| ACES, PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
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EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
| ACES, PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
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EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
FRESNO HALLOWEEN SECTIONAL OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 2 The Schedule for the Halloween sectional is similar to previous tournament schedules. Thursday and Friday events are 1 pm and 7 pm, with a bonus session Friday morning at 9 am. Saturday and Sunday start at 10 am, with a second session on Saturday at 2:30 pm. All of the above sessions except Sunday include a stratified pairs event and a stratified 299er event. The bonus session on Friday morning also includes Newcomer pairs, free for those with under 10 master points. Sunday is Swiss team day, with two flights playing two sessions starting at 10 am. There will be lots of bridge for everyone. Friday night is Halloween, so tournament chairman Dave Shuster plans a Halloween party. Dress in your finest costume - you may win a prize. Dave promises no bobbing for apples, but Hospitality chairmen Mary Jo Davila and Dora Gostanian will provide refreshments. If you need a partner for any event, call Mun Takeda at 559-284-3750 and she will help you. NEW RULES Please note that the revoke penalty has changed according to the new rules effective September 8, 2008. The penalty is one trick unless you win the trick that you revoke on. The only way to win a trick by revoking is by trumping the trick. In that case, the penalty is two tricks. |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links California and nearby tournaments Bay Area TournamentsUNIT NEWS Our building committee continues to work on a new location. If and when there is a final decision, it will be published here. The building committee and the unit board consider and discuss many issues concerning the bridge club. Issues that are discussed are often discarded. We hear rumors of things that will happen which were merely discussed and not seriously considered. Please be aware that discussions are not final decisions. All members are welcome to come to and observe unit meetings. The election for board members to serve in 2009 and 2010 will be at the Unit Christmas Party on Sunday, December 7, 2008. Be sure to save that date - we will have lots of refreshments and a Unit Championship to celebrate the holidays. If you or someone you know would like to serve on the unit board, let nominating committee chairmen Jill Wood or Maggie Mahaffey know. There is a nomination box at the bridge club, or you can notify one of the other unit board members. Nominations are due a week before Thanksgiving. |
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FACES At the Santa Clara regional, Rose Boot was fourth in the senior pairs. Gwen Davey and Angie Heisdorf were third in Flight C in the 299er pairs. Dora Gostanian, Steve Sharp, Mary Jo Davila, and Olivia Stockton were fifth in Flight B in the Swiss teams. Dave Shuster and Mark Stern were fifth in the open pairs and fifth in the fast pairs. John and Tina Renna were fourth in Bracket 2 of the compact KO teams. Richard Meffley was 23rd in the All Western Pairs. Bill and Jill Wood were second in Bracket 2 of the KO teams. J. Roll and O Levy won the side game J. Roll was fourth in the senior pairs. Gerard Laquerriere and Paul Schommer were eighth in the Swiss teams and third in the evening Swiss teams. At the Orange County regional, Susan Boyd was third in the 99er pairs. At the Bakersfield sectional, John and Della Schnell were third in the open pairs John and Pat Simpson were second in flight B in the open pairs twice. Mun Takeda and Allyson Farrell were fourth in Flight B pairs. Mun Takeda and Gerard Laquerriere were sixth in the open pairs. Gerard and Richard were second in the compact KO teams. Gerard, Richard, Curt Reeves, and Jay Roll were third in the Swiss teams. Playing in tournaments is challenging and fun. Try a few, and we'll mention your successes here. Congratulations to our winners! Our condolences go to Jean Kesler, who recently lost her husband Bill. NAP QUALIFYING Those who qualified in June, July, or August for the North American Pairs should save Sunday November 9th for the unit finals. Those who qualify there can go to Burlingame in January to try win a qualifying spot in Houston in March. (Check to see if you qualified in Fresno or Madera.) |
CLUB
NEWS October is Club Appreciation month. The ACBL and the club owners show their appreciation to all the club players by holding club appreciation championship games throughout the month. Check your schedule for the many club appreciation games to be held. The Unit will also hold a club appreciation Swiss team championship game on October 26th. Club appreciation Swiss team master points are five percent gold points. Top winners at the Fresno Bridge Club for August were Skip Miller, followed by Margaret Mahaffey and Steve Sharp. Those three are also the top players for 2008. The top 99er for August was Estee Strombotne, followed by Linda Coppersmith, Jay Shapiro, and John Simpson. George Dalition still leads for 2008. Oakhurst winners for September were Karen McCartin, Paul Mertens, Don McCartin, Wally Cucura, Claire Molnar, and Mike Molinari. Madera winners in September were Denny Green and Morgan Johnson, followed by Judy Hecht and Virginia Hailey. For 2008, Denny Green leads, followed by Dan Cartago and Morgan Johnson. Oops - Friday night extravaganza is postponed. Be ready for Friday night, November 7th for dinner and bridge. LESSONS Saturday morning lessons have started with about twenty studemts. Mike Molinari says they are already learning No Trump bidding and will soon learn Stayman and Jacoby. If you have friends that want to join in, it's not too late. Call Mike at 559-658-7318 for more information. |
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August 15, 2008 - September 15, 2008 NonLM Sectional Recaps(check August 2 and 3rd) OVERALL WINNERS UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Kay Chrisman - Verlee O'Neill 2A John Schnell - Della Schnell 3A2B1C William Wood - Jill Wood 3B Jean Kesler - James Sweet 2C Mun Takeda - Mary Lloyd 1A John Schnell - Della Schnell 2A Skip Miller - Richard Meffley 3A Anita Penny - Mary Lloyd 1BC Victor Greener - Byron Steinert 2B Jean Kesler - Laura NeVille 3B2C William Wood - Jill Wood UNIT GAME John Schnell - Della Schnell[A] Rose Boot - Mun Takeda[B] Richard Betcher - Vivian Betcher[C] NAP QUALIFYING 1AB Sandra Zovod - D Zody 2A Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 3A2B1C Paul Messner - Sally Perring 3A2B John Barrere - Betty Jacks 3C Beth Hill - Angelina Heisdorf 1A Bert Rettner - Richard Meffley 2A1B Skip Miller - Victor Greener 3A2B William Wood - Jill Wood 3B Rose Boot - Mun Takeda CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Jean Kesler - Ruth Christensen 2/3A Wanda Cardella - Margaret Mahaffey 2/3A1B Mary Lou Da Costa - Skip Miller 2B1C Howard Arquette - Ray April 3B2C Jill Wood - William Wood MEMBERSHIP GAME 1A Monique Irion - Margaret Mahaffey 2A1B Jean Kesler - Laura NeVille 3A Anita Penny - Mary Lloyd 2B Diana Papazian - Mary Jo Davila 1A John Schnell - Della Schnell 2A Jane McCoy - Sue Gearhart 3A Monique Irion - Belva Quattrin 1BC Dolores Parada - Joanne Parada 2B Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert 3B Joycelyn Kauder - Carol Rodder 2C Pat Simpson - John Simpson 3C Blanche Frech - Lee Schubert 2008 INSTANT MATCHPOINTS (N-S) 1A Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda 2A Robert Durbrow - Byron Steinert 3A1B David Shuster - Bert Rettner 2B Rose Boot - Verlee O'Neill 2008 INSTANT MATCHPOINTS (E-W) 1A Curtis Reeves - J. Jay Roll 2A1B Jane McCoy - Mary Lou Da Costa 3A2B Joycelyn Kauder - Mary Jo Davila 750 SPECIAL Sandy Richardson - Paul Messner Estee Strombotne - Judy Zimmerer Marlene Robinson - Marlene Frazier[B] |
CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Richard Meffley - Della Schnell 2A1B James Sweet - Barbara Thacker 3A Wanda Cardella - Margaret Mahaffey 2B1C Kim Morris - Kay Chrisman 3/4B Joycelyn Kauder - Laura NeVille 3/4B Skip Miller - Victor Greener 2C Kimiko Mochizuki - Sophia Iwatsubo 1A Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 2A Larry Cavanaugh - William Glass 3A Jane McCoy - Richard Betcher 1B Barbara Taniguchi - Dolores Parada 2B Jim McKoane - Suzanne Graham 3B1C John Simpson - Estee Strombotne 2C Pat Simpson - Howard Reed 3C Edward Grootendorst - Therese Grootendorst 0-2000 PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Skip Miller - Vivian Betcher 2A Verlee O'Neill - Judy Nicholson 3A2B Jim McKoane - Barbara Thacker 3B2C Barbara Taniguchi - Sophia Iwatsubo 3C Lorraine Elia - Patricia Creede 750 CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Juanita Mason - Roberta Beam 2AB1C Carol Willoughby - Judy Geary 3AB2C Bob Osmanson - Bud Thompson 3C Stephen Blumberg - Don Winton OAKHURST WINNERS Claire Molnar - Terri Stitt Mike Molinari - Karen McCartin Wally Cucura - Paul Mertens(2) Al Ellis - Ray Gallardo Jim Honeywell - Everett Bondeson Verna Arnst - Grant Sturm Mike Molinari - Paul Mertens Glen Ford - Wally Cucura Ray April - Don McCartin Jack Stitt - Doug Griswald Al Crane - Jean Stafford Joni Roberts - Betty Ann Dunn Aileen & Byron Davis Karen McCartin - Paul Mertens Corey Cole - Joe Fox BAROMETER PAIRS Della Schnell - John Schnell Mary Jo Davila - George Dalition[B] Gwen Davey - Roberta Beam[C] INDIVIDUAL Sandra Beebe Judy Jessick Mary Kay Veenboer-Mauld Mary Jo Davila SPECIAL Mary Lloyd - Carol Rodder Wanda Cardella - Steve Sharp Richard Betcher - Steve Sharp Kim Morris - Barbara Thacker Verlee O'Neill - Wanda Cardella Della Schnell - Verlee O'Neill James Sweet - Jean Kesler Jane McCoy - Kent Billeter Doris Frazer - Margaret Seibert Steve Sharp - Jean Kesler Jane McCoy - Kazue Iwatsubo[B] Jill Wood - William Wood[B] Ray April - Howard Arquette[B] Laura Da Costa - Mun Takeda[B] Angelina Heisdorf - Gwen Davey[B] Steve Sharp - Laura Da Costa[B] Carol Miller - Judy Dodd[C] Michael Molinari - Paul Boyd[C] David Zealear - Diane Zealear[C][2] Martha Waller - Donny Graham[C] Marion Krohn - Kent Billeter[C] RESTRICTED SPECIAL Judy Nicholson - Verlee O'Neill Lorraine Elia - Patricia Creede Laura Neville - Delia Green[B] John Simpson - Ginger Zumwalt[C] |
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