthew’s Crossing make it possible for approximately 150 college students to have access to hunger relief. Hunger on college and university campuses is alarming. Matthews’ Crossing supports food closets at two community colleges and two universities. Donating to Matthew’s Crossing allows you an Arizona tax credit gift of up to $800…

Sun Lakes Contract Bridge Club annual awards

Pictured left to right are John Euler, Bonnie Butler, Barbara Lubsen, Anne Newman, Eric Larson and club President Jim Utter

Sun Lakes Contract Bridge Club President Jim Utter takes great pleasure every year in celebrating the success and volunteer activities of club members. He uses four annual awards, each with different criteria to achieve this goal. After an individual winner’s name is engraved on his award, he or she may display it for one year.…

Bridge Results

Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Alan Behr The Sun Lakes Duplicate Bridge Club games are now held at Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 23914 S. Alma School Road. Open games are held on Monday at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 1:30 p.m., and Saturday at 9:00 a.m. There also is a Novice game Thursday…

Pro-Am Bridge event winners

Second place winners of the annual Pro-Am Bridge Event Susan Howard and Jennine Barnes.

Nancy Seamster Many members of Contract Bridge Club at Oakwood participated in a recent tournament. The event is a popular part of the annual Desert Empire Regional Bridge Tournament hosted by American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) Unit 354 and District 17. The tourney this year was held at the Convention Center in Mesa, Arizona, October…