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Winter Weather Advisories and Cancellations

The winters in Highlands can have snow at a moment's notice, making the roads unusable for several hours.  If you are concerned about the access to Highlands, tune your radio to WHLC FM 104.5 or call the Highlands Recreation Center at 828-526-3556.

 

Mailing Address

Highlands Duplicate Bridge Club

P. O. Box 734

Highlands, NC 28741

MEMBERSHIP and GAME FEES

The Highlands Duplicate Bridge Club welcomes all players and club membership is open to all.   HDBC members pay only $5 per game to play even if the game is a special event that costs the club a premium -- but also pays extra ACBL masterpoints to the game winners.  However, in lieu of joining the club, a player may play as a guest for a fee of $10 per game.

The annual fee to become a member is only $20 and is due on January 1 or on the first day that a player participates in a game.  The annual dues may be sent to the club's PO Box or paid directly to the club's Treasurer.  The club's mailing address is:

HDBC

POB 735

Highlands, NC 28741.   

We hope to see all of you at the club soon!

 

Annual Meeting Minutes

HDBC Annual Meeting

June 30, 2023

The meeting was called to order by President, Becky Ray, at the Highlands Rec Center at 12:35 p.m.

Minutes Approval:  The 2022 minutes were read to attending members.  There were no corrections or additions.  A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes.

By-Law Revisions:  Bob Buchanan opened the discussion of the by-law revisions.  He stated that the changes to the by-laws were made to ensure compatibility between Club procedures and the by-laws.  There were no questions from the attending members. A motion was made and seconded to approve the revisions.  The motion carried unanimously.

Treasurer's Report : Lynn Kleifgen passed out a financial report to the attending members.  There were no questions, additions or corrections. A motion was made and seconded to accept the report.  The motion carried unanimously.

Old Business/ New Business:  Bob Buchanan announced that the Club would be offering a beginner’s bridge course beginning July 7th.  The cost of the course is $50.00.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:55 p.m.

Gina Cogswell, Secretary

HDBC Zero Tolerance Policy

HDBC Board policy* for violation of Zero Tolerance follows the Club Regulations, Roman Numeral III, found in the HDBC Bylaws:
"The director is responsible for strict enforcement of ZERO TOLERANCE FOR RUDENESS. (See Law 74 Conduct and Etiquette, ACBL
Laws of Duplicate Bridge, 2017, pp. 83-84). After one warning of a rudeness infraction from the director, an additional infraction within six
months of the initial infraction shall subject an offender to such penalty as imposed by the Board of Advisors.  A penalty may be imposed after
hearing from offender(s), director, and any persons witnessing the objectionable conduct."
        

*Director discretion is allowed, per Duplicate Law 91, if the DIC determines that any offense warrants a less or a more serious penalty.

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Welcome to Highlands Duplicate Bridge Club
NEW Pop-Up Games in 2024

When the new schedule goes up on the bulletin board for 2024, you will see some entries called Pop-Up games.  Popups are for both platforms (online and F2F) and will all award 100% club masterpoints, 50% RED and 50% BLACK. They are one-day events, scattered throughout the year, surrounding calendar events (like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, etc.).  POPUP events will be run on EITHER a Friday, Saturday or Sunday so no Wednesday games BUT ACBL has made it possible for us to run STARDUST weeks, awarding 25% GOLD and 75% BLACK.  The dates for these Pop-Up and Stardust events are: 

Feb 9 Valentines Pop-Up

Mar 1 Daylight Savings Pop-Up

Apr 19 Daylight Savings Pop-Up

Apr  26 Stardust Game (25% Gold MPs)

June 28 Father's Day Pop-Up

Aug 30 Labor Day Pop-Up

Nov 22 Thanksgiving Pop-Up

Dec 18 Stardust Game (25% Gold MPs)

Dec 20 Stardust Game (25% Gold MPs)
 

Mother's Day Sectional 2024
Mother's Day Sectional 2024

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, May 9-11, 2024
Highlands Recreation Center 828-526-3556
600 North 4th Street Highlands, NC 28741

The 2024 Tournament is dedicated to the Memory of former Tournament Chair,

Stewart Manning

SPECIAL GAMES SCHEDULE

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL GAMES :  

 

Mar-24
1 Fri   Pop-Up Daylight Savings Wknd (+RED+)
6 Wed    ACBL Charity Game 
8 Fri    Local Charity Game 
13 Wed    Open Club Game 
15 Fri    Open Club Game 
20 Wed    Club Championship 
22 Fri    Club Championship 
27 Wed    Open Club Game 
29 Fri    Open Club Game 
 
Apr-24
3 Wed   Unit Championship W2404171B
5 Fri   Unit Championship W2404171D
10 Wed    ACBL Charity Game 
12 Fri    Local Charity Game 
17 Wed    Local Charity Game 
19 Fri   Pop_Up Daylight Saving Wknd (+RED+)
24 Wed    ACBL Charity Game 
26 Fri Stardust Split Week (+GOLD+)
 

SPECIAL GAMES HDBC POLICY:  No extra fee for special games.     The standard fee for all HDBC games:  HDBC MEMBERS $5; GUESTS $10. Please either (1)JOIN HDBC , (2)RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP or (3) PAY $10 GUEST FEES FOR EACH GAME. The cost to join or renew is only $20 annually. Dues are owed on January 1 and are to to paid to HDBC at the member's first game in the new year.  

Should you have any questions about the special games, please contact Club Manager Delores Bode (deloresbode@frontier.com).   

 

NOVICE BRIDGE LESSONS
NOVICE BRIDGE LESSONS

   2024 Schedule TBD

 
MENTOR-MENTEE GAMES

HDBC's MENTOR-MENTEE GAMES!!

♥ The games will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. on the fourth Friday of each month during the summer season.

♥ There will be 9 rounds of 2 boards per round.  The process will be:  Play 2 boards; put all 4 hands on the board dummy-style; discuss auction, play, and defense of each board.

♥ Each round will be 18+ minutes to play the 2 boards and then discuss both...with the 2 mentors and 2 mentees at each table.

♥ Mentors must have 500+ master points and mentees must  have fewer than 500 points.

♥ Mentors can invite a mentee or mentees may invite mentors to play.  For a list of mentees/mentors, contact Becky Ray (bray101495@gmail.com).

♥ The game will focus on learning, not on competition - No winners will be announced - Masterpoints will be awarded and results can be found online after the game.

♥ Game time will be approximately 3 hours (9 rounds of 18+ minutes, plus moving time, announcements, etc).

♥ Mentors sit North and East - and Mentees sit South and West.

♥ Lynn Kleifgen will be directing these games.  For additional information, Lynn can be reached at 828-526-2376 or 404-502-1451 or lynnkleifgen@icloud.com.

♥ Scoring changes for this game should also be directed to Lynn.

 

Highlands, NC is a small town on a 4,000 foot  plateau in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. It is approximately 2 hours north of Atlanta GA and about 1.5 hours south of Asheville, NC. From a winter population of around 3,000, the town swells to about 30,000 in the summer due to its reputation as summer camp for adults. Duplicate bridge has been part of the town for over twenty years. Sanctioned games are held Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 1pm throughout the year. Please be seated by 12:50pm.  And a novice/intermediate game (499ers Non-Life Masters) is scheduled June-October on Friday mornings at 9am - Please be seated no later than 8:50am.  

 

SPECIAL GAMES

Special games that provide extra masterpoints will be offered all year at Highlands Duplicate Bridge Club.  These include: 

 Junior Fund games

♠ North American Pairs, 

 International Fund games,

♣ Jane Johnson Appreciation games,

 Club Membership games,

♠ Club Championships,

 ACBL and Local Charity games,

♠ Club Championships,

♣ Education Foundation games, and

 Grass Roots. 

Each month specific games are listed below.  Check this out to see what is happening, month by month. 

SCORE CORRECTIONS

Please be careful entering and also checking scores.  This responsibility lies with both N/S and also E/W.

When a score is entered on the BridgeMate by North and approved by either East or West, this accepted score will remain as posted, unless a correction is received via email within 24 hours after the score was posted on the website.  Before the score can be corrected, one of the players from both sides (Either N/S and Either E/W) must confirm that this correction is due. 

Corrections for Open games should be directed to Cecil Hines (cjhinesite@gmail.com) or Joan Braender (joan.braender1@gmail.com). 

Corrections to 299er game scores should be directed to Lynn Kleifgen (lynnkleifgen@icloud.com). 

And, corrections to the Mentor/Mentee games should be directed to Lynn Kleifgen (lynnkleifgen@icloud.com).  

It is the responsibility of the player making the correction to secure confirmation from their opponent(s) and to have one or both opponents notify the appropriate game manager.  Thank you. 
 

BridgeMates -- Did You Know?

After the last round is entered and verified, a quick recap (percentage) of standing may be obtained by pressing the button under the word Rank on the BridgeMate, which is the second button from the left at top of BridgeMates. Percentage will appear.   To obtain an individual analysis of each board by pairs, follow prompts on BridgeMates to view how many points were received per board.   The percentage of  last opponents will also appear.   If others are still playing, results will not be final until all tables complete play, but current percentages are available.

Officers/ Board Members

Elected Officers:  Board of Advisors

Becky Ray - President

Bob Buchanan - Vice President

Gina Cogswell  - Secretary

Lynn Kleifgen - Treasurer

Other Voting Members: Board of Advisors

Becky Ray - Tournament Chair
Delores Bode - Club Manager - deloresbode@frontier.com

WELCOME EVERYONE

*HDBC OPEN GAMES:   Our Open games are held every Wednesday and Friday at 1pm, ALL YEAR.  Please be seated no later than 12:50 so the Director can set up the game in a timely manner..  Those arriving after this time, may or may not be included in the game, based on whether or not there is space available (arrive early in the summer season) or whether the game has already been set up with Bridge Mates activated.  The decision to seat you after the 12:50 arrival time is at the discretion of  the game's Director.  We welcome everyone and appreciate your courtesy to the Director and fellow bridge players!!!  Zero Tolerance is in effect for all HDBC games... The local charities supported by HDBC charity games include the Highlands Food Pantry, the Emergency Council and others.  We will be having Special Games all year, which increase the number of masterpoints for our winners. We have a Board-approved list of special games, posted in the bridge room at the REC CTR if you would like more information.

*HDBC 299er GAMES:   Our 299er games are held every Friday at 1pm provided there are at six pairs participating in the game.  The game is held parallel to the Friday open game but scored separately.  If fewer than six pairs are in attendance, the pairs are encouraged to join in the Open game.

* HDBC's MENTOR-MENTEE GAMES:  The fourth Friday morning of each month from June through October is a mentoring game.  Games start at 9:00 a.m.  Mentors and mentees will be paired up for this special game.  Fewer hands will be played so that time is available after each round to discuss the bidding and play of the hands.  Everyone benefits from these candid discussions and learning opportunities.  This is a great opportunity for novice players to benefit from playing with and learning from more experienced players.

NEED A PARTNER?

  Our past president, Sandy Barrow, will be happy to help you find a partner.  She can be reached at sandybarrow@bellsouth.net or 828-743-3774.

Results

The 4 most recently posted results are listed in the left column (yellow) below.  The next 5 future games are shown in the right column (blue). A complete list of older results and future events are shown under the Results and Calendar tabs on the left side of the home page.

 

Results
Club Game
Director: Becky Ray
Club Championship
Director: Cecil Hines
Club Championship
Director: Bob Buchanan
Open Club Game
Director: Bob Buchanan
Calendar
Fri Mar 29, 2024
Open Club Game
1:00 PM
Wed Apr 3, 2024
Unit Championship
1:00 PM
Fri Apr 5, 2024
Unit Championship
1:00 PM
Wed Apr 10, 2024
ACBL Charity
1:00 PM
Fri Apr 12, 2024
Local Charity
1:00 PM