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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) |
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SECTIONAL
FEBRUARY 5-8 What may be the last sectional at our bridge club will be held next week. The schedule contains stratified open and 299er games most sessions, with a two session Swiss team game starting Sunday at 10 am. We've also scheduled two one session 299er Swiss team games on Sunday. Thursday and Friday we play at 1 pm and 7 pm, Saturday at 10 am and 2:30 pm, and Sunday at 10 am. We also have a Friday morning game at 9 am, with a free session for 0-10 master point players on Friday morning. Dora Gostanian and Mary Jo Davila are asking players to help with hospitality - there's a sign up sheet at the bridge club. Please bring a snack for one of the sessions. The Sunday game will be concluded quickly because dinner at the tournament is included in the entry. If you don't have your partners and teammates, call them right now. Kay Chrisman at 449-0966 is partnership chairman. OLIVIA STOCKTON MAKES LM Olivia Stocton, Ann Chiljian, Dora Gostanian, and Mary Jo Howard were third in the bracket 3 KO teams, which was enough for Olivia to make Life Master. Congratulations! PLACES and FACES Also at the Monterey regional, Bert Rettner won the bracket 2 KO teams and was third in the evening Swiss teams, Della and John Schnell were eighth in the open pairs twice, plus ninth and twelfth in two other open pairs. Gerard Laquerriere, Farid Assemi, Ed Wojewoda, and Paul Schommer won the KO teams. Ginny Dow, Sue Vildosola, Pete Weber, and Bill McCormick were third in bracket 3 KO teams. John and Tina Renna were fourth and fifth, Judy Jessick was fourth, and Gwen Davey and Angie Heisdorf were fifth in the 299er pairs. John and Tina were also first in flight C in the evening Swiss teams. Richard Meffley was third in the Swiss teams. John Simpson was second in the bracket five compact KO consolation. Judy Zimmerer was second in the KO teams bracket four and fourth in flight C of the open pairs at the Las Vegas sectional. At the Reno regional, Richard Meffley was second twice in the evening Swiss and third in the knockout teams. Bill Glass was fifth in the open pairs. John and Pat Simpson and Richard and Vivian Betcher were third in bracket four KO teams. At the New York regional, Anthony Toto and Curt Reeves were first, second, fourth, and fifth in the side games. Our condolences go to John Peckler, whose wife Betty recently passed away. Services will be February 6, 2009. CLUB NEWS SWISS TEAMS FEBRUARY 22 It's time again for a Sunday Pro-Am Swiss teams - just come on Sunday, February 22 and we'll pick your teams for you. We try to pick by master points so that most teams have a nearly equal chance. Come early with some food, because the pot luck lunch starts at 12:15 pm. Top players in Oakhurst for January were Mike Molinari, Don McCartin, Burke Zane, Joe Fox, Wally Cucura, and Al Crane. Top players in Madera for January were Morgan Johnson and Denny Green, followed by Everett Bondeson and Judy Hecht. Fresno Bridge Club master point leader for December was Steve Sharp, followed by Gerard Laquerriere. Skip Miller was tops for 2008. Linda Coppersmith was the December 99er leader, followed by Steve Blumberg and Gwen Davey. George Dalition was tops for 2008. WINNERS CIRCLE November 15, 2008 - December 15, 2008 Fresno Halloween Sectional UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB D Zody - Sandra Zovod 2A Victor Greener - Manny Dichner 3A Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda 2B1C Angelina Heisdorf - Gwen Davey 3B2C Ronald Licata - Sharon Peterson 3C John McGregor - Patrick Carroll 1AB Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda 2AB1C David Haberstich - Victor Greener 3/4A Jean Kesler - James Sweet 3/4A2C Kay Chrisman - Verlee O'Neill 1A John Schnell - Della Schnell 2A1B Jill Wood - William Wood 3A2B Ray April - Wanda Cardella 3B2C Kay Chrisman - Verlee O'Neill 3C Doris Frazer - Mary Jo Davila UNIT GAME Victor Greener - Margaret Mahaffey Verlee O'Neill - Ray April[B] CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Ray April - Howard Arquette 2 Skip Miller - Victor Greener MEMBERSHIP 1A Wanda Cardella - Steve Sharp 2A Laura Neville - Jane McCoy 3A1B Marion Krohn - Kent Billeter 2B Skip Miller - Laura Da Costa 3B Yvonne Jeffrey - Kimiko Mochizuki 1AB Kim Morris - Shelia Smith 2AB Jim McKoane - Laura Neville 3AB Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert 1C Paul Boyd - Michael Molinari 2C Yvonne Jeffrey - Larry Miller CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Ray April - Wanda Cardella 2AB Clayton Eisinger - Susie Eisinger 3A Mary Jo Davila - Anita Penny 3B Verlee O'Neill - Kay Chrisman 1AB D Zody - Sandra Zovod 2B David Haberstich - Victor Greener 3A2B1C Patrick Carroll - John McGregor 3B2C Kirk Stewart - Mike Rouch 3C William Coit - Gay Berry NEW YEARS EVE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1/2A1BC Steve Sharp - Kay Chrisman 1/2A Anita Penny - Monique Irion 3A Jay Roll - Shirley Blum 2B Verlee O'Neill - Ray April 3B2C Clayton Eisinger - Susie Eisinger NEW YEAR'S DAY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Kazue Iwatsubo - Linda Lambie 2A1B Jane McCoy - Jim McKoane 3A2B Skip Miller - Barbara Thacker 3B Jill Wood - William Wood 1C Dora Gostanian - Mary Jo Davila 2C Steve Sharp - Ray April |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links California
and nearby tournaments WE'RE MOVING SOON! Enclosed is a history of our search for a new location. We have signed a lease. We may be moving sometime in March or April. The landlord is doing quite a bit of remodeling, but there is more to be done. We will have new chairs and table tops, plus other things to make the bridge club a better place to play, We sent a letter to our members requesting contributions for the moving expenses. We are delighted with the generous responses we received. Thank you to those who contributed already. We are still receiving contributions. Jill Wood has sparked several fundraising projects - player auctions, Starbucks sales, and a spare change jar and has ore in mind. John Schnell sponsored a pot luck Unit Championship that was very successful. We had twenty tables in play after a huge pot luck lunch. All the proceeds, including additional player contributions, after rent and ACBL fees went to the moving fund. Thanks to all who participate in the fundraisers. GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS District 21 has a complicated schedule for the GNT. Flight A, 0-5000 mp starts February 7 and 8 and continues March 7 and 8. All other flights start in March. However, for all flights, pre-registration ends January 31, 2009. The other flights are open, B (0-2000), and C, nonLM (under 500 mp). If you want to play, you should register now with Jackie Ortiz at jackieo@sonic.net. UNIT ELECTION Our new officers are Richard Meffley, president, John Simpson, Vice-President, Kay Chrisman, Secretary, and Paul Boyd, treasurer. Other unit positions will be decided later. NEW LIFE MASTERS Please remember that making Life Master will be tougher after this year. The master point requirements go up to 500 points, and the number of required pigmented (gold, silver, black, red) points increases as well. Those who join this year and those who keep their membership dues current until they make LM will follow the old rules of 300 master points plus colored points. We'll have a few more reminders during the year. Please keep your membership current! LESSONS ON DEFENSE Mike Molinari will instruct the third in the Saturday morning series starting February 21 at 9 am. This course will focus on defensive play, with some review of the previous series on bidding and declarer play. If you have never had a lesson on defense, maybe you should come to the Saturday morning lessons. MADERA CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Morgan Johnson - Denslow Green 2ABC Judith K Hecht - Virginia Hailey 3A Everett Bondesen - Jim Honeywell 2BC Mary Gullo - Nick Gullo 3C Carol Kaufman - Paula Baraldi RESTRICTED CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Delia Green - Laura Neville 2A1B John Simpson - Ginger Zumwalt 3A Kim Morris - Shelia Smith 2B Betty Martin - Charlotte Maschke 3B Mary Lloyd - Frank Goeddel 750 CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Susan Vildosola - Cor Yssels 2A1B John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott 3A Sandy Richardson - Paul Messner 2B Angelina Heisdorf - Gwen Davey BAROMETER Gwen Davey - Paul Wilday John Schnell - Della Schnell Monique Irion - Manny Dichner SPECIAL Bert Rettner - William Glass Wanda Cardella - Steve Sharp Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda John Schnell - Della Schnell Monique Irion - Margaret Mahaffey Suzanne Graham - Paul Boyd Pauline Haase - Augie Paolercio Anita Penny - Carol Rodder Skip Miller - Byron Steinert Ginny Dow - William McCormick[B] Jim McKoane - Laura Neville[B] Verlee O'Neill - Ray April[B] Laura Da Costa - Jim McKoane[B] Yvonne Jeffrey - Larry Miller[B] Margaret Seibert - Muriel Trantham[B] Martha Waller - Ruth Christensen[C] Carol Miller - Linda Coppersmith[C] Margaret Giragosian - Diana Papazian[C] George Dalition - Cor Yssels[C] Mary Lloyd - Frank Goeddel[C] OAKHURST WINNERS Don McCartin- Paul Mertens Burke Zane- Genie Krieghoff (2) Wally Cucura- Paul Mertens Joe Fox- Corey Cole(3) Jim Honeywell- Wally Cucura Jackie Kaye- Emy Ashcraft Jim Honeywell- Everett Bondeson Al Crane- Betty Eden Don McCartin- Mike Molinari(3) Burke Zane- Al Crane(2) MADERA SPECIAL Denslow Green - Morgan Johnson Mary Gullo - Nick Gullo[B] RESTRICTED SPECIAL Charlotte Maschke - Betty Martin Kim Morris - Skip Miller Jim McKoane - Barbara Thacker Patricia Creede - Lorraine Elia 750 SPECIAL Howard Reed - Steve Sharp Sheila Smith - Kim Morris Judy Dodd - William McCormick George Efthemon - Barry Druffel[B] Howard Reed - Steve Sharp[B] Sue Gearhart - Dolores Beebe[B] |
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