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Pinochle tournament remembers a familiar face at Glendive’s senior center

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A longtime patron of the Glendive Senior Citizens Center was remembered through a Pinochle tournament in her name on Oct. 26 with a free entry Pinochle Tournament with gift cards purchased through her donations going to the winner. Velma Kinsey was a regular patron of the Sagebrush Alley Senior Center. The center recently held a special pinochle tournament in her honor. The center recently held a special pinochle tournament in honor of Velma Kinsey, who often visited regularly for many years to play pinochle, enjoy meals and take part in activities before she passed away at age 94.Center Director Kim Coffman said Kinsey was a familiar face at the center long before Coffman began working there.Kinsey’s donation to support the center’s activities allowed organizers to buy gift cards from local restaurants as prizes for the tournament winners.

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