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ACES,
PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF FRESNO UNIT 522 OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
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LXI I
No 5 May 2010 Recaps Special Events Calendar |
EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
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PEGGY OCHS MEMORIAL GAME
SUNDAY MAY 2
This
Sunday we honor the memory of those of our friends
who played bridge with us and passed away during the last year.
We’ll have a pot luck lunch at noon followed
by the Unit Championship game. Please
come to enjoy the bridge and the memories of so many of our friends.
Some of those that we miss are Ina Yssels and Ina Lake,
who passed away in the last month. We
honored Mary Jo Davila, our hospitality cochairman by naming a game at
our
sectional for her. We miss Bruce Smith,
formerly our unit president, and Barry Smith.
Ted Johnson, our host on Friday afternoon is gone, as is Noralee Kreps,
a delightful player from Tulare who often played in our afternoon games.
We also miss Jim Honeywell of Madera, Hugh
Miller, who had moved to Idaho, Vi Berg, and Millie Stewart, who had
moved to
Texas. We also miss Berdie Templar, one
of the few players in our unit who actually met Charles Goren. <>CLUB NEWS STAC GAMES May 3 - 8 Most club games except Tuesday morning and Saturday will hold STAC games the first week of May. Come play and win silver points. The top pairs throughout the western states could win twenty or more silver points in one session. The Oakhurst leaders for April are Corey Cole, Joe Fox, Paul Mertens, Wall Cucura, and Don McCartin. The
leaders for Madera in April were Betty
Eden, followed by Richard Meffley, Al Crane, and Carol Kaufman. Betty Eden leads for 2010, followed by
Larry
and Gay Slates and Al Crane. Remember
the zero tolerance policy! If another player is rude to
anyone and ruins your enjoyment of the game, call the director who can
right things immediately. Don't wait to call the director at home. Top March player at
the Fresno Bridge Center was Barbara Thacker, followed by Steve Sharp
and Skip Miller. Steve Sharp now leads for 2010.
Top 99er
player was Jane Bragg, followed by Estee Strombotne and George
Dalition. Estee Strombotne still leads the 99ers
for 2010, followed very closely by Jane Bragg. It may not be too late to bid on a Life Master to be your partner for a future game at the club. Linda Coppersmith has posted pictures of about 20 Life Masters to be auctioned off on May 2 during the Peggy Ochs memorial game. If you can’t make it to the game by then to place your bid, call the bridge club before 1 pm on Sunday, May 2, and ask the director to write place your bid. Proceeds from the auction will help to purchase a dealing machine for the unit. A dealing machine will enable us to duplicate boards ahead of time for our tournaments, so players will never have to do the duplicating before the game. There are several other times a dealing machine is very helpful, such as for STAC games and lessons. Bid high, but bid very soon.
WINNERS CIRCLE Winter Sectional Sectional Recaps March 15, 2010 to April 15, 2010 UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Bert Rettner - Robert Durbrow 2A1B Victor Greener - D Zody 3A2B1C Gwen Davey - John Barrere 3B2C Mike Rouch - Kirk Stewart 1ABC Byron Steinert - Victor Greener 2AJohn Schnell - Della Schnell 3A Richard Meffley - Curtis Reeves 2/3B2C John Barrere - Joycelyn Kauder 2/3B Jean Kesler - Dora Gostanian UNIT GAME William Wood - Jill Wood[2] Steve Sharp - Margaret Mahaffey Richard Meffley - Jane A. McCoy CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1ABC Ruth Christensen - Laura Neville 2A Margaret Mahaffey - Steve Sharp 3/4A2/3BC Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer 3/4A2/3BC John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott 49er CHARITY 1 Jackie Finn - Jason McAlexander 2 Anna Amrein - Marie James CHAMPIONSHIP 1ABC George Dalition - Linda Coppersmith 2A Jim McKoane - Monique Irion 3A2BC Diana Papazian - Olivia Stockton 3B Paul Messner - Larry Miller 1AB Laura Neville - Mun Takeda 2AB Barbara Thacker - Skip Miller 3A Margaret Mahaffey - Jim McKoane 3B Laura Da Costa - Steve Sharp 1C Augie Paolercio - Pauline Haase 2C Jay Shapiro - Kent Billeter 1A Steve Sharp - Margaret Mahaffey 2A1BC Ray April - Howard Arquette 3A2BC Jill Wood - William Wood 3B Richard Powell - Barbara Thacker BAROMETER CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Barbara Kelley - Richard Meffley 2A1B Jackie Finn - John Jonassen 2B John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott 750 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1ABC Estee Strombotne - Jane Bragg 2A Sandy Richardson - Paul Messner 3A Kathleen Coit - Ruth Christensen 2B Ron Vieira - Cor Yssels 3B2C Janet Blumberg - Stephen Blumberg 3C Nadine Nemechek - Donna Berman 49 CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Bonnie Arcure - Marie James 2 Maggie E. Houliahan - Anna Amrein 750 GUESS YOUR SCORE Mary Gullo - Dolores Parada Don Winton - Sue Gearhart John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott[B] Mary Ann Clark - Beverly Little[C] Janet Blumberg - Stephen Blumberg[C] |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links Bay Area Tournaments California and nearby tournaments from Forum <>UNIT NEWS The all new bright green 2010 Fresno Unit Directory has been printed, thanks to Jill Wood, and distributed to most of our members. If you don’t have yours yet, it is waiting for you at the Fresno Bridge Center with your name on it. Please come visit and pick it up. Please add Julie Boucher, 1550 Kamm Ave #147 Kingsburg CA 93631 897-3203 to the roster. Please change Zody's phone number to 244-1013.
The May Board meeting will be at 10:30
a.m. Sunday May 2 at
the Fresno Bridge Center. All members
may come and observe.
The annual Graduation Party will be held on Sunday, June
27. We’ll have a pot luck lunch at
noon
and a Pro-Am pairs game at one. This is
a time we honor our newest Life Masters.
If you made LM in the last year, you can play free! Thanks to all who helped celebrate our anniversary lunch and party - it was the biggest Sunday game of the year. We plan to have several special events on Sunday afternoon so come and enjoy them and the other Sunday games.
Barbara Kelley is cruising through the Panama Canal. <> Welcome to new member Marie James. Our sympathy to Cor Yssel on the loss of Ina, one of the nicest persons you’ve ever meet - we’ll miss her “cookies.”
Our
condolences go
to the family and friends of Ina Lake, who passed away on March 5. For many years, Ina was our Sunshine
Committee, sending greetings to our members who needed cheering up. She helped with the Saturday evening game,
and played frequently in that game and the Saturday afternoon game.
We’re sorry to report that Millie Stewart, a former
Fresno member who moved to Texas, passed away recently.
GUESS YOUR SCORE Linda Coppersmith - Laura Neville Irene Welchel - Margaret Seibert[B] OAKHURST WINNERS Wally Cucura- MaryAnn Wiker Joe Fox- Corey Cole (3) Don McCartin- Al Crane Paul Mertens- Clem Bingham Eileen & Fred Nickerson Betty Ann Dunn- Joni Roberts Wally Cucura- Paul Mertens Everett Bondeson- Corey Cole Claire Molnar- Karen McCartin Joe Fox- Mike Molinari Corey Cole- Paul Mertens SPECIAL Al Coppersmith - Linda Coppersmith Jim McKoane - Monique Irion Mary Lloyd - Frank Goeddel Steve Sharp - Jean Kesler Angelina Heisdorf - John Schnell Robert Endara - Carolyn Lofton James Sweet - Barbara Thacker Gerard Laquerriere - Mun Takeda Verlee O'Neill - Ray April Barbara Thacker - Skip Miller[B] Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer[B] David Zealear - Diane Zealear[B] Carolyn Lofton - Robert Endara[B] Jill Wood - William Wood[B] Martha Waller - Virginia Johnson[C] Lorraine Elia - Lou Vancoevorden[C] Michael Molinari - Paul Boyd[C] Olivia Stockton - Margaret Giragosian[C] John Simpson - Michael Molinari[C] RESTRICTED SPECIAL Jay Shapiro - Skip Miller Laura Neville - Ginger Zumwalt Betty Martin - Charlotte Maschke[B] 750 SPECIAL Paul Messner - Richard Powell Howard Reed - Pat Simpson John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott Jackie Finn - Barry Druffel Howard Reed - Paul Messner Beverly Daniels - Ruth Christensen Judy Dodd - Mary Gullo[B] Jay Shapiro - Alan Button[B] Ted Macaulay - Lois Layne[B] Bob Osmanson - Lou Vancoevorden[B] Nadine Nemechek - Donna Berman[C] John Jonassen - Angelina Heisdorf[C] Karin Blanchard - Linda T. Garrett[C] Marlene Robinson - Marlene Frazier[C] Carol Willoughby - Judy Geary[C] 49er SPECIAL Karin Blanchard - Anna Amrein Brooke Frost - Marie James Effie Beeman - Veronica Beasley-Grove James Forbes - Margret Forbes Linda T. Garrett - Lucy Crawford [B] 49er Andrew Graves - Kathleen Graves[2] John Jonassen - Jason McAlexander Judy Lynn - Donna Miller[B] Jackie Finn - Jason McAlexander James Forbes - Margret Forbes Jason McAlexander - Marie James[B] |
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