Hope all Minnesotans are enjoying their Fourth of July Holiday!
And - to make your holiday even more special - an updated Almost Forever Schedule of Events from our superb Maker of Bridge Calendar Events - Steve Gaynor.
The calendar is below. Hope your summer and your bridge is beyond special!
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Yet again - our thanks to Steve Gaynor for delivering all the news and events that are fit to print for Minnesotans! His latest and greatest is below the line.
From Steve: My latest schedule. Let me know if you have any corrections. I encourage anyone who is planning any kind of activity that includes bridge players to check out dates so they can avoid conflicts.
And from yours truly, your webmaster. For all who celebrate, best wishes for a wonderful and meaningful Passover and Easter this weekend!
We hope that all of our Minnesota players have been having a wonderful holiday season! And, with the advent of our new year - 2019 - soon to be upon us, we are again grateful to Steve Gaynor. Steve has an upcoming calendar of events in Minnesota and ones that might be attractive to our players, posted below.
If you know of an event that is not listed, please contact Steve and he will add it!
Best wishes to us all for an excellent new year, filled with loads of marvelous bridge adventures!
(Also - please note this comment just received from Mr. Almost Eternity himself, Steve G:
"I missed the sectional on September 5-7 at the Black Bear casino in Carlton, MN. Located right on I-35 just 20 miles south of Duluth." Thanks for the addition, Steve!)
TWO reasons to smile today!
First, this news from Sue Jackson as to how you can help our bridge community:
AmazonSmile has donated over $100 million to charities thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com.
To celebrate, AmazonSmile is donating 5% (ten times the usual amount!!) to Minnesota Bridge Education when you shop at smile.amazon.com/ch/37-1745323 through Nov 2.
And....... another great reason to smile is the Minnesota Autumn Sectional begins tomorrow! Head to 526 Inwood Avenue N, Oakdale, the Oak Marsh Golf Club and enjoy a great THREE days of sectional competition!
The flyer is on the left; we look forward to seeing you there with a big SMILE!
A big shout out and thanks to Steve Gaynor! Yet again, Steve has supplied us with the latest and greatest news and schedule about bridge in Minnesota and the great beyond.
Check out all the events and grab the bridge passion! Schedule posted below.
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For three Sundays, starting February 18th, the Twin City Bridge Center is serving all sorts of goodies that bridge players love! Enjoy a pizza lunch, included with your team entry, GNT qualifying opportunities, black AND red points - and the opportunity to help fine charitable causes, too.
All the dates and wonderful details for these Sunday Swiss events are below.
If you have additional questions, please contact either Steve Gaynor at: mrturk@comcast.net or Eric Hendrickson at: hendr064@umn.edu.
We look forward to seeing you for these special Sunday events!
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Yet again, another fine schedule, stretching ALMOST 'till the end of time, generously produced by Steve Gaynor.
Please note that we have our Winter Sectional coming up soon on January 25th in New Brighton! Check out that and the other wealth of fine bridge events and activities for our state below!
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Yet again, our thanks to Steve Gaynor for supplying us with the latest and greatest schedule of upcoming bridge events in Minnesota and beyond!
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A reminder - please RSVP by April 12th for the fun and happy Unit 103 Awards Banquet!
Attend Unit 103's Awards Banquet and celebrate the 2016 winners
of Unit 103 Ace of Clubs and Mini- McKenney!
WHEN: Saturday, April 22, 2017
1PM
WHERE: St. Paul Bridge Center
2603 – 6th Avenue East
North St. Paul, MN 55109
Phone: 651-490-5430
Congratulations to all Unit 103 players that did well in 2016!
We look forward to recognizing and celebrating their success.
All players are welcome to a complimentary lunch starting at 1:00.
Immediately following will be the Awards presentations and a special Bridge game.
Players who are 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their category will play free.
$6 entry for others.
Please join us in this fun day! Everyone is welcome!
RSVP by April 12th to 651-490-5430. We look forward to seeing you!
A new year for bridge - and - Steve Gaynor has provided us with a new schedule for almost all of eternity!
Our thanks to Steve for helping us know what fabulous games are lurking throughout our state - along with other events that Minnesotans would love.
From the start of 2017 and on - posted below. Thank you, Steve!
Not quite, but - pretty darn close!
Our thanks to Steve Gaynor for keeping Minnesota's bridge players up to date with bridge activities here and beyond!
A new month - a new almost-forever bridge schedule from Steve Gaynor!
Thanks, Steve; enjoy, everyone!
**Please note. Brian Weikle noticed that the Gopher Regional still shows the Ramada in Bloomington to be the site for the tournament. It is not!
In 2017, the Gopher will be at the Sheraton West in Minnetonka. We don't know from there to eternity - but - we will provide that info. Thanks, Brian!
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If you love our game - then you will love all these super upcoming events!
Our thanks to Diane Henson to keeping us up to date on all the bridge happenings in Minnesota!
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A new year - 2016. A new schedule from Steve Gaynor. As usual, it runs almost through the end of eternity!
Lots of great bridge! Check it out!
Once again, Steve Gaynor has provided us with a schedule for bridge events in and about Minnesota for our bridge community ... stretching out almost to eternity!
Thank you, Steve - and - hope everyone has a marvelous time competing in the wealth of upcoming events!
A number of Minnesotans are in New Orleans - competing in everything from top open national events, to regionals and side games. Lots of bridge for everyone - plus loads of fine dining when you're not at the bridge table.
Back in Minnesota, Steve Gaynor helps us know what is happening in our state and here and there around the bridge world!
Wherever you are - enjoy!
LOCAL FULL-TIME BRIDGE CENTERS:
Twin City Bridge Center, 6020 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55419 612-861-4487
Bridge Center of St Paul, 2603 6th Ave, North St. Paul, MN 55109 651-490-5430 6th Ave, North St www.bridgecenterofstpaul.com
OTHER POPULAR BRIDGE SITES:
Minnesota Bridge Blog: www.mnbridge.com
Keep up-to-date on all sorts of happenings in the world of Minnesota Bridge. There are links to lots of other bridge sites including other sanctioned duplicate games in MN.
American Contract Bridge League (ACBL): www.acbl.org
See how bridge is administered, check masterpoints, get tournament schedules, locations of clubs, etc.
Bridgebase online: www.bridgebase.com
Watch, learn and/or play bridge online.
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS:
Apr 10 – 12 Hiawatha Valley Sectional @ Events Center in Rochester, MN
May 18 – 24 GOPHER REGIONAL @ Ramada MOA in Bloomington, MN
Jun 5 – 6 WBF Worldwide Pairs @ local clubs
Jun 8 – 14 District 14 STaC @ participating local clubs
Jun 19 – 21 Granite City Sectional @ Whitney Center in St Cloud, MN
Jul 8 – 12 Aquatennial Sectional @ TCBC in Minneapolis, MN
Sep 4 – 7 Labor Day Sectional @ Twin City Bridge Center in Mpls, MN
Sep 11 – 13 Paul Bunyan Sectional @ Black Bear Casino in Carlton, MN
Oct 30 – Nov 1 MN State Autumn Sectional @ Ramada Plaza in Minneapolis, MN
GOVERNANCE
WBF (World Bridge Federation): Over 100 countries have national Bridge Organizations that are part of this. They administer world-wide events and championships including the Bermuda Bowl (held every 2 years); Olympiad or World Mind Sport Games (held every 4 years); Rosenblum Cup (held every 4 years).
ACBL: North American bridge organization encompassing the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Bermuda. It currently has over 166,000 dues paying members and is headquartered in Horn Lake, MS (suburban Memphis). 1-662-253-3100
USBF (United State Bridge Federation): Administers events leading toward WBF world championships to determine the teams from the USA that will compete in the Open, Women’s, Junior’s and Senior’s competitions.
ACBL DISTRICT 14: One of 25 Districts in the ACBL. It encompasses Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and North and South Dakota. There are over 4000 members in this district’s 9 units.
ACBL UNIT 103 (Minnesota State): Encompasses about 900 members all in MN except for Minneapolis and most of its’ western suburbs (see below).
ACBL UNIT 178 (Viking): Encompasses about 900 members mainly located in zip codes beginning with 553 and 554.
Well - maybe not eternity....
But - if you are interested in upcoming bridge events well into the future, then you will surely want to check out Steve Gaynor's extensive list! Great bridge activites for everyone. Even if not quite for all eternity..
And - thanks, Steve, for organizing our schedule!
We may see snowflakes and cold in our backyards right now. Yet, spring really is not that far away!
Diane Henson helps us to remember that - along with a cavalcade of fine bridge events to keep us both happy and busy!
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March 2nd- ACBL wide Seniors game at local clubs: Bridge Center of St. Paul- special time 12 noon.
Mar 11- Dorothy Hardon 90th birthday party celebration at the 11 am game at the Twin City Bridge Center
April 2- ACBL wide Charity game: Twin City Bridge Center at 11 am
April 10-12 Hiawatha Valley Sectional- Rochester and District GNT final April 11-12 See Link Rochester sectional
Friday 1pm & 6:30pm- Pair/team and IN games
Saturday 9am Mini-swiss team and IN game, 1pm & 6:30 PM Pair/team & IN game plus GNT qualifiers
Sunday 10 am & TBD Regionally rated session Swiss teams plus GNT finals
GNT qualifying games - check with local clubs; some dates are listed below:
Edina Community Center (Tony Ames) : Feb 24 at 6:30pm, March 12 & 26 at 7pm, March 31 at 6:30pm
Bridge Center of St. Paul: Feb 22 and Mar 29 at 5:30 pm
Mpls Grand Slam Club at Edina Community Center : Feb 20 at 7:15pm- BAM team GNT qualifiers
Rochester Bridge Club March 2 & 5 at 6:30pm
GNT Finals April 11-12 in Rochester. Flight C 2 sessions on Saturday 1pm & 6:30 pm, Other flights: 2 session qualifying on Saturday (1pm & 6:30 pm) and 2 session semi-final and final on Sunday (10 am & TBD)