Bridge center open again after 15-month hiatus
Players study their hands during a game of bridge at the Flathead Valley Bridge Center in Kalispell. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Flathead Valley Bridge Center at 22 Village Loop Road in Kalispell on Friday, March 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Teams play bridge at the Flathead Valley Bridge Center in Kalispell. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Players keep track of bids during a game of bridge at the Flathead Valley Bridge Center in Kalispell on Friday, March 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Bidding boxes are placed at the corner of the tabletop during a game of bridge at the Flathead Valley Bridge Center in Kalispell on Friday, March 6. Rather than bidding orally, bidding boxes are used to reduce noise in the room, prevent bids from being overheard at nearby tables, to allow easier review of the auction and to reduce the opportunity to pass information to one's partner. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
A player makes note of a bid during a game of bridge at the Flathead Valley Bridge Center on Friday, March 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Bidding boxes are placed at the corner of the tabletop during a game of bridge at the Flathead Valley Bridge Center in Kalispell on Friday, March 6. Rather than bidding orally, bidding boxes are used to reduce noise in the room, prevent bids from being overheard at nearby tables, to allow easier review of the auction and to reduce the opportunity to pass information to one's partner. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Shirley Heldstab checks her cards during a game of bridge at the Flathead Valley Bridge Center in Kalispell. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
With cake and ice cream, the Flathead Valley Bridge Center celebrated five years in its club-owned facility at 22 Village Loop Road in January 2020. Little did all those faithful bridge players know the COVID-19 pandemic would soon shut down the center for more than 15 months....
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