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PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
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LXI
No 5 2009 Recaps Special Events Calendar |
WELCOME TO OUR NEW HOME! Saturday May 2, 2009 EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
| WELCOME TO OUR NEW HOME! To all who visit our new Fresno Bridge Center on Saturday, May 2, take a look at the new place. We've spent 45 years at our old home, but it's time for a change. We've spent the last nine years planning for a new facility, and we're finally here. Jill Wood is our hostess for the Open House, but most of our directors and board members will be here to show you around. Meet our members - they all think playing bridge is a great activity. Check out the new chairs and tables. New carpet. New computers and large screen displays. Many other new arrangements. We're putting everything in order to make it a great place to play bridge. We have lots more storage in the kitchen. We added an ice machine so we'll always have cold drinks. We now have two playing rooms so that we can diversify when we need to. At times we may have two games going at once. Other times we may have a bridge game in one room and a lesson in the other. If you are new to bridge, you may want to sign up for upcoming lessons. If you're new to duplicate bridge, try playing a few hands of bridge during the open house. You'll see that duplicate bridge is the same game as rubber bridge or social bridge. Jill Wood has arranged for many silent auction items to make things more interesting today. If you want one, be sure to bid on it. We hope to see many of our visitors come back to the Fresno Bridge Center again and again. Several of us have worked long and hard to bring this facility to you. The search was difficult because we have requirements, including plentiful parking, that are difficult to meet. Our thanks go to Byron Steinert, Judy Nicholson, and John Oakshott who have led the search committee over the years. Special thanks go to Byron Steinert, Kay Chrisman and Mike Molinari, who saw that the new bridge center has all it needs to make playing bridge here a pleasure. More thanks go to Kay and Mike who supervised the move from the Clinton Avenue Clubhouse to the Shaw Avenue Bridge Center. Others, including Jim McKoane, provided needed services. It seems that Kay has spent most of the last two weeks at the bridge center, making sure that everything is working in good order, especially the new computer system. We're hoping everything is now up to speed. WORLDWIDE PAIRS JUNE 5 June 5, 2009, is the World Wilde Bridge Contest. Players from all over the world play the same hands. Results from all over the world are tabulated in England, so your score on every board is compared with the score of every other player in the world. Play Friday at 7 pm, June 5. BRIDGE LESSONS The fourth in the series of bridge lessons will begin on Saturday, May 9th at 9 a.m. The series will be lessons on conventions and more conventions. This will include twelve sessions about some of the most popular conventions. Mike Molinari will give the lessons. Call him at 658-7318 for more information. SOCIAL BRIDGE MAY 22 Social bridge players are invited to a light lunch on Friday, May 22, at 11 am, followed by an afternoon of social bridge. Invite your friends to enjoy the lunch and bridge. The cost is $8. Call Dora Gostanian for reservations, 299-1578. WINNERS CIRCLE March 15, 2009 - April 15, 2009 Feb 5-8, 2009 Fresno Winter Sectional Overall Winners Sectional Recaps UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Richard Meffley - Manny Dichner 2A1B Victor Greener - Byron Steinert 3A2B Mary Lou Da Costa - Laura Da Costa 3B Kay Chrisman - Verlee O'Neill 1C Dora Gostanian - Steve Sharp 2C William Wood - Jill Wood UNIT GAME Rose Boot - Manny Dichner Rose Boot - Wanda Cardella Margaret Mahaffey - Gwen Davey Jean Kesler - James Sweet[B] William Wood - Jill Wood[C] CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB James Sweet - Barbara Thacker 2AB1C Kim Morris - Steve Sharp 3AB Ray April - Rose Boot 2C Laura Neville - Doris Frazer 1AB Bert Rettner - David Shuster 2AB Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 3AB1C Margaret Giragosian - Diana Papazian 2C Imogene Camp - Carol Miller 1AB Ray April - Wanda Cardella 2AB1C Bert Rettner - David Shuster 3AB2C Doris Frazer - Rose Boot 750 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Steve Sharp - Juanita Mason 2A Shelia Smith - Diana Papazian 3A1BC George Efthemon - Barry Druffel 2B Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola 3B Carol Miller - Judy Shuster 2C Al Coppersmith - Linda Coppersmith 3C Janet Blumberg - Stephen Blumberg 49ER CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Bill Civiello - Diane Civiello 2 Jason McAlexander - Anna Amrein BAROMETER Victor Greener - Manny Dichner Della Schnell - John Schnell Joycelyn Kauder - Doris Frazer[C] 750 GUESS YOUR SCORE Kathleen Coit - Ina Yssels Jay Shapiro - Mary Jo Davila Ron Vieira - Cor Yssels[B] Edward Grootendorst - Therese Grootendorst[C] George Efthemon - Barry Druffel[C] Carol Willoughby - Judy Geary[C] |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links Bay Area Tournaments California and nearby tournaments PEGGY OCHS MEMORIAL GAME and POT LUCK MAY 3 The first Sunday of May we remember Peggy Ochs, a club director who ran most of the afternoon games at the bridge Clubhouse. She was directing games even before we moved into the Clubhouse 45 years ago. She considered the bridge club was her home, and treated all her guests with the utmost hospitality. Come for a pot luck lunch at 12:15, with bridge at 1 pm. PLACES AND FACES AL CRANE MAKES LM Congratulations to Al Crane of Coarsegold who is our latest Life Master. At the San Diego regional, John and Della Schnell were tenth in the open pairs. Joe Fox won the Bracket 2 knockout teams and was sixth in the senior pairs. At the Bakersfield sectional, Steve Sharp and Kim Morris were first in flight B in one open pairs and second in another. Richard Meffley won the open pairs, with Curt Reeves a point behind in second. John and Pat Simpson were second in Flight C of the open pairs, and third three times. Get well wishes go to Oakhurst players Claire Molnar and Gene Kreighoff who recently broke hips, and to Frank Buck who had surgery. Welcome to new member Robert Cherry. CLUB NEWS STAC GAMES MAY 4 - MAY 8 To player in Madera in April was Richard Meffley, followed by Morgan Johnson and Denny Green, and Barbara Brock and Rose Wheeler. Denny Geen still leads for the year, followed very closely by Morgan Johnson. Top players in Oakhurst for April were Everett Bondeson and Jim Honeywell, followed by Wally Cucura, Don McCartin, Corey Cole, and Paul Mertens. The main club news in Fresno is that we are now the Fresno Bridge Center, and we are enjoying getting used to the new facility. Sectional Tournament at Club games will be held at nearly all club games from May 4 through May 8, excluding Tuesday morning. The STAC games are held throughout the western United States. Each session players throughout the west will be playing the same hands. The pair with the best score each session could win up to 20 silver points, all in one afternoon. The Visalia Unit hosts its annual sectional tournament May 15th through May 17th. In order to encourage players to play in our neighbor unit's tournament, most of the games here will be closed. The Friday afternoon game, the Saturday morning lesson, and 49 game after the lesson will be held at the bridge center. The top player in March at the Fresno Bridge Club was Steve Sharp, followed by Skip Miller and Wanda Cardella. Steve now leads for 2009. Stephen Blumberg is the top 99er player for March, followed by Gwen Davey and George Dalition. Stephen Blumberg also leads for 2009. WINNERS Aileen & Byron Davis[2] Don McCartin - Corey Cole Claire Molnar- Karen McCartin[2] Karen McCartin- Paul Mertens Ken Doig- Gardner Murray[3] Jim Honeywell- Everett Bondeson[4] Denslow Greene- Judy Hecht Wally Cucucra- Paul Mertens SPECIAL Laura Neville - Jim McKoane Laura Da Costa - Howard Reed Bert Rettner - David Shuster Ray April - Shelia Smith Jill Wood - William Wood Judy Jessick - Sally Perring Wanda Cardella - Steve Sharp Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer Jay Roll - Robert Durbrow Villa Vejvoda - Bob Loudermilk D Zody - Sandra Zovod Skip Miller - Byron Steinert Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda Paul Messner - Sally Perring[B] Byron Steinert - Lou Vancoevorden[B] Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert[B] David Haberstich - Sandra Zovod[B] Donny Graham - Martha Waller[C] Cor Yssels - Paul Messner[C] Angelina Heisdorf - Gwen Davey[C] Howard Reed - Pat Simpson[C] John McGregor - Patrick Carroll[C] Doris Frazer - Dora Gostanian[C John Barrere - Betty Jacks[C] John McGregor - Patrick Carroll[C] RESTRICTED SPECIAL Barbara Taniguchi - Sophia Iwatsubo Jill Wood - Skip Miller Howard Reed - Steve Sharp[B] 750 SPECIAL Steve Sharp - Ina Yssels John Simpson - Don Winton Sydney Bluestone - Cor Yssels Howard Reed - Jim Stefanich Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola George Efthemon - Barry Druffel[B] John Simpson - Angelina Heisdorf[B] Jeremy Newel - Michael Newel[C] Janet Blumberg - Stephen Blumberg[C] MADERA SPECIAL Carol Kaufman - Richard Meffley Barbara Brock - Rose Wheeler[B] Dan Cartago - Betty Eden[B] 49er Andrew Graves - Kathleen Graves[2] Bill Civiello - Diane Civiello Jason McAlexander - John Jonassen[B] |
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