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“Anyone who
stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.
Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”
--
Henry
Ford
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Family Affair She could be a poster child for the “playing bridge is good for the brain” theory. Roberta Hayman is 92 years old and earned her first duplicate trophy at the St. Louis 2015 Winter Sectional.
Daughter Judy Pass and her partner had a 51% game in the Friday afternoon open pairs event. In the next room Judy’s mother Roberta Hayman and Judy’s husband Jeffrey Pass played the same hands in the 199er session. They had a 57% game and came in first overall in C.
Roberta Hayman’s involvement with bridge goes back to her childhood. She describes watching the game while sitting on her mother’s lap. Roberta’s mother played the Culbertson system and friends called her “Three Notrump Liz”, a nickname based on her mother’s favorite contract. (Ely Culbertson’s bidding system predated Charles Goren.)
While raising her own children, Roberta played social bridge. She began playing duplicate when Meadowbrook Country Club (St. Louis area) started a game in the 1970’s.
For years, Roberta spent winters in Florida. She played duplicate bridge in Boca Raton and improved her game with lessons from William Root. In St. Louis, Roberta continues to play in club games regularly and has partnered with her son-in-law at previous tournaments.
For her 90th birthday, Roberta received an iPad. What does she use it for? She uses it daily to play bridge.
Life Masters: Elaine Booker & Carol Layton
Bronze Life Masters: Elaine Booker & Kevin Clarkin
Silver Life Master: Helene Siegfried
Gold Life Masters: Sandy Becker & Brenda Hoffman
It’s always fun, and this year was no exception. Unit 143’s 199er spring tournament was held on Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29 at the St. Louis Bridge Center. Novice duplicate players at 72 tables competed in the three-session event. Lee Hastings, Tournament Chair, and Beth Percich, Director, managed the sessions and ensured the atmosphere of friendly competition. One couple reported that this tournament was their first. They couldn’t have picked a better place to start.
Congratulations to these winners:
Saturday Morning:
1st in A & B: Gary Rotert/Paul Bridges
1st in C: Harvey Rudman/Dan Rudman
Saturday Afternoon:
1st in A: Steven Clements/John Welte
1st in B & C: John and Kathy Hagedorn
Sunday Morning:
1st in A & B: Mary Kernan/Paul Bridges
1st in C: John and Kathy Hagedorn
Treat your spring fever with a weekend of friendly competition, delicious food, and warm hospitality. On May 15-17, 2015, Unit 143 will host its Spring Sectional in St. Charles, MO. The full schedule is here.
Celebrate summer by attending the St. Louis
Gateway to the West Regional being held this year from July 13-19. Please
note the dates – a change for this year only to accommodate the August NABC. A
new two-session bracketed Swiss is scheduled for Sunday
With St. Louis Bridge Center as host, well-known bridge teacher/author/speaker Barbara Seagram will conduct a three-session workshop on June 12 and June 13. This series is open to any interested bridge player. Click here for cost and content of sessions.
For the second year, St. Louis Bridge Center has formed a team as part of the ACBL and Alzheimer's Association THE LONGEST DAY event to raise money for and awareness of Alzheimer's disease. Co-chairs Linda Powers and Jane Ettelson hope to raise more than $10,000 through charity games, donations, proceeds from a silent auction and a marathon day of bridge on Sunday, June 21st, the longest day of the year. For more information about this event, please click here.