Jack Murphy achieved the rank of Life Master at the June, 2019 Gold Rush Regional. He only needed a few gold points and I was pleased that he earned them right here in Cedar Rapids at our first ever Gold Rush Regional. I admire Jack for many reasons: He is … Read the rest
June 19, 2019 by MaryAnn Boardman
The Longest Day was celebrated on June 17 at Westminster Church in Cedar Rapids. It was an amazing day!
We had 25 tables of bridge, party bridge in the morning and three duplicate games during the afternoon and evening. Breakfast and lunch were free. Breakfast was provided by the Klien’s … Read the rest
When we were in charge of the Wednesday night club, we adopted the phrase, “We give more!” We gave more points by having special games nearly every week. We gave more opportunities to learn with free lessons, hand records, and Common Game analysis. We gave more by having special charity … Read the rest
Daytime CR games awards big points again.
Thursday Masterpoint race Page 1
1 5.51 Mike Rowray
2 3.58 Jack Murphy
3 3.31 Jack Falat
4 3.31 Mary Ann Boardman
5 3.18 Gregory Slager
6 2.39 John Knodle… Read the rest
There will be no Monday games on Dec. 24 and Jan. 31. There will be a Thursday game on December 27.
Monday bridge will resume on Jan. 7 with a free lesson starting at 11 that day.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Jim and MaryAnn Boardman… Read the rest
For October, November and December, the daytime bridge clubs of Cedar Rapids donated to the Westminster Food Bank. The first Monday and the first Thursday of each of those three months were Food Bank Days. Players were encouraged to bring something for the grocery cart. In November and December, there … Read the rest
We work hard to have more special games which costs more, but gives our players more points.
November Points for Monday: … Read the rest
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, … Read the rest
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, … Read the rest