Aces Places and Faces April 2005

    Don McCartin of Bass Lake will have a book signing at Barnes & Noble (7849 N. Blackstone) on May 21, 2 pm to 4 pm,   for the book Perfect Justice, by Don Lassiter. The book includes a biography of McCartin, and tells about the death penalty cases he presided over as a judge in Orange County. It looks at the appeals process and the decisions of the courts which overturned Rodney Alcala's death sentence twice. Playing bridge was mentioned several times, but as the main stories were the death penalty cases, the book omitted details of bridge hands..

At the San Mateo Regional, Peter Weber was sixth in the Evening Swiss teams.    Farid Assemi and Ed Wojewoda won the knockout teams and the compact knockout teams, and were fourth in the Swiss teams.   John and Tina Renna won the 49er pairs.   Congratulations!

At San Diego Regional, John and Della Schnell were fifth, then fourth in the open pairs. Richard and Vivian Betcher were third in the C side game and won the Bracket 4 KO teams.   The Betchers, with Sally Perring and Mun Takeda tied for second in C Swiss team with Steve and Gilda Singer, of Missouri, the pair that the Betchers teamed with to win the KOs. Bob Endara was sixth in B in the senior pairs.

At the Pittsburgh NABC, Farid Assemi and Ed Wojewoda were third in the knockout teams, third in the compact knockouts, and 17th in the Vanderbilt teams. Ed was fifth in the fast pairs. Rose Boot had a section top in the senior pairs, and won the knockout teams. Bert Rettner and Bill Glass were 31st in the Red Ribbon pairs and second in B in the senior Swiss teams. Jim Tritt and Richard Meffley had a section top in the Open Pairs.

Congratulations to all the tournament winners!

Bridge classes are being held in various places.   Curt Reeves is teaching defense for Fresno Adult School at Bullard High School , starting Wednesday, April 20 from 4 to 6 p.m.    Richard Meffley is teaching beginning bridge (the Club Series) at Clovis Adult School starting Friday April 8 from 10 am to noon,
    Gloria Easterly is teaching bridge at Club 55, at the St. Agnes Administration on Thursdays at 1:00 pm. The beginning classes have just started. There is still time for new beginners to catch up. She is also presenting other EasyBridge classes on Monday evening and Wednesday afternoon at other locations.

1    George Sturges - Richard Meffley
2    Della Schnell - John Schnell
3    William Glass - Bert Rettner

UNIT BIRTHDAY PARTY
Jean Kesler - James Sweet
Richard Meffley - Imogene Camp
John Schnell - Della Schnell
David Zealear - Diane Zealear(B)

UNIT GAME
Robert Durbrow - Monique Irion
Bert Rettner - Mun Takeda(B)
Hugh Miller - D.S. Zody(C)

99er ACBLWIDE CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP
1A Karen Valero - David Brandl
2A1B Mary Ann Clark - Beverly J Little
3A2B Sharon Peterson - Ron Licata
3B Bob Brothers - Judy Brothers

GRAND NATIONAL SWISS TEAM FLIGHT C
1A Sally Perring - Mun Takeda
- Rick Betcher - Vivian Betcher
2A1B Patrick Carroll - John J. McGregor
- John Renna - Tina Renna
3A2B Paul Messner - Sandy Richardson
- Michael Molinari - Paul Boyd
3/4B David Brandl - Karen Valero
- John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott
3/4B1C Bob Brothers - Judy Brothers
- Ron Licata - Sharon Peterson
2C Peter Fashing - Gene Hensley
- Susan Boyd - Rebecca Standifer

MEMBERSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP
1 Lee McKoane - Jim McKoane
2 Delia E. Green - Wilma Long
3 Martha Waller - Jean Moats

CHAMPIONSHIP
1A Wanda Cardella - Norman Woo
2A Margaret Mahaffey - Mary Lou Da Costa
3A1B Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert
2B Kay Seabury - Laura NeVille
3B David Zealear - Diane Zealear
1C Dolores Parada - Ginger Zumwalt
2C C. J McPike - Betty Martin
3C Martha Waller - Virginia Johnson

299ER CHAMPIONSHIP
1A Syd Bluestone - William McCormick, Jr
2A1B Paul Messner - Judy Rosenthal
3A2B George Efthemon - Alan Button
3B1C Gay Berry - Dolores Beebe
2C Howard Reed - Pat Simpson
3C Irene Quiggle - Lou VanCoevorden

99ER CHAMPIONSHIP
1A Marlene McCready - Beverly Garner
2A1B Keith Lindersmith - Sandra Browning
3A2B1C Peter Fashing - Carol Smith
3B Mary Kay Veenboer-Mauldin
- Sandra Beebe
2C Rebecca Standifer - Susan Boyd

OAKHURST WINNERS
Don McCartin - Burke Zane
Verna Arnest - Peter Pierre
Claire Molnar - Gene Krieghoff
Karen McCartin - Claire Molnar
Paul Mertens - Karen McCartin (2)
Burke Zane - Gene Krieghoff
Don McCartin - Jim Honeywell
Jim Honeywell - Everett Bondeson

SPECIAL
Kent Billeter - Marion Krohn
Anita Penny - Wanda Cardella
George Sturges - Della Schnell
Barbara Taniguchi - Jim McKoane
Mary Lou Da Costa - Robert Durbrow
Kay Seabury - Alma Griffin
Rick Betcher - Vivian Betcher
George Sturges - Margaret Mahaffey
Verlee O'Neill - Della Schnell
Bill Frampton - John Peckler
David Zealear - Diane Zealear(B)
Gertrude Kovacevich - Lorraine Elia(B)
Paul Messner - Lou VanCoevorden(B)
David Zealear - Diane Zealear(B)
Virginia Johnson - Ruth Christensen(C)
Judy Nicholson - Dora Gostanian(C)
Ginger Zumwalt - Dolores Parada(C)

Volume LVII No 4	April 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)

WINTER SECTIONAL: BARBARA THACKER WINS PRESIDENTS AWARD MICHAEL MOLINARI WINS 99ER AWARD Barbara Thacker won flight B events three times and was third once to be the top Fresno unit master point winner in the sectional, beating Della Schnell by less than a point. Mike Molinari again won the award for top 99er master point winner. Pair games were popular, but team games again were not well attended. It's surprising that Fresno players don't seem to want to play in the Swiss teams when teams are so popular at every other tournament. Just go to any tournament and you'll find that knockout and Swiss teams are still the most popular events. Thanks go to all our unit member who helped out by bringing refreshments. The refreshments that members bring to a tournament go a long way to make tournament a success .... try going to other sectionals such as the upcoming Bakersfield, Modesto, and Visalia tournaments to see how much the atmosphere improves when the members pitch in to make the sectional a success.	UNIT UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR with tournament links California and nearby tournaments Bay Area Tournaments PEGGY OCHS MEMORIAL GAME The first Sunday in May is the annual Peggy Ochs Memorial game. On that day, we remember Peggy Ochs, who directed every afternoon at the bridge club for many years. When we had a party, she was the chief hostess. We also remember all the unit members and players who have passed away in the last year. A pot luck lunch will start at 12:15 May 1. Come enjoy the lunch and then play in the Unit Championship game at 1:00 p.m.
THE QUILT Many thanks go to Dee Beebe for the donation of the lovely quilt which hung on the clubhouse wall last month. (Maggie really thanks her!) We raised $442.00 for the Building Fund.	MENTORING PROGRAM The mentoring program is still going on. Ask a more experienced player to be your mentor, or call on of the unit directors - Maggie Mahaffey, Barbara Thacker, or Kay Chrisman and we may be able to help. Those who wish to mentor should let the the unit directors know that you are available. Mentoring can help you learn how the players in the higher and open games play. The unit will give a $1 discount to each player when a mentoring pair plays on Wednesday night or Sunday afternoon. If you can't make those dates, you can try mentoring on another date, but the unit discount won't apply.
PLACES AND FACES Don McCartin of Bass Lake will have a book signing at Barnes & Noble (7849 N. Blackstone) on May 21, 2 pm to 4 pm, for the book Perfect Justice, by Don Lassiter. The book includes a biography of McCartin, and tells about the death penalty cases he presided over as a judge in Orange County. It looks at the appeals process and the decisions of the courts which overturned Rodney Alcala's death sentence twice. Playing bridge was mentioned several times, but as the main stories were the death penalty cases, the book omitted details of bridge hands.. At the San Mateo Regional, Peter Weber was sixth in the Evening Swiss teams. Farid Assemi and Ed Wojewoda won the knockout teams and the compact knockout teams, and were fourth in the Swiss teams. John and Tina Renna won the 49er pairs. Congratulations! At San Diego Regional, John and Della Schnell were fifth, then fourth in the open pairs. Richard and Vivian Betcher were third in the C side game and won the Bracket 4 KO teams. The Betchers, with Sally Perring and Mun Takeda tied for second in C Swiss team with Steve and Gilda Singer, of Missouri, the pair that the Betchers teamed with to win the KOs. Bob Endara was sixth in B in the senior pairs. At the Pittsburgh NABC, Farid Assemi and Ed Wojewoda were third in the knockout teams, third in the compact knockouts, and 17th in the Vanderbilt teams. Ed was fifth in the fast pairs. Rose Boot had a section top in the senior pairs, and won the knockout teams. Bert Rettner and Bill Glass were 31st in the Red Ribbon pairs and second in B in the senior Swiss teams. Jim Tritt and Richard Meffley had a section top in the Open Pairs. Congratulations to all the tournament winners! Bridge classes are being held in various places. Curt Reeves is teaching defense for Fresno Adult School at Bullard High School , starting Wednesday, April 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. Richard Meffley is teaching beginning bridge (the Club Series) at Clovis Adult School starting Friday April 8 from 10 am to noon, Gloria Easterly is teaching bridge at Club 55, at the St. Agnes Administration on Thursdays at 1:00 pm. The beginning classes have just started. There is still time for new beginners to catch up. She is also presenting other EasyBridge classes on Monday evening and Wednesday afternoon at other locations.	CLUB NEWS The masterpoint leaders for February are Della Schnell, George Sturges, Verlee O'Neill, and Monique Irion, all with over ten points. Della leads for 2005. The 99er leader for March is Michael Molinari, followed by Lou Vancoevorden. Paul is the 99er leader for 2005. Click the links to get more complete lists. April is Charity month... please play in the charity games this month and any month when the games are scheduled. The Charity Foundation has changed its annual recipient. Instead of giving about $100,000.00 each year to a national charity, the foundation will give $20,000.00 to be distributed by districts every four years. District 22 will receive $20,000.00 in 2008 to be distributed to no more than five charities in California. The fifth Saturday of the month, April 30, is time for another Saturday extravaganza. John Schnell will host a pot luck lunch at 11 a.m. and an Individual game at noon. With individual games, you don't need to find a partner. Just come and you'll be able to play with a dozen or more partners. The top master point winners for the Madera Bridge Club in January were Bob Mortimer, followed by Denny Green, Everett Bondeson, and Rose Wheeler. The top February winners were Bill Hagopian, followed by Darleen Bewley, Paula Baraldi, and Pearl McGinnis. Bob Mortimer, followed by Denny Green and Larry and Gay Slates lead for 2005. Thanks to the Tuesday afternoon bridge players - who cleaned all the bidding boxes at the club. Looks great! OAKHURST NEWS HELEN HENDERSON We are saddened by the passing of Helen Henderson, who has managed the Oakhurst Bridge Club for about twenty-three years. She was also successful in real estate. There will be a memorial service for her on Saturday April 9 at 4 pm at Wittenberg Hall at the the New Community Methodist Church on Oakhurst. Paul Mertens, with assistance from Bobbie Schlagel and other directors, will be managing the Oakhurst Bridge Club for now.
WINNERS CIRCLE February 15 - March 15, 2005 FRESNO WINTER SECTIONAL UNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 1 George Sturges - Richard Meffley 2 Della Schnell - John Schnell 3 William Glass - Bert Rettner UNIT BIRTHDAY PARTY Jean Kesler - James Sweet Richard Meffley - Imogene Camp John Schnell - Della Schnell David Zealear - Diane Zealear(B) UNIT GAME Robert Durbrow - Monique Irion Bert Rettner - Mun Takeda(B) Hugh Miller - D.S. Zody(C) 99er ACBLWIDE CHARITY CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Karen Valero - David Brandl 2A1B Mary Ann Clark - Beverly J Little 3A2B Sharon Peterson - Ron Licata 3B Bob Brothers - Judy Brothers GRAND NATIONAL SWISS TEAM FLIGHT C 1A Sally Perring - Mun Takeda - Rick Betcher - Vivian Betcher 2A1B Patrick Carroll - John J. McGregor - John Renna - Tina Renna 3A2B Paul Messner - Sandy Richardson - Michael Molinari - Paul Boyd 3/4B David Brandl - Karen Valero - John Oakshott - Peggy Oakshott 3/4B1C Bob Brothers - Judy Brothers - Ron Licata - Sharon Peterson 2C Peter Fashing - Gene Hensley - Susan Boyd - Rebecca Standifer MEMBERSHIP CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Lee McKoane - Jim McKoane 2 Delia E. Green - Wilma Long 3 Martha Waller - Jean Moats CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Wanda Cardella - Norman Woo 2A Margaret Mahaffey - Mary Lou Da Costa 3A1B Muriel Trantham - Margaret Seibert 2B Kay Seabury - Laura NeVille 3B David Zealear - Diane Zealear 1C Dolores Parada - Ginger Zumwalt 2C C. J McPike - Betty Martin 3C Martha Waller - Virginia Johnson	299ER CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Syd Bluestone - William McCormick, Jr 2A1B Paul Messner - Judy Rosenthal 3A2B George Efthemon - Alan Button 3B1C Gay Berry - Dolores Beebe 2C Howard Reed - Pat Simpson 3C Irene Quiggle - Lou VanCoevorden 99ER CHAMPIONSHIP 1A Marlene McCready - Beverly Garner 2A1B Keith Lindersmith - Sandra Browning 3A2B1C Peter Fashing - Carol Smith 3B Mary Kay Veenboer-Mauldin - Sandra Beebe 2C Rebecca Standifer - Susan Boyd OAKHURST WINNERS Don McCartin - Burke Zane Verna Arnest - Peter Pierre Claire Molnar - Gene Krieghoff Karen McCartin - Claire Molnar Paul Mertens - Karen McCartin (2) Burke Zane - Gene Krieghoff Don McCartin - Jim Honeywell Jim Honeywell - Everett Bondeson SPECIAL Kent Billeter - Marion Krohn Anita Penny - Wanda Cardella George Sturges - Della Schnell Barbara Taniguchi - Jim McKoane Mary Lou Da Costa - Robert Durbrow Kay Seabury - Alma Griffin Rick Betcher - Vivian Betcher George Sturges - Margaret Mahaffey Verlee O'Neill - Della Schnell Bill Frampton - John Peckler David Zealear - Diane Zealear(B) Gertrude Kovacevich - Lorraine Elia(B) Paul Messner - Lou VanCoevorden(B) David Zealear - Diane Zealear(B) Virginia Johnson - Ruth Christensen(C) Judy Nicholson - Dora Gostanian(C) Ginger Zumwalt - Dolores Parada(C) RESTRICTED SPECIAL Jackie Noblat - Sheila Smith Betty Howell - Pauline Willmirth Barbara Taniguchi - Sophia Iwatsubo(B) 99er SPECIAL Keith Lindersmith - Sandra Browning John Renna - Tina Renna Mary Ann Clark - Beverly J Little(B)
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