East Texas Unit 225
ACBL District 16
ACBL Unit 225
East Texas
United States
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In Memoriam
Charles R Kemp
12/18/1930 - 1/18/2021
Longview DBC lost one of its finest and most faithful players on 1/18, with the passing of Charlie Kemp at the age of 91.
Charlie was a financial advisor for 51 years with Principal Financial Securities & Wells Fargo Advisors. Charlie worked into his mid-80s before retiring in 2016.
Upon his retirement, he and Margie, his wife and bridge partner of 68 years, were regulars at the Longview DBC playing three times a week. They also played occasionally at the Tyler Rose City DBC on Fridays, the monthly Unit 225 games, at the Lake Cypress Wine & Cheese, and local tournaments.
A fierce competitor, Charlie will posthumously be the recipient of the Ace of Clubs award for Unit 225 for 2020 in the 500-1000 masterpoint category.
Charlie took great pride in the fact that he and Margie had been bridge partners for the better part of seven decades. He was a gentleman at the table and away from it. He was a truly generous benefactor for LDBC and spearheaded the fund to purchase its dealing machine.
Charlie will be dearly missed at the club. Any time his fellow players look at the coffee pot, they will be reminded of Charlie who did love his coffee! RIP our friend!
--Mike Graham
General Announcements
- District 16 -- Introduction to Bridge Workshop The District is sponsoring an Intro to Bridge Workshop with Patty Tucker. This workshop is designed to introduce people who have never played before to this game we all love. The workshop will be a Zoom presentation and it will be FREE! The workshop will be from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.CST on Sat., 2/27. Please encourage your friends and family who want to learn to play bridge to attend. Registration information will be provided when available.ACBL Message -- 1/12/21 Due to the ongoing risk posed by the surging coronavirus and the slow rollout of the vaccine, the ACBL will not staff face-to-face bridge tournaments through April 30, 2021.
This means all Sectionals and Regionals scheduled during this period have been canceled. Consistent with this decision, the ACBL is also canceling the sanctions for any remaining Non-Life Master Tournaments or other bridge tournaments through the end of April where ACBL Tournament Directors are not technically required.
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 2021 schedule of online events. More details can be found at www.acbl.org/virtual.
- Longview Duplicate Club has open games each Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at noon. Mike Graham encourages anyone who wants to play to call for a reservation. If you need a partner, Mike will help you find one. Masks are required and hand sanitizer is available at every table.
Nannie's House Reopening Delayed -- Due to needed repairs, Sandy Hilliard has delayed the reopening of Nanie's House in Canton. The reopening date will be posted here when known..
There will 3 games each week on Tues., Wed., and Fri. All games will start at 12:30. Reservations will be required.
- District 16 Lecture Series
- Are you a Facebook user? If so, check out the new D16 facebook page. Postings will include district and unit news, mini-bridge lessons, news from players and clubs, and much more.
Board of Directors meeting minutes and Treasurer's Report for November have been added to the website. Click here to view.
Bridge Tip -- Click here for a tip on leading against 6NT bids.
- Diane Duncan & Mike Graham --at Longview DBC on 1/4
ACBL Unit 225
East Texas
United States
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