06/23/2026
Congratulations to Brian and Melissa Maloney, who scored 71.73% (!) to win the Monday Club Championship on June 22.
Runners-up were Phil Reeser-Wes Seitz and Susan Wyatt-Mike Halvorsen.
Full results and hands are here:
https://my.acbl.org/club-results/details/1468253
06/06/2026
We are saddened by the passing of Rea Jones on Monday, June 1. Visitation will be Monday, June 15 at 10 am at Faith United Methodist Church, 1719 S. Prospect, Champaign. Funeral at 11 am.
Obituary is here:
Obituary information for Louis Rea Jones
View Louis Rea Jones's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.
05/25/2026
Yes, there is a game tonight (Monday, May 25 -- 6:30).
♥ Happy Memorial Day! ♥
04/20/2026
♥ Monday, April 20 (6:30): Zero Birthday Party for Bob Sievers. Come early and join us for fun bridge, good food and bad puns.
04/07/2026
For many of us, this year's basketball season brought back memories of the 2005 team. Back then, I was inspired to write this article about bridge and basketball. It still feels relevant today.
On bridge and basketball
This past winter was an unusual one at my local bridge club. With one exception, our games met as usual, but the atmosphere was a bit livelier. Our players were caught up in the excitement of another game, and nothing -- blizzards, bad bids, 35-percent scores -- seemed to affect their pervasive good...
03/31/2026
Please share with friends and family who might want to learn more about what you do with your brain:
♥ Want to learn the world's most popular card game?
You can become a bridge player in just one day in our Quick-Start Bridge workshop -- Saturday, April 11 at Bridge at Ginger Creek in Champaign.
Just $20 covers the full day of lessons and play, a light lunch, snacks and workbooks.
Details are here:
Bridge at Ginger Creek
Home page of Bridge at Ginger Creek, the community duplicate-bridge center for Champaign-Urbana IL