Aces Places and Faces March 2005

Anthony Toto visited old bridge pals Kapil Sabharwal and Don Baze at the San Mateo regional and picked up a partner. The four played in the compact knockouts. After losing the first round, they won the consolation bracket. Pictures were taken and glasses were handed out. For not having played in over 6 years Don and Kapil did just fine. There will be more news of the regional next month.

Get well wishes go to Oakhurst director Helen Henderson who is recuperating at the Armenian Home. We hope you'll be home soon.

Hugh Miller - D.S. Zody
Mun Takeda - Michael Molinari
David Shuster - Mark Stern
Gerard Laquerriere - Curt Reeves
Barbara Thacker - Bert Rettner(B)
Sandy Zovod - Michael Molinari(C)
Carolyn Smith - Barry Smith (C)

Della Schnell - John Schnell
Ray April - Laura NeVille

GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS
1AB Rick Betcher - Vivian Betcher
- Mostafa Elhag - Steve Sharp
2A Della Schnell - John Schnell
- Gerard Laquerriere - Curt Reeves
2B Kim Morris - Ray April
- Anthony Toto - Hugh Miller

1A Norman Woo - Don Donohue
2A Della Schnell - Verlee O'Neill
3A1B Kim Morris - Jackie Noblat
2B1C David Brandl - Karen Valero
3B Marcella Miller - Sally Eatherly
2C Mary R. Peterson - Vivian Betcher

1AB Virginia Johnson - Margie Kenyon
2AB Villa Vejvoda - Bob Loudermilk
3A Skip Miller - Byron Steinert
3B1C Larry Miller - Yvonne Jeffrey
2C Lou VanCoevorden - Paul Messner
3C Margaret Giragosian - Frank Goeddel

1A George Sturges - Margaret Mahaffey
2A1B Verlee O'Neill - Marcella Miller
3A Jane McCoy - Ruth Wolcott
2B Penny Weatherwax - Dora Gostanian
3B Barbara Taniguchi - Mun Takeda
1C Delia E. Green - Wilma Long
2C Paul Boyd - Michael Molinari

RESTRICTED CHAMPIONSHIP

1A Gerard Laquerriere
2A1B Jeri Shubin
3A2B Margaret Seibert
4A3B Doris Frazer
5A Norman Woo
6A Margaret Mahaffey
4B Jackie Noblat
5B1C Beverly Daniels
6B2C Mary Jo Davila
3C Simone Harper
4C Carol Miller
5C Dolores Parada
6C Judy Shuster

Sandy Richardson - Ron Vieira
Marlene McCready - Fran Endara
Mary Kay Veenboer-Mauldin - Sandra Beebe
Sharon Peterson - Mary F. Moore
Bill Coit - Marilyn Bokemeier
Bob Brothers - Judy Brothers(2)
Florence McDonald - E Gabriella Solomon
Mary Ann Clark - Beverly J Little(B)(2)
Bob Brothers - Judy Brothers (B)
Sharon Peterson - Mary F. Moore(C)
Rebecca Standifer - Susan Boyd(C)
Debbie Levine - Gerald Levine (C)

George Sturges - Wanda Cardella
Wanda Cardella - Norman Woo
Jane McCoy - Mun Takeda
Jackie Noblat - Barbara Taniguchi
Yvonne Jeffrey - B Joan Fuchs
Della Schnell - Kim Morris
Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer
Dora Gostanian - Paul Boyd
Jane McCoy - Jim McKoane
Lois Layne - Ted Macaulay(B)
Susan Doyle - Susan Vildosola(B)
Irene Quiggle - Laura NeVille(B)
Kay Chrisman - Kim Morris(B)
Ray April - Howard Arquette(B)
Delia E. Green - Elfriede Brownell(C)
Dolores Parada - Mary Jo Davila(C)
Carol Miller - Vivian Betcher(C)
Martha Waller - Jean Moats(C)

Volume LVII No 3	March 2005
ACES, PLACES, and FACES
	PUBLICATION OF THE FRESNO UNIT OF THE AMERICAN CONTRACT BRIDGE LEAGUE'
Special Events Calendar	EDITOR: RICHARD MEFFLEY bridgefresno@hotmail.com (please e-mail to get on e-mail list)

25th ANNIVERSARY FRESNO NAC MARCH 14-23, 1980 It's been 25 years since we hosted the North American Championships. We'll have a party to celebrate the anniversary on Sunday, March 20 and remember the tournament and our fellow players who competed. Many of them have passed away or moved to other areas.. Checking the tournament bulletin for March 20, 1980, many local players had section places including Ray Perkinson, Irene Whelchel, Beth Theroff, Jo Rea, Catherine Latham, Jim Tritt, Pat Tylor, Richard Meffley, Rick Whitworth, Ernie Morgenstern, Bob Berkler, Margaret Mahaffey, Peggy Ochs, Matt Guagliardo, John Schnell, Sandy Barnes, Mike Iwatsubo, Charles Harding, Shirley Blum, George Sturges, Fran Reilly, Roni Fisher, Ron Hobbs, Keiko Collins, Bob Stuart, Kazue Iwatsubo, Mary Tappe, Terry Creager, Gary Nelson, Belva Quattrin, Donna Roesner, Jim Williams, Basil Walke, Gene Deetz, Marian Steinmetz, Bob Steinmetz, Sylvia Mehas, Margaret Seibert, Edna Tan, Betty Trowbridge, Anne Wood, Mary Lou Bert, Lois Barger, Helen Bardakjian, Millie Huneke, Everett Bondeson, Denslow Green, Conrad & Joy Andresen, Phyllis Remy, Jerry Hixson, Syd Levey, Steve Sellers, Pat Dolin, Johnny Hobbs, Skip Miller, Ellen Lohmeier, Fitzgerald Kelly, Anne Bryon, Barbara Thacker, Marie Mannon, Leona Schoenauer, Mary Donaghy, Marie Goddard, Art and Ann Peters, LaVon Peffer, Helen Eldredge, Wanda Barnes, Ina Lake, and Pat Smith. If you played 25 years ago, see if you can find your name in one of the bulletins. If you have anything to remember the tournament, bring it along.	UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links California and nearby tournaments Bay Area Tournaments DON'T FORGET WINTER SECTIONAL FEBRUARY 24-27 It's time for our winter sectional. Nine sessions of bridge for those brave enough to play them all! It's not too late to get a partner and play. Check the schedule - there are games every day from Thursday until Sunday with stratified and strati-flighted games almost every session.. We will have snacks every session. We still welcome an members who bring an item to help with hospitality. Dora Gostanian is our hard working partnership chairman. If you are without a partner, call her at 229-1578 so she can help you. SECTIONAL RESULTS
UNIT NEWS Committee heads and other unit officials for 2005: Aces Places & Faces Editor Richard Meffley Education Liaison Ginny Dow Electronic Communication Mark Stern Coordinator Fund Raising Chairman Howard Reed Graphics Coordinator Charlene Sweet Historian Verlee O'Neill Insurance Coordinator Howard Reed Investment Committee Chairman Howard Reed Judiciary-Disciplinary Chairman Emmy Camp Maintenance Coordinator T. Bruce Smith Clubhouse Manager - Supplies Mary Lou DaCosta Membership Recruitment Chair Maggie Mahaffey Membership Retention Chair Richard Betcher Mentor Program Maggie Mahaffey Paul Messner Sally Perring NAP – GNT Coordinator Richard Meffley Novice/Intermediate Chairman Judy Nicholson Parliamentarian Sally Perring Publicity Chairman Dave Shuster Recorder Dave Shuster Sectional (Tournament) Mark Stern Coordinator Sunshine Coordinator Kim Morris Unit Events Coordinator Judy Nicholson Webmaster Richard Meffley WIN THE QUILT! Dee Beebe has donated a beautiful quilt for the Building Fund, which has been on display at the Clubhouse for several weeks. 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.	CLUB NEWS Maggie has brought back the Guess Your Score game for the Tuesday afternoon 299ers. Whoever guesses closest to their actual score on March 29 wins a free play. Winner must be present to win (but doesn't need to have a good score). March has five Wednesdays, which means a Spring Luncheon at noon on the fifth Wednesday, March 30. After lunch, there will be a Club Championship. The masterpoint leaders for January are Della Schnell, Vivian Betcher, and Byron Steinert, all with over nine points. The 99er leader for January is Paul Boyd, followed by Steve Sharp. Click the links to get more complete lists. The Ace of Clubs Award goes to the players in the Fresno Unit in each masterpoint category who win the most points in club games. The Mini-McKenney Award goes to the player in each category who wins the most points in each category for the year, including club games and tournaments. Congratulations to the winners! MENTORING PROGRAM The mentor program is back, with much less structure than before. Several players signed up at the Clubhouse that they were willing to be mentors. Many players are qualified to be a mentor - not just Life Masters. Many nonLife Masters can share their experience with newcomers. If you are willing to be a mentor, call one of the unit directors - Maggie Mahaffey, Barbara Thacker, or Kay Chrisman. If you want a mentor, ask a more experienced player to be your mentor. If you are can't ask another member, call one of the unit directors and they will try to find a volunteer. We don't have many volunteers yet, so it may take a while. Lessons are good for the mentee - but they are best done if a note is made and a short time is taken after the game is over. The other players usually don't have time to wait for a lesson during the session. Mentors should try to point out one or two areas for improvement per session - any more is too much to learn at once. The unit will give a $1 discount each to those who do mentoring during a unit game on Wednesday night or Sunday afternoon..
PLACES AND FACES Jim Tritt and Richard Meffley won the Flight A District 22 North American Pairs in Anaheim. Gerard Laquerriere and Mark Stern were second in Flight B and Bert Rettner and Bill Glass were third in Flight B. All qualify to play in the finals in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this month. Welcome to new member George Efthemon and returning member Steve Sharp. At the Anaheim Regional, Bert Rettner and Bill Glass won the side game and were fifth in B in the open pairs. Howard Reed and Pat Simpson were sixth in the 299er pairs. Mun Takeda was first, second, and sixth in the 299er pairs, plus sixth in B in the 299er pairs. Anthony Toto visited old bridge pals Kapil Sabharwal and Don Baze at the San Mateo regional and picked up a partner. The four played in the compact knockouts. After losing the first round, they won the consolation bracket. Pictures were taken and glasses were handed out. For not having played in over 6 years Don and Kapil did just fine. There will be more news of the regional next month. Get well wishes go to Oakhurst director Helen Henderson who is recuperating at the Armenian Home. We hope you'll be home soon.	We are sorry to report that Mary Allen passed away in January. She was a long time regular afternoon player, but she hadn't been able to play in the last few years. The notice in the Bee stated that, like most of us, she loved to play Bridge. The Oakhurst Bridge Club misses Maida Maynard, who passed away recently. She moved to the mountain area a few years ago from Southern California, where she had run bridge clubs. Our condolences go to Sue Artis and the family of Craig Artis, who passed away this week. Craig was one of a group of bridge playing friends who years ago gathered after bridge games for more bridge and more games. We miss him.
WINNERS CIRCLE January 15, 2005 - February 15, 2005 UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Ray April - Mary Lou Da Costa 2 Della Schnell - John Schnell 3 George Sturges - Monique Irion UNIT GAME Hugh Miller - D.S. Zody Mun Takeda - Michael Molinari David Shuster - Mark Stern Gerard Laquerriere - Curt Reeves Barbara Thacker - Bert Rettner(B) Sandy Zovod - Michael Molinari(C) Carolyn Smith - Barry Smith (C) UNIT BIRTHDAY PARTY Della Schnell - John Schnell Ray April - Laura NeVille GRAND NATIONAL TEAMS 1AB Rick Betcher - Vivian Betcher - Mostafa Elhag - Steve Sharp 2A Della Schnell - John Schnell - Gerard Laquerriere - Curt Reeves 2B Kim Morris - Ray April - Anthony Toto - Hugh Miller 1 Richard Meffley - James Tritt - Blake Rundquist - Shirley Blum CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Norman Woo - Don Donohue 2A Della Schnell - Verlee O'Neill 3A1B Kim Morris - Jackie Noblat 2B1C David Brandl - Karen Valero 3B Marcella Miller - Sally Eatherly 2C Mary R. Peterson - Vivian Betcher BAROMETER JUNIOR FUND CHAMPIONSHIP 1/3 Gerard Laquerriere - Mark Stern 1/3 Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert 1/3 Hugh Miller - Barbara Thacker CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Virginia Johnson - Margie Kenyon 2AB Villa Vejvoda - Bob Loudermilk 3A Skip Miller - Byron Steinert 3B1C Larry Miller - Yvonne Jeffrey 2C Lou VanCoevorden - Paul Messner 3C Margaret Giragosian - Frank Goeddel 1A George Sturges - Margaret Mahaffey 2A1B Verlee O'Neill - Marcella Miller 3A Jane McCoy - Ruth Wolcott 2B Penny Weatherwax - Dora Gostanian 3B Barbara Taniguchi - Mun Takeda 1C Delia E. Green - Wilma Long 2C Paul Boyd - Michael Molinari RESTRICTED CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Alan Hakes - Jeri Shubin 2A1B Marion Krohn - Betty Swartz 3A Jackie Noblat - Sheila Smith 2B Delia E. Green - Elfriede Brownell 3B Pat K. Creede - Lee McKoane	299ER CHAMPIONSHIP 1AB Sandra Richardson - Paul Messner 2A Dora Gostanian - Judy Nicholson 3A2B Lou VanCoevorden - Paul Boyd 3B1C Pat Biddy - Marlene Frazier 2C Marlene Robinson - Viola Berg INDIVIDUAL 1A Gerard Laquerriere 2A1B Jeri Shubin 3A2B Margaret Seibert 4A3B Doris Frazer 5A Norman Woo 6A Margaret Mahaffey 4B Jackie Noblat 5B1C Beverly Daniels 6B2C Mary Jo Davila 3C Simone Harper 4C Carol Miller 5C Dolores Parada 6C Judy Shuster 99ER PAIRS Sandy Richardson - Ron Vieira Marlene McCready - Fran Endara Mary Kay Veenboer-Mauldin - Sandra Beebe Sharon Peterson - Mary F. Moore Bill Coit - Marilyn Bokemeier Bob Brothers - Judy Brothers(2) Florence McDonald - E Gabriella Solomon Mary Ann Clark - Beverly J Little(B)(2) Bob Brothers - Judy Brothers (B) Sharon Peterson - Mary F. Moore(C) Rebecca Standifer - Susan Boyd(C) Debbie Levine - Gerald Levine (C) SPECIAL George Sturges - Wanda Cardella Wanda Cardella - Norman Woo Jane McCoy - Mun Takeda Jackie Noblat - Barbara Taniguchi Yvonne Jeffrey - B Joan Fuchs Della Schnell - Kim Morris Barbara Thacker - Doris Frazer Dora Gostanian - Paul Boyd Jane McCoy - Jim McKoane Lois Layne - Ted Macaulay(B) Susan Doyle - Susan Vildosola(B) Irene Quiggle - Laura NeVille(B) Kay Chrisman - Kim Morris(B) Ray April - Howard Arquette(B) Delia E. Green - Elfriede Brownell(C) Dolores Parada - Mary Jo Davila(C) Carol Miller - Vivian Betcher(C) Martha Waller - Jean Moats(C) 299'ER SPECIAL Dolores Beebe - Paul Messner Kathy Coit - Ina Yssels Anna Harguindeguy - Elaine J. Smith Sandy Richardson - Paul Messner Marlene Robinson - Marlene Frazier Lou VanCoevorden - Paul Boyd Sandy Richardson - Paul Boyd(2) Howard Reed - Pat Simpson(B) Ron Vieira - Cor Yssels(C) Don Winton - Sue Gearhart(C) Viola Berg - Jan Winter(C) Howard Reed - Pat Simpson(C) Kenneth Phelps - Marilyn Owen(C) John Peckler - Bill Frampton(C) OAKHURST WINNERS Frank and Glenna Buck Morgan Johnson - Bob Mortimer Pearl McGinnis - Maryann Wiker Burke Zane - Claire Molnar Jim Honeywell - Everett Bondeson Don McCartin - Burke Zane Wally Cucura - Paul Mertens Aileen and Byron Davis Verna Arnest - Diane Hubbard
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