Looking for a new hobby in 2026? Katie Lewinger and her mother, Liz, have you covered. Cribbage club will be meeting the last Sundays of January and February from 2 to 4 at the Gunnison library.
The group is interested in having more meeting dates, as well.
“We’ll have an opportunity where people can come and learn,” said Katie Lew.
Lewinger put out a post on Facebook at the end of last year gauging interest and was bombarded with over 40 responses from cribbage pros to complete beginners. The club is open to anyone at any skill level.
Lewinger is working with Megan Lucas at the library to secure a spot for her new endeavor, and even mentioned the possibility of refreshments.
“Maybe it could even turn into a cribbage potluck,” she said. “In our town in general, we just need more things that are creating solidarity.”
Lewinger mentioned the potential of using the club as a fundraiser for the food pantry or things like it. During the long winters here in the Gunnison Valley, regardless of how much snow there is, or isn’t, community members need spaces to come together.
The club hosted a trial run at Crested Bucha Thursday at 3 p.m. Six people competed for some pretty crazy bragging rights. The group is calling themselves the “Peg Bondis.”
“It’s going to be big,” Lewinger said.
For a quick refresher on the rules, cribbage is a two to four person game played with a 52 card deck. Each player gets dealt six cards, and discards two to the “crib” that one player will get to utilize after scoring their hand of four. Players can get points when “pegging” for adding cards to 15, 31, a pair, or a run, and then add up points based on their four original cards and the starter card that is flipped from the deck at the beginning of the hand. The first played to 121 points wins.
Reach out to Katie Lewinger at cooltempsco@gmail.com if you’re interested in participating.
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