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WELCOME UNIT 143 of
GREATER ST. LOUIS |
I appreciate the opportunity to serve as President of Unit 143 Board of Directors. I’d like to thank Mark Boswell for the great job he has done for Unit 143 as President. I have been on the Board since 2018. I’d like to thank all the others before me for the hard work they have done for Unit 143. I look forward to working with my fellow Unit 143 Board of Directors and the Unit 143 members during these COVID-19 times.
Unit 143’s purpose to St. Louis Bridge is to organize and run local Regionals, Sectionals, and I/N Tournaments. As you know, ACBL has cancelled our local tournaments due to COVID-19. We look forward to resuming in-person tournament play in a safe manner, hopefully no later than the August Regional.
Please let me or the Board know if there is anything we can do to serve you.
Thank You - Be Safe,
John Welte
President, Unit 143 |
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St. Louis Bridge Collective's On-line BBO Game Schedule
REGULAR SCHEDULE
Monday through Friday at 10:00am - 299er, 499er & Open
Monday through Friday at 1:30pm - Open
Monday at 1:30pm - 0-99
Tuesday and Thursday at 6pm - Open
Wednesday at 7pm - Fast Pairs Open
Saturday at 1pm - 499er & Open
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BBO Scores for completed games can be found under "Game Results"
J's Bridge Pad's On-line Schedule
BBO SCHEDULE
Monday at 4:00pm - 999er (begins March 8)
Saturday at 4:00pm - 299er & Open
Shark Bridge
First Sunday of the month at 4:00pm - Swiss Teams
ACBL Special Events On-line Schedule
CHARITY Week at Clubs - April 12-18
Double Black points
Extra 499er game added daily at 1:30 at SLBC
Stay@Home, Play@Home online tournament, April 22-25
GOLD POINTS
Click here for schedule
ACBL District 8 Grand National Teams
Online BBO Event
 Save the dates! Saturday and Sunday, May 1 & 2, 2021
Click here for more details
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NOTICE
The ACBL has cancelled all tournaments including I/N tournaments through the end of July 2021.
Click here to see the ACBL estimated timeline for re-opening face-to-face bridge.
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| Notice: The membership directory page now has the capability of requesting and receiving (via email) a full directory listing. The Unit will no longer be printing the Membership Directory. |
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CONDUCT and ETHICS Issues
Most of us want to play the game of duplicate bridge honestly. When you play against
an opponent you suspect is not playing in accordance with the Laws, or violating
the Code of Disciplinary Regulations, please file a Player Memo. This can be found by clicking the "Conduct and Ethics" link under Unit 143 Governance.
You may
also privately text the game director, but making a public accusation is in itself a violation
of the CDR, so please be careful to report suspicious conduct properly.
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| 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 new Gold Life Master, Don Chase!
Also, congratulations to new Diamond Life Master,
John Samsel!
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Notice of ACBL Unit 143 Director Changes
Ken Obrecht, Mark Zellmer and Don Chase were appointed to replace John Levis, Doug Larson and Jay Shah respectively. There is one open position on the board.
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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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participating locations. |
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Unit 143 added the following new members last month:
Curtis W Cassel
Sharon Crowley
Molly Fearheiley
Kathy E Fossick
Unit membership is 1161
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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
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 prior to 2021.
Starting in 2021, these meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7 PM on-line via ZOOM.
All Unit Members are welcome to join the meeting.
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 14, 7:00 PM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8569
8880748?pwd=NlVheWFhNGFRMm16Wl
R4SmIrc2lUdz09
Meeting ID: 856 9888 0748
Passcode: 119198
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Unit Masterpoint Races YTD |
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Life Master Milestones
Kudos
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Dr. John W Hubert
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*** New Bronze Life Masters ***
Ken D Deutch |
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New Silver Life Master ***
Margaret K Baldwin
Bill Canfield
Mary M Dolan
Lisa P Eisenstein
Robert B McDill
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New Ruby Life Master ***
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*** New Gold Life Master ***
Donald F Chase
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*** New Sapphire Life Master ***
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*** New Diamond Life Master ***
John W Samsel
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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 ***
Michelle P Cotton
Lucy Schwartz
Jacqueline Conceller
Xinli S Rode
Jean Schneider
Joe Fleagle
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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
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over the Internet. Play a hand and share it on Facebook,
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