Club Times: July/August 2025

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Ladies Bridge Association The 2024-25 bridge season was marked with our numbers increasing to 113 and the installation of a chairlift in the Ladies Locker Room to give access to the Card Room for members with limited mobility. The season ended in May with a Playday and Luncheon in the 1898 House coordinated by Shannon Kaloper and her committee. A new Board of Directors was elected and the winners of the year’s Marathon play were announced.

May Playday prize winners were Sally Green, Sheila Allen, Stephanie Townsend and Carole Hays.

Genevieve Primos passes the gavel to Julie Wright LBA 2025 - 2 6 Board President: Julie Wright Vice President:

Marathon is played with a partner once a month for seven months competing against other partnerships, with all playing the same boards Duplicate style. Due to the popularity of Marathon, participants were divided into two groups by a random draw.

Elizabeth Karalexis

The Purple Group Winners Coordinated by Melissa Dickens North-South: Susan Thigpen and Carole Hays, first; Beachie Hall and Liz Troy, second; MJ Olsen and Genevieve Primos and Sallie Stark and Eileen Hangartner, tied for third.

Secretary: Treasurer:

Dannie Martin Carole Fisher

Past President:

Genevieve Primos

Committee Chairs: Communications: Whitney Shook Couples: Linda Baker Duplicate: Karen Anderson Lessons: Tory Whipple Marathon: Melissa Dickens & Kristin Frey Mentoring: Mare Mills Round Robin: MJ Olsen Social: Shannon Kaloper For more information on joining the ladies, contact Julie Wright at julwri99@gmail.com. For men who want to play Wednesdays from 4:00 – 6:00 pm, contact Gary Hays at 404-580-4422 or Jeff Fisher at 678-296-2411.

East-West: Tory Whipple and Nancy Mohme, first; Kathy Turner and Sheila Allen, second; and Linda Baker and Stephanie Moody, third.

The Green Group winners Coordinated by Kristin Frey North-South: Sharon Perry and Joanne Buzen, first; Denise Fisher and Jennifer Walley, second; and Mary Moore and Karen Ford, third. East-West: Carole Fisher and Dannie Martin, first; Karen Anderson and Bev Cheek and Elizabeth Karalexis and Whitney Shook, tied for second.