We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Chinook's Thursday night poker club ceased meeting at the end of 2012. Former members check out the contents of a strong box, kept by the club, during a brief get together at the Senior Center. Pictured are, left to right: Gary Smith; Kenny Schubert; Art Kleinjan; Gordon Treftz; Larry Wisch; and Jay Eslick (who played as an alternate with the Thursday club). Members of the Monday night poker club in Chinook do some pre-play chatter before beginning serious play.
Reporter's note: Betty Billmayer, of Chinook, emailed and asked if I'd like to attend the 95th birthday party for Frank Pherson, Sr. The birthday party was to be held on a Monday night, the regular meeting night of Pherson's poker club, and would be held prior to the weekly game. I was out of town but promised I would follow up on the story when I got home. I did follow up and discovered an interesting history of two poker clubs that both began in the early 1940's. Here's a synopsis of 70+ years of poker in Chinook-a Thursday night group and one on Mondays, which is still going
The Thursday ni...
