Western Mass Bridge Association

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, John DeBaggis will be running duplicate games in the Berkshire South Auditorium, 15 Crissey Road. The games will start promptly at 12:30. Cost is $10 per person. The games will start on May 28, and continue until Labor Day. You are welcome to call John if you have questions, at 413-281-2744.

Beginner bridge lessons starting May 13th at the Lathrop Community, 1 Shallowbrook Lane, Northampton. This is an 8-week session, Mondays from 6-8 pm, $45.00 includes a book. Please contact Sheila at Ryandahl108@gmail.com if interested.

The Southbridge Regional will be held April 17 to 21 at the Wellsworth Hotel in Southbridge, MA. Click here to see the complete schedule . Special programs for beginners and intermediate players:

Unit 196 2022 Mini-McKenney Awards 0 to 5 Mini-McKenney Masterpoint Race Rank Player Location Points 1 Yufeng Xiao Amherst MA 43.20 2 Lesley Dearden Greenfield MA 9.53 3 Maureen O Hanlon Lenox MA 6.74 4 Colleen Brennan Pittsfield MA 4.82 5 Mary Dickson Pittsfield MA 4.61 6 Jimbo Doucette Dalton MA 4.26 7 Trudi Ginsberg Gt Barrington MA 4.02 8 Darlene Stone Adair Williamsburg MA 3.66 9 Clare Lahey Lee MA 2.07 Joanna Fribush Pittsfield MA 2.07 Back to top 5 to 20 Mini-McKenney Masterpoint Race

Our annual meeting has taken place on Oct 25 and a total of 12 tables played a game afterwards. We want to thank Peter for his many years of service as the president of the association! The membership has elected new board members and Sheila Ryan to be our new president. WMBA Board Members (2023) Sheila Ryan (President) Robert Brodeur (Vice President) Yan Drabek (Secretary) Judy Larsen (Treasurer) Andrew Lipps Kathy Love Peter Samsel Sandy Walters Pat Watroba

Special Unit Meeting and Game on Wednesday, October 25 We plan to have our annual meeting and elections for the Western Mass Bridge Association at our regular game on Wednesday, October 25. The game will be an Instant Matchpoint Game, with a Gold Point for first place finishers, and combined Red and Black Points for others. The Northampton Bridge Club members plan to attend this game in Pittsfield, instead of their own Wednesday afternoon game. For the elections, we need enough voting members of WMBA to be present, so we would appreciate all of you attending. The location for this game is: South Congregational Church 110 South St, Pittsfield, MA 01211 The schedule for this game is: 12 Noon – pizza for all, along with our annual WMBA meeting & elections 12:30 – Unit Game, with Open and 299er sections (may start a bit late if the meeting is not over by 12:30) Game over by about 4 PM If anyone is willing to be a