Submitted - The Weyburn Duplicate Bridge Club is proud to announce that one of our members and directors, Gord Bell, is a now a Silver Life Master with the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). This means he has earned over 1,000 Master Points with the ACBL, including the required number of gold, silver, red and black master points. These points are earned by placing well in our local club games as well as at regional and international tournaments. Congratulations, Gord.
The summer schedule of once a week play for the Weyburn Duplicate Bridge Club is over and starting in September the club will resume its twice a week games. Duplicate Bridge is played on Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. and Thursday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. at the Wheatland Senior Centre. All interested Bridge players are welcome to come and play.
Following is the report for the past month and a half. On July 20, four tables and taking top honours were Lydia Milleker and Lucie Nickel, placing second were Gord Bell and Marg Stewart, and placing third were Marion Brown and Annie Balzer.
Four tables also played on July 27 and first place went to Gord Bell and Jim Kaz, followed by a tie for second between pairs of Marg Stewart and Diane Bell, and Lydia Milleker and Lucie Nickel.
August 3 had five tables and Jim Brown and Jean Knibbs placed first, Lydia Milleker and Lucie Nickel came second, Diane Bell and Barry Mactaggart were third and Fred Milleker and Andy Dumba were fourth.
Three tables played on August 10 and first place finishers were Diane and Gord Bell, and second place went to Barry Mactaggart and Marg Stewart.
On August 17, with three and a half tables playing, Fran Franks and Meta Murray had a strong game to take first place edging out Diane Bell and Barry Mactaggart who were second, followed by Jim Brown and Jim Kaz in third.
Three tables played on August 24 and Diane Bell and Barry Mactaggart placed first, and Jean Knibbs and Jim Brown were second.
On August 31, there were four tables and Jean Knibbs and Jim Brown finished in first place, while there was a tie for second between pairs of Lucie Nickel and Lydia Milleker and Gord Bell and Jim Kaz.
