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)

July 16, 2021