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UNIT 143

This is a free service for our bridge-playing members. Our web site is an initiative of the

board of directors of Unit 143, the American Contract Bridge League of Greater St. Louis, Inc.

John Samsel
Unit 143 President
 

Find schedules and locations for our daily club games  &  results of club games

 

FREE bridge lessons for those who have never played. More than 40,000 people have downloaded this user-friendly & comprehensible program from the ACBL website. Click here for free download.

 

Our Fall Sectional Will Host

Elections for the Board of Directors.

There are 7 candidates for 4 open directorships.  Names underlined have links to a page telling more about the candidate.

  • Jackie Baker
  • Carole Benkelman
  • Jeff Kopolow
  • Bobby Riggs

 

All candidates are invited to email information, including a photo in JPG format, to be published on this website.

Members of Unit 143 in good standing may vote for four (4) candidates of the above roster of 7 candidates during the Fall Sectional, October 17-19, 2008.  Voting may be done all three days --prior to the Friday and Saturday afternoon and evening sessions, and Sunday morning prior to the start of the Swiss Team event.

You may return your voted absentee ballot by mail (Suzi Shymanski-Moore, 212 Spooners Mill Dr., Ballwin, MO 63011), or have it hand-carried by someone you trust and deposited in the ballot box at the Fall Sectional.  Ballots received after the close of the voting (10 a.m., Sunday, October 19) will not be counted.

The results of the election shall be announced as soon as practical, probably after the October 22nd Board of Directors meeting.

The by-laws which govern elections may be found by clicking here.

To read about the current voting members of the Board of Directors, click here.

How the winners are determined.

The ballots are counted (twice) and a tally is kept for each candidate.  A simple plurality shows the winners.  In other words, the 4 persons with the most votes win.  A majority is NOT necessary.   In case of a tie, the Board of Directors will vote to break the tie.
Mathematically, this method implies that if a Unit 143 member really, really wants Candidate A to win -- and is more or less indifferent to who else wins -- then the member should vote for ONLY that ONE candidate.  This means that Candidate A will get one vote from the member and no other candidate will get a vote from that particular member.  In other words, the member is not adding to the votes garnered by the "competition."  Obviously, this is a method that is only desirable when you do not care about who ELSE wins, so long as YOUR candidate wins.  This method also works if you have 2 or 3 candidates you want to win -- and do not care who else wins; vote for the candidates you really, really want to win.
And, of course, if you have 5 candidates you want to win, you'll have to make a choice and vote for NO MORE THAN 4, or else your ballot will not count at all, for anyone.

 

Upcoming Unit 143 Tournaments

October 17 - 19, 2008, Sectional

October 27-November 2, 2008 STaC Week (District 8)

January 16-18, 2009 Sectional

January 30-February 5, 2009 STaC Week (District 8)

March 7, 20098, 199er Championship

May 15-17, 2009 Sectional

August 17-23, 2009 Regional

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"8 Is Enough" Monthly Team Event

Unit Game (POTY qualifying) on the first Sunday of each month

Next UNIT Game:

Sunday, 5 pm, November 2, 2008

This event is now stratified, increasing the ways you can win.
Flt A = 8 pts, Flt B = 6 & 7 pts, Flt C = 4 & 5 pts

(At the director's discretion, games with less than 3 Flt C teams may have only 2 flights.

Results of October 5

 

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Membership Directory: Now you can print your own copy, changes updated monthlyA huge THANK YOU to Milt Zlatic who made this dream come true! 

Locate player by last name -- or change your own listing.

Print one for yourself and offer to print one for a friend who would like one, but doesn't have access to a computer & printer.

   
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General News. A potpouri of tidbits.

   
heart Honor Roll -- Current Mini-McKenney, Ace of Clubs, POTY, and Advances in rank for Unit 143 Members updated 10-01-08.   Kudos to Janet Vontz our newest Life Master!
   
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Game Changes:  Beth's game at Olivette cancelled on Election Day, Nov 4, 2008.  Bridge addicts can still play in a "Beth" game on Tuesday evening at Garden Villas West.

   
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Intermediate/Newcomer News 199er Championship September 27, 2008, Winners:

Afternoon Flight A,B,C:  Mary Ann Shepard  and Lee Stueby
Evening Flight A winners:  Sharlene Morgan and Marcia Ridley
Evening Flight B winners:  Mary Dolan and Cheryl Schaefer

Evening Flight C winners:  Virginia Frederick and Katie Boles

Congratulations for a great performance!  Click here to see pictures and complete results.

   
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District 8 Advocate.  August issue is now available.  Read about the GNT (Flight C) NABC title won by our own St Louis team.  This is the very first time District 8 has had a winner!!

For other District news and features of interest to all players, visit District 8's home page:
http://district8acbl.com

   
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Members are Winning,  General reference lists for Unit 143 event results, including St Louis area players who placed won in nearby non-unit tournaments.
   
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Ask the Expert, September '07.    Thanks to Barbara Stewart, Mathew Diehl, Phyllis Siegel.   Without their questions our experts would have no answers.

   
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Unit Governance, including board meeting minutes. Next Meeting is October 22nd.  Click here to meet your board members.

   
heart On a Personal Note.  Information about unit members.
   
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2008 Date Book.  Calendar of all game championships.
   
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Library with helpful links, including Convention card program & free download on Learn to Play Bridge.
   
The above is merely a "quick reference" guide. 
Please mouse & click on the list at the left for a complete inventory.
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