Minnesota Bridge

The Minneapolis Grand Slam Club in Pictures

 
Professional photographer Chris Bohnhoff shot marvelous photos of bridge players at the Twin City Bridge Center recently.  Chris had so much fun with that project, he decided to head a mile down the street and capture a few of the competitors at the Minneapolis Grand Slam Club.

Here are the results of Chris' most recent efforts.

We so appreciate Chris' attention to our great game, and for showing the world bridge lovers seriously competing in the Twin Cities toughest game.  If you have any photographic needs, Chris Bohnhoff is the guy to call!  Don't forget - Chris is a bridge player himself, too.  Maybe one day we'll capture Chris at the card table ... :)

Holiday Celebrating at the Twin City Bridge Center

Holiday parties abound this time of year.  The Twin City Bridge Center is no different.

Unit 178 President Marv Riedesel enjoyed the holiday celebration at the TCBC with wife Mary, and kindly supplied MN Bridge with these great photos!  Thanks for sharing!

Portrait of Bridge Players

Earlier today, I received a phone call.  "Hi," said the voice at the other end.  "I'm a commercial photographer in Minneapolis.  I like telling stories with my photos, and I'm working on telling the story of bridge."  So began my conversation with Chris Bohnhoff.

Later today, I arrived home with a link to Chris' blog, his Twin City Bridge Center photo shoot, and links to his fantastic other photographic work. 

When Chris says he's a professional photographer, he is not kidding!  Please do take a look at the portraits he took.  They are just superb - as his Chris' accompanying story of his introduction to the game of bridge itself.

Chris is hoping to take more photos and tell more stories.  I certainly hope he does - and if he has half as much talent for the game as he does for photography, we will have a budding bridge star on our hands!

Eight is Enough?

Indeed it is!

You are invited to the Bridge Center of St. Paul, 2603 6th Av. E., North St. Paul on Saturday, September 12th for a special "Eight is Enough" Membership Team Game.

Expert Kerry Holloway is our special guest speaker.

Enjoy a potluck dinner at 6PM, speaker Kerry Holloway at 6:30PM, then the "Eight is Enough" Team Game at 7PM.

Here is how the event works:

1.  Each team can only have a total of eight points

2.  Non-Life Masters count as one point

3.  Life Masters up to 2,000 masterpoints count as 2 points

4.  Life Masters above 2,000 masterpoints count as 3 points

5.  Teams are stratified:  A=8 points, B=6-7 points, C=4-5 points

6.  Sign up in person, call or email - we can help you find a team or partner - Kim Hayward is our director and can help:  651.271.3500

7.  Please feel free to forward this to friends

8.  Most importantly - please attend and have fun!

Thanks from Unit 178 President Marv Riedesel

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

Wow, A very sincere thank you to all of you who contributed to our charity efforts this year. Our goal was to exceed the $2020 donated last year to our selected charity. 52 individuals donated 110 items to our silent auction –

THANK YOU! 16 players volunteered to be auctioned off as expert players –

THANK YOU! 37 players made purchases at the silent auction –

THANK YOU! 18 players made cash contributions –

THANK YOU! 68 players played in the charity game on Saturday evening –

THANK YOU! 30 players bought a ticket in our raffle –

THANK YOU! 6 players contributed 22 items for the bake sale –

THANK YOU! Larry Oakey volunteered his directing services of the game -

THANK YOU! Chip & Teri Blu, owners of the TCBC, donated 80% of the entry fees for the game plus a set of lessons for 4 to our silent auction –

THANK YOU! Our charity committee worked tirelessly collecting items, contacting players, publicizing the event, preparing food, and carrying out the many other activities necessary to run a successful event – Sharon Anderson, Roger Anderson, Vicky Smith, Verda Gould, Mary Johnson, & Harold Dodson –

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU. To each of you who read this - Please extend your gratitude to Chip, Teri, Larry, and the members of the committee for a tremendous effort.

We did it! – We are sending a check in the amount of $3000 to our selected charity this year - the Minneapolis Chapter of MAD DADS.

Additional details may be found in the minutes of the Unit 178 Executive Board meeting posted later on the blog and the bulletin board at the TCBC.