Board Election Results:
Congratulations to Judy Lotridge, Cheryl Clark, and David Greims (re-elected) for winning the recent DBA Board election. Many thanks to the other candidates – we had a great group of nominees.

The Board has identified goals (Click Here) for Unit 176, and has formed committees to determine the actions necessary to achieve these goals. If you have any ideas you’d like to contribute, please contact one of the committee members.

January 19-22 Dallas Winter Sectional Results Pictures

Chris Compton Wins 2011 Barry Crane Top 500 Race

Table Talk is back on a quarterly basis. Click here for the November issue.

Jan. 13-16 – San Antonio Winter Fun Sectional and District 16 NAP Finals. Congratulations to Chris Compton winner of the FLT A NAP.
NAP Results

January Unit Game:Congratulations to the winners! 0-299 – Penny Hawkins and Bruce Harbour; 0-999 – Mark Hatten and Robert Razon; and Open – Larue Stott and Mimi Zavitovsky

Dec. 8 – Unit Team Game – Valley View Bridge Club Results

Big D Sectional Bridge Tournament: Pictures
November 3-6 ACBL Results: Thurs Aft Thurs Eve
Fri SAt Aft Sat Eve Sun Swiss

Unit Team Game Oct 20 @ Dorsey's: Results

September Stars 299'r Sectional at Dorseys Bridge Studio Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Results: Friday Aft. Sat Sunday

North American Pairs: Melody Euler, District NAP coordinator, reported the following:

Good news! District 16 has qualified for 2 at-large spots for the NAP in flights B and C. That will mean there will be 4 qualifying places for flights B & C. First and second will receive $700 subsidies, third will receive $300, and fourth place will receive an invite.

NAP qualifying at the Unit level has concluded. Congratulations to the winners listed below. District qualifying will take place in January at the San Antonio Sectional, with the winners of each flight earning the right to compete at the Spring Nationals being held in Memphis, TN in March 2012. Good luck to all participants.

Flight A Unit Finals @ Valley View Bridge Sunday, October 23
Congrats to Ayan Maddal - Hua Yang Winners

Flight B Unit Finals @ Dorsey's Bridge Studio Sunday, October 16
Congrats to Judy Corey Edmiston & Vernon Earl Hodge Winners

Flight C Unit Finals Sept 25 @Band Congrats to Bogumil Knypinski & Paul Hanus Winners

The 2012 Unit Game Schedule  has been set. Click here for the schedule, and put the dates on your calendar now!

ACBL Mobile “Find a Club” App is now available for the iphone, ipod touch, and ipad.  This free app can be found in the iTunes App Store. It gives you the ability to find bridge clubs as you travel across the U.S. and Canada, using GPS tracking or by conducting a manual search by city/state or zip/postal code. Download it now!

Grand National Teams Results:

• Super Flight: Ira Chorush, Bob Hamman, Hemant Lall, Bart Bramley, and Chris Hamman
• Flight A: Anthony Bianchi, Jeremy Fournier, Mitch Towner, and Robert Whitcher
• Flight B: Wiley McMinn III, Lawton Hutchison, Joe Black, Dean Truair
• Flight C: Pawel Hanus, Bogumil Knypinski, Richard Polunsky, and Brett Elliott
  
  

Note: the stratifications for the Unit Pair Games are: 0-299 – BAND; 0-999 – Dorsey’s; Open – Valley View.

Jan. 30- Feb. 5 – Houston Lone Star Regional

Feb. 10-12 Arlington Sectional, Grapevine, TX

Feb. 11-12 Austin Winter 0-200 Sectional, Austin, TX

Feb. 16 Unit Team Game @ Band

Feb. 19 Unit Pairs Game

Mar. 2-4 Dorsey’s Bridge Studio 99er Sectional, Richardson, TX

Mar. 10-11 Ft. Worth NLM/500 Sectional, Ft. Worth, TX

Mar. 15-25 Spring NABC, Memphis, TX

Flight B & C GNT Unit Finals Set for May12:
Flight B will be held at Dorsey's and Flight C will be held at BAND (1:30 &TBA)