News, Upcoming Special Games & Events

Date	Time	Event
Every Tuesday September 22 through November 10	2:00-4:00pm	Lessons and Chat Bridge New to the game, need a refresher, want to learn more? Come to our Chat Bridge with Lessons. The lesson will come first and will be adjusted to the level of the participants. After which a session of Chat Bridge will ensue. This is regular duplicate, but there will be advanced players standing by to help with difficult hands or answer your every question. This is a fun, easy, and relaxing way to get into Duplicate Bridge. 8 weeks, $5 per session, pay as you go, run by Marlene Stronge.
Every Thursday October & November	11-12:30 pm	Intermediate to Advanced Lessons Tom Hammond is doing this new series of lessons regarding Play of the Hand. $2 per lesson fee will be donated to charity.
October 3, 8, 9, 14, 15, 19, 23 & 27	Various	ACBL Club Appreciation Games ACBL's gift to us! Clubs can offer these games which include bonus masterpoints! Only during October.
October 5 & 17	Various	Club Championships Earn extra master points.
October 26	5:30pm	GNT Qualifier-Team Game Come as a team or come as pairs and get matched into a team. $7.50 per person
November 1	6:00 Potluck 6:30 Mike Cassel to Speak 6:45 Swiss Team Game	8 is Enough - Team Game Our first attempt at 8 is Enough was extremely fun and well-received. We had 13 teams our first time out. This type of team game is becoming very popular around the country. How it works is this: players are ranked 1 for non-LM, 2 for LM-1500, and 3 for 1500+. A team can total no more than 8 points. For instance, if two 1500+ players are on the team, they would total 6, so the remaining two team members must be ones so the total is 8. Four twos could play, or other combinations. Teams with 4-5 points are C, 6-7 points are B, and 8 point teams are A. This will be a very fun mixer. Sign ups are required, contact the Bridge Center to sign up or ask for help finding other interested individuals. See the June 2008 Bridge Bulletin pp. 26-27 for more information.

 

Organization
Manager: Marlene Gipson
Asst. Manager: Kim Hayward
Board of Directors:
Doug Frost, president
Peter Solberg, vice president
Mary Meineke, secretary
Marlene Stronge, board member
Dick Grimes, board member

Brief History & Mission
     Dick Baker began the St. Paul Bridge center and held games in various locations including Stillwater, Hastings, 3M, Century College and more. He would drag the boards and bridge supplies, coffee pot, and cups. Soon he sought a permanent location, however, he needed financial support and found doners in Bob Lakken, Bob Steinfeld, Dean & Mary Ann Cook, Marlene Kasmirski-Stronge, and Linda Delzell. With this funding, he bought tables and chairs that are still used. He rented the space at English & Hwy 36, designed the layout: office, cloakroom, kitchen, bathrooms, and smoker (back in the days when smoking indoors was still allowed).
     Dick did the directing, teaching, and preparing lunches and dinners with the help of volunteers.
When Dick had bad times, he always said Bridge cured him. He died in 1996, but the club continued. In the late 1990s the club incorporated and became a federally recognized not-for-profit organization, with the new name Bridge Center of St. Paul. The club is governed by an elected Board of Directors and promotes and offers Duplicate Bridge instruction, games for all levels (9-10 games per week), and tournaments in a friendly club atmosphere in the East Metro area.