East Texas Unit 225

ACBL District 16

ACBL Unit 225
East Texas

United States
acblunit225@yahoo.com

What's Happening in Unit 225

Mark your Calendar!

Make plans for the next Unit Championship game on March 14 at the Tyler Senior Center. The game begins at 12:30 pm. Come and make new friends and compete for extra black points! If you need a partner, contact Sally McAnulty.

Good Will Award -- Sandy Hilliard and Gloria Rowland show off their Good Will pins which were recently presented in Houston.

The Piney Woods Valentine Sectional Non-Life (0-750) Tournament held 2/14-2/15 at the Longview DBC was a huge success. Participants from throughout East Texas and Louisiana participated in the event with winners receiving silver points.

(From top left) Pairs winners: Larry Brough & Diane Ferrell, A bracket; Franca Torrellini & George Piromouff, B&C bracket.. Afternoon: Gayle Bratton & Mary Ramsey A,B & C bracket. (Bottom from left) !st Place Swiss, A&B, Marcia Wilson, Linda Hall, Jenny Kennon & Kathy Plante; 1st Place C: Mary Ramsey, Suzanne Smith, Cathy Barley, & Linda Edmondson.

Annette Crawford

Ruby Life Master

Tournament of Roses -- July 9-11

Start making your plans for the 2020 Unit 225 Tournament of Roses to be held at the Holiday Inn South Broadway in Tyler. Line up your partners and Swiss teams for this fun tournament. If you need a partner, contact our Partnership chair S. V. Ramarathnam at 903-363-2811. For hotel reservations, call 903-561-5800 and ask for code M11 for a special rate of $89 including a breakfast buffet. Click here to view the tournament flyer.

The minutes and Treasurer’s Report for the December Board of Director’s meeting have been added to the website. Click here to view.
On 1/27/20, a new bridge tip regarding Card Combinations along with recomendations on how to play in tempo have been added to the section on Bridge Tips and Good Bridge Habits. This section can be accessed from the menu on the left.

District 16 Scorecard

Click here to view the Jan/Feb edition of the District 16 Scorecard.

(Note: this link may not work with all web browers, i.e. FoxFire. If you do not link to the Scorecard, copy this web address to your browser

https://www.d16acbl.org/Scorecard/2001.pdf to read or download a copy.)

Club News

Lake Cypress DBC -- The club celebrated Valentine's Day at it's monthly Wine & Cheese game on February 9. There were 11 tables of bridge players enjoying friendships, wine, and lots of snacks.