Jim Melville is top masterpoint winner in Myrtle Beach.
Article submitted by Judy Hellen
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Jim Melville of Greensboro along with his partner from Wisconsin was the top masterpoint winner in the Myrtle Beach New Year's Regional Tournament. Jim walked away with over 108 MPs. Hat's off to you, Jim.
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Twenty-two other members of Unit 169 also earned points.
Congratulations to Eric Peffer,
Player of the Year 2025
Eric Peffer is the winner of the Tim Stecker Player of the Year contest for 2025. To qualify one must play in at least six unit games. Master points from the unit games are combined with those from our sectional tournaments. Eric played in 8 of the 12 unit games with various partners. At the final game of the year, he was .28 masterpoints shy of Fran Tewkesbury who was also playing. Eric with his partner, Rich Peffer, was able to pull ahead by less than one masterpoint.
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Fran Tewkesbury, yet again, is the runner up. Hang in there, Fran. See the final top ten players here.​
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Congratulations, Eric. And Fran.
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Article submitted by Judy Hellen
Triad Bridge Club Supports Operation Yuletide
From left to right: Barbara Boyd-Bowman, April Parker, Booboo Watkins, Mary Ann Young, Ann Bennett and Mary Morgan.
Article submitted by Candie Hurley
The Triad Bridge Club participated in Operation Yuletide, a project of the Greensboro Police Department, which identifies vulnerable families in our community to provide them with gifts, clothing, and essentials during the holidays. April Parker and Booboo Watkins chaired the club's effort. We adopted two families this year that are both going through tough times.
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The Nelson Family: A resilient single mother raising three daughters (Sharonda, 10; Shadiamond, 14; and Alexis, 17). The family is currently living in a hotel, and the mother is working hard to support her girls who attend Vandalia Elementary, Jackson Middle, and Smith High.
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The Walker Family: This family of five is facing a sudden crisis. Their 9-year-old daughter, Kennedy, was diagnosed with cancer just a few weeks before Christmas. The parents are currently out of work to be by her side at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital, while trying to maintain normalcy for her siblings, Madison (5) and Cayden (11).
April and Boo Boo collected the donations and shopped for over $1700 of gifts while Barbara Boyd-Bowman was in charge of the gift wrapping! Our club raised nearly $5,000 — far beyond any goal we set. That generosity means not only that the Walker and Nelson families will have a brighter, merrier Christmas, but the excess will also go back into the GPD’s general fund to help last-minute families in need and even seed next year’s campaign. Once again, we’ve proven that our community is as strong in spirit as it is at the table!
