Bridge hand with opening lead in spades
West holds QJ1095 r432 102 KJ10 and opens with Q. North has -8.2 8¢ and KJ1087 AQ653 742. East has A8642 and West’s lead of Q suggests spade signaling. The auction and exact contract are unclear from the fragment.
Two losers disappear in a bridge slam discussion
James Jacoby analyzes a bridge hand where South blocks a slam by signaling with bids and discards. The play features a crossruff for 12 tricks after South dumps a club, while East’s spade ace and possible double on four diamonds frame defense.
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Local Scholars Named To Dean's List and Scholarships
Elgin Raquel Luce daughter of Richard and Rita Luce of Paw Paw received the Adoniram Judson Scholarship from Judson College. A 1987 Paw Paw High School graduate she played volleyball and softball, earned an AAS from Kishwaukee College in 1989, and plans to major in Human Relations. Sherri Dixon of Dixon made the Dean's List at Midstate College for Spring quarter. Millikin University named 351 students to the Dean's List for the spring semester. local honorees include Karla Kenney and Kayla Rippy from Rochelle area, Connie Bland a May math education graduate from Rock Falls.
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