District 17 ACBL Association

District 17 of the American Contract Bridge League is composed of the following geographical areas: the states of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona; the Southern part of Nevada within the boundaries of Unit 373 (Las Vegas), that portion of Wyoming that includes Units 421 (Cheyenne) and 422 (Laramie), a small section of Eastern Utah including the city of Moab, and the portion of West Texas covered by Unit 159 (El Paso).

National Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the National Board meeting that Information is available on the following topics:

  1. Bylaws
  2. Board of Directors
  3. District/WC/National Board Meeting Minutes
  4. Regionals
  5. Regional Results
  6. Special Events
  7. Units
  8. Sectionals
  9. Member Accomplishments
  10. From John Van Ness, District 17 President
  11. From Jerry Fleming, District 17 Director
  12. Links to Other Pages


District 17 Bylaws:
District 17 is formally governed by a set of Bylaws, created when the District was organized over a quarter century ago, and amended occasionally since. Click on Bylaws to review our Bylaws.


Board of Directors:
District 17 is governed by a Board of Directors. The Board holds three regular meetings per year, at selected District 17 Regionals.

District Board Members offers photos of the 2009 District Board members, and gives their addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.

Click on Committees for a listing of District 17 committees and committee members.


District/WC/National Board Meeting Minutes:

Ruidoso District Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the District Board meeting that was held in Ruidoso on October 10, 2009.
Denver District Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the District Board meeting, held in Denver on May 23, 2009.
Albuquerque District Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the District Board meeting that was held in Albuquerque on January 24, 2009.

Western Conference Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the Western Conference Board meeting that was held in Albuquerque on January 26, 2008.

San Diego National Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the National Board meeting that was held in San Diego CA November 22-24, 2009 (Adobe Acrobat required).
Washington National Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the National Board meeting that was held in Washington DC July 20-23, 2009 (Adobe Acrobat required).
Houston National Board Meeting Minutes takes you to the minutes of the National Board meeting that was held in Houston, TX March 9-12, 2009 (Adobe Acrobat required).


Regionals:
District 17 holds 6 Regional Tournaments each year. Our Regional schedule for the next five years includes:

Tucson AZ: Non Life Master (NLM) Regional, February 25-28, 2010. See the Tucson NLM/500 schedule.
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, April 5-11, 2010. See the Mesa Seniors schedule.
Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 25-31, 2010. See the Denver schedule.
Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, June 7-13, 2010. See the Las Vegas schedule.
Phoenix AZ: Desert Empire Regional, August 9-15, 2010. See the Phoenix schedule.
Tucson AZ: Great Chiefs Regional, October 4-10, 2010

Albuquerque NM: Navajo Trail Regional, January 17-23, 2011
Tucson AZ: NLM Regional, February 24-27, 2011
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, March 28 - April 3, 2011
Denver, CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 24-30, 2011
Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, June 20-26, 2011
Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak Regional, August 15-21, 2011
Phoenix AZ: Desert Empire Regional, October 17-23, 2011

Albuquerque NM: Navajo Trail Regional, January 16-22, 2012
Tucson AZ: NLM Regional, February 23-26, 2012
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, April 2-8, 2012
Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 22-28, 2012
Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, June 19-25, 2012
TBA, August 14-20, 2012
Phoenix AZ: Desert Empire Regional, October 8-14, 2012

Albuquerque NM: Navajo Trail Regional, January 21-27, 2013
Tucson AZ: NLM Regional, February 21-24, 2013
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, April 8-14, 2013
Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 21-27, 2013
Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, June 18-24, 2013
TBA, August 13-19, 2013
Tucson AZ: Great Chiefs Regional, October 14-20, 2013

Las Vegas NV: Las Vegas Regional, January 20-26, 2014
Tucson AZ: NLM Regional, February 20-23, 2014
Mesa AZ: Senior Regional, April 7-13, 2014
Denver CO: Rocky Mountain Regional, May 20-26, 2014
Albuquerque NM; TBA,
Colorado Springs CO: Pikes Peak Regional, August 12-18, 2014
Phoenix AZ: Desert Empire Regional, October 6-12, 2014

Albuquerque NM: Navajo Trail Regional, January 19-25, 2015

District 17 Regionals are managed by the host Units through a formal arrangement with the District called The Baldwin Plan. With the Baldwin Plan, there is a formal financial reporting form, The District 17 Regional Financial Reporting Form.


District 17 Regional Results:
The following links will provide you with the results of the last several regional tournaments held in District 17.

2010 Albuquerque Navajo Trail Regional Results
2009 Ruidoso Regional Results
2009 Phoenix Regional Results
2009 Las Vegas Regional Results
2009 Denver Rocky Mountain Regional Results
2009 Mesa Senior Regional Results
2009 Tucson 299er Regional Results


Special Events:
ACBL, District 17, Western Conference & Other Special Events lists all of the ACBL-wide, District 17-wide and Western Conference-wide games scheduled during the next several months.

District 17 GNT Conditions of Contest gives the complete District 17 Conditions of Contest for the 2009-2010 Grand National Team competition.
District 17 GNT Finals Results. lists the winners of the 2008-2009 District Finals in all four flights.

District 17 NAP Conditions of Contest provides the District 17 supplement to the 2009-2010 North American Pairs Conditions of Contest.
District 17 NAP Finals Results. lists the winners of the 2009-2010 District Finals in all three flights.


Units:
There are 23 Units that make up District 17. Click on District 17 Units to see a listing of all of our Units, and to get further information about any of them. All clubs are listed, including game dates and times and a person to contact for more information.


Sectionals:
Here are the sanctioned or proposed Sectional tournaments within the geographical boundaries of District 17 for the next three months, including dates, site and site phone number, chairperson and his/her phone number (where available):

February
Mesa Progressive Sectional Qualifying, February 1-7; Various sites within the unit; Dale Sweetwood (480)491-5229 d7hconsult@cox.net
Northern Colorado Mid-Winter Sectional, February 5-7; The Ranch, 5280 Arena Circle; Andrea French (970)225-0243 alnfrench@aol.com
El Paso Haberstroh Valentine Sectional, February 12-15; Westside Community Center, 7400 High Ridge (915)587-1623; Beverly Thrasher (015)833-3777 thrashdash@aol.com
Pueblo Midwinter Sectional, February 12-14; Sangre de Cristo Arts Center (719)295-7200; Judith Thurston (719)647-0349 Karen Rue karenkjar@aol.com
Phoenix Presidents Day Sectional, February 12-15; Site to be determined; Jo Anne Lowe (480)836-7296 pnutlowe@cox.net
Sedona Sectional, February 18-20; Elks Lodge #2291, 100 Airport Road (928)284-9245; Darryl Helton (928)284-9245 marshahelt@aol.com

March
Las Vegas Glitter Gulch Sectional, March 1-5; Riviera Hotel & Casino, 2901 Las Vegas Blvd; Tom Shulman (702)367-2057 tshul@sprintmail.com
Colorado Springs 199er Sectional, March 6-7; Unit Building, 901 N. 17th St (719)634-7250; Bonnie Bagley(719)593-0205 Bon1Bon@comcast.net
Santa Fe NLM Sectional, March 6-7; Leonard Helman Bridge Center, 3827 Thomas Rd (505)984-1016; Fred Teitlebaum kayenfield@msn.com
Mesa Progressive Sectional - Final, March 14; Sunland Villege, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave; Dale Sweetwood (480)491-5229 d7hconsult@cox.net
Denver Spring Sectional, March 11-14; Jefferson County Fairgrounds Auditorium, 15200 W. 6th Ave; Donald Boyarsky (303)399-0104 dboyarsk@redwood.rsc.raytheon.com
Roswell Red Carpet Sectional, March 26-28; Roswell Convention & Civic Center, 912 N. Main; Frank Whitney (575)317-3930

April
Mesa Sectional (in conjunction with Regional), April 9-11 *
Denver Spring 299er Sectional, April 10-11; Aurora Association of Realtors, 14201 E. Evans Dr; Jim Calhoun jcalhoun@vcn.com
Tucson Spring Sectional, April 15-18; Holiday Inn Palo Verde, 4550 S. Palo Verde Blvd (520)746-1161; Barry Abrahams (520)615-1712 BarryLAbrahams@msn.com
Doc Holliday (Glenwood Springs) Sectional, April 16-18; Ramada Inn, 124 W. 6th St (970)945-2500; Judy Harvey (970)963-1666 jharvey_2@comcast.net
Colorado Springs Spring Sectional, April 22-25; Site TBD; Margie Schrader (719)392-7135 romar75@juno.com
Las Cruces Down Country Sectional, April 23-25; Site TBD; Evelyn Colson ekcolson@zianet.com

Click on 2010 District 17 Sectionals, on 2011 District 17 Sectionals, or on 2012 District 17 Sectionals to see the current listings. More information on these Sectionals may appear on the appropriate Unit page.


Member Accomplishments:

1.Player Rank Changes - January
2.District 17 Top Masterpoint Holders - through 01/31/10
3.2009 District 17 Top Masterpoint Winners - through 01/31/10
4.Top Senior Masterpoint Holders in District 17 through 01/31/10
5.2009 District 17 Top Senior Masterpoint Winners - through 01/31/10
6.2009 District 17 Top Junior Masterpoint Winners - through 01/31/10
7.December 2009 Great Western Holiday STAC Results
8.August 2009 Great Western Summer Fun STAC Results
9.May 2009 Great Western Spring STAC Results


From John Van Ness, District 17 President:
A Rocky Mountain Hi (February)
A Rocky Mountain Hi (December)
A Rocky Mountain Hi (October)


From Jerry Fleming, District 17 Director:
¿Que Pasa? (March)
¿Que Pasa? (January)
¿Que Pasa? (November)


Links to Other Bridge Pages

Access your ACBL masterpoints by clicking on Check My Masterpoints
Western Conference Home Page
ACBL Home Page
United States Bridge Federation Home Page
If you're headed North, click District 18 Home Page for games and tournaments in Utah, Northern Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
If you're headed East, click District 15 Home Page for games and tournaments in Kansas, Oklahoma, Western Missouri, Northwestern Arkansas and the Texas panhandle.
American Bridge Teachers Association Home Page
Youth NABC HomePage will take you to the Youth North American Bridge Championship web page. You can contact Patty Tucker for more information. Her e-mail address is ptucker@youthnabc.org.


Updated regularly. Last updated February 8, 2010


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