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WELCOME UNIT 143 of
GREATER ST. LOUIS |
Notice of ACBL Unit 143 Board of Director Elections
Four members of the Unit 143 Board of Directors have terms that expire October, 2020.
Dennis Abeln
Jan Potts
Jay Shah
Kelly White
All four are incumbents and are eligible to serve another term. All four have agreed to continue to serve another three-year term. The Nominating Committee has nominated the incumbents. The Board of Directors has approved the nominations.
In accordance with the Unit's bylaws, petitions are now being accepted for additional nominees. The deadline for submitting petitions is November 8. Submit petitions to Nominating Committee Chair John Welte at jwelte1590@charter.net. (The bylaws call for submitting petitions to the Unit's Secretary, but Dennis Abeln is Secretary and also a nominee, so that would be a conflict.)
If petition(s) are received, a runoff election for the four open positions will be held in December.
See Unit 143 By-Laws Article VII for information on the petition process.
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I am sorry to inform the St. Louis area bridge community that both the Fall Sectional previously scheduled in October 2020 and the Winter Sectional scheduled in January 2021 have been cancelled. The regular annual meeting of the Unit cannot be held this year, although a report to the membership will be posted.
The latest from the ACBL national headquarters on the Spring National bridge tournament scheduled in St.Louis has not yet been cancelled, but a decision to hold the tournament or not will probably be made this Fall.
Unit 143's board short two board members. There is little activity now because of the cancelled tournaments, but it is important to be ready to go when the pandemic subsides. Please consider serving on the board. The board is a great way to return to the bridge community some of the pleasure and rewards bridge has given you. Even if you have previously served on the board, please consider serving again. If you have any interest, please contact Dennis Abeln by email or me on my cell phone or by email. You can find our contact information using this site's Membership Directory.
Mark Boswell
President, Unit 143 |
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St. Louis Bridge Collective's On-line BBO Game Schedule
REGULAR SCHEDULE
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Monday at 1:30PM - 0-99
Monday through Friday at 10AM – 299, 499 & Open
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Monday through Friday at 1:30PM – Open game only
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Tuesday only at 6pm – Open game
- Wednesday & Thursday at 7pm – Open Fast Pairs
Open game Saturday & Sunday at 1PM – 499 & Open
BBO Scores for completed games can be found under "Game Results"
Club Appreciation Week Oct 26 - Nov 1
Double Master Points!
Extra 499'er game added Mon-Fri at 1:30
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***** NOTICE *****
All remaining tournaments for 2020 including the Fall Sectional and the I/N Tournament are CANCELLED. |
| All Games and classes at J's Bridge Pad are cancelled after Lee's 10 am game on Monday, March 16 until further notice. |
Games and classes at Saint Louis Bridge Center will be suspended after the 10 am game on Friday, March 13.
The Board, like everyone else, has been closely following the Coronavirus situation. Though the number of cases in our immediate area was still relatively low up to this time, it seems prudent to suspend our play indefinitely, barring a change in conditions that warrants a modification of our plan. We will re-evaluate the situation at least weekly and hope to re-open the Center ASAP.
We will work to keep you informed by email, on our website, via Facebook and through announcements on our phone answering machine at (314)569-1430.
We would like to commend all who had been playing the previous few weeks prior to our closing, for how they have respected each other and improved their hygiene. Hopefully, we can carry this forward when we start playing again. |
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Congratulations to all the Unit 143 Mini-McKenney and Ace of Clubs Masterpoint Race winners for 2019!
| Point Range |
Mini-McKenney |
Ace of Clubs |
0-5 |
Rick Londeree |
Rick Londeree |
5-20 |
Michael Isserman |
Michael Isserman |
20-50 |
Matthew Krause |
Matthew Krause |
50-100 |
Steve Rosen |
Barry Krell |
100-200 |
Charles Johnson |
Charles Johnson |
200-300 |
Richard Lazaroff |
Richard Lazaroff |
300-500 |
Ken Deutch |
Betty Goran |
500-1000 |
Michael Kelly |
Michael Kelly |
1000-1500 |
John Levis |
John Levis |
1500-2500 |
Randy Baker |
Randy Baker |
2500-3500 |
Richard Haacke |
Farid Azzam |
3500-5000 |
Debbie Romero |
Carol Schaffer |
5000-7500 |
Mark Boswell |
Arbha Vongsvivut |
7500-10000 |
Susan Perez |
Susan Perez |
Over 10000 |
En Xie |
En Xie |
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Notice of ACBL Unit 143 Director Changes
THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO OPEN BOARD MEMBER POSITIONS.
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| 😀 In the spirit of friendliness at our games, please try to always wear your nametags! 😀 |
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Upcoming Events at Area Clubs
Be sure and take advantage of the many classes offered thoughout the area to help improve your game. Also let your friends know about the classes geared to beginners.
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Check
participating locations. |
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Unit 143 added the following new members last month:
Welcome them when you meet them at the table.
Unit membership
is 1205
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As a courtesy to our players, we will publish game cancellations
of Edwardsville, IL Unit 223 games in the banner header if there is inclement weather. |
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In Memoriam
It is with sadness that we note the passing of
Doug Larson, September 26, click here for obituary
Howard Handelman, October 14, click here for obituary
Frank Rassieur, October 19, click here for obituary
We will publish names of Unit members who pass away from us
and
link to an obituary. Please notify us.
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Unit 143 Board Meeting held on the second Wednesday of each month at
Creve Coeur Government Center Mtg Room 1, 7 PM
Currently being held virtually via Zoom due to COVID-19
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Unit Masterpoint Races YTD |
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Life Master Milestones
Kudos
to: |
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*** New Bronze Life Masters ***
Charles P Johnson |
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New Silver Life Master ***
Patricia W Corich
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New Ruby Life Master ***
Estella Lau
Jan B Potts
Janet Vontz
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*** New Gold Life Master ***
Jerome L Shen
Mark G Zellmer
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*** New Sapphire Life Master ***
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*** New Diamond Life Master ***
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*** New Emerald Life Master ***
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*** New Platinum Life Master***
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New Grand Life Master***
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Other Advancers ***
Rajiv Sabherwal
Matthew E Schuler
Berla Bieller
Joan Hicks
Gerald P Greiman
Trent B Phelps
Amy I Whitaker
John L Belfi
Nancy E Galvin
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The
Colorado Springs analysis that they call
'Power Rankings'.
Frequently
Asked Questions about Power Rankings.
Click
here for our unit.
This
analysis will continue to be available on the Honor Rolls
page;
in
the future, you can access from News/Membership Services.
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