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As the Covid threat level is moderate, mask wearing will be optional at bridge, although players can request that others at the table wear masks. Group refreshments are no longer being offered during the game, although players can bring their own drinks and snacks.

Generally we have resumed playing twice a week at the Heritage Hills Activities Center. The club asks that players arrive at least ten minutes before the scheduled game time, so the director can set up the movement in a timely fashion.

 

RIP

Claire Koh, a longtime member of our bridge club, passed away Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025. Read her obituary here.

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Long time Heritage resident and former bridge player Phil Blanco -- husband of HHDBC regular Eleanor -- died November 27 at the age of 91. Click here to read his obituary.

Long time Heritage resident and bridge player Mel Frankel died on Friday Oct. 11. He was 97. See Mel's obituary here.

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Sadly, Chris Creamer, a member of our bridge club for many years, passed away May 10. See his obituary here.

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We are sad to share that Nancy Ponton died Oct. 5, 2023. Her obituary can be seen here.

Long time club player Dave Almer died in November.

We also remember other club members departed in 2022:

George Cheung and Eugene Genovese.

The club has just learned about the death of Ingrid Zablauskas Nargi on Christmas Day back in 2022. She was 86. Ingrid had worked as a director at Down Two Doubled, and also founded the 7 Hearts Bridge Club for retirees.

Gone but not forgotten.

Special Games

Watch this space for news of special Club games including Club Championships and STaCs.

Hygiene Warning

Please do not come to bridge if you do not feel well. Keep any used tissues off the table and off the equipment.

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Many, many thanks to Savita for having us pose, season after season and occasion after occasion, in some of her vast collection of silly hats and accessories! View a few snapshots above, but all of our club pictures appear in the back pages of our website, reachable here or from the main index menu.

STaC Success!

Congratulations to Fran Aufiero and Pat Held and Glafkos Keramidas and Lisette Voorhees, who tied for first in the club but also topped the C-Stratification in an 89-table contest in the greater New York area Royal STaC on Thursday, January 30. Well done!

Click here to see the full results for the tournament week.

Game Schedule

Heritage Hills Duplicate Bridge Club

ACBL Duplicate at the Heritage Hills Activities Center

Monday 12:30 PM

Thursday 12:30PM

Our ACBL Virtual Games on BBO are no longer running, due to lack of participation.

Click here for more details about when and where for our games.

Click here for a list of club officials.

2024 Masterpoints

The 2024 Masterpoint award lists are in.

Congratulations to Keith Johnson, Melanie Appelbaum, Rosanna Frank, Gail Cannold, Lester Gottlieb and Cliff Nebel for winning their categories in the Helen Shanbrom Ace of Clubs standings. Other players appearing in the list include Subhash Sindhwani, Pat Held, Anne Rockmore, Harriet Vale, Cindy Kennedy, Anne Harper, Mark Kotkin, Sanju Bakare, Joanne Jantos, Elyse Stein, Eleanor Blanco, Merle Lewis, Pamela Furtsch, Dennis Glazer, Susan Duval, Robin Brown, Linda Otness, Jill Marshall and Richard Zucker. Click here to get a list with Heritage Hills players highlighted, or click here for the full list.

Eleanor Blanco also picked up a Mini-McKenney title (which included points from the STaCs). Visit the Unit 188 website for more information.

 

Viewing Results
Viewing Results

Game results are also available at ACBL Live.

 

The Common Game

HHDBC has joined The Common Game!

 

What is The Common Game? 

It's a grouping of ACBL-affiliated clubs that broadens the competition by playing the same hands across many clubs. Lots more statistics and analysis, too if you explore their website. If your friends elsewhere across the country are playing at the same day and time as you are, you can compare results!

So now, if you play at Heritage, afterward you can see your results on our own website, on the ACBL website that most of you are familiar with, or on The Common Game website.

Yes, The Common Game awards their own points to determine the best players across their member clubs, but you get no extra ACBL points for any of this.

If The Common Game has your email address on file they may now start sending you results emails. If you would like to receive those and you're not getting them, or if you ARE receiving them and you don't want them, send your own email to help@thecommongame.com with your ACBL number in the subject line, and tell them what you want them to do!

Any more questions, email or ask Club Manager Karen Sloan.

Charity Games

Our charity fundraising has geared up again in 2024.

The Club raised $150 for the Alzheimer's Association during the ACBL's Longest Day event.

At the end of May the club raised $345 for the local food bank. Thanks to all who contributed!

Keeping Score

WARNING: According to ACBL laws, during a game at least one partner must keep a legible convention card with the proper score (not plus, minus or average, but the correct number.)

The club must enforce this rule because any time there is a computer issue the director will have to require scores to be recorded on paper on a pickup slip.

Those who don't comply will receive a zero score on any board that is not scored properly.

Important Information

Heritage Hills members can view the Club's annual report via the News Page. It is password protected. So are things like the pictures of the Holiday Party.

If you would like to view everything, if you haven't already done so head to the Members area and ask that a link be sent to your email address to set up your password.

Results
Open Pairs
Director: Karen Sloan
Open Pairs
Director: Karen Sloan
Open Pairs
Director: Karen Sloan
70 Percent Honor Roll

Congratulations to those who've won a free game by scoring over 70 percent

2024:

Lisette and Glafkos earned 70.54 on Thursday November 7.

Gary and Stuart scored 72.02 in the Thursday game, August 15.

Alvan and Merle scored 73.19 in the Monday game, July 29.

Pam and Richard hit 73.76 on Thursday May 2.

Gail and Dennis got 70.58 on Thursday March 7.

Celebrate! and Honor

Early 2025 rank promotions included Stuart Price advancing to Ruby Life Master, Diana Kent to NABC Master and Glafkos Keramides to Sectional Master.

Cindy Kennedy is now a Regional Master.

Flo Olsen and Gary Mills have won promotion to Ruby Life Master! And club jack-of-all-trades Karen Sloan has finally achieved Life Master, squeaking into Bronze with the help of Harvey Sugar and a half-decent Royal STaresult. Kudos to all!

Congratulations to Richie and Janet Stroh, who came top in our club and also first in District 3 playing in the ACBL-wide Senior Game on Thursday October 10.

The club has had another solid regional performance in the September 24 Royal STaC in Districts 3 and 24!  Glafkos Keramidas and Lisette Voorhees topped the C Stratification across a 132-table field. See the regional results for Thursday's game here.  Others appearing on the full leaderboard during the week included Richie Castellone and Finn DamkildeEdith Alexander and Elizabeth Baecher, and Barbara Loprete and Peter MacCuaig, as well as Sanju and Subash. See the full results for the week here.

Well done to Elizabeth Baecher for her promotion to Sapphire Life Master!

Back in June 24, Jan Carnow and Subhash Sindhwani, had the club's top result in the STaC Thursday afternoon, did best of all players in the C Stratification in a 130-table field across the NYC region. Subhash also showed on the regional leaderboard Monday with partner Marilyn Wishnie. Click here to see information about that whole STaC week on the ACBL website.

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Congratulations to those who've had rank promotions over the past year: Subhash Sindhwani to Sectional Master; Sanju Bakare to NABC Master; Sandy Pope to Club MasterAlvan Lewis to Ruby Life Master;  Iris Fleming to Silver Life Master; Joan Ehmann to Sectional Master.

Outside Competitions

It's a Regional in the city on Memorial Day weekend. District 24, the Greater NY Bridge Association, runs its spring tournament in Queens May 22-26. Click here for the flyer to get details.

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There's another Beginner-Intermediate Sectional coming up in Newtown, CT on Friday, May 30. Click here for the tournament flyer.

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Visit the Unit 188 website for information about more tournaments elsewhere in our region.

Calendar
Mon May 5, 2025
Open Pairs
HH Activities Center 12:30p
Thu May 8, 2025
Open Pairs
HH Activities Center 12:30p