January 4th-January 10
Monterey, CA
May 31-Jun 6, 2027
Sacramento, CA
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Hello, District 21!
Happy Halloween! This newsletter is going out a little later in the month than normal as we wanted to give our correspondents a chance to attend and, possibly discuss, the Sparks/Reno Regional. Remember that our next Regional is the Monterey Clambake Regional in January 4-10.
Below we have reports from:
–D21 President’s Report–Jim Coke
–Tournament Report–Tournament Co-Chairs, Anne Wilson & Brenda Hatton
–Board Report–D21 Secretary, Raymond Yuenger
–D21 Elections Report–D21 Secretary, Raymond Yuenger
–North American Pairs (NAP) Report–NAP Coordinator, Jim Coke
–Grand National Teams (GNT) Report–GNT Coordinator, Grant Vance
–Royal Sectional Tournament at Clubs (STaC)–STaC Coordinator, Don Garka
–District Dispatches–one story from our membership
As always, Heart of the District (Unit Reports), Rank Advancements, and links to D21 tournament flyers are at the bottom.
Jim Coke, D21 President, has survival on his mind — namely, how the District and its clubs can survive. The answer involves teaching new players.
Anne Wilson and Brenda Hatton, Co-Chairs, Tournament Planning Committee, present the roster of regionals for 2027. Links to all relevant information are provided (schedule flyer, hotel reservations, partnership, and volunteering).
Raymond Yuenger, District 21 Secretary, presents the minutes of the September 22, 2026, regular meeting of the Board of Directors.
Raymond Yuenger, District 21 Secretary, reports on the Area Director elections in the East and Northwest Areas, and on how a vacancy in the West Area was filled after a Board member resigned.
Jim Coke, D21 NAP Coordinator, clears up some confusion about the schedule for District NAP Finals. Dates and times are now available.
Grant Vance, D21 GNT Coordinator, reports on the schedule for the 2027 GNTs.
Don Garka, STaC Coordinator, reminds everyone that we have a Royal STaC coming up in November 16-22. Links are included to register a club, find a registered club, and (new this issue) find STaC results.
One Member,Brad Carson, shares his journey to Life Master. You may well find his story relatable to how you took up the game.