May Sectional   Thanks for a RECORD TURNOUT! Our highest table count ever in St. Louis - 380 & 481 players     Results
In the field		Mary Butler, new Life Master
Congratulations to Jack Bryant  who passed the 15,000 MP milestone Saturday!
Youth Event Brings 7 Tables...		... led by Chris Shaw, District 8 Education Chair
And the winners are...
		1 - Andrew Logerhausen - Doug Kruger, Beecher City IL 71.88% 2 - James Ritz - Swade Unkraut, Effingham IL 67.50% 3 - Cheyenne Corbitt - Laura Reimers, Effingham IL 63.13%

• 2 Grand National Teams Winners from Unit 143

  Results from the District 8 GNT .   Held the first weekend in May, kudos to Open Flight winners Alan & Nancy Popkin, Tom Oppenheimer & Milt Zlatic and Flight B winners Sandy Bigg, Debbie Romero, Mark Boswell, & Tom O'Reilly-Pol.   These are 2 of the 4 teams who will represent our District at this summer at the Grand National Teams. Full results from Chris Patrias.

• 299er Championship results. 68 pairs in the morning, 32 pairs in the afternoon. 

Board Renames Player of the Year Award...

Ed Schultz Unit Champion Award

At the March meeting, the Board renamed the Player of the Year Award as the Ed Schultz Unit Champion Award.  Along with the name change, the Unit will add a traveling trophy, funded by an anonymous donor.

Here is a final tribute to Ed to accompany renaming award.

A Tribute to Ed Schultz     Every so often someone comes along who not only excels at what he does but who also elevates the performance of his peers by the force of his personality and the level of his skill.     Ed Schultz was just such an influence on St. Louis Bridge. However, that does not even come close to describing what Ed meant to his friends, in particular, and to St. Louis Bridge in general.     Ed was a huge personality who lit up whatever room he was in – he had a high voltage enthusiasm and an enormous appetite for life. He took success in stride and he faced adversity with a courage that was beyond inspiring. Ed adored his wife, his dogs, his friends, bridge and, of course, the Illini – and not necessarily in that order.     The decision of the Board of Directors of Unit 143 to name its most prestigious award in his honor and memory and to have a permanent traveling trophy could not be more fitting, not just because he was Player of the Year with incredible consistency, but also because of what he brought to the game and to the lives of his friends. He would be so proud of this honor and we are all so pleased that he was a part of our lives.

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  See Roll of Honor for complete listing.

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Exciting News for ACBL Members!

The long-awaited online version of The Bridge Bulletin is now available.

ACBL members who are in good standing and have registered with MyACBL can now access The Bridge Bulletin by logging into MyACBL to view the latest issue.

This link will take you to the ACBL Home page where you can read more, the to read the Bulletin online click on MyACBL at the top of the left-hand menu.  (This is the same MyACBL where you may check your masterpoints on-line.)  Log in and you will see the link to Bridge Bulletin Online.  Click on it and you're there!

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Unit Appoints New Disciplinary Committee & Chair

Unit 143 President Suzi Shymanski-Moore, on behalf of the Unit 143 Board Directors, has appointed a new Disciplinary Committee, chaired by George Hawley .  Committee members include Sandy Becker and Carol Hamilton , both attorneys.

It is the responsibility of the Committee to enforce the ACBL's Code of Disciplinary Regulations (CDR). The purpose of the CDR is to provide a fair hearing to every ACBL member charged with a disciplinary infraction.  Written complaints may be addressed either to the Board through the President or to the Unit Recorder, Milt Zlatic. The responsibility of the Committee is to promptly receive and review all complaints forwarded by the Unit Recorder, Milt Zlatic, and decide upon an appropriate course of action. 

Our Unit, and therefore this Committee, has jurisdiction over Unit members participating in a Unit sanctioned event, managers of clubs, or any club sponsored sanctioned event relating to complaints of alleged cheating or serious breaches of ethics.

The Unit wishes to thank Alan Popkin for his years of service as Disciplinarian for the Unit.

Here is a link to the ACBL Code of Disciplinary Regulations.

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The Festus YMCA will host two session of Youth Bridge Camp this summer.

First Camp:  June 1 - 12, M-F from 12:30pm - 2:30 pm

Second Camp: July 27-Aug 7, M-F from 12:30 - 2:30 pm

For more information, contact Unit 143 member Luke Lucas, who will be teaching the class, at 636-933-9121.

 

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U.S. News & World Report has a current article on 50 Ways to Improve Your Life .  Guess what's on the list?  Of course, learning to play bridge !  The article says, " Never mind the obvious benefit of taking your brain out for a vigorous stroll. The real beauty of bridge is the other players.   Learning to play bridge will allow you to match wits and witticisms with an array of folks whose only other commonality is that they tend to be pretty clever." 

Here is the entire section on playing bridge for you to read.   The article, by the way, hypes the ACBL and playing on-line; quite a PR piece for us!  Be sure to tell your friends!!!

 

2008 NEWS

	North American Pairs  District 8 Finals
	Jacque Sincoff & En Xie take first place in Flt A.	The event, conducted in three separate flights, was open to all District 8 members who qualified in club-level NAP games earlier this summer. The top two pairs in each flight won travel awards to Houston TX in March to represent District 8 in the national finals of their respective flights. The third-place pair in each flight also qualified for the national finals, but receives no ACBL travel award.
	Also in Flt A, kudos to Tom Kniest & Karen Walker who placed second.  Honorable mention goes to Tom Oppenheimer & Milt Zlatic (5th place) and Lee Hastings & Mark Ehret (7th).
	In Flt B, honorable mention goes to Bill & Sheryl Finkenstadt (6th), Dennis Spencer & Debbie Romero (7th), and Don Chase & Wojciech Golik (13th).
	In Flt C, Maureen Swihart & Linda Mize took 3rd place.	Also in Flt C, honorable mention goes to Karen Engle & Janet Woodley (4th), and Charles & Marie Bretske (5th).
	Fall District 8 STaC Week results.
	Fall 2008 Sectional results are posted.
	Greater St Louis Bragging Rights KO 2008 Competition is now history.   Congratulations to the following local teams who "beat KC". Flight C: Chuck Ettelson - Jane Ettelson - Donald Chase - Wojciech Golik Flight D: Daniel Spangler - Dorothy Santner - Mike Arnheim - Cheryl Prante And our thanks and appreciation to our 2 other teams that tried hard: Flt A: Alan Popkin - Nancy Popkin - Kenneth Bland -Tom Oppenheimer Flt B: Dennis Spencer - Judy Putzel - Sanford Becker - Norman Goldman Don't forget to plan for the 2009 Bragging Rights KO!
	Regional News, 2008:  click here.
	NABC GNT (Flight C) winners:  Thomas O'Reilly-Pol, Sandy Bigg, Debbie Romero and Jonathan Goldberg won the Grand National Teams Flight C championship at the Las Vegas NABC in July.	Kudos to Tom, Sandy, Debbie, & John
	They played and won matches for four days to advance to the finals, where they met the District 23 team from California. District 8 trailed 40-29 after the first quarter, but stormed back to win the second quarter 66-26. They extended the margin in the second half and won by a final score of 200-124. This is the first time any District 8 team has won the national GNT championship in any flight. The foursome earned 40 masterpoints for the win, and Tom became a Life Master.
	Alan Popkin wins Player of the Year award at the Winter Sectional.  Congratulations to Alan, for a fine performance in Unit-sponsored events!
	Do you have an interesting bridge anecdote?   Please send it to us .  Here's one that  we have already received -- read it, it's great!

 

	No kidding!  The Future of Bridge is upon us!  And maybe YOU can do something locally.  Read more.
	32 Teams compete to represent great St Louis in the Bragging Rights KO Teams.  Complete results, click here.
	District 8 Grand National Teams Finalists.  Local Unit 143 players will represent District 8 at the Summer Nationals.  Congratulations to all. Open Flight: Kenneth Bland, Roger Lord, Jack Bryant & Jacqueline Sincoff Flt A (0-5000): Stephen Brauss, Ron Sholes (Springfield, IL), Meyer Abarbanel (Belvidere. IL), & James Hudson (DeKalb, IL) Flt C (0-500 NLM): Thomas O Reilly Pol, Debra Romero, Jonathan Goldberg & Sandy Bigg Cut-off date for the stratifications was Sept 1, 2007.  District 8 Finalists listed for all flights.
	May Sectional results are posted, including photos of some winners. Kudos especially to the youths from Illinois, who played Saturday afternoon.
	Worldwide Bridge Event results.  Friday, June 6, 2008:  Bridgehaven results.  As of 15:30 on June 11, ecats reports that NO files for Friday's games have been received, and thus there are no worldwide results posted that include Bridgehaven.  Interested players need to check with Chuck, who directed the game.  Saturday, June 7:  Bridgehaven results.  Worldwide results.
	Bridge Haven players raised $304 for Backstoppers during their recent April charity week games.  Unit 143 and Backstoppers thank for your generosity!
	STac Week RESULTS.   Kenny Bland & Carol Schaffer posted a whopping 77.08 % on Saturday's game to place first overall in the District.  Twenty-five other local pairs ended the week-long tournament in the top 100 masterpoint winners in District 8. For general results, see  District 8 Results Page
	Kay Cohen receives Life Master pin at Winter Sectional.    Congratulations to Kay!
	Winter Sectional Winners, with some photos.  Results & Leaderboard.
	Ask the Experts.  September '07 responses now available.
	North American Pairs District 8 Finals.  Joan Wieber & Mary Smith are first in Flight C.  3rd place winners were Jacqueline Sincoff & En Xie in Flt A and Jason Clevenger & Sasanka Ramanadham in Flt B.  Complete results.  These pairs are qualified to compete in the North American Pairs in the Spring NABC at Detroit.

OLD NEWS 2007

	Four players start new 3-year term on Board of Directors, effective November 1, 2007: Jane Ettelson, Donna Pedrotti, Sasanka Ramanadham, & Debbie Romero. We offer thanks to retiring Mary Hruby, Vice President.  Mary will still be at the tables, of course, and is continuing to serve as "partnership chair" for our tournaments.
	Backstoppers, the local organization Unit 143 selected for your Charity funds in 2006 & 2007.
	November STac Week District 8 Results Page List of Unit 143 Players who placed in the District's Top 100 Winners List of Unit 143 Pairs who won Overall in District 8 STaC
	Oct 2007 Sectional results, itemized, with some photos.
	Are you aware of all your ACBL Member Benefits? Check them out.  There's more than just the fun and camaraderie of the bridge table.  Go to ACBL.org national site. (This will take you away from our website.  To return to this page, simply click on your "Back" arrow.)
	2007 Regional News, including results , daily bulletins, and photos of some winners.
	ACBL-wide International Fund game #3, Friday, July 20, played at Bridgehaven.  Congrats to Gerry & Michael Noll, who won 1st Overall with a 62.73% game.   Click here for complete results.
	New Location for Bridgehaven.  6205 Lindbergh, Hazelwood.  This is in the same building as the Liquor Store, immediately at the corner of Lindbergh & Utz, where you turn in to get to the "old" Bridgehaven.  You will want to make a normal right turn, not a "U-ey" in order to use the driveway into that building complex.
	Donna's Thursday 0-99er game now has a NEW section, 0-199.  She will be running TWO sections: 0-99 and 0-199.
	May Sectional Results.  Also,    Some photos of awards given on Sunday afternoon.
	Levin and Weinstein Make History with Third Cavendish Invitational Pairs Win.  Please see the web site: www.cavendishinvitational.com for more information.
	April 28, 2007, 199er Championship Winners.  41 tables played on Saturday, 27 in the morning and 14 late afternoon.
	Genevieve Dierberg is doing well at Friendship Village at 101!
	Ed Schultz wins Unit 143  2006 Player of the Year.  Here is the cake that was served in his honor on Tuesday evening's game at Garden Villas West (Jan16) instead of Saturday at the (iced-out) Sectional.  Might as well do something useful with the cake, yes?  Congrats again, Ed!
	Results from February STaC week.
	New 299er weekly Saturday game at Bridgehaven, 10:30 a.m. game time.
	Jennifer Luner has been appointed a Lifetime Member on the ACBL National Charities Committee.  Congratulations, Jennifer!
	January Sectional cancelled due to ice storm.  Blanchette Park is a designated emergency shelter.  About 80 people sheltered there Saturday night.  The unit donated food which had been brought Friday to those who needed assistance at the shelter. Schnuck's graciously permitted the Unit to cancel its food order at the last minute.  And our caterers did, too.  Heartfelt thanks! This is the first time in about 10 years that a Sectional has been cancelled.