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LVII
No 2 |
February 2005 |
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ACES, PLACES, and FACES |
| PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE' | |
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EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com
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| IT'S TOURNAMENT
TIME! WINTER SECTIONAL FEB 24-27 Once again it's time for our winter sectional. Nine sessions of bridge for those brave enough to play them all! Every session has strati-flighted or stratified pairs except the Swiss teams on Sunday. There will be a separate 199er or 299er flight or event every session. Flights and events play separately from other groups. Also there are novice games for those who just starting ( under 5 master points) on Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 3 p.m. Tournament chairman Mark Stern has planned events for everyone. We will have snacks every session. We would be grateful to any unit member who brings a snack to one of the sessions. Again, Dora Gostanian is our hard working partnership chairman. If you are without a partner, call her at 229-1578 so she can help you. The schedule of tournament events is listed Club owners will be issuing $1 discount coupons for 199er players to be used at the sectional. Each player may use up to two coupons during the tournament for restricted sections. |
UNIT UPCOMING
EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links California and nearby tournaments
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| UNIT NEWS New Officers for 2005 are President Howard Reed Vice President Richard Meffley Secretary Sally Perring Treasurer John Renna Distinguished Service Award The 2004 Distinguished Service Award was awarded to Sandy and Ingrid Dippollet. Sandy was the unit treasurer 50 years ago, and was again treasurer just before he passed away in 2002. They set an example as a couple who played together - there was never a cross word between them. Ingrid's frequent contributions to hospitality at our functions were always special treats. They both were strong supporters of the Building Fund. When Ingrid passed away last year, she left the Building Fund a large donation which may encourage others to donate. Thank you, Sandy and Ingrid. WIN A QUILT! Dee Beebe has donated a beautiful quilt for the Building Fund. If you would like to win it, you can purchase tickets for $1 each. The directors at the Fresno Bridge Club will be happy to sell you as many tickets as you like. The winning ticket will be chosen at the winter sectional the last weekend in February.
Thanks to Mary Lou Da Costa for a contribution to the
memorial fund in memory of Jack Burnett. Money
collected in the memorial fund is used to purchase special items for
use at the bridge club.
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FRESNO
PLAYERS CONTRIBUTE TO TSUNAMI RELIEF We received a request from ECATSBRIDGE of England early in Janaury, too late for AP&F to announce, to play in evening games for Tsunami Relief January 17 through 20. Our Tuesday and Wednesday game directors, Gloria Easterly and Kay Chrisman, agreed to hold the games. Hand records were e-mailed to us. Kay spent hours pasting and printing the hand records because the format wasn't right for handing out after the games. Thank you, Kay. The results were scored here and transferred to England to be compared to other games throughout the world. There were a few problems, but in two days the results for both games were posted on the Ecats website. Ecats originally said they did not have time to do hand analyses, but they were able to post hand analyses for all the games on their website. The above link has links to results and hand records, but direct links to Fresno games, both local and worldwide results, can be found on the January calendar. OAKHURST NEWS Top winners for 2004: 1 Don McCartin 2 Claire Molnar 3 Burke Zane 4 Karin McCartin 5 Paul Mertens 6 Jim Honeywell 7 Ted LeMunyon 8 Billie Campbell 9 Everett Bondeson 10 Wally Cucura |
| PLACES AND FACES At the Reno regional, Farid Assemi and Ed Wojewoda were third and seventh in the Swiss teams and third in the knockout teams. Blake Rundquist and Shirley Blum were second in the senior pairs, third in the knockout teams, and won the evening Swiss teams. Richard Meffley was seventh in the open pairs and second in the Swiss teams. Congratulations! At the Monterey regional, Rose Boot was second in the senior teams, Ed Wojewoda and Farid Assemi won the knockout teams (and beat some of the best teams in the country!), Bob Endara and Carolyn Lofton were third and sixth in B open pairs, Judy Dodd and Bev Daniels were first and fourth in the side game and 3rd in the side game series, Richard and Vivian Betcher, Mostafa Elhag, and Stephen Sharp won bracket 4 knockout teams, Jean Moats, Bev Daniels, Suzanne Graham, and Judy Dodd were fifth in bracket 4 knockouts. Carolyn English of Mariposa was third in bracket 3 knockout teams. Donnie Graham, Ruth Christensen, and Mary Jo Howard-Davila were third in bracket 3 knockout teams. Jay Roll and Larry Cavanaugh won the senior Swiss teams and were fourth in the senior pairs. Welcome to new members Syd Bluestone, Cathleen Burden, and Alfred Ellis. We know you'll enjoy our favorite game. Congratulations to new Silver Life Master Barbara Thacker! We are saddened to report that Annette Manson passed away in December at her daughter's home in Arroyo Grande. Annette served as a board member and also helped Peggy Ochs run her many club games. After Peggy passed away, Annette became a club director, too. She was a superb hostess. Long ago, unit board meetings were held at the board members' homes. It is impossible to forget the wonderful cake she served when it was her turn. We miss Annette. |
NORTH FRESNO NEWS Due to a very small table count we are closing the game on Tuesday at North Fresno. We want to thank all of the very good and faithful players. Also, a big thanks to Kay Chrisman for the great job of directing and Kim Morris for all the administrative work for many years. For all the players under 300 points Maggie welcomes you to her game on Tuesday afternoons at 1 oclock at the Clinton Avenue club. For the players over 300 points you are welcome at all the various games all week long. Please refer to the schedule. Zero tolerance is alive and well at all the clubs and all players are assured a great experience, so play often. CLUB NEWS George Sturges led again in December at
the Fresno Bridge Club and took over the top spot for 2004 with 17.15
points for December and 141.67 for
2004, just passing Wanda Cardella. Check
the top 100 here for 2004. 29, don't forget, he's serving lunch at 11:15 a.m. with an individual game to follow at noon. There are a few more Grand National Swiss teams for February. Flight C (nonLM under 500 mp) can play Tuesday February 22. All flights stratified can play on Sunday February 13 at 1 p.m. It's Valentine's eve, so each lady will receive a Valentine rose. |
| WINNERS CIRCLE
December 15,
2004 1A Curt Reeves - Gerard Laquerriere 2A1BC Sandy Zovod - D.S. Zody 3A2BC Hugh Miller - Mun Takeda 3/4C Barbara Thacker - Alan Hakes 3/4C David Zealear - Diane Zealear 1A David Shuster - Byron Steinert 2AB1C David Zealear - Diane Zealear 3A George Sturges - Richard Meffley 3B Ray April - Verlee O'Neill 2C Judy Shuster - Carol Miller 1A Mary Lou Da Costa - Ray April 2/3A Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 2/3A Della Schnell - John Schnell 1B Rick Betcher - Vivian Betcher 2B Martha Franks - Alma Griffin UNIT GAME 1ABC Kim Morris - Ray April 2 Jean Kesler - Wilma Long 3/4A2B Anthony Toto - Byron Steinert 3/4A Monique Irion - Margaret Mahaffey 3B2C Barry Smith - Carolyn Smith CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Ted Johnson - Kent Billeter 2AB Alan Hakes - Doris Frazer 3AB Jackie Noblat - Laura NeVille 1C Mary Jo Davila - Judy Nicholson 2C Kimi Mochizuki - Sophia Iwatsubo BAROMETER CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Verlee O'Neill - Penny Weatherwax 2 Hugh Miller - Barbara Thacker MEMBERSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Verlee O'Neill - Wanda Cardella 2A1B Sheila Smith - Carol Rodder 3A2B Charlotte Maschke - Betty Martin 3B Alan Hakes - Doris Frazer 299ER MEMBERSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Judy Rosenthal - Paul Messner 2A1B Sue Gearhart - Don Winton 3A2B Sandra Richardson - Paul Boyd CHAMPIONSHIP 1A ML Da Costa - Margie Kenyon 2A1BC Diana Papazian - Margaret Giragosian 3A2B Ray April - Verlee O'Neill 3B2C Mary Jo Davila - Jean Moats 1A Gerard Laquerriere - Curt Reeves 2A1B Robert Endara - Carolyn Lofton 3A2B Alan Hakes - Barbara Thacker 1AB Berdie Templer - B Joan Fuchs 2A George Sturges - Penny Weatherwax 3A2B1C Dolores Parada - Joanne Parada 3B Howard Arquette - Ray April 2/3C Mary Jo Davila - Howard Reed 2/3C Esther Pohland - Irene Quiggle<> |
299ER CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Rick Betcher - Peter Weber 2A Dora Gostanian - Cor Yssels 3A2B1C Paul Boyd - Sandra Richardson 3B Mun Takeda - Suzanne Graham 2C Ron Vieira - Ina Yssels 3C Sue Gearhart - Don Winton 99ER CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Charles Lynes - Madeline Lynes 2 David Brandl - Karen Valero 3/4 Mary F. Moore - E Gabriella Solomon 3/4 Sharon Peterson - Gene Hensley 99ER PAIRS Mary F. Moore - E Gabriella Solomon John Renna - Tina Renna John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott Mary Kay Veenboer-Mauldin - Sandra Beebe Mary Ann Clark - Beverly J Little Lorraine Ruen - E Gabriella Solomon Ron Licata - Patti O'Neill NEW YEAR PARTY John Schnell - Della Schnell(A) George Sturges - Wanda Cardella(A) Kay Chrisman - Kim Morris(B) Dolores Parada - Joanne Parada(B) Carole Sturgis - Marla Patterson(C) SPECIAL George Sturges - Wanda Cardella(A) Larry Cavanaugh - Robert Durbrow(A) George Sturges - Penny Weatherwax(A) James Kauder - Joyce Kauder(A) Byron Steinert - Skip Miller(A) Monique Irion - Belva Quattrin(A) Jane McCoy - Verlee O'Neill(A) Margie Kenyon - Virginia Johnson(B) Cynthia Dixon - Ted Macaulay(B) Marion Krohn - Wilma Long(B) Peter Weber - B Joan Fuchs(B) Jackie Noblat - Penny Weatherwax(B) Anna Harguindeguy - Barry Druffel(B) Judy Dodd - Olivia Stockton(B) Martha Waller - Jean Moats(C) Mary Jo Davila - Dolores Parada(C) Martha Waller - Donny Graham(C) RESTRICTED SPECIAL Barbara Taniguchi - Mun Takeda Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert(2) Charlotte Maschke - Alma Griffin Sophia Iwatsubo - Marion Krohn Kay Seabury - Laura NeVille Jim McKoane - Judy Ataide Mary Jo Davila - Ruth Christensen(B) Marion Krohn - Alan Hakes(B) Barbara Taniguchi - Mun Takeda(B) Marion Krohn - Betty Swartz(B) Lee McKoane - Alma Griffin(B) Judy Nicholson - Dora Gostanian(C) Delia E. Green - Elfriede Brownell(C) 299'ER SPECIAL Carol Miller - Howard Reed Ron Vieira - Cor Yssels(B) |
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