Pittsburg DBC and Lake Cypress Springs DBC  Reopenings Delayed

I will be monitoring the situation and let you know when I feel we can reopen and get back to the game we all love. I am missing all of you and appreciate your understanding and your ongoing support!



Tentative Dates for Unit 225 Club Reopenings

The Bridge Studio at Cedar Creek (BSCC) and Nannie’s Bridge House will begin having regular games starting Mon. July 13th according to the following schedule. All are open games & will start at 1:00. A minimum of 3 tables is needed for each game.

BSCC: Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Nannie's House: Tuesday*

For our player’s safety, the following regulations apply:

• Masks must be worn at all times. Some will be available for sale, if needed.
• A bidding box assigned to you must be carried from table to table.
• No food or snacks may be brought in. The kitchen is off limits to all except management. Coffee, tea and water furnished.
• Hand sanitizer on every table will be used before each round.
• For table count and spacing, reservations are needed by 8 p.m. the evening before the game. If you are running a fever or not feeling well, please cancel your reservation to make room for other players.

Nannie’s House – Call or text Sandy Hilliard at 903-880-8199

BSCC -- Call or text Jean Roach at 469-323-9413

We look forward to seeing all our Bridge Friends at the table again.

*Note: Monday night games at Nannie's Bridge House are cancelled until further notice.

Longview Duplicate Bridge Club tentatively plans to resume our normal schedule, beginning on Monday, July 13.

Our schedule includes regular weekly games at 12 noon on Mondays, Wednesday’s & Thursday’s. There will be sign up sheets for each game, and a 3-table minimum is required.

The studio will be sanitized prior to each game, with card tables,  side tables, bridge mates, bidding boxes as well as the kitchen area & both bathrooms included.

• Face masks are strongly encouraged, and in the event you don’t have one or forget to bring it to the game, they will be available for purchase at $2 each.
• Coffee, bottled water & soft drinks will continue to be available at $1 each.
• Pre-packaged snacks will be available as well.
• Each set of boards will not be used more than once weekly.
• Players are encouraged to bring personal hand sanitizer, but it will be available at the club too.
• Tables will be spaced 6-8 feet apart.

If you have any potential Covid-9 symptoms, please stay home.

Hopefully, things will normalize more in the fall. However, with a 4 month hiatus, everyone is anxious to return & compliance will be a small price to pay.

In Memoriam

 We pay tribute to Sharon Whatley, former Unit 225 member and director of the Ore City Duplicate Bridge Club, who died on June 6, 2020. Sharon, a life master, loved bridge and played regularly while living in Longview. A friend to all who knew her, Sharon had a kind and gentle spirit even while beating you at the bridge table. Her thoughtfulness was especially felt by new players as she kindly taught them the intracacies of bridge etiquette. Sharon lost her long battle with cancer while living close to her family in North Carolina. If you would like to read her complete obituary, click here.



Send photos of club events
to Carol Kinsey (acblunit225@yahoo.com).