Western New York Unit 116 hosts a Wine and Cheese Party at 6 p.m. this evening, Saturday, Nov. 19, in the Bridge Center of Buffalo. Cost is $10 for ACBL members, $11 for non-members.

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   The Airport Bridge Club holds a double-session triple-point Swiss team game with free pizza from 11 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20. Registration ends today with partners and pairs available. Call 603-6943.

   The club has double point games at 11 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. Monday. To accommodate turkey dinner plans, the club moves its Thursday game up to 10 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

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   Unit 116 holds its annual meeting and party Dec. 18 at the Bridge Center of Buffalo with lunch at noon, the meeting at 1 p.m. and a pairs game to follow. Tickets are $5 members, $10 others. For info, call Frank Kidd at 684-0703.

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   Congratulations again to Christine Urbanek. The top ranked Unit 116 player in the Buffalo Spooktacular Regional Tournament on Grand Island a month ago was also the unit's leader in last week's Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional Tournament. With 36.61 master points, she was 17th overall. Other doing well -- Saleh Fetouh (28.45, 24th), Chongmin Zhang (22.13, 38th), Bert Feasley (18.90, 56th), Jay Levy (18.57, 58th), John Sinclair (16.54, 69th) and Mike Silverman and Helen Panza (14.63, tied for 95th).

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Tournament calendar:

   -- District 5 winter STaC, Monday, Dec. 5, to Sunday, Dec. 11. Sectional Tournament at the Clubs awards silver master points at the district level for club play.

   -- Buffalo Winter Sectional, Friday, Jan. 6, to Sunday, Jan. 8. For flyer, open this Link.

   -- Cleveland Rock and Roll Regional, (new dates) Wednesday, Jan. 11, to to Sunday, Jan. 15. For flyer, open this Link

   -- St. Catharines, Ont., Sectional, Friday, Feb. 3, to Sunday, Feb. 5.

   -- Toronto Easter Regional, Tuesday, April 3, to Sunday, April 8. For flyer, open this Link.

   -- Buffalo Spring Sectional, Friday, April 20, to Sunday, April 22.

   -- District 5 spring STaC, Monday, June 11, to Sunday, June 17.

   -- Buffalo Fall Sectional, Friday, Sept. 21 to Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012

   -- Buffalo Spooktacular Regional, Tuesday, Oct. 23 to Sunday Oct. 28, 2012

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   Looking for local bridge clubs online?

   Visit the Bridge Center of Buffalo at www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com.

   Find Bridge Club Meridian at www.cuebid.com/meridian.

   Western New York Unit 116 also has a website -- www.unit116.com. It has a link to the unit's electronic directory.

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   Here's where to play bridge at ACBL sanctioned clubs in the Buffalo area:

   Airport Bridge Club, 247 Cayuga Road, Cheektowaga. 603-6943. Extra-point pairs games many days. Games every day at 11 a.m., except at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday. Special double session games start at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Call or pick up calendar at club for schedule. Wednesday's game is preceded by a lesson at 10:45 a.m. and a free lunch at 12:15 p.m. New game at 7:15 p.m. Monday.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo, 3362 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. 834-4222. Open pairs games at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Friday; noon Tuesday and Thursday (non-life masters); 7:15 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Also special games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights and Sunday afternoons, as scheduled.  Call for lesson schedule.  www.bridgecenterofbuffalo.com.

   Bridge Club of East Aurora, Senior Center, 101 King St. at Oakwood Avenue, East Aurora. 649-9354. Pairs games at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

   Bridge Club Meridian, Zion Church, 15 Koenig Circle at Parker Boulevard, Town of Tonawanda. 688-1226. Pairs games at 10:30 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. Invitational games Friday nights. New game at 7:15 p.m. Monday. www.cuebid.com/meridian.

   Buffalo Whist Club, Zion Church,  Town of Tonawanda. Club closed Oct. 31.

   Delaware Wednesday, Faith United Presbyterian Church, 3150 Elmwood Ave., Town of Tonawanda. 631-9227. Pairs games at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Invitation only.

   Lockport Duplicate, Senior Center, 33 Ontario Ave., Lockport. 434-8635. Pairs games at 7 p.m. Tuesday (also a novice game) and 1 p.m. Saturday.

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   The duplicate bridge column appears in print every Saturday, usually in the Living section of The Buffalo News, but sometimes elsewhere (look first in the Sports section). The online edition usually will appear here on www.buffalonews.com after the press run begins early Saturday morning.

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   The duplicate bridge column is compiled weekly by News Staff Reporter Dale Anderson, with a deadline of Tuesday night for scores and announcements to appear in Saturday's paper. This online edition has a Wednesday night deadline and is an unabridged version of what appears in the Saturday Living section, with more scores and much, much, much longer notes.

   E-mail: danderson@buffnews.com or dahotwings@aol.com.

   Office phone: (716) 849-4420.

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   Dale Anderson scored a Life Master hat trick at last week's Niagara Falls, Ont., Regional Tournament, achieving Life Master, Bronze Life Master and Silver Life Master status as a member of the winning team in the B division of the Whirlpool Knock-0uts. He also just passed the 1,200 master point mark. Those are among the topics on his bridge blog at www.dalebridge.blogspot.com. New posts will show up whenever he has a free hour during the coming week.

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Duplicate Scores

Week of Nov. 7 to 13

ACBL Sanctioned Clubs

   Airport Bridge Club Monday morning … North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Bev Cohen, 69.30%; B/C: Barbara Sadkin and June Feuerstein, 52.78%; east-west, A: Ginny Panaro and Judi Marshall, 55.71%; B: Janet Frisch and Bob Linn, 54.71%; C: Pawan Matta and Dale Anderson, 48.71%.

   Airport Bridge Club Monday evening … Howell. A/B: Rita Sierocinski and Mike Silverman, 64.10%; Janet Frisch and partner, 62.67%; C: Len and Nancy Knabelkamp, 51.98%; Carl and Jan Hasselback, 45.83%.

   Airport Bridge Club Tuesday morning … North-south, A: Celine Murray and Janet Frisch, 58.33%; B: Pawan Matta and Dale Anderson, 55.28%; C: Don Grant and Bill Boardman, 49.66%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Jim Mathis, 62.40%; B/C: Linda Wynes and Jan Hasselback, 59.89%.

   Airport Bridge Club Wednesday afternoon … North-south, A/B: Christine Pesce and Chuck Schorr, 60.71%; C: Ruth Kozower and Jan Hasselback, 52.45%; east-west, A: Barbara Libby and Harry Cheung, 62.80%; B/C: Sandra Silverberg and Rivona Ehrenreich, 52.98%.

   Airport Bridge Club Thursday morning … North-south, A: Fenton Harrison and Bob Linn, 59.82%; B/C: Paula Rosen and Joyce Greenspan, 54.17%; east-west, A: Christine Pesce and Mike Kisiel, 54.76%; B: Florence Notto and Bill Boardman, 53.27%; C: June Feuerstein and Gloria Brown, 51.49%.

   Airport Bridge Club Friday morning … North-south, A: Jim Mathis and Bev Cohen, 59.67%; B/C: Pat Yagle and Phyllis Wilkinson, 59.38%; east-west, A: Margaret Miles and Marian Morber, 61.05%; B: Shakeel Ahmad and Manju Ceylony, 55.62%; C: Nancy Wolstoncroft and Ginny Panaro, 50.51%.

   Airport Bridge Club Friday afternoon … Howell. A: Ginny Panaro and Nancy Wolstoncroft, 71.51%; Bev Cohen and Jim Mathis, 58.62%; B: Alicia Kolipinski and Mike Silverman; 56.78%; C: Miri Salamone-Burnett and Paula Salamone, 53.02%.

   Airport Bridge Club Saturday morning … Howell. A: Paul Ganley and Mike Kisiel, 61.33%; B: Ruth Jones and Ruth Hnath, 57%; Shirley Cassety and Ross Markello, 54.37%; C: Nancy Torrell and Janet Frisch, 54.27%.

   Airport Bridge Club Sunday afternoon … Howell. A: Carolyn Siracuse and Beverly Cohen, 63%; B: Richard Cramer-Benjamin and Paula Salamone, 53%; Thom Burnett and Miri Salamone-Burnett, 51%; C: Dave Donaldson and June Feuerstein, 49%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Tuesday noon … Non-life masters. North-south, A: Richard McGowan and Ken Wagner, 61.55%; B: Maryann Szafran and Paula Rosen, 56.63%; C: Caryl Brent and Kathleen Stamm, 48.11%; east-west, A: Janice O'Mara and Martha Quinn, 59.28%; B/C: Ginger Maiman and Marjorie Plumb, 58.71%; Arthur Matthies and Elizabeth Young, 57.39%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday morning … Howell. A: Donna Steffan and Judith Padgug, 64.10%; Stanley Kozlowski and Robert Padgug, 60.26%; B/C: Alberta Brown and Jeanne Gladysz, 56.41%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Wednesday evening … Win-loss game. Bert Hargesheimer and Alexander Kowal, 3 wins.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday noon … Non-life masters. North-south, A: Usha Khurana and Joe Miranda, 56.08%; B: James McClure and James Tao, 54.17%; Ken Wagner and Natalie Abramson, 53.55%; east-west, A: William Rich and Lou Di Lorenzo, 64.78%; B/C: Jane Roberts and Laura Houghtaling, 56.58%; Laurie Foster and Violet Makhija, 54.25%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Thursday evening … Howell. A: Robert Padgug and Allen Beroza, 64.44%; Robert Olin and Henry Chudy Jr., 59.63%; B/C: Gabriel Tannenbaum and Gaurang Sheth, 58.15%.

   Bridge Center of Buffalo Friday morning … Howell. A: Christy Kellogg and Bert Hargesheimer, 62.50%; B: Fred Yellen and Judy Graf, 57.87%.

   Bridge Club of East Aurora Wednesday … Howell. A: Joanne Kelly and Lillian Gotshall, 65.39%; B: John Fielg and Jane Larcom, 64.74%; C: Darcy Young and Renee Cancilla, 53.52%.

   Bridge Club Meridian Monday morning … North-south, A: Donna Steffan and Judith Padgug, 68.52%; B: Walt Olszewski and Eleanor Whelan, 58.10%; C: Betty Metz and Carol Bedell, 55.32%; east-west, A/B: Elaine Kurasiewicz and Sue Neubecker, 62.96%; C: Gerald Hooley and Phyllis Wilkinson, 50.69%.

   Bridge Club Meridian Monday evening … Howell. A: Mike Ryan and Howard Foster, 59.62%; B: Bob Olin and Elaine Moon, 54.12%; C: Dan Blatz and Willy Brick, 52.37%.

   Bridge Club Meridian Tuesday morning … Penny Shui and partner, 24 vps; Sue Neubecker and Jeanette Levin, 18 vps.

   Delaware Wednesday evening … North-south, Lance Pollock and Dick Sigglekow, 67.50%; east-west, Jane and Tom Gibbons, 55.50%.

   Lockport Duplicate Tuesday evening … Howell. A: Mark Pascale and James Madan, 71%; B: Miriam Regnet and Kathryn Fenn, 57%; C: Rosalind and Charles Lind, 50%.

   Lockport Duplicate Saturday afternoon … Bill Rieker memorial game. North-south, A: Phyllis Wilkinson and Gerald Hooley, 62%; B: Miriam Regnet and Roy Crocker, 57%; C: Lou DiLorenzo and Ted Kahn, 40%; east-west, A: Sue Neubecker and Dian Petrov, 64%; B: Elve Johnston and Kathryn Fenn, 53%; C: Connie and David Wilson, 50%.

Other clubs

  ABA Humboldt Bridge Club … Howell. Carol Hairston and Linda Robinson, 63.05%; Shirley Thompson and David Mathis, 60.72%; Joyce Harling and Jeanette Shropshire, 56.84%; Garnet Wallace and Vivian Harris, 55.60%.

   Amherst Senior Center Monday afternoon … North-south, Shirley Cassety and Sam Grossman, 67%; Joan Smith and Fran Witnauer, 58%; east-west, Chuck Heimerl and Alicia Kolipinski, 57%; Bruce and Jill Brown, 56%.

   Amherst Senior Center Thursday morning … North-south, Bruce and Jill Brown, 60%; Chuck Heimerl and Marian Morber, 57%; east-west, Joe Day and Lorey Repicci, 61%; Joan and Paul Lazarus, 60%.

   Canterbury Woods Duplicate Wednesday … North-south, Priscilla Bretschger and Sallie Steele, 58.3%; Howard Strauss and Helen Neubert, 54.9%; east-west, Jeannette Reid and Dick Munschauer, 69.2%; Eric and Ruth Lansing, 60%.

   Clarence Senior Center … Pat O'Brien and Wilson McClaren, 65%; Helen and Bill Westley, 60%.

   College Club Duplicate Wednesday morning … North-south, Clare Schultz and Nancy Thomas, 64.76%; Bonnie Botsford and Marsh Scott, 61.90%; east-west, Betty Loucks and Karen Stephenson, 54.76%; Judy Danforth and Norma Moss, 50%.

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