| Delaware State Bridge Association Annual Membership Meeting |
The 2026 annual membership meeting of the Delaware State Bridge Association will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, September 19, 2026 in the Ocean View Presbyterian Church, 67 Central Ave., Ocean View, DE 19970. The meeting will take place between sessions of the Dini Romito Non-Life Master Sectional Tournament, held September 18-19 at the same venue. ACBL Unit 190 members may attend in person or remotely using the Zoom link below.
The agenda of the membership meeting comprises a report from the Board of Directors, a financial report, and election of members of the Board of Directors for two-year terms starting immediately.
The current Board of Directors consists of the following members serving terms expiring in September of the years indicated: Mary Harding Cist (2027), Carl Coan (2027), Kurt Engleman (2027), Ala Hamilton-Day (2027), Sally Humphrey (2027), Mike Mayer (2027), Mark Nehra (2027), Donna Heckscher (2026), William Herdle (2026), Kim Holm (2026) Harold Jordan (2026), Andrea Malinowski (2026), Barbara Rhoades (2026), Paula Varrassi (2026), and Trina Williams (2026). All terms are for two years except that of Kim Holm, who is ending a one-year term as past president.
Seven Board positions are opening as terms expire. The nominating committee has proposed the following slate of six candidates: Donna Heckscher, William Herdle, Andrea Malinowski, Barbara Rhoades, Paula Varrassi, Teresa Young. A seventh candidate will be nominated from the floor at the annual meeting.
Members of ACBL Unit 190 are encouraged to attend the meeting virtually if they cannot be present in Ocean View. A quorum of 20 members is necessary to hold the vote.
To attend by Zoom, use the following link:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71394499510?pwd=xahkab5D09D8JSIApYXbIEemqOfoiC.1
or use the Zoom app or visit Zoom.com (Meet/Join a meeting) to enter the meeting ID: 713 9449 9510 and Passcode: uZRef9
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| Fall 2026 Non-Life-Master Sectional Tournament |
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Dini Romito Southern Delaware Non-Life-Master Fall Sectional
Ocean View, Delaware, September 18-19 2026
Join us in Ocean View on Friday and Saturday, September 18-19, for a tournament open to players with no more than 750 master points who are not yet Life Masters. Win silver points!
Space is limited, so Pre-Register Here to guarantee your place.
See the event flyer for more details.
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| 2026 Diamond State Sectional Tournament |
The 2026 Diamond State Sectional Tournament
October 9-11, 2026 at the Bridge Studio in Wilmington.
Line up your partner(s) and save the dates!
This will be a cashless tournament. Pay by card at the door. Pre-registration is not required.
Click here for the flyer.
For questions, contact sectional@unit190.org
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| DINI ROMITO ROYAL POINT WEEKEND NOVEMBER 20-22 |
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DINI ROMITO ROYAL POINT WEEKEND
NOVEMBER 20-22, 2026
As part of the ACBL District 4 Sectional Tournaments at Clubs (STaC) week of November 16-22, DSBA is offering a special event.
The Dini Romito Royal Point Weekend events will be held in the ballroom of the Sands Hotel in Rehoboth Beach. Pairs games Friday and Saturday November 20-21, and bracketed teams on Sunday November 22, will all be eligible for Gold Points because this is a Royal STaC week! All games will include lunch.
Come enjoy Rehohoth Beach in November! Blocks of hotel rooms have been reserved.
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| In Memoriam |
We note with sadness the loss of too many of our friends in 2025.
Click here for a list.
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| Rick Rowland 25K Celebration |
The Bridge Studio filled up to celebrate Rick Rowland's reaching 25,000 ACBL Master Points on Saturday, October 25. 17 tables of Rick's friends and admirers played in an individual tournament, the results of which are posted on the Bridge Studio website.
Barb Rhoades got some great photos. Here are a few standouts. The rest (including nice shots of many individual players) will be available for a few months using this link.
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| DSBA Initiative to Assist Clubs |
 Familiar Faces, Familiar Places — Time to get back to the tables!
The future of bridge in Delaware depends on our clubs, but they are facing significant obstacles to reopening for face-to-face play. Attendance is down from pre-pandemic levels at those clubs that have reopened. Some players are playing online but are reluctant to return to the clubs in person. Some have stopped playing altogether. The Delaware State Bridge Association (ACBL Unit 190) has started an initiative to help Delaware clubs who have novel ideas for drawing former and new players back to the clubs. The DSBA will offer financial backing and other support for experiments by clubs intended to get them back in operation quickly.
If you have an idea that you think will help revitalize face-to-face participation, please contact your local club or Kim Holm (kimrholm13@gmail.com), who heads the DSBA’s initiative. In the meantime, support your local club by playing there in person!
You can read more about the DSBA initiative in the minutes of the most recent DSBA Board meeting, here.
See you at the tables!
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| ONLINE LEARNING TOOLS |
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There are many resources available to assist bridge players in improving their game. Some of the best are available free and online. This month we highlight learning resources provided by "LEARNBRIDGE.NYC". Whether your interest is declarer play, conventions, defense, or strategy, LEARNBRIDGE.NYC can help. Click on the link image below to go directly to their site.
More learning links are available in the library
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