| Upcoming Game Schedule |
Note: For your planning purposes, HBC will be open on Thursday January 1st and Friday January 2nd. The club will provide a pork & sauerkraut lunch at 11:45 AM for those playing in the afternoon game on New Year's Day (Thursday January 1st).
Here's the game schedule at HBC for the upcoming week ($8 table fee unless otherwise noted):
* Monday December 22nd - open pairs at 12:30 PM; and 0-500 & 0-50 pairs at 6:30 PM (mini lesson at 5:45 PM)
* Tuesday December 23rd - open pairs at 12:30 PM; and 0-1500 pairs at 6:30 PM
* Wednesday December 24th - 0-500 & 0-50 pairs at 12:30 PM (mini lesson at 11:45)
* Thursday December 25th - Club closed. Merry Christmas!
* Friday December 26th - 0-750 pairs at 12:30 PM
* Saturday December 27th - non-competitive and instructor assisted bridge play for beginners at 9:30 AM ($2)
Winter Weather Note - In the event that winter weather conditions cause us to consider closing the club, we will make the appropriate decision at least two hours before game time. Club members will be advised by email, and we will also post status on the HBC website and on the club's telephone answering machine.
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| December Swiss Winners |
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The HBC monthly Swiss teams event took place on December 17th. As you can see from the picture above, Linda Davis and Ellen Goldsmith (winners of the 0-750 section) were pretty happy with the results, as were their teammates, Sandra McCarver and Mary Wyatte (not pictured.) Open section winners were the team consisting of Jeremy Lynch, Kelly Zeller, Mike Zeller, and Jeffrey Osman. Congratulations to the winners!
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| Upcoming Special Events |
The Harrisburg Bridge Club is introducing a new Friday afternoon limited point game on a trial basis to give our 0-2500 players an opportunity to compete with players of like point totals. The initial 0-2500 game will be offered on Friday January 9th at 12:30 PM, and this game will run concurrently with the 0-750 game. These will be two separate games being played at the same time, and the games will NOT be combined. This additional game will provide an excellent opportunity for players with 750-2500 masterpoints to participate with a player who they are mentoring under the newly established HBC mentor program. We will assess the table count for this game during the month of January to determine whether to keep it on the calendar in the future.
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| Swiss Social Mixer Holiday Dinner |
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HBC recently held it's Swiss Social Mixer game and holiday dinner. Chicken tenders were served along with appetizers, side dishes, and yummy desserts brought in by those attending. The turnout was huge consisting of 11 teams and the winners of the event are pictured above from left to right Jimmie Groves, Susan Carnovale, Monica Knopf, and Joyce Marafka. It was a very enjoyable event and wonderful way to start the holiday season. Thanks to Mike Mendelson for organizing the event!
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