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American Eagle, last flight out of Toronto (Saturday) to Charlotte before the weekend ice & snow storms
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Hilton Beachfront Resort & Spa
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Carolina, a one and a half year old puppy
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Welcome to Hilton Beachfront resort & spa
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Cleaning crew, rapid turnaround of just 30 minutes from landing to departure
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First Sunday one-mile walk through the beautiful grounds for breakfast
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Alligators in the lagoon!
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ACBL Tournament Directors Jesse Laird, Carol Bond, Joel Haywood & Marie Killoran
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Spanish Omelet
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GT International Cafe
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Salmon Benny
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Setting up tables the day before the hordes of bridge players arrive
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Tournament Co-Chairs Tom Aholt & Tom Schlossberg
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Sandy Ritchey, information desk & volunteer extraordinaire
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So peaceful... the calm before the storm!
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Tom Schlossberg, Tournament Chair & Bob Heller, D. 7 Vice President
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Tom Aholt will be the next Hilton Head Tournament Chair, Feb. 22-28, 2027
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Good Morning Hilton Head!
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Peter Boyd-Bowman, ACBL Advisory Committee (D.7), & Richard Smith, District 7 President
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Beautiful wide beach
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View from my 5th-floor balcony
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Char-grilled oysters with cheese
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Beet & Goat cheese salad
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Hudson's, one of Alex Hudson's favourite restaurants. Hmm...
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Mahi Mahi catch of the day
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Seafood Platter
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Joe Grue, Gillian Meltzer Miniter, & Brad Moss won just under 135 points. Well done!
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Lisa Mita & Lou Glasthal won Mon/Tues KO (2), Thursday Bracketed Teams (3) & Fri/Sat KO (2)
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Bob Winters, Frank Cymerman, Jan Assini & Chuck Carroll won Saturday Bracketed Teams (3)
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Anne Brenner & Dave Caprera, 2nd Tues/Wed KO (1)
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Finn Kolesnik & Al Muggia won Thursday Open Pairs, Friday A/X Pairs & Saturday Bracketed Team (2)
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Linda Lewis & birthday boy Mark Itabashi won Wed/Thurs KO (1)
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Jim Melville & Jacob Morgan won Saturday Bracketed Teams (2)
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Megastars Steve Weinstein, Alex Hudson & Zach Grossack
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Maxim Siline & Carrie Luo won Monday & Saturday Open Pairs
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Stewart Rubinstein & Michael Rosenberg won Tuesday Bracketed Teams (1)
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Nunzio Italian had a $43 three course Winter special. Smoked salmon appetizer
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Burrata appetizer
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Branzino catch of the day
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Lobster & crab ravioli
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Grilled flounder (from Hudson's)
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Cannoli
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Cream puffs
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Tiramisu
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Chocolate Torte (The Studio)
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Upside-down pineapple rum cake (The Studio)
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Fran Tewkesbury & Martin Causley won Tuesday Bracketed Teams (3)
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Greg LeBlanc & Andy Hsiao won Tuesday Bracketed Teams (3)
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Tatyana Stemkovski & Vladimir Stemkovski won Saturday Bracketed Teams (4)
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Marty Nathan (2nd Thursday Open Pairs) & Jack Feagin
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Beatrice M. Kemp, 2nd Thursday Bracketed Teams (2)
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Holly Reppert & Jonathan Steinberg
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Don Boyarski & Margaret Devere
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Ed Schulte, Sam Marks, Jerry Helms, Betty Sue El Gammal & Sally Smith
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Birthday boy Pete Misslin & Julia Misslin
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Holly Reppert & Billy Cohen
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Susan Bailey-Carman & Dennis Carman (2026 ACBL Vice-president)
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Genny & Emory Whitaker, 56 years of happiness together
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Barbara Heller, Jeff Overby & Margot Hennings
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Carolyn Bitetti & Jovana Maričić (Zoranovic)
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Ann Buchholz & Mark Crumrine
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Charlie's L'Etoile Verte
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Flounder
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Salmon with bacon leek cream sauce
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Alfred's Restaurant
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Outstanding Apple Stredul
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Stunning sunset
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Stunning sunset
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Blondelle Grant & Anne Harned
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Deb & Dan Fowler
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Richard & Betty Potter
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Sharon Horton & Rahn Smith
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"Rock Star" Finn Kolesnik & Mike Passell
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Christina van Leeuwen, ACBL Tournament Director
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Jade Barrett
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Chris Compton & Vince Demuy
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Joe Grue
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Zach Grossack
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Tom Dressing
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Peter Boyd-Bowman & Kathy Kimmerling play 3 sessions a day!
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Beach beauty
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As does Hugh Brown, Jade Barrett & PBB
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Woof! Woof!
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Crane's Tavern
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French Onion Soup
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Mahi Mahi catch of the day
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Calf's Liver
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Shrimp & Grits
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Hilton Head Beachfront Resort & Spa
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Bicycles are a common sight
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Mia is a beauty
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Jacuzzi
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Room 573 rocks! Top floor of South Tower closest to the beach
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Saturday evening, January 31, set a record low temperature for Hilton Head Island
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Snow in Hilton Head!
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Jonathan Steinberg trying to stay warm!
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Hard to see the blowing snow, but trust me!
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Paul & Lunonia Cotella, Chef & Artist/Owner The Studio - an artistic dining experience!
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The Studio's escargot
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Sampler: Filet Mignon, Australian rack of lamb & Grouper
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Sunday morning, February 1, the sun returned but Brr... it was cold!
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A cold Sunday morning!
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Sunday morning, snow on the dunes
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Snow on the dunes
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Sunday morning was very quiet
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Chilly lounge chairs
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