In addition to working hard for bridge in District 14 and throughout the ACBL, Sharon Anderson reports back to us as to what is happening in ACBL-land.
Below is Sharon's report for Fall 2016.
The report will be distributed to the District Board in Sioux City - with additional discussion!
Thank you, Sharon!
Continue reading "District 14 Director Report for Fall 2016" »
One week from today - the Siouxland Regional in Sioux City begins!
Grab your favorite partner and teammates and head to District 14's final regional of 2016.
Trick your opponents; treat yourself and partner at the Siouxland Regional!
District 14 members - just about everyone else - loves to earn 'em!
How are our players doing in 2016? Check out these links to find out!
Congratulations to John Koch for his excellent performance through the beginning of October!
They came - they competed - some conquered!
A few photos of our NAP District Qualifying event at the new Des Moines Bridge Center. Thanks to all who contributed to the event - congrats to all who did well!
Continue reading "District 14 NAP Qualifying - In Pictures" »
While we are enjoying the beauty of autumn and preparing for winter, summer in 2017 seems pretty far away! Yet, it's closer than you think - as is Grand National Teams for 2016-2017!
Qualify in the coming months. Then, look forward to District 14's qualification event in Mason City, Iowa, May 6th and 7th.
GNT is a fabulous way to compete against your peers at the Summer Nationals. Plus, each team earns a stipend toward their trip.
District 14 GNT coordinator, Mike Cassel, has a flyer for the event below. Conditions of contest are also posted**.
Get your team organized, get qualified - then try to be the team in your flight to head to Toronto!
Summer 2017 is closer than you think!
(** - Please note that corrections were made to the original COC posted below. The new file should be accurate.)
Our District had a fine competition this past weekend. October 1st-2nd, 3 flights of competitors battled away for the chance to represent District 14 at the Spring NABC 2017 in Kansas City.
Below are the results in each flight of our overall finishers.
Many thanks to Des Moines for hosting the event at their new Bridge Center. Excellent job by DIC Tony Ames and all the volunteers who contributed to a great event!
Best of luck to all those heading for NAP!
Flight A
Harry Sapienza - Michael Lee Howland
Bill Kent - Peggy Kaplan
Mike Flader - Barry Purrington
David Stark - Valerie Lange
Kurt Schaeffer - Bob Balderson
Flight B
Joseph Pieper - William Kochneff
David Neiman - Mark Lasoff
Jamie Radcliffe - Matthew Campbell
Matthew Bribitzer-Stull - Jason Bribitzer-Stull
Mary Pat Miller - Charles Hoster, Jr
Justin Graver - Jeffrey Buckwalter
Andrew Clements - Jonathan Cohn
Rick Ackermann - Mutian Zhang
Diane Henson - Larry Henson
Flight C
Nicolas Erpelding - John Schlundt
Patricia Knust - Patricia Grudzinski
Gary Rowland - Louis Tesler
Katie Albers - Brad Albers
James Peterson - Tom Buttweiler
Sarah Imig reached out today to share the sad news of Cecil Larson's passing.
After retiring in 1996, Cecil took up bridge after a 36 year career at Morningside College, where he was vice president of business.
Cecil was not only a Sioux City bridge player, he was also the manager of the Siouxland Duplicate Bridge Club. In addition, Cecil was treasurer of the local board, and treasurer for Unit 235.
After a lengthy illness, Cecil passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016. We send our deepest condolences to his wife of 56 years, Karen, and the rest of his family.
Cecil's many friends in the bridge world will greatly miss this gentle man who took care of business - and bridge - so very well.
This beautiful obituary appeared in the Sioux City Journal, with many more details of Cecil's life.
Day after today - October 1st - is THE day to start your quest to play in the 2017 North American Pairs!
Compete in this year's District 14 qualifying game in Des Moines - and - your pair might be one representing our District in the Spring NABC in Kansas City!
The event will be held on October 1-2 at Des Moines' new bridge center:
8529 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322
Three flights are available: Unlimited Flight - Flight B (0-2500) - Flight C (Non-Life Masters under 500)
Awards for the 2017 are excellent!
Enjoy a weekend of bridge competing against your peers - and - perhaps be one of the pairs who can secure a spot in the national competition next March!
The NAP flyer is posted below. Lots of info - and if you need more, contact our NAP coordinator:
Diane Henson: diane.henson@gmail.com
See you there!
Continue reading "Spring NABC 2017 - North American Pairs" »
When a player is in the early stages of their bridge career, playing against the Big Guys can at times be daunting. So - our non-Life Master players are fortunate to have two great sectional tournament opportunities coming up!
First is a non-LM sectional in Rochester, MN on October 22nd. Silver points, expert speaker and great hospitality!
Second is a non-LM sectional in Waterloo, IA. This non-LM sectional is scheduled for December 14th, and also features silver points, a guest speaker and hospitality.
The flyers for each are posted below. Please attend - learn - compete and soon, you, too will be able to face the Big Guys with confidence!
