| Upcoming Game Schedule |
Note: For your planning purposes, HBC will be open on Friday December 26th, Thursday January 1st and Friday January 2nd.
Here's the game schedule at HBC for the upcoming week ($8 table fee unless otherwise noted):
* Monday December 15th - open pairs at 12:30 PM; and 0-500 (Stardust game - partial gold points) & 0-50 pairs at 6:30 PM (mini lesson at 5:45 PM)
* Tuesday December 16th - open pairs at 12:30 PM; and 0-1500 pairs at 6:30 PM (Stardust game - partial gold points)
* Wednesday December 17th - 0-500 (Stardust game - partial gold points) pairs at 12:30 PM (mini lesson at 11:45); non-competitive and instructor assisted brdige play for beginners at 12:30 PM ($2); and open & 0-750 Swiss teams at 6:30 PM ($10; food at 5:45; advance registration required)
* Thursday December 18th - open pairs at 12:30 PM
* Friday December 19th - 0-750 pairs at 12:30 PM (Stardust game - partial gold points)
* Saturday December 20th - open pairs Continental Breakfast & Bridge at 11:00 AM ($10; food at 10:30; advance registration required); and non-competitive and instructor assisted bridge play for beginners at 9:30 AM ($2)
Winter Weather Note - In the event that winter weather conditions cause us to consider closing the club, we will make the appropriate decision at least two hours before game time. Club members will be advised by email, and we will also post status on the HBC website and on the club's telephone answering machine.
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| Annual Meeting Winners |
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At the recent Annual Meeting HBC had a huge turnout of 34 1/2 tables to help celebrate a very successful year for the club. After the meeting and a delicious lunch, there were 3 sections of games held. Pictured above left to right are Phil Monyer and Jeremy Lynch, winners of the Open game, Ziyana Khan and her father Kamrul, winners of the 0-1000 game, and not pictured are Bonnie Barton and Fran Byrnes, winners of the 0-150 game. Congratulations to them all!
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| Upcoming Special Events |
The Harrisburg Bridge Club is introducing a new Friday afternoon limited point game on a trial basis to give our 0-2500 players an opportunity to compete with players of like point totals. The initial 0-2500 game will be offered on Friday January 9th at 12:30 PM, and this game will run concurrently with the 0-750 game. These will be two separate games being played at the same time, and the games will NOT be combined. This additional game will provide an excellent opportunity for players with 750-2500 masterpoints to participate with a player who they are mentoring under the newly established HBC mentor program. We will assess the table count for this game during the month of January to determine whether to keep it on the calendar in the future.
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| Swiss Social Mixer Holiday Dinner |
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HBC recently held it's Swiss Social Mixer game and holiday dinner. Chicken tenders were served along with appetizers, side dishes, and yummy desserts brought in by those attending. The turnout was huge consisting of 11 teams and the winners of the event are pictured above from left to right Jimmie Groves, Susan Carnovale, Monica Knopf, and Joyce Marafka. It was a very enjoyable event and wonderful way to start the holiday season. Thanks to Mike Mendelson for organizing the event!
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