The annual Unit 116 general meeting and game takes place at 11 a.m. today, Saturday, Dec. 7, in the Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St., off Exit 1 of the I-190.
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The District 5 Sectional Tournament at the
Clubs (StaC), offers silver master points at all
participating ACBL clubs, from Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15. The Buffalo
Bridge Center’s last special game of the year, next Saturday, Dec. 14, is a
StaC game, with refreshments at noon and play beginning at 12:30 p.m. For partnerships,
call Pat Haynes 716-202-1155 or email phaynes508@roadrunner.com.
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The Buffalo Bridge Center
offers a regular schedule of in-person and online
games five days a week, with special games on the weekends. Fee for
face-to-face games is $8 for members and $11 for non-members. For more info, visit the
Buffalo Bridge Center website or call 716-424-0014.
The Bridge Center reminds
members that dues for 2025 are $80 and can be paid starting Dec. 1, cash or
check. Fee for games next year will be $8 for members and $12 for non-members.
In other notices, the
club once again will offer a game on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Refreshments at
11:15 a.m., game at 11:45. Pre-registration required. Sign up at the club or
with Andrei Reinhorn at 716-390-8857, email reinhorna@gmail.com.
In case of heavy snow,
the club abides by what the Buffalo Public Schools do. If they close, the club
will be closed.
Lessons for beginners are being held at the Buffalo
Bridge Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For
more information, call Ruth Nawotniak at 716-949-7574 or email ruth2250@outlook.com.
Don’t want to clean up the house for
kitchen bridge? The Bridge Center also hosts a social game in its lessons room
on Tuesday mornings during the regular 10:30 a.m. game. Players can go at their
own speed and style. Fee is $5 to cover expenses.
In-person games:
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. For players
with fewer than 1,600 points. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99
points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Open to
all players. Simultaneous game for players with fewer than 99 points if there
are enough tables.
Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Upgraded to
now include players with up to 2,000 points. Simultaneous game for players with
fewer than 99 points if there are enough tables. Free lesson at 10.
Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Open to all
players by pre-registration only. Call 716-424-0014.
Virtual games on Bridge Base Online:
Mondays, 7 p.m. For players with
fewer than 750 points.
Wednesdays, 7 p.m. Delaware
Wednesday game for players with fewer than 2,000 points. For info on this game,
call Ed Harman at 716-480-1666 or email eharmon@roadrunner.com.
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More access to virtual games on Bridge Base Online is being offered by
the Airport Bridge Club, which currently is not holding face-to-face games. It
has affiliated with a new group of clubs, the SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge
Collective, where most games are $5. For more info, click this link.
The Airport Club also continues
to be part of the Alliance Bridge Club, which offers more than a dozen games
every day. Anyone who has played at the Airport Club is automatically a member.
For more info, visit alliancebridgeclub.com or call Airport Club manager Bill Finkelstein at 716-603-6943.
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The East Aurora Bridge Club begins play at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in
the Aurora Senior Citizens Center, 101 King St., East Aurora. Attendance is
generally three or four tables. For more info, email director Dave Larcom at dmocral@verizon.net.
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The Bridge Centre of Niagara (BCON) in St. Catharines, Ont.,
offers a mix of online games and in-person games at its club in Tremont Square
opposite the Pen Centre shopping plaza off Glendale Avenue.
Face-to-face games open to all
players are offered at 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. There is also
a face-to-face game for 499ers (players with fewer than 500 points) at 1 p.m.
Monday and Friday, a beginner game with a mini-lesson at 6 p.m. Monday, mentoring
at 1 p.m. Tuesdays (register by 9 p.m. Sunday), a 299er game at 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday (pre-registration requested); and a 999er game at 1 p.m. Thursday.
The club currently hosts two virtual
games on Bridge Base Online. There’s one for players with fewer than 750 points
at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, and an open game at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more info, click
here.
BCON also has begun an
affiliation with SE Club of Clubs Online Bridge Collective, which appears as SE
Carolina on Bridge Base Online. Games run throughout the day. A full lineup of
games can be seen at SE Carolina On-line Bridge.
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Face-to-face play in non-sanctioned clubs is offered
at the Tonawanda Senior Center on Wednesday afternoons and at the Amherst
Senior Center on Monday and Friday afternoons.
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Tournament calendar
2024
District 5 STAC (Sectional
Tournament at the Clubs) – Participating
ACBL-sanctioned clubs. Monday, Dec. 9, to Sunday, Dec. 15.
2025
Toronto Non-Life Master
Regional – Sheraton
Centre, 123 Queen St. West, Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5.
For more info, click this link.
Toronto New Year's Sectional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Friday, Jan. 3, to Sunday, Jan. 5. For more info, click this link.
Cleveland Rock & Roll Regional
– Embassy Suites Hotel,
5800 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio. Wednesday, Jan. 8, to Sunday, Jan. 12.
For more info, click this link.
Niagara Sectional – Holiday Inn & Suites, 327 Ontario
St., St. Catharines, Ont. Friday, Feb. 7, to Sunday, Feb. 9.
Buffalo Spring Sectional – Buffalo Bridge Center, 60 Dingens St.,
Buffalo. Friday, March 28, to Sunday, March 30.
Toronto Easter Regional – Sheraton Centre, 123 Queen St. West,
Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, April 15, to Sunday, April 20. For more info, click this
link.
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Bridge club websites:
Click names for links.
The Airport Bridge Club, which continues to be on hiatus, does not
have a website. For info, call 716-603-6943.
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Duplicate scores from ACBL Live for Clubs
Week of Nov. 25 to Dec. 1
ACBL Affiliated Clubs
Buffalo Bridge Center Monday
evening – 0-750
game online. Carol Licata and Larry Himelein, 67.59%; Joyce Frayer and Ruth
Nawotniak, 57.41%; Jim and Michael Hassett, 56.48%; Fran Schmidt and Richard
McGowan, 52.78%.
Buffalo Bridge Center Tuesday
morning – 0-1,600
game. North-south, Bonnie Clement and Larry Himelein, 57.14%; Marilyn Wortzman
and Jim Easton, 55.71%; Paula Rosen and Jim McClure, 55.24%; Ilene Rothman and
Carol Licata, 54.29%; east-west, Betty Metz and Brian Fleming, 57.78%; Dennis
Daly and David Schott, 56.11%; Linda Milch and Linda Zittel, 53.33%.
Buffalo Bridge Center
Wednesday morning – Open
game. Home-style pairs. (3-way tie) Donna Steffan and Jim Gullo, Judy Graf and
Fred Yellen, Linda Burroughsford and John Ziemer, 2 wins.
Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday morning – Open game. Randy Forrest and Fay Greenholtz, 61.11%; (tie) Mary Ball and Joyce Frayer, Sue Manning and Sam Khayatt, 56.48%; Marilyn Silberstein and Pascale Davidson, 55.56%.
Other clubs
Amherst Senior Center Monday
afternoon – North-south,
Shirley Cassety and George Mayers, 58%; Joe Huber and Fritz Schweiger, 57%;
east-west, Nancy Wolstoncroft and Pat Radtke, 59%; Mary and Jim Atwood, 54%.
Tonawanda Senior Center Wednesday afternoon – Ed and Mike Rupp, 70%; Midge Coates and Rob Buchanan, 51.2%.
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The Duplicate Bridge column is compiled weekly by Buffalo News
Staff Reporter Dale Anderson. The print version stopped appearing Saturdays in
The News in March 2020 when the pandemic forced local bridge clubs to halt
face-to-face play.
These days you can find it in two
places online. Google “Duplicate Bridge” plus the current Saturday date and
that should bring up a link to it on buffalonews.com, the Buffalo News website. Another place
to find it is on Dale Anderson’s bridge blog at http://newsdupli.blogspot.com/
Deadline for submission of scores
and notices is Tuesday night. Email danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com. Office phone is 716-849-4420.
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A Gold Life Master, Dale Anderson has a career total of more
than 2,970 master points. He occasionally writes about his quest for the next
measure of achievement, Sapphire Life Master (3,500 points), and other bridge
adventures here.
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