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Dealing Out Big Point Awards in October!

Look at all these points won in the day games! Congratulations!

Thursday Points Awarded

1 7.91 0.10 7.81 Mary Ann Boardman

2 6.21 0.07 6.14 Bruno Rinas

3 6.18 0.10 6.08 James Boardman

4 5.85 0.10 5.75 Judy Vopava

5 5.85 0.10 5.75 Roger Johanson

6 4.88 0.13 4.75 Jack Falat

7 4.39 0.07 4.32 Alan Langenfeld

8 3.89 0.04 3.85 Mona Bertrand

9 3.85 0.04 3.81 Mike Rowray

10 3.82 0.13 3.69 Thomas Flanders

11 3.68 0.07 3.61 Gregory Slager

12 2.64 0.04 2.60 Marion Engel

13 2.55 0.13 2.42 Gary Haddy

14 2.55 0.13 2.42 John Morano

15 2.33 2.33 Diane Roush

16 1.99 0.04 1.95 Dorris Hotchkiss

17 1.97 1.97 Paul Klein

18 1.97 1.97 Nancy Klein

19 1.48 0.01 1.47 Robert Degroff

20 1.48 0.01 1.47 Kenneth Ridler

21 1.46 0.01 1.45 Charlotte Pence

22 1.46 0.01 1.45 Robert Easton

23 1.43 0.07 1.36 Robert Buckheister

24 1.25 0.01 1.24 Jack Murphy

25 0.98 0.98 Karen Friest

26 0.98 0.98 Janet Hinrichs

27 0.89 0.04 0.85 Wilda Gerks

28 0.89 0.04 0.85 Barbara Skogman

29 0.89 0.04 0.85 Gisela Gunderson

30 0.89 0.04 0.85 Richard Lamb

31 0.78 0.78 John Knodle

32 0.15 0.01 0.14 Letitia Apfelbeck

33 0.15 0.01 0.14 Gretchen Stuhr

34 0.15 0.01 0.14 John Schmidt

Total Masterpoints reported: 87.82

Monday Points

1 7.96 0.18 7.78 Dorris Hotchkiss

2 6.84 0.14 6.70 Gisela Gunderson

3 6.40 6.40 Alan Craig

4 6.40 6.40 Donald Happel

5 6.23 0.18 6.05 Robert Buckheister

6 6.22 0.10 6.12 Bruno Rinas

7 6.21 0.18 6.03 Jack Falat

8 5.87 0.10 5.77 Gregory Slager

9 5.68 0.14 5.54 John Morano

10 5.27 0.07 5.20 Marie Gibbens

11 5.27 0.07 5.20 Kay Turner

12 5.19 0.07 5.12 Fay Elson

13 5.08 0.18 4.90 James Boardman

14 4.91 0.10 4.81 Barbara Skogman

15 4.88 0.02 4.86 Judy Vopava

16 4.88 0.02 4.86 Roger Johanson

17 4.80 4.80 Mary Bergum

18 4.57 0.14 4.43 Diane Roush

19 4.50 4.50 Wilda Gerks

20 4.45 0.10 4.35 Mike Rowray

21 3.76 0.14 3.62 Mona Bertrand

22 3.76 0.02 3.74 Marion Engel

23 3.68 0.02 3.66 Robert Otto

24 3.68 0.02 3.66 Thomas Flanders

25 3.50 3.50 Gary Haddy

26 3.50 3.50 Gretchen Stuhr

27 3.19 0.11 3.08 John Knodle

28 3.19 0.11 3.08 Roger Flint

29 2.80 0.01 2.79 Linda Cruise

30 2.79 0.07 2.72 Joan Bouslog

31 2.63 2.63 Tom Amosson

32 2.48 2.48 Richard Goings

33 2.48 2.48 Bob Kramer

34 2.40 0.03 2.37 Edward Gorman

35 2.40 0.03 2.37 Kenneth Ridler

36 2.31 0.07 2.24 Marianne Stickley

37 2.31 0.07 2.24 Jean Halvorson

38 2.16 0.11 2.05 Nancy Klein

39 2.16 0.11 2.05 Paul Klein

40 2.13 0.02 2.11 Ashok Chawla

41 2.13 0.02 2.11 Purnima Chawla

42 1.89 0.01 1.88 Robert Degroff

43 1.78 0.01 1.77 Letitia Apfelbeck

44 1.74 1.74 Sandy Sawyer

45 1.68 1.68 Nancy Sutherland

46 1.68 1.68 Keith Sutherland

47 1.45 0.01 1.44 Charlotte Pence

48 1.42 0.07 1.35 Mark Settle

49 1.42 0.07 1.35 Lindel Settle

50 1.23 1.23 Ellen Krause

51 1.23 1.23 Melvin Krause

52 1.16 0.01 1.15 Richard Lamb

53 1.13 1.13 John Schmidt

54 0.96 0.01 0.95 Darlene Tammel

55 0.96 0.01 0.95 Maryann Shaughnessy

56 0.92 0.92 Carolyn Wadsworth

57 0.82 0.01 0.81 Robert Easton

58 0.76 0.03 0.73 Alan Robb

59 0.76 0.03 0.73 Mike Hirleman

60 0.64 0.02 0.62 Mary Bennington

61 0.61 0.61 Sandy Frese

62 0.40 0.01 0.39 Jan Green

63 0.38 0.02 0.36 Jack Murphy

64 0.36 0.02 0.34 Timothy Bennington

65 0.34 0.34 Katie Bruce

66 0.34 0.34 Dennis Sutherland

67 0.30 0.02 0.28 Alan Langenfeld

68 0.30 0.02 0.28 Mary Ann Boardman

69 0.28 0.28 Kathy Hedlund

70 0.28 0.28 Randy Portz

71 0.28 0.28 Darlene Sissel

72 0.23 0.01 0.22 A Marie Buhrman

73 0.23 0.01 0.22 Jeanwtte Zagwyn

74 0.18 0.01 0.17 Joanne Parker

75 0.18 0.01 0.17 Ruth Ann Kelleher

76 0.18 0.01 0.17 Pat Otis

77 0.15 0.01 0.14 Allethina Harker

Total Masterpoints reported: 199.70

Players selected: 77 out of 535

Bridge Seminar on Doubles

On November 17, 2018, there will be a bridge seminar at Country Inn and Suites, airport exit I-380. It will run from 10:00 to 3:30 with a 30 minute onsite break for lunch.

Double has many useful meanings besides punishing the opponents. We will cover these conventional doubles: take out, negative, responsive, lead directing and support doubles. Then we will spend some time working on penalty doubles. There will be lots of practice hands to play.

Sign up with a partner for $50 for the day or as a single for $30. You can purchase a Subway lunch for $5 or bring your own. There will be snacks and beverages provided as well.

Lots of fun and learning packed into a single day. Get smart fast!

Call MaryAnn at 319 540 4206 or e-mail maryann.boardman@gmail.com

Big Points in Daytime CR Games

You will notice a huge increase in your points won if you play in the daytime Cedar Rapids Games! Check out Thursday and then scroll down to see Monday’s totals.

Why the big difference? Jim and MaryAnn are paying extra to have special games. The Monday game points are also enhanced because the two games are being scored together and the winners overall get the big benefit. Notice that we gave a bunch of red points too, because of the NAP games. It’s amazing what a difference it makes! It would take you many months to rack up this many points in the previous scoring matrix. Yeah for Cedar Rapids Bridge. Maybe we can finally compete in the unit masterpoint races.

Thursday totals:

Total Red Black

1 6.78 2.16 4.62 Diane Roush

2 6.40 2.16 4.24 Jack Falat

3 5.79 1.24 4.55 Gisela Gunderson

4 4.79 2.16 2.63 Gary Haddy

5 4.54 1.58 2.96 Marion Engel

6 4.45 1.60 2.85 James Boardman

7 3.60 0.32 3.28 Roger Johanson

8 3.60 0.32 3.28 Judy Vopava

9 3.36 1.20 2.16 Gregory Slager

10 3.20 0.68 2.52 Wilda Gerks

11 3.19 1.60 1.59 Bea Cannon

12 3.09 1.20 1.89 Mary Ann Boardman

13 2.90 0.40 2.50 Alan Langenfeld

14 2.88 1.20 1.68 Jack Murphy

15 2.09 0.90 1.19 Barbara Skogman

16 2.09 0.90 1.19 John Knodle

17 2.05 0.40 1.65 Mona Bertrand

18 1.79 0.90 0.89 Richard Goings

19 1.66 0.68 0.98 Bruno Rinas

20 0.80 0.40 0.40 Connie Hellenthal

21 0.78 0.78 Gretchen Stuhr

22 0.78 0.78 John Schmidt

23 0.77 0.77 Janet Hinrichs

24 0.62 0.62 Mary Bergum

25 0.31 0.31 Dorris Hotchkiss

26 0.31 0.31 Mike Rowray

27 0.30 0.30 Thomas Flanders

28 0.22 0.22 Paul Klein

29 0.22 0.22 Nancy Klein

Total Masterpoints reported: 73.36

Monday Points:

Total Red Black

1 13.32 3.82 9.50 Mary Ann Boardman

2 8.77 1.80 6.97 Twyla Hall

3 8.66 2.73 5.93 Gregory Slager

4 8.31 2.41 5.90 Bruno Rinas

5 7.28 1.25 6.03 Wilda Gerks

6 6.68 3.34 3.34 Mike Rowray

7 6.57 0.77 5.80 Jack Falat

8 6.47 0.77 5.70 John Morano

9 6.46 0.75 5.71 Marie Gibbens

10 6.02 0.42 5.60 Letitia Apfelbeck

11 5.91 1.34 4.57 Richard Goings

12 5.91 1.34 4.57 Bob Kramer

13 5.63 1.83 3.80 Diane Roush

14 5.61 2.44 3.17 Mona Bertrand

15 5.58 2.44 3.14 Barbara Skogman

16 5.16 1.43 3.73 Marion Engel

17 4.49 4.49 Edward Gorman

18 4.47 1.38 3.09 James Boardman

19 4.46 2.23 2.23 Gisela Gunderson

20 4.33 4.33 Maryann Shaughnessy

21 4.33 4.33 Darlene Tammel

22 4.14 1.00 3.14 Timothy Bennington

23 3.98 0.75 3.23 Kay Turner

24 3.66 1.83 1.83 Alan Langenfeld

25 2.85 2.85 Nancy Klein

26 2.85 2.85 Paul Klein

27 2.34 0.47 1.87 Jan Green

28 2.34 0.47 1.87 Marge Costas

29 2.22 0.90 1.32 Lynda Schimberg

30 2.14 2.14 Mary Bennington

31 2.01 2.01 Kenneth Ridler

32 1.98 0.35 1.63 Mary Bergum

33 1.72 1.72 Trudy Stewart

34 1.57 0.34 1.23 Ruth Ann Kelleher

35 1.57 0.34 1.23 Joanne Parker

36 1.52 1.52 Joan Bouslog

37 1.52 1.52 Fay Elson

38 1.48 1.48 John Schmidt

39 1.21 1.21 Lindel Settle

40 1.21 1.21 Mark Settle

41 1.20 1.20 Pat Otis

42 1.13 0.57 0.56 Sandy Sawyer

43 1.13 0.57 0.56 Sandy Frese

44 0.87 0.87 Purnima Chawla

45 0.87 0.87 Ashok Chawla

46 0.80 0.40 0.40 Thomas Flanders

47 0.80 0.40 0.40 Jack Murphy

48 0.79 0.79 Ellen Krause

49 0.79 0.79 Melvin Krause

50 0.74 0.74 Donald Happel

51 0.74 0.74 Alan Craig

52 0.73 0.73 Jim Boardman Jr

53 0.70 0.70 Dorris Hotchkiss

54 0.62 0.62 John Knodle

55 0.52 0.52 Carol Wolf

56 0.52 0.52 Thomas Ervin

57 0.52 0.52 Katie Bruce

58 0.47 0.24 0.23 Jackie Foote

59 0.47 0.47 A Marie Buhrman

60 0.47 0.47 Robert Degroff

61 0.47 0.47 Janet Hinrichs

62 0.47 0.47 Duane Hinrichs

63 0.47 0.24 0.23 Nancy Sutherland

64 0.47 0.24 0.23 Keith Sutherland

65 0.47 0.24 0.23 Patty Goethe

66 0.42 0.42 Robert Easton

67 0.42 0.42 Charlotte Pence

68 0.42 0.42 Richard Lamb

69 0.42 0.42 Karen Friest

70 0.42 0.42 Allethina Harker

Directory Signup or Revision

MaryAnn Boardman is compiling a directory of local bridge players, to be shared among those players. Emails and phones will be shown in the directory. The (optional) home addresses will not appear in the shared directory and are for club use only. If you do not have an email address, make something up, using the style of maryann@boardman.com.

To revise a pre-existing listing, just enter the precise email address it was registered under, and then click “Subscribe.” This will launch an email to you, containing a link that you can use to finish the process. (This protects your information from unauthorized changes.)

What Will We Do Differently?

So, one of the regular Cedar Rapids players who plays both evening and daytime bridge asked. “What will you do differently?” She was referring to the upcoming switch-over of manager duties from Greg Slager to Jim and me.

I don’t want to mess too much with success, but there are a few things I will change. Using hand records is at the top. We have a dealing machine that can deal the cards for us and produce hand records. Several people have expressed a desire for hand records. Those who have played regularly in other clubs where they use them are especially eager to see them used in the day games.

Happy Bridge Club? Where did that name come from? It says so little. I spent some time and even enlisted some help from friends in coming up with a more interesting and descriptive name. I think I have a list of about 80 name possibilities. After all that, I decided to close the struggling evening game and switch that name to the Happy side. Happy Bridge Club will be Build Better Bridge Club (BBB for short) starting on July 16. The other two names will remain the same.

I will encourage friendliness, fun and learning. I hope to have some before-the-game mini lessons in the fall. Those of you who care about master points will see a difference in your winnings. I am doing a couple of things to enhance the points per game. The big one will be that there will be more special games. Those cost the club manager more but will never add to the $6 fee that you currently pay.

Oh, and the food. People have told me that this would be a good opportunity to cut out the food. I can’t picture the Monday club without food. But I don’t have a spouse to spend Saturday in the kitchen like the last two managers. It will be simpler. I want to concentrate on better bridge, not better eats.

Those are the changes that we will start with. I am open to suggestions if you would like to try anything else different. We are excited about the opportunity to take over these already successful games. Our first Thursday game will be July 12 and our first Monday game will be July 16.

The Longest Day Raised Big Bucks!

Guest Speakers. Click Image for Slideshow.

The Longest Day fundraiser was held at Build Better Bridge on June 20. It was a day-long celebration of bridge and giving.

Jack Sells Raffle. Click Image for Slideshow.

Some of the highlights were: Sixteen total tables of bridge with two enhanced-point duplicate games and a social bridge game, free breakfast bagels provided by the Klein’s, free lunch provided by the Boardmans, a talk by two speakers from the Alzheimer’s Association and a free bridge lesson by MaryAnn. Also, there was a raffle of gift cards. MaryAnn and Keith Sutherland begged businesses for the gift cards, and Jack Murphy sold the tickets.

Donations, donations, donations!! We had online donations (even from relatives and friends who could not attend), raffle money, the entire $8 entry for the two duplicate games, and a donation box. Donations are still coming in, but as of June 23, we earned a whopping $2200 for Alzheimer’s.

Using bridge to raise money to fight this horrible disease is awesome! Thank you to all our donors and worker bees. You are amazing!

Giving More, Right to the End

June Master Points from Build Better Bridge

Total Red Black

1 5.55 1.41 0.99 3.15 James Boardman

2 4.11 1.06 0.69 2.36 Richard Bailie

3 3.65 0.79 1.38 1.48 Jack Murphy

4 3.65 0.79 1.38 1.48 Connie Hellenthal

5 2.81 1.41 1.40 Michael Roush

6 2.80 1.06 0.69 1.05 Dennis Cordle

7 2.33 2.33 Mark Patton

8 2.33 2.33 Joseph Pieper

9 2.18 0.60 0.99 0.59 Gregory Slager

10 1.97 1.97 Jim Boardman Jr

11 1.97 1.97 Jack Falat

12 1.75 1.75 Frank Hellenthal

13 1.31 1.31 Gary Edwards

14 1.23 1.23 John Johnson

15 1.23 1.23 Richard Winsor

16 1.19 0.60 0.59 Mary Ann Boardman

17 0.92 0.92 Alan Langenfeld

18 0.92 0.92 Robert Buckheister

19 0.55 0.28 0.27 Richard Lamb

20 0.55 0.28 0.27 Allethina Harker

21 0.48 0.48 Nancy Klein

22 0.48 0.48 Paul Klein

23 0.32 0.32 Robert Otto

24 0.32 0.32 Thomas Flanders

Build Better Bridge: Last Game

It is with sadness, that we end the Build Better Bridge Wednesday Night Game. The last games will be on June 20, 2018.

This game was created in February, 2014. It started with a bang, averaging over nine tables in its early months. It sponsored a successful mentor program, ran frequent team games, had charity events, offered free lessons, had many enhanced point games, guaranteed a partner, utilized a cadre of competent directors, used hand records and The Common Game, had prizes and promotions, celebrated life masters with parties and acknowledged other milestones-makers with free games and applause, provided good free snacks, and promoted the zero tolerance policy.

Alas, that wasn’t enough. The game has dwindled to average about four tables the last few months. We accept that a pair game with three or four tables is not a very good game. There is no “field protection” as my hubby calls it.

As our tradition, we plan to party and give right to the end. The last BBB will be a big celebration of what we have stood for: Giving more and Celebrating. We will have two sanctioned games on Wednesday, June 20, at 12:30 and 6:30. All the money from those games will go to the charity, Alzheimer’s. We hope you can attend The Longest Day and our grand finale.

The Longest Day 2018

This will be the fourth time we have celebrated The Longest Day in Cedar Rapids. It is an awesome way to give back through our favorite game.

This year we will celebrate on June 20 at The Country Inn and Suites, airport exit, Cedar Rapids. It will be from 9:00 AM until 10:30 PM. Come for any or all of the activities. At 9:00 we will have free coffee and bagels and free bridge for all. Invite your social bridge friends. At 11:00 there will be speakers from Alzheimer’s to talk to us while we eat a free lunch from Subway. There will be two sanctioned duplicate games at 12:30 and 6:30. These will be point-enhanced and cost $8, but almost all of that will go to Alzheimer’s.

There will be a free lesson on bridge play by MaryAnn at 5:45.

Whew! Did you notice “free” repeated many times here? We want to give so we can all give to a great cause. Donations will be accepted and there will be a raffle, too.

If you can’t come, you can still donate by going to our team page.

Hopefully, you can even get family members to donate. How many times have you donated to grandchildren’s fund raisers? It is their turn to sponsor you to play bridge. Corporate sponsors are welcome, too. Our bank, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust gives us a nice donation each year.

Let’s make this the best ever!

MaryAnn Boardman 319 540 4206 maryann.boardman@gmail.com

April Masterpoints: BBB

Total Red Black

1 5.53 0.60 4.93 Robert Buckheister

2 5.19 1.58 3.61 Jack Falat

3 4.47 0.23 4.24 Thomas Flanders

4 4.47 0.23 4.24 Robert Otto

5 4.20 0.60 3.60 Alan Langenfeld

6 3.51 0.89 2.62 Michael Roush

7 3.49 1.58 1.91 Mary Ann Boardman

8 3.15 1.58 1.57 Bruno Rinas

9 3.15 1.58 1.57 Mike Rowray

10 2.52 0.60 1.92 James Boardman

11 2.45 2.45 Jim Boardman Jr

12 2.36 1.18 1.18 Eric McKee

13 2.36 1.18 1.18 Bill Kent

14 2.36 1.18 1.18 Eli Jolley

15 2.36 1.18 1.18 Elizabeth Mckee

16 1.79 0.23 1.56 Richard Bailie

17 1.79 0.23 1.56 Dennis Cordle

18 1.77 0.89 0.88 Phillip Cummins

19 1.77 0.89 0.88 Robert Benson

20 1.77 0.89 0.88 John Morano

21 1.40 1.40 James Knapp

22 1.19 0.60 0.59 Gregory Slager

23 0.98 0.49 0.49 Bonnie Stettler

24 0.98 0.49 0.49 Bob Kramer

25 0.98 0.49 0.49 Richard Winsor

26 0.98 0.49 0.49 Richard Goings

27 0.89 0.89 Dick Boardman

28 0.89 0.89 Charlene Boardman

29 0.43 0.43 Paul Klein

30 0.43 0.43 Nancy Klein

31 0.41 0.41 Matt Fisher

32 0.34 0.34 Melvin Krause

33 0.34 0.34 Ellen Krause

34 0.28 0.28 Keith Sutherland

35 0.28 0.28 Nancy Sutherland

36 0.23 0.12 0.11 Melissa Heston

37 0.23 0.12 0.11 Allethina Harker

38 0.23 0.12 0.11 Mark Gifford

39 0.23 0.12 0.11 Jack Murphy

Total Masterpoints reported: 72.18

Players selected: 39 out of 500