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Notices w/c 11 Sep 2023


By HBCInc - Posted on 11 September 2023

  • Kia ora. Nga mihi o te wiki Maori. Welcome to Bridge on Māori language week.
  • Our winner this week of the Hutt Bridge Club Fundraising Raffle is Toni Kane with the Lucky number of 12. Congratulations Toni!
  • Interclub:
    Congratulations to Madeleine, Jeffry, Deidre, and Marian on their great win in the open restricted grade games on Friday night. There will be an interclub for all grades this Friday, 15 September.
  • Twelve new players graduated last Wednesday. Congratulations to Grant Herman, Mel Rowe, Suzy Costello, Annette Davidson, and Bernadette. Clarke, David Burt, Wendy Walker, Jim Sutherland, Stephen MacAskill, Falcon Clouston, Lyndsey McKinley, and Cathy Priest the evening was a great success with 16 1/2 tables. While there we sang Happy Birthday to Mario Ceregra who celebrated his 95th birthday on Saturday. Happy Birthday, Mario!
  • Two special events are coming up this month:
  • Friday 22 September is our Friday Mix N Mingle. You can come solo on the day, organize to play with someone you haven’t played with before, OR come with a regular partner. All welcome. The bar will be open.
  • Saturday 23 September starting at 1 p.m. is our second In-House Fun Tournament for 2023. This is a multigrade event with nibbles and a complimentary drink. All members are welcome and there will be prizes for all grade combinations - from novice to open. If you are new to the game, this is a great tournament taster. Juniors and novices are free, thanks to a subsidy from the Ron Fisher Trust, other players are $10. If you want to play, please sign up on the notice board or if you want to play and need a partner, please contact Ruth.
  • Congratulations to:
    Debbie Komarkowski, Elisa and John Mendzela and Jill Nickel for getting her Certificate of Proficiency
    Tony Martinand Robert Kusel for getting his Club Master
    James Abel and Ken Chin for getting their Local Master