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Anniston Bridge Association News
March/April 2002
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Intermediate Easybridge!™
Bob Fritzsche is starting two fifteen week Easybridge!™ classes on April 2nd at 1:00 and April 4th at 7:00. Everyone attending the first two weeks will get a free Easybridge!™ Book and the first six weeks of the course are free. Participants will play actual bridge hands beginning at the first session. By week four they will be able to earn ACBL masterpoints. By the time the first lesson set is completed these folks will be playing as well as about 25 - 50% of all bridge players. After the first 15-week lesson set, Intermediate Lessons are given, and after that a lesson series on conventions and Duplicate Bridge.
Talk to your friends who don't play bridge. Convince them this is a fabulous opportunity. Tell them to call Bob Fritzsche at 256-820-1721 to reserve a place, or they can just come to the first lesson. Don't let your friends miss out.
Junior Fund Games
We will have Junior Fund Games on the March 9th and19th and April 9th and 27th. These games are Sectionally rated, black points. Funds from Junior Fund games help support ACBL programs for players under 26 years of age. The cost is $3.00 per person. The games on March 9th and April 27th will include a selection of Hardee's bisquits at no extra charge.
Club Championship Game
On March 12th we will have a Club Championship Game, sectionally rated. There will be a covered dish supper. The club will provide the drinks, plates, etc. You get to bring wonderful food for everyone to enjoy! There will be no charge for this game.
Unit 157 News
Unit 157 has had a rather substantial increase in funds due to the Birmingham National Tournament and an increase in membership in the Unit. The Unit Executive Committee has had several strategic planning sessions to develop a plan on how to best use these funds to maximize, primarily within the Unit, the growth and development of contract bridge. These funds will be used to help local clubs like ours grow. Herb Stappenback and Don Kemp are participating in the planning sessions. We'll keep you informed of the results.
Unit 157 Ace of Clubs Leaders 2001
Rookie (0-5 MPs)
Stephen Gao (Bham) 29.77
Fred Lawrence (Anniston) 28.25
Junior Master (5-20 MPs)
Brian Jones (Bham) 32.21
Club Master (20-50 MPs)
Claude Grayson (Montgomery 43.61
Sectional Master (50-100 MPs)
Charles Ray (Bham) 80.06
Regional Master (100-200 MPs)
Susan Stockham (Bham) 64.26
NABC Master (200 MPs-LM)
Robert Fritzsche (Anniston) 97.94
Life Master (LM-500 MPs)
Robert Whiting (Adamsville) 82.27
Bronze Life Master (500-1000 MPs)
Robert Lake (Montgomery) 77.96
Jack Hadder (Delta) 68.83
Silver Life Master (1000-2500 MPs)
Martha Brandt (Montgomery) 121.79
Jim Dobbyn (Hoover) 107.21
Unit 157 Mini-McKenney Leaders 2001
Rookie (0-5 MPs)
Fred Lawrence (Anniston) 42.91
Junior Master (5-20 MPs)
Daniel Gubin (Coosada) 53.16
Club Master (20-50 MPs)
Douglas Gundlach (Bham) 62.66
Sectional Master (50-100 MPs)
Douglass Hoadley (Bessemer) 137.15
Regional Master (100-200 MPs)
Susan Stockham (Bham) 146.53
NABC Master (200 MPs-LM)
Robert Fritzsche (Anniston) 158.12
Life Master (LM-500 MPs)
Robert Whiting (Adamsville) 273.96
Bronze Life Master (500-1000 MPs)
Sali Ma (Bham) 152.92
Silver Life Master (1000-2500 MPs)
Mary Conaway (Bham) 318.94
Jim Dobbyn (Hoover) 223.80
Herb Stappenbeck (Gadsden) 201.38Congratulations to all of these overachievers!