Bridge Haven

A real big THANK YOU to everyone who came to the Monday evening game 1-25-10, to celebrate my involvement in Bridge Haven, (even if you thought it was a birthday celebration).  A special Thanks to Lee and Jennifer for lending their Monday night game to this event.  I was very surprised and really lost for words.  Once again, the fun and fellowship at Bridge Haven is directly related to the wonderful bridge players  who play at Bridge Haven. Thank you for coming and we will see you at the bridge table.

2009-New Life Master Party, Jan. 23, 2010

Linda Evans
Vena Uberoi
Maureen Swihart
Ed Bodart
Phyllis Siegel
Honoria Allen
Linda Lesser

Everyone is waiting for the results of the game.  Sorry the picture is mostly the back of bridge players head, but the score was more interesting than my pictures.  Fun was had by all.  See you at the bridge table.

Happy New Year 2010

Thank you to everyone who came to the open-private party New Years Eve at Bridge Haven.  It really was a lot of fun with unbelievable food and friendship. 

Thank you to JoEllyn Ryall and Diana Drisko for hosting this event. The hostess with the mostess.

Thanks to Lee Hastings, (with Jennifers help) for directing this event.  It was a crowd and all went real smooth.

Thanks to everyone who donated to BackStopper, a total of $500.  This says a lot about the people who came and donated.

Thanks to Tom and Nancy Cadwell who came at the last minute so we would not have a sit out.  We are so glad to have friends like you at Bridge Haven.
            

            Happy Holidays and Season Greetings
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones a very joyous holiday season.  We would also like to give a big THANK YOU to all the bridge player who come to Bridge Haven and make it such a pleasant experience for everyone. They bring cakes, pies, candy, cookies, home made bread, paper plates, computer paper, computers, microwaves and almost anything else you can think of. The bridge players are indeed the heart of this club and we want you to know that we do appreciate you.

A Great Big Thank You to everyone who supported the Charity Games at Bridge Haven in 2009.  This includes the Sunday Swiss Teams where Bridge Haven donates the extra dollar. In 2009 Bridge Haven donated over $500 to Back Stoppers.  Thanks again for your support, you are indeed a great bunch of bridge player and we are glad to provide the games for you.

Upcoming Events:

Next  Pot  Luck, Saturday Feb. 27, 2010
Set Up= 5:30 pm
Dinner=6:00 pm
Bridge=7:00 pm
Reservations required, (so I know how much food to prepare) please call Barbara at
314-822-9454, cell 314-374-6027, or Chuck 618-530-4300, or sign the clip board on the wall labeled, "Pot Luck Sign Up Sheet".  Thanks for your help with this reservation process.

Next Swiss Team event will be Sunday,  Feb. 28,  2010, at 6 pm    Please call Barbara to register at 314-822-9454 or fill out the registration form on the "Swiss Team Clip Board" hanging on the wall at Bridge Haven. 

Additional Saturday Night Games

We have had several request for Saturday evening games, thus we are going to try to add this to the schedule.  We will continue to have a Pot Luck once a month plus another pairs game.  The dates will depend on other bridge activity in the greater St. Louis area.  I will try to post the dates on this web page, Unit 143 web page, and on the chalk board at Bridge Haven.  If you have questions, feel free to call= home= 314-822-9454, cell=314-374-6027.

Saturday Night Games

Feb. 13, 2010=7 PM game (Lets have a Valentine Party)
Feb. 27, 2010=Pot Luck

Bridge Lessons
The St. Louis Community College, Continuing Educations department will be doing Bridge Lessons at Bridge Haven starting Feb. 18, 2010, Thursday evenings, 7-9 pm.  The Continuing Education spring catalog will be mailed out in December and registration will begin on
January 4, 2010.  If you have friends who want to learn to play or want to improve their bridge skills, tell them about this opportunity. To register or for more information, call 314-984-7777.  See you at the bridge table.

A Big Congratulations to the Winners of the
Nap District 8 Finals

Flight A, 1st= Rod VanWyk and Jack Bryant
               2nd=En Xie and Jackie Sincoff
               3rd=Richard Riezman and Roger Lord
Flight C, 1st=Martha Hanley and Elizabeth Meteer
Good Luck in Reno and have a good time.

Any questions about games or events at Bridge Haven, feel free to call
Chuck at 618-530-4300 or Barbara at 822-9454- cell 314-374-6027,
E-mail= Starovasnik@sbcglobal.net

                                           ACBL MASTER POINTS
During the following months, the players at Bridge Haven earned lots of master points.  This included all of the ACBL games, even the Wednesday night Boeing game.  That is a lot of points and we hope some of these points belong to you.  Good luck at your next game.
 

        2009
March = 369.98    June = 332.66     Sept. = 368.14    Dec.  = 291.17
April = 298.38       July = 452.58     Oct. = 399.86
May = 281.96        Aug. = 403.54    Nov. = 290.08
        2010
Jan.=TBA

                Help        Help      Help         Help
Bridge Haven has a lot of new bridge players.  We would like to ask for your help with two things: 

• We would like to develop a library so the new (and old) bridge players have some references available for them.  If you have some old bridge books available and would like to donate them to Bridge Haven's library, it would be greatly appreciated.

• A lot of the new players would like to play with more experienced player.  You do not have to be a life master, just willing to help new players learn new conventions and duplicate, protocol. If you are reading this, and willing to help a new player, please call me, Home= 314-822-9454 cell=314-374-6027 or let me know at the club.  Thank you.

 New:          Novice Friendly Game,
Starting:     Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
Time:         12:30 pm
Director:     Janet Vontz
Questions:  636-561-8808 

Okay, now you maybe asking, "What is a Novice Friendly Game?" 
A Novice Friendly Game, is a bridge game where new players can play and compete with other players and find tolerance for the learning process.  They can also play with stronger partners.  There will be no limits on master points at this game, just a lot of patience and fun.  This game was requested by players who wanted a novice friendly game on the week-end, because they work during the week.

                 Traffic Alert.  Please be alert to the STOP sign on Utz road.  The police sit in the Hazelwood post office and if you do not make a complete stop as you pull out, going S. on Lindbergh Blvd. they will pull you over.  It has happen to me and to other bridge players when there thoughts are on the wonderful world of  bridge and not the STOP sign.    

    Results of past Events:

Aug. 29, Charity Tournament:

First Place=Lois Grand and Ruth Byers
Second Place=Bob Adler and Margaret Taylor
Third Place=Mike Arnheim and Dorothy Santner

The director, Chuck Starovasnik, presenting the trophies to Lois and Ruth.

Lois and Ruth, enjoying their victory at bridge.

The charity for this tournament is Back Stoppers.  Bridge Haven and Back Stoppers want to thank all the bridge players who came to participate in this event.  It is always fun to organize these events when the players have such a wonderful time.  A special thanks to Louise Koenigsfeld who made all the home made cookies.  It is fun to have such nice snacks, too.   Thanks Louise.

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No results to post, just a big "thank you" to Michael Lawrence and his wife Karen for the wonderful seminar they did for the Bridge Haven bridge players.  We also want to "thank" Louise Koenigsfeld and Nancy Cadwell for the delicious cookies.  The bridge player do eat well.  We had a wonderful turn out and everyone seemed really pleased with all the new knowledge obtained.  Now, are we ready for the Regional?

Photo's of the Michael Lawrence seminar.            Michael visiting with bridge players.

Everyone is so eager to learn.

So much to learn.

299 Silver Point Tournament June 13, 2009
        First overall=Mary Dolan and John Bernuy
            2nd=Doris Fairgrieve and Nancy Hope
            3rd=Robert Rohne and Vern Meadows
            4th= Marvin and Sandra Meinz
            5th=Margaret Taylor and Bob Adler
 

 
Chuck  presenting the trophies to                        Mary and John  with their well earned
Mary Dolan and John Bernuy.                           trophies from Bridge Haven, congratulations.

A special thanks to the people who helped make this a wonderful experience.  This includes George Hawley, who helped to direct the game and Louise Koenigsfeld and Carol Rentz, who were hostess and helped our guest find and thing they needed. And a special thanks to everyone who supported the game.  It is always fun to do these events when the Bridge players are so appreciative, so a special thanks to all the wonderful bridge players.

Friday, June 5, 2009 World Wide Game at Bridge Haven
A Great Big Congratulations to:

Sue Perez-Tom O'Reilly-Pol    = 17th World Wide
Norm Athy-Allyson Wolfe      = 86th World Wide
George-Mary Hawley              = 198th World Wide
(this is out of approximate 5200 + pairs World Wide)

 299 Silver Point Game (3-28-09)

1st=Mike Armheim and Dorothy Santner

2nd=Helene Siegfried and Bernie Hoover

A special THANKS to Beverly Dixson, JoEllyn Ryall, and Louise Koenigsfeld, who functioned as Bridge Haven Hostess for this wonderful crowd.  Hope to see everyone at our next 299 Silver Point tournament on June 13, 2009.

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Please  call  Barbara  to  make  reservations,  for  the  tournaments,  Swiss  Teams, or the Pot Luck Dinner,  home=314-822-9454 or  cell=314-374-6027.

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