From Congress: On arrival at the Mt Manganui Club quiz night, a certain non-WBC member’s hubby, who recently moved to Paihia, bumped into Wendy. Ever the gentleman, he offered to assist with the carriage of the drinks order.
Jayne, Camp Mum, saw to it that there was an active social scene at Congress this year. We were treated to drinks and nibbles on Tuesday evening, followed by a dinner at Roxie's Red Hot Cantina on Thursday.
On his retirement, Richard was honoured for his 30 years as a National Director at Congress. Richard's bio and his contributions to bridge in New Zealand were published in the Congress Bulletin:
Director Richard learned bridge in 1971 and he joined Waimate Bridge Club in 1972. After moving to Dargaville in 1975, he was part of a group that formed the Dargaville Bridge Club.
”As a new club, with fairly inexperienced players, we had to allocate roles to people, and I picked up directing.”
A sizeable contingent of players from Whangarei descended on the Baypark Arena in Mt Maunganui for this year's National Congress. In the Open division were Neil Ruddell and Tania Brown, John McIntosh and Roger Bell, and Honorable Member, Jane Stearns. The rest of the team were all intermediates; Lee Orton and her sister Mandy Kelly, Kim Thomas and Kevin Grundy, Jayne Broome and Laurie Brockliss, and Rod and Gail Christensen.
The Quail Ridge and Kauri Open Pairs were held a week apart at Kerikeri and Dargaville respectively. Both competitions were 5A tournaments and it was noteworthy that a number of Intermediate players featured among the prize winners. Read more for photos.
Peter Pan and Wendy have to congratulate new Juniors Robyn and Dawn for choosing to enter the open tournament as THEIR VERY FIRST tournament, collecting a significant sponsors prize and staying to share a wine with the "hard core".
