On behalf of your unit board, we hope to see you out at the clubs this month and our regional in February!

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1 UNIT 174 EVENTS & CLASSES January Happy New Year! Hoping you had a nice New Year's Eve - thanks for starting off your year reading our newsletter and possibly adding a few bridge related events onto your calendar. For additional events, updates and news throughout the month remember to check out your Unit 174 website regularly: On behalf of your unit board, we hope to see you out at the clubs this month and our regional in February! May your 2019 be filled with all things wonderful in life and bridge, Lauri Laufman, Editor UNIT EVENTS LONE STAR REGIONAL February 4-10, 2019 Marriott Houston Westchase 2900 Briar Park Drive, Houston, TX Room Rate: $119 Cut off date: January 25, 2019 Booking Code (& weblink): LSR2019 Great I/N Schedule including GOLD RUSH Pairs Monday- Saturday Double Session Bracketed Swiss and Pair Games Daily Two Mini-Soloway Opportunities Morning, Afternoon and Evening Side Pair Game Series Evening Bracketed Swiss - Tue/Wed and Thurs/Fri Hospitality Gifts for All and Awards for Section Tops Game Schedule Mon 1pm & 6:30pm ~ Tues-Sat 10am, 2:30 & 7:30pm ~ Sun 9:30 & TBA Outstanding Afternoon Speakers Mon - Sat (2:00 pm) Mon: Gary King * Tue: Bob Morris * Wed: Shawn Quinn

2 Thurs: Eddie Wold & Mike Passell * Fri: Robert Todd * Sat: Jacob Morgan Special Saturday Morning Speaker (8:45am) (a breakfast nosh will be served for those attending) Eric Rodwell Additional Events Still Being Finalized! Updates will be provided on our unit website and newsletters LSR Flyer with Schedule: Click Here Mini Soloway KO Info and Conditions of Contest: Click Here BEST PRACTICES TEACHER WORKSHOP Prior to the Lone Star Regional at the Houston Westchase Marriott Sunday, February 3rd, 1-5 & 6-10 pm Monday, February 4th, 8:00 am - noon For information or to register: Contact Betty Starzec at lstarzec@comcast.net or GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS (GNT) GNT Unit Qualifying Games for Flights B and C Bridge Club of Houston (BCOH) at noon - Saturday, February 2 Clear Lake at 1pm - Sunday, January 13 and February 17 Westside Bridge Academy (WBA) at 6 pm - Sunday, January 13 Although these team games may be open, only teams with B (0-2500), and C (0-500 Non-Life Masters) players can qualify during the unit qualifiers. Flight A teams (0-6000) will qualify at the district level during the Election Sectional in Houston April 5-7, 2019 Distict 16 GNT Flyer with Schedule: Click Here District 16 Conditions of Contest (COC): Click Here AT THE CLUBS

3 --- AROUND THE UNIT --- APPLE DBCs Tracy Gee Community Ctr Westcenter Dr., Houston, TX Weekly Games - Mondays and Fridays at 11:45am *NEW* Weekly Game - Online at Bridge Base Online (BBO) Thursdays at 8pm - bridgebase.com Come join the fun every Thursday night (online) at 8 pm. The game will be held weekly through the month of March. In January it will expand to include a FREE 0-20 game played simultaneously. For more information including how to register, Click Here BRIDGE CLUB OF HOUSTON (BCOH) 4688 Louetta Rd., Spring,TX Opportunity for New Players Bridge+ 10:30am Every Tuesday Sanctioned Game--$5 Table Fee 0-20 Masterpoints 30-minute lesson by Julie Halperin, Certified 9:30am Tues Jan 1 New Year s Day Party Pot Luck 11am :55am No Sign-Up is Required Thurs Jan 3 - Daytime Mentor/Mentee Game Mon Jan 21 - Nightime Mentor/Mentee Game Thurs Jan 24 - Swiss Team 8 is Enough Sat Jan 26 - Annual Membership Meeting and Game Sun Jan 27 - Mini Bridge Sat Feb 2 GNT Qualifier Games and Life Master Party for John Montgomery & Fred Gregory Reservations Required Thurs Feb 14 - Daytime Mentor/Mentee Feb r Tournament Flyer: Click here CLEAR LAKE BRIDGE CLUB Sea Lark Rd - Houston, TX There are games for every level at the Club. Novice games are held on Monday at 2 pm (199er), Tuesday at 10 am (299er), Wednesday at 2 pm (199er), and Thursday

4 at 10 am (499er) Plus Fri Jan 4 and Jan er Team Game at 2pm Wed Jan 23 - *NEW* Mentor Mentee game at 2 pm For reservations, contact Bob Dowlen at bobdowlen@gmail.com For partnership assistance, contact Pearl Younger at Additionally, at 2 pm each Sunday Dave Glandorf holds a Bridge Lab. There will be teachers to help with the play. Open games are Monday, Wednesday & Friday at 10 am, Tuesday at 3 pm (not 7pm), Thursday at 2:00 pm & Saturday at 1:00 pm Finally, we have an open team game on Sunday at 1:00 pm. Sun, Jan 13 and Feb 17 - GNT Qualifiers for Flights B and C Game Fee: $5 for members ($6 for non-members) For more information on the club call any day at , or contact the club manager, Jim Ochsner at jpochsner@aol.com CYPRESS NORTHWEST DUPLICATE BRIDGE Weekley Community Ctr, 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX New website: bridgewebs.com/cypressnw *NEW* Starting in January 2019, the Cypress NW DBC will offer a free bridge lesson on Tuesdays from 10-11:30am! There will be rotating teachers, but the focus will be to introduce a topic and then look at example hands. Hands from the previous week's games that were particularly interesting will also be reviewed. For up to date info, see our website. Tue Jan 8 - Jeff Kroll will teach the first class. His topic will be loser on a loser play when declaring. In his opinion, routinely making that play separates good declarers from ordinary ones. A free "Introduction to Duplicate Bridge" class is offered the first Thursday of each month from 10-11:30am. Sign up with Jeanne Phelps (ACBL TAP Instructor) at jsfphelps@gmail.com

5 Weekly Games: Tuesday and Thursday at Noon Please check in by 11:45 Cost: $3.00 for standard games Contact: Jim Warren (c) FORT BEND COUNTY DUPLICATE BRIDGE ACBL Bridge Series Classes on Defense will begin Wed Jan 9 at 9:15 am in Richmond Cost is $20 for the first class or drop ins. Subsequent classes are $5.00 January is Junior Fund at both games! Mondays 10:15am - Open game - Rosenberg Civic Center 3825 Hwy 36 South, Rosenberg, TX First game of the year - Tues Jan 7 Tuesdays 9am - Open game - Clyde & Nancy Jacks Conference Ctr 3232 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land, TX First game of the year - Wed Jan 8 Please call or in advance for games and classes. All Games are only $6 per person for ACBL members. Questions? Contact Eric Watson Owner, Manager Director and Teacher ewat2004@aol.com KATY DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Salt and Pepper Restaurant Avenue D - Katy, TX Two Games Weekly: Tuesdays and Wednesdays Game Time: Noon First game of the year - Wed Jan 2 *Come join us for lunch, bridge or both!* Fee: $3 (no charge if you purchase a meal) For info or partnership assistance, contact: Bob Lee relee@leekon.net or (c) LA GRANGE BRIDGE CLUB

6 Frisch Auf Valley Country Club, 575 Country Club Drive La Grange, TX Games are held 1st and 3rd Wednesday - 1:00 pm For further information/reservations: Darlene Gilmore - dcgilmore01@gmail.com - (512) Carol Helms - cphelms@cvctx.com LAKE CONROE DUPLICATE CLUB April Sound Church /2 April Wind South, Montgomery, TX Weekly Games on Fridays at 10:30am Fri Jan 4, 11, 18, 25 - Junior Fund Games For further information please contact Gerry Earnest: LSBC - THE BRIDGE CLUB at St Paul United Methodist Church 1100 W. Semands Street, Conroe, TX Weekly Games: Mondays at 12pm and Thursdays at 10:30am There is also a 199er game directed by Rani Sachdev on the third Thursday of each month. Game Fee: $5 per person Free Lesson by DLM Jeff Kroll every Thursday at 9:30 AM Monday, Jan 28 - LSBC One Year Anniversary Celebration The celebration will be in honor of Pastor Cindy Hinson and the church for a wonderful and successful year Potluck lunch at 11 am; Game at noon For reservations, contact Mary McDonald at maryemcdonald22@yahoo.com or For partnership help, contact Anita Rothfuss at larryandanita@gmail.com For more information: Click Here LONE STAR BRIDGE CLUB April Sound Church: 67 1/2 April Wind Dr. S, Montgomery,

7 TX Monthly Games: 2nd Thursday and 4th Monday at 1pm Thurs Jan 10 - Junior Fund Mon Jan 28 - Junior Fund SOUTHWEST DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Jewish Community Center: 5601 S. Braeswood Blvd - 3rd Floor Games held: Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:30am SPRING BRANCH DUPLICATE BRIDGE (SOSA) Trini Mendenhall Sosa Community Center, 1414 Wirt Road Games held: Monday and Thursday at 12:15 pm WESTSIDE BRIDGE ACADEMY (WBA) 9000 SW Freeway, Ste 290, Houston, TX Tues Jan 1 - New Year s Day Party Black eyed peas and cornbread served! Your favorite side dish, snack or dessert is welcome Sun Jan 13 - GNT Qualifier (Flights B&C) at 6pm All are welcome to play, only B&C need to qualify Jan er Tournament Flyer: Click Here Thurs Jan 24 - Dorothy Roper & Marcia Lindsey Life Master Party Hosted by their friends at 10:30am. *Note: this is a date change* Your favorite side dish, snack or dessert is appreciated Reservations Required - kjonstott@comcast.net WBA Mentor-Mentee games for January are on Wednesday morning the 9th at 10:30am and Tuesday evening the 22nd at 7pm. Pair entry $15 WBA's 8 is Enough team game is at 7pm on Friday Jan 18th. If planning to attend or need help getting a team together, contact Jimmy at or jimmybreihan@comcast.net

8 WBA has supervised play available on Tuesdays at 2:15pm and Thursdays at 10:30am For WBA s full schedule, please visit: CLASSES BRIDGE CLUB OF HOUSTON Julie Halperin Beginning Bridge: Saturdays, starting February 16 9:30-11:30 am Just beginning or getting back to bridge? New to duplicate bridge? Then this 12-week class is for you! Cost: $150 plus text books, Audrey Grant's Bridge Basics 1,2 and 3 ($20 for 3 books) For flyer (click here), more info or to register: bridgeplyr2011@hotmail.com (h) Or Barbara Phillips Note: Barbara's Team Workshop on January 10th is sold out. Two Over One Game Force: Fridays, starting February 15 10:00-12:30p New to 2/1? Then this 8-week class is perfect for you! Already playing 2/1? You are welcome to take the class, even if you have taken it before. Discounts are available to repeat attendees. Cost: $120 includes Barbara Seagram s 2/1 Cheat Sheet For flyer (click here), more info or to register: bwp281@aol.com CLEAR LAKE BRIDGE CLUB Dave Glandorf Bridge 100BL: Every Sunday and Tuesday, 2-5pm Fee - $8 per session. No advance registration needed. These are informal "Bridge Lab" courses. They are pay-asyou-go practice courses in a monitored rubber bridge type of environment. Students may ask questions of a monitor during or after the bidding or play.

9 Contact Dave Glandorf for more information: (home) or (cell) LSBC at St Paul United Methodist Church Jeff Kroll Ongoing Lessons - Thursdays, 9:30-10:15am Jeff reviews pre-selected hands (or one that might be brought in) as well as covers various topics throughout each month. This month topics will include: - Roman Key Card Blackwood - how and when to ask for queens, how and when to show voids - Equal Level Conversion (ELC) - doubling ad bidding without a big hand - Standard meanings of cue bids - A trip through the convention card, what all those boxes mean, and what logical choices need to be made. Fee: Free ST. MARTIN S EPISCOPAL BRIDGE SCHOOL (Corner of Woodway at Sage) Mondays 1-4pm Ongoing supervised play session with Joyce Ryan, Vic Sitton, Maureen Wittels, and Ann Harvey This is the perfect class for those who already play bridge, but would like a little help sharpening their skills. Fee: $10 per class Questions: jryan9620@sbcglobal.net "Bridge is such a sensational game that I wouldn't mind being in jail if I had three cellmates who were decent players and who were willing to keep the game going 24 hours a day." ~ Warren Buffett

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