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District North American Pairs

The district NAP games were held in San Antonio Jan 14-15. Some of our players did really well.

  • In Flght A Guss Ginsburg & Mike Doyle were second!
  • In Flight B Daniel Jackson & Bill McCarty were 2nd, and Tiger King & James Zhan were 3rd!
  • And in Flight C, Troy Carr & Katherine McClure were 1st!

All the details can be seen on the District 16 Web site.

Good luck to all in Memphis!

Mentioned in the NYT!

Two of our members, Nancy and Hans Strohmer, managed to get their names mentioned by Philip Alder in the New York Times recently! You can read the article here.

2012 Board of Director Candidates

The Nominating committe chaired by Lauri Laufman has completed its work and has selected six candidates for next April's elections: John Byrnes, Kathy Hughes, Bette Magee, Tom Martinsen, Bill Riley, and Nancy Strohmer.

The candidates are shown in the flyer to the right.

This is the first year we will have on-line voting available. The on-line polls will become active on March 1st.

Everyone is encouraged to vote!

Event Naming for the January 2012 Houston Lone Star Regional

Unit 174 is now receiving reservations to Name an Event at the Houston Lone Star Regional.

A great way to recognize or honor a Bridge Player or an important person in your life is to name an Event at the Regional in their honor. The Event Naming Chairpersons are Joyce Gore and Bob Dowlen. Please contact Joyce at joygore@sbcglobal.net or 281-437-7467 or contact Bob at bobdowlen@gmail.com or 281-352-9545. To ensure timeliness and accuracy event purchasers will be required to submit their write-ups by email, photo optional, to bobdowlen@gmail.com.

Costs to Purchase Events:

  • One session events: $50
  • Two session events: $100
  • Four, five, or six session events: $150
  • All I/N events in a time slot: $50

Mike Lawrence is coming to Houston!

Your unit board of directors has arranged to host a very special event: Mike Lawrence, world renowned bridge player, author, and teacher is coming to Houston on February 24-25 for two days of special classes. The classes will be held at the Houston Westchade Marriott.

He will also be available for private lessons.

For all the details, click on the flyer to the right.