District 20

President’s Corner – April 2024

President’s Corner April 2024 Calling all Intermediate/Newcomer players. While the saying goes “April Showers Bring May Flowers,” this year those April showers will also be

A story of “Believe” at the OTR

Linda Marshall and Luanne Stoltz met at the bridge table in 2014-15, playing at the Ace of Clubs and taking lessons from Irene Pickett. They

President’s Corner – March 2024

President’s Corner March 2024 Congratulations to the Oregon Trail Regional team for putting on a truly wonderful tournament. The recently completed OTR was a huge

Intermediate/Newcomer News

The MOST Important Thing in Bridge By Susie Leo, I/N CoordinatorI was recently in a class taught by McKenzie Myers, and he began the lesson

Minus 5200 By John Ashton

It was with great interest and anticipation that I read Norman Beck’s article in the Bridge Bulletin about Jeff Meckstroth’s surpassing the unimaginable level of

Intermediate/Newcomer News

Signaling By Susie Leo, I/N CoordinatorWhat are signals? How can they help us in bridge? Many of you already know what signals are. But for those

President’s Corner – February 2024

President’s CornerFeb. 2024 I would appreciate it if everyone will give me just a few minutes of reading time here.I hope you are all planning on

Ethel Birnbach | 1927-2023

Ethel Birnbach | 1927–2024 By DeWitt Montgomery The bridge world lost one of its great personalities on Thursday January 4, 2024, when Ethel Birnbach passed

Gerard (Jerry) Hallee | 1940-2023

Gerard (Jerry) Hallee was born in Waterville ME on Oct. 13, 1940, the son of Florian F. and Constance (Tardiff) Hallee. He was raised on

President’s Corner – January 2024

  Happy New Year, everyone!! How about this for a New Year’s resolution? Sometime in the next calendar year, commit to bringing one new player