Unit 174 Newsletter
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Jacoby Service Award
The Unit 174 Board is seeking nominations for the annual Jacoby Service Award. Information on the Jacoby Service Award can be accessed here. Please send the names of individuals you feel are worthy of the award to sarahspringerbridge@gmail.com. The deadline is fast approaching, so please act quickly.
Nearly Summer Sectional Success
As the heat descends on the Houston area, the Nearly Summer Sectional slips into the past. Thank you to Peaches Eads and Nile Gross for doing such a great job chairing the tournament. Thank you to all of our many volunteers, and thank you to all our players for coming out and supporting the tournament. Congratulations to our many winners!
The sectional had two great lectures by Joe Quinn on “Game Trys” and Vinh Tran on “Minorwood.” The experts willingness to share their knowledge is appreciated! Handouts are available on the unit website here.
Unit 174’s tournament turnout continues to improve post-pandemic. Friday had 56.5 tables in the morning and 50.5 in the afternoon; Saturday had 55 in the morning, 56 in the afternoon, and Sunday had 36 in the morning and 26 in the afternoon. (For 2023, the turnout was Friday, 55.5/53.5, Saturday, 50/49 and Sunday, 33/28). Great suggestions were received to improve our tournament which will be discussed at the next unit board meeting. If you have anything you would like to suggest, please email Sarah Springer at sarahspringerbridge@gmail.com.
Our next tournament, the Awesome August Sectional, will offer single sessions for pairs resulting in more masterpoint awards. An amended flyer will be released soon to reflect this change and other improvements are based on suggestions at the June tournament. So, mark your calendars for August 8 through 11 and plan to come to the Shriners facility for our Awesome August Sectional. James Sells and John Eric Watson are working hard to make this tournament a success.
Member Rank Achievements
Congratulations to all our members who have earned new ranks!
Junior Master
Claire P Caudill, Vicki Lyda, Melinda H Nickens, Debra Oakes, Wei Xu,
Deborah Zissman
Club Master
Keith S Bozarth, George W Edwards, Lorraine Hart, Robert Krusemark,
Sandy Krusemark, Joan Land, Patricia D Leavesley
Sectional Master
Hao Deng, Joshua Roberts, Bobbie J Sherrill, Jinrong Wang
NABC Master
Diane W O Neill
Bronze Life Master
Robert R Burridge, AJ James
Silver Life Master
Victor P Tong
Gold Life Master
Nancy A Carlin
Sapphire Life Master
Dana C Brown
Scammer Alert
It appears the scammers are active again! Please remember that no one will ever randomly email anyone to make purchases on behalf of the
Unit or the board.
If you get such an email send it to your SPAM folder and alert Sarah Springer at
sarahspringerbridge@gmail.com.
ACBL COVID Policy
Click here to read the current ACBL COVID policy.
Online Event Calendar
Online events, including Regional-rated tournaments, will continue to be offered along with chances to win gold, silver, red and black masterpoints®. Click here for the 2024 schedule of online events. More details can be found at acbl.org .
Club News
Apple Duplicate Bridge Club
- Face to face games are held every Monday and Friday at 11:30 am at the Tracy Gee Community Center. Please note that Apple no longer has any online (BBO) games. Click here for more information.
Bridge Academy of West Houston
- The Bridge Academy of West Houston is located at Arabia Shrine Center, 10510 Harwin Dr., Houston, TX 77036. Invitational games are held on Thursdays at 10:30 am with both open and 299r games on Wednesdays at 10:30 am. There is a monthly Swiss and a FLM game on one Sunday (TBA) at 1:30 pm and a monthly Mentor/Mentee game usually on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:30 am. Cost is $7 for most games. Contact Joyce Ryan at joyceryanbridge@gmail.com or click here for the website .
Bridge Club of Houston
- The Bridge Club of Houston is holding both face to face and online games. Click here for game schedules and further information.
Clear Lake Bridge Club
- Clear Lake holds games every day of the week! I/N and open games are available. Click here for their schedule and the latest information.
Cypress NW Duplicate Bridge Club
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Cypress NW DBC is holding F2F bridge games on Tuesdays and
Thursdays with sign-in starting at 11:00 am for a start time of
11:30 am at the Meg Weekly Community Center (8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, Texas 77433). The fee is $6/pair. Proof of vaccination is required. If you have any questions please call Jim Warren at (832)851-4745.
Fort Bend Duplicate Bridge Club
- Open games are held on Tuesdays 10:30 am at Arabia Schriner’s, 10510 Harwin Dr.,Houston, TX 77036 (Please arrive by 10:15 am). Please call if you will be late. Contact Eric Watson for questions at (832)287-9107.
Katy Duplicate Bridge Club
- The games will be held on Wednesdays at Steve Radack Community Center located at 18650 Clay Rd, Houston, TX 77084. Check in starts at 11:00 am for the 11:30 am games. Proof of vaccination is required. If you have any questions please call Jim Warren at (832)851-4745.
Kingwood Duplicate Bridge Club
- Wednesday and Thursday games start at 10:00 am at the Kingwood Community Center, 4102 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood, TX 77345. Entries are $2 and $3 for upgraded games. On Thursday mornings, Bill Riley will be giving a 40-45 minute presentation on various topics, conventions etc. starting at 9:00 am. A schedule of topics will be published periodically. Coffee is available. For information, contact Jim Simmons at (281)913-0441 or jrsimmons2102@gmail.com , or Bill Riley at (832)289-3833 or ichibanbill@yahoo.com , or the Kingwood Community Center (281)348-2570.
Lake Conroe Bridge Club
- Lake Conroe is open for face to face games. Games are $8 and held every Friday at 10:30 am. COVID vaccination is required. For further info contact Penny Grassedonio at 832-361-4577 or czthdaypjg@gmail.com .
Lone Star Bridge Club
- Lone Star Bridge Club hosts face to face games on Mondays at 11:45 am and Thursdays at 10:30 am. Games are $5 per person. Proof of COVID vaccination and masks are optional. Click here for more information.
Pebble Creek Duplicate Bridge Club
- Face to face games are held on Wednesdays at 9:15 am. For further info contact Richard Duble at richard.duble@yahoo.com .
Spring Branch Duplicate Bridge Club
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Face to face games are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 am. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to allow for game set up.
For more info, contact John Herzer at (737)287-7888.
Star Duplicate Bridge Club
- Games are on Mondays and Fridays at 9:15 am and $7 per person. Masks are encouraged and you must have a partner. For more info, contact Richard Duble at (979)324-8421
Sugar Land Bridge
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Games are on Tuesdays at 9:30 am at Lago Mariscos Restaurant, 2329 Hwy 6, Sugar Land, TX, 77478.
For more info, contact John Herzer at (737)287-7888.
