May 25th to May 31st
Sacramento, CA
September 1st -September 7th
Santa Clara, CA
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Hello, District 21!
We are already almost of a third of the way through 2026. Hard to believe how fast time flies when you are having fun, and some of our players have definitely been having fun at some of the highest bridge levels: NABC St. Louis, the NAP finals, D21 GNT finals, and many local sectionals (see HOD reports).
Below we have reports from:
–D21 President Report–Jim Coke
–Tournament Report–Tournament Co-Chairs, Anne Wilson & Brenda Hatton
–NABC St. Louis–NABC Reporter, Anne Hollingsworth
–North American Pairs (NAP) Report–NAP Coordinator, Jim Coke
–Grand National Teams (GNT) Report–GNT Coordinator, Grant Vance
–Region Director’s Report–Region 12 Director, Jackie Zayac
–Royal Sectional Tournament at Clubs–STaC Coordinator, Don Garka
–As always, Heart of the District (Unit reports), Rank Changes, and Links to D21 Tournament Flyers at the Bottom.
Jim Coke, D21 President, discusses the value of the relationships we gain through playing bridge.
Anne Wilson and Brenda Hatton,Co-Chairs, Tournament Planning Committee, look ahead to the California Capital Regional (May 25-31) and remind you to register soon to get the group rate.
Anne Hollingsworth,reports on the success of District 21 members at the Spring NABC in St. Louis.
Jim Coke,D21 NAP Coordinator, Coordinator, gives the schedule andpairs that D21 is sending to the NAP National Finals in St.Louis–February 25 & 26 (Open & Flight A) and March 7 & 8 (Flights B & C).
Grant Vance,GNT Coordinator, announces the teams that will be representing District 21 at the GNT National Finals in Minneapolis this Summer.
Jackie Zayac, Region 12 Director, gives a brief summary of the Spring 2026 National Board meeting held during the St. Louis NABC, and a link to a more thorough summary of the meeting.
Don Garka, STaC coordinator, is reminding you that we have a Royal STaC coming up in May (4th-10th). He provides links for club owners to register and for players to see if their clubs are participating.
Gail Gabiati,Goodwill Committee Chair, discusses the Goodwill awards dinner from January and shares some pictures.
No new rank change reports to report. Instead we share anarticle from Unit 506’s Davis Strauss. “My Favorite Bridge Books” was originally published on BBO’s “Best Bridge Memories.”