M.A. Lightman Bridge Club Newsletter 912 Kelley Road, Memphis TN 38111

901-324-3889 www.tnbridge144.com

Contact the Editor, Paul Linxwiler, at paul.linxwiler@gmail.com

February 2018

Vol. 23, No. 2

Club Schedule Sunday : Open Stratified 1:30 pm Non-LM (0-500) 1:30 pm Mentor Game 1:30 pm Feb. 4 only Monday: Judy’s Game 10 am Max 1000 MP avg. per pair Jack’s Game 10 am Max 4000 MPs per pair 0-2000 Game 6:30 pm Invite-a-Pro 6:30 pm Feb. 5 and 19 only Tuesday: Open Stratified 10 am Open Strat. (0-1000) 10 am Open Stratified 6:30 pm Novice (0-100) 6:30 pm Non-LM (0-500) 6:30 pm Wednesday: Open Stratified 10 am Beginning Jan. 10 Thursday: ABA Game 12:30 pm Open Stratified 12:30 pm Open Stratified 6:30 pm Non-LM (0-500) 6:30 pm Mentor Game 6:30 pm Feb. 22 only Friday: Jack’s Game 10 am Max 4000 MPs per pair Open Stratified 6:30 pm Saturday: Open Stratified 1:30 pm

Memphis City Saver Coupon Books As a special fundraiser to benefit the Hospitality Fund for the Spring 2019 North American Bridge Championships to be held in Memphis, Unit 144 is selling Memphis City Saver coupon books. The cost is $25. One dinner out will pay for the book! Let us know how many you need … Contact Lee Smart or Nancy Rosenberg for details.

INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS AND SURVEY REGARDING LIGHTMAN RELOCATION

The Board of M.A. Lightman Inc. will hold informational meetings on Feb. 2. At the meetings, we’ll discuss Lightman’s current financial situa-tion and our efforts to find a new location for the club. Members are free to ask questions or make comments about those issues or any other is-sues of concern to them. To accommodate all members, two meetings will be held – one at 1:30p.m., immediately after the Friday morning game, and the other at 5:30 p.m. before the first Friday game. The Unit is also conducting a survey to get members’ views on a possi-ble relocation of Lightman. You should have received an email contain-ing the survey. You can also get paper copies of the survey at the club.

Hot bridge in cold February! M.A. Lightman Bridge Club in Memphis will host the Grand National Teams Qualifying Games on Saturday, Feb. 24. The event will be a two-session Swiss team format. The first session starts at 9:30 a.m. with lunch to follow, and the second session will begin immediately after lunch. The entry fee is $15 per person. Lunch will be an NABC 2019 Fundraiser provided by Linda Pelts for $5. Menu: Pulled pork barbeque, baked beans, spaghetti, slaw, rolls and brownies. If you plan to have lunch, please make a reservation at MALBC. Stratifications: C – No one on the team may have more than 500 masterpoints and may not have achieved Life Master status. B – No one on the team may exceed 2500 masterpoints. A – No one on the team may have more than 6000 masterpoints. All masterpoints totals and rank are as of Sept. 1, 2017. We hope that many of you are making teams and will want to partici-pate in this competition. Those who qualify (no set number) will have the opportunity to compete against other District 10 winners in Jackson, MS in April. Wouldn't it be great to have teams from Unit 144 to advance to the finals at the summer NABC? Note that winners who advance to the national finals receive some financial assistance from the district. For more information or to register your team, please contact Judy Knox at judysbridge7@gmail.com or Sue Ray at susanray@gmail.com.

First Friday night Dinner and Bridge

Join us on Feb. 2 for Italian sandwich-es and pasta salad provided by Frank Perlman and wonderful cupcakes baked by our own Robert Sayre! The cost $10 for dinner and game. Din-ner 5:30 p.m., game 6:30 p.m. Contact Sharon Ohsfeldt at 901-827-6743 or sohsfeld@bellsouth.net if you need a partner.

Special February Games

Friday, February 2

FRIDAY NIGHT GAME

5:30 pm Dinner ($10 per person)

6:30 pm Game

Sunday, February 4

1:30 pm Mentor-Mentee Game

Monday, February 5

6:30 pm Invite-a-Pro

Monday-Sunday, Feb. 12-18

STaC WEEK

Open Games:

10 am Feb. 13

10 am Feb. 14

6:30 pm Feb. 16

1:30 pm Feb. 17

1:30 pm Feb. 18

Invitational Games:

All other games that week

Saturday, February 17

1:30 pm Birthday Game

Celebrating January and

February birthdays

Monday, February 19

6:30 pm Invite-a-Pro

Thursday, February 22

6:30 pm Mentor-Mentee Game

Saturday, February 24

9:30 am & TBA

Grand National Teams

Qualifying Games

12:30 pm NABC Fundraiser

Lunch

Congratulations!

Up and Comers: Share your story Non-Life Masters, we’d love to write about you! We’re looking for big (or little) bridge victories; any kind of masterpoint rank you’ve achieved (Junior Master, Club Master, NABC Master, etc.); big occasions, such as a birthday, family wedding, or new grandchild, or any other interesting thing that might be going on in your life. We could write about paid or unpaid work you do, your travels, or your hobbies. To share your story, call or email Deborah Harrington at 901-488-9217.

New Silver LM 1000 MPs

Mark Gilley

New Life Master 300 MPs

Bob Williams

Memphis NABC Fundraiser Lunch Sue Ray and Linda Pelts will host an NABC Fundraiser Lunch on Satur-day, Feb. 24, at 12:30 p.m. The lunch features Corky’s BBQ and Spaghetti Special. A minimum $5 donation is asked for attendees. RSVP to Sue at susansray@gmail.com or sign up at club (for lunch only).

Also, the NABC tour-nament committee has announced its new Fa-cebook page for the Memphis NABC. Visit Facebook and search for Memphis NABC, 2019.

New start time Thursday afternoon

The start time for the Thursday afternoon game is now 12:30 p.m.

REACH: Regional Event At Club House Earn GOLD points at the club! MALBC Reach games are Saturday, Feb. 3, at 1:30 p.m.; Monday, Feb. 5, at 10 a.m.; Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 10 a.m.; Thursday, Feb. 8, at 12:30 p.m.; and Fri-day, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. You must play in two or more games to qualify for overall gold/red points. You can play with different partners. A $30 one time fee and online registration required by Feb 2. The fee is in addition to regular club game fees. All members were sent an email with reg-istration link. Players will be ranked as individuals. REACH will be rated as a Regional Side Game Series (Gold/Red). Players playing two or more sessions are eligi-ble for overall awards. The REACH rankings and awards are in addition to standard club awards and standard club stratification.