Greater St. Louis Bridge News

News from Greater St. Louis Unit 143

Editor: Sheryl Finkenstadt, St. Louis MO sheryl@finkenstadt.com

“If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.”

Lavish praise on partner. You will feed energy TO partner rather than draining it away.
Even “constructive criticism” is criticism.
Unless partner has paid you to teach – or you have a divine mandate -- your title is “partner”, not “teacher.”

January Sectional set a new attendance record

Reasonably good winter weather (no snow nor ice) in St. Charles, MO, encouraged 496 unique players to enjoy the excitement and fun of a friendly 3-day tournament. Pairs games attracted 84 tables on Friday. In the I/N pairs games on Saturday afternoon and evening, the total was 41 tables. Team games were especially popular: 34 tables in Friday night’s Swiss, 5 brackets on Saturday’s KOs, 48 tables in Sunday’s 2-session Open Swiss, and 20 tables in the one-session 299er Swiss teams on Sunday.

Well-deserved congratulations go to the following players who have advanced in rank as of January 5, 2010.

New Junior Master (5 pts.)

Patricia Corich
Nancy Fries-Murphy
Peter Fuerst
Kathleen Short
Carol Spellmann
Louise Taylor

Sectional Masters (50 pts.)

Katie Boles
Kevin Clarkin
Virginia Frederick
Louise Koenigsfeld
Franklin Mange
Jacqueline Schroeder
Susan Shogren
Edwin Thomas, Jr.

Regional Masters (100 pts.)

Susie Hall
Martha Hanley
Susan Kilo
Elizabeth Meteer
Bill Nussbaum

Life Master (300 pts.)

Del Sylvester

Silver Life Master (1000 pts.)

Jane Ettelson

Upcoming Tournaments

March 27 -- 199er Championship, Maryland Heights MO

May 15-17 -- Spring Sectional, Blanchette Park, St. Charles MO

August 9-15 -- Mississippi Valley Regional, Renaissance Hotel (airport), St. Louis

September 25 -- 199er Championship

October 15-17 -- Fall Sectional, Blanchette Park, St. Charles MO