Greater St. Louis Bridge News

News from Greater St. Louis Unit 143

Editor:  Mary Dolan, 10806 Charlton Way, St. Louis, MO 63146     dolanmary@sbcglobal.net 
 


In the long run, men hit only what they aim at.
Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.
” 

 -- Henry David Thoreau  


Masterpoint Milestones

Congratulations to these Unit 143 members who “reached for the stars.”

Life Master: Susan Corley, Bob Daniels, Dorothy Santer

Bronze Life Master: Barbara MacPeek, Peggy Stewart

Silver Life Master: Dianne Glick, Steve Singer

Diamond Life Master: John Burgener, Mike Carmen

Emerald Life Master: Ralph Behrens

Fall 199er Tournament -- September 26 & 27

The Unit 143 Fall 199er Bridge Tournament will be held September 26-27, 2015 at St. Louis Bridge Center, 8616 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63043. The event is open to all players with less than 200 ACBL masterpoints.

Saturday, 9/26: Two single-session stratified events at 10 AM and 3 PM. Also on Saturday at 10 AM is a new one-session stratified event limited to players with 0-49 ACBL masterpoints.
The Sunday (9/27) event will be a one-session stratified pairs beginning at 10 AM

For reservations, information or help with partners, contact Lee Hastings at 314-518-9774 or email 199reservation@gmail.com . Information is available online at www.unit143.org .

October Sectional

Take a break from fall chores and treat yourself to the Unit 143 Fall Sectional in St. Charles, MO, October 16-18, 2015. The full schedule is here.


Longest Day Held at St. Louis Bridge Center

June 21, 2015 was another successful “Longest Day.” Not only did the team at St. Louis Bridge Center raise awareness of the devastating disease of Alzheimer’s, but it also raised more than $33,000 for treatment and research.

The St. Louis Bridge Center now ranks 3rd in the nation among the participating ACBL teams, and our Team Captain Linda Powers ranks 1st among individual captains.
 


Regional Recap

At the July 2015 St. Louis Regional, 9036.02 masterpoints were earned by 805 players at 1378 tables.
Here are the top 25 masterpoint winners:

142.64  Vincent Demuy, Palm Bch Gdns FL

138.17  Justin Lall, Plano TX

135.46  Chris Compton, Dallas TX

134.68  Curtis Cheek, Las Vegas NV

123.82  Mary Chilcote, Cleveland OH

112.78  Jacob Morgan, Madison WI

110.81  James Melville, Springfield IL

  92.53  Ron Smith, Las Vegas NV

  92.53  Oren Kriegel, Skandia MI

  92.53  Billy Miller, Las Vegas NV

  92.11  Vinita Gupta, Woodside CA

  91.78  Joshua Stark, Grayslake IL

  86.63  Sam Goldberg, Dix Hills NY

  86.19  Anam Tebha, Las Vegas NV

  85.31  Sean Gannon, Decatur GA

  84.07  Robert Gardner, Glenview IL

  84.07  Dick Bruno, Des Plaines IL

  83.27  Will Engel, Freeport IL

  83.27  Suzanne Dunn, Crystal Lake IL

  80.36  Jack Bryant, St Louis

  73.28  Milton Zlatic, St Louis

  67.45  Yauheni Siutsau, Loveland OH

  67.45  William Higgins, Cincinnati OH

  67.45  Pamela Granovetter, Cincinnati OH

  67.45  Matt Granovetter, Cincinnati OH