New Club Master:  Doug Berg and Joyce Trawle
New Life Master:  Ned Forman

A member of our club has come down with a breakthrough case of COVID-19 after playing at the club on Thursday, September 23. The individual has mild symptoms and is recovering quickly.

As a result, we are suspending face-to-face play until Tuesday, October 5. The suspended games will be played online on the same schedule.

Our club has required vaccinations to play face-to-face since we reopened in June, and when the Delta surge began, we instituted a mask requirement as well. So, after lots of discussion with lots of folks, we feel we can re-reopen October 5. Of course, this will change immediately if another player tests positive.

This is a sobering reminder that this disease is not done with us, even for folks that do everything right.

Go to our members section for a full discussion of this issue.

Here’s the link.

Don’t miss Don’s article where he gives advice about getting advice, and apologizes for his past teaching practices.

The documentary Double Dummy is available to stream for free from September 29 to October 1. This film chronicles young bridge players on their way to the junior world championships.

After October 1, it can be streamed until October 10 as a ticketed event that benefits the ACBL Education Foundation.

The courses are starting up September 29 with a variety of start days and times.

Here’s the information from ACBL.

From John Wolf:

Even though it is a ways off elections for new board members will be occurring at the annual meeting which will be held in some fashion on February 13, 2021.  We need to fill 5 open slots to serve with holdover members Ali Amory, Diane Bricker, Betsy Ovitt, and Joyce Spence.  Carole Schmitz has indicated that she will run to fill one of the slots but it looks like we may have 4 open slots to fill.

Please let me know if you are interested in serving on the board.  The election is in February and the term starts in March for a 2-year term.  The board meets once per month.