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A Game With College Students

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We are very excited to offer an OPEN Pairs club game at the campus. Pre-dealt common-game hands, ACBL masterpoint award. There will be 10+ students from the Amherst College joining us, and maybe more from other nearby campuses. If it goes well, we will offer more games in the future. So please consider coming to play with us. Date: March 25, Saturday Time: 10am Where: The Powerhouse at Amherst College Cost: $5 (first timers at our club play for free!) Director: Philippe Galaski Parking: Parking lot next to the Powerhouse Interested persons please email ydrabek@live.com before March 22, Wednesday so she can get a count and bring enough tables. MASKING: Masks are optional. Players, staff and volunteers are advised to check the COVID-19 Community Level rate as determined by the CDC or a similar metric from a health agency in making their decision on masking. Masking is recommended if an attendee is at high risk for severe illness or otherwise is a member of a
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Meet the Future Stars of Our Beloved Game!

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On March 4, despite the snow storm, the Amherst College First Collegiate Tournament took place. Seeing the new energy for the game is truly encouraging and exhilarating. The organizer, Michael Xu, has written a report which can be read here: https://bridgewinners.com/article/view/amherst-college-first-collegiate-tournament/ .  The Northampton Bridge Club, whose players are from all over the valley, welcomed the future stars of our game, and extended our invitation to everyone to play our Tuesday and Thursday 7pm games on BBO. Several students expressed interests to play with us online, and several requested to have in-person games offered at times more suitable for them to attend (our current Wednesday 1pm game will not work for them). We will discuss this in our next board meeting. Comment and suggestions? Send them to treeomatic at gmail dot com. Players from Amherst College and Brown University. There were five tables at play. Some had already left when this picture was tak
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Unit 196 2022 Mini-McKenney Awards

Unit 196 2022 Mini-McKenney Awards 0 to 5 Mini-McKenney Masterpoint Race Rank Player Location Points 1 Pat Watroba Pittsfield MA 10.43 2 Kathleen Kilgus Pittsfield MA 6.47 3 Valerie Haggerty Southampton MA 6.16 4 Mary Lou Schnackenberg Pittsfield MA 5.01 5 Brian Harrison Pittsfield MA 3.90 6 Darlene Stone Adair Williamsburg MA 2.80 7 Colleen Rossi Pittsfield MA 2.52 8 John Pollard Shelburne MA 2.29 9 Mary Dickson Pittsfield MA 1.48 10 Thomas Katsouleas East Longmeadow MA 1.47 Back to top 5 to 20 Min
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Unit 196 2022 Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs Awards

Unit 196 2022 Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs Awards 0 to 5 Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs Masterpoint Race Rank Player Location Points 1 Pat Watroba Pittsfield MA 8.78 2 Kathleen Kilgus Pittsfield MA 6.47 3 Valerie Haggerty Southampton MA 6.16 4 Mary Lou Schnackenberg Pittsfield MA 5.01 5 Brian Harrison Pittsfield MA 3.10 6 Darlene Stone Adair Williamsburg MA 2.80 7 Colleen Rossi Pittsfield MA 2.52 8 John Pollard Shelburne MA 2.29 9 Mary Dickson Pittsfield MA 1.48 10 Thomas Katsouleas East Longmeadow MA 1.47 Back to top
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Kudos

Congratulations to our members who have recently achieved new rank status (reported by ACBL 12/01/21 - 09/01/22) NEW JUNIOR MASTERS Brian Harrison, Pittsfield MA Joeseph Henly, Longmeadoww MA Williaam Park, Gill MA John Pollardm Shelburne MA Kathleen J Kilgus, Pittsfield MA NEW CLUB MASTERS Israel Koren, Amherst MA Norman B Leferman, Dalton MA Lanette D Sweeney Ms Edna M Dugas, Pittsfield MA Magaret Samsel, Pittsfield MA NEW SECTIONAL MASTERS Gary P Ghidotti, North Adams MA Jaime F Long, Stockbridge MA NEW REGINAL MASTERS Steven H Frager, Framingham MA NEW ADVANCED NABC MASTERS Daniel R Hoch, Commington MA NEW BROWNZ LIFE MASTERS Kate Spencer, Montague MA NEW SILVER LIFE MASTERS Jan A Nettler, Florence MA Yan Drabek, Florence MA NEW RUBY LIFE MASTERS Ms Judith A McNutt, Pittsfield MA NEW DIAMOND LIFE MASTERS Mr Paul C Bacon, Belchertown MA Mr Tim E Joder, Landsborough MA
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Upcoming Special Games in Northampton

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If you need a partner, check out this page: FIND A PARTNER You can put your name, dates and contact info in the document. If you know someone who wants to learn, contact Judy at judyquake@gmail.com who is going to start a beginner class soon. A Bridge to Brainpower? <= click to read on!
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Northampton Bridge Club to Resume In-Person play on Wednesdays in September

The Northampton Bridge Club will resume in-person play on Wednesdays, at 1 pm., beginning September 7th. Games take place at the Christ United Methodist Church, 271 Rocky Hill Rd (route 66) Northampton. Anyone wishing to play duplicate bridge is welcome. For those who are interested in learning,or brushing up their game, contact Judy Hyde, club president, who is teaching a beginners class at 10 am Saturday mornings. She can be reached at judyquake@gmail.com. Click here to register interest in finding a partner. Players are asked to arrive at the game by 12:50, to allow proper game set-up. Masks are required.
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