Pat Foster will be bringing about 20 of her Port Richey friends and students to visit and play with us on Thursday 5/30 and on Wednesday 6/5.  To make them welcome we've decided to offer a free lesson and lunch on those days.  All of our regular Thursday and Wednesday players are very welcome to join in the festivities, too.  Here's the schedule for both days:

11:00--A lesson on establishing long suits.  Mary Ann Dufresene will teach on 5/30 and Sue Graham will teach on 6/5.

11:45--Lunch

12:30--Our regular game.

Hope you can be there!

In order to draw some working people to the club I'll be offering a course of beginner lessons on Thursday evenings, starting 5/30.  The course will run for six consecutive weeks from 6:30-8:30.  The cost is $50 but the first lesson is free so people can get an idea of what the game is like and whether it's for them.

If you or any of your friends might be interested in these lessons, please let me know--(352) 592-4882 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   If you've taken beginner lessons at the club before but would like to review, the cost is just $25.

I. Call to Order –Jerry

II. Minutes--Sue

III. Treasurer’s Report and Budget—Margie

IV. Club Managers Report—Mary Ellen/Lois

V. Committee Reports:

A. Education—Mary Ann
B. Publicity--Annabelle
C. Membership—Zada/Sue
D. Community Outreach--Jerry
E. Forward Planning

VI. Old Business:

A. Status of 1099s for teachers
B. 0-20 game
C. Sectional or Fundraising Ideas

VII. New Business

A. Suggestions—Sue
B. Directors Pay
C. Stratification--Bev
D. Miscellaneous--Board

VIII. Adjournment—Jerry

Our website provides a wealth of resources for all players. One of the more helpful things available to players is the phone list. When you need a partner, you'd like to know the player you call might want to play with you and that the player is someone you would most likely be comfortable playing with.

Howard Coley and Jerry Lebo engineered a skyscraper game in the March 4th ACBL-wide Senior Open Pairs. They narrowly missed 1st place in all of District 9 by less than 2/10’s of a percent (71.02% v. 70.83%).

Also, Coley and Lebo’s game ranked 8th-best among all ACBL pairs, nationally. The top national score was 73.08% by Dorothy McNamara and Lora Titus out of North Carolina (District 7).

Congratulations to our club’s new elected board members Beverly Tillberry and Annabelle Hills, continuing director Lois Fortunato, and to our officers for the next year: Jerry Lebo President, Mary Ann Dufresene Vice President, Sue Graham Secretary, and Margie Mullarkey Treasurer. With their knowledge, experience and dedication, and that of Club Manager Mary Ellen Vanzler and Assistant Club Manager Lois Fortunato, the leadership of Nature Coast Bridge Club is in good hands for another year.