Visit by Robe Bridge Club

The annual challenge between Blue Lake and Robe Bridge Clubs took place on 12th April 2012 at the RSL Mount Gambier.

6 pairs from Robe travelled down for the occasion, making a total of 7 tables with Marian Wittwer as director and a delicious lunch was served by the Legacy Ladies.

Winners were:
North-South Gayle Cowan and Helen Boomsma

East- West Marian and Brenton Wittwer

The overall winner was Blue Lake - so we retain the trophy.

Marian & Brenton Wittwer, Jeanette Mort of Robe, Kitty Oerman, President of Blue Lake, Gayle Cowan & Helen Boomsma

Visit to Robe Bridge Club

1st April 2011

Members of Blue Lake Contract Bridge Club travelled to Robe for the inaugural Robe vs Blue Lake Bridge Tournament.

An enjoyable day was spent playing bridge overlooking the sparkling waters of Guichen Bay in congenial company.

Blue Lake won the trophy and Robe will mount a challenge in September to win it back.

Place getters were:

first: Del Renshaw & Ali Smith of Blue Lake

second: Gayle Cowan & Helen Boomsma of Blue Lake

third: Margie McKay & Ann Peden of Robe

L-R: Ali Smith, Brenton Wittwer, Del Renshaw, Marian Wittwer, Sue Jolley, Jenny Gilkes (Robe), Elizabeth Hodges with trophy, Helen Boomsma, Gayle Cowan

5th Birthday

Happy Birthday Blue Lake Bridge Club!

We celebrated with an individuals tournament, ably directed and scored by Marian Wittwer.

Everyone played someone different - we were all out of our comfort zones with a different partner, but it was fun.

Russell Hall cut the cake watched by Viv Maher, Alison Telford, Mary Leech, Trish Kanaan and President Elizabeth Hodges.

Winners were:
North - Joy Waller
South - Audrey Kentish
West - Joan David
East - Helen Boomsma

Robe Bridge Tournament

The annual Robe Bridge Tournament was the usual friendly 2-day event with 160 people seated comfortably in the Robe Golf Club and presided over by Barbara Travis as director.
People come from Adelaide, Victoria, New South Wales and all around Robe: Gayle Cowan and Helen Boomsma were the only entrants from Blue Lake Bridge Club. They won their section on Saturday afternoon which earned them a place in the Championship on Sunday - the dreaded pro-shop section (cleared of golf equipment for the occasion.) And they came third with a percentage of 55%!
Pretty good against stiff opposition: the winners Felicity and Prudie won last year and second place-getters, the Quinns, are also a formidable pair.

Novice Pairs May 2010

1,500 players Australia-wide played the same hands in the same week as we did.

Far and away the winners for the Blue Lake Bridge Club were Elva Mitchell and Sue Jolley playing North-South with 67.46%.

Here they are celebrating victory in the RSL bar after play.

The results were:
NS 1. Elva Mitchell & Sue Jolley 67.46%
NS 2. Rhonda & Richard Strickland 53.57%
NS 3. Kitty Oerman & Trish Kanaan 52.78%
NS 4. Brenton & Marian Wittwer 52.38%

EW 1. Elizabeth Hodges & Barbara Wardley 56.75%
EW 2. Helen Boomsma & Gayle Cowan 56.35%
EW 3= Pauline & David Moss 51.59%
EW 3= Joan Davis & Alison Telford 51.59%

Bridge for Brains National Competition

Today 26 of us played in this competition
- proceeds go towards Alzheimer's Research.

Blue Lake's winners were:
1. David & Pauline Moss 63.3%

=2. Audrey Kentish & Joy Waller 56.25%
=2. Rhonda & Richard Strickland

4. Helen Boomsma & Linley Gray 55.83%

Russell, Irene, Darrell & Kaye have just finished a hand

Jill, Brenton, Judy & Marian playing

Richard admiring his hand watched by Rhonda & Lesley.

Results for Monday 22nd March 2010

1. Elizabeth Hodges & Rhyll Trewhella 64.10%
2. Kaye Chalk & Irene Mills 59.29
3. Jill Brodie & Judy Brodie 58.97

4. Gayle Cowan & Helen Boomsma 56.09

Congratulations to our very own Viv Maher who ran a good race in the recent state elections: we're glad she didn't win because then she wouldn't be available to play bridge!

Viv as portrayed by The Border Watch