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 Welcome to the website of Bridge on the Edge, based in St. John's, NL, Canada. In 2016 we became a player owned bridge club. We support a respectful culture, both at the bridge table and in all BOTE communications, for the enjoyment and growth of all members.
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| December News from BOTE |
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We’ve made it to December, Christmas is fast approaching and the temperature is rapidly dropping, time to up the indoor activities . . like bridge! There are several important events happening in December we don’t want you to forget about.
First on Monday December 9th and Thursday 12th we are running Royal STaC games for ACBL Region 1, Districts 1 and 2. A STaC game is a Sectional Tournament at Clubs, so it gives us an opportunity to win gold points at the club as play against multiple other clubs in the Region. This doesn’t happen very often so sign up with your bestest partner and come play.
After that excitement, we’ll be back to our regular Open games on Monday and Thursday, 1:00pm, all are welcome. Lessons and Supervised Play are on hold until after Christmas.
Monday 16th will be another busy day with our AGM being held at 10:30am and our Christmas Lunch to follow. Don’t forget these events are being held in the Legion at 57, Blackmarsh Rd. A regular Open game will be held at the Swilers following the turkey dinner, the Santa Shuffle, it is however just the name of the event you do need to sign up with a partner. You can still sign up for the turkey dinner any time we are running a game and if you haven’t renewed your membership don’t forget that as well. So many December things on the go.
There will be no game on December 26th and the 30th but there will be one on the 23rd, good excuse to get out of the house.
Merry holidays everyone, hope to see you at the AGM, come along and show your support for your club.
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| Mice Overdosed on Fun and Excitement! |
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Monday 2nd December saw 20 of our regular players in Las Vegas seeking gold and platinum points at the ACBL fall NABC tournament. Not to lose an opportunity for fun, the players who stayed at home invited the Supervised Play and Improver participants to ‘come on over’ and have an informal duplicate game. The invitation was accepted with alacrity and enthusiasm. We started with pizza, cherry cake and cookies (thanks Susan) and moved on to bridge. There were18 tables which was the perfect number for two sections with nine tables in each. Somehow we squeezed in the tables and chairs, it was a bit of a maze in the bar end of the room with limited space for getting around, but we managed! Where possible we paired a regular duplicate player with a Supervised play or Improver player and that worked well. In between rounds we drew names for some donated prizes.
We played 18 boards altogether and at the end of the afternoon more than 20 people had won their first Masterpoints. Most interesting were Hughie and Elizabeth Butt, playing with different partners, Jonathan Cook and Jim Brown respectively, who came second E-W and N-S in Section A, thus earning the same points. First overall with 67% were Susan Brown and Deirdre Davis (standing in for Susan’s sister who had to cancel) closely followed by two SPlayers Karen Driscoll and Karen Alcock with 65%, third place went to Paul Maher and Gary Follett, from the Improver group, with 63%.
What was more impressive than the results was the way that so many people helped out to make the game go smoothly. Players came early specifically to help, players that just showed up early helped, players stayed after the game and helped tidy up and put everything away. The club spirit and camaraderie that was apparent before, during and after the game was wonderful to see. BOTE truly is a club of people who love to play bridge and are prepared to work to make it inclusive and fun for all.
Here’s to the next Mouse adventure! Cheers to everyone.
See you at the club!
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| News from Vegas |
Some pictures from our friends in Vegas.
I attended Bridge Mania at the tournament and got a pic with Jeopardy James! Very cool. Heidi
Out for Dinner in Vegas: From left to right, Billy Cohen, Bridge Professional, Barb, Fred Gitelman, Soft-wear Designer- creator of BBO, Roy, Sheri Weinstock, Bridge Professional & Co-creator of BBO & ACBL Executive Director Bronia Jenkins.
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| Mentoring |
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For members interested in improving their game through a mentoring program please contact Wanda Lundrigan at wandagail.wl@gmail.com for details and assignment of a mentor
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| Nomination and Election of BOTE Administrative Board |
Hello Everyone,
Your nomination committee is busy getting ready for the annual election of the new Board to be held during the BOTE AGM on Monday, December 16, at 10:30 a.m. The AGM will be held at The Royal Canadian Legion, 59 Blackmarsh Road. Our Annual Christmas Dinner will follow the AGM at the same location.
As you know the current Administrative Board of BOTE has done an extraordinary job during this past year infusing our club with new energy, exciting opportunities for team games, novelty games, bridge instruction , and supervised play. With the AGM will come an opportunity for us all to thank them for their huge and valued effort.
The BOTE Executive comprises of 7 positions, several of which have served the first of a two-year term per the BOTE constitution. Those elected this year will also serve two years thus guaranteeing continued experience on our elected Administrative Board.
- President - Roy Perry will serve the second of a two-year term.
- Vice-President - to be elected
- Secretary - Judith McIntyre will serve the second of a two-year term.
- Treasurer - Regina Clarke will serve the second of a two-year term.
- 1st Member at Large - to be elected.
- 2nd Member at Large - to be elected.
- 3rd Member at Large - Michelle Walsh will serve the second of a two-year term.
The Nomination Committee's role is to find the best candidate for each position. To that end, we are most interested in hearing from you. If you would like to offer yourself as a candidate for election or nominate a fellow BOTE member to be considered, please contact us at: nominations@bridgeontheedge.ca. Also, please note that we will be accepting nominations from the floor at the AGM.
Sincerely,
Wanda and Marguerite
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