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ACES,
PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF FRESNO UNIT 522 OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
| Volume
LXII
No 12 December 2010 Recaps |
EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
|
ACES,
PLACES, and FACES PUBLICATION OF FRESNO UNIT 522 OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE |
| Volume
LXII
No 12 December 2010 Recaps |
EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list) |
| UNIT CHRISTMAS PARTY December 5, 2010 Annual meeting Our annual Christmas party is Sunday afternoon, December 5. The unit board members will provide the dinner, which starts at noon. Please come join the festivities at our annual party. After the dinner, we'll have the annual membership meeting with a short report on the unit's year. Then a Unit Championship, with an open section and a 299er section. UNIT NEWS ELECTION The official ballot for the election of Unit 522 board members 2011-2012 is enclosed with this newsletter. All unit members should receive a ballot with their newsletter. Due to postal regulations, we cannot mail different items bulk mail. For example, we cannot mail two ballots to some people (for example, husband and wife) and one to others, so we may mail more than one newsletter to an address. Our candidates for the board are, in alphabetical order, Gay Berry, Laura Da Costa, Bob Durbrow, Jackie Finn, Dora Gostanian, and John Simpson. We are thankful to receive a bequest of $1,000 from the estate of T. Bruce Smith. Bruce was a long time member and former president of the Fresno Unit. He was in charge of clubhouse maintenance for many years. Because of ill health, he moved to Sacramento before he passed away last year. RENT INCREASE When we moved to our new clubhouse, the monthly rent more than tripled. We have been able to absorb the extra expense through a few fundraising events, but we will not be able to continue paying the rent without using up the building fund. Most of our members do not want to see the building fund used to pay rent. Therefore the Unit Board decided to raise the rent to clubowners by $1 per player, effective January, 2011. The Unit Board also decided to raise card fees by $1 per player on games run by the unit. This increase should make the clubhouse fairly close to breaking even. The last time we raised rent was April 2008. NORTH AMERICAN PAIRS It must be Karma, but all twelve pairs who played in the unit finals of the North American Pairs qualified to play in the District 21 finals. All play at the Bayshore Bridge Club in Burlingame, near the San Francisco Airport. Flight A plays January 22 and 23. Flight C plays January 23. Flight B plays on February 5. If you are eligible for more than one flight, you may play in more than one, but you may not qualify on more than one flight. The top three pairs in Burlingame in each flight qualify for the finals in Louisville, Kentucky next March. WINNERS CIRCLE Halloween Sectional October 28-31 Recaps Sectional Overall Winners and MP winners NonLM Sectional October 15, 2010 to November 15, 2010 UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB D Zody - Sandra Zovod 2AB1C John Barrere - Patrick Carroll 3A Robert Durbrow - Bert Rettner 3B2C Jeremy Newel - Michael Newel 1ABC Steve Sharp - Dora Gostanian 2A Della Schnell - John Schnell 3A2B Kay Chrisman - Verlee O'Neill 3B David Shuster - Bert Rettner 2C William Glass - Paul Messner 1AB Sandra Zovod - D Zody 2A Bert Rettner - Robert Durbrow 3A Margaret Mahaffey - Victor Greener 2B1CPatrick Carroll - John McGregor 3B2C Mary Lou Pease - Gloria Durbrow UNIT GAME Margaret Mahaffey - Ray April Richard Meffley - Anthony Toto James Sweet - Barbara Thacker[C] CLUB APPRECIATION SWISS TEAMS 1AB Verlee O'Neill - Kay Chrisman - Paul Boyd - Michael Molinari 2A John Schnell - Della Schnell - Richard Meffley - Ray April 2B1C Angelina Heisdorf - Stephen Blumberg - Don Winton - Sue Gearhart CLUB APPRECIATION CHAMPIONSHIP 1ABC Linda Coppersmith - George Dalition 2AB Deni Glenn Boeve - Bert Rettner 3AB Robert Rouch Jr - Curtis Reeves 2C David Zealear - Diane Zealear 1AB Jill Wood - William Wood 2A Margaret Mahaffey - Steve Sharp 3A James Sweet - Jean Kesler 2B Laura Neville - Ruth Christensen 1A Barbara Thacker - Steve Sharp 2A1B Michael Molinari - Jim McKoane 3A George Dalition - Byron Steinert 2B1C Paul Messner - Delia Green 3B Skip Miller - Jill Wood 2C Yvonne Jeffrey - Gay Berry 3C Patricia Creede - Lorraine Elia 750 CLUB APPRECIATION CHAMPIONSHIP 1A John Simpson - Juanita Mason 2 Irene Whelchel - Jay Shapiro 3 Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola 1/2B Ron Vieira - Cor Yssels 1/2B1C Denny Tweed - Cathleen Burden 3B Estee Strombotne - Jane Bragg 2C Mary Ann Clark - Nancy Schubert 3C Carol Willoughby - Judy Geary 49er APPRECIATION CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Geoff Dervishian - Linda Dervishian 2 K Jeyapalan - N Jeyapalan CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Skip Miller - Jill Wood 2A Rose Boot - Margaret Mahaffey 3A2B Delia Green - Jay Shapiro 4A Mary Lou Da Costa - Lou Vancoevorden |
UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links Bay Area Tournaments California and nearby tournaments from Forum CLUB NEWS Our bridge club directors have scheduled lots of parties this month. Try to enjoy a few of them. Maggie will have a party for her 750 game on December 14. Ginny will celebrate the holidays on December 16. Fabulous Friday evening will have a party on December 17. Mary Lou and Laura will have a pot luck holiday party on December 27. Next year's calendar will show a New Year's Party on John's Saturday game January 1. Nearly every club will have a silver point STAC game the week of December 6 - 10 and Sunday December 12. Check with your director to be sure. Tuesday evening, normally a 49er game, will be a 99er game for the STAC. STAC games play the same hands all over the western states, with hundreds of tables competing most afternoons. If your score beats all the other scores, you could win over 20 silver points in one afternoon open game. Top winners in Oakhurst for November are Paul Mertens, Burke Zane, Ken Doig and Gardner Murray, Karen McCartin, and Genie Krieghoff. Top Madera winners for November are Carol Kaufman and Richard Meffley, followed by Morgan Johnson and John Simpson. Morgan Johnson leads for 2010, followed by Carol Kaufman, Betty Eden, and Larry and Gay Slates. Top Fresno master point winner for October is Bert Rettner, followed by Steve Sharp and Mike Molinari. Steve still leads for 2010. The top 99er for October is Jackie Finn, followed by John Barrere and Jason McAlexander. Top 99er for the year is John Jonassen, followed by Jackie Finn and John Barrere. Last month's leader, George Dalition is not listed because he went over 100 points. PLACES and FACES Joe Fox had a great tournament at Puerto Vallarta, finishing second in the Knockout teams once, third three times, and winning the Swiss teams. Congratulations! Anthony Toto has been teaching bridge on Mondays to students at Dry Creek Elementary school. So far fourteen students are learning to play. Get well wishes go to Beth Hill. INDIVIDUAL 1 John Oakshott 2 Paul Messner 3 James Sweet 4 Judy Nibler 1 Paul Messner 2/3 James Sweet 2/3 Carol Kaufman 4 William Glass 750 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Beverly Daniels - Judy Dodd 2A1BC Mary Ann Clark - Nancy Schubert 3A Dolores Beebe - Susan Vildosola 2B Marlene Robinson - Marlene Frazier 3B2C Lois High - Ann Sadler 3C Jeremy Newel - Michael Newel OAKHURST WINNERS Ken Doig- Gardner Murray(2) Wally Cucura- Paul Mertens Bobbie Sweeden- Jeanine Bruer Burke Zane- Al Crane Burke Zane - Genie Krieghoff (2) Joe Fox- Corey Cole Don McCartin- Al Crane Karen McCartin-Paul Mertens SPECIAL Ray April - Howard Arquette William Wood - Jill Wood Ginny Dow - Margaret Mahaffey Laura Neville - Delia Green Jill Wood - Laura Da Costa Bert Rettner - David Shuster David Zealear - Diane Zealear Robert Durbrow - Belva Quattrin Bert Rettner - Robert Durbrow Skip Miller - Byron Steinert Bert Rettner - Deni Glenn Boeve Margaret Mahaffey - Steve Sharp Howard Arquette - Ray April Verlee O'Neill - Dora Gostanian[B] John McGregor - Patrick Carroll[B] Victor Greener - Sandra Zovod[B] Barbara Thacker - Skip Miller[B] Gwen Davey - Angelina Heisdorf[B] William Wood - Jill Wood[B] Bonnie Arcure - Marie James[B] Sandra Zovod - Deni Glenn Boeve[C] Martha Waller - Virginia Johnson[C] David Zealear - Diane Zealear[C] Pauline Haase - Augie Paolercio[C] Carol Miller - Judy Shuster[C] Sandra Zovod - Deni Glenn Boeve[C] Steve Sharp - Jill Wood[C] 750 SPECIAL Peter Weber - Susan Vildosola Keith Lindersmith - Donny Graham Don Winton - Sue Gearhart[B] Jackie Finn - Jason McAlexander[B] Bob Osmanson - Bud Thompson[C] 49 Geoff Dervishian - Linda Dervishian Donna Miller - Marie James |
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