Category: News
Congratulations to Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities bridge communities
The first two tournaments of 2018 earned the incentive called, “The President’s Challenge.” The challenge was to increase attendance 10% over the average of the last three years. A party was held at the Monday club in Cedar Rapids and…
2018 Awards Banquet
The third annual awards banquet was held on March 3 at Glovik Hall in Cedar Rapids. This event is a gift to unit members from the Unit 163 Reps. About 60 people attended. Two enhanced point games were held and…
Third Annual Awards Games and Banquet – March 3, 2018
You don’t want to miss this special occasion! We are proud to announce a unique celebration for all Unit 163 members, with special accolades to those who have won ACBL races in 2017. There will be many other awards and…
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to a Grand Slam
Before you read, cover up the scores below. (Or at least, don’t peek!) I’m going to ask you a question and it will be more fun if you don’t know the results beforehand. There are a few different types of…
Fourth President’s Challenge Party
The fourth President’s Challenge Party was held in Waterloo on December 7. They met both goals of increasing their attendance by 10% over the last three years and having successful non life master sections. Jim Jurgenson was the chair and…
Five Selected for Hall of Fame Consideration
Five long time contributors to eastern Iowa duplicate bridge have been nominated for consideration for election into the Unit 163 Hall of Fame. These players are MaryAnn Boardman, Dennis Cordle, Gary Edwards, Bill Forde, and Elaine Olson. The purpose of…
Fundraiser for Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
On October 4th, Build Better Bridge club sponsored a local charity game for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Many thanks to MaryAnn and Jim Boardman, and Phil and Karen Cummins for their work for this worthwhile cause.
Cedar Rapids Sectional Breaks Attendance Record
The Cedar Rapids Summer Sectional broke records for any Cedar Rapids tournament over the last 15 years (that’s as far back as I have records). We had 124 1/2 tables in play. It was amazing! We had loads of out-of-towners…
Nominations for Unit 163 Board Open until July 25
To all Unit 163 members: According to section 6.5 [a] of the by-laws of Unit 163 of the ACBL, nominations for the Board of Directors of Unit 163 are now in order. This nomination period will be open until July…