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News from Greater St. Louis Unit 143

Editor: Debbie Romero dcromero@sbcglobal.net

Upcoming Unit 143 tournaments in the St. Louis area:

I/N 499er Tournament
The next St. Louis 499er tournament is scheduled for September 28-29, 2024 at the St. Louis Bridge Center in Olivette MO. For ACBL members, entry fees are only $5 per session for 99er events and $10 per session for 499er events.

Open Sectionals Combined with Non-Life Master (NLM) Regional Tournaments
    We have two upcoming Open Sectionals combined with NLM Regionals being held at the St. Louis Bridge Center in Olivette, MO:
        October 18-20, 2024
        January 17-19, 2025

Non-Life Master Regionals are a GREAT WAY to EARN GOLD & RED masterpoints without going to an open Rrgional tournament. Both the October and January NLM Regionals offer two days of 2-session Gold Rush Pairs for 0-750 Non-Life Master Players only on Friday and Saturday as well as a 2-Session NLM Gold Rush Swiss Team event on Sunday.

For ACBL members, entry fees for the NLM Regionals are only $10 per session, and entry fees for the Open Sectionals are $12 per session.

We hope to see you THERE!

Open Regional:
Thank you for attending the recent St. Louis Regional held August 12-18, 2024 at the Renaissance Hotel by the airport! We hope you had fun and enjoyed some great bridge at this beautiful venue. The Regional had good attendance with 817 tables.

Unit 143 Board

Unit 143 Officers for 2024 are:

President: Mark Boswell

Vice President: Mark Zellmer

Treasurer: Steve Russell

Secretary: Janet Vontz

Unit 143 Tournament Coordinator: Dennis Abeln

Tod Moses and Janet Vontz have recently joined the Unit 143 Board. There are currently no vacancies on the board.

Club Game Schedules

Face-to-Face bridge games are available within Unit 143 for players of all skill levels. Currently, there are no regular online club games in the St. Louis area except in the case of inclement weather conditions. Please check the table below for schedules and availability.

Face-to-Face Bridge Games

Club	Team Games	Pairs Games	Contact Info
Bit O Bridge Club (Lake St. Louis)		Open Pairs Wed eve at 6:00 pm Call ahead to confirm game is on.	Janet Vontz (314) 803-8808
Bridge Haven	Lucky 7 Swiss Teams Saturdays, Noon	Open Pairs M, W, F at 10:30 am Wed eve at 6:30 pm	Mike Arnheim (314) 583-1745 Chuck Starovasnik (618) 530-4300 bridgeatbridgehaven.com
South County Games (Mehlville)		Open Pairs Tues & Fri at 10 am	Jay Shah (314) 495-6093 jshaent@gmail.com jsbridgepad.com
St. Louis Bridge Center	1st Sunday Swiss Teams 1 pm 3rd Sunday Swiss Teams 1 pm	0-99 Chat Game Mon 10 am 0-199 Games Tues 10 am 0-750 Games Mon, Tue & Thur 10 am Life Master/ Non-Life Master Pairs 2nd Sunday 1 pm Experienced/Rookie < 99 mp Pairs 4th Sunday 1 pm Open Pairs Mon - Fri 10 am 5th Sunday 1 pm Tue Evening 6 pm	Beth Percich (314) 306-3368 Bridge Center Phone: (314) 569-1430 frontdesk@stlouisbridge.org stlouisbridge.org

Face-to-Face Bridge Games:

For the latest schedule of Face-to-Face Bridge games, please visit the various websites as follows:

Unit 143 www.unit143.org

Bridge Haven bridgeatbridgehaven.com

St. Louis Bridge Center stlouisbridge.org

South County Games jsbridgepad.com