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PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF FRESNO UNIT 522 OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
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LXI I
No 8 August 2010 Recaps Special Events Calendar |
EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
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-LM SECTIONAL AUGUST 14-15 If you haven't made Life Master yet, this is a chance to get a few more silver points at a fun tournament. No experts will be playing; just players who haven't made Life Master yet. Saturday's pair game sessions are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with a free lunch and Lunch and Learn between sessions. Sunday is a two session Swiss team event starting at ten a.m, with lunch served between sessions. Call Mike Molinari at 559-658-7318 if you need a partner or teammate for any of the sessions. If you'd like to help with hospitality, sign up at the bridge center to bring a snack for one of the sessions, or check with hospitality co-chairmen Dora Gostanian and Jackie Finn. At the Palo Alto sectional in Santa Clara, Gwen Davey was fourth in the 199er pairs. Bill and Jill Wood took second in Bracket 2 of the Compact Knockout Teams. Gerard Laquerriere was third in the Knockout Teams and fourth in the Swiss Teams. Mary Lou Pease and Karin Blanchard were fourth in Flight C at the Monterey 299er sectional. Richard Meffley was fourth in the Kansas City sectional open pairs. Gary Lasky and Karen Laws were third in the 299er Pairs at the Pasadena regional. At the New Orleans NABC, Rose Boot had two section places. Richard Meffley was 9th in the A/X regional pairs and 15th in the A/X Swiss teams, and 19th in the NABC Senior Swiss Teams. Welcome to our new members, Jack and Carole Lester. Please correct Bill Glass's phone number to 298-8676. Speedy recovery wishes go to Diana Papazian. Get well wishes go to Belva Quattrin's husband Al, who was recently hospitalized. Our thoughts are also with Keiko Collins' husband Jerry, who is in the hospital. Also get well wishes go to Blanche Frech. We're glad to see Verlee O'Neill and Marlene Robinson back at the club after knee surgery. It was great to see Wanda Cardella visiting the bridge club recently. We miss her a lot. PAY YOUR DUES TIMELY Requirements for Life Master went up on January 1, 2010 for all new members and for those who let their membership lapse. The new requirements are 500 master points including 50 gold or platinum points plus 50 red, gold or platinum points, plus 75 silver points and 75 black points. The requirements for continuing members as of December 31, 2009 are 300 points plus fewer pigmented points. NEW LESSONS Lessons on play of the hand start at 9 am, August 21. This is a continuation of the bridge lessons on bidding which started in May. Dora Gostanian will be teaching the lessons. Call Mike Molinari at 658-7318 for more information. Tell your friends, too. Beginning lessons, emphacizing learning to bid, start Tuesday, August 31 at 7 p.m. This series is similar to the first lesson series above which started in May. The lessons are sponsored by Clovis Adult Education. For more information, call Richard Meffley at 453-0620, or call Clovis Education at 327-2826.
WINNERS CIRCLE Winter Sectional Sectional Recaps June 15, 2010 to July 15, 2010 UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Robert Durbrow - Margaret Mahaffey 2A1B D Zody - Victor Greener 3A2B Gay Berry - Dora Gostanian 3B Paul Messner - John McGregor 1C Estee Strombotne - Judy Zimmerer 2C Sally Perring - Judy Jessick GRADUATION PRO-AM Beverly Daniels - Steve Sharp Karen Laws - William Glass Laura Da Costa - Michael Molinari[B] CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Steve Sharp - Margaret Mahaffey 2A1BC Mun Takeda - Ray April 3A2BC William Wood - Jill Wood 3B Skip Miller - Victor Greener NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS 1 Sally Anne Eatherly - Doris Frazer 2 Dora Gostanian - Verlee O'Neill 3/5 William Glass - Paul Messner 3/5 Kay Chrisman - Mary Lou Pease 3/5 Manny Dichner - Monique Irion 1 William Wood - Jill Wood 2 Richard Meffley - Manny Dichner 1AB D Zody - Victor Greener 2AB Corey Cole - Richard Aronson 3A Gerard Laquerriere - Farid Assemi 3B John Barrere - Joycelyn Kauder 1C Roberta Beam - Barbara Kelley 2C Karen Laws - Gary Lasky 1 David Shuster - Bert Rettner 2 Sally Anne Eatherly - Deni Glenn Boeve 3 Verlee O'Neill - Ray April CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1ABC Linda & - Al Coppersmith 2A Barbara Thacker - Skip Miller 3A Mun Takeda - Jane McCoy 2B Paul Boyd - Michael Molinari 3B2C Virginia Johnson - Martha Waller 3C Paul Messner - William McCormick 1A Margaret Mahaffey - Steve Sharp 2A1BC Jill Wood - William Wood 3A2B Verlee O'Neill - George Dalition 3B2C David Zealear - Diane Zealear 1ABC Linda Coppersmith - George Dalition 2A Barbara Thacker - Jim McKoane 3A Mary Lou Da Costa - Kazue Iwatsubo 2BC Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola 3B Carol Rodder - Laura Da Costa 1AB Jim McKoane - Deni Glenn Boeve 2A David Shuster - Bert Rettner 3A Mary Lou Da Costa - Richard Powell 2B Mary Lloyd - Carol Rodder 3B1C Dolores Parada - Irene Whelchel 2C Martha Waller - Virginia Johnson 3C Michael Molinari - Paul Boyd MADERA CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Pearl McGinnis - Richard Meffley 2 Mary and Nick Gullo 3 Betty Eden - Al Crane 49ER CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Maggie E. Houliahan - Anna Amrein 2 Renee Laquerriere - Roni Grove 3 June E. Weber - Nancy A. Rowland 1A Andrew Graves - Kathleen Graves 2A Barbara Kelley - Karen Laws 3A Mary Kay Veenboer-Mauld - Sandra Beebe 1B Renee Laquerriere - Jason McAlexander 2B Mary Lou Pease - Karin Blanchard 49ER CHARITY 1 Eleanor Alpha - Roni Grove 2 Andrew Graves - Kathleen Graves 3 Anna Amrein - Maggie E. Houliahan 49er SPECIAL Maggie E. Houliahan - Anna Amrein Andrew Graves - Kathleen Graves June E. Weber - Marie James[B] Marie James - June E. Weber[B] |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links Bay Area Tournaments California and nearby tournaments from Forum CLUB NEWS NAP STAC This is the last month to qualify for the North American Pairs. If you haven't qualified yet, check the calendar and play in an NAP game. Those who qualify are eligible for the unit finals later this year. Each qualifying session gives half red points at sectional rating, which is two or three times as much as regular games. Several of the clubs are holding Sectional Tournament at Club games the week of August 16 to 22. Check your calendar to see when they are being held. STAC game winners receive silver points, and could win 20 points if they have a high precentage game in a stratified game. The Oakhurst master point leaders for July are Don McCartin, Karen McCartin, Ray April, Claire Molnar, Ken Doig, and Gardner Murray. In Madera, the top July players were John Simpson and Morgan Johnson, followed by Rose Wheeler and Barbara Brock. Betty Eden leads for 2010, with Morgan Johnson, Carol Kaufman, Larry and Gay Slates, Al Crane, and Barbara Brock all less than one master point behind. At the Fresno Bridge Center, Skip Miller leads in June, with Paul Messner, Steve Sharp, and Jill Wood right behind. Steve Sharp still leads for 2010, followed by Bert Rettner and Skip Miller. George Dalition was tops for 99ers in June, followed by Mary Ann Clark and Barbara Kelley. George still leads for 2010, with Jackie Finn and Marnie Powell right behind. Maggie wishes to thank all those who came to her birthday party, and helped with food and gifts. Mary Lou and Laura Da Costa brought a birthday cake. Others brought salads. With the salads that Maggie fixed, it was a nice lunch for 18½ tables of bridge players. UNIT NEWS ICE CREAM SOCIAL AUGUST 22 POT LUCK & IMP PAIRS AUGUST 29 The Fresno Unit has planned a few special events for hot August Sunday afternoons. Sunday afternoon August 22 is the last day of STAC Week. Come play in the STAC game, win some silver points, and enjoy ice cream with all the trimmings. Sunday August 29th we'll have an IMP pairs game following a Pot Luck lunch. IMP pairs games are like team games, except that you don't have teammates to help or hinder you. Your teammates are the average of all the other pairs playing the other direction. It's like a team game, but you don't have to do the scoring - the computer averages and scores for you. Come try it, and enjoy the pot luck lunch. PRO-AM TEAMS Thanks to everyone who came out to play in the Pro-Am team game. We had ten teams, much better attendance than we've had in quite a while. Maybe it was the delicious pot luck salad lunch provided by the players or the ice cream in the middle of the session - but whatever it was, it was a fun day of bridge. Be sure to enjoy the unit's Sunday afternoon games. Joe Fox- Corey Cole(2) Don McCartin- Ray April (3 ) Genie Krieghoff- Jean Stafford Karen McCartin- Claire Molnar(2) Aileen & Byron Davis Karen McCartin- Paul Mertens Ken Doig- Gardner Murray Mike Molinari- Betty Ann Dunn Hal Mendoza- Ira Estin Pearl McGinnis- Betty Ann Dunn Don McCartin- Corey Cole MAGGIE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY Bert Rettner - Deni Glenn Boeve Monique Irion - Ginny Dow Skip Miller - Jill Wood[C] MAGGIE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY [750] Annie Chiljian - Lorraine Elia C.J. McPike - Sue Gearhart Kathleen Coit - Richard Powell[B] Jane Bragg - Estee Strombotne[B] John Jonassen - Patricia Alviso[C] Patricia Biddy - Mona Omar[C] BAROMETER PAIRS Della Schnell - John Schnell William Glass - D Zody[B] Paul Messner - Paul Wilday[C] Sandy Richardson - Joycelyn Kauder[C] GUESS YOUR SCORE Byron Steinert - Skip Miller Jill Wood - Deni Glenn Boeve Mary Lloyd - Frank Goeddel[C] 750 " GUESS YOUR SCORE" Al Coppersmith - Linda Coppersmith Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola Patricia Biddy - Mona Omar[B] Bob Osmanson - Bud Thompson[C] INDIVIDUAL 1 William Glass 2 Mary Lou Pease 3 Paul Messner 4 Carol Kaufman 5/6 William Wood 5/6 Barbara Kelley SPECIAL Morgan Johnson - John Simpson Victor Greener - Mike Rouch Margaret Mahaffey - Steve Sharp Sandra Zovod - Deni Glenn Boeve John Schnell - Della Schnell Steve Sharp - Ray April Margaret Seibert - Laura Neville Avis Morse - Ray April Barbara Thacker - Skip Miller Curtis Reeves - Belva Quattrin Jim McKoane - Laura Neville Shelia Smith - John Simpson Bob Loudermilk - Alice Pickens Gay & Larry Slates[B] Pearl McGinnis - Carol Kaufman[B] Villa Vejvoda - Avis Morse[B] Paul Messner - Harold DeRoos[B] Doris Frazer - Barbara Thacker[B] Annie Chiljian - Beverly Daniels[C] George Efthemon - Linda Coppersmith[C] Kent Billeter - Sydney Bluestone[C] Cor Yssels - Larry Miller[C] Lou Vancoevorden - Lorraine Elia[C] Yvonne Jeffrey - Kimiko Mochizuki[C] Sally Anne Eatherly - Anthony Toto[C] Judy Jessick - Sally Perring[C] Carol Miller - Laura Da Costa[C] 750 SPECIAL Howard Reed - Juanita Mason Anna Harguindeguy - Eleanor L. Alpha Bob Osmanson - Bud Thompson Mary Ann Clark - Beverly Little Don Winton - Stephen Blumberg Juanita Mason - John Simpson Bill Rogers - Chris Rogers[B] Dolores Beebe - Lois Layne[B] Mary Ann Clark - Beverly Little[C] Jeremy Newel - Michael Newel[C] Joan Deyager - Marsha Infausto[C] 49 Mary Lou Pease - Renee Laquerriere Anna Amrein - Marie James[B] |
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