Latest News
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The Wednesday Open game is moving to New Garden Friends Meeting for the summer starting Wednesday, June 25. And a new Novice game will be offered concurrently! More
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The Triad Bridge Club is launching a new weekly game, NightBridge!, on Thursday evenings starting this Thursday, May 29. More
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The unit's Longest Day fundraiser is getting underway NOW. Fran Tewkesbury has organized a silent auction which includes the chance to play with one of our expert (or near-expert) players, a chance for a free lesson from one of our teacher crew for you, you and a partner or even a foursome, plus more. For more details, read below.
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​​​The Gate City Sectional concluded. Read all about it.
Spotlight on Members
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​Congratulations to Paul W Fargusson and Lucy S Strawsburg, for having reached Life Master rank as of June 1, 2025.
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Congratulations to Peter Boyd-Bowman and Kathy Coop, the overall masterpoint winners at the Gate City Sectional tournament. See more.
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Congratulations to each member who attained a new rank as of June 1, 2025. Changes in Rank.
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THREE BIG GAMES in May. Take a look.
Games for newer players​​
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So many places to play! Lucky for you! Check out the opportunities here.​​​​​​​​​
Wednesday Game @ New Garden Friends Meeting starting on June 25
plus New Novice Game
​The Wednesday Open game, part of the Queen of Hearts Bridge Club, will be moving from the Lewis Recreation Center to New Garden Friends Meeting, 801 New Garden Road, 27410 for the summer. This will start on Wednesday, June 25 and continue every Wednesday through Wednesday, August 20.
Additionally, the Queen of Hearts Bridge Club will offer a new Novice game for 0-200 MPs. The Novice game will run concurrently with the Open game on Wednesdays starting on June 25 @ 1PM. Looking forward to lots of Novice bridge players joining the Wednesday game session!
Where: Fellowship Hall, New Garden Friends Meeting, 801 New Garden Road, 27410.
When: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Time: 1 PM
Cost: $10
Director: Mary Leger
Partner: Mary is very happy to try and find a partner for you. All you have to do is call 336-327-6357.
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NightBridge! on Thursday evenings
The Triad Bridge Club is launching a new weekly game, NightBridge!, on Thursday evenings.
Game Details:
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When: Every Thursday from 6:30 to 9:30 PM
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Start Date: May 29, 2025
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Where: Triad Bridge Club @ Fellowship Presbyterian Church, 2005 New Garden Rd.
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Who Can Play: Players with 0-500 masterpoints.
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Bonus: "Two-Minute Bridge Tip" before each game.
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Cost: $10. Light refreshments included.
Need a partner? Have questions?
Game Director: Rich Peffer (336-402-5367 | rpeffer325@att.net)
Club Manager: Peter J B-B (336-686-3680)​​
"Longest Day" Alzheimer Charity
June 28, Winston-Salem
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​The June 28 Unit game, which will be held at the Georgia Taylor Recreation Center at 1471 Clemmonsville Road in Winston-Salem, is a special Alzheimer’s charity game in honor of The Longest Day. The fee for this game is $10, with 100% of game proceeds going directly to the Alzheimer’s Association. Game time is 1:00 pm.
Our traditional silent auction will be conducted at and before the game (via emailing bids), and we are offering a number of other silent auction items this year.
Among the many silent auction items offered are games with some of the best players in the Unit, lessons with some of the best teachers in the Unit, artwork from some of the most talented artists in the Unit, food from some of the Unit’s best cooks, and even a chocolate and liquor dessert.
The individual players are:
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Jim Bean
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Peter J. Boyd-Bowman
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Kathie Dwyer
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Bob Hale
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Josh Hoffman
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David Idleman
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Kent Leggett
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Tom May
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Joanne McCluskey
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Rich Peffer
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Barbara Pomer
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Bruce Southard
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Bill Wisdom
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Cindy Wright
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Judy Hellen, Martha and Mark Meyer, Rich Peffer and Barbara Pomer are offering an array of lessons and supervised play sessions for pairs, or a foursome.
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Claudia Hale has once again donated original artwork, craft items and other goodies.
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Dixie Culver is hosting her very popular poolside cocktail party.
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Shelia and Mark Bertoldi will host you and your guest for dinner at the Greensboro Country Club.
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Ruth Short has contributed chocolate liquor cups and liquor!
If you are unable to attend the game, you can participate in the auction by emailing your highest bid to Fran Tewkesbury at tewkesbury@mac.com by Saturday June 28 at noon.​
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If you would like to make your own gift to the Alzheimer’s Association, you can send your tax-deductible contribution, via check made out to Alzheimer’s Association, to:
Fran Tewkesbury
1005 Country Club Drive
Greensboro 27408
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Your gift will count toward our Unit’s The Longest Day fundraising efforts, which in the past have landed us among the top bridge unit contributors in the U.S. If you have any questions, contact Fran Tewkesbury at 336-202-3357 or tewkesbury@mac.com.
Peter Boyd-Bowman and Kathy Coop Are Overall Masterpoint Winners in Gate City Sectional
The Jefferson Trophy, in honor of Ken Anderson, is awarded annually to the person(s) who earned the highest number of masterpoints at the Greensboro Sectional Tournament.
The 2025 trophy was won by the couple, Peter Boyd-Bowman and Kathy Coop, who earned a whopping total of 32.35 masterpoints over three days, May 16-18. Congratulations !!
Attendance Grows at Gate City Sectional
The Gate City Sectional was the second tournament hosted by Unit 169 this year. We saw an uptick in attendance drawing players from across the unit and from neighboring units. The non-life master section drew an average of 10 tables per session. See the results here.
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Many thanks to Andy Symmes, tournament chair, for leading his team. The Greensboro tournament has a reputation for outstanding food. Brenda Garzia prepared many of the dishes and coordinated with others to augment the selection. Peter Boyd-Bowman made sure partners were available for all.
Most of all we appreciate all who came to play and support the tournament. See the results.
Rick Morgan and Barbara Pomer (left) were there to give us a colorful welcome. Brenda Garzia and Patty Peffer (right) were there to feed us.
Unit Games
Complete 2025 Unit Calendar​​​​​​​​​
Click HERE for results for all Unit Games available on Live for Clubs under club number 275628.
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Click HERE for Unit Game Calendar and information.
It's about time! A Two-over-One class is scheduled starting Wednesday morning, June 11. We expect the class to be popular, so please enroll early. Tom May is the instructor. Tom is an expert player and has been a popular mentor for years.
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The class is based on the book, 2 over 1 Game Force by Audrey Grant and Eric Rodwell. The book will be available for purchase from the instructor at a discount. You will learn how to bid in a two-over-one auction and how your bidding changes in other situations. Since slams are easier to find, slam bidding will also be covered. See the flyer for more information.
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Dates: Wednesday, June 11 - July 2
Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Fellowship Presbyterian Church, 2005 New Garden Rd, Greensboro
Instructor: Tom May, dtormmay92@gmail.com / 336-210-2892
Cost: $100 for all four sessions or $30 for any single session
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To register or for more information, please contact the instructor
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Mentor-Mentee Game / Unit Championship Game: May 3, 2025
Article submitted by Rich Peffer
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Over the past 2-3 months, newer players in our Unit have been paired with more experienced players as “Mentor-Mentee Pairs”. The Unit Game on Saturday, May 3 was a special event where all pairs were Mentor-Mentee Pairs. We had 12.5 tables that day, and the game was expertly directed by Peter Boyd-Bowman. Results of the game can be found at this link.
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The top 3 scoring pairs overall came out of the E/W direction:
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Candy Toler – Mary Lou Rix (B): 64% - 4.30 MPs
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Susan Wesley – Bob Whaling, Jr. (A): 60% - 3.22 MPs
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Mike Jacobs – Jeannie Leggett (A): 59% - 2.42 MPs
The first 3 pairs in the N/S direction were then in the 4, 5 and 6 position overall:
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Rene Cone – Rich Peffer (B): 56% - 1.83 MPs
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Mark Meyer – Laura Olsen (B): 56% - 1.37 MPs
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Nancy Osborne – Jim Parker (A): 55% - 1.03 MPs
The Mentees each brought a dish to share, and the food was delicious. But more than the finish order and the good eating, everyone enjoyed meeting new friends who are working together to up their bridge game. A big THANK YOU to all of our Mentors!​
M-M Coordinators (L to R): Chris Kendall, Mark Meyer, Martha Meyer
M-M Pairs (L to R): Jane Perrin, Wayne Sykes, Rene Cone, Rich Peffer
Tuesday Bridge Club
Triad Bridge Club is offering local bridge players a chance to play this great game, but in a more relaxed, less competitive environment. The Tuesday Bridge Club will be held on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays of every month at 1:30 pm at our club home, Fellowship Presbyterian Church, 2005 New Garden Rd, Greensboro.
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The Tuesday Bridge Club will NOT be a duplicate format. Instead, it will just be "friends playing cards," having fun, talking and learning about this wonderful game. Our initial games will be shuffle-and-deal, no prepared boards, but that may change later. This should be a REALLY open and fun experience for players of all skill levels.
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Peter Boyd-Bowman, Barbara Pomer, Judy Hellen, and Andy Symmes will be your hosts. The cost is free. However, there are still costs involved for the club (rent, coffee, cards, etc.) so a suggested donation of $5 is appreciated.
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For more information, contact Barbara Pomer at bdpomer@gmail.com at 336-202-1299 or Peter Boyd-Bowman at
(336) 686-3680 / peterboydbowman@yahoo.com.
Unit 169 Boosters
Our mission is to provide challenging and fun bridge tournament experiences for Central Carolina Bridge Association members.
Our focus is to successfully execute four quality bridge tournaments each year. This entails using great venues with easy access and parking, clean facilities, providing appropriate snacks and beverages, and using qualify ACBL directors. In order to achieve this goal, we need additional financial support.
We are asking our friends who love this game to help. The cost of hosting a quality tournament has increased and, as we build back our attendance at our tournaments, entry fees do not completely cover our cost. Therefore, we are seeking a yearly contribution from those who can and are willing to help Unit 169.
By securing appropriate funding up front, we can plan and budget appropriately for each tournament. There will be recognition and appreciation events for those who join.
We hope you will support us. We appreciate checks in the amount of your choosing, made payable to:
“Central Carolina Bridge Association”
and mailed to
2318 Kirkpatrick Place, Greensboro NC 27408
Please contact Dixie Culver, Unit Secretary/Treasurer, at: culverdix@yahoo.com or (336) 457-7107 if you have any questions.
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District 7 Website
"District 7 News" - April thru June
Per Jane Champion, District 7 Secretary:
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"The District 7 Board of Directors met in Myrtle Beach on December 30, 2023 where the board approved an increase in entry fees at all regionals from $14.00 per player session to $15.00, effective in Hilton Head. This increase is due to an increase that ACBL is charging for Technical Directors staffing the tournaments.
The new entry fee will go into effect in Hilton Head and still represents (or matches) the lowest regional tournament entry fee charged by any other District in the USA."
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Per Blondelle Grant, District 7 Growth & Development Chair:
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"District 7 has allocated funds to support local activities designed to grow our bridge community. Funding opportunities are now open to our Clubs." Click HERE for details and guidelines.
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Click HERE for the new "Find a Tournament" featuring Entry Express
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Click HERE for District 7's Goodwill Message
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Click HERE for the list of National Charity Committee Members appointed by D7 Directors. Unit 169 members include: Cindy Wright - Clemmons NC (2019), Bob and Claudia Hale - Greensboro NC (2018) and Marion Secrest - Winston-Salem NC (2002 - deceased)
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ACBL Website
"Bridge Bulletin" Online
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