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PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF FRESNO UNIT 522 OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
| Volume
LXI I
No 1 January 2010 Recaps Special Events Calendar |
EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
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| UNIT BOARD ELECTIONS Congratulations to our newly elected Unit Board members, Kay Chrisman, Linda Coppersmith, Mary Jo Davila, Richard Meffley, Mike Molinari, and Jill Wood. The first meeting of 2010 is at 11 a.m., Sunday, January 3. Thanks go to retiring board members Maggie Mahaffey and Paul Boyd. Maggie has been membership chairman for so long that few of our members know when she wasn't in charge of membership. It's getting close to forty years. Paul Boyd served as our treasurer for several years, seeing us through the financial complications of our move to our new bridge center. Little does Paul know that he has to stay on for at least six months to train our next treasurer.
CLUB NEWS Come to the unit pot luck and Pro-Am Swiss Team game on Sunday, January 24. Lunch at 12:15 pm; bridge at 1 pm. Mary Lou and Laura are celebrating the New Year with a pot luck on January 1. Come join the fun! Top point winners in Oakhurst for December were Don McCartin, Mike Molinari, Fred Nickerson, Ken Doig, and Paul Mertens. Top master point winners for November in Madera were Denny Green and Morgan Johnson, followed by Everett Bondeson and Bob Mortimer. Al Crane and Betty Eden were tops in December, with Rose Wheeler and Barbara Brock right behind. For 2009, Morgan Johnson was the top master point winner, .09 ahead of Denny Green, and .49 ahead of Everett Bondeson. Top Fresno players for November were Steve Sharp, Maggie Mahaffey, Barbara Thacker, and Ray April. Steve Sharp has a big lead for 2009. Top 99er for November is Marnie Powell, followed by John Barrere and Gary Lasky. Jay Shapiro leads for 2009, followed by Estee Strombotne. GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS and NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS Those who qualified in October may play in the District 21 NAP finals in Burlingame. See map. Flight A(open) is Saturday and Sunday, January 30 and 31. Flight B(under 2000 mp) is January 31. Flight C(nonLM under 500 mp) is January 30. The top three in each flight qualify for the finals in Reno in March. Grand National Teams start in February for Flights A(under 5000 mp) and C(nonLM under 500mp). Flight B is in May, and the Open flight is in April. Registration deadlines are February 1 for Flights A and C; March 15 for the Open flight, and April 15 for Flight B. Register with Jackie Ortiz at jackieo@sonic.net . BEGINNING LESSONS Clovis Adult School lessons on play of the hand starts at the Bridge Center on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 7 p.m. This is a continuation of the beginning series, and follows the same plan as the Saturday morning lessons started in December. Richard Meffley is the teacher. WINNERS CIRCLE Halloween Sectional Sectional Recaps November 15, 2009 - December 15, 2009 UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Anthony Toto - Curtis Reeves 2/3A Lowell Gist - D Zody 2/3A Bert Rettner - William Glass 1B Victor Greener - Sandra Zovod 2B1C Jane Bragg - Estee Strombotne 3B2C Judy Jessick - Sally Perring 1 Rose Boot - Ray April 2 James Sweet - Kay Chrisman MEMBERSHIP 1A Margaret Mahaffey - Ray April 2A1BC Robert Martin - Shirley Martin 3A Jim McKoane - Jane McCoy 4A2B Barbara Thacker - Richard Powell 3B Mun Takeda - Robert Shore 2C Martha Waller - Virginia Johnson 3C George Dalition - Mary Jo Davila RESTRICTED MEMBERSHIP 1 Mary Lloyd - Frank Goeddel 2 Judy Nicholson - Susan Vildosola 3 Howard Reed - Pat Simpson 750 MEMBERSHIP 1A Peter Weber - Paul Messner 2A1B George Efthemon - Linda Coppersmith 3A Julie Boucher - Lorraine Elia 2B Stephen Blumberg - Don Winton 3/4B1C Jane Bragg - Estee Strombotne 3/4B Kent Billeter - Sydney Bluestone 2C Patricia Biddy - Judy Malone 3C Jeremy Newel - Michael Newel SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT AT CLUBS Gerry Tipton - Alice Pickens Irene Whelchel - Margaret Seibert Jim McKoane - Laura Neville Sandy Richardson - Juanita Mason Bert Rettner - Robert Durbrow 3A 1B Jill Wood - Skip Miller Jill Wood - William Wood Larry Miller - Paul Messner Gloria Durbrow - Robert Durbrow John Schnell - Della Schnell Skip Miller - Byron Steinert Villa Vejvoda - Bob Loudermilk[B] Mary Jo Davila - Dora Gostanian[B] Sandra Zovod - D Zody[B] Paul Messner - Dolores Parada[C] John Simpson - Pat Simpson[C] Delia Green - Judy Nicholson[C] Laura Da Costa - Carol Miller[C] UNIT CHRISTMAS STAC Bert Rettner - William Glass 19 Richard Meffley - Robert Durbrow Laura Neville - Ginger Zumwalt[B] Beverly Daniels - Paul [B] Al Coppersmith - Larry Miller[C] 299er XMAS STAC Judy Nibler - Gwen Davey Paul Wilday - Patricia Alviso 49er STAC 1AB Lucy Crawford - Linda Garrett 2A Joan Deyegar - Marsha Infausto 3A Jeremy & Michael Newell 4A Jackie Finn - Jason McAlexander 2B Geoff & Linda Dervishian 750 STAC 1 George Efthemon - Linda Coppersmith 3 Sandy Richardson - Ron Vieira 4 Pat Creede - CJ McPike 3B1C Estee Strombotne - Jane Bragg 4B John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott 4C Joan Deyager - Marsha Infausto 5B2C Robert Cherry - Tay Cherry 1 Jackie Finn - Mary Gullo 4 Irene Whelchel - Marnie Powell 5A3B Kathy Coit - Ina Yssels 6 John Simpson - Juanita Mason 5B Ron Viera - Cor Yssels 6B2C Carol Willoughby - Judy Geary 3C Estee Strombotne - Jane Bragg 4C Edward & Therese Grootendorst 49er SPECIAL Gary Lasky - Karen Laws Brooke Frost - Dennis Frost[B] |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links Bay Area Tournaments California and nearby tournaments PLACES AND FACES Our players did very well at the San Diego North American Bridge Championships. It was a great tournament, with lots of refreshments, a beautiful hotel with great facilities for the players, and lots of bridge players. The show "My Fair Little Old Lady," a revival of a musical that played at bridge tournaments in California forty years ago was still a hit. Don't forget to save March 11-21, 2010 for the NABC in Reno. Fresno players did quite well. Farid Assemi, Ed Wojewoda, Jim Tritt, and Rick Whitworth were third in the afternoon Senior Swiss Teams. Rick and Jim also came in 67th in the Edgar Kaplan Blue Ribbon Pairs. Karen Laws and Gary Lasky won the 49er Pairs. Richard Meffley was 15th in the Open Board a Match Teams. Blake Rundquist was 37th in the same event. Together, they were 52nd in the Blue Ribbon Pairs. Richard Meffley also was 36th in the North American Swiss Teams. Verlee O'Neill and Belva Quattrin were 12th in the Open Pairs, and ninth in Flight B of the Open Pairs, with two section tops. Shirley Blum had a section top in the Blue Ribbon Pairs and was second in the Compact KO teams. Pat Simpson and Howard Reed were third in Bracket 4 of the KO teams. John and Pat Simpson were second in the Bracket 4 morning KO Teams. John Simpson, Sue Vildosolo, and Pete Weber won Bracket 6 KO Teams, and were third in Bracket 8 KO. Pete and Sue also won a morning KO Teams. Carolyn Lofton and Bob Endara also brought home some master points. Joe Fox came in 36th in the Mini Blue Ribbon Pairs, with a section top. He also was sixth in the Open Pairs with two section tops, and fifth in the side game twice. At the Palm Springs Regional, Karen Laws and Gary Lasky won the 99er Pairs. Pat and John Simpson won Flight B of the Swiss Teams, won the Bracket 3 KO Teams, and were second in the Bracket 4 KO teams. At the Reno Regional, Michael Molinari, Mary Jo Davila, Judy Jessick and Paul Boyd won Flight C of the evening Swiss Team, and were second in Bracket 3 KO Teams. Rose Boot was third in the KO Teams. Welcome to new members George Dalition, Geoffrey and Kinda Derushian, Judy Lynn, James Forbes, Donna Miller, Pat Snyder, and Mary Jones. We have welcomed 23 new members this year! We hope to see Ina Yssels back playing soon. Ina is recovering from brain surgery. Our sympathy is extended to the family of David Vanier of Coarsegold, who recently passed away. Our sympathy is also extended to Loretta Miller, wife of Hugh Miller, who recently passed away. Hugh was a frequent player in the evening games, who moved to Idaho a few years ago to be near his children and grandchildren. He visited several times to play in our sectionals and see his friends here. Our sympathy goes to Barbara Thacker, whose daughter recently passed away.
750 SPECIAL Howard Reed - Pat Simpson Margaret Giragosian - Dolores Parada Don Winton - Stephen Blumberg Juanita Mason - Dora Gostanian Marlene Robinson - Marlene Frazier[B] Gay Berry - Ina Yssels[B] George Efthemon - Linda Coppersmith[B] Robert Cherry - Tay Cherry[C] Estee Strombotne - Jane Bragg[C] Joan Deyager - Marsha Infausto[C] CHARITY 1 James Sweet - Jean Kesler 2 Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda 3 Richard Meffley - Della Schnell 49ER CHARITY 1A Jackie Finn - Jason McAlexander 2/3A1/2B June E. Weber - Nancy A. Rowland 2/3A1/2B Renee Laquerriere - Lorna Kvammen CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Jane McCoy - Mary Lou Da Costa 2A1B Jim McKoane - Barbara Thacker 3A Mary Lloyd - Anita Penny 2B Irene Whelchel - Margaret Seibert 3B Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 1ABC John Barrere - Betty Jacks 2A Verlee O'Neill - Mun Takeda 3A2BC George Dalition - Kathy Jones 3/4B3C Patrick Carroll - John McGregor 3/4B Michael Molinari - John Simpson INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Joycelyn Kauder 2A William Glass 3A2B John Oakshott 3C Paul Messner OAKHURST Fred Nickerson- Eileen Kenny(2) Don McCartin- Mike Molinari(2) Wally Cucura- Paul Mertens Corey Cole- Richard Aronson Burke Zane - Glen Ford Claire Molnar- karen McCartin Don Mccartin- Ray April Mike Molinari- Ken Doig Karen Henning- Ellie Withee Marjorie Patterson- Paul Mertens RESTRICTED SPECIAL Steve Sharp - Barbara Thacker Patricia Creede - Lorraine Elia[B] George Dalition - Mary Jo Davila MAGGIE'S 750 XMAS PARTY Marlene Robinson - Angelina Heisdorf John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott 49er Geoff Dervishian - Linda Dervishian Andrew Graves - Kathleen Graves Roylene Hamilton - Marjorie Miyasaki Andrew Graves - Dennis Frost
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