| St Pete Bridge Club 9103 US 19 N, Pinellas Park, FL Call 727-544-5040 |
We provide an enjoyable and comfortable experience for bridge players in the St. Petersburg area
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| Current Schedule at the St Petersburg Club |
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Open and 499er Games Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 12:30pm
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Learning Opportunities
Mondays at 9:00am, Basic Beginner Bridge Lessons
Tuesdays at 9:00am, 299er Lesson and Game , with Paul Friedman.
Wednesdays at 9:00am, 0-20 Supervised play with Elaine Garofalo
Thursdays at 10:0am, Beginner Play of the Hand, with Elaine Garofalo
Fridays at 9:30am, 0-100 Supervised play with Freida Dohrman
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On-Line Games Available at the
SEBCC (Southeast Bridge Club Consortium)
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| This Week at St Petersburg Bridge Club |
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Get ready! To help our Sunday game grow, we will be having a mini-Halloween party! All players dressed up for the event will receive $1 off their entry fee, paid for by your beloved president — me! Feel free to bring some goodies to share! We will also provide some Halloween treats, so come join the fun! You can warm up for the game and practice your Boris Karloff laugh this coming Sunday, October 24.
The party will be on Halloween itself, the 31st.
Our tournament schedule has taken another hit due to the ACBL tournament standards versus the State of Florida restrictions regarding Covid vaccines and proof thereof. The board has voted to cancel the December 499 tournament. We are optimistic that further clarification of the requirements in our state for holding tournaments will be available early next year, and are still scheduled to hold tournaments in March. On that note, we do need volunteers to learn what it takes to sponsor and run a tournament. Plan to help, so we can host a couple great ones! Please let me know that you are interested so we can begin organizing for Spring.
—Pamela Gorbics
Board of Directors nominations
Our Board has staggered terms so we will be electing seven Board members (six for a two-year term and one for one year) in January at the club's annual membership meeting. All members of the club may nominate candidates for election. The requirements are simple. To nominate someone, you simply need to be a member in good standing which means your 2021 dues have been paid. The person you nominate must also be a club member in good standing and not be barred due to the term limits specified in the club's By-Laws which sets a maximum of two successive terms. Board members are elected for two-year terms.
To nominate a candidate, email Babs Thacker who heads the Nominations Committee at babsthack@gmail.com. Nominations must be received by November 5.
Congratulations on leveling up
This newsletter is celebrating ACBL rank changes. Here's the list of those who played in a STBC game who achieved a rank change in September.
Club Master
Alexandria Dubisz
John Garcia
Sectional Master
Sherry Jost
Samuel Tallman
Regional Master
JoAnna Andriola
Nirmal Bahal
Frank Indelicato
Brenda Israel
Joe Lefkowitz
Joyce Muller
Srivatsa Rajan
NABC Master
Shelly Baumann
Corliss Gibbons
Larry Schwartz
Audrey Thompson
John Zachary
Adv. NABC Master
Lenn Stanley
William Wall
Silver Life Master
Jon Downing
Sheryl Hobbs
Volunteers in action
Members of the Clean-up Committee perform the vital work of keeping our club looking nice. Offer your thanks the next time you see them and make their task easier by picking up around your table.
Clean-up Committee
Trudy O'Brien
Linda Swanick
Roger Zessis
David Moore
Don Freedman
Lee Taylor
Charles Connelly
Julann James
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Bridge trivia answers
Question 1: Was the first ACBL Life Master?
David Bruce of New York. He retired from bridge a few years after receiving this honor. During his playing days, he was David Burnstine.
Question 2: Who was the first woman to become an ACBL Life Master?
Sally Young of Philadelphia was Life Master No. 17. Years later, in 1947 she was part of the only all-women team to win a major ACBL national team championship, a record that still holds.
Question 3: Who was Canada's first Life Master?
Percy Sheardown of Toronto holds this honor which he achieved in 1948.
Questions for this week
1.On December 7, 1941, the leading masterpoint winner at the time walked out in the middle of the National Open Pairs Championship. Who was this great player?
2. In 1953 the ACBL Bulletin changed how it reported on women. What was this change?
3. In 1956 the ACBL finally became active in all forty-eight states. How did this happen?
Word of the week
Kalsarikännit
Continuing our world tour, we move slightly east from Sweden.
Definition: Finnish for drinking at home in your underwear.
Example: During the Covid lockdown, rather than coming to SPBC for a wholesome game of bridge, some people decided to kalsarikännit.
Help, please
Any suggestions, complaints, error corrections, or juicy gossip? Please drop me a note at stpetebridge@gmail.com
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Get ready! To help our Sunday game grow, we will be having a mini-Halloween party! All players dressed up for the event will receive $1 off their entry fee, paid for by your beloved president — me! Feel free to bring some goodies to share! We will also provide some Halloween treats, so come join the fun! You can warm up for the game and practice your Boris Karloff laugh this coming Sunday, October 24.
The party will be on Halloween itself, the 31st.
Our tournament schedule has taken another hit due to the ACBL tournament standards versus the State of Florida restrictions regarding Covid vaccines and proof thereof. The board has voted to cancel the December 499 tournament. .......... | | | |
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Directors for In-person Face-to Face (F2F)
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Mark Smith (813-416-7928) Monday Open and 499er games
Paul Friedman (651-983-1846) Tuesday morning 299er game. Mini lesson at 9:00am followed by the game at 9:30 am
Elaine Garofalo (727-348-6183) Wednesday Limited (0-20) game.
Elaine Garofalo (727-348-6183) Wednesday Open and 499er games.
Gail Haire (813-417-3652) Thursday Open and 499er Game
Pamela Gorbics (201-247-1595) Friday Open and 499er games,games
As usual, a full schedule for the week can be found in the weekly email and in the upper left-hand corner of the Club's homepage
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