Bridge Haven

Director/Player Profile

Directors:

Chuck Starovasnik has run Bridge Haven for over 10 years.  He has a number of directors that help him so the games run smoothly.  He learned to play bridge over 35 years ago and has been hook on bridge ever since. He is an ACBL Silver Life Master and has taught bridge at numerous locations, including the bridge table.  He has currently enjoyed running bridge games for the NCL Cruise Line.  This has taken him to Europe, South America, Hawaii, Alaska, etc.  "Bridge has been very good to me.  I am lucky to have bridge in my life."
 

 Jim Hammond has been a  bridge director for many many  years.  He is an ACBL Diamond Life Master.  He claims to be a bridge-aholic and it started back in 1945 when he was in the navy.  In 1990 he became a bridge director and started running duplicate bridge games in North County  He runs the Monday morning game at Bridge Haven with the help of Jeannine Owen.  Jim has been the backbone that helped to keep Bridge Haven alive over these past years and Chuck is grateful for his expertise and guidance.  Thanks Jim.

George Hawley has been an ACBL bridge director for many years.  He is a certified ACBL Bridge Educator and has taught many classes for the Junior College System.  When giving lessons in North County he met his wife, Mary.  They have been playing bridge together ever since.  When George started directing his games, his daughter, Becky and Sara  helped him.  Now, when he runs the Swiss Teams on Sunday night at Bridge Haven, Becky and Sara function as cadies for him.  It is truly a family affair with everyone participating in the game.  George's Swiss Team is the third Sunday of the month.  Reservations are requested as the game will be limited to 18 tables.  Call Barbara to make your reservation at home=314-822-9454 or cell 314-374-6027.  Come one and all and have a good time.

Lee Hastings has been playing bridge for over 35 years. He started playing in college and eventually found duplicate.  Thus, his bridge life begins.   He is an ACBL Gold Life Master and a certified ACBL Club Director and educator.  Lee also teaches ACBL  bridge and Easybridge at the Junior College.  He also has group and private lessons for those that are interested.  Lee has a Monday night game at 7:00 pm,  at Bridge Haven.  Some of his Easybridge students are coming to learn and kibitz.  This is not a novice game, but it will be novice friendly for the new students.  Lee is married to Jennifer, who helps him with the Monday night game.  If you need a partner for the Monday night game give Lee a call at 314-469-8668.

Hatchie Greene is a certified director and educator for the American Bridge Association, Inc., (ABA).  Hatchie and Cheryl Ward, the President of the local chapter of ABA has been working with Bridge Haven, to promote bridge among the two groups.  Hatchie started playing bridge l5 years ago when her co-workers introduced her to the game.  She has also been an ACBL member for 15 years, too.  Hatchie teaches beginning bridge at Bridge Haven.  If you know anyone who wants to learn the game, give Hatchie a call and find out when her next lesson starts.   Hatchie has an ABA game once a month at Bridge Haven on Friday morning.  She likes for people to make reservations, so call her at 355-8835 to make a reservation for her next game or to find out about her next class.

Brad Stevens started playing bridge in 1983-1984.  As an engineer, he had coworkers who were playing and they introduced him to the game.  As bridge can consume us, Brad started playing more and more.  He is now a Silver Life Master.  He became an ACBL Director in 1991 and started running different games in the greater St. Louis area.  He was actually helping George Hawley in the early days of Bridge Haven.  He directs the Wednesday night game at 6:30 pm at Bridge Haven.  He is also a very dependable and helpful director for Chuck when Chuck is out of town.  It is directors like Brad, that make Bridge Haven the success that it is.  Thanks for all your help, Brad.

George Marvin is one of the new Directors at Bridge Haven.  He took lessons in  1966 at the YMCA and started playing party bridge.  Thus, his bridge life began.  It was 1996 when George found duplicate and he is now a Silver Life Master.  He became an ACBL Bridge director in 2007.  At one time he was assisting Dan Schaffer with his bridge game at Bridge Haven.  I have played with George on occasions, and he is an easy going, easy partner, who makes you enjoy the game, even when you know you have screwed up the bidding.  George frequently will come in when Chuck needs one more player so we do not have a sit out.  He definitely promotes the game of bridge.  Call George at 314-409-0098 if you want to talk bridge with him.

Janet Vontz and her husband, Mike, learned to play Bridge in 1988.  This was a weekend when they were snowed in on the mountains in California and Mike's parents taught them the basic's of bridge.  Janet immediately went to the Library and check out a number of bridge books, thus, their bridge career began.  Janet has been running the Bit of Bridge, game on Wednesday night in Lake St. Louis since, 1996. Janet will be running the "Novice Friendly" game on Saturday, at 12:30 pm. at Bridge Haven.  There will be no limits on the number of master points a player can have.  Thus, "Novice Friendly", will mean, tolerance and patience for new players who are learning the game.  The text books always talk about playing with stronger partners and playing against stronger opponents, help to make you a stronger player.  This is the intent of this game, to help new players become better players.  Janet will analysis several boards after the game for people who would like to stay and see what should have or could have, been done to get a better score.  If you have questions about this game, give Janet a call at 636-561-8808.
 

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