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WELCOME UNIT 143 of
GREATER ST. LOUIS |
ATTENTION INTERMEDIATE/NEWCOMER PLAYERS
The Longest Day Event
The American Contract Bridge League and many of Unit 143's local clubs are proud to support The Longest Day Event to raise money to fight Alzheimer's disease. All bridge players are invited to come out and enjoy bridge at this event and open your hearts and wallets to fight his horrible disease. Scheduled games include the following:
J's Bridge Pad
June 18, 2019, 10:00am
June 20, 2019, 6:30pm
Bridge Haven
June 19, 2019, 10:30am and 6;30pm
St. Louis Bridge Center
June 21, 2019, 9:00am, 1:00pm, and 6:00pm
Mark Boswell |
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Notice of ACBL Unit 143 Director Openings
The ACBL Unit 143 Board has approved the following slate of candidates for the board of directors for four three- year terms commencing November 1, 2019:
Jim Cooper
Maureen Curran
Diane Deutch (incumbent)
Kelly White (incumbent)
In accordance with the Unit By-Laws, these candidates will be automatically elected if no valid Unit 143 member petitions are received by the Unit Secretary Dennis Abeln by August 20, 2019. If petition(s) are received, a runoff election will be held during the annual Unit 143 membership meeting at the October, 2019 St. Louis Sectional. For details on how to petition for a director opening, refer to the Unit 143 By-Laws Article VII.
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St. Louis Spring Sectional
May 17-19, 2019
Blanchette Park Memorial Hall
1900 W. Randolph, St. Charles, MO |
Congratulations to all the winners!
Click here to see all game results.
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Qualifications for NAP (North American Pairs) currently being held at the Unit Clubs June, July and August. See calendar for specific dates at each club.
Click here for flyer. |
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St. Louis
Gateway to the West Regional
August 12-18, 2019
Renaissance Hotel |
- Great Hospitality Mornings & Post-Afternoons thru SAT
- Starting Times 10 am, 2:30 pm, & 7:30 pm
- Most Main Events Moved to Daytime
- Daily I/N 499er Pairs Mon - Sat (replacing 299er pairs)
- Mon 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm
- Tues thru Sat 10 am & 2:30 pm
- Added 2-Session Evening Stratified Swiss Thurs & Fri (replacing 2nd Evening KO)
- Added Evening Zip Swiss Team Sat (replacing Combo Pairs/Teams)
- Only Swiss Teams Events on Sun
- Bracketed Swiss (0-3000)
- A/X/Y Swiss (0-4000/4000-6000/6000+)
Click HERE for 2-page tournament schedule
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Youth Bridge Camp 2019
June 23-29
Lake Williamson Christian Center, Carlinville, Illinois
This is a seven-day residential camp for students entering 6th through 10th grades in the Fall 2019 put on by the Youth Bridge Education Organization.
Click here for more information
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2019 Datebook Updates
District 8 GNT Final: Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5 in Sherman, IL (Springfield)
District 8 NAP Final: Sunday November 10 instead of Saturday November 9
The March I/N Tournament has been moved up one week to avoid conflict with the Nationals. Now Saturday March 16 and Sunday March 17. Same place - St Louis Bridge Center. |
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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.
Barbara Seagram, internationally recognized bridge teacher, player and (co)author of more than 24 published books, including the award winning 25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know, will conduct a three-session seminar Friday, June 14th, and Saturday, June 15th. For complete information, or to register, visit the website at http://www.stlouisbridge.
org.
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One hundred players participated in the fifth annual St. Louis Senior Olympics Event on May 24, hosted by the St. Louis Bridge Center as part of the St. Louis JCCA Senior Olympics.
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Check
participating locations. |
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Unit 143 added the following new members last month:
David E Bouchein
Michelle P Cotton
Kath Law
John Nies
Mary Nies
Polly P Rutherford
Mark Ryan
Ann Strong
Nelson Wainwright
Welcome them when you meet them at the table.
Unit membership
is 1296
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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
Robert Le Barley, June 2 click here for obituary
We will publish names of Unit members who pass away from us
and
link to an obituary published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. 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
Review
the recent Unit 143 IRS filing for 2016: Form
990-EZ
This
is the current filing posted Mar. 2017. |
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Unit Masterpoint Races YTD |
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Life Master Milestones
Kudos
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New Bronze Life Masters ***
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New Silver Life Master ***
Alan Lemley
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New Ruby Life Master ***
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*** New Gold Life Master ***
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*** New Sapphire 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 ***
James L Bledsoe
Mary J BranstetterRyan
Arlene Caplan
Shrikant P Jategaonkar
Carol A Latz
Jacqueline M Frerichs
Micki M Meyerhardt
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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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ACBL
launches new Learn to Play Bridge
Learn
To Play Bridge can now be directly shared with friends and
family
over the Internet. Play a hand and share it on Facebook,
Twitter or through email!
Join
the ACBL |
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bridge articles -
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