Holiday Bridge schedule

We will have bridge games at the Women’s Club on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and Dec. 29. There will be no games at Rufty-Holmes until after the New Year.

We resume play on Friday, Jan. 8. John and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Thanks go to Dick Brisbin for taking care of the December 11 game for me.  Winning at this Evergreen game were: First, Betty Bills and BettyBonner Steele; secone, Marie Pugh and Ruth Bowles; third, Dick Brisbin and Loyd Hill and fourth, Fern Albracht and Christy Cline.

Our featured board is # 13 from the December 11th game.

All Vulnerable    North  dealer

NORTH:

S  6 4

H  A K 7 5 3 2

D  A T

C  T 7 5

WEST:               EAST:

S  K T 8 3           S  A Q 5 2

H  J T                  H  9

D  Q 6 2 D          K 9 5

C  A K 9 8           C  Q 6 4 3 2

SOUTH:

S  J 9 7

H  Q 8 6 4

D  J 8 7 4 3

C  J

The best N/S score was made by Betty Bills and BettyBonner Steele bidding and making 4HN+1 with best E/W score made by Toni Iossi and Maggie Canup bidding and making 4SW+1

Tuesday at the Women’s Club game: First place, Fern Albracht and Loyd Hill; second, Dick Brisbin and Marie Pugh; third, Betty Bills and Maggie Canup.

We can report that Chuck and Margaret Rimer are recovering from their serious car accident and are at Abbotts Creek Center, 77 Hill Everhart Road, Lexington, N.C. 27295-9140.

We also sadly report the death of Dick Euler on December 13. He was a Life master and played with his wife Linda for many years in both of our games. A memorial service will be held in Kure Beach on Dec. 19. Linda’s address is: 310 H Ave., Kure Beach, N.C. 28449.