Last month in this column, I mentioned that the Southwest Florida Regional Tournament scheduled for this past October, but postponed the last minute due to Hurricane Milton, might be rescheduled. Well, it has been officially rescheduled for the week of February 10- 16 at the original venue, the Sanibel Marriott. So,check out the new schedule of events at the ACBL tournament website at acbl.org. We hope to see a good representation of new and old players there in February! You do not have to stay overnight at the hotel. Most players from the Fort Myers/ Naples area drive over daily for the week or for whichever days they want to play and then return home at the end of the daily events. As you may recall, at least 16 Landings players or so came for the first day last October before we were told that the tournament was officially cancelled.
Now almost half The Landings season is over and we have around four months left. Our last event was on Monday, December 2nd, and we will be going every Monday through December 23 before we take a brief one-week pause between Christmas and New Year’s Day only to resume on Monday, December 30, and continue every Monday till at least the first Monday in May. So we won’t skip a Monday for the rest of the season!
GARRETT, MIKE SCHULTE, AND TIM WHITEIS
CONCENTRATE ON A HAND JUST BEFORE THE
CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DECEMBER 2, 2024.
We had about 40 members at our annual Holiday Party on Monday, December 2nd, in the Garden Room at the Helm Club. Treasurer Sue Wotton led a party committee that included Barb Coneys and Lynne Birdt. The buffet table was in the hallway, and we all took our soup, sandwich, and chocolates to the Garden Room right after bridge was finished. It was a great soup and sandwich event topped off with fabulous Holiday cookies and chocolates provided by the wonderful people who care for us at the Compass Rose. Drinks came from the bar and we all had a lot of fun. For the record, Dave Hutson and Lynne Birdt were first in North-South and Bill Rush and I were first in East-West. It was a fitting send-off for the end of 2024 and the beginning of the New Year.
